Q 01/05

Which player's silhouette is the basis of the NBA's own logo?

A) Jerry West

B) Elgin Baylor

C) Oscar Robertson

D) Walt Frazier

Answer · why

A) Jerry West

The league has never officially confirmed it, which is why his nickname "the Logo" stuck instead.

Q 02/05

Who designed the NBA logo in 1969, a year after overseeing the Major League Baseball logo?

A) Milton Glaser

B) Alan Siegel

C) Saul Bass

D) Paul Rand

Answer · why

B) Alan Siegel

It debuted in 1971 and has barely changed since, apart from a typeface tweak in 2017.

Q 03/05

Who designed the Boston Celtics' Lucky the Leprechaun logo?

A) Bill Russell's father

B) Walter Brown, the team's founder

C) Zang Auerbach, Red Auerbach's brother

D) A Boston Globe cartoonist

Answer · why

C) Zang Auerbach, Red Auerbach's brother

The logo stayed green, white and black until a full-colour makeover for the club's 50th anniversary in 1996-97.

Q 04/05

What is the name of the leprechaun on the Celtics logo?

A) Paddy

B) Shamus

C) Clover

D) Lucky

Answer · why

D) Lucky

A white shamrock in a green circle has served as the main alternate mark since 1998-99.

Q 05/05

The Chicago Bulls' charging red bull logo, adopted in 1966, was created by which graphic designer?

A) Dean P. Wessel

B) Bud Freeman

C) Stan Fabe

D) Josh Davis

Answer · why

A) Dean P. Wessel

An early-1970s alternate added a cloud reading "Windy City" under the bull's nose.