Q 01/05

In which year did the Tigers become a charter member of the American League?

A) 1901

B) 1903

C) 1912

D) 1920

Answer · why

A) 1901

Detroit was one of the American League's eight charter franchises when it began play as a major league in 1901; the club had played in the minor Weste...

Q 02/05

Before settling on Tigers, the 1894 Detroit club was referred to by which names?

A) Wolverines and Creams

B) Stars and Motors

C) Blues and Lakers

D) Giants and Greys

Answer · why

A) Wolverines and Creams

Newspapers called the 1894 Western League club the Wolverines and the Creams; 'Tigers' first appeared in the Detroit Free Press on 16 April 1895, befo...

Q 03/05

According to author Richard Bak, the Tigers took their nickname from which local institution?

A) The Detroit Fire Department

B) The Detroit Light Guard militia

C) A downtown saloon

D) The Detroit Zoo

Answer · why

B) The Detroit Light Guard militia

Richard Bak's 1998 history traces the name to the Detroit Light Guard, a militia unit nicknamed 'the Tigers' that fought in the Civil and Spanish-Amer...

Q 04/05

Bennett Park, Briggs Stadium and Tiger Stadium all stood at the corner of which two Detroit avenues?

A) Woodward and Jefferson

B) Grand River and Cass

C) Michigan and Trumbull

D) Gratiot and Brush

Answer · why

C) Michigan and Trumbull

Bennett Park opened at Michigan and Trumbull in 1896; its successor on the same site opened in 1912 and was renamed twice before the Tigers left 'The ...

Q 05/05

Under what name did the ballpark that became Tiger Stadium open in 1912?

A) Briggs Stadium

B) Cobb Field

C) Detroit Park

D) Navin Field

Answer · why

D) Navin Field

It opened as Navin Field on 20 April 1912, named for owner Frank Navin, the same day Fenway Park opened; it became Briggs Stadium in 1938 and Tiger St...