Q 01/05

Fenway Park has been the Red Sox's home since which year?

A) 1912

B) 1923

C) 1934

D) 1946

Answer · why

A) 1912

Fenway Park opened on 20 April 1912; the Titanic had sunk five days earlier, pushing the new park's debut off the front pages.

Q 02/05

Before adopting the name Red Sox in 1908, what was the club most commonly called?

A) The Pilgrims

B) The Somersets

C) The Beaneaters

D) The Americans

Answer · why

D) The Americans

Newspapers mostly called the club the Boston Americans, after its league; the Red Sox name was adopted in December 1907, taking up the red stockings t...

Q 03/05

How many World Series titles had the Red Sox won through their 2018 championship?

A) Five

B) Seven

C) Nine

D) Eleven

Answer · why

C) Nine

Nine: 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 and 2018, from thirteen World Series appearances through 2018.

Q 04/05

Boston won the very first World Series in 1903 against which team?

A) New York Giants

B) Chicago Cubs

C) Pittsburgh Pirates

D) Detroit Tigers

Answer · why

C) Pittsburgh Pirates

Boston beat the Pittsburgh Pirates five games to three in the best-of-nine 1903 Series, urged on by the Royal Rooters' endless choruses of 'Tessie'.

Q 05/05

Which pitcher won the pitching Triple Crown for Boston in 1901 and holds the all-time record of 511 wins?

A) Cy Young

B) Walter Johnson

C) Smoky Joe Wood

D) Christy Mathewson

Answer · why

A) Cy Young

Cy Young went 33-10 for Boston in 1901, threw a perfect game for the club in 1904 and finished with 511 wins; the annual pitching award took his name ...