Hockey Trivia Quiz # 24
This is Hockey Quiz # 24, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Hockey Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Hockey Question 1
Real Hockey - Who had the second most points throughout the 80s, behind Wayne Gretzky?
The correct answer is 'Peter Stasney'
A good question, I got it off of Cool Shots!
Hockey Question 2
Professional Sports Logos! - Which famous hockey team's logo closely represented the national flag of Canada?
The correct answer is 'Toronto Maple Leafs'
The Toronto Maple Leafs' logo is (obviously) a maple leaf, which is the basis of the Canadian flag.
Hockey Question 3
Mixed Questions on Various Things - Which of the following was NEVER a name of a National Hockey League team?
The correct answer is 'Montreal Loons'
Although the Montreal Loons were never a team, Montreal did have a team called the Montreal Maroons as well as several others.
Hockey Question 4
Hockey Language - The game's over. You've just "put on a clinic". What have you done?
The correct answer is 'Beaten the opposing team badly'
A clinic is somewhere people teach many others a certain job. To "put on a clinic" means to show the other team how to play hockey.
Hockey Question 5
Hockey Mania II - Which U.S. college did Brett Hull attend?
The correct answer is 'University of Minnesota, Duluth'
In the 1984-85 season, Hull scored 84 points in 42 NCAA games for the Bulldogs.
Hockey Question 6
British Hockey - How many teams will there be competing in the British Superleague in 2000-01?
The correct answer is '9'
Hockey Question 7
NHL: 1953-56 - Which goaltender was replaced after game two of the 1953 Stanley Cup finals, as a strategy move by coach Dick Irvin that shocked hockey fans everywhere?
The correct answer is 'Jacques Plante'
Coach Dick Irvin replaced Jacques Plante with backup goaltender Gerry McNeil after game two of the Stanley Cup finals. McNeil would not disappoint fans, shutting out the Bruins in two of the final three games.
Hockey Question 8
Interesting Hockey Tidbits - In the 1989-90 NHL season, four players scored 150 points?
The correct answer is 'False'
It did happen, but a year earlier in 1988-89. Mario Lemieux led the scoring race with 199 points. Wayne Gretzky had 168 points, Steve Yzerman had 155 points, followed by Bernie Nicholls with 150.
Hockey Question 9
Do You Know Your Hockey? - What was the first hockey puck made of?
The correct answer is 'Rubber'
Hockey players used to use a bouncy ball to play hockey. The top and bottom of the ball got cut off which made it into a puck. Hockey pucks can travel up to 100 miles per hour. If you get hit by a hockey puck you could die. A 13 year-old girl name Brittany Cecil was killed by a hockey puck at a Columbus Blue Jackets game on March 18 2002.
Hockey Question 10
Wild Hockey - Which skater dropped the puck to Andrew Brunete, who scored the game winning goal during overtime at the Pepsi Center in Denver, to lead the Wild to a victory in the seventh game over the Colorado Avalanche in the Wild's first ever playoff series?
The correct answer is 'Sergei Zholtok'
Zholtok crossed the blue line and dropped the puck for Brunete, who scored the unlikely goal on goaltender Patrick Roy, in what would be the final NHL game of Roy's career.