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Washington Capitals - 30 Years Quiz

This quiz covers the 30 years of Washington Capitals hockey.

A multiple-choice quiz by sparkles920. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
sparkles920

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
158,839

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the Capitals first 1st overall draft pick? Hint

Greg Joly

Ron Low

Rick Green

Yvon Labre

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these Capitals defensmen has never been selected (as a Cap) to a post-season all-star team (first or second team)? Hint

Keven Hatcher

Al Iafrate

Scott Stevens

Larry Murphy

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Question 3 of 10

3. These two brothers had a great game against the Caps with each of them scoring a hat trick in the 80's. Hint

Stastny

Hunter

Sutter

Murray

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who scored the first goal in Washington Capitals history? Hint

Yvon Labre

Jack Egers

Nelson Pyatt

Jim Hrycuik

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Question 5 of 10

5. Doing so in the 1981-82 season, what player scored 136 points, a Capitals record for many years? Hint

Mike Gartner

Ryan Walter

Bob Carpenter

Dennis Maruk

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the 1994-95 season (lockout shortened year) what Cap led the league with 34 goals? Hint

Michal Pivonka

Dmitri Khristich

Peter Bondra

Kelly Miller

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Question 7 of 10

7. At home in the first Capitals game ever, they won the game.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many compensatory draft pick did the Capitals receive from St.Louis for the Blues signing Scott Stevens? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which one of these players was not involved in the Jaromir Jagr trade July 11, 2001? Hint

Milan Kraft

Frantisek Kucera

Kris Beech

Michal Sivek

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Question 10 of 10

10. When he got his 780th point, what player became the Capitals all-time point scoring leader? Hint

Mike Gartner

Peter Bondra

Dennis Maruk

Dale Hunter

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the Capitals first 1st overall draft pick?

Answer: Greg Joly

Joly was taken first overall in the 1974 draft. Rick Green was also taken first overall but not until 1976. Ron Low and Yvon Labre were both selected in the 1974 expansion draft second and eighth respectively.

2. Which of these Capitals defensmen has never been selected (as a Cap) to a post-season all-star team (first or second team)?

Answer: Keven Hatcher

3. These two brothers had a great game against the Caps with each of them scoring a hat trick in the 80's.

Answer: Stastny

Both Peter and Anton Stastny had a hat trick against the Caps on February 22, 1981 with Peter getting 4 goals. In that same game that Quebec won 11-7 Jacques Richard also had a hat trick in that same game.

4. Who scored the first goal in Washington Capitals history?

Answer: Jim Hrycuik

Hrycuik scored in the Caps first game, a 6-3 loss to the Rangers.

5. Doing so in the 1981-82 season, what player scored 136 points, a Capitals record for many years?

Answer: Dennis Maruk

He had 60 goals and 76 assists.

6. In the 1994-95 season (lockout shortened year) what Cap led the league with 34 goals?

Answer: Peter Bondra

Bondra had 34 goals and just 9 assists that season while teamate Joe Juneau had just 5 goals and 38 assists to tie Bondra for the team leader in points.

7. At home in the first Capitals game ever, they won the game.

Answer: True

The Caps won their first game at home on Oct. 17, 1974, and did not lose at home until Oct. 20, 1974. They had already opened up the season on the road against the Rangers and lost that game.

8. How many compensatory draft pick did the Capitals receive from St.Louis for the Blues signing Scott Stevens?

Answer: 5

The Caps would go on to pick Trevor Halverson in 1991, Sergei Gonchar in 1992, Brendan Witt in 1993, in 1994 they traded the pick to the Leafs who went on to select Eric Fichaud, and picked Miika Elomo in 1995.

9. Which one of these players was not involved in the Jaromir Jagr trade July 11, 2001?

Answer: Milan Kraft

The Penguins got Beech, Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, and a bundle of money for Jagr and Kucera. Kraft has always been with the Penguins.

10. When he got his 780th point, what player became the Capitals all-time point scoring leader?

Answer: Peter Bondra

On April 5, 2003, against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Bondra surpassed Mike Gartner for all-time point leader for the Caps.

Source: Author sparkles920

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