Q 01/05

In which New York City borough do the Mets play?

A) The Bronx

B) Brooklyn

C) Queens

D) Manhattan

Answer · why

C) Queens

Queens has been home since Shea Stadium opened in 1964 beside the World's Fair grounds. Its replacement went up in Shea's parking lot, and Shea was th...

Q 02/05

The Mets joined the National League in 1962 alongside which other expansion team?

A) Houston Colt .45s

B) San Diego Padres

C) Montreal Expos

D) Seattle Pilots

Answer · why

A) Houston Colt .45s

Houston Colt .45s was the name for only three seasons: in 1965 the club moved indoors to the Astrodome and became the Astros.

Q 03/05

The Mets' blue and orange colours honour which two New York teams?

A) The Yankees and the Highlanders

B) The Giants and the Knickerbockers

C) The Dodgers and the Giants

D) The Dodgers and the Yankees

Answer · why

C) The Dodgers and the Giants

The Dodgers and the Giants both left for California after 1957, so the new club took Dodger blue and Giant orange and revived the Giants' old NY monog...

Q 04/05

Which team's 121 losses in 2024 broke the modern record set by the 1962 Mets?

A) Chicago White Sox

B) Detroit Tigers

C) Oakland Athletics

D) Colorado Rockies

Answer · why

A) Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox finished 41-121, yet the 40-120 Mets keep one distinction: their .250 winning percentage is still a shade worse than Chicago's .253.

Q 05/05

Which former Yankees manager ran the Mets in their first seasons and coined the nickname 'Amazin' Mets'?

A) Yogi Berra

B) Casey Stengel

C) Gil Hodges

D) Leo Durocher

Answer · why

B) Casey Stengel

Casey Stengel's exasperated question, 'Can't anybody here play this game?', became the title of Jimmy Breslin's book about the 1962 team.