Q 01/05

In which division do the White Sox play?

A) AL Central

B) AL East

C) NL Central

D) AL West

Answer · why

A) AL Central

AL Central. The White Sox came over from the AL West when the leagues went to three divisions in 1994, and were leading the new division when a player...

Q 02/05

Which part of Chicago is home to the White Sox?

A) North Side

B) South Side

C) West Side

D) Near the Loop

Answer · why

B) South Side

South Side. When Pope Leo XIV was elected, his brother confirmed he was a White Sox fan, and the club marked the seat where he had watched Game 1 of t...

Q 03/05

Where did the White Sox franchise begin in 1894, as the Cornhuskers?

A) Des Moines, Iowa

B) Milwaukee, Wisconsin

C) Sioux City, Iowa

D) St. Paul, Minnesota

Answer · why

C) Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux City, Iowa. The Cornhuskers won the Western League pennant in their only season there, and a new owner promptly moved the champions to St. Paul ...

Q 04/05

For which White Sox minor-league team did Michael Jordan play during the 1994 season?

A) Nashville Sounds

B) Birmingham Barons

C) Charlotte Knights

D) Memphis Chicks

Answer · why

B) Birmingham Barons

Birmingham Barons. Jordan batted .202 with 30 stolen bases for the Double-A club in 1994, then gave up baseball the following spring and went back to ...

Q 05/05

Whom did the White Sox beat to win their first World Series in 1906?

A) Chicago Cubs

B) New York Giants

C) Cincinnati Reds

D) Detroit Tigers

Answer · why

A) Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs. They had gone 116-36, the best record of baseball's modern era, yet lost in six games in the first World Series ever played between two ...