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Quiz about 1980s Baseball Cards
Quiz about 1980s Baseball Cards

1980s Baseball Cards Trivia Quiz


Hope you enjoy this quiz from the decade that was the beginning of the modern card collecting era.

A multiple-choice quiz by dpotter. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
dpotter
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
64,492
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
3733
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Question 1 of 10
1. In what year did Donruss first create its Rated Rookie series? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What year did a 4th major card manufacturer enter the market? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Gaylord Perry, Joe Morgan, Rollie Fingers, and Dave Winfield were all a part of the 1981 Topps Traded set?


Question 4 of 10
4. What popcorn maker issued several sets in disc form, in the mid 1980s?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 5 of 10
5. Which two players featured in the 1984 Traded sets would be named AL Rookie of the Year, and AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1984? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What year did Topps expand its basic set to 792 cards? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which pitcher did not throw a no-hitter in 1983, and was not featured on Topps and Fleer cards listing the year's no-hitters? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What year did Topps first issue its glossed Tiffany sets? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What company issued a scarce, parallel set to the 1984 Topps set? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. How many cards were featured on a full uncut baseball card sheet? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In what year did Donruss first create its Rated Rookie series?

Answer: 1984

Several players were named Rated Rookies on the back of the 1983 set. The designation got moved to the front of the card, and the front of the set, in 1985.
2. What year did a 4th major card manufacturer enter the market?

Answer: 1988

Score was the fourth major player in the card market in 1988. Upper Deck joined one year later, with a substantially nicer product.
3. Gaylord Perry, Joe Morgan, Rollie Fingers, and Dave Winfield were all a part of the 1981 Topps Traded set?

Answer: True

Perry was #812, Morgan #807, Fingers #761, and Winfield #855.
4. What popcorn maker issued several sets in disc form, in the mid 1980s?

Answer: Jiffy Pop

Jiffy Pop was one of several food makers to issue sets during the '80s.
5. Which two players featured in the 1984 Traded sets would be named AL Rookie of the Year, and AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1984?

Answer: Alvin Davis and Mark Langston

6. What year did Topps expand its basic set to 792 cards?

Answer: 1982

Topps sets from 1978 to 1981 had 726 cards.
7. Which pitcher did not throw a no-hitter in 1983, and was not featured on Topps and Fleer cards listing the year's no-hitters?

Answer: Nolan Ryan

8. What year did Topps first issue its glossed Tiffany sets?

Answer: 1984

9. What company issued a scarce, parallel set to the 1984 Topps set?

Answer: Nestle

This was a mail away, tough-to-find set.
10. How many cards were featured on a full uncut baseball card sheet?

Answer: 132

Source: Author dpotter

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