Q 01/05

Under what name were the Nuggets founded in 1967, before a last-minute ownership change renamed the team?

A) Denver Larks

B) Denver Miners

C) Denver Prospectors

D) Denver Bighorns

Answer · why

A) Denver Larks

Denver Larks honored Colorado's state bird, the lark bunting; a new owner bought control hours before a league deadline and renamed the team the Rocke...

Q 02/05

The Nuggets were called the Rockets from 1967 to 1974 after what kind of business owned by Bill Ringsby?

A) A brewery

B) A trucking company

C) A radio station

D) An oil refinery

Answer · why

B) A trucking company

A trucking company: Ringsby's long-haul rigs were known as Rockets, and the team's first logo and its orange-and-black colors were borrowed straight f...

Q 03/05

Why did Denver's Rockets become the Nuggets in 1974?

A) Fans voted the name too dated

B) A sponsor bought the naming rights

C) An NBA team in Houston already used it

D) The ABA banned space names

Answer · why

C) An NBA team in Houston already used it

An NBA team in Houston already used it, and Denver was angling to switch leagues, so a fan contest picked Nuggets, the name of the city's short-lived ...

Q 04/05

Which team beat the Nuggets in the ABA's final championship series?

A) Spirits of St. Louis

B) Kentucky Colonels

C) Indiana Pacers

D) New York Nets

Answer · why

D) New York Nets

New York Nets, led by Julius Erving, trailed by 22 in the third quarter of Game 6, then outscored Denver 34-14 in the fourth to win the last title the...

Q 05/05

Which team joined the NBA with the Nuggets in the 1976 ABA merger?

A) Portland Trail Blazers

B) San Antonio Spurs

C) Dallas Mavericks

D) Phoenix Suns

Answer · why

B) San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs were one of four ABA clubs let in, and on hard terms: no share of the NBA's television money for three seasons and no part in that s...