Equipment
What is the "ball"?
THESE are worn on the face, over the eyes specifically, to protect the eyes from the harmful rays of the sun. They also look "pretty cool(!)"...
What are "sun glasses"?
Most true sports cars, have THIS many seats...
A) one B) four C) six D) two
What is "D) two"?
Harry Frazee became the owner of the Boston Red Sox in 1917. In an effort to make back money he'd lost producing Broadway plays, he sold THIS star pitcher, and the man who would soon become baseball's greatest hitter, to the New York Yankees in 1920...
A) Manny Ramirez B) Babe Ruth C) David Ortiz D) Ty Cobb
Who is "B) Babe Ruth"?
HE is probably the most famous star to have ever played baseball. Before becoming the NY Yankees star home run hitter (he retired with 714!), he was a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox...
Who is "Babe Ruth"?
DAILY DOUBLE... Besides the ball, the sports of Volleyball, Basketball, and Tennis, all have THIS equipment in common...
What is a "net" or "netting"?
People wear THESE tight-fitting pants to participate in THIS very relaxing activity...
What are "yoga pants"?
DAILY DOUBLE... General Motors began production of the ______ in 1953. The first 300 were built by hand in Flint, Michigan. The ______ was called the "dream car" of the future. The most famous version of THIS vehicle is the _______ Stingray...
What is "Corvette"?
The game of baseball which we play today, sprang from THIS, America's largest city...
A) Boston B) Cincinnati C) New York City D) Chicago
What is "C) New York City"?
(In the 1840s, Alexander Cartwright, helped draw up the rules of what came to be known as the New York game).
DAILY DOUBLE... Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) came to be known as "___ ______'s Disease" because of THIS star NY Yankees' battle with the disease in the late 1930s. Along with Babe Ruth, THIS GREAT hitting first baseman was a member of 1927's "Murderer's Row"...
Who is "Lou Gehrig"?
A football player must cross THIS, in order to score a touchdown...
What is the "goal line"?
THIS is worn on the head and has a visor to protect your eyes from the sun. it comes to us from one of our most popular sports...
What is a "baseball cap"?
Executive car stylist, John Najjar, who was a fan of the World War II P-51 Mustang fighter _____ , is credited by Ford with suggesting the name "Mustang" for its flagship "pony car" or "muscle car"...
What is "plane"? ("Jet" is also acceptable)
On Oct. 1, 1903, the very first World Series game was played in THIS city at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, between the Pilgrims of the American League and the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. (HINT: The Pilgrims went on in their history to take the name "Red Sox")...
A tunnel in Boston, is named for THIS star Red Sox player of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s...
Who is "Ted Williams"?
Don Rickles character, "Mr. Potato Head" from Toy Story, said THIS to a piece of sports equipment... "What are you looking at, "______ ____?"
What is "Hockey Puck"?
If you were hiking in the woods or mountains, THIS article of clothing, worn with straps on the back, could be very useful to carry your gear in...
What is a "backpack"?
Carroll Shelby was the genius behind THIS sports car, created for the Ford Motor Company. Ford was able to introduce the ______ , at the 1964 World's Fair. Originally Ford planned on selling 100,000 cars in 1965 (the first year of mass production), but sales ballooned to 400,000, making it the most successful vehicle launch since the introduction of the 1927 Model A Ford...
What is "Mustang"?
The game of baseball which we play today, sprang from THIS, America's largest city...
A) Boston B) Cincinnati C) New York City D) Chicago
What is "C) New York City"?
(In the 1840s, Alexander Cartwright, helped draw up the rules of what came to be known as the New York game).
Nicknamed "Big Papi," HE was the designated hitter & star of the Red Sox from 2002 to 2016. HE was elected the Hall of Fame in 2022...
Who is "David Ortiz"?
THIS or HE was Tom Hanks "best friend" when he was marooned on the island in the South Pacific... at least, until HE floated away in the waves of the sea...
Who/What is "Wilson"?
Michael Jordan helped put THIS running shoe company on the map, when he became their main endorser during the 1980s. The ____ Air was developed, and soon afterwards, seemingly every kid had to have a pair!... The name of the company, means "victory" in Greek...
What is "Nike"?
When Marty McFly traveled from 1985 to 1955, in "Back to the Future," his time traveling machine was made from THIS sports car...
What is a "Delorean"?
Baseball first became popular during THIS war...
A) World War II B) The Gulf War C) Korean War D) Vietnam War E) the American Civil War
What is "E) the American Civil War"?
("The parade ground has been a busy place for a week or so past, ball-playing having become a mania in camp" - Private Alpheris B. Parker, 10th Massachusetts, April 21, 1863)
THIS baseball star began playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. HE was the first African-American player in the modern major leagues. As such, it is said he "broke the color barrier." HIS number "42" has been retired by all of baseball...
Who is "Jackie Robinson"?