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

They joined a year after Charlotte and Miami, alongside fellow expansion team Minnesota.

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

Houston swept them in 1995 and the Lakers won in five in 2009.

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

Businessman Jim Hewitt pitched him the idea in Texas in 1985; Williams later became the team's first GM.

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

'Heat' of course went to Miami; 'Magic' had been submitted by 11 entrants out of 4,296.

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

Pat Williams's seven-year-old daughter Karyn helped tip the choice after a visit to Orlando.