Q 01/05

What name did the Thunder's home arena adopt when its naming rights were sold in 2021?

A) Paycom Center

B) Ford Center

C) Chesapeake Energy Arena

D) BOK Center

Answer · why

A) Paycom Center

It opened in 2002 as the Ford Center and was Chesapeake Energy Arena before Paycom bought the naming rights in 2021.

Q 02/05

The Thunder franchise was originally established in 1967 as which team?

A) San Diego Rockets

B) Vancouver Grizzlies

C) Kansas City Kings

D) Seattle SuperSonics

Answer · why

D) Seattle SuperSonics

The Sonics played 41 seasons in Seattle before the 2008 move.

Q 03/05

In which year did the SuperSonics win their only NBA championship in Seattle?

A) 1985

B) 2005

C) 1979

D) 1996

Answer · why

C) 1979

They beat the Washington Bullets in five games, a year after losing to the same team.

Q 04/05

Which Oklahoma City businessman led the group that bought the SuperSonics in 2006?

A) Sam Presti

B) Clay Bennett

C) Aubrey McClendon

D) David Holt

Answer · why

B) Clay Bennett

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz sold the Sonics and the WNBA's Storm to the group for $350 million.

Q 05/05

Which former CEO sold the SuperSonics to the Oklahoma City group in 2006?

A) Bill Gates of Microsoft

B) Paul Allen of Microsoft

C) Jeff Bezos of Amazon

D) Howard Schultz of Starbucks

Answer · why

D) Howard Schultz of Starbucks

Schultz later sued unsuccessfully to block the move; Paul Allen owned the rival Trail Blazers.