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The Oakland A's Quiz

Guess the answer to each question about the Oakland A's

Quiz created by: Lloyd A.

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1. What year did the A's come to Oakland?

1968
1967
1969
1966

2. Where did they move from?

Kansas City, Missouri
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
St. Louis, Missouri
New York, New York

3. Who pitched a perfect game the first season they were in Oakland?

Vida Blue
Ken Holtzman
Jim "Catfish" Hunter
John "Blue Moon" Odom

4. How many World Series have the A's won since their move to Oakland?

3
5
4
6

5. What manager did the A's trade for a player back in 1977?

Alvin Dark
Dick Williams
Bobby Winkles
Chuck Tanner

6. What was the nickname for the brand of baseball that the A's played under Billy Martin?

Speed Ball
Billy Ball
Long Ball
Run and Gun

7. Who's record for most stolen bases in a career was broken by Rickey Henderson in 1991?

Tim Raines
Maury Wills
Lou Brock
Ty Cobb

8. Who were the A's about to play when the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake struck?

San Francisco Giants
Houston Astros
San Diego Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers

9. What owner brought the A's to Oakland in 1968?

Ken Hoffman
Charles O. Finley
Walter Haas
Lewis Wolff

10. What Hall of Famer did not play for the Oakland A's?

Brooks Robinson
Reggie Jackson
Billy Williams
Jim "Catfish" Hunter

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<h1>The Oakland A's Quiz</h1><p>Guess the answer to each question about the Oakland A's</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/lloyda.shtml">Lloyd A.</a></p><br>1. What year did the A's come to Oakland?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1968</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1967</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1969</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1966</div>
<br>2. Where did they move from?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kansas City, Missouri</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Louis, Missouri</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York, New York</div>
<br>3. Who pitched a perfect game the first season they were in Oakland?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vida Blue</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ken Holtzman</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jim "Catfish" Hunter</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John "Blue Moon" Odom</div>
<br>4. How many World Series have the A's won since their move to Oakland?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 3</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 5</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 4</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 6</div>
<br>5. What manager did the A's trade for a player back in 1977?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alvin Dark</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dick Williams</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bobby Winkles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chuck Tanner</div>
<br>6. What was the nickname for the brand of baseball that the A's played under Billy Martin?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Speed Ball</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Billy Ball</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Long Ball</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Run and Gun</div>
<br>7. Who's record for most stolen bases in a career was broken by Rickey Henderson in 1991?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tim Raines</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Maury Wills</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lou Brock</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ty Cobb</div>
<br>8. Who were the A's about to play when the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake struck?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Francisco Giants</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Houston Astros</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Diego Padres</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Dodgers</div>
<br>9. What owner brought the A's to Oakland in 1968?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ken Hoffman</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charles O. Finley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Walter Haas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lewis Wolff</div>
<br>10. What Hall of Famer did not play for the Oakland A's?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Brooks Robinson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Reggie Jackson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Billy Williams</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jim "Catfish" Hunter</div>
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