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15 Average Questions about Detroit Sports

See what you know about Detroit Sports!

A multiple-choice quiz by Looney. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Looney

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
6,928

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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1172

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Question 1 of 15

1. Where do the Detroit Lions play their home games? Hint

Comerica Park

Ford Field

The Palace of Auburn Hills

Joe Louis Arena

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Question 2 of 15

2. Where do the Detroit Tigers play their home games? Hint

Pontiac Silverdome

The Palace of Auburn Hills

Comerica Park

Joe Louis Arena

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Question 3 of 15

3. When they left the Olympia in 1979, the Detroit Red Wings played their home games at ______ . Hint

Joe Louis Arena

The Palace of Auburn Hills

Comerica Park

Pontiac Silverdome

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Question 4 of 15

4. Where did the Detroit Pistons play their home games in the 1990s and 2000s? Hint

The Palace of Auburn Hills

Joe Louis Arena

Comerica Park

Pontiac Silverdome

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which team relocated to Detroit in 1957? Hint

Tigers

None of the Above

Red Wings

Pistons

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of these teams was never owned by William Davidson? Hint

Vipers

Pistons

Shock

Red Wings

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Question 7 of 15

7. When the Tigers won the World Series in 1984 it was their ______ WS win. Hint

4th

7th

5th

2nd

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Question 8 of 15

8. The Red Wings played in three Stanley Cup finals during the 1990s; winning two. Which team beat them? Hint

Toronto Maple Leafs

Washington Capitals

New Jersey Devils

Philadelphia Flyers

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who was the first to have a mural of themself in downtown Detroit painted on top of a building? Hint

Barry Sanders

Cecil Fielder

Steve Yzerman

Grant Hill

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Question 10 of 15

10. What was the name of an Arena Football team in Detroit in the late 1980s and early 90s? Hint

Neon

Fury

Drive

Panthers

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which college team does not exist? Hint

Wayne State Warriors

Eastern Michigan Ducks

Michigan Wolverines

Michigan State Spartans

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who acquired the Detroit Lions in November 1963? Hint

William Clay Ford

Dennis Archer

Mike Ilitch

Bill Davidson

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Question 13 of 15

13. The Tigers moved to Comerica Park in 2000. What was their former home *not* known as? Hint

Tiger Stadium

Corner Park

Navin Field

Briggs Stadium

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who won the 1998 Conn Smythe Award for being the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup playoffs?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 15 of 15

15. By what nickname were the Pistons known during their championship years of the late 1980s and early 90s?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where do the Detroit Lions play their home games?

Answer: Ford Field

Before 1975, the Lions played at Tiger Stadium and from 1975 to 2001, they played at the Pontiac Silverdome. They moved to Ford Field in 2002.

2. Where do the Detroit Tigers play their home games?

Answer: Comerica Park

The Tigers began playing there on April 11th, 2000.

3. When they left the Olympia in 1979, the Detroit Red Wings played their home games at ______ .

Answer: Joe Louis Arena

The Red Wings had played at the Olympia until 1979.

4. Where did the Detroit Pistons play their home games in the 1990s and 2000s?

Answer: The Palace of Auburn Hills

The Pistons began playing there in 1989 after playing briefly at the Pontiac Silverdome and before that, Cobo Arena. They left The Palace in 2017 when they moved to Little Caesars Arena/

5. Which team relocated to Detroit in 1957?

Answer: Pistons

The Pistons relocated to Detroit following the 1956-57 season from Fort Wayne, Indiana.

6. Which of these teams was never owned by William Davidson?

Answer: Red Wings

All teams play home games at the Palace of Auburn Hills except for the Red Wings.

7. When the Tigers won the World Series in 1984 it was their ______ WS win.

Answer: 4th

The Tigers beat the San Diego Padres in five to win the World Series in 1984. Their previous wins were 1935 (Chicago Cubs in six), 1945 (Chicago Cubs in seven) and 1968 (St Louis Cardinals in seven).

8. The Red Wings played in three Stanley Cup finals during the 1990s; winning two. Which team beat them?

Answer: New Jersey Devils

The Red Wings lost the 1995 Stanley Cup to the Devils in four games. The beat Philadelphia and Washington in 1997 and 19978, both in four games.

9. Who was the first to have a mural of themself in downtown Detroit painted on top of a building?

Answer: Barry Sanders

It was painted on top of after he retired from London through his father.

10. What was the name of an Arena Football team in Detroit in the late 1980s and early 90s?

Answer: Drive

The Drive played at Joe Louis Arena before going bankrupt.

11. Which college team does not exist?

Answer: Eastern Michigan Ducks

The Eastern Michigan teams are called the Eagles.

12. Who acquired the Detroit Lions in November 1963?

Answer: William Clay Ford

In 2002 the Lions moved from the Silverdome to Ford Field; named after the company that owns them.

13. The Tigers moved to Comerica Park in 2000. What was their former home *not* known as?

Answer: Corner Park

Altough Tiger Stadium was known as 'The Corner' with reference to Michigan and Trumbull, it was never officially named that.

14. Who won the 1998 Conn Smythe Award for being the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup playoffs?

Answer: Steve Yzerman

Steve Yzerman won the award in 1998 after Mike Vernon won it in 1997.

15. By what nickname were the Pistons known during their championship years of the late 1980s and early 90s?

Answer: Bad Boys

The Pistons usually commemerate them during the season with a celebration before a game.

Source: Author Looney

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