This week's quiz is all about the All-Star game. Test your knowledge of the Midsummer Classic. The answers will be posted tomorrow.
1. Where and when was the first All-Star game played?
2. Babe Ruth hit the first All-Star game home run. Who hit the first National League home run?
3. Who made more All-Star game appearances: Joe DiMaggio or Mickey Mantle?
4. Who hit the only All-Star game grand slam?
5. Who did Reggie Jackson hit his famous home run off of at Tiger Stadium in the 1971 game?
6. How many New York players have won the All-Star game MVP? (The award was first handed out in 1962.)
7. In 1970, when Pete Rose famously collided with Ray Fosse scoring the winning run, who drove him in?
8. Who has the most career All-Star at bats?
9. Who was the youngest player to appear in the Midsummer Classic?
10. Who has played the most positions in the All-Star game during his career?
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