How Much Do You Know About The World Series? Find Out With Our World Series Quiz!

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The World Series is baseball's pinnacle of success. The team that perseveres through the regular season and the grueling championship series deserves to be Major League Baseball's reigning champions. How much do you know about this corner of baseball history? Our fun and dynamic quiz will test your knowledge of World Series athletes, trivia, and history. Let's take the field!
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Jason is currently working on his Master’s of Business Administration at the University of Minnesota. He enjoys studying history, theater, film, and games, and loves trivia - participating yearly in the world’s largest trivia contest.

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World Series Quiz Questions

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Question 1

As of 2019, in Major League Baseball, which league has won more World Series championships?

  • A
    National
  • B
    Western
  • C
    It's A Tie
  • D
    American

Question 2

At the end of 2011, a meeting between the MLB and the MLBPA decided that they would make a change to postseason play, effective 2012. What change was made?

  • A
    League Championship Series Changed To Best-Of-5
  • B
    Addition Of Second Wild Card Spot
  • C
    Division Series Changed To Best-Of-7
  • D
    All Games Changed To Single Elimination

Question 3

What year was the first World Series between the National and American leagues played?

  • A
    1903
  • B
    1946
  • C
    1915
  • D
    1904

Question 4

What is the name of the curse that hung over the Chicago Cubs since the 1945 World Series at Wrigley Field?

  • A
    Curse of the Black Sox
  • B
    The Curse Of The Billy Goat
  • C
    The Madden Curse
  • D
    Curse of the Bambino

Question 5

Which of the following is a common nickname of the World Series?

  • A
    American League Championship
  • B
    Super Bowl
  • C
    Fall Classic
  • D
    Game of Games

Question 6

In 1956, the only no-hitter in World Series history was pitched. Which team's pitcher pitched the perfect game?

  • A
    Houston Astros
  • B
    New York Yankees
  • C
    Baltimore Orioles
  • D
    Brooklyn Dodgers

Question 7

What is the name of the curse that supposedly affected the Boston Red Sox from 1919 until 2004?

  • A
    The Billy Goat Curse
  • B
    Curse of the Bambino
  • C
    The Lombardi Curse
  • D
    Curse of Coogan's Bluff

Question 8

As of 2019, there have only been two years that the World Series was not played. Which year was the first time that the World Series wasn't played since it began in 1903?

  • A
    1994
  • B
    1904
  • C
    1915
  • D
    1942

Question 9

This New York Yankee participated in 23 World Series and won so many rings that the team started giving him engraved shotguns instead. What is the name of this Yankee player and coach?

  • A
    Frankie Crosetti
  • B
    Derek Jeter
  • C
    Mickey Mantle
  • D
    Babe Ruth

Question 10

Though night games had been played for years, which year was the first night game in World Series history played?

  • A
    1953
  • B
    1930
  • C
    1992
  • D
    1971

Question 11

The World Series takes place over multiple games. What is the highest number of possible games that can be played in the World Series?

  • A
    15
  • B
    5
  • C
    11
  • D
    7

Question 12

Only one professional athlete has played in both a World Series and a Super Bowl. What is the name of this multi-talented player?

  • A
    Kirby Puckett
  • B
    Deion Sanders
  • C
    Michael Jordan
  • D
    Bo Jackson

Question 13

As of 2019, all current MLB teams have appeared in a World Series except for one. What is the name of that team?

  • A
    Seattle Mariners
  • B
    Washington Nationals
  • C
    Milwaukee Brewers
  • D
    Chicago Cubs

Question 14

Since the first World Series in 1903, there have only been two years that the World Series hasn't been played as of 2019. Of these two times, which year was the second time the World Series did not occur?

  • A
    1910
  • B
    1994
  • C
    2017
  • D
    1976

Question 15

Which of these professional baseball players has NOT been named World Series MVP twice?

  • A
    Reggie Jackson
  • B
    Sandy Koufax
  • C
    Bob Gibson
  • D
    Paul Molitor

Question 16

Which Major League Baseball team has won the World Series the most times as of 2019?

  • A
    St. Louis Cardinals
  • B
    Minnesota Twins
  • C
    Pittsburgh Pirates
  • D
    New York Yankees

Question 17

Through most of World Series history, there was a best-of-seven game format, with exceptions in 1903, and 1919-1921. During these exception years, what was the game format of the World Series?

  • A
    best-of-five
  • B
    best-of-three
  • C
    best-of-nine
  • D
    best-of-fifteen

Question 18

Before the modern era of World Series beginning in 1903, a series of championship games called the “World's Championship Series” was played between 1882 and 1891. What is the name of the now defunct league that played against the National League?

  • A
    Canadian League
  • B
    American Association
  • C
    Western Baseball League
  • D
    National Association of Professional Base Ball Players

Question 19

Which MLB team, that is based outside the United States, is the first non-U.S. team to win the World Series?

  • A
    Thunder Bay Whiskey Jacks
  • B
    Toronto Blue Jays
  • C
    Vancouver Canadians
  • D
    Montreal Expos

Question 20

What is the name of the World Series scandal that occurred in 1919, when Chicago White Sox players attempted to throw the series and lose to the Cincinnati Reds?

  • A
    Grays Scandal
  • B
    Charlie Hustle Scandal
  • C
    Black Sox Scandal
  • D
    Red Sox Scandal

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Pretty easy, if one knows baseball. Photos are a dead giveaway. Unnecessary if you simply know this stuff. Challenge us.

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