Friday Afternoon Contest on Trivia
Published by StopMikeLupica March 30th, 2007 in NBA(The Cavalier is on an extended leave of absence. He did not write the
following, as he is walking the earth like my man from Kung-Fu.)
Yo, we like to do a little quiz thing on Friday afternoons, because a little trivia fun is a nice way to end the work week. You don’t really want to go back to work, do you?
Today we have a small little quiz for you on the old ABA, mainly on those crazy team names. We also have a little contest at the end of the quiz, with a prize available. Check it out.
Special Yaysports ABA Quiz:
1. What was the name of the Minnesota ABA team?
a) Muskies
b) Muskrats
c) Muskets
d) Mink
2. The Becky Question: Which of the following places did the New York Nets play?
a) Teaneck, NJ
b) Orange, NJ
c) Paramus, NJ
d) Atlantic City, NJ
3. What was the name of the Texas/Dallas team?
a) Roadrunners
b) Angels
c) Tumbleweeds
d) Chaparrals
4. Which of the following NBA teams did not come from the ABA?
a) Denver Nuggets
b) San Antonio Spurs
c) NY/NJ Nets
d) Detroit Pistons
5. What was the record of the Roswell Rayguns the year before they got the funk?
6. What team won the first ABA championship?
a) Carolina Cougars
b) New York Nets
c) Pittsburgh Pipers
d) Utah Stars
7. Who were #32 for the Virginia Squires (one of the few throwback ABA jerseys available out there)?
8. Which one of the following was not an actual ABA franchise name?
The Oakland Oaks
The Miami Floridians
The Denver Coloradians
The Memphis Pros
The Spirits of St. Louis
The Memphis Sounds
The Memphis Tams
9. The San Diego Conquistadors later became:
a) The Clippers
b) The Pacers
c) Completely bankrupt
d) The Minnesota Indignious People Killer and Land Steelers.
Bonus Question/Contest:
Everyone here hopefully knows that Yaysport’s own (The Cavalier) christened the “Orange Roundie”, to much success. Whoever comes up with the cleverest/wittiest name for the old ABA ball (hint: not “the red, white, and blue roundie”), subject to the opinion of SML and The Cavalier (yes, we are looking for his input on this one) will win one of these cool tees that yaysports sells. We’re partial to the Balkman shirt ourselves, but SML will buy you one of your own. Because SML knows that everyone has a price….
We’ll be back around 3ish with our last post of the day. But keep those names coming, and we’ll announce our winner next Friday. Peace, ya’ll.
I like to think of The Cavalier more like the guy from Lone Wolf and Cub, or Shogun Assassin if you prefer.
But they’re the same guy, only one’s dubbed in English. I know I shouldn’t, but…
“When I was little, my father was famous. He was the greatest Samurai in the empire, and he was the Shogun’s decapitator. He cut off the heads of 131 lords, for the Shogun. It was a bad time for the empire….”
I like to call my old ABA Ball “Fred”. This is because growing up there was a kid I didn’t like named Fred. So, whenever I play poorly and kick “Fred” across the court(s) I release two forms of frustration. So, my initial entry is “Fred”. Although, I reserve the right to enter as many times as possible!
The Neaballiton?
We always call my red white and blue ball “Old Glory”.