Q 01/05

Harry Wright brought his players east in 1871 to form the Braves' ancestor. Which disbanded team had they come from?

A) The Red Stockings

B) The Red Legs

C) The Porkopolitans

D) Kelly's Killers

Answer · why

A) The Red Stockings

Harry Wright brought them to Boston as the Boston Red Stockings, a charter member of the National Association.

Q 02/05

What distinction do the Braves hold among North American professional sports franchises?

A) Most World Series titles

B) Oldest continuously operating franchise

C) First to have a mascot

D) First to play a night game

Answer · why

B) Oldest continuously operating franchise

They are one of two remaining National League charter franchises from 1876.

Q 03/05

In what year did the club adopt the Boston Braves name?

A) 1921

B) 1935

C) 1946

D) 1912

Answer · why

D) 1912

Owner James Gaffney was one of the 'braves' of New York's Tammany Hall political machine, whose symbol was a Native American chief.

Q 04/05

Which of these was NOT an earlier nickname of the Boston franchise?

A) Beaneaters

B) Red Caps

C) Bees

D) Pilgrims

Answer · why

D) Pilgrims

They were the Red Caps for the first National League game in 1876 and briefly rebranded as the Bees in 1935.

Q 05/05

What was remarkable about the 1914 'Miracle Braves'?

A) They went 0-20 in April and won the pennant

B) They upset Connie Mack's A's in the World Series

C) They played the entire season away

D) They used only nine players

Answer · why

B) They upset Connie Mack's A's in the World Series

Led by NL MVP Johnny Evers, they were underdogs against Philadelphia and swept them.