Name That Team Name

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Kevin McCaffrey is a comedian and radio/podcast host with an excellent outside shot and a mild hangover. His album “Nice & Drunk” debuted at #1, and you can hear him talk baseball on the “Away Games Podcast,” about Sex and the City on “Sex and the Cidiots,” and about everything else on “Celebrate!” on Sirius XM Channel 99.

Name That Team Name Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Which state does NOT have an NBA team name that ends in the letter “s”?

  • A
    Pennsylvania
  • B
    Florida
  • C
    Texas
  • D
    New York

Question 2

What team got its name from a movie starring Emilio Estevez?

  • A
    Miami Heat
  • B
    Carolina Panthers
  • C
    Anaheim Ducks
  • D
    Arizona Diamondbacks

Question 3

Outside of San Francisco, what city named a professional sports team after a gold rush?

  • A
    Portland
  • B
    Kansas City
  • C
    Sacramento
  • D
    Denver

Question 4

Which team was named for the culture of its previous home city?

  • A
    New Orleans Pelicans
  • B
    Oklahoma City Thunder
  • C
    Philadelphia 76ers
  • D
    Utah Jazz

Question 5

What baseball team plays in a park that officially shares their name?

  • A
    Seattle Mariners
  • B
    Washington Nationals
  • C
    St. Louis Cardinals
  • D
    Minnesota Twins

Question 6

Which city has never had an MLB team named the Athletics?

  • A
    Oakland
  • B
    Philadelphia
  • C
    Atlanta
  • D
    Kansas City

Question 7

What city has had team names that rhyme in three of the “big four” American sports leagues?

  • A
    Los Angeles
  • B
    Philadelphia
  • C
    Chicago
  • D
    New York

Question 8

What NHL team held a contest to pick a name, but rejected the winner due to perceived gang ties?

  • A
    Sharks
  • B
    Blue Jackets
  • C
    Hurricanes
  • D
    Predators

Question 9

Baltimore has two different pro sports teams that each used to go by what name?

  • A
    Bullets
  • B
    Birds
  • C
    Bees
  • D
    Browns

Question 10

Which is the nickname for a Premier League team that is named partially for a character featured in a Shakespeare play?

  • A
    Spurs
  • B
    Toffees
  • C
    Reds
  • D
    Gunners

Question 11

What team is named in part because their original owner was a fan of Franklin D. Roosevelt?

  • A
    Philadelphia Eagles
  • B
    Golden State Warriors
  • C
    New York Mets
  • D
    Washington Capitals

Question 12

What team used to be called “The White Stockings”?

  • A
    Chicago White Sox
  • B
    Cincinnati Reds
  • C
    Chicago Cubs
  • D
    Boston Red Sox

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