Max Scherzer Quiz: Strikeouts, No-Hitters and Cy Young Awards

Fans call him Mad Max for his intensity on the mound, and his eyes are two different colors, and this Max Scherzer quiz covers his records. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Missouri, the Tigers and Nationals, three Cy Young Awards, two no-hitters in 2015, the 20-strikeout game, 3,000 strikeouts, and World Series titles in 2019 and 2023.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Nickname
What is Scherzer's nickname?
Eyes
What is unusual about his eyes?
College
Where did he play college baseball?
CY
How many Cy Young Awards has he won?
Tigers
With which team did he win his first Cy Young in 2013?
No-hitters
How many no-hitters did he throw in 2015?
Twenty
Against which team did he strike out 20 batters in 2016?
Milestone
Which strikeout milestone did he pass in 2021?
2019
Which team did he help win the 2019 World Series?
2023
With which team did he win a second World Series in 2023?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is Scherzer's nickname?
Answer: Mad Max
It reflects his intensity.
Q2: What is unusual about his eyes?
Answer: One is blue and one is brown
The condition is called heterochromia.
Q3: Where did he play college baseball?
Answer: Missouri
He is from St Louis.
Q4: How many Cy Young Awards has he won?
Answer: Three
One in the AL and two in the NL.
Q5: With which team did he win his first Cy Young in 2013?
Answer: Detroit Tigers
He went 21 and 3.
Q6: How many no-hitters did he throw in 2015?
Answer: Two
Both came with Washington.
Q7: Against which team did he strike out 20 batters in 2016?
Answer: Detroit Tigers
It tied the major league record.
Q8: Which strikeout milestone did he pass in 2021?
Answer: 3,000
Few pitchers have reached it.
Q9: Which team did he help win the 2019 World Series?
Answer: Washington Nationals
It was the franchise's first title.
Q10: With which team did he win a second World Series in 2023?
Answer: Texas Rangers
He joined midseason.

Max Scherzer Quiz – Strikeouts, No-Hitters and Cy Young Awards

Max Scherzer, from St Louis, starred at the University of Missouri and became one of the dominant pitchers of his era. Known as Mad Max for his intensity, he has heterochromia, with one blue eye and one brown eye.

He won the AL Cy Young Award with the Detroit Tigers in 2013 and NL Cy Young Awards with the Washington Nationals in 2016 and 2017. In 2015 he threw two no-hitters, and in 2016 he struck out 20 Tigers in one game, tying the major league record.

Scherzer helped Washington win its first World Series in 2019 and passed 3,000 career strikeouts in 2021. In 2023 he won a second title with the Texas Rangers.

What This Quiz Teaches

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Who Scherzer is
Which awards he won
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Which teams he played for
Which titles he won

Did You Know?

Arizona drafted him 11th overall in 2006.
He also pitched for the Mets.
He is known for a sharp slider.
Only a few pitchers have won Cy Youngs in both leagues.
He nearly threw a perfect game in his first 2015 no-hitter.