Q 01/05

What is the name of the arena the Mavericks have shared with the NHL's Dallas Stars since 2001?

A) Dickies Arena

B) Dallas Memorial Auditorium

C) Reunion Arena

D) American Airlines Center

Answer · why

D) American Airlines Center

American Airlines Center opened in 2001 after Dallas voters approved public money for part of its cost; the Mavericks and Stars both moved over from R...

Q 02/05

Which NBA commissioner awarded Dallas its expansion team in 1980?

A) David Stern

B) Larry O'Brien

C) J. Walter Kennedy

D) Maurice Podoloff

Answer · why

B) Larry O'Brien

Larry O'Brien made the franchise official on May 1, 1980; 31 years later the Mavericks won the championship trophy that carries his name.

Q 03/05

Which star of the TV western Maverick was part of the Dallas franchise's original ownership group?

A) Clint Eastwood

B) Steve McQueen

C) James Garner

D) Roger Moore

Answer · why

C) James Garner

James Garner, TV's Bret Maverick, was part of the original ownership group; the name itself came out of a 1980 name-the-team contest run by Dallas rad...

Q 04/05

Which Home Interiors and Gifts owner founded the Mavericks, partly as a gift to his wife?

A) Don Carter

B) Ross Perot Jr.

C) Norm Sonju

D) Mark Cuban

Answer · why

A) Don Carter

Don Carter sold control in 1996 but kept a small stake and his courtside seat; when Dallas won the 2011 title, Mark Cuban had him accept the trophy fr...

Q 05/05

Which coach, who won the 1978 NBA title with Washington, became the Mavericks' first head coach?

A) K. C. Jones

B) Dick Motta

C) Richie Adubato

D) John MacLeod

Answer · why

B) Dick Motta

Dick Motta coached Dallas from its 1980 debut until 1987, when he quit by surprise after a 55-win division title ended in a first-round loss to Seattl...