Q 01/05

The name Padres, Spanish for 'fathers', honours which group?

A) Spanish naval officers of the 1700s

B) The Franciscan friars of the local mission

C) The city's original founding council

D) Jesuit missionaries from Mexico

Answer · why

B) The Franciscan friars of the local mission

Mission San Diego de Alcalá was founded in 1769, exactly 200 years before the big-league club arrived.

Q 02/05

The Padres joined the National League as an expansion team in which year?

A) 1969

B) 1971

C) 1973

D) 1977

Answer · why

A) 1969

They arrived with the Expos, Royals and Seattle Pilots and finished last in each of their first six seasons.

Q 03/05

The Pacific Coast League Padres of 1937 won a title led by which 18-year-old San Diego native?

A) Bob Lemon

B) Joe DiMaggio

C) Ted Williams

D) Don Larsen

Answer · why

C) Ted Williams

The Splendid Splinter went on to hit .406 for Boston four years later.

Q 04/05

Which fast-food magnate bought the Padres in 1974 to keep them from leaving town?

A) Glen Bell

B) Carl Karcher

C) Dave Thomas

D) Ray Kroc

Answer · why

D) Ray Kroc

He read that the club was for sale while sitting on his yacht; they lost 102 games in his first year but drew a million paying fans.

Q 05/05

The Padres were conditionally sold in 1974 to a grocery-chain owner who planned to move them where?

A) Denver, Colorado

B) The U.S. capital

C) Toronto, Ontario

D) New Orleans

Answer · why

B) The U.S. capital

Joseph Danzansky's deal fell through when Ray Kroc stepped in.