Q 01/05

In which year did the Orlando Magic begin play as an NBA expansion team?

A) 1991

B) 1995

C) 1993

D) 1989

Answer · why

D) 1989

The Orlando Magic tipped off in 1989, joining the NBA for the 1989–90 season together with Minnesota, one year after Charlotte and Miami.

Q 02/05

Which two NBA Finals did the Magic reach, losing both?

A) 1995 and 2009

B) 1994 and 2008

C) 1996 and 2010

D) 1995 and 2010

Answer · why

A) 1995 and 2009

The Magic reached the Finals in 1995 and 2009, swept 4–0 the first time and beaten in five games the second.

Q 03/05

Which former 76ers general manager fronted the investment group that brought the NBA to Orlando?

A) Rich DeVos

B) Pat Williams

C) John Gabriel

D) Jim Hewitt

Answer · why

B) Pat Williams

Pat Williams, then general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, was recruited by Orlando businessman Jim Hewitt in 1985 to front the bid and became the ...

Q 04/05

Which of these was NOT one of the four finalists in the 1986 name-the-team contest that produced 'Magic'?

A) Tropics

B) Sharks

C) Heat

D) Juice

Answer · why

B) Sharks

Sharks was never in the running: the four finalists in the 1986 newspaper contest were Heat, Tropics, Juice and Magic, and 'Heat' went to Miami instea...

Q 05/05

The 'Magic' name is a nod to which local institution?

A) Walt Disney World

B) Universal Studios

C) The Kennedy Space Center

D) SeaWorld

Answer · why

A) Walt Disney World

The name nods to Walt Disney World and its Magic Kingdom, the resort that made Orlando a tourist capital; the GM's seven-year-old daughter Karyn helpe...