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.
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
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.
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
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.
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
True or False:The Chicago Cubs have been in Chicago for more than 100 years. They joined the National League in 1876, making them one of the oldest teams still in existence.
True
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
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.
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
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
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
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!
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
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!
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
baam
Lose 20 points!
Oops!
star
Double points!
Okay!
fairy
Take points!
5
10
15
20
25
lifesaver
Give 20 points!
Oops!
banana
Go to last place!
Oops!
magnet
Take 20 points!
Okay!
gift
Win 25 points!
Okay!
thief
Give points!
5
10
15
20
25
15
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
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
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.
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
trap
No points!
Oops!
seesaw
Swap points!
Okay!
shark
Other team loses 15 points!
Okay!
baam
Lose 20 points!
Oops!
15
True or False: In 1988, the Cubs installed lights at Wrigley Field. Before that, Cubs home games were played without stadium lights.
True
Oops!
Check
Okay!
Check
15
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.
