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Hoops and the diamond trivia questions
“Basketball and baseball” is how Rewind’s picker describes Hoops and the diamond, a Life branch with 16 questions. 6 of them are tied to a year (1891 to 2004), and the other 10 are not about a moment in time.
Years covered by Hoops and the diamond
Split by decade, the questions look like this, earliest year 1891, latest 2004:
- 1890s: 1 question
- 1940s: 1 question
- 1960s: 1 question
- 1990s: 2 questions
- 2000s: 1 question
The shape of a Hoops and the diamond question
Each card has four answers and one right one. 5 start with “Which”, 3 start with “Who”, 2 start with “How”. A one-line fact follows every answer, and the longest of them is 29 words. 3 of the answers are a single word.
A source article stands behind each one; nothing goes in unchecked.
Try these Hoops and the diamond questions
Try these two. They come from the older part of the Hoops and the diamond bank and were not in the daily ten around the build date of this page.
Question (1993): Which pitcher retired in 1993 with a career record 5,714 strikeouts?
Answer: Nolan Ryan. He also threw seven no-hitters, three more than anybody else.
The wrong choices on the card were Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, and Steve Carlton.
Checked against Nolan Ryan (Wikipedia).
Question (2004): Which team ended an 86-year wait by winning the 2004 World Series?
Answer: The Boston Red Sox. They swept the Cardinals in four games, their first title since 1918.
The wrong choices on the card were The Chicago Cubs, The Chicago White Sox, and The Cleveland Indians.
Checked against 2004 World Series (Wikipedia).
Keep going with Hoops and the diamond
Questions only this time. The answers and the facts that go with them wait in Rewind.
- How many players does a baseball team put on the field on defence?
Pick Hoops and the diamond in Rewind
Hoops and the diamond is listed in the Life section of the branch picker. Open the picker from the Branches button, tap its row, and press Play these. Tap the Mix row any time to go back to a bit of everything; the game remembers your choice.
Scoring and the clock are in How to play Rewind.
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