Q 01/05

Which Canadian entrepreneur paid the NHL $2 million to found the Los Angeles Kings as a 1967 expansion team?

A) Jerry Buss

B) Philip Anschutz

C) Bruce McNall

D) Jack Kent Cooke

Answer · why

D) Jack Kent Cooke

Jack Kent Cooke also owned the Lakers; after feuding with the city's Coliseum Commission he told an aide he'd had "enough of this balderdash" and buil...

Q 02/05

Why did the Kings' first owner choose purple and gold as the team's original colours?

A) They were associated with royalty

B) They were his college colours

C) A fan contest picked them

D) A sponsor demanded them

Answer · why

A) They were associated with royalty

They were associated with royalty, to suit the name Kings, and the owner dressed his other team, the Lakers, in the same purple and gold.

Q 03/05

Where did the Kings play their first game in October 1967 while the Forum was still unfinished?

A) Olympic Auditorium

B) Long Beach Arena

C) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

D) Pan-Pacific Auditorium

Answer · why

B) Long Beach Arena

Long Beach Arena hosted a 4-2 win over fellow newcomers Philadelphia; when the Forum finally opened that December 30, the same Flyers spoiled the nigh...

Q 04/05

Which goaltender's 1971 arrival from Montreal turned the Kings into a contender?

A) Mario Lessard

B) Rogie Vachon

C) Gerry Desjardins

D) Terry Sawchuk

Answer · why

B) Rogie Vachon

Rogie Vachon had lost Montreal's net to rookie Ken Dryden during the 1971 Cup run; traded west that November, he later became the first King to have h...

Q 05/05

Which two wingers flanked Marcel Dionne on the 'Triple Crown Line'?

A) Butch Goring and Mike Murphy

B) Bernie Nicholls and Jimmy Carson

C) Charlie Simmer and Dave Taylor

D) Juha Widing and Bob Berry

Answer · why

C) Charlie Simmer and Dave Taylor

Charlie Simmer and Dave Taylor were little known until their coach juggled his lines in 1978-79; Simmer, a career minor-leaguer, then scored 56 goals ...