# ⚾ Trivia: Yankee Stadium  
**🗓️ Used:** 2025-06-13

## 🧠 Regular Questions

### 1. In what New York City borough is Yankee Stadium located?  
**Answer:** The Bronx  
- “Not Manhattan, but it still smells like hot dogs and dreams.”  
- “The only Bronx cheer that’s not an insult.”  
- “Where baseball and traffic jams collide.”  
- “You can smell the history—and the pretzels.”  
- “The Bronx: home of dingers and danger.”

### 2. What year did the *original* Yankee Stadium open?  
**Answer:** 1923  
- “Before TV, but after common sense.”  
- “Babe Ruth blessed it personally—with sweat.”  
- “Old enough to be your grandma’s grandpa’s ballpark.”  
- “Built tough. Survived until it didn’t.”  
- “The Roaring Twenties had home runs too.”

### 3. What is the nickname of Yankee Stadium?  
**Answer:** The House That Ruth Built  
- “Because real estate was cheaper when you hit dingers.”  
- “It’s not haunted, it’s historical.”  
- “Constructed with hot dogs and home runs.”  
- “Who needs blueprints when you have Babe?”  
- “A stadium made from myth, bricks, and swagger.”

### 4. What year did the *new* Yankee Stadium open?  
**Answer:** 2009  
- “Newer, shinier, and 500% more corporate.”  
- “Old charm sold separately.”  
- “Same ghosts, better bathrooms.”  
- “Babe's ghost approved the redesign—allegedly.”  
- “Because nostalgia doesn’t have luxury boxes.”

### 5. What is the seating capacity of the current Yankee Stadium (approx)?  
**Answer:** 46,000  
- “Enough seats for fans, haters, and overpriced beer.”  
- “More people than your entire hometown.”  
- “Built for fans and heartbreak.”  
- “So many seats, so few World Series rings lately.”  
- “Room for you and your crushed playoff hopes.”

## ✍️ Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

### 1. Babe Ruth hit the first home run at Yankee Stadium on ______ 18, 1923.  
**Answer:** April  
- “Spring: when baseball returns and allergies awaken.”  
- “April showers bring Ruth-powered slammers.”  
- “They don’t call him ‘The Sultan of Swat’ for nothin’.”  
- “Home runs bloom in April too.”  
- “Opening day: now with legends.”

### 2. Yankee Stadium hosted Pope ______ during his 2008 visit.  
**Answer:** Benedict  
- “Holy ground meets holy guy.”  
- “Pope in the Bronx—sounds like a sitcom.”  
- “Blessing homers and hot dogs alike.”  
- “Pitching absolution from the mound.”  
- “Swing low, sweet Vatican.”

### 3. The Yankees' main rival is the ______ Red Sox.  
**Answer:** Boston  
- “Hatred older than most countries.”  
- “This rivalry could melt steel beams.”  
- “Yankees vs Sox: less civil than most wars.”  
- “Divided by a few hours of highway and centuries of spite.”  
- “More tension than your family Thanksgiving.”

### 4. Monument Park is located behind center ______.  
**Answer:** Field  
- “Where dead legends lurk in bronze.”  
- “It’s like Cooperstown, but creepier.”  
- “Pay your respects—then boo loudly.”  
- “Eternal resting place of batting averages.”  
- “Baseball meets Mount Rushmore.”

### 5. Yankee Stadium has also hosted non-baseball events like ______.  
**Answer:** Concerts  
- “From curveballs to crowd-surfing.”  
- “Where Taylor Swift meets Derek Jeter’s ghost.”  
- “Because guitars also deserve a stadium.”  
- “Echoes of cheers and cheap beer.”  
- “From fastballs to fast verses.”

## ❓ Multiple Choice Questions

### 1. [Difficulty: 1]  
Which legendary player is most associated with Yankee Stadium?  
- A. Derek Jeter  
- B. Babe Ruth  
- C. Mickey Mantle  
- D. Joe DiMaggio  
**Answer:** B. Babe Ruth  
- “He didn’t just play there—he owned it.”  
- “The Sultan of Swagger.”  
- “Babe Ruth: the reason hot dogs are sacred.”  
- “He didn’t build it, but he made it holy.”  
- “Thicker than your average legend.”

### 2. [Difficulty: 2]  
Which team did the Yankees play during the first game at the new Yankee Stadium in 2009?  
- A. Boston Red Sox  
- B. Chicago Cubs  
- C. Cleveland Indians  
- D. Cleveland Guardians  
**Answer:** C. Cleveland Indians  
- “Not the Sox—but still lost.”  
- “Cleveland brought the L.”  
- “First game, new digs, same pressure.”  
- “Not a great opening act, but hey.”  
- “They christened it... with disappointment.”

### 3. [Difficulty: 3]  
What notable feature does Yankee Stadium’s outfield have?  
- A. A retractable dome  
- B. Monument Park  
- C. A swimming pool  
- D. Artificial turf  
**Answer:** B. Monument Park  
- “Dead guys, enshrined in center field.”  
- “It’s not creepy, it’s legendary.”  
- “Bronze busts and baseball ghosts.”  
- “Statues: because plaques were too subtle.”  
- “Come for the game, stay for the memorial.”

### 4. [Difficulty: 3]  
Which Subway line takes you directly to Yankee Stadium?  
- A. 6  
- B. B  
- C. D  
- D. Both B and D  
**Answer:** D. Both B and D  
- “Your chariot of noise and sweat awaits.”  
- “Ride the iron horse to the Bronx beast.”  
- “Hope you like standing.”  
- “All aboard the heartbreak express.”  
- “Same subway rats, different borough.”

### 5. [Difficulty: 4]  
Which soccer team has used Yankee Stadium as their home field?  
- A. New York Red Bulls  
- B. NYCFC  
- C. LA Galaxy  
- D. FC Cincinnati  
**Answer:** B. NYCFC  
- “Because soccer fits *great* in a baseball diamond.”  
- “Balls, nets, and confused fans.”  
- “Where foul lines meet foot faults.”  
- “Yankee Stadium: now with more running.”  
- “NYCFC: Major League Kicking in a batting cage.”

