Q 01/05

Before moving to Washington in 2005, the Nationals franchise played in which city?

A) Toronto

B) Montreal

C) Ottawa

D) Quebec City

Answer · why

B) Montreal

Montreal. The Expos took their name from the Expo 67 world's fair, and in 2003 and 2004 they played about a quarter of their home games in San Juan, P...

Q 02/05

Which former Phillies manager became the Expos' first skipper in 1969?

A) Gene Mauch

B) Dick Williams

C) Buck Rodgers

D) Felipe Alou

Answer · why

A) Gene Mauch

Gene Mauch. His 1964 Phillies blew a 6½-game lead with 12 to play, and he managed 26 seasons in the majors without ever winning a pennant.

Q 03/05

What ended the 1994 season with the Expos holding baseball's best record?

A) Players' strike

B) Owners' lockout

C) Umpires' strike

D) Roof collapse

Answer · why

A) Players' strike

A players' strike. It wiped out the World Series, and the next spring the cash-strapped Expos parted with Larry Walker, Marquis Grissom, John Wettelan...

Q 04/05

A court order forcing which team to honour its stadium lease derailed MLB's 2001 plan to fold two clubs?

A) Kansas City Royals

B) Tampa Bay Devil Rays

C) Florida Marlins

D) Minnesota Twins

Answer · why

D) Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins. Owners voted 28-2 to drop two teams, reportedly the Twins and Expos, who cast the only no votes; a judge then held the Twins to their...

Q 05/05

Which owner sold the Expos to MLB in 2002 in a deal that let him buy the Florida Marlins?

A) Charles Bronfman

B) Jeffrey Loria

C) Claude Brochu

D) John Henry

Answer · why

B) Jeffrey Loria

Jeffrey Loria sold the Expos to Major League Baseball for $120 million in February 2002 and used the proceeds to buy the Marlins from John Henry, who ...