True or False: In 2003, the Cubs were playing the Florida Marlins in the playoffs. Chicago was leading 3â0 in the eighth inning of Game 6 when a foul ball was hit toward the stands
True: Steve Bartman deflected the foul ball - Alou tried to convince the umpires that it was "fan interference" but it was called an "out". The Cubs lost 8-3
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True or False: The Chicago Cubs have always been called the Cubs because it described the youthful team.
False - The Cubs were previously known as the White Stockings, the Orphans, the Rainmakers, and the Colts.
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True of False: The Cubs home field is named Wrigley Field. This field is named after James Wrigley - a famous first baseman named James Wrigley.
False- The ballpark was named after the Wrigley family and its chewing gum business, which owned the Cubs
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True or False: The ivy-clad walls of Wrigley Park are iconic. It is a ground-rule double if the ball gets trapped in the ivy; however, if it pops out, it is deemed still in play.
True!
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True or False: In 1988, the Cubs installed lights at Wrigley Field. Before that, Cubs home games were played without stadium lights.
True
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True or False: The Cubs won Game 7 of the 2016 World Series easily because they never allowed the Indians to tie the game.
False- The game was tied 6-6 after nine innings and went into extra innings.
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True or False: In 1906, they won 116 games but lost the World Series to cross-city rivals, the White Sox.
True= the following year they defeated the Detroit Lions to with their first World Series.
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True or False: The Cubs won the 1945 World Series against the Detroit Tigers. The championship was the beginning of a long period of success for the team.
The Cubs lost the 1945 World Series to the Tigers.
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True or False: The Cubs finally ended their 108-year World Series drought in 2016. They defeated the Cleveland Indians in seven games to become World Series champions.
True
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True or False: Kris Bryant was an important part of the Cubs' 2016 championship team. He played third base and won the National League MVP award that year.
True! He led the Cubs in 2016 with 108 runs and 31 homers.
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True or False: It was said that "The Cubs will never win the World Series as long as the goat is not allowed in Wrigley Field."
True! William Stannis was not allowed to bring his pet goat (Murphy) to watch game 4 of the Series in 1945. This is called the "Curse of the Billy Goat"
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True or False: Jackie Chan has the best career-strikeout rate in history. He has eight distinct pitches!
False: His name was Yu Darvish not Jackie Chan
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True or False: Even now, the Wrigley Family still owns the Chicago Cubs.
False! - The Tribune Company bought the club from the Wrigley Gum family for $20 million. The Wrigley family owned it for over 60 years!