Padres History
In 1998, the Padres reached the World Series but were swept by this American League team.
Who are the New York Yankees?
This Fleetwood Mac song opens with the line “Now here you go again, you say you want your freedom.”
What is Dreams?
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 is most associated with this social movement.
What is the Women’s Rights Movement?
"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This citrus-flavored soda was introduced in 1961 by Pepsi as a competitor to 7UP.
What is Mountain Dew?
The Padres made a blockbuster trade in 2022 to acquire this All-Star from the Nationals.
Who is Juan Soto?
This Prince song tells you to party “like it’s the end of the world.”
What is 1999?
This Cold War policy stated the U.S. would support countries resisting communism, first applied in Greece and Turkey.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This now-discontinued Pepsi product was promoted with a futuristic, high-energy theme and “clear” cola formula.
What is Pepsi Blue?
This pitcher threw the first no-hitter in Padres history — over 50 years after the team’s founding.
Who is Joe Musgrove?
This song, a deep cut by Radiohead, includes the lyric: "In a little while, I'll be gone. The moment's already passed."
What is How to Disappear Completely?
This event in 1898, sparked by the explosion of the USS Maine, marked the beginning of a brief war between the U.S. and a colonial European power.
What is the Spanish-American War?
"That government is best which governs least."
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
This soda, rarely found outside the Southwestern U.S., was once a product of Canada Dry and has no tropical or succulent-based ingredients despite its name.
What is Cactus Cooler?
Before becoming the team’s longtime owner, Ray Kroc was best known for leading this fast food empire.
What is McDonald’s?
"I walk a lonely road, the only one that I have ever known."
What is Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day?
Passed in 1765, this act by Britain imposed taxes on newspapers and legal documents in the American colonies.
What is the Stamp Act?
"Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This Coca-Cola drink was briefly discontinued in the U.S. in 2020 but is still popular in parts of the South.
What is Mello Yello?
This infielder, once considered the Padres’ future star in the early 2000s, was traded to the Pirates for Brian Giles and never lived up to his top prospect hype.
Who is Jason Bay?
This classic rock song ends with a whispered "If there's a bustle in your hedgerow..."
What is Stairway to Heaven?
This Supreme Court case established that enslaved people were not citizens and had no legal standing to sue in federal court.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
"I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer
Originally sold as a patent medicine, this spicy ginger-flavored soft drink from North Carolina is one of the oldest in the U.S.
What is Cheerwine?