Q 01/05

Besides baseball, which sport did Ripken play for his high-school team?

A) Basketball

B) Soccer

C) Football

D) Wrestling

Answer · why

B) Soccer

Soccer was his other sport, and colleges came calling. He and his father decided he should turn professional at 17 instead, reasoning that he could al...

Q 02/05

What is Ripken's famous nickname?

A) The Iron Horse

B) The Iron Man

C) Mr. October

D) The Kid

Answer · why

B) The Iron Man

The Iron Man earned the name the hard way. He played on after badly spraining an ankle in 1985 and after twisting a knee in an on-field brawl in 1993,...

Q 03/05

Which award for a player's work in his community did Ripken receive in 1992?

A) Roberto Clemente Award

B) Hutch Award

C) Hank Aaron Award

D) Branch Rickey Award

Answer · why

A) Roberto Clemente Award

The Roberto Clemente Award recognises what a player gives back, and his giving did not stop with his career. In 2001 he and his brother set up a found...

Q 04/05

Whose 56-year-old record did Ripken break in 1995?

A) Lou Gehrig

B) Babe Ruth

C) Joe DiMaggio

D) Ty Cobb

Answer · why

A) Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig's old teammate Joe DiMaggio, then 80, came to the game and said Gehrig would have tipped his cap. The Orioles sold special seats that night...

Q 05/05

Which brother of Ripken's also played for the Orioles?

A) Billy

B) Bobby

C) Fred

D) Ryan

Answer · why

A) Billy

Billy Ripken joined the Orioles as a second baseman in 1987, the year their father took over as manager. Cal Sr. thus became the first man to manage t...