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Quiz about World Series Stuff  3
Quiz about World Series Stuff  3

World Series Stuff [3] Trivia Quiz


Another all multiple choice quiz about some World Series stuff. I hope that you have fun! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Nightmare
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
240,139
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
448
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who set a record for walking 13 times in the 2002 World Series? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The Yankees closed out the 20th century in style by winning three consecutive World Series. They defeated the Mets four games to one, skunked the Braves and which other team? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following pitchers struck out 35 batters in a World Series? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which team won 116 games in a season, then went on to lose that World Series? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The Detroit Tigers went all the way to the World Series in 2006. They were managed by Jim Leyland. Which team did he win a Manager of the Year award with prior? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following hit an amazing 18 World Series home runs in his career? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The Detroit Tigers found themselves in the 2006 World Series. This was their ______ trip to the promised land. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which batter hit the first 'walk-off' home run to end and win a World Series? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The Cardinals met the Tigers in the 2006 World Series. The last time St. Louis went to a World Series was only two seasons earlier in 2004. How many Cardinals hit home runs in that series? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following managers never took their team to a World Series? Hint



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1. Who set a record for walking 13 times in the 2002 World Series?

Answer: Barry Bonds

The 2002 World Series saw the Angels and Giants. Babe Ruth had set the record with 11 in 1926 until Bonds came along.
2. The Yankees closed out the 20th century in style by winning three consecutive World Series. They defeated the Mets four games to one, skunked the Braves and which other team?

Answer: San Diego Padres

The others were all American League teams. 1998 saw the Yankees win 114 games in the season. They skunked the Padres in the series, the Braves were next in 1999, and then the Mets won only one game in the 2000 series.
3. Which of the following pitchers struck out 35 batters in a World Series?

Answer: Bob Gibson

The others weren't pitchers. Gibson won the NL Cy Young and NL MVP in 1968 before putting 35 Tigers down in the World Series. It wasn't enough as the Tigers won it, four games to three.
4. Which team won 116 games in a season, then went on to lose that World Series?

Answer: Chicago Cubs

The Cubs won an amazing 116 games in a 154-game season in 1906. Their cross-town rival White Sox took away their glory by winning the series four games to two.
5. The Detroit Tigers went all the way to the World Series in 2006. They were managed by Jim Leyland. Which team did he win a Manager of the Year award with prior?

Answer: Pirates

Leyland took the Pirates to a NL East crown in 1992, but lost the NLCS to the Braves.
6. Which of the following hit an amazing 18 World Series home runs in his career?

Answer: Mickey Mantle

Mantle, the 18-season career Yankee went to 12 World Series. Six times he hit multiple home runs in a series. Ruth had 15, and both Gehrig and Jackson had 10 in their career.
7. The Detroit Tigers found themselves in the 2006 World Series. This was their ______ trip to the promised land.

Answer: 10th

The franchise began in 1901 with the new American League. They went to three consecutive series from 1907-1909, but lost to the Pirates and the Cubs twice. Their other trips were in 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, and 2006.
8. Which batter hit the first 'walk-off' home run to end and win a World Series?

Answer: Bill Mazeroski

The 1960 Pirates defeated the dominating Yankees in the World Series four games to three. The Yankees outscored the Pirates 53-27. Joe Carter of the Blue Jays also did this feat in the 1993 World Series.
9. The Cardinals met the Tigers in the 2006 World Series. The last time St. Louis went to a World Series was only two seasons earlier in 2004. How many Cardinals hit home runs in that series?

Answer: 1

The Cardinals could produce only two home runs in the series, and Larry Walker hit them both. The entire Cardinal team batted .190 in the series, and let the Boston Red Sox skunk them four games to none.
10. Which of the following managers never took their team to a World Series?

Answer: Jimmy Dykes

McGraw took his New York Giants to ten and won three. Mack went to nine and won five, and Alston of the Dodgers went to seven while winning four. Dykes managed the White Sox, Phillies, Orioles, Reds, Tigers, and Indians. He managed for 22 seasons and won 1406 games while never going to a World Series.
Source: Author Nightmare

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