USA Sports Team Names Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hockey

The Detroit Red Wings began as the Victoria Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association in 1911. They won the Stanley Cup in 1925, the last non-NHL team to do so. The team was purchased and moved to Detroit in 1926 and began play in the NHL that year. The name was changed to the Falcons in 1930, and to the Red Wings in 1932.

Answer: Basketball

The Golden State Warriors were founded in Philadelphia in 1946. The team moved to San Francisco in 1962. They became the Golden State Warriors in 1971.

Answer: American Football

The Buffalo Bills were one of the founding members of the American Football League, which began play in 1960. Named for the American frontiersman William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, the Bills became part of the National Football League when the AFL and NFL merged in 1970.

Answer: Major League Baseball

The Detroit Tigers are one of the founding members of the American League of Major League Baseball, which began play in 1901. The Tigers are the only franchise in the American League that still plays in their original city under their original name.

Answer: Hockey

The Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League began life as the New England Whalers, one of the original franchises in the World Hockey League, which began play in 1972. The team was renamed the Hartford Whalers when they joined the National Hockey League in 1979. The team relocated to North Carolina in 1997 and were renamed the Hurricanes.

Answer: Basketball

The Philadelphia 76ers were founded in 1946 as a franchise in the National Basketball League based in Syracuse, New York and called the Nationals. The team joined the National Basketball Association in 1949. In 1963, the team was sold and relocated to Philadelphia as the 76ers, named for the year 1776, when the USA declared independence from Great Britain.

Answer: Major League Baseball

The Los Angeles Dodgers play baseball in the National League, the oldest of the two American Major Leagues. The team was founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays, playing in the minor Interstate League. The team also used the name Atlantics, and joined the National League as the Bridegrooms in 1890.

Other names used were the Grooms, Superbas, Trolley Dodgers, and Robins, but they have been called the Dodgers since 1931. The Dodgers relocated to Los Angeles and began play there in 1958.

Answer: American Football

The Detroit Lions were founded in 1928 as the independent Portsmouth, Ohio Spartans. The team joined the National Football League in 1930, and was sold, relocated to Detroit, and renamed the Lions in 1934.

Answer: Hockey

The Nashville Predators began play as an expansion team in the National Hockey League in 1998. The Predators became the second major sports franchise located in the state of Tennessee after the relocation of the National Football League's Houston Oilers, now known as the Tennessee Titans, in 1997.

Answer: Major League Baseball

The Baltimore Orioles have went through two relocations and name changes since they were founded as a charter member of Major League Baseball's American League in 1901. Beginning as the Milwaukee Brewers, the team relocated to St. Louis in 1902 and became the Browns. In 1954, the team was sold and began play in Baltimore as the Orioles.

Answer: Basketball

The Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association were founded as an expansion team in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves. They relocated to San Diego in 1978 and were renamed the Clippers. After six seasons in San Diego, the team owner relocated the franchise to Los Angeles without NBA approval, leading to several years of court proceedings before the relocation was approved.

Answer: American Football

The Miami Dolphins were an expansion team of the American Football League and began play in 1966. The Dolphins joined the National Football League when the two rival leagues merged in 1970.

Answer: Hockey

The Pittsburgh Penguins were a part of the 1967 National Hockey League expansion which also saw five other new teams join the NHL. The Penguins are the second NHL franchise to play in Pittsburgh, though they have no association with the Pirates franchise which played from 1925-1930.

Answer: Major League Baseball

The oldest active professional sports franchise in the USA, the Chicago Cubs began playing in the National Association of Base Ball Players as the White Stockings in 1870. The team was one of the original members of the National League when it was formed in 1876. The Cubs have also been called the Remnants, Infants, Orphans, and Colts, but have been known as the Cubs since 1903.

Answer: Basketball

The Detroit Pistons are a franchise in the National Basketball Association, They began in 1937 as the Zollner Pistons playing in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The team joined the National Basketball League in 1941 and became a charter member of the NBA in 1949. The Pistons moved to Detroit in 1957.

Answer: American Football

The New England Patriots are a franchise of the National Football League. The team began as the Boston Patriots, a charter member of the American Football League, in 1960. The Patriots joined the NFL in 1970 when the two rival football leagues merged.

The team moved into the city of Foxborough, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, in 1971, and have since been known as the New England Patriots.