Q 01/05

How many games did the Golden Knights win in 2017-18, a record for an expansion team?

A) 51

B) 47

C) 43

D) 55

Answer · why

A) 51

51 wins and 109 points in 2017-18 shattered the previous first-season expansion record of 33 wins, set in 1993-94, and won Vegas the Pacific Division.

Q 02/05

Which two NHL teams played the first outdoor game between NHL clubs, outside Caesars Palace in 1991?

A) Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche

B) Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens

C) Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings

D) Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers

Answer · why

D) Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers

The Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers met in a preseason game on September 27, 1991, in the Caesars Palace parking lot, with Wayne Gretzky's King...

Q 03/05

Which billionaire led the consortium that founded the Golden Knights in 2017?

A) Sheldon Adelson

B) Jerry Bruckheimer

C) Steve Wynn

D) Bill Foley

Answer · why

D) Bill Foley

Bill Foley, chairman of Fidelity National Financial, led the ownership group with the Maloof family, founders of the Palms, as minority partners; the ...

Q 04/05

How many season-ticket deposits was Foley's 2015 drive aiming for to prove interest?

A) 5,000

B) 8,000

C) 10,000

D) 15,000

Answer · why

C) 10,000

10,000 deposits was the stated target of the February 2015 drive, which had collected more than 13,000 by the time the NHL approved the franchise in J...

Q 05/05

Which company's bid to revive the Nordiques competed with Las Vegas in the 2015 expansion process?

A) Quebecor

B) Bell Canada

C) Molson Coors

D) Rogers

Answer · why

A) Quebecor

Quebecor, owner of the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, was the only other applicant in the 2015 process; the NHL deferred its bid in June 2016 while ...