Q 01/05

The Rockies began play as an expansion team in which season?

A) 1993

B) 1991

C) 1995

D) 1998

Answer · why

A) 1993

They entered with the Florida Marlins, and the two remain the only MLB clubs never to win a division title.

Q 02/05

Where did the Rockies play their first two seasons while Coors Field was built?

A) Coors Field

B) Mile High Stadium

C) Bears Stadium

D) Folsom Field

Answer · why

B) Mile High Stadium

They shared it with the Broncos and set the all-time MLB attendance record there in 1993.

Q 03/05

The 1993 Rockies set the all-time single-season MLB attendance record by drawing how many fans?

A) 4,483,350

B) 4,600,000

C) 4,750,000

D) 5,050,000

Answer · why

A) 4,483,350

The mark still stands, and the club led the majors in attendance for its first seven years.

Q 04/05

Who in Denver had used the name 'Rockies' before the ballclub adopted it?

A) A USFL team

B) An ABA team

C) An NHL team

D) A minor league baseball team

Answer · why

C) An NHL team

The hockey Colorado Rockies moved east in 1982 and became the New Jersey Devils.

Q 05/05

Which trucking magnate saved the Rockies franchise in 1992 after an ownership scandal?

A) Michael Monus

B) Dick Monfort

C) John Antonucci

D) Jerry McMorris

Answer · why

D) Jerry McMorris

Original partner Michael Monus had been ruined by an accounting scandal at his drugstore chain.