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Quiz about Teams of the NASL
Quiz about Teams of the NASL

Teams of the NASL Trivia Quiz

Before there was Major League Soccer, there was the North American Soccer League! Let's pay tribute to the league that from 1968-1984 brought stars such as Pele to the U.S. with this walk down memory lane! (Note: Questions pertain to outdoor league only!

A multiple-choice quiz by MongolianStomper. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
MongolianStomper
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
39,402
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
9 / 20
Plays
495
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Question 1 of 20
1. Which NASL team won the most championships? Hint


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Question 2 of 20
2. One more Cosmos question. List a stadium the Comsos DID NOT use as their home field during their NASL history? Hint


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Question 3 of 20
3. Which NASL franchise lasted the longest without changing its city or nickname? Hint


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Question 4 of 20
4. As of the 2001 season, which of the following is the only Major League Soccer city or market to never host a NASL team? Hint


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5. As of the 2001 season, what is the only MLS team to have the exact name of it's NASL namesake? Hint


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Question 6 of 20
6. What is the NASL's longest surviving franchise, in spite of name changes and relocations (final names listed as choices)? Hint


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7. Where did Team America call home in it's only season in 1983? Hint


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8. To what city did the Phildelphia Fury relocate in 1981? Hint


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Question 9 of 20
9. Which of the following was a city or market that was NEVER home to an NASL franchise? Hint


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Question 10 of 20
10. How many NASL teams competed in its last season in 1984? Hint


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Question 11 of 20
11. At one point, from 1978-1979, the NASL had as many as _____ teams! Hint


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12. The Kansas City Wizards are the 2000 NASL champions. What was the name of the other team from Kansas City that won the NASL crown in 1969? Hint


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Question 13 of 20
13. This NASL franchise left this city, then came back! Hint


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14. Where did the New England Tea Men relocate? Hint


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Question 15 of 20
15. This team went on to win the most Major Indoor Soccer League championships in that league's history: Hint


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16. What two teams duked it out for the NASL title on October 3, 1984 in the last NASL game ever? Hint


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Question 17 of 20
17. Which team holds the NASL record for most wins in an NASL regular season? Hint


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Question 18 of 20
18. What is the only other NASL team besides the Cosmos to report an average season attendance of over 30,000? Hint


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Question 19 of 20
19. How many New York Cosmos players won the NASL MVP? Hint


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Question 20 of 20
20. Which team set an NASL record in 1981 for losses in a single season, with 27? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which NASL team won the most championships?

Answer: New York Cosmos

 All these teams won the NASL title at one point, but the Cosmos were kings! The Cosmos won five NASL crowns: 1972, 1977-78, 1980 and 1982.
2. One more Cosmos question. List a stadium the Comsos DID NOT use as their home field during their NASL history?

Answer: Shea Stadium

 As of before the 2001 season, there is talk of putting an MLS franchise on Long Island and naming them the Cosmos!
3. Which NASL franchise lasted the longest without changing its city or nickname?

Answer: Dallas Tornado

 The Dallas Tornado was a unique franchise in the volatile NASL! They were formed in 1967 and folded after the 1981 season, capturing a title along the way.
4. As of the 2001 season, which of the following is the only Major League Soccer city or market to never host a NASL team?

Answer: Columbus, Ohio

 Columbus, ironically, is the first American city to build a major league soccer only stadium for it's hometown Crew!
5. As of the 2001 season, what is the only MLS team to have the exact name of it's NASL namesake?

Answer: San Jose Earthquakes

 Formerly the Clash, San Jose changed it's name to the Quakes for the 2001 MLS season in a marketing move.
6. What is the NASL's longest surviving franchise, in spite of name changes and relocations (final names listed as choices)?

Answer: Minnesota Strikers

 My goodness! The Minnesota Strikers were in the NASL from 1970 until the league's last season in 1984, but what a long and turmoil filled history. Before that, they were the Washington Darts, the Miami Gatos and Toros, and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The Strikers went on to compete in the Major Indoor Soccer League with some other NASL castoffs.
7. Where did Team America call home in it's only season in 1983?

Answer: Washington

 Team America, consisting of members of the rather lackluster U.S. national team, competed in the NASL in 1983, went 10-20, embarrassing themselves at home as well as abroad.
8. To what city did the Phildelphia Fury relocate in 1981?

Answer: Montreal

 They became Le Manic. The 'mania' only lasted until 1983.
9. Which of the following was a city or market that was NEVER home to an NASL franchise?

Answer: Phoenix

 Kind of hot to play soccer there in the summer, don't you think? Believe it or not, the San Antonio Thunder moved to Hawaii for the 1977 season before becoming the Tulsa Roughnecks.
10. How many NASL teams competed in its last season in 1984?

Answer: 9

 Chicago Sting, Toronto Blizzard, New York Cosmos, Tampa Bay Rowdies, San Diego Sockers, Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota Strikers and Tulsa Roughnecks were the last survivors.
11. At one point, from 1978-1979, the NASL had as many as _____ teams!

Answer: 24

 In 1978, the NASL was so big that it was divided into an American and National Conference, and six divisions like the NFL! Unfortunately, expanding too fast came back to bedevil the league.
12. The Kansas City Wizards are the 2000 NASL champions. What was the name of the other team from Kansas City that won the NASL crown in 1969?

Answer: Spurs

 The Spurs were unable to capitalize on that season, and disbanded after their 1970 campaign.
13. This NASL franchise left this city, then came back!

Answer: San Diego Jaws

 Hey, it's rated as the nicest place to live in America, can you blame them? This franchise started out as the Baltimore {Comets;} moved to San Diego and became the Jaws, perhaps the most ridiculous franchise nickname in American sports {history;} moved to Las Vegas as the {Quicksilver;} then thankfully became the Sockers in San Diego!
14. Where did the New England Tea Men relocate?

Answer: Jacksonville

 Just like the original Boston Tea Party, the fans in Jacksonville quickly dumped their 'Tea Men' overboard, and they only lasted the 1981 and 1982 seasons!
15. This team went on to win the most Major Indoor Soccer League championships in that league's history:

Answer: San Diego Sockers

 The Sockers are the New York Yankees of Indoor Soccer. They won 8 MISL titles in 10 seasons from 1982 to 1992, including 5 STRAIGHT from 1988 to the league's swan song in 1992!
16. What two teams duked it out for the NASL title on October 3, 1984 in the last NASL game ever?

Answer: Chicago Sting v. Toronto Blizzard

 Chicago won the last ever NASL crown, 2 games to nil.
17. Which team holds the NASL record for most wins in an NASL regular season?

Answer: Seattle Sounders

 The Sounders went 25-7 in 1980! The Cosmos had multiple 24 win seasons.
18. What is the only other NASL team besides the Cosmos to report an average season attendance of over 30,000?

Answer: Minnesota Kicks

 The Kicks did it in 1977 and 1978. The Cosmos broke the 30,000 mark in 5 straight seasons from 1977 to1981.
19. How many New York Cosmos players won the NASL MVP?

Answer: 5

 Randy Horton in 1972, Pele in 1976, Franz Beckenbauer in 1977, Giorgio Chinaglia in 1981, and Roberto Cabanas in 1983.
20. Which team set an NASL record in 1981 for losses in a single season, with 27?

Answer: Dallas Tornado

 Somehow the hapless Twisters managed to stir up 5 whole wins, but the franchise folded after that debacle. Ironically, the Tornado hold the second place record with 26 els in 1968!
Source: Author MongolianStomper

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