Q 01/05

In which year did the WNBA play its first season?

A) 1999

B) 1997

C) 2001

D) 2003

Answer · why

B) 1997

The league was approved by the NBA Board of Governors in April 1996, riding the wave of the US women's Olympic gold that summer.

Q 02/05

Which team won the first four WNBA championships?

A) Los Angeles Sparks

B) New York Liberty

C) Houston Comets

D) Phoenix Mercury

Answer · why

C) Houston Comets

The team folded in 2008 during the recession when no new owner could be found, dynasty and all.

Q 03/05

Which NCAA all-time leading scorer at Iowa was drafted first overall by the Indiana Fever in 2024?

A) Angel Reese

B) Cameron Brink

C) Caitlin Clark

D) Paige Bueckers

Answer · why

C) Caitlin Clark

Her rookie year brought a triple-double, the single-season assists record and an attendance boom sportswriters nicknamed 'Clarkonomics'.

Q 04/05

Which team, owned by Raiders owner Mark Davis, won WNBA titles in 2022, 2023 and 2025?

A) Seattle Storm

B) Minnesota Lynx

C) New York Liberty

D) Las Vegas Aces

Answer · why

D) Las Vegas Aces

The franchise started life as the Utah Starzz in 1997 and spent fifteen years in San Antonio before moving to Las Vegas in 2018.

Q 05/05

Which WNBA star holds the league's all-time scoring record and won six Olympic gold medals?

A) Diana Taurasi

B) Sue Bird

C) Maya Moore

D) Lisa Leslie

Answer · why

A) Diana Taurasi

She played all 20 of her seasons for the Phoenix Mercury and passed Tina Thompson's record in June 2017.