METS TRIVIA

What might the questions look like if Regis would do an all-Mets game?  NOTE  this is all in fun and no money will be awarded.  Answers are at the end.

for $100,

WHAT BOROUGH DO THE METS PLAY THEIR HOME GAMES?

A- Manhattan        B- Queens

C- Brooklyn           D- Bronx

for $200

WHAT IS A REASON FOR THE METS TEAM COLORS?

A- DECIDED BY A FAN CONTEST   B- COLORS WERE GIVEN WHEN METS GRANTED A TEAM

C-  OWNERS LIKED THE COLORS   D- TAKEN FROM DODGER BLUE AND GIANT ORANGE

for $300

WHAT IS THE NICKNAME OF THE METS NICKNAME?

A- AMAZIN'S         B- ISLES

C- BOMBERS           D- METROS 

for $500

WHERE DID METS ORIGINALLY PLAY THEIR HOME GAMES?

A- YANKEE STADIUM     B- POLO GROUNDS

C-  EBBETS FIELD         D- IT WAS ALWAYS SHEA

for $1000

WHAT DID THE METS NEVER DO?

A- HAVE A PLAYER HIT FOR THE CYCLE    B- TURN A TRIPLE PLAY

C- PITCH A N0-HITTER                      D- HAVE A 10-RUN INNING

for $2000

WHAT POSITION DID THE METS ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE TROUBLE FILLING?

A- LEFT FIELD             B- PITCHER

C- THIRD BASE            D- SHORT STOP

for $4000

WHO DID THE METS BEAT FOR THEIR FIRST WIN?

A- PITTSBURGH PIRATES    B- PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

C- HOUSTON COLT 45S      D- ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

for $8000

WHO WAS THE LAST METS PITCHER TO WIN BOTH GAMES OF A DOUBLE HEADER?

A- TUG McGRAW         B- JESSIE OROSCO

C- ROGER McDOWEL      D- DOUG SISK

for $16,000

BY INNINGS, HOW LONG DID THE LONGEST METS GAME GO?

A- 23      B- 24

C- 25      D- 33

for $32,000

IN THE FOG GAME, WHO HIT A BALL THAT FELL FOR A TRIPLE FINALLY CONVINCING UMPIRES THE GAME SHOULD BE DELAYED AND EVENTUALLY CALLED?

A- STEVE HENDERSON  B- JOEL YOUNGBLOOD

C- RICHIE HEBNER       D- LEE MAZZILLI

for $64,000

WHO IS ONLY MET TO HOMER IN THE UPPER DECK AT SHEA?

A- DARRYL STRAWBERRY     B- DAVE KINGMAN

C- TOMMIE AGEE             D- HOWARD JOHNSON

for $125,000

UNTIL 2000, HOW DID THE METS START EVERY GAME 3 OF A WORLD SERIES THEY WERE IN?

A- HOME RUN   B- STRIKE OUT

C- TRIPLE        D- HIT BY PITCH

for $250,000

WHAT MET HIT FOR THE CYCLE IN THE INFAMOUS JULY 4-5, 1985 GAME AGAINST THE BRAVES?

A- DARRYL STRAWBERRY  B- HOWARD JOHNSON

C- TIM TEUFEL             D- KEITH HERNANDEZ

for $500,000

WHAT MET ONCE RAN FOR THE CYCLE, THAT IS IN ONE GAME HE GOT THROWN OUT AT EVERY BASE? (Mets still won the game)

A- HUBIE BROOKS         B- KELVIN CHAPMAN

C- DOUG FLYNN            D- FRANK TAVERAS

FOR $1 MILLION

WHAT MET WAS TRADED FOR HIMSELF?

A- HARRY CHITI      B- JACK HAMILTON

C- JACK LAMABE      D- DAN NAPOLEAN

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answers

$100- B- Queens.

$200  D- Taken from the blue of the Dodgers and orange of the Giants, the two former NY teams.

$300  A- Amazin's, dubbed by manger Casey Stengal.

$500  B- Polo Grounds in 1962 and 1963, while Shea was being built.

$1000  C- As of the start of 2001, the Mets still haven't pitched a no-hitter.

$2000  C- Third Base.  Don Zimmer was the first.

$4000  A- Pittsburgh Pirates. 9-1

$8000  B- Jessie Orosco, 7/31/83 vr. Pirates 7-6, 1-0 in a pair of 12 inning games

$16,000  C- 25 innings 9/11/74  4-3 loss to Cardinals at Shea

$32,000  B- Joel Youngblood

$64.000  C- Tommie Agee 4/10/69 2nd inning against Expos Larry Jaster

$125,000  A- lead off home run. 1969 Tommie Agee 1973 Wayne Garrett and 1986 Lenny Dykstra

$250,000  D- Keith Hernandez

$500,000  B- Kelvin Chapman

$1 Million  A- Harry Chiti  he was received in a trade for among others a player to be named later, and Mets sent him back as that player to be named.