The Dynasty Celtics Trivia Quiz

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CelticsBlog Trivia: The Dynasty Celtics quiz
By Professor Parquet on Sep 4, 2015, 9:01a +






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If one wishes to try the harder All-Star edition of the quiz, try to answer the questions without looking at the multiple choice offerings.



Layup-What team did Boston beat in seven games, including a 125-123 double OT game 7, to win its first NBA title in 1957?*what Celtic was the 1957 NBA Rookie of the Year award winner for a 3-point play
A) St. Louis Hawks B) Minneapolis Lakers

Dunk-Who scored 50 points, including 19 of his team's last 21, to pace the Hawks to a 110-109 win over Boston in game six of the 1958 Finals to clinch the title?*for a three-point play, what injury hampered Bill Russell in the finale
A) Ed Macauley B) Bob Pettit

Short jump hook-How many titles in a row did the Celtics win to set a North American team professional sports record?
A) Seven B) Eight

Free throw-Who was the only coach to lead a team that beat the Celtics between 1957 and 1969 in the playoffs?
A) Alex Hannum B) Bill Sharman C) Frank McGuire

Free throw-Which of the following was NOT a nickname of Bob Cousy?
A) The Flashy Frog B) The Houdini of the Hardwood
C) Mr. Basketball

Jump shot-Which team held the original draft rights to Bob Cousy, whom Red Auerbach did not want in the dispersal draft, calling the flashy Holy Cross star a "local yokel"?*for an extra point, what star was picked first in the dispersal drafta, two picks ahead of Cousy
A) Chicago Stags B) Tri-Cities Blackhawks C) Providence Steamrollers D) Rochester Royals

Jump shot-Which Celtic was a Dodger farmhand who was on the Brooklyn bench when Bobby Thomson hit his walk-off shot heard 'round the world home run for the Giants to beat the Dodgers in the third and decisive 1951 National League playoff game? *name the Celtic reserve who is the only man to win a World Series and an NBA title as a player
A) Gene Conley B) Bill Sharman C) K.C. Jones
D) Bob Cousy

Hook shot-What team ended the Celtic run of consecutive championships in 1967?
A) New York Knicks B) LA Lakers C) Philadelphia 76ers
D) Cincinnati Royals

Jump shot-What team did Alex Hannum coach to the 1964 NBA Finals vs. Boston, only to lose in five games?*for a three-point play, what team did Hannum coach to the 1969 ABA title
A) LA Lakers B) San Francisco Warriors C) St. Louis Hawks
D) Detroit Pistons

Jump shot-Which Celtic averaged 27 points per game as his team went 9-0 in seventh games during Boston's dynastic run?*for an extra point name the team the Celtics rallied from a 1-3 deficit to beat 4-3 in the 1968 East finals
A) Bill Sharman B) Tommy Heinsohn C) Sam Jones
D) Bill Russell

3-pointer-What NBA team did Red Auerbach coach and Bill Sharman star for before each came to Boston?
A) New York Knicks B) Rochester Royals C) Chicago Stags D) Washington Capitols E) Tri-Cities Blackhawks

3-pointer-What relatively unheralded Celtic scored 20 key points to help Boston upset the Lakers in the dramatic game seven of the 1969 Finals, capping off their unprecedented run of 11 titles in 13 seasons?for a four-point play, what Celtic hit two late free throws for their final points down the stretch of the 108-106 win
A) Larry Siegfried B) Emmette Bryant C) Bailey Howell
D) Don Nelson E) Tom Sanders


30 points is the highest possible score; extra points only apply if the correct answer is given first.



bob



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Layup-What team did Boston beat in seven games, including a 125-123 double OT game 7, to win its first NBA title in 1957?*what Celtic was the 1957 NBA Rookie of the Year award winner for a 3-point play
A) St. Louis Hawks B) Minneapolis Lakers

Hawks; Heinshon was rookie of the year.

Dunk-Who scored 50 points, including 19 of his team's last 21, to pace the Hawks to a 110-109 win over Boston in game six of the 1958 Finals to clinch the title?*for a three-point play, what injury hampered Bill Russell in the finale
A) Ed Macauley B) Bob Pettit

Petit

Short jump hook-How many titles in a row did the Celtics win to set a North American team professional sports record?
A) Seven B) Eight

Eight

Free throw-Who was the only coach to lead a team that beat the Celtics between 1957 and 1969 in the playoffs?
A) Alex Hannum B) Bill Sharman C) Frank McGuire

Hannum

Free throw-Which of the following was NOT a nickname of Bob Cousy?
A) The Flashy Frog B) The Houdini of the Hardwood
C) Mr. Basketball

The Flashy Frog

Jump shot-Which team held the original draft rights to Bob Cousy, whom Red Auerbach did not want in the dispersal draft, calling the flashy Holy Cross star a "local yokel"?*for an extra point, what star was picked first in the dispersal drafta, two picks ahead of Cousy
A) Chicago Stags B) Tri-Cities Blackhawks C) Providence Steamrollers D) Rochester Royals

Tri-City Blackhawks; Max Zaslofsky


Jump shot-Which Celtic was a Dodger farmhand who was on the Brooklyn bench when Bobby Thomson hit his walk-off shot heard 'round the world home run for the Giants to beat the Dodgers in the third and decisive 1951 National League playoff game? *name the Celtic reserve who is the only man to win a World Series and an NBA title as a player
A) Gene Conley B) Bill Sharman C) K.C. Jones
D) Bob Cousy

Sharman??? Gene Conley???

Hook shot-What team ended the Celtic run of consecutive championships in 1967?
A) New York Knicks B) LA Lakers C) Philadelphia 76ers
D) Cincinnati Royals

76'ers


Jump shot-Which Celtic averaged 27 points per game as his team went 9-0 in seventh games during Boston's dynastic run?*for an extra point name the team the Celtics rallied from a 1-3 deficit to beat 4-3 in the 1968 East finals
A) Bill Sharman B) Tommy Heinsohn C) Sam Jones
D) Bill Russell

Sam Jones


-pointer-What NBA team did Red Auerbach coach and Bill Sharman star for before each came to Boston?
A) New York Knicks B) Rochester Royals C) Chicago Stags D) Washington Capitols E) Tri-Cities Blackhawks

Washingston Capitols

3-pointer-What relatively unheralded Celtic scored 20 key points to help Boston upset the Lakers in the dramatic game seven of the 1969 Finals, capping off their unprecedented run of 11 titles in 13 seasons?for a four-point play, what Celtic hit two late free throws for their final points down the stretch of the 108-106 win
A) Larry Siegfried B) Emmette Bryant C) Bailey Howell
D) Don Nelson E) Tom Sanders

Bryant; Larry Siegfrield

ANSWERS TO THE CELTICS DYNASTY QUIZ


Layup-A) St. Louis Hawks. Boston beat the Hawks in seven close games, including a 125-123 double OT game 7, to win its first NBA title in 1957.
*Tom Heinsohn, not Bill Russell, was named the 1957 NBA Rookie of the Year. Russell missed a big chunk of the season playing for Team USA in the 1956 Olympics in Australia.

Dunk-B) St. Louis great Bob Pettit scored a whopping 50 points, including 19 of his team's last 21, to pace the Hawks to a thrilling 110-109 win over Boston in game of the 1958 Finals to clinch the only title in Hawk franchise history.
*Bill Russell was hampered by a sprained ankle in the finale.

Short jump hook-B) The Celtics won an amazing eight straight NBA titles from 1959 through 1966 to set a North American team professional sports record.

Free throw-A) Alex Hannum was the only coach to lead a team that beat the Celtics between 1957 and 1969 in the playoffs, in 1958 and again in 1967.

Free throw-A) The Flashy Frog

Jump shot-B) The Tri-Cities Blackhawks held the original draft rights to Bob Cousy, and then transferred them to Chicgo Stags, who promptly folded in 1950. The Cooz went into the dispersal draft where Red Auerbach did not want him, asking cynically if he was "supposed to win or worry about the local yokels."
Sharpshooter *Max Zaslofsky was considered the prize of the dispersal draft and went first to the Knicks, with Andy Phillip second to Philly and Cousy the supposed booby prize to Boston.

Jump shot-B) Bill Sharman was a Dodger farmhand and September call-up on the Brooklyn bench when Bobby Thomson hit his walk-off shot heard 'round the world home run for the Giants to beat the Dodgers in the third and decisive 1951 National League playoff game.
Sharman was a star on the USC national title college baseball team, and spent several seasons in the minors. He also was an accomplished boxer and tennis player.
*Celtic 6-7 reserve forward Gene Conley is the only man to win a World Series (Milwaukee Braves 1958 as a pitcher) and an NBA title as a player (with the Celtics in 1959-61).

Hook shot-C) The Philadelphia 76ers, led by Wilt Chamberlain and coached by Alex Hannum, finally ended the Celtic run of consecutive championships in 1967, 4-1 in the East finals. Hannum also coached the 1958 Hawks to the title over Boston.

Jump shot-B) Alex Hannum coached the San Francisco Warriors, recently transplanted from Philadelphia, to the 1964 NBA Finals vs. Boston, only to lose 4-1.
Five years later, Hannum coached Rick Barry and the *Oakland Oaks across the bay to the 1969 ABA title. Entertainer Pat Boone, a basketball enthusiast, was one of the Oak co-owners.

Jump shot-C) Underrated Celtic "Mr. Clutch" Sam Jones averaged 27 points per game as his team went 9-0 in seventh games during Boston's dynastic run.

3-pointer-D) Auerbach coached Washington from 1946-50 and Bill Sharman played one season with the Capitols before coming to Boston the rest of his career. Red actually led the Caps to the best record in the NBA at 49-11 in the 1946-47 season, but lost in the playoffs to the Chicago Stags. The Caps won 17 in a row that year, a record that stood 22 seasons until the Knicks broke it in 1969.

3-pointer-B) Relatively unheralded Celtic guard Em Bryant scored 20 key points to help Boston upset the Lakers in the dramatic game seven of the 1969 Finals, capping off their unprecedented run of 11 titles in 13 seasons.
Another unsung Celtic, two-time NBA free throw champ *Larry Siegfried, capped the Celtic dynasty with clutch foul shooting. Siegfried was a college teammate of John Havlicek at Ohio State, and Hondo's best friend on the Celtics.



bob


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http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1957.html

Above link covers most of the vital stats on that first Celtic championship team. Check out the weights and field goal percentages. Also note that Russell was the only Black on the team. The game sure has changed a lot.

swish

swish wrote: http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1957.html

 Above link covers most of the vital stats on that first Celtic championship team. Check out the weights and 2 point field goal percentages. Also note that Russell was the only Black on the team. The game sure has changed a lot.

swish

And here are the numbers for this years champ.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/2015.html

swish wrote:

swish wrote: http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1957.html

 Above link covers most of the vital stats on that first Celtic championship team. Check out the weights and 2 point field goal percentages. Also note that Russell was the only Black on the team. The game sure has changed a lot.

swish

And here are the numbers for this years champ.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/2015.html

And here are the numbers for the 1958 champs Hawks.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/STL/1958.html