Q 01/05

The Royals name pays homage to the American Royal, an annual Kansas City event featuring what?

A) A jazz and blues festival

B) A livestock show and rodeo

C) A steeplechase horse race

D) A classic car exhibition

Answer · why

B) A livestock show and rodeo

The event has run since 1899 and also includes a championship barbecue competition; the name won out of 17,000 contest entries.

Q 02/05

The Royals began play as an expansion team in which year?

A) 1969

B) 1971

C) 1973

D) 1977

Answer · why

A) 1969

They entered alongside the Seattle Pilots, who lasted one season before becoming the Milwaukee Brewers.

Q 03/05

Which pharmaceutical entrepreneur founded the Royals and later gave the ballpark his name?

A) John Sherman

B) David Glass

C) Ewing Kauffman

D) Charlie Finley

Answer · why

C) Ewing Kauffman

He built Marion Laboratories from a $5,000 investment, and cast the lone board vote against the name Royals before it grew on him.

Q 04/05

Which Missouri senator threatened baseball's antitrust exemption to get Kansas City a team?

A) John Danforth

B) Thomas Eagleton

C) Harry Truman

D) Stuart Symington

Answer · why

D) Stuart Symington

His pressure moved the start date up from 1971 to 1969, which may have helped sink the unready Seattle Pilots.

Q 05/05

Which team left Kansas City for Oakland after the 1967 season, prompting the push for the Royals?

A) The Monarchs

B) The Athletics

C) The Blues

D) The Cowboys

Answer · why

B) The Athletics

Owner Charlie Finley had explored elaborate relocation schemes and essentially shunned the city before finally moving.