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Question 1

Low-end Japanese baseball salaries are typically higher than MLB draftees
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Answer 1

True

Question 2

It is often said that Japanese players practice less than their MLB counterparts
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Answer 2

False

Question 3

Baseball was played in China long after being established in Japan
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Answer 3

True

Question 4

The Taiwanese Kano team dominated its competition, made up of nine ethnic Taiwanese players
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Answer 4

False

Question 5

When did the first major baseball stadium open in Seoul?

Answer 5

1925

Question 6

Japan has earned a medal at every rendition of the World Baseball Classic thus far
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Answer 6

True

Question 7

When did the first reported baseball game take place in Sydney, Australia?

Answer 7

1878

Question 8

Korea has never finished above third-place in the World Baseball Classic
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Answer 8

False

Question 9

Baseball had a natural home in China, as team games had been present in the country for Centuries
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Answer 9

False

Question 10

Australia has never medaled in a baseball event at an Olympic game?
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Answer 10

False

Question 11

When did the first major baseball stadium open in Seoul?

Answer 11

1925

Question 12

Who was the first player in Korean Baseball history to earn Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season?

Answer 12

Hyun-Jin Ryu

Question 13

A missionary from the United States was largely responsible for popularizing baseball in Korea
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Answer 13

True

Question 14

The game heralded as “the foundation of Korean baseball”, was played between two Korean Universities
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Answer 14

False

Question 15

Who was known as the “grandfather of Chinese baseball”

Answer 15

Liang Fuchu

Question 16

When was China’s first professional baseball league created?

Answer 16

2002

Question 17

How many American and Latin American players were selected to join the Chinese Professional Baseball League?

Answer 17

16

Question 18

Where was the most important and memorable Chinese baseball game of the 19th and 20th centuries take place?

Answer 18

United States

Question 19

Who was the first Korean to appear in the Major Leagues?

Answer 19

Chan Ho Park

Question 20

How many teams were in the initial Japanese professional league?

Answer 20

8

Question 21

In the years since the induction of the professional league in Japan, there has been rapid team expansion
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Answer 21

False

Question 22

Little League victories by Taiwanese teams are still cited as defining moments in Taiwanese nationalism
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Answer 22

True

Question 23

Who was the first Taiwanese player signed by an MLB organization?

Answer 23

Chin-Feng Chen

Question 24

How many teams were present at the inception of the Chinese Professional Baseball League?

Answer 24

Four

Question 25

When was the Korean Baseball Organization formed?

Answer 25

1981

Question 26

Who was the first player to grow up playing baseball in Italy to reach the MLB?

Answer 26

Alex Liddl

Question 27

Dutch baseball fields are generally similar to American ones, except the Dutch versions are much larger

Answer 27

False

Question 28

What does the term “esterno centro”?

Answer 28

Center Fielder

Question 29

Which city was the home of five of the original six teams in Italian League play?

Answer 29

Milan

Question 30

When did Dutch baseball get its start?

Answer 30

1910

Question 31

When did Holland host the Baseball World Championships?

Answer 31

1980

Question 32

Holland has multiple top-4 finishes at the World Baseball Classic T/F

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Who could be called the Cy Young of Italian baseball

Answer 33

Giulio Glorioso

Question 34

Who is known as the “father of Italian baseball”?

Answer 34

Max Ott

Question 35

Who was the Federazione’s most consistent power hitter?

Answer 35

Who was the Federazione’s most consistent power hitter?

Question 36

Who was the Federazione’s most consistent power hitter?

Answer 36

Roberto Bianchi