My son asked if he could spend some of his birthday money on Yu-gi-oh cards. My initial reaction of 'Don't you have enough cards already?' never leaves my mouth as I realise that the boys have seen the cupboard where I keep my card collection. This does mean a trip to the closest comic book store in Canterbury about 15 miles away, but there are shops in Canterbury that I wouldn't find elsewhere.
You may remember the 'I have dream' post about a certain shop in Canterbury. Like the sirens in Homer's Odyssey, Poundland lured me towards its jagged rocks once again.
I wasn't the one to discover the 'Obsessed with Baseball' quiz book, it was my eagle eyed son.
2500 questions and a module that will randomly select questions to test your knowledge of America's (favourite) pastime.
Its copious volume is broken down into 10 chapters of 250 questions.
A random selection of question from the book:
1. Who is the career leader with 4, 256 hits?All this for just 1 pound. Possibly the best pound I have spent all year.
a. Ty Cobb
B. Stan Musial
C. Pete Rose
D. Wade Boggs
556. Who is the only player to steal home in an All-Star Game?
A. Nap Lajoie
B. Pie Traynor
C. Roberto Alomar
D. Rod Carew
1126. Which pitcher won the Cy Young Award with four different teams?
A. Randy Johnson
B. Pedro Martinez
C. Roger Clemens
D. Catfish Hunter
1967. Who was the first batter to get five hits in a playoff game?
A. Paul Blair
B. Rennie Stennett
C. Rico Carty
D. Sal Bando
2284. Which baseball owner once experimented with using orange baseballs in exhibition games?
A. Bill Veeck
B. Connie Mack
C. Walter O'Malley
D. Charles Finley
(There are no prizes for answering the questions correctly, just the satisfaction of knowing you are obsessed with baseball.)
3 comments:
I got 4 out of 5. Question 1967 tripped me up. Nice find!
My guesses:
1. Pete Rose
556. Rod Carew
1126. Roger Clemens
1967. Sal Bando
2284. Bill Veeck
very nice. More appeal than 2500 questions about cricket.
I wouldn't do so well with that one.
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