Q 01/05

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

A) 1993

B) 1991

C) 1995

D) 1998

Answer · why

A) 1993

They entered the National League alongside the Colorado Rockies, the only other active club never to win a division title.

Q 02/05

Which Blockbuster Video chief executive paid the $95M expansion fee to found the Marlins?

A) John Henry

B) Wayne Huizenga

C) Jeffrey Loria

D) Bruce Sherman

Answer · why

B) Wayne Huizenga

He also owned the Dolphins and the NHL's Panthers, and had built Waste Management from a single garbage truck.

Q 03/05

Which two Florida regions lost out to Miami in the 1991 bidding for a National League expansion team?

A) Orlando and Fort Lauderdale

B) Jacksonville and Tampa Bay

C) Orlando and Tampa Bay

D) Tallahassee and Jacksonville

Answer · why

C) Orlando and Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay already had a domed stadium waiting; it got the Devil Rays in the next round of expansion.

Q 04/05

The Marlins originally shared which venue with the NFL's Miami Dolphins?

A) Bobby Maduro Stadium

B) The Orange Bowl

C) Tropicana Field

D) Joe Robbie Stadium

Answer · why

D) Joe Robbie Stadium

The football-oriented park was later called Pro Player Stadium and Sun Life Stadium before the club moved out in 2012.

Q 05/05

The Marlins were required to change their name from Florida to Miami in 2012 as a condition of what?

A) A television contract

B) Using the county-owned new ballpark

C) An MLB realignment

D) Settling a lawsuit with the Rays

Answer · why

B) Using the county-owned new ballpark

Miami-Dade County owns LoanDepot Park and wanted the city's name on the team that plays there.