Q 01/05

How many teams play in Major League Baseball?

A) 40

B) 30

C) 50

D) 60

Answer · why

B) 30

They are split evenly between the National League and the American League. Twenty-nine are in the United States and one is in Canada.

Q 02/05

How many players does each baseball team have on the field at once?

A) Eleven

B) Seven

C) Five

D) Nine

Answer · why

D) Nine

The pitcher, the catcher, four infielders and three outfielders. The teams take turns batting and fielding.

Q 03/05

If the score is still tied after the ninth inning, what happens?

A) They keep playing extra frames

B) The game ends in a tie

C) The captains flip a coin

D) They hold a home run contest

Answer · why

A) They keep playing extra frames

They keep going until one team is ahead at the end of an inning. Softball games are only seven innings long.

Q 04/05

How many outs does the fielding team need to end the other team's turn at bat?

A) Two

B) Four

C) Three

D) Six

Answer · why

C) Three

Each inning has a top half and a bottom half, and each team bats until it makes three outs.

Q 05/05

What is it called when a batter swings and misses, or lets a good pitch go by without swinging?

A) A ball

B) A foul

C) An error

D) A strike

Answer · why

D) A strike

Fielders can also get a batter out by catching the ball before it bounces, or by tagging a runner who is off the base.