Baseball Quiz Level of Difficulty: Questions range from rookie to major league. 1. Even though it isn't true, we've come to accept the legend that baseball was invented by __________________ in __________________, New York in 1839. 2. The record, held by Lou Gehrig, for greatest number of consecutive games played, was broken in a 1995 game by ____________ Jr. 3. How old is too old? Little League rules state that no player shall compete if he or she turns _____ years old before August 1st of the current year. 4. It's been called a dinger, a circuit blow, a four-bagger and a round-tripper, but most people just call it a ________________. 5. The ________________ earned the record of most home runs hit by one team with a total of 10,953! 6. Most home runs are hit during the month of __________. 7. In the very early days, baseball was called _________________. 8. The only man to ever hit five home runs in a single World Series, three of them in the same game, was _______________. 9. It's 315 feet from home and 37 feet high. It's the _______________. 10. Can you remember these famous players nicknames? _________ Dean ________ is Reggie Jackson ________ Keller ________ Medwick ________ Reese ________ Ruth ANSWERS 1) Abner Doubleday, Cooperstown; 2) Cal Ripken Jr; 3) 13; 4) Home Run; 5) New York Yankees; 6) July; 7) Rounders ; 8) Reggie Jackson; 9) Green Monster 10) Dizzy; Mr. October; King Kong; Ducky; Pee Wee; Babe Sources for questions: The Baseball Book by Zander Hollander; The Holy Writ of Home Runs, American Way SPORTS, Eyewitness Books. PDF version of this Page HOME PAGE | BOOKS PAGE | GALLERY | KIDS PAGE | TEACHERS/LIBRARIANS