Q 01/05

Before moving to Philadelphia in 1963, the franchise played in which New York city?

A) Syracuse

B) Rochester

C) Buffalo

D) Albany

Answer · why

A) Syracuse

Italian immigrant Danny Biasone founded the Nationals in 1946 for $5,000, and they were the last small-town team left in the NBA when they moved.

Q 02/05

Nationals owner Danny Biasone is credited with proposing which rule change that saved the NBA in 1954?

A) The 82-game schedule

B) The three-point line

C) The six-foul limit

D) The 24-second shot clock

Answer · why

D) The 24-second shot clock

He and GM Leo Ferris calculated that 24 seconds allowed at least 30 shots a quarter; scoring jumped 14 points a game and the Nationals won the title t...

Q 03/05

How many NBA championships has the franchise won, counting its pre-Philadelphia title?

A) Five

B) Four

C) Three

D) Two

Answer · why

C) Three

They came in 1955 as the Nationals, in 1967 with Wilt Chamberlain, and in 1983 with Julius Erving and Moses Malone.

Q 04/05

How was the name '76ers' chosen after the move to Philadelphia?

A) A vote of the players

B) A fan contest

C) The owner's daughter suggested it

D) It was inherited from an ABL team

Answer · why

B) A fan contest

Walter Stalberg's entry alluded to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776; 'Sixers' was quickly adopted for headlines.

Q 05/05

Which NBA team had left Philadelphia for San Francisco a year before the Nationals arrived?

A) The Royals

B) The Warriors

C) The Pistons

D) The Hawks

Answer · why

B) The Warriors

Investors Irv Kosloff and Ike Richman bought the Nationals to fill the void; the NBA had been gone from the city for just one season.