Q 01/05

In which city was the Flames franchise founded in 1972?

A) Kansas City

B) Atlanta

C) Cleveland

D) Denver

Answer · why

B) Atlanta

The team moved to Calgary in 1980 after owner Tom Cousins faced bankruptcy.

Q 02/05

The 'Flames' name refers to a fire set by whose troops during the Civil War?

A) General William Tecumseh Sherman

B) General Philip Sheridan

C) General Robert E. Lee

D) General Ulysses S. Grant

Answer · why

A) General William Tecumseh Sherman

Atlanta was nearly destroyed; Skalbania kept the name as a fit for an oil town.

Q 03/05

Which Canadian entrepreneur bought the Flames in 1980 and moved them to Calgary?

A) Bill Hunter

B) Harley Hotchkiss

C) Nelson Skalbania

D) Peter Pocklington

Answer · why

C) Nelson Skalbania

He sold his interest a year later, and the club has been locally owned since.

Q 04/05

Which 7,000-seat building hosted the Flames' first three Calgary seasons?

A) Olympic Saddledome

B) Stampede Corral

C) Max Bell Arena

D) Father David Bauer Arena

Answer · why

B) Stampede Corral

They sold 10,000 season-ticket packages for a rink that held 7,000.

Q 05/05

Which CSKA Moscow star did Cliff Fletcher draft in 1983, years before Soviets could join the NHL?

A) Sergei Makarov

B) Igor Larionov

C) Viacheslav Fetisov

D) Vladimir Krutov

Answer · why

A) Sergei Makarov

Makarov finally arrived in 1989 and won the Calder at 31, prompting an age limit.