Q 01/05

The Stanley Cup is named after which office-holder who donated it?

A) A Canadian prime minister

B) A governor general of Canada

C) A Montreal mayor

D) A premier of Ontario

Answer · why

B) A governor general of Canada

A governor general of Canada, Lord Stanley bought the silver bowl in 1892 as a prize for the country's top amateur club. It is now the oldest trophy t...

Q 02/05

What was the Stanley Cup originally called?

A) Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup

B) Canadian Amateur Hockey Cup

C) Royal Challenge Cup

D) Empire Hockey Trophy

Answer · why

A) Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup

Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup is engraved on one side of the rim and 'From Stanley of Preston' on the other. By the mid-1890s the trophy was known by ...

Q 03/05

Which club was the first to be awarded the Stanley Cup, in 1893?

A) Montreal Hockey Club

B) Ottawa Hockey Club

C) Quebec Hockey Club

D) Halifax Crescents

Answer · why

A) Montreal Hockey Club

Montreal Hockey Club never played a game for it: as 1893 champions of their league, they were awarded the brand-new trophy without a challenge.

Q 04/05

How much did Lord Stanley pay for the original bowl?

A) Fifty guineas

B) One hundred pounds

C) Ten guineas

D) Five pounds

Answer · why

C) Ten guineas

That is about US$48.67 at the time, or roughly $1,744 in 2025 dollars.

Q 05/05

An aide to Lord Stanley bought the bowl that became the Stanley Cup from a silversmith in which city?

A) New York

B) Montreal

C) London

D) Paris

Answer · why

C) London

London silversmith G. R. Collis sold the bowl from his Regent Street shop. Hockey's great Canadian prize then crossed the Atlantic, reaching Ottawa in...