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Answers to our All-Star Game quiz. (Don't cheat!)

July 11, 2014 at 3:17PM

Here are the answers to our All-Star quiz.

1. When were previous All-Star games played in Minnesota:

d. 1965 and 1985

A scene from the 1985 All-Star Game.
(Billy Steve Clayton — Star tribune file/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

2. Which of these Twins was never an All-Star?

a. Shane Mack

Shane Mack, 1990.
(Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

3. How many years was Twins first baseman Kent Hrbek an All-Star?

a. 1

Kent Hrbek during the 2011 Twins alumni game.
(Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

4. In what year did Harmon Killebrew injure his hamstring during the All-Star Game, causing him to miss six weeks of play?

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d. 1968

Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins pro baseball, left fielder, approx 1963 file photo -- ORG XMIT: MIN2013062019354670
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

5. Who was the starting pitcher for the National League in the 1985 All-Star game at the Metrodome?

c. LaMarr Hoyt

All-Star game starting pitchers LaMarr Hoyt of the National League, left, and Jack Morris of the American League, shake hands during practice for the All-Star Game, July 16, 1985, in the Metrodome in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Rob Kozloff) ORG XMIT: APHS90714
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

6. The first All-Star game was played in 1933 in what city?

e. Chicago

7. Name the catcher who Pete Rose barreled into to end the 1970 All-Star game.

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c. Ray Fosse

In this July 14, 1970 file photo, Cincinnati Reds' Pete Rose slams into Cleveland Indians' catcher Ray Fosse to score a controversial game-winning run for the National League team in the 12th inning of the 1970 All-Star game in Cincinnati.
(Brian Stensaas — AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

8. Who was the MVP of the 2013 All-Star Game?

b. Mariano Rivera

New York Yankees pitcher and American League All-Star Mariano Rivera tips his cap to the crowd in the eighth inning of the MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York, July 16, 2013. (Barton Silverman/The New York Times)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

9. Who holds the All-Star game record with six home runs?

f. Stan Musial

FILE - In this May 22, 1946 file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Stan Musial bats against the Philadelphia Phillies during a baseball game at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pa. Musial, one of baseball's greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the Cardinals for more than two decades, died Saturday, Jan 19, 2013, the team announced. He was 92.
(Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

10. Who is the only man to be the winning pitcher in three All-Star Games?

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c. Lefty Gomez

11. The first All-Star Game Home Run Derby was held in what year?

d. 1985

Twins outfielder Tom Brunansky's five favorite restaurants in the Twin Cities are: (7-16-85). ORG XMIT: MIN2013030817254752
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

12. Who set the record by hitting 41 homers in the 2005 Home Run Derby?

b. Bobby Abreu

The Angels leadoff batter Bobby Abreu expresses his feelings about striking out off of Twins starter Brian Duensing to start the game.
(Dml - Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

13. Who is the only Twins player to be named the All-Star Game MVP?

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e. Kirby Puckett

Kirby Puckett salutes the crowd after the last regular season home game in 1987, a victory over Kansas City that assured the Twins of at least a tie for first place in the American League West. Star Tribune photo Sunday Sept 27, 1987, by Brian Peterson. ORG XMIT: MIN2014062101174429
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

14. In 2002, the All-Star Game ended in a 7-7 tie because the teams ran out of players. Where was that game held?

e. Milwaukee

(Howard Sinker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

15. Where will the 2015 All-Star Game be played?

b. Cincinnati

Fans make their way into Great American Ballpark for the Cincinnatii Reds' opening day baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Thursday, April 5, 2012, in Cincinnati.
(Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Scoring:

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13-15 Hall of Famer

10-12 MVP

7-9 You made the team

4-6 Minor leaguer

0-3 Find a new sport

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