Stanley Cup Quiz

Try out this Stanley Cup quiz to test your knowledge. Stanley Cup trivia explores the history, legends, and surprising facts behind the NHL’s championship trophy, first awarded in 1893 and widely recognized as the oldest existing trophy given to a professional sports franchise in North America.

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15 questions

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
What was the Stanley Cup’s full original inscription, before the name was shortened in common use?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
When Lord Stanley bought the original silver bowl in London, what price did he pay?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Which key figure in the Cup’s origin story never personally presented it to a champion?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Before the NHL took control, who was appointed to supervise the Stanley Cup?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
During the influenza outbreak that disrupted the 1919 Stanley Cup Final, which Montreal Canadiens player died?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Which original franchise, later known as the Ottawa Senators, won the Stanley Cup 11 times in its original history?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the smallest community ever to produce a Stanley Cup champion?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Seattle tried a rebrand before falling short in 1920. What team name had replaced the Metropolitans by then?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Which team earned the first Stanley Cup championship won by an NHL club, defeating Vancouver in 1918?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
Which league’s playoff champion receives the Stanley Cup each year?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
What was the first team to win the Stanley Cup in 1893?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
What is the name of the championship series that decides who wins the Stanley Cup?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Which franchise has won the Stanley Cup more times than any other?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Which franchise is credited with 11 Stanley Cup wins?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
The Stanley Cup is widely recognized as the oldest existing trophy awarded to a professional sports franchise in which region?

What was the Stanley Cup’s full original inscription, before the name was shortened in common use?

When Lord Stanley bought the original silver bowl in London, what price did he pay?

Which key figure in the Cup’s origin story never personally presented it to a champion?

Before the NHL took control, who was appointed to supervise the Stanley Cup?

During the influenza outbreak that disrupted the 1919 Stanley Cup Final, which Montreal Canadiens player died?

Which original franchise, later known as the Ottawa Senators, won the Stanley Cup 11 times in its original history?

What is the smallest community ever to produce a Stanley Cup champion?

Seattle tried a rebrand before falling short in 1920. What team name had replaced the Metropolitans by then?

Which team earned the first Stanley Cup championship won by an NHL club, defeating Vancouver in 1918?

Which league’s playoff champion receives the Stanley Cup each year?

What was the first team to win the Stanley Cup in 1893?

What is the name of the championship series that decides who wins the Stanley Cup?

Which franchise has won the Stanley Cup more times than any other?

Which franchise is credited with 11 Stanley Cup wins?

The Stanley Cup is widely recognized as the oldest existing trophy awarded to a professional sports franchise in which region?