Question 1

True or false: Berra played his entire career with the New York Yankees and never wore another team's uniform.

Accepted Answer

False. He played for the Yankees from 1946 to 1963, then briefly played for the New York Mets in 1965 before retiring.

Question 2

True or false: Yogi Berra coined the phrase 'It ain't over till it's over.'

Accepted Answer

False. Berra popularized it, but he actually said 'It ain't over till it's over' about the 1973 NL pennant race, not inventing it entirely.

Question 3

True or false: Berra never managed a team to a World Series title.

Accepted Answer

False. He managed the New York Mets to the 1973 World Series, but they lost to the Oakland Athletics in seven games.

Question 4

True or false: Yogi Berra's real first name was Lawrence, but he was nicknamed 'Yogi' after a Hindu yogi.

Accepted Answer

True. His given name was Lawrence Peter Berra. Friends called him 'Yogi' because they thought his sitting posture resembled a Hindu yogi.

Question 5

True or false: Yogi Berra won three American League MVP awards.

Accepted Answer

True. Berra won the AL MVP in 1951, 1954, and 1955, becoming one of only a few catchers to achieve this feat.

Question 6

True or false: Yogi Berra once caught a perfect game for the New York Yankees.

Accepted Answer

False. Berra caught Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series, but it wasn't a regular-season perfect game—Larsen's was the only one Berra caught.

Question 7

True or false: Yogi Berra served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and participated in the D-Day invasion.

Accepted Answer

True. Berra served as a gunner on a Navy rocket boat during the D-Day landings at Normandy, earning a Purple Heart for his service.

Question 8

True or false: Yogi Berra was the first catcher to hit 300 home runs in MLB history.

Accepted Answer

True. Berra hit 358 career home runs, and he became the first catcher to reach 300, a milestone later surpassed by others.

Yogi Berra Trivia Questions