Rockies Trivia Answers
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ROCKIES TRIVIA ANSWERS 1. Q: Where did the Rockies call home prior to Coors Field opening in 1995? A: Mile High Stadium 2. Q: What species of dinosaur is Dinger? A: Triceratops 3. Q: What beer is brewed at Coors Field? A: Blue Moon 4. Q: What does the Purple Row at Coors Field indicate? A: One mile of elevation above sea level 5. Q: Where is the Rockies’ Double-A affiliate located? A: Hartford, Conn. 6. Q: What two members of the 2007 Rockies also played for the team in 2018? A: Matt Holliday and Chris Iannetta 7. Q: Who drove in the game-winning run in the 2018 NL Wild Card Game? A: Tony Wolters 8. Q: Which concession item at Coors Field is named for a former player? A: Helton Burger 9. Q: Which visiting player recorded his 3,000th career hit at Coors Field on Aug. 7, 2016? A: Ichiro Suzuki 10. Q: Which Rockies pitcher hit a home run off of former Rockies infielder Daniel Descalso on July 11, 2018? A: Germán Márquez 11. Q: Who did the Colorado Avalanche face in the NHL Stadium Series game at Coors Field on Feb. 27, 2016? A: Detroit Red Wings 12. Q: What two Rockies players have completed cycles with walk-off home runs? A: Nolan Arenado, Carlos González 13. Q: What Colorado native, then pitching for the San Francisco Giants, allowed Nolan Arenado’s walk-off home run to complete the cycle on Father’s Day in 2017? A: Mark Melancon 14. Q: Where did the Rockies play their Spring Training home games prior to moving to Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Ariz. in 2011? A: Hi-Corbett Field in Tucson, Ariz. 15. Q: Who won the 1998 Home Run Derby at Coors Field? A: Ken Griffey Jr. 16. Q: Who is the only player to ever win three consecutive Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards? A: Nolan Arenado 17. Q: Who was the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Rockies in 2015? A: Kyle Kendrick 18. Q: Who is the only player in Rockies history, other than Todd Helton, to wear #17? A: David Nied 19. Q: Who is the only player following Larry Walker’s tenure with the Rockies to ever wear #33? A: Justin Morneau 20. Q: Who is the only Rockies player to hit a home run in his first career plate appearance? A: Jay Gainer 21. Q: Who set the franchise single-season record for saves in 2018? A: Wade Davis (43) 22. Q: Who has the most career triples in Rockies history? A: Dexter Fowler (53) 23. Q: Who was the National League Rookie of the Month for April 2017, in his first month in the Major Leagues? A: Antonio Senzatela 24. Q: What two Rockies teammates formed the battery for the Kansas City Royals for the final out of their 2015 World Series win? A: Drew Butera and Wade Davis 25. Q: Which Rockies player became the first shortstop to record at least 40 doubles, 30 home runs and 25 stolen bases in a single season? A: Trevor Story 26. Q: Who are the two pitchers in Rockies history who have won Silver Slugger Awards? A: Mike Hampton, Germán Márquez 27. Q: What former Rockies relief pitcher had four career hits, three of which were off Max Scherzer? A: Yohan Flande 28. Q: Which Rockies pitcher came into the game in right field in the 16th inning on Sept. 15, 2015 at Dodger Stadium? A: Jason Gurka 29. Q: Who was Colorado’s first-round selection in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft? A. Brendan Rodgers 30. Q: Who has the most pinch-hit home runs in Rockies history? A: John Vander Wal (12).