Jewish Baseball Players
According to Jewish Baseball News, there are currently this number of Jewish players in the Major Leagues
(hint: It’s a single-digit number.)
What is 8?
This pink state flower of Indiana was described by Marco Polo as “roses as big as cabbages”
What is the peony?
In Maine, this berry is taxed at a rate of 1.5 cents per pound
What is a blueberry?
Like Roni and Ari, 10 Jewish-American baseball players are trying to get this so they can participate in the 2020 Olympics
What is dual citizenship?
This banana-like fruit is grown in western Africa, Colombia, and southern Asia
What is the plantain?
In a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy, this American statesman wrote, “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This pitcher started three games for the Dodgers in the 1965 World Series, though he didn’t pitch in Game 1 because it fell on Yom Kippur
Who is Sandy Koufax?
This tree is a type of hickory and was commonly used by Native Americans
What is the pecan tree?
In New York, this Jewish breakfast item is taxed 8 cents — but only if it’s sliced or toasted
What is a bagel?
Hank Greenberg was known as “The ___ Hammer” because of his Jewish background
What is Hebrew?
Also known as the bull pine or western yellow-pine, this state tree of Montana is the most widely distributed pine tree in North America
What is the ponderosa pine?
This was the first election year in which a presidential candidate released his tax returns
What is 1968?
Adam Sandler missed the mark when he said that Rod Carew was Jewish, he wasn’t; but Marilynn Levy—who was related to Rod Carew in this way—was
What is his wife?
This native tree of China is known for its orange- or reddish/cinnamon-colored bark and grows at elevations of 4,000–6,000 feet
What is the paperbark maple?
In Kansas, drug dealers are required to purchase these and affix them to the packaging as soon as they take possession of illegal drugs
What are stamps?