Q 01/05

What is the name of the Grizzlies' home arena in Memphis, opened in 2004?

A) Mid-South Coliseum

B) Pyramid Arena

C) FedExForum

D) Liberty Bowl

Answer · why

C) FedExForum

FedExForum opened in downtown Memphis in September 2004 and seats roughly 18,000 for basketball; it also hosts the University of Memphis Tigers.

Q 02/05

Which name was first proposed for the Vancouver NBA franchise before objections forced a change?

A) Totems

B) Mounties

C) Loggers

D) Orcas

Answer · why

B) Mounties

The club was first announced as the Vancouver Mounties, but the Royal Canadian Mounted Police objected to the use of its nickname, so the owners switc...

Q 03/05

Which centre, nicknamed 'Big Country', was the Grizzlies' first-ever draft pick in 1995?

A) Shareef Abdur-Rahim

B) Antonio Harvey

C) Mike Bibby

D) Bryant Reeves

Answer · why

D) Bryant Reeves

Bryant Reeves, the Oklahoma State centre, went sixth overall in 1995 as Vancouver's first draft pick and spent his entire six-season NBA career with t...

Q 04/05

How many straight games did the expansion Vancouver Grizzlies lose, then an NBA record?

A) 21

B) 19

C) 23

D) 17

Answer · why

C) 23

They had won their first two games ever, then lost 19 in a row before the later 23-game skid.

Q 05/05

Which 1999 draftee refused to play in Vancouver and was traded to Houston in an 11-player deal?

A) Baron Davis

B) Elton Brand

C) Mike Bibby

D) Steve Francis

Answer · why

D) Steve Francis

Steve Francis, picked by Vancouver in 1999, refused to report and was sent to Houston in an 11-player, three-team trade that August; he shared Rookie ...