Q 01/05

What is the name of the Kings' downtown Sacramento arena, opened in 2016?

A) Golden 1 Center

B) Sleep Train Arena

C) Kemper Arena

D) ARCO Arena

Answer · why

A) Golden 1 Center

Golden 1 Center, named for Golden 1 Credit Union, opened in downtown Sacramento in September 2016, replacing the suburban arena in Natomas that the Ki...

Q 02/05

The Kings franchise began as the Royals in which New York city?

A) Rochester

B) Buffalo

C) Syracuse

D) Albany

Answer · why

A) Rochester

Rochester: the Royals joined the National Basketball League there in 1945, moved to the BAA in 1948 and came into the NBA with the 1949 merger, their ...

Q 03/05

Which distiller sponsored the semi-professional team that preceded the Royals?

A) Seagram

B) Bacardi

C) Hiram Walker

D) Jim Beam

Answer · why

A) Seagram

Seagram, the Canadian distiller, sponsored the 1920s semi-professional club that carried its name before the team was reorganised as the Royals in 194...

Q 04/05

In which year did the Royals win the franchise's only NBA championship?

A) 1955

B) 1951

C) 1953

D) 1957

Answer · why

B) 1951

1951: the Royals beat the New York Knicks 4–3 in the NBA Finals, winning the deciding game 79–75 for the franchise's only championship.

Q 05/05

Which local star was the Royals' captain, coach, manager and scout, and co-founded the franchise with his brother?

A) Lester Harrison

B) Al Cervi

C) Bob Davies

D) Red Holzman

Answer · why

A) Lester Harrison

Lester Harrison founded the Royals with his brother Jack in 1945, coached them to the 1946 NBL title and was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall o...