Can you name the current names of these relocated sports teams?

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Updated August 2011
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Old Team Name (Year)	Current Team Name	League
Seattle Supersonics (2008)		NBA
Montreal Expos (2005)		MLB
Hartford Whalers (1997)		NHL
Houston Oilers (1997)		NFL
Winnipeg Jets (1996)		NHL
Los Angeles Rams (1995)		NFL
Quebec Nordiques (1995)		NHL
Minnesota North Stars (1993)		NHL
Kansas City Kings (1985)		NBA
Colorado Rockies (1982)		NHL
Atlanta Flames (1980)		NHL
Buffalo Braves (1978)		NBA
New Orleans Jazz (1977)		NBA

Old Team Name (Year)	Current Team Name	League
Baltimore Bullets (1973)		NBA
Dallas Chaparrals (1973)		ABA/NBA
Washington Senators (1972)		MLB
Seattle Pilots (1970)		MLB
Syracuse Nationals (1963)		NBA
Washington Senators (1961)		MLB
Minneapolis Lakers (1960)		NBA
Brooklyn Dodgers (1958)		MLB
New York Giants (1958)		MLB
St. Louis Browns (1954)		MLB
Boston Redskins (1937)		NFL
Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans (1934)		NFL
Decatur Staleys (1921)		NFL

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Relocated Sports Teams Quiz

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Created by: Booger -
Published: May 13th, 2009
Category: Sports
Plays: 135,009

Tags: team, league, current, old, relocated

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	helios:	May 13th, 2009 at 18:39 GMT	-2 points
	Buffalo Braves are out of the order.

	nearlyextinct:	May 13th, 2009 at 18:44 GMT	15 points
	I think you should have to name both the location and the nickname.

	spum66:	May 13th, 2009 at 18:45 GMT	16 points
	You shouldn't be able to just enter the team's nickname again if they've moved cities and kept the same name.

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	wolverine:	May 13th, 2009 at 18:51 GMT	11 points
	samifan24 - it asks for current team name - hence Wizards

	seb302:	May 13th, 2009 at 18:58 GMT	15 points
	what about the baltimore colts?

	yanks08701:	May 13th, 2009 at 18:59 GMT	4 points
	The Chapparals are an ABA team

	ku_sucks:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:00 GMT	11 points
	Interesting selection of teams- I wonder why one of the most infamous moves, that of the Baltimore Colts to Indianapolis, isn't included? Also, I agree that you should have to name city and team.

	SPORKLER:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:06 GMT	-1 points
	I got 21, much better than I thought. I got all of the recent ones in the left column. I'm glad the Decatur Staleys was included.

	bucknaked:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:07 GMT	7 points
	Got all of them but it took forever for the last three. I'm still bitter about the Whalers moving in '97. Damn Peter Karmanos.

	Thatjuiceman:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:15 GMT	6 points
	Good idea for a quiz, but it should've been name the city they moved to.

	Cuthbert_Twilley:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:17 GMT	7 points
	Very good quiz, but I think it's weakened by leaving out the Colts and the Ravens, especially the Colts (probably the most infamous move ever).

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	phils93:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:27 GMT	1 point
	sorry samifan, didnt mean to click report!

	drn211:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:27 GMT	4 points
	@Cuthbert The Ravens are officially considered an expansion team so technically they wouldn't be on this list

	Mr_Negative:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:28 GMT	5 points
	Due to economic issues this quiz will be moved tonight to a new city maintaining the same name. Someone call Mayflower.

	RobH:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:31 GMT	-1 points
	How about an English version? Nah, just joking. Wimbledon became MK Dons (or Franchise F.C.) after moving to Milton Keynes and....erm, that's the only one I can think of; certainly in the modern era anyway. The acrimony that move caused might seem a little strange in the US where this kind of thing is more commonplace, I don't know. Nice wiki-article here for anyone interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relocation_of_professional_sports_teams#United_Kingdom

	chemchad:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:36 GMT	14 points
	what about the grizzlies vancouver to memphis

	wildcatsixer10:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:42 GMT	1 point
	sixers should be allowed for 76ers

	schoopdawoop:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:43 GMT	9 points
	what about philadelphia/kansas city/oakland A's

	ronnymexico:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:44 GMT	6 points
	It's more commonplace, but there is still a ton of acrimony for many of the teams that move in the U.S. As previously mentioned, the Baltimore Colts would be a prime example of that.

	RobH:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:44 GMT	-3 points
	Got 2! Lakers, because I knew there was a team with that name, and Colorado Avalanche, as a mate of mine at uni supported them and mentioned to me they used to play in Quebec. Rubbish score, nevermind eh?!

	weizenugb:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:45 GMT	4 points
	This is an awesome quiz, but I definitely agree with the others who say you should have to enter the city and team name for all of these, because it's pretty pointless when you can just enter the same nickname over again and get it right. But other than that, great quiz.

	davis21wylie:	May 13th, 2009 at 19:53 GMT	3 points
	I second the opinion that the Chaparrals/Spurs need to be designated with "ABA", since that's the league they were in at the time of the move.

	Rom:	May 13th, 2009 at 20:08 GMT	8 points
	How about Ft. Wayne Pistons- moved to Detroit.

	Cheezzy0:	May 13th, 2009 at 20:08 GMT	9 points
	What about the Pistons? They originated in Fort Wayne, IN and moved to Detroit. Or the Arizona Cardinals? They've moved from Chicago to St Louis to Phoenix...just sayin...

	Todd:	May 13th, 2009 at 20:12 GMT	9 points
	There are tons of other moves in the 4 major USA sports. STL Cardinals NFL, LA Raiders NFL, Philidelpia Warriors NBA, Boston Braves MLB, I've got not hockey examples because I don't follow the sport.

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	Arthur:	May 13th, 2009 at 20:24 GMT	11 points
	What about the Charlotte Hornets becoming the current New Orleans Hornets?

	zalkon2004:	May 13th, 2009 at 20:24 GMT	5 points
	Although I'm happy for OKC (they showed they can support a team when the Hornets were there for 2 yrs cause of Katrina)its really a shame that Seattle lost the Sonics. Maybe one day.......

	wreck-neps:	May 13th, 2009 at 20:43 GMT	9 points
	I MISS THE WHALERS :-/

	cocky:	May 13th, 2009 at 20:45 GMT	3 points
	I agree if they have the same nickname you should be have to enter the city. Also, if you type in San Diego (where they moved to after Buffalo) for Clippers it accepts it but Los Angeles pops up. The Sacramento Kings played in Cincinnati and before that Rochestor before KC and were called the Royals. I think a better quiz would have been to give us the new city and then have to name the former city (or in some cases cities) the teams played in.

	TokyoIsMine:	May 13th, 2009 at 20:54 GMT	6 points
	I smell a sequel. For what it's worth, the StL/LA Rams started out in Cleveland.

	drn211:	May 13th, 2009 at 21:00 GMT	-1 points
	@Matt There is nothing to deny. Officially the Baltimore Ravens are considered an expansion team. They left Browns colors, history and everything about them in Cleveland where the Browns were later reactivated. Strictly speaking the Browns never moved.

	Dutch:	May 13th, 2009 at 21:04 GMT	2 points
	If you know your sports, typing in the city's location just means for more carpal tunnel syndrome. If, for example, I knew that the Minneapolis Lakers didn't change their mascot name and just moved to Los Angles, why should I have to type in "Los Angeles"...how many current NBA teams are called Lakers? I agree with cocky about the working backwards suggestion.

	DerKomissar:	May 13th, 2009 at 21:10 GMT	6 points
	Long live the Hartford Whalers. Only missed the Orioles, but I went around the league twice remembering every team but them.

	Camden:	May 13th, 2009 at 21:23 GMT	3 points
	@drn211: Of course you are right about the fact that the NFL considers this an expansion team, but that is ridiculous on their part. You can't just rewrite history for your liking. Everything about the franchise was a relocation. Same owner, same base of players, same front office... It was not an expansion team no matter how badly the NFL wishes that it was.

	Camden:	May 13th, 2009 at 21:25 GMT	7 points
	What about Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves???