Q 01/05

In which stadium did the Mariners play their first game in 1977?

A) The Kingdome

B) The Tacoma Dome

C) Sick's Stadium

D) Husky Stadium

Answer · why

A) The Kingdome

The Kingdome drew 57,762 for that first game, a 7–0 loss. In 1994 falling ceiling tiles shut it down, and the Mariners had to play their last 20 games...

Q 02/05

The Seattle Pilots' 1970 move to which city led to the lawsuit that created the Mariners?

A) Dallas

B) Kansas City

C) San Diego

D) Milwaukee

Answer · why

D) Milwaukee

Milwaukee got the Pilots when a bankruptcy referee approved their sale seven days before the 1970 season. Seattle, King County and the state sued the ...

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

Slade Gorton hired trial lawyer William Dwyer to press the case. It took nearly six years to reach court, and about a month into the trial the league ...

Q 04/05

Who suggested the name 'Mariners' for Seattle's new baseball team in 1976?

A) A Bellevue fan

B) Co-owner Danny Kaye

C) The team's first manager

D) A Seattle sportswriter

Answer · why

A) A Bellevue fan

A Bellevue fan, Roger Szmodis, won the naming contest with 'Mariners' from about 15,000 entries. The club could never find him 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 Mariner Moose has been the mascot since 1990. In the 1995 postseason he broke an ankle, crashing into the outfield wall while being towed on skate...