Q 01/05

Which future NFL quarterback did the Montreal Expos pick in the 1995 baseball draft?

A) Peyton Manning

B) Tom Brady

C) Drew Brees

D) Donovan McNabb

Answer · why

B) Tom Brady

Tom Brady stuck with football, and when he retired from the NFL in 2023 he was the last Expos draft pick active in any professional sport.

Q 02/05

Bonnie Erickson, designer of the Expos' furry orange mascot, also designed which Muppets character?

A) Rowlf the Dog

B) Kermit

C) Scooter

D) Miss Piggy

Answer · why

D) Miss Piggy

Miss Piggy was Erickson's work for Jim Henson. The Expos chose her mascot design after their first attempt, Souki, frightened children and was retired...

Q 03/05

The Montreal Expos, who began play in 1969, took their name from which kind of event?

A) A film festival

B) The Summer Olympics

C) A world's fair

D) A royal jubilee

Answer · why

C) A world's fair

A world's fair called Expo 67 had just closed in Montreal when the team was named. The name appealed partly because it is spelled the same in French a...

Q 04/05

Which pioneer played for Montreal's minor-league Royals in 1946, a year before his major league debut?

A) Jackie Robinson

B) Roberto Clemente

C) Satchel Paige

D) Hank Aaron

Answer · why

A) Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson led the Royals to a Junior World Series title that season. When the club folded in 1960, Montreal's politicians began lobbying for a m...

Q 05/05

What halted the 1994 season in August while the Montreal Expos owned the best record in baseball?

A) A players' strike

B) An owners' lockout

C) An umpires' walkout

D) A gambling scandal

Answer · why

A) A players' strike

A players' strike led to the rest of the season being cancelled with Montreal at 74–40. The Expos never reached the playoffs again.