Who Plays In New York? Trivia Quiz

Answer: New York Yankees

Reggie Jackson played MLB from 1967 to 1987, but only played with the New York Yankees from 1977 to 1981. The former World Series champion with the Oakland A's (1972-1973-1974), came to the Big Apple and helped the Bronx Bombers win two World Series titles, in 1977 and 1978. Jackson got nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch home run hitting in the playoffs.

Answer: New York Rangers

Mark Messier won five Stanley Cup trophies with the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s, but in 1991 got traded to the New York Rangers. In his first season with the team, he won the Hart Trophy for his individual heroics. Then, in 1994, Messier scored the winning goal in game seven of the Stanley Cup final game to bring home the Stanley Cup to the Rangers 54 years after they last won it.

Answer: New York Liberty

Sabrina Ionescu established herself as one of the greatest shooters in Women's National Basketball Association history after her 2025 season. She won her second three point trophy in the WNBA all-star game and averaged 18.2 points a game for the Liberty in 2025.

The former shooting guard from Oregon was a WNBA all-star and was given a lucrative shoe deal after her incredible 2025 season.

Answer: New York Giants

The New York Giants football team started playing their home games in New Jersey in 1976. But they did actually play in New York prior to that year. The Giant's quarterback for years was Y.A. Tittle, one of the all-time greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.

In 1963, he had his career best season in quarterback rating, threw for 36 touchdowns in 13 games, and led the Giants to their third consecutive NFL Eastern Conference title.

Answer: New York Knicks

In 2026, the New York Knicks won the NBA title;s their first championship since 1973. In that stretch between those years, one all-star that stood out was power forward Bernard King and his 1984 season. He became just the third player in NBA history to score 50 points in back to back games that season.

He led the Knicks in scoring and dominated in the playoffs with a 42.6 points per game average in their round one victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Answer: Brooklyn Dodgers

The Brooklyn Dodgers moved from New York to LA after the 1955 season but they gave Major League Baseball fans some amazing memories while in the Big Apple. Jackie Robinson's season in 1949 was one of the most memorable. The first African-American player to play in the big leagues was more than that distinction.

In 1949, he earned the National League MVP award while hitting for a .342 batting average along with 37 stolen bases for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Answer: Buffalo Sabres

When making a list of all-time goalies to have played in the National Hockey League, you've got to consider the career of Dominik Hasek. In 1999, while playing for the Buffalo Sabres, he led the team to the Stanley Cup final. Nicknamed "the Dominator", Hasek gave up less than two goals a game and won the Vezina Trophy for the NHL's best goalie

Answer: Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills had a run of four consecutive Super Bowl appearances in the 1990s, but unfortunately they lost all four. Thirty years later, the Bills were knocking on the door of another Super Bowl in 2024. Led by quarterback Josh Allen, who won the NFL's most valuable player award in 2024, the Bills went undefeated at home and barely lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game. Allen threw for 28 touchdowns and over 3,700 yards in his first MVP season.

Answer: New York Islanders

In the 1978-1979 National Hockey League season, Bryan Trottier won the Hart Memorial Trophy for the league's most valuable player and the Art Ross Award for being the league's leading scorer. The dominant center was the first New York Islander to win both awards. In the 1979-1980 season, Trottier led the Islanders to their first Stanley Cup Trophy.

Answer: Syracuse Nationals

Dolph Schayes might not be the most common name to fans of the National Basketball Association but he was one of the all-time greats in the early days of the league. Schayes was named as one of the 50 greatest players of NBA history and was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame in 1973. In the 1954-55 season, Schayes led the Syracuse Nationals to the NBA title.