Black Sox Scandal Quiz

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Who pleaded 'Say it ain't so, Joe' to Shoeless Joe Jackson?

  • A fellow teammate
  • The team manager
  • A newspaper reporter
  • A small boy (correct)

What did the headlines proclaim the 1919 fix of the World Series as?

  • The most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America (correct)
  • An unprecedented scandal in the world of sports
  • A conspiracy that rocked the foundation of baseball
  • A shocking betrayal of the nation's trust

Who reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the 1919 World Series scandal?

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Ernest Hemingway
  • Eliot Asinof (correct)
  • Sinclair Lewis

Which players arranged with the nation's leading gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series?

<p>Eight Chicago White Sox players (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who were the victimized players in the 1919 World Series scandal?

<p>Eddie Cicotte, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson, and 'Buck' Weaver (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who were the guilty pitchers involved in the 1919 World Series scandal?

<p>Eddie Cicotte and 'Lefty' Williams</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which left fielder was bewildered and fixed in the 1919 World Series scandal?

<p>'Shoeless' Joe Jackson</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the victimized third baseman in the 1919 World Series scandal?

<p>'Buck' Weaver</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Chicago Herald and Examiner plead to Shoeless Joe Jackson after the Grand Jury room?

<p>'Say it ain't so, Joe'</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the headlines, what was the 1919 fix of the World Series proclaimed as?

<p>The most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America</p> Signup and view all the answers

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