The New York Yankees open the 1923 baseball season at Yankee Stadium.

The New York Yankees open the 1923 baseball season at Yankee Stadium.

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The video covers a significant baseball event with 74,000 attendees, marking a potential Golden Age. The spectacle of the crowd is highlighted, with people standing, kneeling, and hanging from rafters. The event is special, attended by the game's hierarchy, including Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Yankee honors are given, and questions about the future arise.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the seating capacity mentioned for the baseball event?

50,000 seats

74,000 seats

80,000 seats

62,000 seats

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many people attended the baseball event, setting a record?

62,000

70,000

74,000

80,000

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Commissioner present at the special baseball occasion?

Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Miller Huggins

Babe Ruth

Jacob Cooper

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Yankee figure was honored during the event?

Lou Gehrig

Joe DiMaggio

Babe Ruth

Colonel Jacob Cooper

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What question was raised about a significant baseball figure?

Will the stadium be expanded?

Can the team win the championship?

Can the big guy come back?

Is the Golden Age over?

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