Q 01/05

In which year did the Mariners join the American League as an expansion team?

A) 1983

B) 1979

C) 1981

D) 1977

Answer · why

D) 1977

The Blue Jays arrived in the same expansion. Seattle's earlier team, the Pilots, had lasted a single season in 1969.

Q 02/05

The Mariners franchise was created as the result of what?

A) A lawsuit

B) A referendum

C) A merger with a minor-league club

D) A trade with the National League

Answer · why

A) A lawsuit

After Bud Selig moved the Pilots to Milwaukee in 1970, the city, King County and Washington state sued the American League for breach of contract.

Q 03/05

Which future US senator, then state attorney general, led the legal action that created the Mariners?

A) Warren Magnuson

B) Henry 'Scoop' Jackson

C) Slade Gorton

D) Patty Murray

Answer · why

C) Slade Gorton

He was state attorney general at the time. King County built the Kingdome confident that baseball would return.

Q 04/05

Roughly how many names were submitted in the 1976 'name the team' contest that produced 'Mariners'?

A) More than 600

B) About 50

C) About 200

D) More than 5,000

Answer · why

A) More than 600

The winning entry came from Roger Szmodis of Bellevue, whom the club was never able to reach to hand over his prize.

Q 05/05

What is the Mariners' mascot?

A) The Mariner Salmon

B) The Mariner Moose

C) Captain Anchor

D) The Sea Dog

Answer · why

B) The Mariner Moose

The team's nickname, the M's, appeared in its primary logo from 1987 to 1992.