Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Multiple Choice Quiz | Sports

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1. This rugby league football club is located in North Sydney. They dropped out of the NRL after the 1999 season. They were one of the founding members of the New South Wales Rugby Football League in 1908, and won two premierships in 1921 and 1922. What is their nickname?

Answer: Bears

The North Sydney Bears, also called the Shoremen, left the NRL in 1999; they had competed in the NRL for 92 seasons. They merged after the 1999 season with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles to form the Northern Eagles. The merger lasted for three seasons, before splitting up. North Sydney then played in the second NSWRL competiton.

2. These baseball Tigers were one of the charter members of the American League. Hall of Fame players such as Ty Cobb, Al Kaline and Hank Greenberg played for them in the prime of their careers They played at the same stadium from 1912 to 1999. In which US city do these Tigers call home?

Answer: Detroit

The Tigers were one of the eight charter members of the AL in 1901. They did not win their first World Series title until 1935, when they beat the Chicago Cubs in six games. In 1912, the Tigers moved to Navin Field and, after renovations in 1938, the stadium was renamed Briggs Stadium.

In 1961 the stadium was renamed Tiger Stadium, the name most synonymous with the park. After the 1999 season, the team moved to Comerica Park.

3. Bears on ice! These Bears play in the American Hockey League, the minor league of the NHL. In what city in Pennsylvania, famous for chocolate, do these Bears play?

Answer: Hershey

The Hershey Bears were formed in 1932 as the Hershey B'ars, and then later the Chocolate Bars, before finally settling on the Bears in 1936. They joined the International-American Hockey League (later the AHL) in 1938. The team became the first team to win 10 Calder Cups as AHL champs in 2009.

4. The national cricket team of Germany is nicknamed the Tigers.

Answer: False

The German cricket team does not have nickname. The German cricket team was granted membership into the ICC in 1991, and played in their first ICC Trophy in 2001.
The Tigers nickname is used by the national cricket team of Bangladesh (they entered the ICC in 1977 and achieved Test status in 2000).

5. Which African nation refers to their soccer team as The Indomitable Lions?

Answer: Cameroon

The Cameroon national football team became the first African team ever to reach a World Cup quarterfinal (they lost to England in 1990). They won men's gold in soccer at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, beating Spain in the final. Cameroon played its first ever international in 1960; beating Djibouti 9-2 on 13th April 1960 in Madagascar.

6. Which English soccer team, who wear black and orange striped jerseys are nicknamed "The Tigers"?

Answer: Hull City

Hull City AFC was founded in 1904, and play in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. It took the club 103 years to earn promotion to the Premier League, when the team won the Championship playoff over Bristol City. They lasted in the Premier League for 3 seasons, before dropping down at the end of the 2009-10 season.

7. These Lions play in Super Rugby, and were known as the Cats from 1998 to 2006. Which country do the Lions call home?

Answer: South Africa

The Lions play in Johannesburg, South Africa, and are one of the five teams representing South Africa in Super Rugby. The team won the 1993 Super 10, the predecessor of Super Rugby.

8. Their colours are navy blue, burnt orange, and white. They are called the Monsters of the Midway. You might remember their "Super Bowl Shuffle" from 1985. Are they Bears, Lions or Tigers?

Answer: Bears

The Chicago Bears were founded in Decatur, Illinois and moved to Chicago in 1921. The Bears won 8 championships before the Super Bowl era staerted in January 1967 and, along with the Arizona (originally from Chicago) Cardinals, are the only team remaining from the founding of the NFL in 1920.

9. These Lions are located in Vancouver, British Columbia, although they are called the BC Lions. Founded in 1954, it only took 10 years for the franchise to win their first Grey Cup. In which league do these Lions play?

Answer: Canadian Football League

The Lions play in the West Division, with rivals from Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatchewan. The team is called the Lions for two mountain peaks that can be seen from the city. The team plays at BC Place Stadium, in downtown Vancouver; the site of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

10. The international soccer teams from which part of the world gather every two years for the ASEAN Football Championship, or originally the Tiger Cup?

Answer: Southeast Asia

The tournament was first held in 1996, in Singapore. It was called the Tiger Cup after Singapore-based Asia Pacific Breweries' beer Tiger Beer. The Tiger Cup name was dropped after the competition in 2004. The first six tournaments were won by either Thailand or Singapore, but only once did both countries play in the final.

Source: Author George95

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Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Quiz

They are three of the most common names for professional sports teams. Can you identify the pro sports teams with the nickname "Tigers" "Lions" and "Bears"? (No US college teams are used in this quiz.)

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