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Player Numbers Trivia Quiz

This quiz has to do with the numbers worn by NHL and international star players in their careers.

A multiple-choice quiz by Griswald. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Griswald

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,553

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
3687

Last 3 plays: Guest 134 (6/20), Guest 65 (6/20), Guest 142 (10/20).

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1. The sum of the numbers worn in the NHL by Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Patrick Roy, and in international competition by Vladislav Tretiak. Hint

147

218

229

208

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2. Chris Chelios has played for 3 NHL teams: Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, and Detroit Red Wings, and wore 2 differently-numbered jerseys. What are these 2 numbers? Hint

4 and 24

7 and 23

17 and 18

7 and 24

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3. What number was shared by Dale Hawerchuk, Guy Lafleur, Ron Duguay, Alex Delvecchio, and Tony Amonte? Hint

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4. What jersey number was shared by father Bobby with son Brett Hull? Hint

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5. Which of these players shares a number with Steve Yzerman? Hint

Marian Hossa

Mike Ricci

Markus Naslund

Eric Desjardins

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6. Joe Thornton started his career in Boston wearing this number before changing to 19. Previously, Gord Kluzak, a very promising defenseman for the Bruins wore it. Which number was it? Hint

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7. Who was the first NHL goalie to wear the jersey number that is three times the number worn by Eddie Belfour? Hint

Arturs Irbe

Roman Turek

Jose Theodore

Nikolai Khabibulin

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8. Who are the two Montreal Canadiens defensemen whose numbers totalled 133? Hint

Quintal and Brisebois

Traverse and Markov

Rivet and Souray

Rivet and Markov

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9. On March 6th, 1986 the Philadelphia Flyers retired their fourth number. Which of the four names given is not one of these honoured players? Hint

Pelle Lindbergh

Bernie Parent

Bill Barber

Barry Ashbee

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10. Which of the following players did not wear the number 77? Hint

Paul Coffey

Peter Stastny

Pierre Turgeon

Phil Esposito

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11. What jersey number do these players have in common - Tim Horton, Phil Esposito, Rod Gilbert, Howie Morenz, Cliff Ronning? Hint

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12. Who has worn both numbers 12 and 14 with the San Jose Sharks? Hint

Patrick Marleau

Mike Ricci

Jeff Friesen

Scott Thornton

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13. What 2001-02 Montreal Canadien has worn numbers 6, 14, and 32 with the Habs? Hint

Claude Lemieux

Oleg Petrov

Patrice Brisebois

Richard Zednik

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14. Tommy Salo's Edmonton Oiler sweater number is exactly ____ times as large as Sami Salo's 2001-02 Ottawa sweater? Hint

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15. Which player never wore the number 44 adorn his back? Hint

Todd Bertuzzi

Chris Pronger

Stephane Richer

Mattias Ohlund

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16. Besides Wayne Gretzky, who of the following wore the largest of the double digits? Hint

Lucien Deblois

Clark Gillies

Wilf Paiement

Butch Goring

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17. Two 2001-02 NHL players of Russian ancestry wore number 79. They were _______ and ________ ? Hint

Khabibulin and Bure

Berezin and Titov

Vyshedkevich and Nazarov

Yashin and Markov

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18. Mark Napier and Billy Smith shared these digits with Bates Battaglia and Ken Linseman? Hint

1 and 2

1 and 4

1 and 3

2 and 3

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19. Vincent Lecavalier chose his number as a tribute to what Hall of Famer? Hint

Red Kelly

Jean Ratelle

Jean Beliveau

Bobby Orr

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20. Which of the following players sports the largest number on his jersey? Hint

Adam Oates

Martin Straka

Nikolai Khabibulin

Ed Jovanovski

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The sum of the numbers worn in the NHL by Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Patrick Roy, and in international competition by Vladislav Tretiak.

Answer: 218

They wore: Gretzky 99, Lemieux 66, Roy 33, and Tretiak 20.

2. Chris Chelios has played for 3 NHL teams: Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, and Detroit Red Wings, and wore 2 differently-numbered jerseys. What are these 2 numbers?

Answer: 7 and 24

Chelios wore 7 in Chicago, and 24 in both Montreal and Detroit.

3. What number was shared by Dale Hawerchuk, Guy Lafleur, Ron Duguay, Alex Delvecchio, and Tony Amonte?

Answer: 10

4. What jersey number was shared by father Bobby with son Brett Hull?

Answer: 16

When Bobby first entered the NHL in Chicago, he was given 16. When Brett was in St. Louis and later Dallas, he wanted to salute his father's exploits by wearing the same number.

5. Which of these players shares a number with Steve Yzerman?

Answer: Markus Naslund

6. Joe Thornton started his career in Boston wearing this number before changing to 19. Previously, Gord Kluzak, a very promising defenseman for the Bruins wore it. Which number was it?

Answer: 6

7. Who was the first NHL goalie to wear the jersey number that is three times the number worn by Eddie Belfour?

Answer: Jose Theodore

Belfour wore 20 in recognition of the contribution made to Belfour's growth by Vlad Tretiak who was Chicago's goaltender coach when The Eagle was there.

8. Who are the two Montreal Canadiens defensemen whose numbers totalled 133?

Answer: Traverse and Markov

Markov 79, Brisebois 43, Souray 44, Traverse 54, Rivet 52, Quintal 5.

9. On March 6th, 1986 the Philadelphia Flyers retired their fourth number. Which of the four names given is not one of these honoured players?

Answer: Pelle Lindbergh

The four numbers {are;} Barry Ashbee 4 (his number was retired on April 3rd, 1975), Bernie Parent 1 (retired on October 11th, 1979), Bobby Clarke 16 (retired on November 15th, 1984), and Bill Barber's number 7 was retired on March 6th, 1986.

10. Which of the following players did not wear the number 77?

Answer: Peter Stastny

Ray Bourque also made the 77 famous.

11. What jersey number do these players have in common - Tim Horton, Phil Esposito, Rod Gilbert, Howie Morenz, Cliff Ronning?

Answer: 7

Esposito wore both 7 and 77 in his career, but the others wore 7 exclusively. Howie Morenz wore his famous #7 for the majority of his career. However, he did wear #3 during his brief stint with the Chicago Blackhawks from 1934-36.

12. Who has worn both numbers 12 and 14 with the San Jose Sharks?

Answer: Patrick Marleau

Marleau changed his number after the 2001 season, as a possible way to change his luck.

13. What 2001-02 Montreal Canadien has worn numbers 6, 14, and 32 with the Habs?

Answer: Oleg Petrov

14. Tommy Salo's Edmonton Oiler sweater number is exactly ____ times as large as Sami Salo's 2001-02 Ottawa sweater?

Answer: 7

Tommy wears 35, while Sami wore 5 before being traded to Vancouver (where he wears 6).

15. Which player never wore the number 44 adorn his back?

Answer: Mattias Ohlund

16. Besides Wayne Gretzky, who of the following wore the largest of the double digits?

Answer: Wilf Paiement

Nobody else will wear 99 in the NHL because the league has retired all number 99s in honour of The Great One.

17. Two 2001-02 NHL players of Russian ancestry wore number 79. They were _______ and ________ ?

Answer: Yashin and Markov

Seldom has that particular number been worn in NHL hockey if ever before.

18. Mark Napier and Billy Smith shared these digits with Bates Battaglia and Ken Linseman?

Answer: 1 and 3

Napier and Smith wore number 31 while Battaglia and Linseman wore 13.

19. Vincent Lecavalier chose his number as a tribute to what Hall of Famer?

Answer: Jean Beliveau

Growing up in Montreal, young Vinny had an appreciation for the hockey and humanitarian contributions of the former star Habs forward.

20. Which of the following players sports the largest number on his jersey?

Answer: Martin Straka

Straka with 82 is greater than Oates with 77, Jovanovski with 55, or Khabibulin who's 35.

Source: Author Griswald

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