Q 01/05

The Canadiens won their 24th Stanley Cup in 1993 by beating which team?

A) Los Angeles Kings

B) Calgary Flames

C) Chicago Blackhawks

D) Philadelphia Flyers

Answer · why

A) Los Angeles Kings

The Los Angeles Kings led the series and Game 2 until Montreal had Marty McSorley's stick measured; the illegal curve set up the tying goal, and Montr...

Q 02/05

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

A) Federal Amateur Hockey League

B) National Hockey Association

C) Pacific Coast Hockey Association

D) Eastern Canada Hockey Association

Answer · why

B) National Hockey Association

The National Hockey Association's owners, fed up with Blueshirts owner Eddie Livingstone, suspended it in 1917 and formed the NHL without him.

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

French speakers were the target: the founders built a francophone club to rival the English Montreal Wanderers and draw francophone crowds.

Q 04/05

The Canadiens won their first Stanley Cup in 1916 by beating which city's Rosebuds?

A) Seattle

B) Portland

C) Vancouver

D) Victoria

Answer · why

B) Portland

Portland's Rosebuds were the first US-based team to play for the Cup, and a year later Seattle beat Montreal to become the first American team to win ...

Q 05/05

The Canadiens' nickname 'Habs' is short for which French word?

A) Habiles

B) Habitués

C) Habitants

D) Habillés

Answer · why

C) Habitants

Habitants, the settlers who farmed New France, gave the team its nickname, but the H in the CH crest stands for hockey, from the full name Club de hoc...