The Baseball Movie Quiz: Eight Men Out
1 of 10
Who was the 1919 Chicago White Sox team manager?
Connie Mack
Kid Gleason
John McGraw
2 of 10
The World Series was a best of _______ affair in 1919.
5
7
9
ANSWER: The ball clubs played a best of nine series back then. The ball clubs played a best of nine series back then.
3 of 10
What verdict did the jury hand down in the White Sox conspiracy to commit a confidence scam trial?
Guilty
Not Guilty
It was declared a mistrial
ANSWER: The players were found not guilty by the jury after the trial, but were banned for life by newly installed Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. The players were found not guilty by the jury after the trial, but were banned for life by newly installed Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
4 of 10
During game two of the World Series, a plane flies over the stadium and drops something from the sky. What falls from the plane?
A box of manure
A giant stuffed rat
An effigy of a White Sox player
ANSWER: Irate fans also burn a White Sox player in effigy outside the team hotel. Irate fans also burn a White Sox player in effigy outside the team hotel.
5 of 10
Which of these actions does “Shoeless” Joe Jackson believe is good for his batting eye?
Staring at a candle in the dark with one eye
Staying asleep all day before a big game
Accepting dirty cash from gangsters
ANSWER: Joe is engaged in this bizarre activity on the train on the way to Cincinnati. He stares at the candle with one eye, then switches to the other when it goes dark. Joe is engaged in this bizarre activity on the train on the way to Cincinnati. He stares at the candle with one eye, then switches to the other when it goes dark.
6 of 10
What team did the White Sox face in the 1919 World Series?
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Cincinnati Reds
7 of 10
What do the White Sox do to alert their mobster co-conspirators that the fix is in during game one of the World Series?
Commit an error on the first play
Lift their hats at the same time
Hit the first batter with a pitch
ANSWER: Eddie Cicotte pegs the first batter to let Arnold Rothstein know that the fix is in. Eddie Cicotte pegs the first batter to let Arnold Rothstein know that the fix is in.
8 of 10
Cheapskate owner Charles Comiskey promised Eddie Cicotte a $10,000 bonus if he won 30 games in 1919. Comiskey denied him the bonus because he did not win 30. How many games did Eddie win that year?
28
29
31
ANSWER: Eddie complains that Comiskey owes him the full bonus because he forced him to sit five games, and Eddie figures he would have gotten to 30 if he had been allowed to play. Eddie complains that Comiskey owes him the full bonus because he forced him to sit five games, and Eddie figures he would have gotten to 30 if he had been allowed to play.
9 of 10
What nickname did “Shoeless” Joe Jackson give his bat?
Black Betsy
Black Betty
Black Barbie
ANSWER: Joe is seen talking to the bat in one scene. Joe is seen talking to the bat in one scene.
10 of 10
In the final scene of the film, Buck Weaver goes to see Joe Jackson play for a bush league team in which city?
Hoboken, New Jersey
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Durham, North Carolina
ANSWER: Spectators are trying to figure out if it is, in fact, Joe Jackson playing centerfield for the Hoboken squad. Buck insists that it isn’t, but knows that it is. Spectators are trying to figure out if it is, in fact, Joe Jackson playing centerfield for the Hoboken squad. Buck insists that it isn’t, but knows that it is.
