Q 01/05

In which expansion year did the Penguins join the NHL?

A) 1967

B) 1970

C) 1972

D) 1979

Answer · why

A) 1967

They were one of six teams that doubled the league from the Original Six.

Q 02/05

The winning 'Penguins' entry in the naming contest was inspired by what?

A) The tuxedo look of the first uniforms

B) The Civic Arena's nickname, the Igloo

C) The owner's Antarctic expedition

D) A colony at the Pittsburgh Zoo

Answer · why

B) The Civic Arena's nickname, the Igloo

Only 700 of 26,000 entries chose the name; Mark Peters had the winning entry.

Q 03/05

Which Steelers owner helped lobby the Norris brothers for votes to bring the NHL to Pittsburgh?

A) Art Rooney

B) Bill Nunn

C) Dan Rooney

D) Chuck Noll

Answer · why

A) Art Rooney

State senator Jack McGregor's group also included H.J. Heinz III and Richard Mellon Scaife.

Q 04/05

The three-sided shape behind the penguin in the original logo symbolised what?

A) Downtown Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle

B) The Fort Pitt blockhouse

C) The confluence of the three rivers

D) The Allegheny Mountains

Answer · why

A) Downtown Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle

The first-season penguin also wore a scarf, dropped in the redesign a year later.

Q 05/05

Which rookie led the Penguins to their first playoffs in 1970, then died after a car crash?

A) Jean Pronovost

B) Ken Schinkel

C) Michel Briere

D) Syl Apps Jr.

Answer · why

C) Michel Briere

His No. 21 was never reissued and was formally retired in 2001.