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Professional ice hockey
  • 1. What is the most elite championship for North American professional hockey teams?
A) Super Series
B) Victoria Cup
C) Stanley Cup
D) Champions Hockey League
  • 2. In what year was the Stanley Cup created?
A) 1907
B) 1892
C) 1975
D) 1926
  • 3. When were professionals first allowed to compete for the Stanley Cup?
A) 1926
B) 1892
C) 1907
D) 1965
  • 4. Since what year has the NHL held control over the Stanley Cup?
A) 1892
B) 1975
C) 1907
D) 1926
  • 5. Which team is the most successful North American team with 24 Stanley Cups?
A) CSKA Moscow
B) Philadelphia Flyers
C) HC CSKA Moscow
D) Montreal Canadiens
  • 6. Which European club has won the most European Cups with 20 titles?
A) HC CSKA Moscow
B) Philadelphia Flyers
C) Gazprom
D) Montreal Canadiens
  • 7. What series of games between 1975 and 1991 featured annual tours of North America by Soviet clubs?
A) Summit Series
B) Victoria Cup
C) NHL Challenge
D) Super Series
  • 8. Which game on New Year’s Eve 1975 was described as a de facto world championship?
A) CSKA Moscow vs Montreal Canadiens
B) CSKA Moscow vs Philadelphia Flyers
C) Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers
D) Soviet National Team vs Team Canada
  • 9. What was the result of the 1975 game between CSKA Moscow and the Montreal Canadiens?
A) 3-3 draw
B) Game cancelled
C) CSKA Moscow win
D) Montreal Canadiens win
  • 10. What event between 2000 and 2003 featured NHL teams playing in Sweden and Finland?
A) Victoria Cup
B) NHL Premiere
C) NHL Challenge
D) Super Series
  • 11. The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) was refounded in 2008 from which league?
A) United Hockey Europe
B) Russian Super League
C) Champions Hockey League
D) European Hockey League
  • 12. Which trophy was intended to be contested annually between the Champions Hockey League winner and an NHL challenger?
A) Stanley Cup
B) Victoria Cup
C) Super Series Trophy
D) European Cup
  • 13. Why was the Champions Hockey League suspended for the 2009-10 season?
A) Lack of elite teams
B) Withdrawal of sponsors
C) Cold War tensions
D) Labor disputes
  • 14. Who proposed merging the KHL into a new league called United Hockey Europe in 2009?
A) The NHL trustees
B) Alexander Medvedev
C) The IIHF board
D) Gazprom sponsors
  • 15. What series brings NHL teams to Europe to play against local professional teams?
A) Super Series
B) NHL Challenge
C) NHL Premiere
D) Summit Series
  • 16. When was the Swiss Nationalliga founded?
A) 1916
B) 1936
C) 1924
D) 1902
  • 17. Which country won the gold medal in ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics?
A) Canada
B) Great Britain
C) Germany
D) Switzerland
  • 18. Who founded the International Professional Hockey League?
A) Jack Gibson
B) The Portland Rosebuds
C) The Boston Bruins
D) The Atlanta Thrashers
  • 19. In what year did the Boston Bruins join the NHL?
A) 1907
B) 1924
C) 1902
D) 1904
  • 20. How many American teams were in the NHL after the Seattle Kraken joined in 2021-22?
A) 25
B) 24
C) 30
D) 23
  • 21. Which city lost its NHL team to Winnipeg in 2011?
A) Seattle
B) Pittsburgh
C) Boston
D) Atlanta
  • 22. Which league is considered subservient to the AHL?
A) FPHL
B) SPHL
C) NHL
D) ECHL
  • 23. In which US city was the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League based?
A) Portland
B) Seattle
C) Pittsburgh
D) Boston
  • 24. What year did the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League begin hiring professional players?
A) 1907
B) 1902
C) 1904
D) 1916
  • 25. Which two leagues operate as low-level independents in the US?
A) NHL and PCHL
B) FPHL and SPHL
C) Elite League and Nationalliga
D) AHL and ECHL
  • 26. What professional US ice hockey team was formed after the Portland Rosebuds?
A) The Vegas Golden Knights
B) A Seattle-based franchise
C) The Atlanta Thrashers
D) The Boston Bruins
  • 27. In which regions of the United States is the NHL historically most popular?
A) Midwest and Pacific Northwest
B) Central United States and Florida
C) Canada-US border and Eastern Seaboard
D) Southern United States and West Coast
  • 28. What is the top tier of the Swiss professional ice hockey league?
A) Nationalliga A
B) Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
C) International Professional Hockey League
D) Elite Ice Hockey League
  • 29. When did the Czechoslovak Extraliga cease to exist?
A) 1993
B) 1990
C) 1995
D) 2000
  • 30. Which league is considered the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic?
A) Czechoslovak Extraliga
B) KHL
C) Slovak Extraliga
D) Czech Extraliga
  • 31. What was the name of the Czech Extraliga during the 2006-07 season?
A) Český Telecom Extraliga
B) Staropramen Extraliga
C) O2 Extraliga
D) Tipsport Extraliga
  • 32. When did the first season of the Slovak Extraliga take place?
A) 1992/93
B) 1994/95
C) 1991/92
D) 1993/94
  • 33. What was the name of the Slovak Extraliga during the 2001/02 season?
A) Boss Extraliga
B) T-Com Extraliga
C) ST Extraliga
D) Slovnaft Extraliga
  • 34. How many Slovak championships has HC Slovan Bratislava won?
A) Nine
B) Ten
C) Eight
D) Seven
  • 35. In what year did HC Slovan Bratislava win their Czechoslovak championship?
A) 1985
B) 1979
C) 2012
D) 1993
  • 36. Which league did HC Slovan Bratislava join after leaving the Slovak Extraliga in 2012?
A) NHL
B) KHL
C) Czechoslovak Extraliga
D) Czech Extraliga
  • 37. When did Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia?
A) January 1, 1993
B) December 31, 1992
C) January 1, 1990
D) January 1, 1994
  • 38. What was the name of the Czech Extraliga during the 1999-00 season?
A) Staropramen Extraliga
B) O2 Extraliga
C) Tipsport Extraliga
D) Český Telecom Extraliga
  • 39. Between 1993/94 and 1997/98, what was the Slovak league called?
A) Slovnaft Extraliga
B) Extraliga
C) West Extraliga
D) Boss Extraliga
  • 40. What was the name of the Slovak league from the end of 1997/98 until 2000/01?
A) ST Extraliga
B) Slovnaft Extraliga
C) West Extraliga
D) T-Com Extraliga
  • 41. Which company sponsored the Slovak Extraliga starting in 2007?
A) Slovnaft
B) Staropramen
C) Český Telecom
D) T-Com
  • 42. Where is the professional ice hockey club HC Slovan Bratislava based?
A) Brno, Czech Republic
B) Bratislava, Slovakia
C) Prague, Czech Republic
D) Kosice, Slovakia
  • 43. In what year did the Professional Women's Hockey League begin play?
A) 1979
B) 2005
C) 2024
D) 1992
  • 44. Which city was formally considered the birthplace of professional hockey before recent investigations?
A) Houghton, Michigan
B) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C) Toronto, Ontario
D) Montreal, Quebec
  • 45. When was the International Professional Hockey League established?
A) 1904
B) 1907
C) 1910
D) 1896
  • 46. What was the result of the labor dispute in the NHL in 2005?
A) The entire season was cancelled
B) The league folded
C) The Stanley Cup was awarded to a minor league team
D) Players went on strike for one month
  • 47. What entity did the Ontario Hockey Association ban for paying players in 1902?
A) Michigan Soo Indians
B) Houghton-Portage Lakes
C) Sault Ste. Marie Marlboros
D) Pittsburgh-based teams
  • 48. What is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland?
A) SM-liiga
B) Finnish Elite League
C) Mestis
D) SM-sarja
  • 49. When was SM-liiga constituted?
A) 1975
B) 1928
C) 2000
D) 1996
  • 50. What does the abbreviation 'SM' stand for in the context of Finnish hockey?
A) Suomen mestaruussarja
B) Suomen mestaruus
C) Suomen mestari
D) Suomen maajoukkue
  • 51. How many teams are currently in the SM-liiga?
A) 16
B) 10
C) 14
D) 12
  • 52. In what year was the SM-liiga closed to promotion and relegation?
A) 1975
B) 2000
C) 2008
D) 1996
  • 53. What is the second highest ice hockey competition in Finland?
A) SM-sarja
B) Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto
C) Mestis
D) SM-liiga
  • 54. Since what year has the Finnish ice hockey championship been played?
A) 1928
B) 1946
C) 1975
D) 1922
  • 55. What is the short name for the German Hockey League?
A) DHL
B) DEL
C) GHL
D) Bundesliga
  • 56. The German DEL replaced which previous league?
A) Russian Super League
B) SM-sarja
C) Bundesliga
D) Soviet Championship League
  • 57. When was the Soviet Championship League founded?
A) 1958
B) 1946
C) 1928
D) 1975
  • 58. Why were Soviet hockey players officially considered amateurs?
A) They were paid as military personnel
B) The league did not generate revenue
C) They were not allowed to play professionally
D) They played for no salary
  • 59. What was the Soviet league renamed to in 1991-1992?
A) Kontinental Hockey League
B) International Hockey League
C) Russian Super League
D) CIS Championship
  • 60. The Russian Pro Hockey League 'Super League' operated between which years?
A) 1946 to 1991
B) 1996 to 2008
C) 2008 to 2012
D) 1992 to 1996
  • 61. What is the highest-level professional ice hockey league in Sweden?
A) Swedish Elite League
B) SM-liiga
C) SHL
D) Elitserien
  • 62. When was the first season of the league formerly known as Elitserien played?
A) 1996
B) 1975–76
C) 2008
D) 1922
  • 63. Since what year have the Swedish ice hockey championships been played in various forms?
A) 1922
B) 1928
C) 1975
D) 1946
  • 64. When was the Canadian Women's Hockey League founded?
A) 2023
B) 2014
C) 2019
D) 2015
  • 65. Why did the Canadian Women's Hockey League fold in 2019?
A) Low interest from fans
B) Pressure from the government
C) Financial instability
D) Lack of players
  • 66. In what year was the National Women's Hockey League established?
A) 2024
B) 2021
C) 2014
D) 2015
  • 67. When did the National Women's Hockey League expand into Canada?
A) 2015
B) 2021
C) 2020
D) 2023
  • 68. What was the name of the group founded by players who boycotted existing leagues?
A) Professional Hockey League Alliance
B) Unified Women's Hockey Association
C) Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association
D) Women's Hockey Union
  • 69. What year was the National Women's Hockey League rebranded as the Premier Hockey Federation?
A) 2023
B) 2021
C) 2020
D) 2019
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