Q 01/05

Founded in 1924, the Bruins hold which distinction among today's NHL franchises?

A) Oldest team overall

B) Most Stanley Cups

C) Oldest American team

D) First Cup winner

Answer · why

C) Oldest American team

Oldest American team. The Bruins won the first NHL game played on American soil, 2-1 on December 1, 1924, then lost 24 of their remaining 29 games and...

Q 02/05

Which Boston businessman founded the Bruins in 1924 and later had an NHL division named after him?

A) Lester Patrick

B) James Norris

C) Charles Adams

D) Conn Smythe

Answer · why

C) Charles Adams

Charles Adams also helped pay for Boston Garden, and his son and grandson ran the club after him. The Adams Division, the Bruins' home from 1974 to 19...

Q 03/05

The Bruins' original brown-and-yellow uniform colors were borrowed from what?

A) The Boston & Maine Railroad's livery

B) First National Stores grocery chain

C) Harvard University's crew colors

D) A Vermont maple-syrup company's label

Answer · why

B) First National Stores grocery chain

First National Stores grocery chain. The club's founder was so fond of brown that a 1924 Boston Globe story noted his 50 stores, four racehorses, Guer...

Q 04/05

Which former player served as the Bruins' first general manager, a post he held 30 years?

A) Lester Patrick

B) Frank Calder

C) Cooney Weiland

D) Art Ross

Answer · why

D) Art Ross

Art Ross ran the Bruins until 1954 and reshaped the game's hardware as well: the NHL adopted his designs for both the puck and the goal net, and its s...

Q 05/05

In Game 7 of a 2013 playoff series, the Bruins wiped out a 4-1 third-period deficit to stun which team in overtime?

A) Toronto Maple Leafs

B) Pittsburgh Penguins

C) Washington Capitals

D) Tampa Bay Lightning

Answer · why

A) Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs. Boston scored twice in the final 82 seconds with its goalie pulled, then won 5-4 in overtime, the first Game 7 win by a team that...