Q 01/05

How many World Series championships have the Cardinals won, the most of any National League franchise?

A) 11

B) 13

C) 15

D) 17

Answer · why

A) 11

Only the Yankees have more. The run started in 1926 and most recently added 2006 and 2011.

Q 02/05

What is the name of the Cardinals' feathered mascot?

A) Redbird Rick

B) Fredbird

C) Cardinal Carl

D) Buster Bird

Answer · why

B) Fredbird

He debuted in 1979 and is famous for 'beaking' fans' heads and tossing T-shirts into the stands.

Q 03/05

In what year did the franchise that became the Cardinals begin play?

A) 1888

B) 1892

C) 1882

D) 1901

Answer · why

C) 1882

They started in the American Association as the Brown Stockings, later just the Browns, before joining the NL in 1892.

Q 04/05

According to the popular story, the team's name came from a fan remarking on what?

A) A bird nesting in the grandstand

B) The owner's church

C) The red brick of the ballpark

D) The color of the new uniforms

Answer · why

D) The color of the new uniforms

Sportswriter Willie McHale printed the remark 'What a lovely shade of cardinal' in his column and the name stuck.

Q 05/05

Which Cardinals executive got the birds-on-the-bat logo idea from a table arrangement in a Ferguson, Missouri church?

A) Branch Rickey

B) Sam Breadon

C) Bill Veeck

D) Gussie Busch

Answer · why

A) Branch Rickey

The same man went on to pioneer the minor league farm system in St. Louis before signing Jackie Robinson in Brooklyn.