Download or read book Test Your Baseball Literacy written by R. Wayne Schmittberger and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1991-03-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Test Your Baseball Literacy Entertaining quizzes on every facet of the Great American Game--from Shoeless Joe to Sadaharu Oh "The questions in Test Your Baseball Literacy really test your knowledge, not just your memory. And Wayne Schmittberger's answers are even more fun than the questions!" --Mike Shatzkin Author, The Ballplayers Packed with quizzes on baseball's history, colorful characters, statistics, legend, and lore, Test Your Baseball Literacy is a trivia treasury that will challenge the devotee and enlighten the novice. It features 500 multiple-choice questions, complete with answers that include detailed explanations and entertaining related facts. More than just the "mosts," "firsts," "bests," and "worsts," each of the 20 quizzes focuses on a particular theme, including: * Going to Extremes: streaks, both good and bad * You Be the Umpire: tricky rules questions similar to those on an umpires' school exam * Baseball Fantasies: baseball characterized in the movies and literature * Other Leagues: the minors, college, Japanese, little league, and organized "fantasy" leagues