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Portland Trail Blazers 1970-
4 quizzes and 55 trivia questions.
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  Blazermania   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Trivia covering the Portland Trail Blazers' championship season in 1977.
Average, 10 Qns, colby1968, Jan 05 04
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colby1968
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  Portland Trail Blazers Draft History    
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 10 Qns
The Portland Trail Blazers have a colorful (and somewhat controversial) history involving the NBA draft since their inception in 1970. Everybody knows about them picking Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan in 1984, but what else do you know?
Tough, 10 Qns, GustyJ, Sep 10 08
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  Trailblazers First Season: 1970-71    
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 10 Qns
Hey this is a quiz about the Blazer's opening year as a franchise in 1970-1971, so all of you die hard Blazer fans are going to do real good!
Tough, 10 Qns, blazer_quick45, May 25 09
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  Portland Trailblazers History    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This is a trivia quiz based on the history of the NBA team, the Portland Trailblazers. Have fun!
Tough, 25 Qns, MikeT97, Sep 16 01
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trivia question Quick Question
In the 1984 Draft, Portland picked Sam Bowie over whom?

From Quiz "Portland Trailblazers History"





Portland Trail Blazers Trivia Questions
1. The Blazers entered the NBA in 1970. Their first-ever draft pick went on to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award. Who was he?

From Quiz Portland Trail Blazers Draft History

Answer: Geoff Petrie

Petrie was the first of two Blazers to win consecutive Rookie of the Year awards, sharing it with Boston's Dave Cowens in the 1970-71 NBA season. Wicks won the award in the 1971-72 season.

2. Who did Jack Ramsay replace as coach of the Blazers in 1976?

From Quiz Blazermania

Answer: Lenny Wilkens

Wilkens coached the Blazers frome 1974-76.

3. Who was the Blazer's first head coach?

From Quiz Trailblazers First Season: 1970-71

Answer: Rolland Todd

Todd was dismissed from head coaching duties half-way through the 71-72 season.

4. When did the Portland Trailblazers join the NBA?

From Quiz Portland Trailblazers History

Answer: 1970

5. In 1972, the Blazers selected LaRue Martin of Loyola University #1 overall, the first of several questionable first-round draft picks in their history. Who was the future NBA Hall of Famer that went #2 overall that the Blazers passed on?

From Quiz Portland Trail Blazers Draft History

Answer: Bob McAdoo

Portland also passed on Erving in favor of Martin that year, but he went to Milwaukee with the #13 pick. 'Dr. J' never played for the Bucks, however, as he was already under contract with the ABA's Virginia Squires.

6. Who was the starting power foward for the 76-77 Blazers?

From Quiz Blazermania

Answer: Maurice Lucas

Portland acquired Lucas in the ABA dispersal draft with the second pick.

7. Who was Portland's first ever draft pick?

From Quiz Trailblazers First Season: 1970-71

Answer: Geoff Petrie

Geoff Petrie was the co-rookie of the year, with Boston's Dave Cowens in the 70-71 season.

8. How much did Portland pay to join the league?

From Quiz Portland Trailblazers History

Answer: $3.7 million

9. 1978 saw Portland select another center, Mychal Thompson, over another future Hall of Famer, Larry Bird. However, Portland was not the only team that passed on Bird that year. With which pick did Boston select the Indiana State star?

From Quiz Portland Trail Blazers Draft History

Answer: Sixth

Bird was only a junior when he was drafted by Boston, who used a little-known rule that allowed a team to draft a player when the class with which he entered college was graduating. Bird had taken a year off from college after leaving the University of Indiana after one year. The "junior-eligible" rule was removed shortly thereafter, closing the loophole of which Boston had taken advantage.

10. Who did Portland play their first ever regular season game against?

From Quiz Trailblazers First Season: 1970-71

Answer: Cleveland & Cleveland Cavaliers & Cavaliers

The score of that game was 115-112, with Portland winning its first ever regular season game as a franchise.

11. In their first-ever draft, as an expansion team, Portland got a first-round draft pick named ___________ ?

From Quiz Portland Trailblazers History

Answer: Geoff Petrie

1970 draft - 8th pick in the first round.

12. In 1984, Portland selected University of San Diego forward Mike Whitmarsh in the fifth round, but he never played for the Blazers. In what other sport did Whitmarsh find the most success, including winning a silver medal in the 1996 Olympic Games?

From Quiz Portland Trail Blazers Draft History

Answer: Beach Volleyball

Whitmarsh and former volleyball teammate Mike Dodd came in second to Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes in Atlanta in 1996 to win the silver. Whitmarsh won several AVP tour awards in his career, including Rookie of the Year in 1990, and a Lifetime Achievement award in 2004.

13. Which future Hall of Famer starred at center for the 1977 Blazers?

From Quiz Blazermania

Answer: Bill Walton

Plagued by multiple injuries during his first two seasons, Walton managed to play in 65 games in 1977.

14. What was Portland's win-loss record in the 1970-1971 season?

From Quiz Trailblazers First Season: 1970-71

Answer: 29-53

Portland finished 15th in the league, 9th in the western conference, and 5th in the pacific division in 70-71.

15. Did Portland win their first game ever (against Cleveland)?

From Quiz Portland Trailblazers History

Answer: Yes & Y

16. Whose retired jersey hanging in the Rose Garden rafters was worn by a player acquired by Portland in the 1977 ABA Dispersal Draft?

From Quiz Portland Trail Blazers Draft History

Answer: Maurice Lucas

The other three players were original Blazers draft picks. These four, along with Larry Steele and Bill Walton, helped Portland win their first NBA championship in 1977, and all had their jerseys retired as a result. In addition, two numbers have been symbolically retired for non-players; #1 for Blazers founder Larry Weinberg in 1992, and #77 for former Blazers coach Jack Ramsay in 1993.

17. Who lead the Blazers in scoring average in 70-71?

From Quiz Trailblazers First Season: 1970-71

Answer: Geoff Petrie & Petrie

Geoff Petrie averaged a whopping 24.8 points per game as a rookie, and 21.8 points per game over his career.

18. Which Portland player shared Rookie of the Year (their first year in the NBA) with Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics?

From Quiz Portland Trailblazers History

Answer: Geoff Petrie

19. Who were the other two expansion teams in the 70-71 season, who joined the league along with the Blazers?

From Quiz Trailblazers First Season: 1970-71

Answer: Buffalo Braves and Cleveland Cavaliers

Out of the three expansion teams that season, the Blazers finished with the best record (29-53). Cleveland and Buffalo finished with 15-67 and 22-60 respectively.

20. Which future coach of the Blazers played for them in the 1971-72 season?

From Quiz Portland Trailblazers History

Answer: Rick Adelman

21. Which Blazers 2004 draft pick became the first Korean-born player to play in an NBA game?

From Quiz Portland Trail Blazers Draft History

Answer: Ha Seung-Jin

Ha, a second-round draft pick in 2004, first entered an NBA game on January 7, 2005. Ha played in both the NBA and the NBA Development League before being traded to Milwaukee in 2006, and he was released later that year.

22. Who did the Blazers sweep in the Western Conference finals to advance to the 1977 NBA finals?

From Quiz Blazermania

Answer: L.A Lakers

The Blazers stunned the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led Lakers 4-0.

23. During the 1971-72 season, Sidney Wicks averaged 24.5 points per game and earned what title?

From Quiz Portland Trailblazers History

Answer: Rookie of the Year

24. Under new interim general manager Kevin Pritchard, the Blazers made a record six draft-day trades in 2006. Which player who played high school basketball in the Portland area was acquired in one of those trades?

From Quiz Portland Trail Blazers Draft History

Answer: Dan Dickau

Originally from Vancouver, Washington, Dickau was acquired from Boston along with Raef LaFrentz and the #7 overall pick in exchange for Sebastian Telfair and Theo Ratliff. Telfair and Ratliff eventually became key pieces in the trade that sent all-star Kevin Garnett to Boston from the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the #7 pick would be used by Portland to acquire future All-Star Brandon Roy.

25. The Blazers faced the star-laden Philadelphia 76ers in the 1977 finals. What former ABA star was in his first year with Philly?

From Quiz Blazermania

Answer: Julius "The Doctor" Erving

The Doctor was in his first NBA season.

26. Who became the Blazers' coach in 1974?

From Quiz Portland Trailblazers History

Answer: Lenny Wilkens

27. One of the six trades Portland made in the 2006 draft involved acquiring Texas forward LaMarcus Aldridge from Chicago for Tyrus Thomas and another player. Who was the other player?

From Quiz Portland Trail Blazers Draft History

Answer: Viktor Khryapa

Khryapa, Monia, and Sinanovic all had short stints with Portland ranging from Summer League to a starting role, but they all eventually left the NBA to play in Europe.

28. Who squared off in a memorable fight in game two of the '77 finals?

From Quiz Blazermania

Answer: Maurice Lucas and Darryl Dawkins.

A near riot broke out at the Spectrum arena in Philly in game two.

29. Who led the Blazers in total rebounds in the 70-71 season?

From Quiz Trailblazers First Season: 1970-71

Answer: LeRoy Ellis & Ellis

LeRoy gathered a total of 907 rebounds in 70-71. He grabbed a total of 8,709 in his career.

30. Sidney Wicks holds a Blazers record for getting 27 of what in a single game?

From Quiz Portland Trailblazers History

Answer: rebounds

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