Saturday, January 06, 2007

Sports Championship Trivia

1. Which North American metropolitan areas have at least one franchise in each of the four major sports leagues? (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL)

2. Which metro area with at least one franchise in each of the four major sports leagues has gone the longest time without a championship?

3. Which metro area with at least three major league franchises has gone the longest time without a championship?

4. In each of the four major leagues, which franchise has gone the longest time since its last championship?

5. In each of the four major league sports, which franchise has been in existence for the longest time without winning any championships?

6. Which city with at least one franchise in all four of the major league sports has gone the longest time without either gaining or losing a team?

7. What is the largest North American city by population that does not have a franchise in any of the four major league sports?

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7 comments:

Ben G. said...

Question 1:

Boston (Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, Bruins)

New York-New Jersey (Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Islanders, Devils)

Philadelphia (Phillies, Eagles, 76ers, Flyers)

Washington (Nationals, Redskins, Wizards, Capitals)

Atlanta (Braves, Falcons, Hawks, Thrashers)

Miami (Marlins, Dolphins, Heat, Panthers)

Detroit (Tigers, Lions, Pistons, Red Wings)

Chicago (White Sox, Cubs, Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks)

Minneapolis-St. Paul (Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves, Wild)

Dallas-Ft. Worth (Rangers, Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars)

Denver (Rockies, Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche)

Phoenix (Diamondbacks, Cardinals, Suns, Coyotes)

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (Giants, Athletics, 49ers, Raiders, Warriors, Sharks)

Ben G. said...

Question 2:
Philadelphia (76ers, 1983)

Ben G. said...

Question 3:
Cleveland (Browns, 1964)

Ben G. said...

Question Four:
Chicago Cubs (1906)
Arizona Cardinals (1948, as Chicago Cardinals)
Sacramento Kings (1951, as Rochester Royals)
Chicago Blackhawks (1961)

Ben G. said...

Question 5:
Texas Rangers (1961, originally Washington Senators)
Atlanta Falcons (1966)
Denver Nuggets (1967, originally Denver Rockets)
Los Angeles Kings (1967)

Ben G. said...

Question 6:
Detroit (1957, Pistons moved from Ft. Wayne to Detroit)

Ben G. said...

Question 7:
Austin, Texas (16th, 2005 population of 690,252)