- Who was the manager of the Royals when they won the World Series in 1985?
- Name the two Sporting Kansas City players who represented the United States in the 2014 World Cup.
- Who is the most recent inductee to the Royals Hall of Fame?
- How many fans can the Kansas Speedway hold?
- In what year did Arrowhead play host to the Kansas City Chiefs for the first time?
- What former Kansas City Royal is the only person to be selected for the All-Star game in two professional sports?
- What was the original name of the soccer team we now know as Sporting Kansas City?
- Name the two mascots for the Missouri Mavericks hockey team.
- In the 1970s and early 1980s, Kansas City had an NBA team.What was the name of that team and where do they play now?
- For what Kansas City team did baseball legend Jackie Robinson play?
- In what year did the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl?Who was their opponent?
- How many times has the Sporting KC club won the MLS cup (including under their previous names)?
- How long is the Kansas Speedway oval track?
- In what year did the first American Royal Rodeo take place?
- During the years 1974-1976, Kansas City held the distinction of being one of only eight U.S. cities with four major professional sports teams.Name those four teams.
- Who holds the title of all-time passing leader for the Kansas City Chiefs?
- What is the name of Kansas City’s professional women’s soccer team?
- What Kansas City, KS, native won four Olympic medals in track?
- What Kansas City great became the oldest person to make a plate appearance at a professional baseball game in 2006 when he walked twice in the Northern League All-Star Game at Community America Ballpark as a member of the Kansas City T-Bones?
- What Kansas City venue has hosted more NCAA Final Four Championships than any other in the country?
Answers:
1: Dick Howser
2: Matt Besler and Graham Zusi
3: Mike Sweeney
4: More than 72,000
5: 1972
6: Bo Jackson
7: The Wiz (This name was changed to the Kansas City Wizards in 1996 and to Sporting Kansas City in 2010.)
8: Mac and Cheeze
9: Kansas City Kings. They are now the Sacramento Kings.
10: Kansas City Monarchs
11: 1970 (Super Bowl IV) vs. the Minnesota Vikings
12: Twice. In 2000 and 2013
13: 1.5 miles long
14: 1949
15: Kansas City Chiefs (NFL), Kansas City Royals (MLB), Kansas City Scouts (NHL) and Kansas City Kings (NBA)
16: Len Dawson with 28,507 yards
17: FC Kansas City
18: Maurice Greene
19: Buck O’Neil; he was 94 years old. He signed a one-day deal with the T-Bones before the game and was traded to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks during the game, then back to the T-Bones for his second plate appearance.
20: Municipal Auditorium, where the event has been hosted nine times
Compiled by Sara Keenan, a true blue Kansas City Royals fan.