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Quiz about Baseball Mogul
Quiz about Baseball Mogul

Baseball Mogul Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about the "Baseball Mogul" franchise of PC games. Most of these questions are multiple choice with one fill in the blank.

A multiple-choice quiz by Jessrond. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Jessrond
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
338,878
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
150
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was the name of the company that developed "Baseball Mogul" before they became Sports Mogul? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Baseball Mogul" had a game for practically every year since 1999. What was the one year missing from their lineup? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the name of the main competitor for "Baseball Mogul" and their stat-driven game play? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who is the creator of the "Baseball Mogul" series? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Microsoft Baseball 2001" used the "Baseball Mogul" engine to allow players to control the franchise.


Question 6 of 10
6. What other sport has been made into a "Mogul" game? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following is not an option when starting a new game in "Baseball Mogul 2012"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is the name of the easiest mode of play?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. What is the maximum number of games per team per season that "Baseball Mogul" allows per season (not counting tiebreakers)? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following features was introduced in "Baseball Mogul 2012"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was the name of the company that developed "Baseball Mogul" before they became Sports Mogul?

Answer: Infinite Monkey Systems

Maxis was the creator of the "Sim" franchise pioneered by Will Wright before it was taken over by Electronic Arts. Infinite Monkey Systems name came from the infinite monkey theorem, that an infinite number of monkeys with an infinite number of typewriters could eventually produce the entire written works of William Shakespeare.

The first three "Baseball Mogul" games were developed by "Infinite Monkey Systems".
2. "Baseball Mogul" had a game for practically every year since 1999. What was the one year missing from their lineup?

Answer: 2001

While "Baseball Mogul" has had games for many seasons, they went straight from "Baseball Mogul 2000" to "Baseball Mogul 2002". Since then, they have made one for every single season up to 2011.
3. What is the name of the main competitor for "Baseball Mogul" and their stat-driven game play?

Answer: "Out of the Park Baseball"

"Championship League Baseball" does not exist, "Championship League Soccer" however is a similar game for soccer players in Europe. "Out of the Park Baseball" or "Season Ticket Baseball" for several versions, is a similar game to "Baseball Mogul", though it tends to be more processor heavy and detailed.
4. Who is the creator of the "Baseball Mogul" series?

Answer: Clay Dreslough

"Nate Silver" is a well-known political blogger and the inventor of the PECOTA system for analyzing baseball players and their development. Clay, along with his wife Dee and a few others, work on Sports Mogul products.
5. "Microsoft Baseball 2001" used the "Baseball Mogul" engine to allow players to control the franchise.

Answer: True

The cover art for "Microsoft Baseball 2001" showed Nomar Garciaparra. The series was somewhat popular, though has been discontinued. It was released for the 2000 MLB season.
6. What other sport has been made into a "Mogul" game?

Answer: "Football Mogul"

"Hockey Mogul" and "Soccer Mogul" do not exist. "Football Mogul" was originally released on March 30, 1999, with "Football Mogul 2011" having come out on August 8, 2010.
7. Which of the following is not an option when starting a new game in "Baseball Mogul 2012"?

Answer: Legends

Modern, Custom, and Expansion are options after selecting Start New Game. Legends does not exist, although under Custom, there is an "All Time All Stars" option.
8. What is the name of the easiest mode of play?

Answer: Fan

The four modes are Fan, Coach, Manager, and Mogul. In "Baseball Mogul 2012", there are three separate parts of the game that have to be adjusted for difficulty: Transactions, Finances, and Pitch-By-Pitch.
9. What is the maximum number of games per team per season that "Baseball Mogul" allows per season (not counting tiebreakers)?

Answer: 162

While it is possible to go lower than 162, "Baseball Mogul" does not allow a player to force the game to add more games per season. It is possible for a team to go above 162 games played due to tiebreakers, or for players to do so due to being traded to a team that has played fewer games than the team they came from.
10. Which of the following features was introduced in "Baseball Mogul 2012"?

Answer: The stats Batting Runs (BR), Batting Wins (BW), and Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Inflation, Amateur Draft, and Injury Contingency were all added in prior "Baseball Mogul" incarnations. The stats BR, BW, and WAR were added with "Baseball Mogul 2012" to allow more sabermetric stats to be accessible to players.
Source: Author Jessrond

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