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You Name the Decade Trivia Quiz

The first in a series of five quizzes when you name the decade that the following happened. I hope that you have fun! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Nightmare
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
219,665
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1547
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Question 1 of 10
1. Which decade saw baseball's Hall of Fame open its doors for the first time? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Which decade witnessed three Cy Young awards won by pitching great, Sandy Koufax? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Which decade saw the Cincinnati Reds win their first World Series? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following decades did baseball not see Connie Mack manage a team? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Which decade saw four batting Triple Crowns won by four different sluggers? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Three Giant greats in the names of Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda, and Willie Mays, all won the Rookie of the Year award in which decade? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Which decade saw the first Major League baseball death, resulting from an on-field incident? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. The New York Yankees went to a World Series in every decade of their Yankee existence in the 20th century, except for which one? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Which Major League decade saw the first pitcher throw over 300 strikeouts in a season? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Baseball said good-bye to Willie Mays and Hank Aaron when they both retired in which decade? Hint



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1. Which decade saw baseball's Hall of Fame open its doors for the first time?

Answer: 1930s

 The hall opened in 1936 to inaugurate five players. They were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson. Ty Cobb had the most ballots of the five. In 1937, the hall inducted eight more players, then three more in 1938.
2. Which decade witnessed three Cy Young awards won by pitching great, Sandy Koufax?

Answer: 1960s

 Koufax of the Dodgers blistered baseball in the 1960s. From 1963-1966, he won three Cy Youngs, three Triple Crowns, one season MVP, and two World Series MVPs. He retired after the 1966 season with only 12 short seasons, winning 165 games.
3. Which decade saw the Cincinnati Reds win their first World Series?

Answer: 1910s

 The Reds were in the historical Black Sox Scandal of the 1919 World Series, where numerous Chicago White Sox players were banned from baseball for rigging the series for money. The Reds won the series five games to three with Reds pitcher Hod Eller winning two games, and outfielder Greasy Neale batting .357.
4. Which of the following decades did baseball not see Connie Mack manage a team?

Answer: 1960s

 Mack began his managing career with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1894-1896. They were a dismal team until 1900 when many greats from the defunct Louisville Colonels joined the Pirates. In 1901, Mack joined the Philadelphia Athletics of the new American League, then managed that team for an amazing 50 seasons, retiring after the 1950 season.
5. Which decade saw four batting Triple Crowns won by four different sluggers?

Answer: 1930s

 The other decades did not see even one Triple Crown winner. Chuck Klein won his in 1933 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In the same season and the same city in the American League, Jimmie Foxx of the Athletics also hit a Triple Crown. The immortal Lou Gehrig followed in 1934 with the Yankees.

The Cardinals' Joe Medwick was the last in the decade to win it in 1937. He led the other Triple Crown winners with 237 hits and his .374 batting average.
6. Three Giant greats in the names of Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda, and Willie Mays, all won the Rookie of the Year award in which decade?

Answer: 1950s

 Mays won his award in 1951, Cepeda in 1958, then McCovey kept the award in San Francisco by winning it in 1959. All three Giants were inducted into the Hall of Fame after their retirements. They were all big in home runs with Cepeda hitting 379, McCovey 521, and Mays with 660.
7. Which decade saw the first Major League baseball death, resulting from an on-field incident?

Answer: 1920s

 Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was hit by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays of the Yankees on August 16, 1920. Chapman died in a hospital the following day, but the Indians went on to win the American League, and the World Series against the Brooklyn Robins. Mays went on to pitch for another nine seasons before retiring.
8. The New York Yankees went to a World Series in every decade of their Yankee existence in the 20th century, except for which one?

Answer: 1910s

 The Yankee name began in 1913 after 10 seasons of being the New York Highlanders. The team went dry in the 1910s. 1921 was the Yankees' first World Series in the company of Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, and Frank Baker. From 1921-1923, the World Series pitted the New York Giants against their crosstown rival Yankees.

The Giants won the first two, then the Yankees won their first glory in 1923. The Yankees made six trips to the World Series in the 1920s, winning three.
9. Which Major League decade saw the first pitcher throw over 300 strikeouts in a season?

Answer: 1900s

 Amongst the greats who have reached this tremendous milestone were Sam McDowell, Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, Bob Feller, Curt Schilling, and Randy Johnson. It was Rube Waddell of Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics, who in 1903 blistered the league with 302 strikeouts.

He did an encore in 1904 by striking out 349. In 1905, Waddell won the Triple Crown. He was a 1946 Hall of Fame inductee.
10. Baseball said good-bye to Willie Mays and Hank Aaron when they both retired in which decade?

Answer: 1970s

 Willie Mays played for 22 seasons from 1951-1973. Willie hit 646 home runs as a Giant, and 14 as a New York Met. Aaron retired in 1976 with 755 home runs.
Source: Author Nightmare

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