Q 01/05

Which expansion team began play alongside the Marlins in 1993?

A) Arizona Diamondbacks

B) Colorado Rockies

C) Tampa Bay Rays

D) Seattle Mariners

Answer · why

B) Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies fans saw the playoffs first, in 1995, but the Marlins won the World Series two years later, in only their fifth season.

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) Micky Arison

Answer · why

B) Wayne Huizenga

Wayne Huizenga said his 1997 champions had lost $34 million and ordered the roster broken up within weeks. A year later the Marlins had the worst reco...

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

Orlando and Tampa Bay both reached the final six, and St. Petersburg already had a finished dome standing empty. It waited until 1998 for the Devil Ra...

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

Joe Robbie Stadium was built for football, but the Dolphins' owner insisted on a layout wide enough for a diamond, betting baseball would come to Miam...

Q 05/05

The Marlins had to swap Florida for Miami in their name 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

Using the county-owned new ballpark came with strings: the city and Miami-Dade helped pay for it, so the funding deal put Miami's name on the team. Th...