One of the earliest Baseball Roundtable posts drew upon more than two decades of serving as the St. Paul, Minnesota-based Ballpark Tours “Kwizmaster.” That post featured BBRT’s 99 favorite trivia “kwuestions” – all fan-tested by Ballpark Tours participants over numerous bus rides, beverages and baseball games. Over the years, the annual K-Kwizzes have featured more than 2,500 major and minor league questions (not to mention special Kwizzes on baseball movies and literature). In this post, BBRT is going to the bench for its “Second 99” – another round of trivia to help fans survive the off-season. Note: For BBRT’s “First 99” baseball trivia Kwiz, click here. (BBRT suggests taking the first Kwiz first – kind makes sense.)
As in the “First 99,” the questions in the new Kwiz represent important milestones or events that committed baseball fans should be aware of; insights into some of baseball biggest stars and most unusual characters; or unique (iconic or ironic) facts that BBRT feels need to be shared. And, as with the first 99, the answers often contain additional tidbits about the players or events which BBRT found of interest. Just a few examples from this second quiz – a look at players who have collected three hits in a single inning, stole a base in four different decades, pitched 300 innings in a season without giving up a home run, made their first major league appearance in the World Series, thrown five shutouts in their first seven starts, hit two home runs in a game in which they also pitched a no-hitter, homered in eight straight games, played in a major league outfield alongside their Dad (not just the Griffeys), hit for the home run cycle (a solo, two-run, three-run and Grand Slam in the same game) and been knocked off the mound by lightening, but stayed on to complete the game.
To got to the the “Second 99” Trivia Quiz, click here. There is a link to the answers at the end of the quiz, or if you want to go directly to the answers, click here. Enjoy.
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