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1
Which team helped make Baseball national by moving west?
White Sox
Pirates
Giants
Cardinals
2
What caused Baseball to skip the World Series in 1994?
They needed a break
Lack of TV ratings
War
Lockout
3
Which player challenged the Reserve Clause in the US Supreme Court?
Derek Jeter
Mickey Mantle
Babe Ruth
Curt Flood
4
In what country did Baseball successfully spread to?
China
Japan
Germany
England
5
Who invented Baseball???
AMERICA!!!
No clear beginning
Abner Doubleday
Egyptians
6
As baseball became a game for the lower class, elites gravitated towards college football.
False
True
7
Which city in America did the first baseball clubs form?
Boston
Baltimore
Cooperstown
New York City
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Which was NOT a reason for Baseball's decline?
Decline in Batting Average
Disappearance of Yankee hegemony
Stale hot dogs
Rise of Football
9
Which is a reason for Baseball's decline?
Lack of college stars
All of these!
No revenue sharing between teams
Decline in African American particpation
10
Which team was the first professional sports team?
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Red Stockings
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
11
What was NOT an outcome of the 1919 "Black Sox" gambling scandal?
Black Sox renamed "White Sox"
Baseball seen as dirty
Multiple players banned from the game
First Commissioner of Baseball introduced
12
Which was NOT a characteristic of the American Association?
Hot dogs sold
Based mainly in river cities
Amateur players
Beer sold
13
Who was the first Commissioner of Baseball?
Rob Manfred
Branch Rickey
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Babe Ruth
14
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and became first rookie of the year in 1940's.
True
False
15
The National League was created in an effort to create continuity?
False
True
16
Which was NOT a feature of Baseball's golden era (1920-1958)?
Introduction of night games
Baseball become ubiquitous with American Society
The balls were painted gold
Baseball becomes form of entertainment
17
Rules of baseball first written down in 1845 by a bank teller?
True
False
18
Branch Rickey, the GM who brought in Jackie Robinson, was a Michigan Law alum.
False
True
19
Which occurred as a result of the Baseball Wars?
Creation of World Series Championship
A Lockout
Multiple unfortunate deaths
WWI
20
In the early 1900's, major league baseball served as a conduit for upward social mobility for African American players?
True
False
21
Which player was one of the first to get paid to play?
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Lipman Pike
Joe Dimaggio