Q 01/05

In what year did the Blue Jackets begin play as an NHL expansion team?

A) 2000

B) 2001

C) 2003

D) 2005

Answer · why

A) 2000

They entered alongside the Minnesota Wild, taking the league to 30 teams.

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

Ohio raised 23 volunteer infantry regiments when Lincoln asked for ten, and produced Grant, Sherman and Sheridan.

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 two clubs shared the 2000 expansion draft, held in Calgary.

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

Wendy's helped run the contest, which drew 14,000 entries before the list was cut to ten and then two.

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 is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, just outside Columbus.