Q 01/05

In 1946 the Toronto Huskies hosted which team in what became the first game in NBA history?

A) Boston Celtics

B) New York Knicks

C) Philadelphia Warriors

D) Chicago Stags

Answer · why

B) New York Knicks

The New York Knicks, then the Knickerbockers, who won 68–66. The Huskies gave free tickets to any fan taller than their tallest player, George Nostran...

Q 02/05

Which other Canadian city joined the NBA alongside Toronto as an expansion team in 1995?

A) Montreal

B) Vancouver

C) Calgary

D) Ottawa

Answer · why

B) Vancouver

Vancouver, whose Grizzlies lasted six seasons in British Columbia before moving to Memphis in 2001, which left Toronto as the league's only Canadian f...

Q 03/05

What nearly cost Toronto its NBA franchise before the Raptors played a game?

A) Sports lottery

B) Border tax

C) Players' strike

D) Naming lawsuit

Answer · why

A) Sports lottery

Sports lottery. Ontario's Pro-Line took bets on NBA games, which the league would not allow, so the province had to drop basketball from its tickets f...

Q 04/05

The name 'Raptors', chosen by nationwide contest, was influenced by which 1993 film?

A) The Lost World

B) Godzilla

C) Dinosaur

D) Jurassic Park

Answer · why

D) Jurassic Park

Beavers, Hogs, Tarantulas and T-Rex were among the ten finalists; fans named the playoff viewing party in Maple Leaf Square after the film too.

Q 05/05

Why did the Raptors decide against reviving the Toronto Huskies name in 1994?

A) The trademark belonged to a brewer

B) Any logo would resemble the Timberwolves'

C) Fans voted overwhelmingly against it

D) The NHL's Maple Leafs objected

Answer · why

B) Any logo would resemble the Timberwolves'

Any logo would resemble the Timberwolves', management reportedly decided, so the old name was dropped and a national contest held instead; its ten fin...