Trivia Questions for 3/14/12: Baseball Edition

Round 1: (highlight to reveal answers)

1) What was the name of the white towel that the Minnesota Twins had during the World Series runs? (Homer Hanky)

2) At the Mall of America, there is a chair that is mounted in Nickelodeon Universe that overlooks the flume ride. It's there to commemorate the longest home run ever hit at the Old Met. What color is that chair? (Red)

3) What is the name of the dog you see on the Cracker Jack box? A-Spunky, B-Bingo, C-Winks (B-Bingo)

4) Today is the birthday of Kirby Puckett. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001. That year another former Twin was also inducted. Who? (Dave Winfield)

Fancy, indeed.

5) While you can get a normal hot dog at Target Field, another option available is a fancy brat. It's provided by an Eastern European place in Minneapolis. Who? (Kramarczuk's)

6) Casey at the Bat is a famous baseball poem written by Ernest Thayer. What was the name of the fictional town where the home team was from? (Mudville)

7) What was removed from the outfield of Target Field last season to stop distracting the batters at the plate. (Trees)

The only talk show worth mentioning.

8) A member of the cast of the movie A League of Their Own went on to have success as a day time talk show host. Who? (Rosie O' Donnell)

9) The Metrodome opened up in what year? (1982)

10) What Canadian city was the first to have a baseball team? (Montreal)

Round 2:

11) Eastbound and Down is an HBO show about the character Kenny Powers. Powers is a bitter, washed up ex-baseball player who returns to his old hometown. In the first season, he finds himself a job as a substitute teacher for what subject? (Physical Education)

12) What part of a baseball game does "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" take place? (Bottom of the 7th)

13) Moneyball was the first film about baseball to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar since what? (Field of Dreams)

14) What were Devito and Schwarzenegger's last name in the movie Twins? (Benedict)

15) In 2006, "The Piranhas" was a nickname given by former White Sox manager, Ozzie Guillen that applied to a group of 4 hitters on the Twins team. Name one of the 4 players. (Nick Punto, Jason Bartlett, Jason Tyner, Luis Castillo)

16) Perhaps you are getting some classy nachos somewhere in Target Field. They might have a green garnish on it that some people claim tastes like soap. What is it? (Cilantro)

Saints mascot

17) The St. Paul Saints have a pink pig mascot nicknamed "The Divine Swine", "The Diva of the Diamond", and "The Duchess of Pork". What is that mascot's name? (Mudonna)

18) In the movie Rookie of the Year, what team did the young star pitch for? (Chicago Cubs)

19) Speaking of Rookie of the Years, who was the last Minnesota Twin to win the award for American League Rookie of the Year? (Marty Cordova)

20) From the movie The Sandlot, the main character didn't know a lot of the references that the other kids would chat about such as Smores. This always prompted one kid to say "You're killing me, ______"? (Smalls)

Sound Round: Songs/Artists that have a baseball team name in them (click to play)

21) Night Ranger "Sister Christian"

22) Damn Yankees "High Enough"

23) Aerosmith "Angel"

24) They Might Be Giants "Birdhouse in Your Soul"

25) Survivor "Eye of the Tiger"

Image Round: Past and Present Minnesota Twins

31) Harmon Killebrew

32) Carl Pavano

33) Kent Hrbek

34) Johan Santana

35) Tony Oliva

36) Denard Span

37) Jack Morris

38) Tsuyoshi Nishioka

Tiebreaker: What year was the release of the Baby Ruth candy bar? (1921)