Get in the Game with Some Kansas City Sports Trivia!

• Who was the manager of the Royals when they won the World Series in 1985?
• Name the two Sporting Kansas City players who represented the United States in the 2014 World Cup.
• Who is the most recent inductee to the Royals Hall of Fame?
• How many fans can the Kansas Speedway hold?
• In what year did Arrowhead play host to the Kansas City Chiefs for the first time?
• What former Kansas City Royal is the only person to be selected for the All-Star game in two professional sports?
• What was the original name of the soccer team we now know as Sporting Kansas City?
• Name the two mascots for the Missouri Mavericks hockey team.
• In the 1970s and early 1980s, Kansas City had an NBA team.What was the name of that team and where do they play now?
• For what Kansas City team did baseball legend Jackie Robinson play?
• In what year did the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl?Who was their opponent?
• How many times has the Sporting KC club won the MLS cup (including under their previous names)?
• How long is the Kansas Speedway oval track?
• In what year did the first American Royal Rodeo take place?
• During the years 1974-1976, Kansas City held the distinction of being one of only eight U.S. cities with four major professional sports teams.Name those four teams.
• Who holds the title of all-time passing leader for the Kansas City Chiefs?
• What is the name of Kansas City’s professional women’s soccer team?
• What Kansas City, KS, native won four Olympic medals in track?
• What Kansas City great became the oldest person to make a plate appearance at a professional baseball game in 2006 when he walked twice in the Northern League All-Star Game at Community America Ballpark as a member of the Kansas City T-Bones?
• What Kansas City venue has hosted more NCAA Final Four Championships than any other in the country?

Answers:

1:  Dick Howser

2:  Matt Besler and Graham Zusi

3:  Mike Sweeney

4:  More than 72,000

5:  1972

6:  Bo Jackson

7:  The Wiz (This name was changed to the Kansas City Wizards in 1996 and to Sporting Kansas City in 2010.)

8:  Mac and Cheeze

9:  Kansas City Kings.  They are now the Sacramento Kings.

10:  Kansas City Monarchs

11:  1970 (Super Bowl IV) vs. the Minnesota Vikings

12:  Twice.  In 2000 and 2013

13:  1.5 miles long

14:  1949

15:  Kansas City Chiefs (NFL), Kansas City Royals (MLB), Kansas City Scouts (NHL) and Kansas City Kings (NBA)

16:  Len Dawson with 28,507 yards

17:  FC Kansas City

18:  Maurice Greene

19:  Buck O’Neil; he was 94 years old.  He signed a one-day deal with the T-Bones before the game and was traded to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks during the game, then back to the T-Bones for his second plate appearance.

20:  Municipal Auditorium, where the event has been hosted nine times

Compiled by Sara Keenan, a true blue Kansas City Royals fan.