Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos hold the distinction of being the first ever Major League Baseball franchise to be based outside of the USA. In what year did they begin playing MLB?
1969
Who was the Alouettes’ head coach for the 1974 and 1977 Grey Cups?
Marv Levy
The Expos produced several Golden Glove fielding winners from the fast/hard Astroturf at their home field in Montreal. Which Expo won an incredible 6 consecutive National League Golden Glove awards for fielding excellence at his position.
Andre Dawson
What is the English translation of the the French word, Alouette?
Lark
Free agency and escalating salaries ended up taking its toll on the Expos, a small market franchise. Without a major television endorsement contract, the Expos faced the risk of losing some of their best players to impending free agency or to lucrative contracts elesewhere. Who was their All-Star catcher that was part of a blockbuster trade in 1984?
Gary Carter
Montreal is considered by some to be the birthplace of modern Canadian football. In what year did the Alouettes join the Canadian Football League?
1946
The Montreal Expos were not only known for producing well rounded fielders, as a few remarkable pitching talents donned their red white and blue uniform over the years. One pitcher would even throw a perfect game as an Expo. Which pitcher threw a perfect game in 1991?
Dennis Martinez
One of the Alouette's most successful decades was during the 1970s. Do you know how many times the Al's won the Grey Cup championship game during that decade.
3
The Montreal Expos franchise was sold in 2005 and relocated to Washington DC, and became the Nationals. Prior to its relocation, as part of MLB's efforts to test tout new markets for future expansion, the Montreal Expos played several home games in 2003-04 from which city/location?
SAN Juan, Puerto Rico
The Montreal Alouettes team folded in 1981. In 1982, a local businessman (Charles Bronfman) tried to resurrect CFL football in Montreal and put together a new team that played in the CFL until 1987, but then this team folded as well. Can you name the resurrected Montreal CFL franchise that played from 1982 to 1987.
Concordes