"Cubs Forever" Quiz

See how well you remember some of the greatest moments of the past 60 years of Cubs baseball on WGN-TV!

1. Don Cardwell's 1960 no-hitter in his first start after being traded to the Cubs came against which team?

A. Milwaukee Braves
B. Cincinnati Reds
C. Pittsburgh Pirates
D. St. Louis Cardinals

2. Which pitcher gave up Sammy Sosa's 62nd home run in 1998?

A. Eric Plunk
B. Bronswell Patrick
C. Valerios de los Santos
D. Bob Wickman

3. Who did Rick Sutcliffe strike out to end the 1984 Cubs clincher in Pittsburgh?

A. Ed Ott
B. Joe Orsulak
C. Dave Parker
D. Johnny Ray

4. Which memorable Cub home run was given up by Pat Jarvis?

A. Sammy Sosa #66
B. Ernie Banks #500
C. Ron Santo #300
D. Ryne Sandberg's record for 2b

5. Who was the catcher for Kerry Wood's 20 strikeout game?

A. Scott Servais
B. Tyler Houston
C. Henry Blanco
D. Sandy Martinez

6. Who holds the unofficial record for fastest performance of the 7th inning stretch at 22 seconds?

A. Vince Vaughn
B. Bill Murray
C. Mike Ditka
D. George Wendt

7. Who fielded the last ground ball of Ken Holtzman's 1969 no-hitter and has been kidded about it ever since?

A. Ron Santo
B. Don Kessinger
C. Glenn Beckert
D. Ernie Banks

8. Whose homer put the Cubs on the board first in the 1998 Wild Card game?

A. Mark Grace
B. Henry Rodriguez
C. Gary Gaetti
D. Sammy Sosa

9. Whose ceremonial day at Wrigley Field in 1969 ended with a strikeout and a standing ovation?

A. Ernie Banks
B. Ron Santo
C. Ferguson Jenkins
D. Billy Williams

10. Who was the home plate umpire for Milt Pappas' 1972 no-hitter and near-perfect game?

A. Shag Crawford
B. Bruce Froemming
C. Harry Wendelstedt
D. Ed Runge

11. What was Jack Brickhouse's signature home run call?

A. Goner!
B. Up, up, and away!
C. Hey, hey!
D. Bingo!

12. What interrupted Ryne Sandberg's first at-bat in the 8/8/88 first Wrigley Field night game?

A. Rain
B. Seagulls
C. Flashbulbs
D. Morganna the Kissing Bandit

13. Which Cub hit three home runs in the 23-22 loss to the Phillies in 1979?

A. Bill Buckner
B. Steve Ontiveros
C. George Mitterwald
D. Dave Kingman

14. With the crowd and Harry Caray chanting for one more, which Cub homered in his last Wrigley Field at-bat of the 1987 season?

A. Ryne Sandberg
B. Jody Davis
C. Andre Dawson
D. Keith Moreland

15. Whose game-winning home run in 1969 led to Ron Santo jumping and clicking his heels for the first time?

A. Jim Hickman
B. Willie Smith
C. Adolfo Phillips
D. Don Young

16. Which Chicago writer gave Ernie Banks his Mr. Cub nickname?

A. Jerome Holtzman
B. Dave Nightengale
C. Bob Verdi
D. Jim Enright

17. What signature pitch did Burt Hooton use to no-hit the Phillies in 1972?

A. slurve
B. spitball
C. knuckleball
D. knuckle-curve

18. Who was the batter for Greg Maddux's 3,000th strikeout?

A. Omar Vizquel
B. Pedro Feliz
C. Barry Bonds
D. Jeff Kent

19. What year did Harry Caray join the WGN broadcast crew?

A. 1981
B. 1982
C. 1983
D. 1984

20. Who was on first base when Willie Smith hit his game-winning home run to win Opening Day 1969?

A. Randy Hundley
B. Billy Williams
C. Glenn Beckert
D. Ernie Banks

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