Q 01/05

Before the Blue Jackets arrived in 2000, Ohio's last NHL team was the Barons of which city?

A) Cincinnati

B) Cleveland

C) Toledo

D) Dayton

Answer · why

B) Cleveland

Cleveland: the Barons lasted only two NHL seasons, from 1976 to 1978, before the club was merged out of existence, and Ohio went the next 22 years wit...

Q 02/05

The Blue Jackets' name and logos are inspired by which chapter of Ohio history?

A) The Wright brothers' aviation era

B) The Northwest Territory frontier

C) The 1913 Great Flood

D) The Civil War

Answer · why

D) The Civil War

The Civil War: more than 300,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army, the third most of any state, and the club says many of the soldiers' blue coats wer...

Q 03/05

Which other franchise joined the NHL in the same 2000 expansion as Columbus?

A) Nashville Predators

B) Vegas Golden Knights

C) Atlanta Thrashers

D) Minnesota Wild

Answer · why

D) Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild entered alongside Columbus, the two clubs sharing the expansion draft held in Calgary that June; the Wild brought the NHL back to M...

Q 04/05

What was the only other finalist name alongside Blue Jackets in the 1997 'Name the Team' contest?

A) Justice

B) Buckeyes

C) Cannons

D) Chill

Answer · why

A) Justice

Justice was the runner-up after about 14,000 contest entries were cut to ten names and then two, and the club's own history has its founder saying 'we...

Q 05/05

Which fast-food chain helped run the 1997 'Name the Team' contest across central Ohio?

A) Skyline Chili

B) White Castle

C) Wendy's

D) Bob Evans

Answer · why

C) Wendy's

Wendy's, founded in Columbus in 1969, took fans' suggestions at its restaurants that August; about 14,000 came in, and the club sent a shortlist of te...