Q 01/05

What name did the Pelicans' home arena, formerly New Orleans Arena, take in 2014?

A) Caesars Superdome

B) Lakefront Arena

C) Ford Center

D) Smoothie King Center

Answer · why

D) Smoothie King Center

Smoothie King Center. The chain began in 1973 in suburban Kenner, where Steve Kuhnau blended fruit drinks because he couldn't tolerate milkshakes; its...

Q 02/05

From which city did George Shinn relocate the Hornets to New Orleans in 2002?

A) Norfolk

B) Charlotte

C) Memphis

D) St. Louis

Answer · why

B) Charlotte

Charlotte. Voters there rejected a publicly funded arena for the unpopular Shinn, so he left; two years later the city was back in the league with a n...

Q 03/05

Where did the Hornets temporarily relocate for two seasons after Hurricane Katrina?

A) Baton Rouge

B) Memphis

C) Oklahoma City

D) San Antonio

Answer · why

C) Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City. A year after the Hornets went home, Seattle's SuperSonics moved there for good and became the Thunder, still the state's only major-lea...

Q 04/05

Which NBA great's team reclaimed the Hornets name after New Orleans dropped it?

A) Magic Johnson

B) Michael Jordan

C) Larry Bird

D) Shaquille O'Neal

Answer · why

B) Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan. His Bobcats became the Hornets again in 2014 and were handed the old team's 1988–2002 records, which officially turned the Pelicans in...

Q 05/05

Which ABA founding team played in New Orleans from 1967 to 1970 before moving to Memphis?

A) The Buccaneers

B) The Breakers

C) The Zephyrs

D) The VooDoo

Answer · why

A) The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers. They reached the first ABA finals in 1968, losing Game 7 to Connie Hawkins's Pittsburgh Pipers, but drew thin crowds in borrowed colle...