Atlanta Hawks Trivia
Atlanta Hawks trivia highlights the history of an NBA franchise that competes in the Eastern Conference’s Southeast Division and has called Atlanta home since 1968. Expect questions that range from family-friendly basics to tougher facts about notable seasons, star players, and the team’s place in professional basketball history.
Easy Atlanta Hawks Trivia
13 questions
These easy Atlanta Hawks trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
Which city and state are home to the Atlanta Hawks?
Answer: Atlanta, Georgia
The Atlanta Hawks are based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Question 2
The Atlanta Hawks play in which major basketball league?
- A.WNBA
- B.NFL
- C.MLB
- D.NBA
Answer: National Basketball Association
The Hawks are a team in the National Basketball Association.
Question 3
Which conference do the Hawks compete in?
- A.Atlantic Conference
- B.Central Conference
- C.Eastern Conference
- D.Western Conference
Answer: Eastern Conference
Atlanta competes in the Eastern Conference.
Question 4
What division are the Atlanta Hawks part of?
- A.Atlantic Division
- B.Central Division
- C.Southeast Division
- D.Southwest Division
Answer: Southeast Division
The Hawks are part of the Southeast Division.
Question 5
What is the name of the Hawks' home arena?
Answer: State Farm Arena
The team plays its home games at State Farm Arena.
Question 6
How many games did the Hawks win in 2014-15?
- A.1946
- B.1942
- C.1944
- D.1948
Answer: 1946
The Hawks finished the 2014-15 regular season with 60 wins under Mike Budenholzer. That 60-win mark is the key anchor from the season context.
Question 7
What is the team's nickname: Atlanta what?
Answer: Hawks
The team name is Hawks.
Question 8
Name one Atlanta Hawks team color: red, yellow, or black. Which of those is an official Hawks color?
- A.Red
- B.Purple
- C.Green
- D.Blue
Answer: Red
Red is one of Atlanta's team colors.
Question 9
Which bright color is included among the Hawks' team colors?
- A.Yellow
- B.Orange
- C.Pink
- D.Teal
Answer: Yellow
Yellow is one of Atlanta's team colors.
Question 10
Which dark neutral color is one of the Hawks' official colors?
- A.Black
- B.White
- C.Silver
- D.Brown
Answer: Black
Black is one of Atlanta's team colors.
Question 11
What year did the Hawks win their NBA championship?
Answer: 1958
The Hawks won the NBA championship in 1958.
Question 12
Before the franchise settled elsewhere, its original home city was in which state?
Answer: New York
The franchise's original home city was Buffalo, New York.
Question 13
Before moving to Atlanta, which city did the franchise play in?
Answer: St. Louis
Before moving to Atlanta, the franchise played in St. Louis.
Atlanta Hawks Family Trivia
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These family Atlanta Hawks trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
What was the franchise's very first name before it became the Hawks?
Answer: Buffalo Bisons
The franchise originally began is the Buffalo Bisons.
Question 2
For a short time, what name did the team use after its earliest start?
Answer: Tri-Cities Blackhawks
The team briefly went by the name Tri-Cities Blackhawks.
Question 3
Which of these cities was one of the three in the Tri-Cities name?
- A.Madison
- B.Peoria
- C.Rock Island
- D.Springfield
Answer: Rock Island
The Tri-Cities represented Moline, Rock Island, and Davenport.
Question 4
In what year did the Hawks move from the Tri-Cities to Milwaukee?
Answer: 1951
The franchise relocated from Tri-Cities to Milwaukee in 1951.
Question 5
What year marks the franchise's move from Milwaukee to St. Louis?
Answer: 1955
The Hawks moved from Milwaukee to St. Louis in 1955.
Question 6
How many conference titles have the Hawks won?
Answer: Four conference titles
The Hawks have won four conference titles.
Question 7
How many division titles are listed for the Hawks?
Answer: 12 division titles
The Hawks have won 12 division titles.
Question 8
In what year did the Hawks first reach the NBA Finals that stretch?
- A.1961
- B.1957
- C.1956
- D.1958
Answer: 1957
The Hawks first reached the NBA Finals in 1957 before winning the title the next year. That early Finals run is the intended historical anchor.
Question 9
Which star led the St. Louis Hawks during their championship era?
Answer: Bob Pettit
Bob Pettit led the St. Louis Hawks during their championship era.
Question 10
Which team did the Hawks beat in the 1958 NBA Finals?
Answer: Boston Celtics
The Hawks defeated the Boston Celtics in the 1958 NBA Finals.
Question 11
Playful one: which famous team got clipped by the Hawks in the 1958 NBA Finals?
- A.Detroit Pistons
- B.Boston Celtics
- C.Chicago Bulls
- D.Philadelphia 76ers
Answer: Boston Celtics
In 1958, the Hawks won the NBA Finals by defeating the Boston Celtics.
Question 12
What was the former name of the Hawks' arena?
Answer: Philips Arena
The Hawks' arena was formerly named Philips Arena.
Fun Atlanta Hawks Trivia
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These fun Atlanta Hawks trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Before the team shortened its name, which historical figure was honored in 'Blackhawks'?
Answer: Black Hawk, a Sauk leader.
The original 'Blackhawks' name honored Black Hawk, a Sauk leader.
Question 2
When the franchise moved and trimmed its name, what did it become?
- A.St. Louis Hawks
- B.Atlanta Blackhawks
- C.Milwaukee Blackhawks
- D.Milwaukee Hawks
Answer: The Milwaukee Hawks.
The team dropped 'Black' from its name when it moved to Milwaukee, becoming the Milwaukee Hawks.
Question 3
Which Hall of Fame big man had a late-career stop with the Hawks?
- A.Patrick Ewing
- B.Moses Malone
- C.Hakeem Olajuwon
- D.David Robinson
Answer: Moses Malone.
Moses Malone played for the Hawks late in his Hall of Fame career.
Question 4
Which flashy scorer launched his NBA career with the Hawks in 1970?
- A.Pete Maravich
- B.George Gervin
- C.John Havlicek
- D.Rick Barry
Answer: Pete Maravich.
Pete Maravich began his NBA career with the Hawks in 1970.
Question 5
Who was the Hawks coach in the 1990s with the résumé to make trivia buffs nod instantly?
- A.Lenny Wilkens
- B.Don Nelson
- C.Pat Riley
- D.Larry Brown
Answer: Lenny Wilkens.
Lenny Wilkens coached the Hawks during the 1990s.
Question 6
Which standout Atlanta point guard helped define the Hawks in the 1990s?
- A.Kevin Johnson
- B.Mookie Blaylock
- C.Mark Price
- D.Tim Hardaway
Answer: Mookie Blaylock.
Mookie Blaylock was a standout Atlanta point guard in the 1990s.
Question 7
In what year did Dikembe Mutombo win Defensive Player of the Year with Atlanta?
- A.1998
- B.1997
- C.1995
- D.1996
Answer: 1997.
Dikembe Mutombo won Defensive Player of the Year with the Hawks in 1997.
Question 8
Which Hawks wing stacked up six All-Star selections while in Atlanta?
- A.Kyle Korver
- B.Joe Johnson
- C.Josh Smith
- D.Jamal Crawford
Answer: Joe Johnson.
Joe Johnson was a six-time All-Star while with Atlanta.
Question 9
How many regular-season games did the Hawks win in their 2014-15 surge?
- A.55 games
- B.57 games
- C.62 games
- D.60 wins
Answer: 60 games.
Atlanta won 60 games in the 2014-15 regular season.
Question 10
Who was the head coach steering Atlanta's 60-win 2014-15 team?
- A.Larry Drew
- B.Mike Budenholzer
- C.Quin Snyder
- D.Lenny Wilkens
Answer: Mike Budenholzer.
Mike Budenholzer coached Atlanta's 60-win team.
Question 11
What year did four Hawks players share Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors together in January?
- A.2015
- B.2013
- C.2014
- D.2016
Answer: 2015.
Four Hawks players were named Eastern Conference Players of the Month together in January 2015.
Question 12
How long was Kyle Korver's record streak of making at least one three-pointer in consecutive games?
- A.97 straight games
- B.117 straight games
- C.137 straight games
- D.127 straight games
Answer: 127 straight games.
Kyle Korver set an NBA record by making a three-pointer in 127 straight games.
Funny Atlanta Hawks Trivia
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These funny Atlanta Hawks trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
Before settling in Atlanta, the franchise spent time in a place called Tri-Cities. Despite the singular-sounding label, how many places did that name actually refer to?
Answer: Three different places.
Tri-Cities referred to three different places, not one single town.
Question 2
The Hawks once played in Tri-Cities, which sounds like one cozy municipality wearing a fake mustache. What was the actual name of that stop?
Answer: Tri-Cities
One stop in franchise history was Tri-Cities, a name that referred to three places.
Question 3
Spud Webb gave gravity a strongly worded complaint when he won the 1986 Slam Dunk Contest as a Hawk. How tall was he listed?
- A.5-foot-7
- B.5-foot-5
- C.5-foot-9
- D.6-foot-0
Answer: 5-foot-7
Spud Webb was listed at 5-foot-7 when he won the 1986 Slam Dunk Contest is a Hawk.
Question 4
Which retired Hawks number honors broadcaster Bob Rathbun instead of a player who filled up the box score?
Answer: No. 59
Atlanta retired No. 59 for broadcaster Bob Rathbun, not for a player.
Question 5
Which broadcaster did the Hawks honor by retiring No. 59?
- A.Steve Smith
- B.Dikembe Mutombo
- C.Bob Rathbun
- D.Mike Fratello
Answer: Bob Rathbun
Atlanta retired No. 59 in honor of broadcaster Bob Rathbun, not a player. The jersey retirement is the key Hawks anchor here.
Question 6
The Omni had a scoreboard famous enough to get its own reputation. What part of that old arena was especially known for being unusual?
Answer: Its hanging scoreboard design.
The Omni was known for its unusual hanging scoreboard design.
Question 7
During the Hawks' 60-win 2014-15 season, what scoring benchmark did no Atlanta player even reach on average?
- A.21 points per game
- B.25 points per game
- C.19 points per game
- D.15 points per game
Answer: 19 points per game
That 60-win Hawks team had no player average even 19 points per game.
Question 8
The 2014-15 Hawks won 60 games without a classic 'give-that-guy-the-ball-again' scoring average. What did they not have?
Answer: A player averaging 19 points per game
Atlanta's 2014-15 team had no player average even 19 points per game.
Question 9
Which former Hawks player had a name that sounds less like a center and more like a hiking trail?
Answer: Tree Rollins
Atlanta once had a player named Tree Rollins, a memorable name with a forest-joke feel.
Question 10
If your basketball roster also sounds like a cartoon race, which Hawks guard from the 2000s are we talking about?
Answer: Speedy Claxton
The Hawks employed guard Speedy Claxton in the 2000s.
Question 11
Which Hawks player from the 1990s had a name that sounds like he wandered in from the Hundred Acre Wood?
Answer: Pooh Richardson
Atlanta employed a player named Pooh Richardson in the 1990s.
Question 12
When the franchise moved from Buffalo to Tri-Cities in 1946, how long had it stayed in Buffalo first?
- A.Three seasons
- B.Five seasons
- C.Part of one season
- D.One full season
Answer: Only part of one season.
The franchise moved from Buffalo to Tri-Cities after only part of one season in 1946.
Question 13
The Hawks didn't exactly unpack every box in Buffalo. After what amount of time did the franchise head to Tri-Cities?
Answer: Part of one season
The move from Buffalo to Tri-Cities came after only part of one season.
Hard Atlanta Hawks Trivia
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These hard Atlanta Hawks trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
In what year did the Hawks franchise enter the NBA as part of the BAA-NBL merger?
Answer: 1949
The franchise joined the NBA in 1949 when the BAA and NBL merged.
Question 2
Which head coach was on the bench for the Hawks' lone NBA championship?
Answer: Alex Hannum
The Hawks' only NBA title came under coach Alex Hannum.
Question 3
Lou Hudson's Hawks scoring total stopped at what exact number of points?
Answer: 16,643 points
Lou Hudson scored 16,643 points with the Hawks franchise.
Question 4
Who sits atop the Hawks' all-time scoring list?
Answer: Dominique Wilkins
Dominique Wilkins is the franchise's all-time leading scorer.
Question 5
Which jersey number did Atlanta retire in honor of Pete Maravich?
Answer: No. 44
The Hawks retired the No. 44 jersey for Pete Maravich.
Question 6
Atlanta took Marvin Williams with which overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft?
Answer: Second overall
The Hawks selected Marvin Williams second overall in the 2005 NBA draft.
Question 7
The Hawks used the No. 3 overall pick in 2007 on which player?
Answer: Al Horford
Atlanta drafted Al Horford third overall in 2007.
Question 8
Jeff Teague was drafted by Atlanta at what overall pick in 2009?
- A.19th
- B.6th
- C.11th
- D.27th
Answer: 19th
Atlanta selected Jeff Teague 19th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft. That makes 19th the correct draft slot, not the later Hawks picks like Al Horford at No. 3 or Onyeka Okongwu at No. 6.
Question 9
Before their run to the 2021 Eastern Conference finals, what regular-season record did the Hawks post in 2020-21?
Answer: 38-44
Atlanta finished 38-44 in 2020-21 before reaching the Eastern Conference finals.
Question 10
Which coach took over from Lloyd Pierce during the 2020-21 season?
Answer: Nate McMillan
Nate McMillan replaced Lloyd Pierce is Hawks head coach during the 2020-21 season.
Question 11
What was Trae Young's scoring average in the 2021 playoffs?
Answer: 29.8 points per game
Trae Young averaged 29.8 points per game in the 2021 playoffs.
Question 12
In the 2021 conference semifinals, Atlanta eliminated which team, and in how many games?
Answer: Philadelphia in seven games
Atlanta beat Philadelphia in seven games in the 2021 conference semifinals.
Question 13
After winning the 1975 draft lottery, which player did the Hawks select, only to watch him sign with the ABA instead?
Answer: David Thompson
The Hawks won the NBA draft lottery in 1975 and selected David Thompson, who signed with the ABA instead.
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