Q 01/05

Which arena did the Knicks move into in 1968?

A) Meadowlands Arena

B) Barclays Center

C) Nassau Coliseum

D) Madison Square Garden

Answer · why

D) Madison Square Garden

The fourth building to carry the name, it opened in 1968 on top of Penn Station and by 2025 was the NBA's oldest arena in use.

Q 02/05

In what year were the Knicks founded as a charter member of the Basketball Association of America?

A) 1946

B) 1949

C) 1950

D) 1954

Answer · why

A) 1946

Alongside the Celtics they are one of only two original teams still playing in their original city; the BAA merged with the NBL to form the NBA three ...

Q 03/05

The 'Knickerbocker' name traces back to a pen name used by which American writer?

A) Walt Whitman

B) Herman Melville

C) Edgar Allan Poe

D) Washington Irving

Answer · why

D) Washington Irving

The name came to describe descendants of the original Dutch settlers and, eventually, New Yorkers in general; the franchise picked it by drawing votes...

Q 04/05

Which arena president was awarded the New York franchise in 1946?

A) Ned Irish

B) Walter A. Brown

C) Max Kase

D) Tex Rickard

Answer · why

A) Ned Irish

Sportswriter Max Kase had hoped to run the team himself, but the arena's rules required the Garden to own any pro team that played there.

Q 05/05

The Knicks played the first game in BAA history on November 1, 1946, against which team?

A) Providence Steamrollers

B) Boston Celtics

C) Philadelphia Warriors

D) Toronto Huskies

Answer · why

D) Toronto Huskies

They won 68-66 at Maple Leaf Gardens in front of 7,090 fans, with Leo Gottlieb scoring 14 points.