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Big 4 Sports Championship Cities

Name the urban areas that have won a championship in one of the Big 4 North American sports.
MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL
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First submittedJune 30, 2012
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Average score76.9%
Rating4.43
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Metro Area
NFL (1933–)
NBA (1950–)
MLB (1903–)
NHL (1927–)
Total Wins
New York / Northern NJ
8
2
35
11
56
Boston
6
18
10
6
40
Los Angeles
3
12
9
3
27
Chicago
8
6
6
6
26
Detroit
4
3
4
11
22
Montreal
0
0
0
22
22
San Francisco Bay Area
7
5
7
0
19
Philadelphia
5
3
7
2
17
Pittsburgh
6
0
5
5
16
St. Louis
1
1
11
1
14
Toronto
0
1
2
11
14
Green Bay
10
0
0
0
10
Baltimore
5
1
3
0
9
Miami
2
3
2
2
9
Washington D.C.
5
1
2
1
9
Cleveland
5
1
2
0
8
Dallas
5
1
1
1
8
Denver
3
1
0
3
7
Kansas City
4
0
2
0
6
Minneapolis
0
4
2
0
6
Cincinnati
0
0
5
0
5
Edmonton
0
0
0
5
5
San Antonio
0
5
0
0
5
Tampa
2
0
0
3
5
Houston
0
2
2
0
4
Milwaukee
0
2
1
0
3
Seattle
2
1
0
0
3
Atlanta
0
0
2
0
2
Calgary
0
0
0
1
1
Indianapolis
1
0
0
0
1
Las Vegas
0
0
0
1
1
New Orleans
1
0
0
0
1
Oklahoma City
0
1
0
0
1
Ottawa
0
0
0
1
1
Phoenix
0
0
1
0
1
Portland
0
1
0
0
1
Raleigh
0
0
0
1
1
Rochester
0
1
0
0
1
Syracuse
0
1
0
0
1
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102 Recent Comments
asteachr
+1
Level 56
Sep 4, 2018
Las Vegas Golden Knights - new NHL franchise- won the Stanley cup in 2017! Need to add Las Vegas.
smartguy2
+13
Level 68
Oct 11, 2018
Sorry, but no they didn't.
HinesBrothers
+1
Level 78
Nov 12, 2018
Sadly, they didn't
My3dviews
+3
Level 57
Oct 14, 2021
Got to the finals, but lost.
UCFKnight82
+3
Level 56
Aug 23, 2024
Las Vegas reached the Stanley Cup finals in its first year in the league (2017-2018) but lost to Washington. They did win in 2022-2023 by beating Florida.
ThePhenomenal1
+1
Level 45
Sep 24, 2018
Atlanta is wrong. The Hawks won one in 58.
Walacama
+7
Level 83
Feb 5, 2019
Good try, but they were in St. Louis in '58.
Walacama
+1
Level 83
Feb 5, 2019
Needs a few updates. (cough, Boston).
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jun 14, 2019
Remember back in 2004 when the Red Sox were plucky underdogs?
Phillies059
+3
Level 31
Jun 13, 2019
Taking this quiz and I just realized I'm here before you update St. Louis' NHL championships from 0 to 1! Not a fan of them but it's awesome that they won their first Stanley Cup.
FNSpiderMan
+2
Level 73
Jul 25, 2019
I don't think Houston has three NBA championships to their name. When did they win other than in '94 and '95?
krs1
+2
Level 42
Mar 5, 2024
1986
UCFKnight82
+2
Level 56
Aug 23, 2024
Boston beat Houston in the 1986 NBA Finals.
JMADDEN16
+1
Level 54
Aug 6, 2019
Houston has an MLB title as well
AndyTownsend7
+4
Level 45
Jan 28, 2022
with an asterisk*
Zaroo77
+2
Level 58
Aug 25, 2019
I like how Montreal only has Stanley Cups, I really wish we had an NBA team...
MungoJerry
+7
Level 63
Sep 8, 2019
Screw the NBA, bring us back the Expos!
My3dviews
+1
Level 57
Oct 14, 2021
It is because Canada has their own football league. NFL is only in the U.S..
mrputter
+2
Level 90
Feb 13, 2024
1. Given that Zaroo77 says "we" in the context of Montréal, I'm pretty sure they know that.

2. And in any case, Canadian teams definitely exist in the NBA and (even including Montréal, historically) the MLB.

Chutney
+1
Level 64
Aug 28, 2019
The Leafs have 13 Stanley Cups in the NHL era. 1917-18, 1921-22, 1931-32, 1941-42, 1944-45, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, and, 1966-67.
MungoJerry
+4
Level 63
Sep 8, 2019
Yes, pitiful isn't?
tshalla
+1
Level 78
Mar 3, 2024
Not just that, but they've also won ... (checks notes) ... ONE playoff series in their current golden age!
MungoJerry
+2
Level 63
Sep 8, 2019
Question; Why do you have the NHL starting at 1927? Missing that one pesky cup for the Habs is irritating me.
JesseFromThe6
+2
Level 70
Sep 21, 2019
I too am confused as to why the quiz starts counting Stanley Cups from 1927. Is that when the Stanley Cup became exclusive to the NHL and was no longer competed for by teams of other leagues? Doesn't quite make sense to me.
mrputter
+3
Level 90
Feb 13, 2024
Because until then the Stanley Cup was a cross-league championship. The 1916 Canadiens weren't in the NHL at all (which, heck, didn't even exist then), and while the 1924 Canadiens were in the NHL, they won against the WCHL Calgary Tigers, not another NHL team.

1927 is when the Stanley Cup became a purely NHL affair.

MrTones
+1
Level 55
Apr 7, 2020
Montreal has 24 Stanley Cups
Froststar101
+8
Level 73
Aug 4, 2020
This has already been posted five years ago, then again three years ago, then again two years ago. Thanks for your valuable contribution.
mrputter
+1
Level 90
Feb 13, 2024
But the NHL Montréal Canadiens do not.
CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 78
Sep 30, 2020
Add another Stanley Cup for Tampa
Zeus80709
+2
Level 63
Oct 9, 2020
You'd think Montreal is a great sports city or just a big city with a lot of teams, with their 23 (24) championships, but it was just the Canadiens wrecking for 100 years
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Feb 7, 2021
Helps when you only have to beat 5 other teams.
My3dviews
+2
Level 57
Oct 14, 2021
There were as many as 10 teams in the late 20s and into the 30s. Such as the original Ottawa Senators and a second New York team (the Americans). Many of the later cups (70s and 80s) were won in the league when there was 16 or more teams.
Dimby
+1
Level 83
Nov 1, 2023
I also understand that teams got to automatically retain players that came from their city limits... meaning that Montreal had a stacked team consistently throughout the Original Six era.
jmellor13
+2
Level 68
Mar 4, 2024
I didn't know this. Very neat! Adds a lot of context to their dominance and is frankly better for bragging rights than "the team that plays in our city paid guys from all over the world to beat the team that plays in your city." Good stuff.
UCFKnight82
+2
Level 56
Aug 23, 2024
If beating only five other teams makes it so easy to win the Stanley Cup, how come Boston and New York failed to win even one Cup during the 25 years of the Original 6? In fact, Montreal, Toronto and Detroit won 24 of the 25 Cups during that span. Chicago's 1961 win was the lone exception.
KainenManas
+1
Level 96
Oct 19, 2020
I always forget Baltimore when I picture the USA in my mind's eye. Go to DC and keep on moving.
CardinalSin
+1
Level 82
Jan 6, 2021
I scored 78% without knowing what any of those TLAs stand for. I would have got more had I known to guess a few random large Canadian cities as well.
Damangio
+1
Level 64
Feb 4, 2021
If these are indeed metro areas, St. Paul should be accepted.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 7, 2021
Changed to "metro" area to "urban" area.
Basil15
+1
Level 32
Feb 25, 2021
the Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cups
Froststar101
+2
Level 73
Mar 17, 2022
Wow, thanks for catching that one! It's not like you're the fourth person to point that out in this comment section! I don't know what we would do without your error-catching help!
MichaelPeblo
+1
Level 44
May 4, 2021
My dude literally got Syracuse but not Atlanta or Montreal smh...
BruhFunny
+1
Level 76
Jul 31, 2021
I know february has already passed, but the astros won the world series in 2017, yet the quiz has not updated for houston as of 2021
Gurminator
+3
Level 70
Oct 14, 2021
This is US-focused quiz and should be renamed:

Big 4 US Sports Championship Cities

BigFloppa
+1
Level 62
Nov 18, 2021
well yeah a vast majority of the teams are in the US, with only one in the MLB and NBA being in canada
LAP3UNC
+5
Level 91
Oct 14, 2021
Love this, but please accept "Cincy" as a type in for Cincinnati...
lexxie
+1
Level 82
Jun 28, 2024
still needs to be accepted
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 9, 2025
Fixed.
parimalrohit
+1
Level 57
Oct 23, 2021
Houston has 3 championships as a city, but only 2 belong to the Rockets/NBA. The other is the Astros.
mrdoughnut1
+2
Level 69
Nov 3, 2021
Time to give Atlanta 2 now!!!!
Landerson
+1
Level 59
Dec 10, 2021
Houston won MLB 2017
LuigiDood227
+4
Level 72
Jan 5, 2022
Sign stealing is not a professional sport
SMARTPERS0N
+2
Level 46
Jun 11, 2023
lol
WMD
+1
Level 55
Dec 10, 2021
Just curious as to why you started NBA champions from 1950; am pretty sure the NBA records champions from 1947.
UCFKnight82
+1
Level 56
Aug 23, 2024
Until the 1949-1950 season began, the league was known as the BAA.
Flavoredliquid
+1
Level 48
Feb 1, 2022
houston has 2 nba championships not 3
Flavoredliquid
+1
Level 48
Feb 1, 2022
1994 1995 Houston Rockets
bkemp2001
+1
Level 60
Mar 1, 2022
I was never going to get Rochester or Syracuse, so I don't feel bad about missing those. Also, it is really weird seeing Detroit with 4 NFL titles. They were such a long time ago, and the Lions have been basically awful my entire life...my dad was a small kid when they won the last one. Ugh.
chemguy16
+1
Level 61
Nov 24, 2024
40's kids unite!
bkemp2001
+1
Level 60
Mar 1, 2022
KC shows 3 total championships, but has 2 NFL and 2 MLB titles listed.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 1, 2022
Fixed
MikeyDonut
+1
Level 53
Mar 1, 2022
Says Houston has won zero MLB championships....
joedimaggio
+2
Level 75
May 3, 2022
Please state in the instruction that some cities don't have a franchise anymore
parkave
+1
Level 56
May 20, 2022
Boston and Chicago are very well rounded, with both cities having at least six championships in each league
BruhFunny
+1
Level 76
May 20, 2022
Houston only has 2 NBA championships, not 3, also the Astros have a World Series win from 5 years ago
AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 89
Aug 25, 2022
Seconded (or more), can we swap the NBA numbers to 2 and MLB to 1 for Houston.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 25, 2022
Fixed
Bengus
+2
Level 60
Aug 15, 2022
Big 4 North American Sports. Please amend the description. These sports are not big outside North America. Thanks.
Koopa
+1
Level 88
Sep 23, 2022
I'm confused as to why you allow NFL championships but not AFL ones. The NFL officially recognizes both as a result of the 1970 merger. Also, by not going back to 1920, you are disregarding the league champions that existed prior to a championship game.
Thomas1VL
+2
Level 67
Jan 28, 2023
I really feel like if this website wants to gather to an international public, it should rename quizzes like these to something like "Big 4 North American Sports Championships Cities". How you can call it the big 4 without including the most popular sport in the entire world is just odd. No one outside the US and maybe Canada know what these "Big 4" even are. Baseball and American Football (and probably ice hokcey too) wouldn't even make the top 20 in most places.

If your target audience is only Americans, sure, keep this as it is. If it's not, maybe QM can think about this. It's just a suggestion.

D4J0HNM45T3R
+2
Level 75
Jul 13, 2023
Good to know that you included the 1904 World Series as a championship for the Red Sox, even though it was never played due to the (now San Francisco) Giants backing out

Big thanks from a Red Sox diehard

rely9
+1
Level 70
Aug 10, 2023
Milwaukee
Pegasus
+2
Level 78
Oct 3, 2023
hello, you need to add the nuggets NBA title.

Thank you

SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Nov 1, 2023
32, took me a while to realize Canada was part of this
DoktorApplejuce
+1
Level 76
Nov 6, 2023
I am so dumb. Tried "Colorado" a couple times, and then realized that duh, that's not a CITY, right as the timer went out.
FNWY4life
+1
Level 75
Dec 6, 2023
Can you please add the Nuggets for the NBA and the Golden Knights for NHL!
arsenal1
+1
Level 52
Dec 19, 2023
If only Babe Ruth didn't curse us...
Hoovnuts
+1
Level 52
Jan 17, 2024
Texas Rangers just won a world series, and Las Vegas Golden Knights won a stanley cup
Fianchetto
+1
Level 79
Feb 12, 2024
Cincy and Phily , as well as Otawa with one t ? Maybe automatic type ins aren't on.
YellowJacket
+1
Level 80
Feb 12, 2024
St. Paul should work for Minneapolis.
HendogJP
+2
Level 62
Feb 29, 2024
Until the Wild win a Stanley Cup, I would disagree.
NathanWInter
+1
Level 61
Feb 13, 2024
I feel like the title should have "US" in it somewhere given said sports aren't as big in most of the rest of the world, Other than that though great quiz!
tschutzer
+3
Level 93
Feb 14, 2024
Pittsburgh Steelers fan here for the sole purpose of removing an NFL championship from the Cleveland Browns. They've got 4 from the pre- Super Bowl era - 1950, 1954, 1955, 1964. Their championships prior to 1950 were in the AAFC.
CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 78
Mar 3, 2024
Yeah, the Browns only won 4, not 5.
HBK97
+1
Level 78
Mar 4, 2024
Oklahoma City Thunders?
jmellor13
+1
Level 68
Mar 4, 2024
They haven't won a championship. It's a list of cities with championships, not just a list of cities where teams play. San Diego and Buffalo aren't here either, even though they have been home to several teams each.
Pharley
+4
Level 75
Mar 10, 2024
Type a list of big American cities and hope for the best.....
squishybaloon88
+1
Level 49
May 3, 2024
I didn't realize it was all of North America and though it was just the US :(
AbiA
+1
Level 88
May 10, 2024
Typo in Interesting fact #205: living WITHIN walking distance.
chemguy16
+2
Level 61
Nov 24, 2024
Those have their own comment section. See the link below:

https://www.jetpunk.com/interesting-facts/41

SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Nov 19, 2024
How did I get Rochester and Syracuse (both of which I didn't actually expect to be answers) but forget Denver and KC
jw2
+2
Level 44
Feb 12, 2025
Imagine not getting Rochester and Syracuse (Royals and Nationals, 1951 and 1955 NBA champs)
oierhab
+1
Level 31
May 7, 2025
detoit has not won a championship in nfl
Burkette2020
+3
Level 53
Jun 23, 2025
Yes they did. 1935, 1952, 1953, 1957

It says since 1933. Not 1970.

Burkette2020
+1
Level 53
Jun 23, 2025
+1 Oklahoma City
summerv68
+4
Level 71
Jun 25, 2025
Shouldn't Montreal be at 23? 22 for the Canadiens (since 1927) and 1 for the Montreal Maroons who won the Stanley Cup in 1935.
Henning
+1
Level 82
Aug 12, 2025
Oklahoma City is now a NBA winning city.
sumguy
+1
Level 87
Feb 9, 2026
You forgot to update Seattle's count to 3.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 9, 2026
Updated
fleshero01
+1
Level 66
Feb 18, 2026
Ottawa is weird to me. Why does the NHL time frame start in 1927? Coincidentally the year the 'old' Senators won their last of 11 cups. Seems to me you should either move the time frame back to include all 11 or don't include any of them. Is it because the WHL folded that year?
Dougnut
+1
Level 57
Mar 17, 2026
The city of Montréal has won 23 Stanley Cups since 1927, the Maroons won it in 1935.
GoPennState
+1
Level 43
May 5, 2026
rochester and syracuse? What teams were there?
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