Whiz Kids? No, Quiz Kids

January 3, 2024

So that’s the first question: Which team was known as the “Whiz Kids?”

The New York Times had its annual “Baseball Trivia Extravaganza” to wrap up 2023. Unfortunately, since they no longer really have a sports department, having handed that over to The Athletic, you might not be able to access this 50-question test.

I used to be much better at these things, but they have become increasingly picayune, not to mention each passing year means more and more fodder. I’m better with queries about things that happened farther in the past than more recently it seems. I only scored well enough to be in “the lower end of bragging rights territory” according to the answer key.

FYI, the MLB site has lots of quizzes on myriad topics. Have a go.

https://d2sa0osf92td39.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiAiZXZlcm91dC1pbWFnZXMtcHJvZHVjdGlvbiIsICJrZXkiOiAiaW1hZ2UtMTU5NTc2MTc3MzA3MzA3OS1vcmlnaW5hbC0xMTU4NzA1MDFfMjUxMDczNDkwNTY5NTY0Ml82ODEwMjIxOTg4MTE1ODEwMjE2X28uanBnIiwgImVkaXRzIjogeyJyZXNpemUiOiB7ImZpdCI6ICJpbnNpZGUiLCAicG9zaXRpb24iOiAiY2VudHJlIiwgIndpZHRoIjogMTIwMCwgImhlaWdodCI6IG51bGx9fX0=

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