Q 01/05

The Capitals entered the NHL in 1974 alongside which other expansion team?

A) Colorado Rockies

B) New York Islanders

C) Atlanta Flames

D) Kansas City Scouts

Answer · why

D) Kansas City Scouts

Kansas City Scouts lasted only two seasons before moving to Denver as the Colorado Rockies, and the franchise is now the New Jersey Devils.

Q 02/05

Which owner, who also owned the NBA's Bullets, founded the Capitals?

A) Abe Pollin

B) Daniel Snyder

C) Ted Leonsis

D) Jack Kent Cooke

Answer · why

A) Abe Pollin

Abe Pollin built the Capital Centre in suburban Landover to house both teams, moving his Bullets there from Baltimore.

Q 03/05

Which Boston Bruins legend was hired as the Capitals' first general manager?

A) Woody Dumart

B) Dit Clapper

C) Milt Schmidt

D) Eddie Shore

Answer · why

C) Milt Schmidt

Milt Schmidt ended up behind the bench himself late in the miserable first season, becoming the team's third head coach in under a year.

Q 04/05

What did the 1974-75 Capitals parade after their only road win?

A) Water cooler

B) Garbage can

C) Laundry cart

D) Goal net

Answer · why

B) Garbage can

Garbage can, hoisted and paraded like the Stanley Cup: that was the trophy after a 5-3 win in Oakland ended an 0-37 start on the road.

Q 05/05

Capitals coach Jim Anderson said he would rather learn what than keep losing?

A) That his wife was cheating on him

B) That he had been fired

C) That his house had burned

D) That his car was stolen

Answer · why

A) That his wife was cheating on him

Anderson would rather find out that his wife was cheating on him: 'At least I could tell my wife to cut it out.' He was fired 54 games into the 8-67-5...