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Diehard Edmonton Oilers Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz for all of you die hard Oiler fans out there. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by slenster. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
slenster

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
105,067

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1054

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what year did the Edmonton Oilers enter the National Hockey League? Hint

1980

1977

1979

1978

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the Edmonton Oilers first draft pick in 1979? Hint

Grant Fuhr

Wayne Gretzky

Kevin Lowe

Mark Messier

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1978 the "Great One" (Wayne Gretzky) signed a 21-year contract that would have kept him in an Oilers uniform until 1999?

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following four players didn't win the Stanley Cup with the Oilers in 1990? Hint

Wayne Gretzky

Jari Kurri

Bill Ranford

Mark Messier

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Question 5 of 10

5. During the 1980s and 1990s the Edmonton Oilers won five Stanley Cups in a span of seven years?

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many times has the Hart Memorial trophy (NHL MVP) been won by an Edmonton Oiler during the 1980s and 1990s? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Edmonton's 2002 head coach, Craig MacTavish, was the last player in the history of the NHL to play regularly without a helmet?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the 1984-85 season, the Oilers went how many games from the start of the season without a loss? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following four players has scored the fewest career points for the Edmonton Oilers? Hint

Dave Hunter

Charlie Huddy

Kevin Lowe

Paul Coffey

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Question 10 of 10

10. When the Oilers retired jersey number 17 in 2001 it was the ______ number that the Oilers had retired? Hint

4th

2nd

3rd

1st

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year did the Edmonton Oilers enter the National Hockey League?

Answer: 1979

The Edmonton Oilers came into the NHL in 1979 from the World Hockey Association.

2. Who was the Edmonton Oilers first draft pick in 1979?

Answer: Kevin Lowe

Kevin Lowe was the Oilers first ever pick in the 1979 entry draft selected 21st overall.

3. In 1978 the "Great One" (Wayne Gretzky) signed a 21-year contract that would have kept him in an Oilers uniform until 1999?

Answer: True

On Wayne Gretzky's birthday, January 26, 1978, Gretzky signed a 21 year contract at center ice in Edmonton before a game.

4. Which of the following four players didn't win the Stanley Cup with the Oilers in 1990?

Answer: Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky was traded to the L.A. Kings in 1988.

5. During the 1980s and 1990s the Edmonton Oilers won five Stanley Cups in a span of seven years?

Answer: True

The years were 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990.

6. How many times has the Hart Memorial trophy (NHL MVP) been won by an Edmonton Oiler during the 1980s and 1990s?

Answer: 9

Wayne Gretzky won it eight times from 1980-87, and Mark Messier won it in 1990.

7. Edmonton's 2002 head coach, Craig MacTavish, was the last player in the history of the NHL to play regularly without a helmet?

Answer: True

When Craig MacTavish retired in the late 1990s he was the last player to go helmetless in the NHL.

8. In the 1984-85 season, the Oilers went how many games from the start of the season without a loss?

Answer: 15

The Oilers had an impressive 12 wins and 3 ties to start that season.

9. Which of the following four players has scored the fewest career points for the Edmonton Oilers?

Answer: Dave Hunter

Dave Hunter's all time points total with the Oilers is 290. Huddy's all time total is 368. Paul Coffey's all time total is 669. Kevin Lowe's all time is 383.

10. When the Oilers retired jersey number 17 in 2001 it was the ______ number that the Oilers had retired?

Answer: 3rd

The numbers are: 3 - Al Hamilton (retired in 1980); 17 - Jari Kurri (retired in 2001); 99 - Wayne Gretzky (whose number has been retired in all of the NHL in 2000).

Source: Author slenster

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