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Team Nicknames Trivia Quiz

This quiz is only on team nicknames from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, and MLS.

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

Author
ilovethisgame

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
119,425

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2968

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following team's nickname, was the only nickname named after an insect? Hint

New Orleans (NBA)

Carolina (NFL)

Columbus (NHL)

San Jose (MLS)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following teams, other than the San Francisco 49ers (NFL), was named after a date in time? Hint

Buffalo (NHL)

Los Angeles (MLS)

D.C. (MLS)

Philadelphia (NBA)

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Question 3 of 10

3. The New York Giants (NFL) shared its nickname with which other team? Hint

Memphis (NBA)

Minnesota (NHL)

Chicago (MLS)

San Francisco (MLB)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Prior to 2008 when Seattle Supersonics became Oklahoma City Thunder, what two leagues had teams with "natural disaster" nicknames? Hint

NHL & NFL

NHL & MLS

NFL & MLB

MLB & NHL

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Question 5 of 10

5. The football team in Chicago was nicknamed the Bears. Which of these sports teams was named after a type of bear? Hint

Memphis (NBA)

New England (MLS)

Green Bay (NFL)

Minnesota (NHL)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following teams was the only one to be named after a car part? Hint

Detroit (NBA)

Chicago (MLS)

New York (NBA)

Pittsburgh (MLB)

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Question 7 of 10

7. The original nickname of the Sacramento Kings was the same as which 2002 team? Hint

Kansas City (MLB)

Cincinnati (NFL)

Buffalo (NHL)

Columbus (MLS)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Tampa Bay's baseball team was named the Devil Rays. Which of these team's nickname also had 'devil' in it? Hint

Indiana (NBA)

Anaheim (MLB)

New Jersey (NHL)

New Orleans (NFL)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Washington Wizards (NBA) once shared their nickname with which other team? Hint

Carolina (NFL)

Detroit (MLB)

Kansas City (MLS)

Denver (NHL)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which team's nickname is made up of a bunch of Dallas's (NHL) team nickname? Hint

Seattle (MLB)

Tennessee (NFL)

Los Angeles (MLS)

Winnipeg (NHL)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following team's nickname, was the only nickname named after an insect?

Answer: New Orleans (NBA)

The New Orleans Hornets moved from Charlotte in 2002. They are now the News Orleans Pelicans. The Columbus Blue Jackets have an insect on their logo, but the team was named after the famous Native-American Blue Jacket. The San Jose Earthquakes used to be named the Clash. Their logo used to have a scorpion on it.
Carolina's football team is named the Panthers.

2. Which of the following teams, other than the San Francisco 49ers (NFL), was named after a date in time?

Answer: Philadelphia (NBA)

The 49ers are named after the 1849 California gold rush that brought people to San Francisco. Philadephia was named after the year 1776. The 1776 was the year America was founded. Philadelphia was the capital of America at that time. The hockey team in Buffalo was named the Sabres. D.C's soccer team bears the same nickname as another famous soccer team, the Manchester United, in England. Los Angeles' soccer team is named the Galaxy.

3. The New York Giants (NFL) shared its nickname with which other team?

Answer: San Francisco (MLB)

The New York Giants shared their nickname with the San Francisco Giants. The basketball team in Memphis was named the Grizzlies who moved from Vancouver. Chicago's soccer team was nicknamed the Fire.
The hockey team in Minnesota is named the Wild.

4. Prior to 2008 when Seattle Supersonics became Oklahoma City Thunder, what two leagues had teams with "natural disaster" nicknames?

Answer: NHL & MLS

NHL: Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes.
MLS: San Jose Earthquakes.

5. The football team in Chicago was nicknamed the Bears. Which of these sports teams was named after a type of bear?

Answer: Memphis (NBA)

The Memphis Grizzlies were named after the Grizzly Bear, a type of bear. Green Bay was the home of the Packers. Packers referred to the meat packaging industry in Green Bay. New England's soccer team was nicknamed the Revolution and Minnesota's hockey team was nicknamed the Wild.

6. Which of the following teams was the only one to be named after a car part?

Answer: Detroit (NBA)

The Detroit Pistons. The team was originally the Fort Wayne Pistons, but they eventualy moved to a more appropriate city, Motor Town.

7. The original nickname of the Sacramento Kings was the same as which 2002 team?

Answer: Kansas City (MLB)

The Sacramento Kings used to be named the Cincinnati Royals (1957-1972). They moved to Kansas City in 1972 and became the Kings, and to Sacramento in 1985. The Kings called Buffalo home from 1923 to 1947. Buffalo's hockey team is named the Sabers, and Cincinnati's football team was named the Bengals.

8. Tampa Bay's baseball team was named the Devil Rays. Which of these team's nickname also had 'devil' in it?

Answer: New Jersey (NHL)

The New Jersey Devils. All the other city's teams were very holy, the Anaheim Angels, Indiana Pacers and New Orleans Saints.

9. The Washington Wizards (NBA) once shared their nickname with which other team?

Answer: Kansas City (MLS)

Washington and Kansas City had the same nickname, the Wizards, until 2010. Kansas City Wizards changed their franchise name to Sporting Kansas City in 2010.

10. Which team's nickname is made up of a bunch of Dallas's (NHL) team nickname?

Answer: Los Angeles (MLS)

A galaxy, Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS), is made up of a whole bunch of stars, Dallas Stars (NHL). Not titans, Tennessee Titans (NFL), or mariners, Seattle Mariners (MLB), or jets, Winnipeg Jets (NHL).

Source: Author ilovethisgame

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