A Sporting Nightmare Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tasmanian Tigers

Lions, Tigers, and Bears. Oh my, indeed! The Tasmanian Tigers are actually a cricket team in Australia. Their home stadium is the Bellerive Oval. The Chicago Bears, Phoenix Cardinals, and Detroit Lions are all American football teams (not to be confused with soccer, which is also called football).

Answer: San Francisco

The San Francisco Giants began as the New York Gothams in 1883. In 1885, they changed to the New York Giants. When they moved to California in 1958, they had to change their name. Thus, the San Francisco Giants were born. As the San Francisco Giants, the team lost more than 100 games in 1985, the worst in their franchise history, but in 2010 won their first World Series in San Francisco (they had won 5 others as the New York Giants).

The New York Giants is a football team that was founded in 1925, and, oddly enough, was formed in New Jersey but representing New York.

Answer: Ice hockey

The San Jose Sharks were founded in 1991. They are known as the Shark Tank by locals. Their logo is of a shark chomping a hockey stick in half. The first design was of a black shark that lasted until 2007, when a teal and black shark replaced it.

Answer: Florida Gators

The Florida Gators is the name of the many sports teams of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. The University of Florida was founded in 1853. In 1965, a drink was created at the University of Florida, and named after the sports team nickname, and has become one of the most popular drinks in many sports events like the NFL. That drink was Gatorade.

Answer: Chicago Bullets

The Washington Wizards began in 1961 as the Chicago Packers. In 1962, they became the Chicago Zephyrs. The very next year they moved from Chicago and became the Baltimore Bullets. Later they moved to Washington DC, where they would become the Capital Bullets in 1973.

In 1974, they changed to the Washington Bullets, and that lasted until 1997 when they finally adopted the title of the Washington Wizards.

Answer: Rugby League

The New Zealand Warriors were founded in 1995 as the Auckland Warriors. They remained the Auckland Warriors until the 2001 season, when they first began using the name New Zealand Warriors.

Thanks to ozzz2002 who made me realize that "Rugby League" and "Rugby Union" are two completely different sports. Also, thanks to ozzz2002 for this side note; Rugby Union is the only game in the world where no-one on the field understands the 2,467 different rules!

Answer: Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors were founded in 1995, and named after the well-known velociraptor made famous by Michael Crichton's 1990 novel "Jurassic Park", and the 1993 movie of the same name. However, velociraptors are incorrectly shown in the movie, as it has been discovered that the velociraptor was much smaller than in the movie, had a different snout, and actually had feathers.

Answer: Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators were founded in 1997, and use a sabre-tooth cat in their logo. They play at the Bridgestone Arena, previously known as the Nashville Arena, the Gaylord Entertainment Center, and the Sommet Center.

Answer: Kansas City Scouts

The Kansas City Scouts were founded in 1974 but only lasted a few seasons. In 1976, they relocated to Denver where they were called the Colorado Rockies, the same name as the baseball team in Denver. In 1982, they moved to Newark, New Jersey, where they became the New Jersey Devils.

Answer: Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates play baseball in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They began in 1882 as the Alleghenys. In 1891, they were the Pittsburgh Pirates. They won their first National League pennant in 1901.