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NBA Team Names by Description - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 31 times
- The average score is 17 of 30
Answer Stats
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| This team's name is a reference to this indigenous bear species found in the Pacific Northwest | Memphis Grizzlies | 100%
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| This team's name was inspired by a dinosaur species in Jurassic Park | Toronto Raptors | 100%
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| This team's name is a reference to the year the Declaration of Independence was signed in this city | Philadelphia 76ers | 95%
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| This team's name was chosen to continue the theme of rhyming New York team names | Brooklyn Nets | 89%
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| This team's name was derived from a name-the-team survey; other options included Suntans and Beaches | Miami Heat | 89%
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| This team kept its original name after relocating to this mountainous state from its former city, the home of this musical genre | Utah Jazz | 84%
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| After relocating to this sunny Southern California city in 1960, the team kept its name which is a reference to the nickname of its former home state | Los Angeles Lakers | 79%
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| This team's name is a reference to its city's historically large Irish population | Boston Celtics | 68%
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| The company of this team's first owner produced these car engine components in Fort Wayne; when the team relocated to Motown, the name stuck | Detroit Pistons | 68%
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| This team's name is a reference to this city's largest tourist attraction, Disney World | Orlando Magic | 68%
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| This team's name actually placed second in the name-the-team contest and refers to the history of westward expansion that led to its city's founding. | Portland Trail Blazers | 68%
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| This team's name was chosen to honor its state as being home to the largest population of this canine species in North America | Minnesota Timberwolves | 63%
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| This team kept its original name from San Diego to create an aerospace theme with its baseball counterpart in this Texas city | Houston Rockets | 58%
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| This name was selected through a contest and referenced large sailing ships that passed through the San Diego Bay | Los Angeles Clippers | 58%
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| This team adopted its city's National Basketball League team name which referred to this 19th century mining boom for precious metals | Denver Nuggets | 53%
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| This team's name is a homage to the state bird of Louisiana | New Orleans Pelicans | 53%
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| In 2008, the ownership group named this team for the region's powerful storms and the city is home to the 45th Infantry Division | Oklahoma City Thunder | 53%
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| This team changed its name to this monarch title to avoid confusion with the baseball team of its former city | Sacramento Kings | 53%
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| This team's avian name was shortened from its original name which was inspired by this Sauk Nation leader | Atlanta Hawks | 47%
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| This team was initially set to be called the Gunslingers. However, before their first ever game, ownership started a name-the-name contest and this footwear modification was selected | San Antonio Spurs | 47%
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| This team's owner disavowed references to gun violence after the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and opened the team name through a contest | Washington Wizards | 47%
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| A name-the-team contest determined this team's name which was a reference to a British general's alleged description of this city as being a "_____'s nest of rebellion" during the American Revolution | Charlotte Hornets | 42%
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| The owner of this expansion team settled on this name-the-team winner because it represented "fearless men, whose life's pact was never surrender, no matter the odds." | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42%
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| Fans chose this team's name which was inspired by a popular TV Western and starred a member of the team's ownership group | Dallas Mavericks | 37%
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| This team's name is a reference to this state's NASCAR race and use of this type of car to establish speed since 1911 | Indiana Pacers | 37%
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| This team name is a reference to its city's role in the meatpacking industry and its proximity to the Union Stock Yards | Chicago Bulls | 32%
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| Judges of the name-the-team contest decided upon the second-place submission, noting that these forest animals were "spirited, good jumpers, fast and agile." | Milwaukee Bucks | 32%
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| This team's name was selected in a name-the-team contest and is a reference to its metro area's nickname, "Valley of the ___" | Phoenix Suns | 32%
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| In 1947, this original team adopted the same name of a previous team from the 1925 American Basketball League that played in the same city | Golden State Warriors | 26%
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| The team's first ownership group selected this Dutch Colonial attire as a tribute to its city's heritage | New York Knicks | 11%
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