This Yankee slugger was known as “The Sultan of Swat” and hit 714 career home runs.
Who is Babe Ruth?
This infamous stadium song was written by people who had never been to a baseball game.
What is "Take me out to the Ball Game"
Lyricist Jack Norworth wrote the words in 1908 after seeing a subway sign advertising a game. He didn’t actually attend a baseball game until 32 years later, in 1940. The composer, Albert Von Tilzer, also hadn’t been to a game when he wrote the music.
Combine a relatively normal sport with a swimming pool and you get this:
What is Underwater Hockey?
This golfer, known as "The Golden Bear," won 18 major championships—more than any other male golfer.
Who is Jack Nicklaus?
The name of the round food typically made with ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, and spices.
What is a meatball?
In 1947, he broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
~20 million of thses are eaten at MLB ballparks each season.
What are hot dogs?
Also called Quadball, this sport is played on the ground with brooms, but is taken from this magical sport from the world of Harry Potter.
What is Quidditch?
This boxer, born Cassius Clay, became a global icon and three‑time heavyweight champion.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This is either a humorous or offensive term to call one's romantic partner as it originated from prison shackles in the 1800's.
What is a Ball and Chain?
This Yankee center fielder, known as “The Mick,” hit 536 home runs despite battling injuries throughout his career.
Who is Mickey Mantle?
Vin Scully, Bob Uecker, Mel Allen, Harry Caray, and Jack Buck were some of the most famous men to have this profession.
What is a Baseball Announcer?
Not just for humans anymore, pooches can also "hang ten" and "ride the wave" in this sport.
What is Dog Surfing?
This basketball legend, known as "His Airness," led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in the 1990s.
Who is Michael Jordan?
It is the real name of the delicious Italian Rice Balls seen below:
What is Arancini?
This fireballing left‑hander threw four no‑hitters and won three Cy Young Awards with the Dodgers.
Who is Sandy Koufax?
This company's mascot, “Sailor Jack,” and his dog Bingo became part of the brand’s identity—and they appeared on baseball‑themed boxes for decades.
What is Cracker Jack?
Originally just for married couples and first held in Finland 1992, it is the sport seen below:
What is Competitive Wife Carrying?
This tennis star won 22 Grand Slam singles titles and dominated women’s tennis in the 1970s and 1980s.
Who is Martina Navratilova?
This is a slang term for a person who acts in a silly or ridiculous manner.
What is a Goofball?
He passed Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974, finishing his career with 755 long balls.
Who is Hank Aaron?
Every one of these is hand‑rubbed with a secretive Delaware River mud to remove the factory gloss. Only one family knows the exact spot where the mud comes from.
What is a MLB baseball?
Every spring, brave competitors sprint—and often tumble—down Cooper’s Hill in Gloucestershire in pursuit of a wheel of Double Gloucester in this famously chaotic event.
What is Cheese Rolling?
This football quarterback led the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowl victories in the 1980s.
Who is Joe Montana?
This 1987 Mel Brooks directed movie is a spoof of Star Wars.
What is Spaceballs?