Brooklyn Nets Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers
Who are the the Brooklyn Nets?
A: The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball franchise based in
Brooklyn, New York, a borough of
New York City.
When were the Brooklyn Nets were founded?
A: In 1967 and initially played in Teaneck,
New Jersey, as the New Jersey
Americans.
In its early years, the team led a nomadic existence,
moving to where in 1968 and playing in various arenas there as the New York
Nets?
A: Long Island .
Led by Hall of Famer Julius "Dr. J" Erving, the Nets won
what?
A: Two ABA championships in New York.
The Nets became one of four ABA teams to be admitted into
the what?
A: The NBA as part of the ABA–NBA merger in
1976.
The team then moved back to New Jersey in
1977 and became
the what?
A: New Jersey Nets.
During their time in that state, the Nets won two
consecutive NBA Finals appearances in what seasons?
A: The 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons.
After 35 seasons in New Jersey, the team returned to the
state of New York in 2012 to play where?
A: In the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn as the Brooklyn Nets.
Who was the mascot of the New Jersey Nets?
A: Sly the Silver Fox, who debuted on October 31, 1997 as part of the rebranding
of the Nets for the 1997–98 season.
Prior to that, the Nets' mascot was an anthropomorphic
dragon named what?
A: Duncan the Dragon.
The Nets introduced a new super hero mascot for their move
to Brooklyn named what?
A: Brookly Knight.
After the Nets' second season in Brooklyn, the franchise
decided to discontinue what?
A: The Brookly Knight mascot.
Who was the original owner of the Nets franchise?
A: Trucking magnate Arthur J. Brown.
Brown was the founder of the American Basketball
Association team that was then known as the what?
A: New Jersey Americans in 1967.
The next year, Brown renamed the franchise to the New York
Nets following a move to where?
A: Long Island.
Brown sold the team for $1.1 million to whom?
A: Entrepreneur Roy Boe.
Due to financial losses suffered while the team was in Long
Island, Boe moved the team to where?
A: Back to New Jersey in 1977.
A year later he sold the team to a group of seven local
businessmen led by whom?
A: Alan N. Cohen and Joseph Taub, who became known as the "Secaucus Seven".
After a lengthy ownership of the franchise and numerous
attempts to improve the financial situation of the team, the "Secaucus Seven"
finally sold the team in 1998 to whom?
A: A group of local real estate developers led by Raymond Chambers and Lewis
Katz.
The group called themselves the "Community Youth
Organization" (CYO) and wanted to move the team to where?
A: To Newark, New Jersey.
After a short bidding process, the group secured a deal
with what real estate developer to buy the team for $300 million?
A: Bruce Ratner.
On September 24, 2009, Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia's
third-richest man according to Forbes, confirmed his intention to become what?
A: Majority owner of the Nets.
On November 3, 2012, the Nets introduced a new team anthem
titled what?
A: "Brooklyn: Something To Lean On".
It was written and recorded by what Brooklyn-born
musician?
A: John Forté.
The song is notable for its refrain, which features the
what?
A: The "Brooklyn" chant that has been popular with fans in Barclays Center.