Baseball and the Presidents I

[GaryMrMets]

Question 1:
Who was President when baseball was 'officially' invented?
Abraham Lincoln
Martin VanBuren
Milliard Fillmore
Ulysses Grant

Question 2:
The 1st left-handed 'first ball' was thrown out by _______ ?
Harry Truman
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Herbert Hoover

Question 3:
Who was the 1st president to attend a Major League game while in office?
William Taft
Ulysses Grant
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland

Question 4:
Who was the first president to be booed at the World Series?
Lyndon Johnson
Herbert Hoover
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton

Question 5:
Who was the first President to own a Major League team?
George W. Bush
Warren Harding
Franklin Roosevelt
John Kennedy

Question 6:
The 1st written reference to baseball in America associated with a president is assocaited with whom?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Rutherford Hayes
Zachary Taylor

Question 7:
Who played semi-pro ball under the name 'Wilson' in the Kansas State League?
Woodrow Wilson
Dwight Eisenhower
Ronald Reagan
Harry Truman

Question 8:
Who said: 'Good ballplayers make good citizens.' ?
Franklin Roosevelt
Chester Arthur
Herbert Hoover
Grover Cleveland

Question 9:
President Taft threw out the first ball in Washington, D.C. on June 18th, 1912 because he could not make it to opening day. Why?
He promised to visit an orphange that day
Tensions in Europe
Titanic Disaster
State of the Union

Question 10:
Babe Ruth posed for a campaign photo for this presidential election loser.
Albert Landon
John Dawes
Al Smith
Robert LaFollette

[PopTop]

First, when will we get some answers to your 26 Oct trivia questions?

Question 1:
Who was President when baseball was 'officially' invented?
Millard Fillmore

Question 2:
The 1st left-handed 'first ball' was thrown out by _______ ?
Jimmy Carter

Question 3:
Who was the 1st president to attend a Major League game while in office?
Grover Cleveland

Question 4:
Who was the first president to be booed at the World Series?
Bill Clinton

Question 5:
Who was the first President to own a Major League team?
George W. Bush

Question 6:
The 1st written reference to baseball in America associated with a president is assocaited with whom?
Zachary Taylor

Question 7:
Who played semi-pro ball under the name 'Wilson' in the Kansas State League?
Harry S. Truman

Question 8:
Who said: 'Good ballplayers make good citizens.' ?
Franklin Roosevelt

Question 9:
President Taft threw out the first ball in Washington, D.C. on June 18th, 1912 because he could not make it to opening day. Why?
Titanic Disaster

Question 10:
Babe Ruth posed for a campaign photo for this presidential election loser.
Al Smith

[GaryMrMets]

PopTop, You got 3 of these right:

Question 5: George W. Bush
Question 9: Titanic Disaster
Question 10: Al Smith

[danimal]

1. Martin VanBuren
2. Harry Truman
3. Benjamin Harrison
4. Herbert Hoover
6 George Washington
7. Woodrow Wilson
8. Chester Arthur

[GaryMrMets]

danimal, you got these right. Now, who can answer # 7?

1. Martin VanBuren
2. Harry Truman
3. Benjamin Harrison
4. Herbert Hoover
6 George Washington
8. Chester Arthur

Question 7:
Who played semi-pro ball under the name 'Wilson' in the Kansas State League?
Woodrow Wilson
Dwight Eisenhower
Ronald Reagan
Harry Truman

[PopTop]

Ok, flip a coin ... Ike played as Wilson in a Kansas league.

[GaryMrMets]

PopTop. your coin flip turned out to be right.

Ok, flip a coin ... Ike played as Wilson in a Kansas league.