Prove Your Hobby Knowledge!
Welcome to this month’s edition of RIPPED Trivia, where you can test your knowledge of Topps cards — the obscure, the obvious, and the weird. Answers are at the bottom, but no cheating!
Score:
- 0-3: You’re actually pretty normal — these are meant to be hard!
- 4-6: You are a former or current Topps employee
- 7-8: You are very obviously Doug McWilliams, Hall of Fame photographer and de facto Topps historian
- 9-10: You definitely looked at the bottom.
Let’s dive in.
1. According to PSA, there are a total of 23 #1a Nasty Nick cards from the original 1985 set graded Gem Mint 10. How many PSA 10s are there of the 1b from 1985, Evil Eddie?
2. The 1967 Topps “Who Am I?” Set featured 44 cards of world leaders, U.S. Presidents, athletes, and historical figures “in disguise” — collectors had to scratch off sunglasses, beards, and more to reveal their faces. Which husband and wife duo were the final two cards (43 and 44) in the set?
(Note: the card below is not one of the two)
3. According to the back of his iconic 1952 Topps card, Mickey Mantle had what color eyes?
4. Topps Tiffany debuted in 1984. What was its last year?
5. The back of this 2018 Allen & Ginter card — No. 83 — reads “transactions are ledgers in a database.”
6. In the 2024 Topps Disney Chrome set, who are there more cards of: the Madrigals (from Encanto) or the Seven Dwarves?
7. The 1989 Topps Baseball Coins set featured “60 stars” on small metal coins. A box of coins had 36 packs. How many coins were in each pack?
8. Keith Shore’s Project 2020 card of Ken Griffey Jr. (#88) had a print run of 99,177. What beer company did Shore design cans for prior to his Project 2020 run?
9. How many Kermit the Frog Topps cards have been graded, across all the major companies?
10. Will Ferrell appeared in the 2015 Archives set after playing for 10 teams in one day during Spring Training. What’s his weight listed as on the back of his cards?
Topps RIPPED Trivia Answers
1. According to PSA, there are 20 non-glossy Evil Eddies. Bonus trivia: Nasty Nick’s most popular grade is a 6, while Eddie’s is an 8.
2. Lyndon B. and Lady Bird Johnson were the final two cards (43 and 44) in the “Who Am I?” set
3. According to the back of his iconic 1952 card, Mickey Mantle had GREY eyes:
4. Topps Tiffany’s final year was 1991.
5. 2018 Allen & Ginter card No. 83 is… CRYPTOCURRENCY
6. There are 8 Madrigals and only 7 Dwarves In the 2024 Topps Disney Chrome set.
7. There were THREE coins in each pack of 1989 Topps Baseball Coins.
8. Keith Shore designed cans for Mikkeler prior to his Project 2020 run.
9. Kermit the Frog has 0 physical Topps cards (but he does have digital ones as part of Disney Collect!)
10. Will Ferrell’s weight is listed as “220ish” on the back of his cards
