Babe Ruth Quiz: Yankees Era, Called Shot and 60 Homers

This Babe Ruth quiz steps up to the plate with the Bambino, the slugger who changed baseball with the long ball. Play 10 interactive questions on his Baltimore childhood, Red Sox pitching, the sale to New York, Yankee Stadium, the 1927 season, 714 home runs, the called shot and the first Hall of Fame class.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Born
In which city was Babe Ruth born?
Pitcher
Which team did he first star for as a pitcher?
Sale
When was he sold to the Yankees?
Stadium
What was Yankee Stadium nicknamed?
Sixty
How many home runs did he hit in 1927?
Career
How many career home runs did he hit?
Called
Where did the called shot happen?
Nickname
Which nickname did he have?
Hall
When was he in the first Hall of Fame class?
Lineup
What was the 1927 Yankees lineup called?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which city was Babe Ruth born?
Answer: Baltimore
He grew up partly at a boys' school.
Q2: Which team did he first star for as a pitcher?
Answer: Boston Red Sox
He won World Series in Boston.
Q3: When was he sold to the Yankees?
Answer: December 1919
Boston fans spoke of a curse.
Q4: What was Yankee Stadium nicknamed?
Answer: The House That Ruth Built
It opened in 1923.
Q5: How many home runs did he hit in 1927?
Answer: 60
It stood as a record until 1961.
Q6: How many career home runs did he hit?
Answer: 714
Hank Aaron passed it in 1974.
Q7: Where did the called shot happen?
Answer: Wrigley Field
It came in the 1932 World Series.
Q8: Which nickname did he have?
Answer: The Sultan of Swat
He was also the Bambino.
Q9: When was he in the first Hall of Fame class?
Answer: 1936
He joined Ty Cobb and others.
Q10: What was the 1927 Yankees lineup called?
Answer: Murderers' Row
Lou Gehrig batted after Ruth.

Babe Ruth Quiz – Yankees Era, Called Shot and 60 Homers

George Herman Ruth was born in Baltimore in 1895 and spent much of his childhood at St. Mary's Industrial School. He joined the Boston Red Sox as a strong left-handed pitcher and helped them win World Series titles.

The Red Sox sold him to the Yankees in 1919, and as a full-time hitter he changed the game. Yankee Stadium opened in 1923 and was called the House That Ruth Built, and in 1927 he hit 60 home runs with the Murderers' Row lineup.

In the 1932 World Series at Wrigley Field he seemed to point before hitting a home run, the famous called shot. He finished with 714 homers and joined the first Hall of Fame class in 1936.

What This Quiz Teaches

Baseball fans will enjoy these questions.

Where he grew up
How he started
Why he moved to New York
Which records he set
How he was honored

Did You Know?

He won seven World Series titles.
His number 3 is retired by the Yankees.
He had a career batting average of .342.
Roger Maris broke his single-season record.
Historians still debate the called shot.