Lou Gehrig Quiz

1. What was Lou Gehrig’s original name?
  • Correct Answer: Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig

2. What was Lou Gehrig’s full name?
  • Correct Answer: Henry Louis Gehrig

3. What was Lou Gehrig’s nickname?
  • Correct Answer: The Iron Horse

4. When was Lou Gehrig born?
  • Correct Answer: 19 June 1903

5. Where was Lou Gehrig born?
  • Correct Answer: New York

6. Which university did Lou Gehrig attend?
  • Correct Answer: Columbia

7. For which team did Lou Gehrig play baseball?
  • Correct Answer: New York Yankees

8. How many consecutive games did Lou Gehrig play?
  • Correct Answer: 2,130

9. Which disease is known as Lou Gehrig’s disease?
  • Correct Answer: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

10. When did Lou Gehrig die?
  • Correct Answer: 2 June 1941

11. When did Lou Gehrig become the first man in the 20th century to hit four consecutive home runs in one game?
  • Correct Answer: 3 June 1932

12. When did Lou Gehrig win the Triple Crown?
  • Correct Answer: 1934

13. How many home runs did Lou Gehrig hit in 1936?
  • Correct Answer: 49

14. What was Lou Gehrig’s jersey number?
  • Correct Answer: 4

15. What was Lou Gehrig’s career batting average?
  • Correct Answer: .340

16. How many career home runs did Lou Gehrig hit?
  • Correct Answer: 493

17. When was Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day?
  • Correct Answer: 4 July 1939

18. What did Lou Gehrig say on his Appreciation Day?
  • Correct Answer: Yet today I consider I am the luckiest man on the face of the earth.

19. When was Lou Gehrig elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum?
  • Correct Answer: 7 December 1939

20. Where did Lou Gehrig die?
  • Correct Answer: New York