Q 01/05

What name did the Hawks' home arena take in 2018 under a new naming-rights deal?

A) Alexander Memorial Coliseum

B) Omni Coliseum

C) State Farm Arena

D) Philips Arena

Answer · why

C) State Farm Arena

It opened as Philips Arena in 1999 and was renamed when State Farm bought the naming rights in 2018.

Q 02/05

The Hawks franchise began life in 1946 in which city?

A) Milwaukee

B) Buffalo

C) Moline

D) St. Louis

Answer · why

B) Buffalo

The Buffalo Bisons lasted just 38 days before moving to the Tri-Cities area of Illinois and Iowa.

Q 03/05

What was the team called after moving to Moline, Illinois, in 1946?

A) Illinois Hawks

B) Quad-City Bisons

C) Tri-Cities Blackhawks

D) Moline Miners

Answer · why

C) Tri-Cities Blackhawks

The Tri-Cities were Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and Davenport in Iowa; the team played at the 6,000-seat Wharton Field House.

Q 04/05

How many days did the franchise spend in its original city before moving on?

A) 94

B) 210

C) 38

D) 150

Answer · why

C) 38

The Bisons needed 3,600 fans a game to break even and struggled to draw even 1,000.

Q 05/05

Which legendary coach briefly led the then Tri-Cities franchise in the NBA's first season?

A) Red Holzman

B) Red Auerbach

C) Joe Lapchick

D) John Kundla

Answer · why

B) Red Auerbach

Auerbach left after one season and went on to build the Celtics dynasty that beat the Hawks in three of four Finals meetings.