Q 01/05

The Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup how many times, more than any other franchise?

A) 24

B) 25

C) 26

D) 27

Answer · why

A) 24

Twenty-three came in the NHL era, and 22 since 1927, when NHL teams became the only clubs competing for the Cup.

Q 02/05

The Canadiens were founded in 1909 as a charter member of which league?

A) National Hockey League

B) National Hockey Association

C) Pacific Coast Hockey Association

D) Eastern Canada Hockey Association

Answer · why

B) National Hockey Association

That makes them the only existing NHL club to predate the league itself, which they helped form in 1917.

Q 03/05

The Canadiens were founded to be the team of which group in Montreal?

A) The English business class

B) Irish immigrants

C) French speakers

D) The Jewish community

Answer · why

C) French speakers

The founders wanted francophone players and, as soon as possible, francophone ownership.

Q 04/05

The Canadiens won their first Stanley Cup in which season?

A) 1915-16

B) 1917-18

C) 1923-24

D) 1929-30

Answer · why

A) 1915-16

Their first NHL-era Cup came in 1923-24, led by the Stratford Streak.

Q 05/05

The 'H' in the Canadiens' CH logo stands for what?

A) Honneur

B) Habitants

C) Hommes

D) Hockey

Answer · why

D) Hockey

It comes from the club's 1917-18 official name; the 'Habitants' story traces to Madison Square Garden owner Tex Rickard in 1924.