Q 01/05

Under what name was the Devils franchise founded in 1974?

A) Kansas City Scouts

B) Kansas City Blues

C) Kansas City Rangers

D) Denver Spurs

Answer · why

A) Kansas City Scouts

The name honoured Cyrus Dallin's 'The Scout' statue in Penn Valley Park.

Q 02/05

Between Kansas City and New Jersey, the franchise spent six seasons in Denver under which name?

A) Denver Nuggets

B) Colorado Rockies

C) Colorado Avalanche

D) Colorado Flames

Answer · why

B) Colorado Rockies

They shared the name with the later baseball club and played at McNichols Sports Arena.

Q 03/05

The team's name comes from a legendary creature said to haunt which region?

A) The Meadowlands marshes

B) The Pine Barrens

C) The Palisades

D) The Delaware Water Gap

Answer · why

B) The Pine Barrens

More than 10,000 fans voted in the 1982 naming contest.

Q 04/05

Which colourful coach did the Rockies hire in 1979, only to fire him after a last-place season?

A) Pat Quinn

B) Scotty Bowman

C) Don Cherry

D) Fred Shero

Answer · why

C) Don Cherry

Lanny McDonald was the star forward on that Denver team.

Q 05/05

Which sports owner led the group that bought the Rockies in 1982 and moved them to New Jersey?

A) Jeff Vanderbeek

B) George Steinbrenner

C) Arthur Imperatore

D) John McMullen

Answer · why

D) John McMullen

McMullen also owned baseball's Houston Astros; his wife designed the prototype NJ logo.