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

The founders wanted a home that could claim both Dodgers and Giants fans without looking like a revival of either borough's old team.

Q 02/05

In what year did the Mets play their first season?

A) 1962

B) 1965

C) 1969

D) 1972

Answer · why

A) 1962

They were created to fill the hole left when the Dodgers and Giants both moved to California after 1957.

Q 03/05

The Mets' blue and orange colours honour which two departed 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 interlocking NY on the cap is the old Giants logo, and the blue cap is a nod to the Dodgers.

Q 04/05

What was the Mets' record in their disastrous first season?

A) 52-110

B) 35-127

C) 47-115

D) 40-120

Answer · why

D) 40-120

It stood as the most losses by any post-1900 team until the 2024 Chicago White Sox managed 121.

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

His exasperated line 'Can't anybody here play this game?' became the title of Jimmy Breslin's book on the 1962 season.