Emily's Trivia Quiz: Buy Me Some Peanuts and Cracker Jacks

Everyone was expecting D.C. to write a column about baseball.  And then he didn't.  So I decided to take the responsibility and write a quiz about my favorite sport.  P.S. Sorry the intros have been lacking.  School is kicking my butt a little bit and also I just wrote the first four questions of this quiz and then my internet froze and deleted everything.

1. Which baseball player had to sit out a few games this past month because of a holiday?
a. Aaron Heilman
b. Shawn Green
c. Carlos Beltran
d. Scott Schoenweis

b. Shawn Green is Jewish, and he took some games off for the High Holy Days.

2. True or false: The man who pitched to Hank Aaron when he had hit 755 home runs was the dad of the man who pitched to Barry Bonds when he had hit 755 home runs.

Yep, that's true.  Did you think I could actually be that creative?

3. Which of the following players played for the most seasons on the same team?
a. Lou Gehrig
b. Cal Ripken, Jr.
c. Brooks Robinson
d. Ernie Banks

c. Brooks Robinson played for the Orioles for 23 seasons.

4. Who has hit the most home runs in opening day games?
a. Hank Aaron
b. Alex Rodriguez
c. Babe Ruth
d. Frank Robinson

d. Frank Robinson hit home runs in opening day games eight times.

5. Who hit the longest home run ever recorded?
a. Mickey Mantle
b. Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez
c. Hank Aaron
d. Willie Mays

a. Mickey Mantle (643 feet, in Detriot's Brigg Stadium in 1960).  Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez is the kid from The Sandlot.

6. Who has the highest lifetime batting average?
a. Ichiro Suzuki
b. Ty Cobb
c. Ted Williams
d. Pete Rose

b. Ty Cobb (.367)

7. Who hit a whopping 23 grand slams in their career?
a. Willie Mays
b. Hank Aaron
c. Lou Gehrig
d. Ty Cobb

c. Lou Gehrig

Emily's Trivia Quiz runs Fridays at 9:00 a.m.  Her undergraduate alma mater is playing her graduate school in football tomorrow.  She appreciates your support in this time of insanity.

Comments

[Mom]

Didn't know you were that baseball savvy.

[Andrea]

Benny Rodriguez is still The Hot. And he will always be. FOR-EV-ER.

[Lauren]

Seconded. Benny the Jet all the way, baby.

[EmGusk]

i was going to put a pic of him but it got late, so here: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a5/Mike_Vitar.jpg/180px-Mike_Vitar.jpg

enjoy ladies