Q 01/05

How many NBA championships had the Boston Celtics won as of their 2024 title?

A) 15

B) 16

C) 17

D) 18

Answer · why

D) 18

Banner 18 came in 2024 and broke a tie with the Lakers, who sat on 17.

Q 02/05

Which Boston Garden-Arena Corporation president founded the Celtics in 1946?

A) Walter A. Brown

B) Ned Irish

C) Eddie Gottlieb

D) Maurice Podoloff

Answer · why

A) Walter A. Brown

Walter A. Brown, who ran the Boston Garden, founded the Celtics in 1946 as a charter member of the Basketball Association of America and owned the tea...

Q 03/05

In 1950 the Celtics became the first NBA franchise to draft a Black player. Who was he?

A) Earl Lloyd

B) Chuck Cooper

C) Nat Clifton

D) Don Barksdale

Answer · why

B) Chuck Cooper

Cooper, a forward from Duquesne, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019.

Q 04/05

Which future star of the TV western The Rifleman was an original member of the Boston Celtics in 1946?

A) Steve McQueen

B) James Garner

C) Chuck Connors

D) Clint Walker

Answer · why

C) Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors also played Major League Baseball for the Dodgers and Cubs before turning to acting.

Q 05/05

Cousy landed in Boston through a 1950 dispersal draft after which franchise went bankrupt?

A) St. Louis Bombers

B) Anderson Packers

C) Washington Capitols

D) Chicago Stags

Answer · why

D) Chicago Stags

Auerbach had passed on the local Holy Cross star in the draft, calling him 'too flashy.'