Saitama Seibu Lions Trivia Challenge

Pan American Airlines

Japan Railways Group

Nishi-Nippon Railroad

Seibu Railway (correct)

Kazuo Matsui (correct)

Hideki Matsui

Ichiro Suzuki

Daisuke Matsuzaka

Saitama Seibu Lions = Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture Nishitetsu Clippers = Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture Boston Red Sox = Boston, Massachusetts Pan American Airlines = Japanese operations

<p>Daisuke Matsuzaka = Received a record posting fee from the Boston Red Sox Kazuo Matsui = Became the first Japanese infielder to play in Major League Baseball Osamu Tezuka = Influenced the team logo and mascot design Nishi-Nippon Railroad = Former owner of the team</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1978-2008 = Logo and mascot based on Kimba the White Lion Before 1979 = Team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture 2004 = Kazuo Matsui's debut in Major League Baseball Recent period of financial difficulty = Brightened with record posting fee</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pacific League = League where the team is a founding member Seibu Railway = Current owner of the team Seibu Holdings = Owner of the team's subsidiary Boeing 314 Clipper = Aeronautical term associated with the team's former owner</p> Signup and view all the answers