Q 01/05

The A's moved from Kansas City to Oakland ahead of which season?

A) 1968

B) 1970

C) 1973

D) 1977

Answer · why

A) 1968

Their first Oakland game, on April 17, was a 4-1 loss to Baltimore in front of 50,164 fans.

Q 02/05

How many World Series championships has the Athletics franchise won, second-most in the American League?

A) 9

B) 11

C) 13

D) 15

Answer · why

A) 9

Five came in Philadelphia, four in Oakland; the last was the 1989 sweep of the Giants.

Q 03/05

Which manager ran the Athletics for their first 50 years, wearing a business suit in the dugout?

A) John McGraw

B) Connie Mack

C) Ben Shibe

D) Cornelius McGillicuddy Jr.

Answer · why

B) Connie Mack

He holds the records for most wins (3,731) and most losses in MLB history, and directed fielders by waving a rolled-up scorecard.

Q 04/05

The A's white elephant mascot began as a jibe from which rival manager?

A) Fred Clarke

B) Frank Chance

C) John McGraw

D) Hughie Jennings

Answer · why

C) John McGraw

The A's manager adopted the insult and presented McGraw with a stuffed toy elephant at the start of the 1905 World Series.

Q 05/05

In Kansas City, Charlie Finley replaced the elephant with which animal, the state animal of Missouri?

A) A bear

B) A mule

C) A mustang

D) A bulldog

Answer · why

B) A mule

He named the real live animal 'Charlie O' after himself and paraded it at the ballpark.