Check out our Pirates trivia on Twitter.
On various nights throughout the year, we’ll bring back our ‘Twitter Trivia’ segments, which we started in February of 2012 when we were The View From Section 134 (#134PiratesTrivia). Here is the layout:
- We will tweet a Pirates-related trivia question.
- Tweet us your response.
- We will publish a post that reveals the correct answer, as well as the winners.
- We’ll also send out a tweet that recognizes the victors.
- The question, answer, and winners will all be posted here on our Twitter Trivia page.
It’s an easy process and fun way to get your Pirates fix. Questions will vary in difficulty, and hints will be given if needed. Prize is bragging rights. Good luck to everyone.
#134PiratesTrivia Questions, Answers, Winners
If you would like to submit a question for Twitter Trivia, please email us at FromForbesToFederal@gmail.com … Be sure to include the question and answer.
November 1st, 2012
Q: How many Pirates have won a Gold Glove Award in team history?
A: 16
Winner: @matt_hursh
November 8th, 2012
Q: Who is the only Pirate to have won the Roberto Clemente Award?
A: Willie Stargell
Winners: @fyalkowski, @johnlucas18, @BPkidscoach, @TrevorVPetrillo, and @bmur13
November 15th, 2012
Q: Who is the only Pirates manager to win the Manager of the Year award?
A: Jim Leyland
Winners: @johnlucas18, @steelers048, @jay_stint, and @youngslags13
November 20th, 2012
Q: Who was the last Pirate to drive in more than 100 runs in a single season?
A: Jason Bay
Winners: @RKreit3, @johnlucas18, and @MikeGrosso
November 29th, 2012
Q: How many different catchers did the Pirates use in the 2011 season?
A: Eight
Winners: @freezoid400, @mjportash, @BMVenslosky, @_DrewBrown, @Irate_Fan7, @TSchusyy, @bmur13, @NuttingHostage, and @s7pinney
December 6th, 2012
Q: Who was the last Pirate to hit an inside-the-park home run?
A: Alex Presley
Winners: @mc0483, @MattWeaver_21, @Zach_Morrison1, @_FinalFrontier, @sobr73, @adamcrowley2, @SportsnWhatnot, @LSTurdFurguson, @ZacharyMWeiss, @_DrewBrown, @steelers048, @freezoid400, @cjl226, @matty1521, @acpregler, @baseballfan4746, @MAE5377, @ScottPMulvihill, @WhatIsAGreg, @18nalax, @mark_quis, @Two_Wise_Fans, @johnlucas18, @chcarey, @Bucn_All_Day
December 13th, 2012
Q: Who are the only two Pirates pitchers that have won a Cy Young award?
A: Vern Law and Doug Drabek
Winners: @mjportash, @johnlucas18, @Zach_Morrison1, @baseballfan4746, @Expittriate, @steelers048, @Irate_Fan7, and @mark_quis
December 20th, 2012
Q: Who is the last Pirates player to make the All-Star team three years in a row?
A: Bobby Bonilla
Winners: @johnlucas18, @fdawg30, @740JZD, @chrissytinaaa, and @baseballfan4746
December 27th, 2012
Q: Which 4 Pirates closers recorded more than 100 saves in their career with the Bucs?
A: Elroy Face, Kent Tekulve, Mike Williams, Dave Giusti
Winners: @_DrewBrown, @Zach_Morrison1, @ZacharyMWeiss, @fdawg30, and @johnlucas18
January 3rd, 2013
Q: Who was the last Pirate to hit three triples in one game?
A: Roberto Clemente
Winners: @SteelCityVoice, @NuttingHostage, @johnlucas18, and @AJMeneo
January 10th, 2013
Q: Who is the most recent Hall of Fame inductee that played for the Pirates at one point in their career?
A: Bert Blyleven
Winners: @MattWeaver_21, @Zach_Morrison1, @SpinuptheFTL, and @mark_quis
January 24th, 2013
Q: Who was the first Pirate to commit an error at PNC Park?
A: Jack Wilson
Winners: @Zach_Morrison1, @johnlucas18, and @gustaggart
February 14th, 2013
Q: Who holds the Pirates record for most total bases in a single game?
A: Willie Stargell
Winners: @RobertBit, @Zach_Morrison1, @johnlucas18, @fdawg30, @baseballfan4746, and @yarpirates
