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Hockey's Holy Grail Trivia Quiz

Sure, you may know current hockey, but how well do you know historical hockey?

A multiple-choice quiz by kissmymoose25. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
kissmymoose25

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
207,401

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
792

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who won the most Norris trophies in his career? Hint

Doug Harvey

Bobby Orr

Red Kelly

Raymond Bourque

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Ottawa Silver Seven won the first Stanley Cup in history.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Newsey" was a former NHL player. What was his last name? Hint

Berenson

Kelly

Lalonde

Siegel

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Question 4 of 10

4. I scored the game-winning and Cup-winning goal in 1951 to win my Leafs the Stanley Cup against Montreal. That was the last hockey game I ever played in. Who am I? Hint

Red Kelly

Bill Barilko

Darryl Sittler

Toe Blake

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first team to stage a strike in 1924-25? Hint

St. Louis Eagles

Montreal Maroons

Hamilton Tigers

Ottawa Senators

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Question 6 of 10

6. What happened to the St. Louis Eagles after the 1934-35 season? Hint

The team folded

They played five more seasons

They merged with the Shamrocks

They were relocated to Philadelphia

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Alex Connell's nickname? Hint

The Ottawa Fireman

The Chicoutimi Cucumber

The China Wall

Shrimp

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whose nickname was "Toe"? Hint

Lorne Worsley

Hector Blake

Sweeney Schriner

Edward Lalonde

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Question 9 of 10

9. When the New York Islanders were members of the NHL in 1984, they were the ______team to have a franchise in New York, with the 'New York' name. Hint

5th

6th

3rd

2nd

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the team from Pittsburgh originally called? Hint

Penguins

Pirates

Pilferers

Pandas

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the most Norris trophies in his career?

Answer: Bobby Orr

Orr won it eight times, Harvey won seven times, Bourque got the hardware five times, and Kelly won one Norris Trophy.

2. The Ottawa Silver Seven won the first Stanley Cup in history.

Answer: False

The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) won the first ever Stanley Cup in 1892.

3. "Newsey" was a former NHL player. What was his last name?

Answer: Lalonde

Edward "Newsy" Lalonde played most of his career playing with the Montreal Canadiens. He wore number 4, racking up 449 goals and 85 assists for 534 points.

4. I scored the game-winning and Cup-winning goal in 1951 to win my Leafs the Stanley Cup against Montreal. That was the last hockey game I ever played in. Who am I?

Answer: Bill Barilko

Bill only played 252 regular season games and 47 playoff appearances, for a total of only 299 games in his career, totaling 31 goals, 43 assists and 74 points.

5. Who was the first team to stage a strike in 1924-25?

Answer: Hamilton Tigers

They went on strike when they found out that unlike the Shamrocks and the Maroons, they wouldn't be getting raises for getting to the playoffs.

6. What happened to the St. Louis Eagles after the 1934-35 season?

Answer: The team folded

After a terrible season in 1933-34, the Senators became the Eagles, who played one season before folding.

7. What was Alex Connell's nickname?

Answer: The Ottawa Fireman

"The China Wall" belonged to Johnny Bower, "The Chicoutimi Cucumber" was Georges Vezina, and "Shrimp" belonged to Roy Worters.

8. Whose nickname was "Toe"?

Answer: Hector Blake

Interestingly, he got his nickname because his brother couldn't pronounce "Hector", and wound up calling him "Hec-Toe". Blake led Montreal to two Stanley Cups as a player, and eight more as a coach.

9. When the New York Islanders were members of the NHL in 1984, they were the ______team to have a franchise in New York, with the 'New York' name.

Answer: 3rd

Islanders, Rangers, and Americans.

10. What was the team from Pittsburgh originally called?

Answer: Pirates

The Pirates played between 1925-26 to 1929-30.

Source: Author kissmymoose25

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