Ice Hockey Trivia Quiz Questions with Answers
The name "hockey" has no clear what?
A: Origin.
Hockey’s first known mention is from what 1773
book by
Richard Johnson?
A: Juvenile Sports and Pastimes.
Chapter XI of Richard Johnson’s book was titled what?
A: New Improvements on the Game of Hockey.
According to the Austin Hockey Association, the word "puck"
derives from what?
A: The Scots Gaelic puc or the Irish poc, to poke, punch or deliver a blow.
Though hockey’s origins lie elsewhere, where is the centre
of the development of the sport of contemporary ice hockey?
A: Montreal.
On March 3, 1875, where was the first organized indoor game
of Hockey played?
A: At Montreal's Victoria Skating Rink between two nine-player teams, including
James Creighton and several McGill University students.
Instead of a ball or bung, what did the game feature?
A: A flat circular piece of wood.
How far apart were the goal posts?
A: 8 feet.
How far apart are the goal posts now?
A: 6 feet.
In 1877, The Gazette (Montreal) published a list of seven
rules, six of which were largely based on what?
A: On six of the Hockey Association’s twelve rules, with only minor differences.
What was the name of the first hockey club?
A: McGill University Hockey Club.
When was the McGill University Hockey Club founded?
A: In 1877.
By 1880, the number of players had gone from nine to how
many?
A: Seven.
Hockey became so popular that the first "world
championship" of ice hockey was featured in Montreal's annual
Winter Carnival in
what year?
A: 1883.
The McGill team captured the what?
A: Carnival Cup.
The game was divided into two halves each lasting how long?
A: Thirty-minutes.
What were the positions named?
A: Left and right wing, centre, rover, point, cover point and goalkeeper.
In what year was the Montreal City Hockey League was
established?
A: In 1885.
In 1888, who attended the Montreal Winter Carnival
tournament and was impressed with the game?
A: The Governor General of Canada, Lord Stanley of Preston.
In 1892, realizing that there was no recognition for the
best team in Canada Lord Stanley purchased a decorative bowl for use as a what?
A: Trophy.
The Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup was first awarded in 1893
to the Montreal Hockey Club, champions of the AHAC and was later re-named what?
A: The Stanley Cup.
The Stanley cup continues to be awarded annually to what
team?
A: The National Hockey League's championship team.
Stanley's son Arthur helped organize what?
A: The Ontario Hockey Association.
Stanley's daughter Isobel was one of the first
women to do
what?
A: Play ice hockey.
By 1893, how many teams were there in Montreal alone?
A: Almost a hundred.
By 1893 there were leagues throughout where?
A: Canada.
Winnipeg hockey players used cricket pads to better protect
what?
A: The goaltender's legs.
Winnipeg hockey players also introduced the “what” shot, or
what is now known as the wrist shot?
A: Scoop shot.
Goal nets became a standard feature of the Canadian Amateur
Hockey League in what year?
A: In 1900.