Daily Baseball Quiz


Sunday, April 5, 2009
Today's theme is: Chicago Cubs

  1. Who was the first Chicago Cubs hit a home run in his first big league at bat?
    1. Jim Bullinger
    2. Cuno Barragan
    3. Frank Ernaga
    4. Paul Gillespie
    5. Carmelo Martínez

  2. Who scored the first run in the history of the Chicago franchise?
    1. Cap Anson
    2. Ross Barnes
    3. Paul Gillespie
    4. Paul Hines
    5. Ned Williamson

  3. Who was the first Chicago Cub to win the Rookie of the Year award?
    1. Ken Hubbs
    2. Rick Sutcliffe
    3. Jerome Walton
    4. Billy Williams
    5. Kerry Wood

  4. Who was the Cubs' Opening Day shortstop in 1962?
    1. Ernie Banks
    2. Alex Grammas
    3. Ken Hubbs
    4. Jim McKnight
    5. Elder White

  5. Which Cubs outfielder once had to miss a game because he claimed his eyelids were swollen shut?
    1. José Cardenal
    2. Steve Henderson
    3. Don Landrum
    4. Rick Monday
    5. Sammy Sosa

  6. How many consecutive seasons did Mordecai Brown have winning 20 or more games for the Chicago Cubs?
    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 4
    4. 5
    5. 6

  7. Who is the first pitcher to win 200 games in his career as a Chicago Cub?
    1. Mordecai Brown
    2. Bill Huchison
    3. Ferguson Jenkins
    4. Greg Maddux
    5. Charlie Root

  8. Who, in 2007, drove catcher Michael Barrett to the hospital to get stitches after Barrett was punched in the face by his battery mate Carlos Zambrano?
    1. Henry Blanco
    2. Scott Eyre
    3. Jacque Jones
    4. Derrek Lee
    5. Lou Piniella

  9. Who played in the most games for the Chicago Cubs?
    1. Cap Anson
    2. Ernie Banks
    3. Ryne Sandburg
    4. Ron Santo
    5. Billy Williams

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