Test Your Hobby Knowledge!
As spring enters “full bloom” mode, let’s usher it in with some trivia featuring Batman villains, mustache timelines, a rising tennis star, and more.
As always, the answers are at the bottom. Restrain yourself from cheating! And enjoy the slightly warmer breezes in your lives.
Topps RIPPED Trivia is back for April 2026. Test your trading card knowledge on Topps NOW, tennis stars, Pixar characters, and the Pope. See how your Hobby expertise stacks up!
Let’s dive in!
1. This first baseman — with a holiday-themed last name — was known for his mammoth home runs and had his number retired by both the Buffalo Bisons and the Rochester Red Wings.
2. Which Topps NOW card sold more copies: Jack Hughes’ 2026 Olympics “Golden Goal” or Pope Leo’s 2025 “1st American Pope”?
3. At 20 years old, this rising tennis star is already the highest-ranked Filipino in WTA history.
4. Which 1989 set features a card titled “The Mime of Mayhem”?
5. Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley has a signature mustache. What year did it first appear on his cards?

6. Can you name the six players featured in Topps’ 2018 Throwback Thursday on-demand “A-Team” set?
7. How many MVP awards did Babe Ruth officially win in his career?
8. Card #PP-100 in the 2025 Topps Pixar Gold set features this Inside Out 2 character, who, according to his card, is “never able to outrun his mysterious, troubled past.”
9. On his 1951 card, this boxing legend’s “correct” last name is noted as “Marchegiano.”
10. Garbage Pail Kids’ Series 1 featured “Stormy Heather” as card 7a. What was the name on 7b?
Answers
1. Luscious “Luke” Easter

2. Jack Hughes outsold the Pope: 332,447 to 133,535 (But we wrote about how to get your Pope Leo card blessed here!)

3. Alexandra “Alex” Eala

4. “Batman” — and the “Mime of Mayhem” was the Joker, played by Jack Nicholson, who turns 89 on April 22

5. The mustache made its debut in 1978

6. Ronald Acuna, Miguel Andujar, Ozzie Albies, Jose Altuve, Nolan Arenado, and Jake Arrieta

7. Babe Ruth won one MVP award, in 1923
8. Lance Slashblade

9. Rocky Marciano

10. Card 7b was “April Showers”

Topps RIPPED Trivia FAQs
- What is Topps RIPPED Trivia?
- Topps RIPPED Trivia is a monthly featuring pulling together fun Hobby facts from Topps trading card history, focusing on seasonal tie-ins and anniversaries.
- What sets are featured in the April 2026 edition of Topps RIPPED Trivia?
- The April edition of RIPPED Trivia includes sets like Garbage Pail Kids, 1989 Topps Batman, the 2018 Topps Throwback Thursday A-Team set, and 2025 Topps Pixar Gold, among others.
- What Topps sets are coming out in April 2026?
- Key Topps releases for April 2026 include 2025 Topps Chrome Football and 2026 Topps Chrome WWE.
- When does new Topps RIPPED Trivia come out?
- A new Topps RIPPED Trivia edition arrives every month.
Key Facts
- Series: Topps RIPPED Triva
- Month: April 2026
- Focus: Spring-themed cards
- Featured Sets: Garbage Pail Kids, 1989 Topps Batman, 2018 Topps Throwback Thursday A-Team, 2025 Topps Pixar Gold
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