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MISL Team Nicknames Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about teams of the original Major Indoor Soccer League that operated from 1978-92. If you are not a fan of the sport, this quiz will be very difficult.

A multiple-choice quiz by brian1966. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
brian1966

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
88,241

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
290

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Question 1 of 15

1. What was the name of the team that played in Tacoma? Hint

Stars

Spirit

Storm

Stallions

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Question 2 of 15

2. New York won the first four MISL titles. What were they called? Hint

Cosmos

Arrows

Rockets

Express

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was the name of the team from San Francisco? Hint

Fury

Freedom

Force

Fog

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Question 4 of 15

4. In what city did the Lazers play? Hint

Los Angeles

Seattle

Buffalo

Detroit

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Question 5 of 15

5. What was the nickname for Wichita's team? Hint

Wranglers

Wings

Wave

Tornados

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Question 6 of 15

6. This team from St. Louis played indoor soccer from 1978-1988. Who was it? Hint

Steamers

Ambush

Storm

Impact

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was the name of the team that played in Pittsburgh? Hint

Storm

Spirit

Quakers

Pirates

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was the name of the team that played in Kansas City? Hint

Chiefs

Scouts

Comets

Attack

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Question 9 of 15

9. This MISL team from Philadelphia played from 1978-82. What were they called? Hint

Fury

Fever

Spirit

Phantoms

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who were known as the Hellion? Hint

Harrisburg

Pheonix

Hartford

Hamilton

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who were known as the Horizons? Hint

Buffalo

Hartford

Chicago

Harrisburg

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Question 12 of 15

12. What was the name of the team that played in Denver? Hint

Gold

Strikers

Summit

Avalanche

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Question 13 of 15

13. The Cleveland Force folded after the 1988 season. In 1989, Cleveland got an new team and called it this _________ ? Hint

Crushers

Crusaders

Crunch

Comets

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was the name of the team that played in Las Vegas? Hint

Gamblers

Americans

Gold

Millionaires

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Question 15 of 15

15. Buffalo played in the MISL from 1979-84. What were they called? Hint

Bandits

Blizzard

Stallions

Braves

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the team that played in Tacoma?

Answer: Stars

Before the 1983-84 season, Denver reactivated and moved to Tacoma where it would stay until the league died in 1992.

2. New York won the first four MISL titles. What were they called?

Answer: Arrows

The New York Arrows were considered the MISL's flagship franchise. However, the team was not as successful off the field as they were on it and, as a result, they went bankrupt and folded after the 1984 season. The New York Cosmos joined the MISL in 1984, but lasted for one season.

The NewYork Express(1985-86) tried to fill the void left by the Cosmos went defunct halfway through the season. The other team was called the New Jersey Rockets.

3. What was the name of the team from San Francisco?

Answer: Fog

Before the 1980-81 season, Detroit Lightning relocated to San Francisco to become the Fog.

4. In what city did the Lazers play?

Answer: Los Angeles

Before the 1982-83 season, Philadelphia Fever moved to Los Angeles to become the Lazers.

5. What was the nickname for Wichita's team?

Answer: Wings

Wichita is headquarters to the Cessna Aircraft Company as well as employers of other aircraft companies, so it only made sense for them to be called 'Wings'. The Wichita Wranglers play professional baseball.

6. This team from St. Louis played indoor soccer from 1978-1988. Who was it?

Answer: Steamers

The Steamers went defunct after the 1988 season and was replaced by the St. Louis Storm in 1989. The Storm lasted until the end of the 1992 season. The St. Louis Ambush played indoor soccer, but for the NPSL.

7. What was the name of the team that played in Pittsburgh?

Answer: Spirit

The Pittburgh Spirit was one of the original MISL teams, but folded after the 1986 season.

8. What was the name of the team that played in Kansas City?

Answer: Comets

Kansas City Scouts played in the NHL from 1974-76. Kansas City Attack played indoor soccer too, but in the NPSL. Kansas City Chiefs play in the NFL, but you already knew that!

9. This MISL team from Philadelphia played from 1978-82. What were they called?

Answer: Fever

The Philadelphia Fury played in the NASL from 1978-80 when it moved to Montreal the following year.

10. Who were known as the Hellion?

Answer: Hartford

Hartford entered the league as an expansion team in 1979, but relocated to Memphis after the 1981-82 season.

11. Who were known as the Horizons?

Answer: Chicago

Chicago Horizons played for only one season (1980-81). The Chicago Sting of the NASL played in the MISL from 1982-83, 84-88.

12. What was the name of the team that played in Denver?

Answer: Avalanche

There was a team called the Denver Gold, but they played in the USFL.
Denver entered the league as an expansion team in 1980, but only played two seasons before it suspended operations for a year. It then relocated to Tacoma in time for the 1983-84 season.

13. The Cleveland Force folded after the 1988 season. In 1989, Cleveland got an new team and called it this _________ ?

Answer: Crunch

14. What was the name of the team that played in Las Vegas?

Answer: Americans

When the team relocated from Memphis in 1984, it still retained the nickname 'Americans'. However, I like my choices better!

15. Buffalo played in the MISL from 1979-84. What were they called?

Answer: Stallions

Buffalo Blizzard played in the NPSL from 1992-2001. Buffalo Braves used to play in the NBA before they relocated to San Diego. Buffalo Bandits play in the National Lacrosse League, and were very successful during the 1990s.

Source: Author brian1966

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