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Sports Quiz: NHL Hockey: 10 Questions | Sports

Questions from my NHL experience.

A multiple-choice quiz by jkennedy950. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jkennedy950

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
40,946

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Family acts are a common occurrence in the NHL, but some are hard to remember one part of the family. Ray Bourque had a cousin who played for the Penguins. Who was he? Hint

Jody

Serge

Tom

Phil

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following players was a 50-goal scorer for the New York Islanders? Hint

Mike Bossy

John Tonelli

Bryan Trottier

Denis Potvin

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which player was not a defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens? Hint

Doug Risebrough

Larry Robinson

Serge Savard

Rod Langway

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Question 4 of 10

4. What number did Bob Kelly wear as a member of the 1975 Pittsburgh Penguins? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. What number did Paul Coffey wear with the Edmonton Oilers? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. What nationality is Pat LaFontaine? Hint

French

British

Canadian

American

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the announcer who said 'Do you believe in miracles?', and then said 'Yes!', when the United States beat the Russians at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics? Hint

Ken Dryden

Tony Esposito

Al Michaels

Patrick Roy

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the distinctive nickname of Bob Kelly of the 1975 Pittsburgh Penguins? Hint

Bash

Crusher

Boom Boom

Battleship

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Question 9 of 10

9. Name the player who wore number 23 for the Islanders in 1977, and was one of the enforcers for the Islanders that year? Hint

Bob Nystrom

Jude Drouin

John Tonelli

Ed Westphal

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Question 10 of 10

10. Gordie Howe wore which number with the Redwings? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Family acts are a common occurrence in the NHL, but some are hard to remember one part of the family. Ray Bourque had a cousin who played for the Penguins. Who was he?

Answer: Phil

Phil was a winger on the Penguins.

2. Which of the following players was a 50-goal scorer for the New York Islanders?

Answer: Mike Bossy

Bossy was the first Islander with a 50-goal season. He scored at least 50 goals in every one of his first nine seasons, and sixty or more in five of those. He was the first rookie to score more than 50 goals also.

3. Which player was not a defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens?

Answer: Doug Risebrough

Risebrough was a centerman in the 1970s. Savard, Robinson, and Langway all played for Montreal at one time or another.

4. What number did Bob Kelly wear as a member of the 1975 Pittsburgh Penguins?

Answer: 25

He was the Penguins enforcer whose trademark was wearing a 'horse-collar' throughout his playing career.

5. What number did Paul Coffey wear with the Edmonton Oilers?

Answer: 7

Paul Coffey is in the Hall of Fame.

6. What nationality is Pat LaFontaine?

Answer: American

He played for the U.S. hockey team.

7. Who was the announcer who said 'Do you believe in miracles?', and then said 'Yes!', when the United States beat the Russians at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics?

Answer: Al Michaels

It was the miracle game, and not even the final for the gold.

8. What was the distinctive nickname of Bob Kelly of the 1975 Pittsburgh Penguins?

Answer: Battleship

This nickname was given to him by Syl Apps because he 'cruised around the ice just waiting for something to hit'. Battleship Kelly was the Penguins penalty leader throughout the 1970s.

9. Name the player who wore number 23 for the Islanders in 1977, and was one of the enforcers for the Islanders that year?

Answer: Bob Nystrom

Nystrom was a right winger who protected players like Tonelli, Drouin, and Westphal.

10. Gordie Howe wore which number with the Redwings?

Answer: 9

Howe's jersey is retired in Detroit.

Source: Author jkennedy950

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