Q 01/05

The Wrigley family, whose name is on the Cubs' ballpark, made its fortune selling what?

A) Beer

B) Chewing gum

C) Breakfast cereal

D) Tobacco

Answer · why

B) Chewing gum

Chewing gum began as William Wrigley Jr.'s free gift. He sold soap, then baking powder, and handed out gum as a bonus until customers wanted the gum m...

Q 02/05

Before they were the Cubs, what was the franchise called when it was founded in 1870?

A) The Chicago Colts

B) The White Stockings

C) The Chicago Orphans

D) The Red Stockings

Answer · why

B) The White Stockings

The White Stockings name outlived its first owners. When Charles Comiskey brought a rival club to the city in 1900, he took the discarded name for his...

Q 03/05

A Chicago newspaper coined 'Cubs' in 1902 as a nod to the team's what?

A) Bear mascot

B) Owner's nickname

C) Young players

D) Small ballpark

Answer · why

C) Young players

Young players earned the name. New manager Frank Selee had filled the roster with youngsters, and the Chicago Daily News started calling them the Cubs...

Q 04/05

Who was the first player credited with 3,000 hits and player-manager of the Cubs' 19th-century pennant winners?

A) Albert Spalding

B) Frank Chance

C) Ross Barnes

D) Cap Anson

Answer · why

D) Cap Anson

Cap Anson was the biggest celebrity in the game. In 1895 he played himself on Broadway in a play written to cash in on his fame.

Q 05/05

Which team in 2001 matched the 1906 Cubs' record of 116 wins in a season?

A) New York Yankees

B) Oakland Athletics

C) Arizona Diamondbacks

D) Seattle Mariners

Answer · why

D) Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners. Neither 116-win team took the title: the 1906 Cubs were upset in the World Series by a club nicknamed the Hitless Wonders, and Seatt...