Pop-up quiz

Illustration by Dustin Mertz

1. What does the Latin phrase Eamus Catuli (as seen on a sign on one of the Sheffield Avenue rooftop decks, across from Wrigley Field) mean?
A. Another Old Style, yo!
B. Let’s go Cubs!
C. Dude, did you get her digits?
D. White Sox suck!

2. What is White Sox announcer Hawk Harrelson’s famous home-run call?
A. You can put it on the board…Yessssss!
B. Holy cow!C. It’s a White Sox goner!
D. It appears the batter from the Chicago club has struck the ball with such force that it has departed the field of play, allowing him to touch all the bases unencumbered!

3. What was the big news headline the year the Cubs last won the World Series?
A. CREATURE CRAWLS FROM PRIMORDIAL OOZE
B. MARIE ANTOINETTE OUSTED BY FRENCH PEASANTS
C. FORD MOTOR COMPANYPRODUCES MODEL-T
D. NEW JERSEY INVENTOR HARNESSES POWER OF SUN INSIDE GLASS BULB

4. Which player from the 1919 Black Sox was depicted in Field of Dreams?
A. Bo Jackson
B. Jesse Jackson
C. Shoeless Joe Jackson
D. Jackson Pollock

5. What unusual uniformmodification did White Soxowner Bill Veeck imposeon the team in 1976?
A. Muscle shirts (a tradition Sox fans carry on to this day)
B. Backwards caps
C. Plaid jerseys
D. Shorts

6. Who of the following has never sung “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” at Wrigley?
A. Ozzy Osbourne
B. Boy George
C. Bill Murray
D. Jack Black

7. Which of the following was never uttered by Harry Caray?
A. Booze, broads and bullshit. If you got all that, what more do you need?
B. I get a little tired now and then, but knowing my lifestyle, that’s only natural.C. Budweiser? No, I think I’ll have a glass of ChâteauMouton Rothschild Pauillac, garçon.
D. When I die, I hope they don’t cremate me, because I’ll burn forever.

8. What does the W flag that occasionally flies overWrigley Field mean?
A. Cubs win!
B. Why us, God? Why do you love every other team in baseball more than us?
C. Who cares if the Cubs lost—look how tan my arms got today!
D. W flag? I don’t remember ever seeing a W flag.

9. Which of the following is not a reason why the White Sox shoot off fireworks?
A. Sox homer
B. Sox win
C. Fourth of July
D. Fistfight in the upper deck

10. Who wrote “Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye),” the song frequently chanted at opposing teams at White Sox games?
A. Seam
B. Cream
C. Steam
D. Ween

11. What’s the name of theCubs’ most famous double-play combination?
A. Emerson to Lake to Palmer
B. Tinkers to Evers to Chance
C. Tony to Toni to Toné
D. Philip to Seymour to Hoffman

12. In what year did a Chicago team last win a World Series?
A. 1908
B. 1917
C. 1918
D. 2005, bitch!

ANSWERS: 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.C 11.B 12.D