POP QUIZ ( BE A TRIVIA ALL - STAR )

           Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
           See what you know about past games.

1. The first All-Star Game was played in 1933, Where?
a) Fenway Park, Boston.
b) Comiskey Park, Chicago.
c) Polo Grounds, New York.
d) Wrigley Field, Chicago.
2. When was the first All-Star Game played in Philadelphia?
a) 1943.
b) 1953.
c) 1967.
d) 1976.
3. When was the last time the game was played in Philadelphia?
a) 1976.
b) 1986.
c) 1996.
d) 2006.
4. Who was the last Phillies player to be named All-Star Game MVP?
a) Steve Carlton.
b) Gary Carter.
c) Cole Hamels.
d) Johnny Callison.
5. This Phillie went to the All-Star Game as a rookie.
a) Mike Schmidt.
b) Jimmy Rollins.
c) Steve Carlton.
d) Ryan Howard.
6. He was the only Phillie to start as a rookie all-star.
a) Steve Carlton.
b) Ryan Howard.
c) Richie Ashburn.
d) Chase Utley.
7. This onetime Phillie would be the oldest non-pitcher in an All-Star Game.
a) Mike Schmidt.
b) Steve Carlton.
c) Pete Rose.
d) Tug McGraw.
8. In 2005 and '06, the Phillies laid claim to the Home Run Derby title.  The second winner was Ryan Howard.  Who was the first?
a) Pat Burrell.
b) Chase Utley.
c) Jayson Werth.
d) Bobby Abreu.
9. Only one manager from Philadelphia has led back-to-back all-star teams.  Name him.
a) Charlie Manuel.
b) Connie Mack.
c) Dallas Green.
d) Gene Mauch.
10. Put these Philadelphia managers in order they ran all-star teams, from earliest year to most recent: Jim Fregosi, Dallas Green, Connie Mack, Charles Manuel, Gene Mauch, Paul Owens, and Eddie Sawyer.

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Answers : 1. b  ; 2. a  ; 3. c  ; 4. d  ; 5. b  ; 6. c  ; 7. c  ; 8. d  ; 9. a  ; 10. Mack, 1933; Sawyer, '51; Mauch, '65; Green, '81; Owens, '84; Fregosi, '94; Manuel, 2009 and '10.