MLB Team Colors Trivia Quiz

Answer: Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox went through several team color changes, such as navy blue and white until the 1940s, and red, blue and white as primary colors in the latter half of 1970s and the 1980s. As a side note, in 1960 the White Sox became the first team in all of American major sports to show player's last names on the jerseys.

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates

Because the team's primary colors were black and gold, Black and Gold was the alternate nickname for the Pirates team. Black and gold colors for the team only came around in 1948. Prior to that the team colors were primarily red, blue, and white. The team chose black and gold as their colors to match the colors shown on the Flag of Pittsburgh and the NFL team Pittsburgh Steelers.

Answer: Oakland Athletics

The team played in Philadelphia from 1901 through 1954 and in Kansas City from 1955 through 1967 before moving to Oakland in 1968. During the days in Kansas City, the team changed its colors from red, blue and white to green and gold. The team carried the alternate nickname the Green and Gold due to their primary colors.

Answer: San Diego Padres

The team's original colors following their inauguration in 1977 were yellow and brown, then yellow was replaced with orange in 1985, then changed to navy blue and silver six years later, then orange and navy blue before settling on blue and white as the main uniform colors.

Answer: Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies was the only MLB team with purple included as primary color, but the division rival D-backs also used purple as primary color from its inauguration in 1998 until 2006.

Answer: Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles always carried orange and black colors because the bird native to Baltimore and northeast U.S., Baltimore oriole, is orange and black. The Baltimore team moved from St. Louis in 1954.

Answer: Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners carried the current primary colors since 1993. Prior to that year the team's primary colors were navy blue and gold (before gold was replaced with teal). Navy blue and teal on Mariners uniforms was commonly associated with the color of water mariners sail on.

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

The primary colors of Cincinnati Reds were red and white. Until the 1960s the Reds had navy blue as one of their colors.

Answer: Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals' main colors were royal blue and powder blue, along with metallic gold used for the crown on the logo that replaced brownish orange in 1993. In addition to white and gray uniforms they commonly wear, the team worn royal blue uniforms while at other times they worn powder blue uniforms. All of these colors adopted for the team are royal in nature.

Answer: Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves was the only MLB team to include scarlet red as one of the team colors. Some people may call the scarlet red color fuchsia. The Braves started the franchise in Boston then went to Milwaukee before moving to the current home in Atlanta.