Q 01/05

By what nickname is the MLB All-Star Game commonly known?

A) The July Jubilee

B) The Midsummer Classic

C) The Summer Showcase

D) The Fall Classic

Answer · why

B) The Midsummer Classic

The Midsummer Classic was planned as a one-time event in 1933, but it drew so well that the leagues made it an annual fixture.

Q 02/05

Which Chicago Tribune sports editor came up with the idea for the first All-Star Game?

A) Grantland Rice

B) Damon Runyon

C) Red Smith

D) Arch Ward

Answer · why

D) Arch Ward

Arch Ward won over wary club owners by pledging the gate to a charity for needy former players, then plugged the game in his paper day after day.

Q 03/05

Where was the first All-Star Game played on July 6, 1933?

A) Comiskey Park, Chicago

B) Polo Grounds, New York

C) Fenway Park, Boston

D) Wrigley Field, Chicago

Answer · why

A) Comiskey Park, Chicago

Comiskey Park, Chicago, got the game because it was dreamed up as a sporting attraction for the city's 1933 World's Fair, and more than 47,000 fans ca...

Q 04/05

Which Yankee hit a two-run homer to highlight the first All-Star Game in 1933?

A) Lou Gehrig

B) Jimmie Foxx

C) Babe Ruth

D) Al Simmons

Answer · why

C) Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth was, as the opposing starter recalled, old by then and thick in the waist, yet he hit the first home run in All-Star Game history.

Q 05/05

What did the Chicago Tribune call the first All-Star contest in 1933?

A) The Game of the Century

B) The Diamond Jubilee

C) The Summer Spectacular

D) The Battle of the Leagues

Answer · why

A) The Game of the Century

The Game of the Century was staged for a world's fair called the Century of Progress, and 55 newspapers printed ballots so that fans could pick the st...