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Special K Trivia Quiz

A quiz about some great Major League Baseball players whose last name begins with 'K'. I hope that you have fun with it. :)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
326,839

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This Detroit Tiger wore the number 6, and played his entire 22-season career from 1953-1974. Who is this Hall of Fame great? Hint

Pete Koegel

Lee King

Ralph Kiner

Al Kaline

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Question 2 of 10

2. This "K" belted out 573 home runs in his career. Wearing the number 3, this first baseman was the 1969 American League MVP. Who is this? Hint

Jim Kaat

Harmon Killebrew

Bob Knepper

Clay Kirby

3. This special "K" meant just that. 'K' meaning strikeouts. He threw four no-hitters in his career, a season strikeout record of 382, and threw for the Triple Crown three times. Who is this Hall of Fame great? Hint

Sandy Koufax

Ed Kranepool

John Kruk

Tony Kubek

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Question 4 of 10

4. This Hall of Famer won only one batting title in his career. But, this one title prevented the great Ted Williams from batting for his third Triple Crown Award in 1949. Who was this Tiger infielder? Hint

George Kell

Clyde King

High Pockets Kelly

Lew Krausse

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Question 5 of 10

5. This pitcher played most of his career with the Mets. Amongst his accomplishments, he is unfortunately remembered for losing 20 games in 1977. This is one season after being runner-up for the Cy Young Award. Who was this? Hint

Scott Kamieniecki

Chad Kreuter

Jerry Koosman

Harvey Kuenn

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Question 6 of 10

6. I spent 15 of my 17 seasons with the Phillies. I retired with exactly 300 home runs. I won the 1932 NL MVP and batted for the Triple Crown in 1933. The Hall of fame inducted me in 1980. Who am I? Hint

Chuck Klein

Chuck Knoblauch

Ted Kluszewski

Joe Koppe

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Question 7 of 10

7. In six consecutive seasons, this special 'K' hit 35+ home runs, including hitting over 50 twice. He played most of his career as a Pirate with the number 4 on his back. Who is this Hall of Famer? Hint

Willie Stargell

Dave Kingman

Ralph Kiner

Ed Kirkpatrick

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Question 8 of 10

8. This Hall of Fame 'K' began his career in 1892 as a New York Giant. He once held a league record for season stolen bases, and a consecutive game hitting streak record. He also won a batting title with his .424 average. Who is this Hall of Fame player? Hint

Willie Keeler

Hiroki Kuroda

Ray Knight

Don Kessinger

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Question 9 of 10

9. This Hall of Fame pitcher led the league twice with wins, three times with the lowest ERA, and twice in strikeouts. Winning over 300 games in his career, he also threw for the Triple Crown in 1888. Who is this? Hint

Jim Kaat

Tony Kubek

Tim Keefe

Tony Kaufmann

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Question 10 of 10

10. For 12 seasons beginning in 1964, this number 11 wearing shortstop was a fixture for Chicago Cub fans. He was overshadowed understandably by teammates Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and Ron Santo. Who was this multiple all-star, and two-time Gold Glove winner? Hint

Jimmy Key

Jason Kendall

Eric Karros

Don Kessinger

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This Detroit Tiger wore the number 6, and played his entire 22-season career from 1953-1974. Who is this Hall of Fame great?

Answer: Al Kaline

Kaline was third in the voting for Rookie of the Year, and was in the top five for the MVP voting four times. Al fell one home run short of joining the 400 Home Run Club.

2. This "K" belted out 573 home runs in his career. Wearing the number 3, this first baseman was the 1969 American League MVP. Who is this?

Answer: Harmon Killebrew

Killebrew started out with the Senators in 1954, then made the move with the franchise to Minnesota to become the Twins in 1961. He played his final season with the Royals in 1975. The hall took Harmon in 1984.

Answer: Sandy Koufax

Koufax of the Dodgers also won three NL Cy Young awards, a NL MVP, a World Series MVP, and multiple World Series crowns.

Answer: George Kell

Kell played for 13 seasons, but not one with more eyes on it than 1949. George beat Williams for the batting title by less than .001 to prevent Williams' Triple Crown bid. Williams was still voted the AL MVP in 1949. Kell was inducted into the hall in 1983.

Answer: Jerry Koosman

Koosman's best season was in 1976 when he went 21-10 in the season. He was runner-up for the Cy Young to Randy Jones of the Padres in that season. Unfortunately, he went 8-20 in the following season. He was part of the 1969 Mets and went to two World Series, winning against the Orioles and losing to the Athletics. Jerry retired in 1985.

6. I spent 15 of my 17 seasons with the Phillies. I retired with exactly 300 home runs. I won the 1932 NL MVP and batted for the Triple Crown in 1933. The Hall of fame inducted me in 1980. Who am I?

Answer: Chuck Klein

Chuck played his ball from 1928-1944. He had three outstanding seasons from 1931-1933, being a MVP runner-up, winning the MVP, then batting for a Triple Crown. Eleven times he batted at least .300 in his career.

Answer: Ralph Kiner

Kiner played from 1946-1955. He made an immediate impact when he joined the Majors for eight seasons. His home run total as a rookie was 23, then 51, 40, 54, 47, 42, 37, then 35. Ralph hit 369 home runs in only 10 seasons, then just walked away from baseball. He was inducted into the hall in 1975.

Answer: Willie Keeler

Nicknamed "Wee Willie", Keeler stole 67 bases in 1896. He once batted safely in 44 consecutive games, a record that was later broken by Joe DiMaggio. Willie batted .424 in 1897, then .385 in 1898 to win two batting titles. Willie was inducted into the hall in 1939, the fourth round of Hall of Fame inductions.

Answer: Tim Keefe

Tim played from 1880-1893. He began his career with the Troy Trojans, played mostly with the New York Giants, and ended his career as a Phillie. His best win-loss record was in 1886 when he went 42-20. His highest season strikeout total was 359 in 1883. Keefe was inducted into the hall in 1964.

Answer: Don Kessinger

The loyal Cub was traded to the Cardinals after the 1975 season, then went to the White Sox from 1977-1979. Don never went to a postseason game in his career.

Source: Author Nightmare

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