Historical Sports Teams

Question 1

This ACC school's nickname comes from the people who used to work in the tobacco fields.

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North Carolina Tar Heels

Question 2

This NBA team is named because they used to play in New Orleans.

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Utah Jazz

Question 3

This Big Ten team was named for a local Indian tribe.

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Illinois Illini

Question 4

This NFL is named for the industry which had its roots in this river city.

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Pittsburgh Steelers

Question 5

This NBA team has their nickname because they used to play in Minnesota.

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Los Angeles Lakers

Question 6

Now in Los Angeles, this team was named for people who used to avoid trollies in Brooklyn.

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Dodgers

Question 7

This SEC school's mascot is named for the students who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Ole Miss Rebels

Question 8

UCLA gets their animal mascot name because of its state's flag.

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Bear

Question 9

This team is named for their german immigrant drink-making history.

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Milwaukee Brewers

Question 10

This NFL team is named for a poem written by a local author, Edgar Allan Poe.

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Baltimore Ravens

Question 11

This NBA team gets its name because its city hosts a famous auto race.

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Indiana Pacers

Question 12

This NBA team is named for gold mining that took place in this mountainous region.

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Denver Nuggets

Question 13

This baseball team's mascot honors the monk for whom the city gets its name.

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San Diego Padres

Question 14

This team was named for their origins connected with the American revolution.

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New England Patriots

Question 15

This college team was named for the people fought for Kansas to be a free state in the 1850s.

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Jayhawks

Question 16

This NBA team is named for the auto industry which finds its home in the Great Lakes region.

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Detroit Pistons

Question 17

Formerly the Colt .45s, this team is named for the government program run out of this city.

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Houston Astros

Question 18

This NFL team was named for the company who paid for their first uniforms.

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Green Bay Packers

Question 19

This school is named for the people who grabbed land when Oklahoma opened for settlement.

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Sooners

Question 20

This SEC school is named for the soldiers who fought at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.

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Tennessee Volunteers

Question 21

This Oregon NBA team is named for its location's historical significance.

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Trail Blazers

Question 22

Which mountain range has its own Major League team?

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Colorado Rockies

Question 23

This team was named for the people who raced to this city in the 1800s looking to get rich.

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San Francisco 49ers

Historical Sports Teams

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Historical Sports Teams

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