Q 01/05

The Timberwolves joined the NBA in 1989 alongside which other expansion team?

A) Charlotte Hornets

B) Miami Heat

C) Orlando Magic

D) Toronto Raptors

Answer · why

C) Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: the league added Charlotte and Miami in 1988, then Minnesota and Orlando a year later, and Orlando won the coin flip to pick first in t...

Q 02/05

What is the name of the Timberwolves' home arena in downtown Minneapolis?

A) U.S. Bank Stadium

B) Williams Arena

C) Xcel Energy Center

D) Target Center

Answer · why

D) Target Center

Target Center has carried the name since it opened in 1990 because the retailer Target, founded and still based in Minneapolis, bought the naming righ...

Q 03/05

Which name lost to 'Timberwolves' in the 1986 vote among Minnesota's 842 city councils?

A) Loons

B) Voyageurs

C) Polars

D) Blizzard

Answer · why

C) Polars

Polars was the other finalist from more than 6,000 contest entries; 'Timberwolves' suited a state that is home to the largest wolf population in the l...

Q 04/05

Which NBA franchise left Minneapolis for the West Coast in 1960?

A) Hawks

B) Kings

C) Lakers

D) Warriors

Answer · why

C) Lakers

Lakers: named for Minnesota's many lakes, the team won its first five championships in Minneapolis and kept the name after moving to far drier Los Ang...

Q 05/05

Which Pistons forward, the Wolves' first expansion pick, refused to report and was traded?

A) Rick Mahorn

B) Vinnie Johnson

C) John Salley

D) Bill Laimbeer

Answer · why

A) Rick Mahorn

Rick Mahorn had just won the 1989 title as a Detroit starter when the Pistons left him unprotected; he refused to report to the new team and was trade...