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1 Which year did the Royals win their first World Series?
Answer: 1985

They won in 1985 beating the St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games. The series climaxed during game six, when after eight scoreless innings, the Cardinals scored a run in the eighth and ninth inning. Pinch-hitter Dane Iorg hit a single that scored the tying and winning runs. The Royals went on to win game seven, 11-0.
    Your options: [ 1980 ] [ 1979 ] [ 1976 ] [ 1985 ]
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2 What division did the Royals enter in 1994?
Answer: Central

They played from 1969 to 1993 in the Western Division.
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3 Who led the 1985 Royals in home runs?
Answer: Steve Balboni

Balboni ended the season with 36 HRs with Brett a close second on 30.
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4 Who was the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1985 World Series?
Answer: Bret Saberhagen

Bret Saberhagen threw a five hitter en route to victory.
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5 In what year did the Kansas City Royals win their first World Series title?
Answer: 1985

They won it on October 27, 1985. They came back from 3-1 down to win the series 4-3. They beat the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 11-0 in the final game to win the World Series. Bret Saberhagen pitched a 5 hit game.
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6 Which year did the Royals go to the World Series, but not win it?
Answer: 1980

They lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 2. Dan Quisenberry figured into three of the decisions during the series. "Quiz" lost the lead twice during the Series. He gave up six runs over 10 innings pitched in six games.
    Your options: [ 1985 ] [ 1972 ] [ 1969 ] [ 1980 ]
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7 In what year did the Royals win their 1st World Series?
Answer: 1985

Kansas City beat St. Louis in 7 games to win the 1985 World Series.
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8 Who finished the 1985 season with the highest batting average?
Answer: George Brett

Brett ended with a cool .335, while Quirk was second with .281!
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9 How many RBI's did George Brett have in 1985?
Answer: 112

George Brett was the teams leader with 112 RBIs.
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10 Royals Stadium is named for which former owner of the Royals? From the clubs inception until roughly 1991.
Answer: Ewing Kauffman

He purchased the club as an expansion franchise in 1968 and is generally regarded as being the cornerstone of success for the Royals during the club's first 25 years. He passed away in 1993.
    Your options: [ David Glass ] [ Lamar Hunt ] [ Miles Prentice ] [ Ewing Kauffman ]
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11 What year did the Kansas City Royals start playing in the Major Leagues?
Answer: 1969

They started playing when Ewing Kauffman (who the stadium is named after) bought the rights to the team.
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12 The year the Royals won the World Series, there was something in common with both the World Series and American League Championship Series. What was it?
Answer: All of these

Amazingly, all of these were true. It was the first time that a team had come back from a 3-1 deficit twice in the same year.
    Your options: [ Both series went 7 games ] [ The Royals were down 3 games to 1 in both series ] [ The Royals lost the first two games of both series ] [ All of these ]
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13 What Royal led the A.L for batting avg. in 1976, 1980, and 1990?
Answer: George Brett

George hit .333 in 1976, an amazing .390 in 1980, and .329 in 1990, to win the batting titles in those years. He retired in 1993 and was elected to the Hall of Fame six years later in 1999.
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14 This man played in every game but two during the 1985 season. Who was he?
Answer: Steve Balboni

He led the team with 160 games played during the regular season.
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15 What year was the first All-star game in Kansas City's Royals Stadium?
Answer: 1973

It was opened and named Royals Stadium in 1973, the same year they hosted the All-Star game. It was changed to Kauffman stadium on July 2, 1993, to honor Ewing M. Kauffman.
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16 The manager of the World Series winners in 1985, this Kansas City Royals manager led the team from 1981 to 1986. Tragically, cancer forced him off the baseball diamond, and he would die of a brain tumor in 1987. Who was this beloved Royals manager?
Answer: Dick Howser

Howser would also have his number (10) retired by the Kansas City Royals organization. His last game managed would be the 1986 All-Star game, when he would have some issues remembering signals. He went to the doctor the following day and would be diagnosed then. The Kansas City Royals would erect a statue in his honor outside the stadium in 2009.
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17 What Royals pitcher was signed from the Newark Bears in 2003, and won his first seven starts?
Answer: Jose Lima

Jose's best season was in 1999, when he went 21-10 with a 3.58 ERA for Houston.
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18 Which team beat the Royals in the 1984 ALCS?
Answer: Detroit Tigers

The Tigers won the series in 3, sweeping the Royals.
    Your options: [ Oakland A's ] [ New York Yankees ] [ Detroit Tigers ] [ Texas Rangers ]
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19 What was the Royals regular season record in 1985?
Answer: 91-71

The Royals finished 20 games above 500.
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20 How many American League divisional titles did the Kansas City Royals win in the 1970s?
Answer: 3

They won 3 straight in 1976, 1977 and 1978.
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21 Who managed the Royals to their first World Series title?
Answer: Dick Howser

Dick managed the Royals from 1981 to 1986. He had a .525 win percentage, and the Royals never finished lower than third place.
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22 Who was manager of the 1980 Kansas City Royals?
Answer: Jim Frey

Frey managed the '80 and most of the '81 season before Dick Howser took over.
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23 By the end of the 1990s I was still the club record holder for RBI in a season. Who am I?
Answer: Hal Mcrae

Hal hit 133 RBIs in 1982.
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24 The Royals won 83 games in 2003. Why was this important?
Answer: They could keep the option on Mike Sweeney through the 2008 Season.

If they had not won 82 games before the 2004 season, Sweeney could have become a free agent at the end of that season.
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25 Who led the Royals in home runs in 2002?
Answer: Carlos Beltran

Carlos finished the 2002 season with 29 home runs and 105 RBI's, to go along with his .273 average.
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26 The "Pine Tar" incident, the famous game in which a Brett HR was overturned because of too much pine tar on his bat. In what year did that occur?
Answer: 1983

July 24th, 1983 to be exact.
    Your options: [ 1981 ] [ 1982 ] [ 1983 ] [ 1980 ]
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27 What team did Kansas City play in the American League Championship Series?
Answer: Toronto

The Royals are the first team in history to come back from 3 to 1 deficits to win both the League Championship and the World Series.
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28 What year did the Royals go to the World Series for the first time?
Answer: 1980

They lost out to the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. The Phillies won the final game 4-1.
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29 Which stadium have the Royals not played their home games in?
Answer: Downtown Stadium

They played in Municipal from 1969-1972, and Royals Stadium From 1973-1993. Royals Stadium changed it's name from Royals Stadium to Kaufman Stadium in 1994, in honor of Ewing Kaufman, long time owner of the team.
    Your options: [ Municipal Stadium ] [ Kaufman Stadium ] [ Royals Stadium ] [ Downtown Stadium ]
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30 Who was the Royals' 2003 Opening Day starting pitcher?
Answer: Runelvys Hernandez

Runelvys finished 4-4 in 2002, and was their Opening Day starter in 2003, with only 4 career wins at the time.
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31 Bud Black hit the most batters during the 1985 season. How many bean balls did he throw?
Answer: 8

He also was the only full time starter with a losing record.
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32 At the opening of the 2001 season there are three former Royals as managers in the Major Leagues. Name one of them?
Answer: Boone

Boone - Cincinatti, McRae - Devil Rays, and Pinella - Mariners.
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33 Who wore jersey Number 5, that is now retired?
Answer: George Brett

George Brett won three batting titles and retired in 1993. His number was retired with him in 1999.
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34 Who won the first World Series MVP in the history of the Royals?
Answer: Bret Saberhagen

In the 1985 Series he won two games. He pitched two complete games, giving up 1 run and 10 hits over 18 innings.
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35 In 2003, the Royals won their first how many games of the season?
Answer: 9

They swept three games from Chicago, two from Cleveland, two from Detroit, then two more from Cleveland, before losing 6-1 to Cleveland on April 13th.
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36 What was the final score of game 7 in the 1985 World Series?
Answer: 11-0

The Royals had come back from trailing 3 to 1 in the series to win game 7 in a rout.
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37 Who was the Rookie of the Year in 1999?
Answer: Carlos Beltran
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38 Which year did the Royals not make the playoffs?
Answer: 1975

1975 was George Brett's rookie year. The Royals lost in the playoffs all three seasons to the Yankees.
    Your options: [ 1976 ] [ 1978 ] [ 1977 ] [ 1975 ]
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39 What Royal won a gold glove in right field in 2000?
Answer: Jermaine Dye

In 2000, he had 33 home runs and 118 RBI's, to go with his gold glove in right field.
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40 Who was the St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher for game 7 in the 85 series?
Answer: John Tudor

He was statistically the best pitcher on the Cards staff in 1985.
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