Sport in Louisiana Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jazz

The New Orleans Jazz were a 1974 NBA expansion team. Despite the presence of shooting guard Pete Maravich in their squad, their tenure in the Big Easy wasn't a successful one, with no winning seasons being recorded. In 1979, the team relocated to Salt Lake City where they became the Utah Jazz.

Answer: Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets were founded as an NBA expansion team in 1988. Because of falling attendances in North Carolina, the team relocated to New Orleans in 2002. Charlotte was awarded a new team, the Bobcats in 2004, then, in 2014, the New Orleans team were rebranded the Pelicans, and the Hornets nickname was reacquired by Charlotte.

Answer: Pitcher

Ron Guidry was born in Lafayette in 1950, and attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana in his hometown. He was selected by the Yankees in the 1971 MLB draft, and made his big league debut in 1975. During his 14 years at Yankee Stadium he was selected to four All-Star Games and won two World Series crowns, in 1977 and 1978.

He threw 1,788 strikeouts and had a career ERA of 3.29.

Answer: Grambling State

Eddie Robinson was born in Jackson, Louisiana, in 1919. He was appointed head coach at Grambling State in 1941, and remained there until 1997. His record of 408 wins was the third most over all NCAA divisions at the time this quiz was compiled in 2019. His accomplishments include nine Black college football national championships and 17 Southwestern Athletic Conference titles.

Answer: Canadian Football League

Despite being located some 1,000 miles or so south of the Canadian border, the CFL awarded Shreveport an expansion franchise in 1994 in its attempt to spread its roots into the USA. The Pirates endured a miserable 3-15 first season at Independence Stadium, and improved only slightly to 5-13 in 1995.

In February, 1996, the CFL decided to contract all of its American franchises and the Pirates were no more.

Answer: Golf

Hal Sutton was born in Shreveport in 1958. After a successful college career at his hometown Centenary College, he turned pro in 1981. Between 1982 and 2001, he won 14 times on the PGA tour, most famously at the 1983 PGA Championship, where he beat Jack Nicklaus by one stroke. He was captain of the 2004 US Ryder Cup team which was defeated by Europe at Oakland Hills.

Answer: Baton Rouge

LSU was founded in Pineville in 1860, before moving to Baton Rouge in 1869. The Tigers have been members of the SEC since 1933, and have won national championships in many sports, including American football baseball, golf and track & field. The school's American football team play home games at Tiger Stadium, with most games played at night due to the heat and humidity in the area.

Answer: Baseball

Rusty Staub was born in New Orleans in 1944, and signed for the Houston Colt .45s in 1961. He made his Major League debut in 1963 and would continue playing until 1985. Apart from the Colt .45s/Astros, his teams included the Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers. His career stats include 2,716 hits, 292 home runs and 1,466 RBIs.

Answer: Drew Brees

The New Orleans Saints were an NFL expansion team who began play in 1967, and were decidedly unsuccessful in their early years. Nicknamed "The 'Aints" by fans, they had to wait until 1987 for their first winning season. Things started to look up when Sean Payton was appointed as head coach in 2006, and, following a 13-3 regular season record in 2009, they reached their first Super Bowl in February, 2010. Quarterback Drew Brees completed 32 of 39 passes on his way to the MVP award as the Saints came from behind to defeat the Colts.

Answer: Liberty Bowl

The Sugar Bowl is one of the oldest and most prestigious bowl games in the country. Traditionally played on New Years Day in New Orleans, it was first contested in 1935 when hometown school Tulane defeated Temple. The Independence Bowl is based in Shreveport, and is so-called because it first took place in the bicentennial year of 1976.

The New Orleans Bowl is a more recent addition to the bowl schedule, first being played in 2001. It is typically contested by schools from Mid-major conferences such as the Sun Belt and Mid-American Conference.

The Liberty Bowl takes place in Memphis, Tennessee.