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New York Knicks Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers

Who are the New York Knickerbockers?
A: The New York Knickerbockers are a professional basketball team based in New York City, New York.

The Knickerbockers are usually referred to as what?
A: The Knicks.

The Knicks are part of what division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA)?
A: The Atlantic Division.

The team was established by whom?
A: Ned Irish.

In what year was the team established?
A: In 1946.

It was one of the founding members of the what?
A: Basketball Association of America (BAA).

The BAA became the NBA after merging with what rival?
A: The National Basketball League (NBL) in 1949.

 

Where does the team play?
A: At Madison Square Garden.

Along with the Boston Celtics, it is one of only two what?
A: Original NBA teams still located in its original city.

The Knicks were successful during their early years and were constant playoff contenders under what head coach?
A: The franchise's first head coach Joe Lapchick.

Beginning in 1950, the Knicks made three consecutive appearances in the NBA Finals, all of which were what?
A: Losing efforts.

Lapchick resigned in 1956 and the team subsequently began to what?
A: Falter.

In the late 1960s, Red Holzman became head coach and the Knicks began to what?
A: Regain their former dominance.

Holzman successfully guided the Knicks to two championship titles in what two years?
A: 1970 and 1973.

 

The Knicks of the 1980s had mixed success that included how many playoff appearances?
A: Six.

The playoff-level Knicks of the 1990s were led by what future Hall of Fame center?
A: Patrick Ewing.

Their success during this decade was highlighted by two appearances in the what?
A:  NBA Finals, in 1994 and 1999.

Despite being a consistent playoff contender, they never attained a what?
A: An NBA Championship in their two championship appearances.

Where does the "Knickerbockers" name come from?
A: It was the pseudonym used by Washington Irving in his book A History of New York.

With no college draft in the league's initial year, there was no guarantee of what?
A: That the Knicks or the league itself would thrive.

The teams focused on signing college players from their respective cities as a way to what?
A: Promote the professional league.

 

Where did the Knicks hold their first training camp?
A: In the Catskill Mountains at the Nevele Country Club.

How many players were invited to attend the three-week session?
A: Twenty-five.

With a roster assembled, the Knicks faced the Toronto Huskies at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens on November 1, 1946, in what would be the franchise's what?
A: First game—as well as the first in league history.

In a low-scoring affair presented in front of 7,090 spectators, the Knicks defeated the Huskies 68–66 with whom leading the Knicks in scoring with 14 points?
A: Leo Gottlieb.

Knicks went on to finish their inaugural campaign with what record?
A: A 33–27 record and achieved a playoff berth under Cohalan despite a dismal shooting percentage of 28 percent.

Who did the Knicks face in the quarterfinals, winning the series 2–1?
A: the Cleveland Rebels.

However, the Knicks were swept by what team in two games in the semifinals?
A: the Philadelphia Warriors.

 
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