In 1919 this city was a bustling metropolitan with automobiles, houses of prostitution and gambling.
What is Chicago
100
This is a double play going from third base to second to first.
What is "around the horn."
100
He was banned from baseball, shoes and all.
Who is Shoeless Joe Jackson
100
He was a Jewish-American racketeer, businessman and gambler who was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, conspiring in the fixing of the 1919 World Series.
Who is Arnold Rothstein
100
This White Sox First Basemen earned about $4000 a season
Who is Chick Gandil
200
This Congressional act in 1919 banned the manufacturing, transportation and sale of alcohol.
What is Prohibition
200
This baseball term, used in an everyday setting, also means getting everything in a series of items right
What is batting a thousand
200
He was banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989 for gambling on baseball while he played for, and managed, the Cincinnati Reds.
Who is Pete Rose
200
He was an ex-boxer who got in on the 1919 World Series fix
Who is Abe Attell
200
A-Rod was paid this much for the 2010 season
What is 28 million dollars
300
This is the number of baseball teams playing in 1919.
What is 16
300
In baseball, this pitcher is brought in to finish the game. In business, the person closes the deal and get things done
What is a closer
300
This New York Yankee was recently suspended for using performance-enhancing drugs.
Who is Alex Rodriguez
300
In sports, this is the wagering a person who accepts bets.
What is a bookie
300
$3.50 was the average price of these (Ironically, Joe Jackson had a lot of them)
What are shoes
400
This was the first year after what major world event?
What is World War I
400
In baseball, this is a player who shows off or showboats to win the favor of the fans. In politics it is playing to the crowd, the audience, or the media.
What is grandstanding
400
These two players were honored for their batting prowess in 1998 by being named "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated.
Who is Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire
400
A sports betting term that means placing wagers on the opposite side in order to cut losses or guarantee a minimum amount of winnings.
What is hedging
400
The Florida Martins spent $20,000 on every one of these after their win in the 2003 World Series
What is World Series ring
500
He was President of the United States in 1919 whose last name is shared with a character on "Home Improvement")
Who is Woodrow Wilson
500
A line marking a very poor performance or the threshold for barely competent performance, referring to a .200 batting average in baseball.
What is the Mendoza line
500
He was the pitcher for the White Sox during the 1919 World Series.
Who is Eddie Cicotte
500
In sports betting, this is the predicted scoring differential between two opponents as quoted by a sports book.
What is point spread
500
This Chicago landmark, where the White Sox played, was built in 1910 and cost $750,000 to build ($18.5 million in 2013 dollars).