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Hockey: Unusual Happenings Trivia Quiz

The best and worst of hockey firsts and unusual records.

A multiple-choice quiz by Fishingman000. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Fishingman000

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
202,245

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
833

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following set a record for being the youngest 100 point player? Hint

Wayne Gretzky

Dale Hawerchuck

Bobby Orr

Rick MacLeish

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following set a record for being the oldest player to reach his first 50 goal season? Hint

Dave Shultz

Johnny Bucyk

Gordie Howe

Bobby Hull

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first team to wear white pants? Hint

New York Rangers

Toronto Maple Leafs

Washington Capitals

Edmonton Oilers

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which was the first arena to feature on-ice advertising? Hint

Madison Square Gardens

Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens

Joe Louis Arena

Boston Gardens

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first coach to win the Jack Adams Trophy? Hint

Punch Imlach

Don Cherry

Fred Shero

Scotty Bowman

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first player to win eight consecutive trophies? Hint

Phil Esposito

Bobby Orr

Wayne Gretzky

Mario Lemieux

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following set a record for being the oldest player to win the Stanley Cup? Hint

Gordie Howe

Dave Andreychuk

Ray Bourque

Johnny Bower

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following set a record for being the first goalie to win two Hart Trophies? Hint

Dominik Hasek

Terry Sawchuck

Jacques Plante

Patrick Roy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following set a record for being the first teammates to finish one-two in the scoring race five times in a row? Hint

Wayne Gretzky & Jari Kurri

Bobby Orr & Phil Esposito

Bobby Hull & Stan Mikita

Gordie Howe & Ted Lindsay

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the first goalie to wear a mask? Hint

Jacques Plante

Clint Benedict

Frank Brimsek

Sam LoPresti

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following set a record for being the youngest 100 point player?

Answer: Dale Hawerchuck

Dale Hawerchuck reached that milestone, at 18 years 11 months of age, with the Winnipeg Jets in the 1981-82 season.

2. Which of the following set a record for being the oldest player to reach his first 50 goal season?

Answer: Johnny Bucyk

Like fine wine, Bucyk got better with age. He reached his first 50 goal season in his 16th season, 1970-71, at the age of 35 years 10 months while with the Boston Bruins.

3. Who was the first team to wear white pants?

Answer: Washington Capitals

The 1974-75 Washington Capitols wore white pants with red jerseys for the first month of their inaugural season for the road games.

4. Which was the first arena to feature on-ice advertising?

Answer: Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens

Harold Ballard was fined for advertising the Hamilton Tiger Cats football club, which he also owned, on the ice of Maple Leaf Gardens.
This happened March 1, 1978.

5. Who was the first coach to win the Jack Adams Trophy?

Answer: Fred Shero

Fred Shero won this award while coaching the Philadelphia Flyers in 1974.

6. Who was the first player to win eight consecutive trophies?

Answer: Bobby Orr

Bobby Orr won the first eight consecutive Norris trophys from 1967-1978, while playing with the Boston Bruins. Wayne Gretzky won his eight consecutive Hart trophys with the Edmonton Oilers from 1979-1987.

7. Which of the following set a record for being the oldest player to win the Stanley Cup?

Answer: Johnny Bower

Johnny Bower, at 42 years 9 months of age, won the Stanley Cup while playing with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1967.

8. Which of the following set a record for being the first goalie to win two Hart Trophies?

Answer: Dominik Hasek

Dominik Hasek won two Hart Trophys, while playing for Buffalo Sabres. He won one in 1997 and the other in 1998.

9. Which of the following set a record for being the first teammates to finish one-two in the scoring race five times in a row?

Answer: Bobby Orr & Phil Esposito

Orr and Esposito were in a league all their own, trading off first and second, five times in a row with the Boston Bruins from 1969-1975. The rest were only able to manage it twice.

10. Who was the first goalie to wear a mask?

Answer: Clint Benedict

Clint Benedict, while playing for the Montreal Maroons wore a crude leather mask in 1930 to protect a broken cheekbone. In 1959-60, Jacques Plante invented the type of mask that was still worn in 2004.

Source: Author Fishingman000

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