Q 01/05

Which MLB ballpark, the oldest still in use, opened in April 1912 just days after the Titanic sank?

A) Dodger Stadium

B) Fenway Park

C) Yankee Stadium

D) Comerica Park

Answer · why

B) Fenway Park

Fenway Park hosted its first game on April 20, 1912, but the sinking five days earlier pushed the opening out of the newspaper headlines.

Q 02/05

What plant has covered the brick outfield walls of the Chicago Cubs' home ballpark since a 1937 renovation?

A) Jasmine

B) Kudzu

C) Ivy

D) Moss

Answer · why

C) Ivy

Ivy was planted there by a young Bill Veeck, and a batted ball that sticks in the vines is ruled a ground-rule double.

Q 03/05

What nickname do fans give the 37-foot-tall left-field wall at the Boston Red Sox's home ballpark?

A) The Green Monster

B) The Green Giant

C) The Iron Curtain

D) The Back Bay Barrier

Answer · why

A) The Green Monster

The Green Monster was covered in advertisements until 1947, when it was first painted green, and for decades fans simply called it The Wall.

Q 04/05

Which stadium, billed as the Eighth Wonder of the World, became baseball's first domed home in 1965?

A) Kingdome

B) Superdome

C) Silverdome

D) Astrodome

Answer · why

D) Astrodome

The Astrodome's grass died for lack of sunlight after roof panes were painted to cut glare, so in 1966 it got a synthetic surface soon known as AstroT...

Q 05/05

Which MLB ballpark has a single row of purple seats marking exactly one mile above sea level?

A) Chase Field

B) Truist Park

C) Coors Field

D) Target Field

Answer · why

C) Coors Field

Coors Field's thin, dry air makes batted balls fly farther, so since 2002 the game balls have been stored in a humidor.