San Francisco Giants Trivia
San Francisco Giants trivia explores the history, personalities, and memorable moments of a Major League Baseball franchise that now competes in the National League West. From the club’s early roots in New York to its long run in San Francisco, the Giants offer plenty of family-friendly, funny, easy, and hard facts for fans of every level.
Easy San Francisco Giants Trivia
12 questions
These easy San Francisco Giants trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
In what city are the San Francisco Giants based?
Answer: San Francisco
The San Francisco Giants are based in San Francisco, California.
Question 2
The San Francisco Giants play in which professional baseball league?
- A.MLB
- B.NBA
- C.WNBA
- D.NFL
Answer: Major League Baseball
The Giants play in Major League Baseball.
Question 3
The Giants are part of which league within MLB?
Answer: National League
The Giants are a member of the National League.
Question 4
Which division do the Giants compete in?
- A.American League West Division
- B.National League Central Division
- C.NL West
- D.National League East Division
Answer: National League West Division
The team competes in the National League West Division.
Question 5
What is the name of the Giants' home ballpark?
Answer: Oracle Park
The Giants' home ballpark is Oracle Park.
Question 6
In what year did the franchise move from New York to San Francisco?
Answer: 1958
The franchise moved from New York to San Francisco in 1958.
Question 7
Before moving west, what was the team called?
Answer: New York Giants
Before moving west, the club was known is the New York Giants.
Question 8
The Giants won the World Series in what year to start their 2010s championship run?
Answer: 2010
The Giants won the World Series in 2010.
Question 9
What year did the Giants capture another World Series title after 2012?
Answer: 2014
The Giants won another World Series in 2014.
Question 10
What did the Giants do in their 2021 regular season?
- A.Won 89 games
- B.Won 107 games
- C.Won 98 games
- D.Won 92 games
Answer: Won 107 games
The 2021 Giants set a franchise record by winning 107 games in the regular season. That record is the anchor detail for this item.
Question 11
How many career home runs did Barry Bonds hit while starring for the Giants?
Answer: 762
Barry Bonds hit 762 career home runs while starring for the Giants.
Question 12
Which team is the Giants' longtime rival?
- A.Oakland Athletics
- B.Chicago Cubs
- C.Los Angeles Dodgers
- D.San Diego Padres
Answer: Los Angeles Dodgers
The Giants' longtime rival is the Los Angeles Dodgers.
San Francisco Giants Family Trivia
12 questions
These family San Francisco Giants trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
In what year was the Giants franchise founded in New York?
Answer: 1883
The franchise traces its founding back to New York in 1883.
Question 2
How many regular-season games did the Giants win in 2021?
- A.107
- B.101
- C.112
- D.99
Answer: 107
The Giants finished the 2021 regular season with 107 wins.
Question 3
Oracle Park opened its gates in which year?
- A.2004
- B.2000
- C.1998
- D.2002
Answer: 2000
Oracle Park opened in 2000.
Question 4
Before it had its current name, what was the ballpark originally called?
- A.Oracle Field
- B.Bay Park
- C.Pacific Bell Park
- D.Candlestick Park
Answer: Pacific Bell Park
The Giants' current ballpark was originally named Pacific Bell Park.
Question 5
Which stadium did the Giants play in before moving to their current waterfront home?
- A.Pacific Bell Park
- B.Dodger Stadium
- C.Candlestick Park
- D.Polo Grounds
Answer: Candlestick Park
Before Oracle Park, the Giants played at Candlestick Park.
Question 6
What is the name of the water beyond right field that honors Willie McCovey?
- A.Giants Harbor
- B.Splash Point
- C.McCovey Cove
- D.Mays Bay
Answer: McCovey Cove
The water beyond right field is called McCovey Cove in honor of Willie McCovey.
Question 7
Juan Marichal wore what jersey number for the Giants?
- A.21
- B.27
- C.24
- D.30
Answer: 27
Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal wore number 27 for the Giants.
Question 8
Willie Mays was famous for wearing which Giants number?
- A.27
- B.44
- C.20
- D.24
Answer: 24
Willie Mays wore number 24 with the Giants.
Question 9
Gaylord Perry won the National League Cy Young Award with the Giants in what year?
Answer: 1962
Gaylord Perry's Giants Cy Young season listed here is 1962.
Question 10
Orlando Cepeda won the National League MVP Award in which year after starting his career with the Giants?
Answer: 1967
Orlando Cepeda won the NL MVP Award in 1967.
Question 11
Kevin Mitchell earned the National League MVP Award with the Giants in what year?
Answer: 1989
Kevin Mitchell was the Giants' NL MVP in 1989.
Question 12
How many National League MVP Awards did Barry Bonds win while with San Francisco?
Answer: Five
Barry Bonds won five NL MVP Awards is a Giant.
Fun San Francisco Giants Trivia
13 questions
These fun San Francisco Giants trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
At Oracle Park, what nickname does the quirky right-field wall go by?
Answer: Triples Alley
The Giants' right-field wall at Oracle Park is famously nicknamed Triples Alley.
Question 2
What watery gathering spot do kayak-loving fans patrol, hoping to snag a Giants home-run ball?
Answer: McCovey Cove kayaks
Fans in kayaks often wait in McCovey Cove for home-run balls.
Question 3
Which Giants mascot is the human performer in a seal costume?
- A.Gigante
- B.Orlando Cepeda
- C.Lou Seal
- D.Crazy Crab
Answer: Lou Seal
Lou Seal is the San Francisco Giants' mascot, and the name refers to the person in the seal costume. This keeps the question on a distinct proper name tied to the team.
Question 4
Which animal is Giants mascot Lou Seal really supposed to be?
Answer: A sea lion
Lou Seal is famously a sea lion, even though his name suggests otherwise.
Question 5
On what date did Matt Cain throw the only perfect game in Giants franchise history?
Answer: June 13, 2012
Matt Cain's perfect game remains the only one in franchise history, and it happened on June 13, 2012.
Question 6
Who delivered Oracle Park’s first walk-off inside-the-park home run in 2013?
Answer: Ángel Pagán
Ángel Pagán hit the first walk-off inside-the-park home run in Oracle Park history in 2013.
Question 7
Which team did the Giants beat to win the 2010 World Series?
- A.St. Louis Cardinals
- B.Texas Rangers
- C.Detroit Tigers
- D.Kansas City Royals
Answer: Texas Rangers
The Giants defeated the Texas Rangers in the 2010 World Series.
Question 8
In the 2012 World Series, San Francisco finished on top against which American League club?
Answer: Detroit Tigers
The Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers in the 2012 World Series.
Question 9
The Giants' 2014 championship came at the expense of what team?
- A.Detroit Tigers
- B.Texas Rangers
- C.Cleveland Indians
- D.Kansas City Royals
Answer: Kansas City Royals
San Francisco beat the Kansas City Royals to win the 2014 World Series.
Question 10
How many home runs did Pablo Sandoval mash in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series?
Answer: Three home runs
Pablo Sandoval hit three home runs in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series.
Question 11
Whose bat sent Giants fans into bedlam with the pennant-winning walk-off homer in Game 5 of the 2014 NLCS?
Answer: Travis Ishikawa
Travis Ishikawa hit the pennant-winning walk-off home run in Game 5 of the 2014 NLCS.
Question 12
Buster Posey’s thunderous 2012 NLDS grand slam came off which pitcher?
Answer: Mat Latos
Posey's famous grand slam in the 2012 NL Division Series came off Mat Latos.
Question 13
Which number did the Giants retire for Barry Bonds in 2018?
Answer: Number 25
The team retired Barry Bonds' number 25 in 2018.
Funny San Francisco Giants Trivia
11 questions
These funny San Francisco Giants trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
When the franchise packed up and moved from New York to San Francisco, which team name stubbornly refused to change its forwarding address?
Answer: Giants
The franchise kept the name 'Giants' after moving from New York to San Francisco.
Question 2
What do the Giants call home runs that fly into San Francisco Bay from Oracle Park without taking a bounce first?
- A.Splash Hits
- B.Bay Bombs
- C.Cove Shots
- D.Water Balls
Answer: Splash Hits
A Splash Hit is a Giants home run that lands in San Francisco Bay on the fly from Oracle Park.
Question 3
On what date did Barry Bonds launch the first official Splash Hit at Pacific Bell Park?
Answer: May 1, 2000
Barry Bonds hit the first official Splash Hit on May 1, 2000.
Question 4
That giant mitt in left field has an official name. What is it called?
Answer: The Coca-Cola Fan Lot glove
The big glove in left field is officially called the Coca-Cola Fan Lot glove.
Question 5
Which Giant turned one swing into a woodworking project by breaking his bat twice and still getting a hit in Game 7 of the 2012 NLCS?
Answer: Hunter Pence
Hunter Pence famously broke his bat twice and still got a hit in one swing during Game 7 of the 2012 NLCS.
Question 6
Which broadcaster popularized the Giants call 'Grab some pine, meat!'?
Answer: Duane Kuiper
Duane Kuiper popularized 'Grab some pine, meat!' on Giants telecasts.
Question 7
Finish the long-running Giants home-run call: '_____ _____ Baby!'?
- A.Gone Gone
- B.Bye Bye Baby
- C.Go Go
- D.Fly Fly
Answer: Bye Bye
'Bye Bye Baby!' is a long-running Giants home-run call.
Question 8
Oracle Park's cove is named for which Giants slugger, a man apparently allergic to modestly sized drives?
Answer: Willie McCovey
The cove is named for Willie McCovey.
Question 9
Which Giants pitcher was nicknamed 'The Freak'?
Answer: Tim Lincecum
Tim Lincecum was nicknamed 'The Freak.'.
Question 10
Pablo Sandoval answered to what delightfully unexpected nickname with the Giants?
Answer: Kung Fu Panda
Pablo Sandoval earned the nickname 'Kung Fu Panda' while playing for the Giants.
Question 11
For on-field entertainment at Oracle Park, the Giants mascot often rolls in on what vehicle instead of, say, a dignified horse?
Answer: An ATV
The Giants' mascot often arrives on an ATV during on-field entertainment.
Hard San Francisco Giants Trivia
14 questions
These hard San Francisco Giants trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
Since the championship was officially designated as the World Series in 1903, how many titles have the Giants won?
Answer: Eight World Series titles.
The Giants have won eight World Series titles since the championship became officially designated is the World Series in 1903.
Question 2
What was Christy Mathewson's career win total in his Hall of Fame career, mostly with the Giants franchise?
Answer: 373 wins.
Christy Mathewson is listed with 373 career wins, mostly with the New York Giants franchise.
Question 3
Carl Hubbell captured Giants MVP honors twice in the 1930s. Name the earlier of the two National League MVP seasons.?
Answer: 1933.
Hubbell won the National League MVP Award in 1933 and 1936; the earlier season was 1933.
Question 4
Which team beat the Giants in the 1962 World Series?
- A.Anaheim Angels
- B.Brooklyn Dodgers
- C.New York Mets
- D.New York Yankees
Answer: The New York Yankees.
The Giants lost the 1962 World Series to the New York Yankees in seven games.
Question 5
The Giants fell short in the 2002 World Series against which opponent?
- A.Texas Rangers
- B.Seattle Mariners
- C.Anaheim Angels
- D.New York Yankees
Answer: The Anaheim Angels.
The Giants lost the 2002 World Series to the Anaheim Angels.
Question 6
Barry Bonds set a Giants single-season franchise record in 2001 with how many home runs?
Answer: 73 home runs.
Bonds' franchise-record total in 2001 is 73 home runs.
Question 7
Across the combined 1999 and 2000 seasons at their new ballpark's start, what franchise-record home-win total did the Giants post?
Answer: 103 home wins.
A franchise record of 103 home wins across 1999 through 2000 combined.
Question 8
In 2024, which Bruce Bochy uniform number did the Giants retire?
Answer: Number 15.
The Giants retired manager Bruce Bochy's number 15 in 2024.
Question 9
Who became the first Black player in Giants franchise history in 1949?
Answer: Monte Irvin.
Monte Irvin is the first Black player in Giants franchise history, in 1949.
Question 10
What ballpark hosted the Giants' first regular-season game in San Francisco?
Answer: Seals Stadium.
The Giants' first regular-season game in San Francisco was played at Seals Stadium.
Question 11
Which phrase appears in the Giants' official legal name: San Francisco Giants what?
Answer: Baseball Club, LLC.
The Giants' official legal name includes Baseball Club, LLC.
Question 12
Which pennant-winning Giants club famously declined to play in the World Series?
Answer: The 1904 New York Giants.
The 1904 New York Giants declined to play in the World Series despite winning the National League pennant.
Question 13
Who hit the 'Shot Heard 'Round the World' that clinched the Giants' 1951 pennant?
Answer: Bobby Thomson.
Bobby Thomson is the player whose home run clinched the 1951 pennant.
Question 14
Which Giants manager won National League Manager of the Year for the 2021 season?
Answer: Gabe Kapler.
Manager Gabe Kapler won National League Manager of the Year with the Giants in 2021.
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