So You Think You Know Baseball?
By Mike Pleacher
Then guess the nicknames of the 30 Major League Baseball teams from the clues below:
______________________ 1. Chocolate cookies with a creamy filling
______________________ 2. “Ancient” sailors
______________________ 3. Not welcome south of the Mason-Dixon Line
______________________ 4. Where opera lovers go
______________________ 5. Commie stockings
______________________ 6. Footwear used when surrendering
______________________ 7. Young scouts
______________________ 8. Sports, games, and exercises
______________________ 9. Indian warriors
______________________ 10. Bluebeard and Captain Hook
______________________ 11. Young female horses
______________________ 12. King and Queen and family
______________________ 13. “Lions, _____ , and bears, Oh my!”
______________________ 14. Chryslers, Plymouths, and ______
______________________ 15. Soldier’s insects
______________________ 16. Church rulers
______________________ 17. Tonto’s Kemosabe
______________________ 18. How Jay felt when his girl friend dumped him
______________________ 19. Five movies about this fighter
______________________ 20. The “Old Man and the Sea” catch
______________________ 21. Fought the Cowboys
______________________ 22. George Jetson’s dog
______________________ 23. Beer makers
______________________ 24. Like some parks (not state or city)
______________________ 25. Spanish priests
______________________ 26. Born at the same time
______________________ 27. Wines to serve with beef
______________________ 28. Heavenly messengers
______________________ 29. Snakes and turtles
______________________ 30. Beta and Gamma
Here is a list of the 30 Major League Baseball Teams:
Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians
Colorado Rockies
Detroit Tigers
Florida Marlins
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Angels
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
New York Mets
New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Seattle Mariners
St. Louis Cardinals
Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays
Washington Nationals
Answers:
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Orioles
Mariners
Yankees
Mets
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Red Sox
White Sox
Cubs
Athletics
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Braves
Pirates
Phillies
Royals
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Tigers
Dodgers
Giants
Cardinals
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Rangers
Blue Jays
Rockies
Marlins
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Indians
Astros
Brewers
Nationals
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Padres
Twins
Reds
Angels
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Diamondbacks
Rays