Test Your Baseball Literacy Entertaining quizzes on every facet of the Great American Game--from Shoeless Joe to Sadaharu Oh "The questions in Test Your Baseball Literacy really test your knowledge, not just your memory. And Wayne Schmittberger's answers are even more fun than the questions!" --Mike Shatzkin Author, The Ballplayers Packed with quizzes on baseball's history, colorful characters, statistics, legend, and lore, Test Your Baseball Literacy is a trivia treasury that will challenge the devotee and enlighten the novice. It features 500 multiple-choice questions, complete with answers that include detailed explanations and entertaining related facts. More than just the "mosts," "firsts," "bests," and "worsts," each of the 20 quizzes focuses on a particular theme, including: * Going to Extremes: streaks, both good and bad * You Be the Umpire: tricky rules questions similar to those on an umpires' school exam * Baseball Fantasies: baseball characterized in the movies and literature * Other Leagues: the minors, college, Japanese, little league, and organized "fantasy" leagues Even if you're a long-time baseball fan, you may be surprised at how much you don't know about the game. Provides even the most seasoned baseball fanatic with a wealth of facts, figures and tips about the national pastime in a format designed to test knowledge of the game. There's more than basic information about players, salaries and major league affiliations. Looks at the people who have shaped the game, the evolution of baseball rules and equipment, the minor leagues and their players, baseball films, baseball cards and much more. It's also a great guide to player statistics complete through the 1990 season! Test Your Baseball Literacy Entertaining quizzes on every facet of the Great American Game—from Shoeless Joe to Sadaharu Oh "The questions in Test Your Baseball Literacy really test your knowledge, not just your memory. And Wayne Schmittberger’s answers are even more fun than the questions!" —Mike Shatzkin Author, The Ballplayers Packed with quizzes on baseball’s history, colorful characters, statistics, legend, and lore, Test Your Baseball Literacy is a trivia treasury that will challenge the devotee and enlighten the novice. It features 500 multiple-choice questions, complete with answers that include detailed explanations and entertaining related facts. More than just the "mosts," "firsts," "bests," and "worsts," each of the 20 quizzes focuses on a particular theme, including: Going to Extremes: streaks, both good and bad - You Be the Umpire: tricky rules questions similar to those on an umpires’ school exam - Baseball Fantasies: baseball characterized in the movies and literature - Other Leagues: the minors, college, Japanese, little league, and organized "fantasy" leagues R. WAYNE SCHMITTBERGER, the former editor of Games magazine, is a lifelong baseball fan and one of the world's foremost authorities on gamesmanship. He has invented scores of board games and puzzles, and is the author of The Original Trivia Treasury.