Can you name the Difficult Sports Team Relocations? by mcfien

Can you name the Difficult Sports Team Relocations?

created by mcfien

Enter a Modern Team (last names acceptable) in the box below
Correctly named Modern Teams will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
See if you can name what these teams became. Most of these are pretty difficult for the average sports fan. The years listed are all moves this particular franchise made.
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Franchise (League)	Modern Franchise	Year of Move(s)
Kansas City Scouts (NHL)		1976, 1982
Syracuse Nationals (NBA)		1963
Tri-Cities Blackhawks (NBA)		1951, 1955, 1968
Detroit Gems (NBA)		1947, 1960
Rochester Royals (NBA)		1957, 1972, 1985
Chicago Packers (NBA)		1963, 1973
Buffalo Braves (NBA)		1978, 1984
Decatur Staleys (NFL)		1921

Franchise (League)	Modern Franchise	Year of Move(s)
Boston Braves (NFL)		1936
Portsmouth Spartans (NFL)		1933
Dallas Texans (AFL)		1962
Milwaukee Brewers (MLB)		1901, 1953
Baltimore Orioles (MLB)		1902
Seattle Pilots (MLB)		1969
Washington Nationals (MLB)		1960

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Difficult Sports Team Relocations Quiz

by mcfien

Created Jan 31, 2010 in Sports
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	rk559:	Jan 31st, 2010 at 04:51 GMT	2 points
	The precursor to the Minnesota Twins was the Washington Senators.

	Gjezman:	Jan 31st, 2010 at 05:11 GMT	-1 points
	The Detroit Gems did not become the Lakers. The Lakers were a team in Minneapolis, MN that moved to LA straight up. The Names never changed.

	Gjezman:	Jan 31st, 2010 at 05:12 GMT	0 points
	Hence the name Lakers. Minnesota is the "Land Of 10,000 Lakes."

	mcfien:	Jan 31st, 2010 at 05:14 GMT	1 point
	The original Washington Senators franchise was officially styled the Washington Nationals, although they were more commonly known as the Senators. The Detroit Gems were a franchise in the mid-1940s that moved to Minneapolis in 1947 and became the Minneapolis Lakers. In 1960, the Minneapolis Lakers moved to LA and became the LA Lakers.

	Gjezman:	Jan 31st, 2010 at 05:14 GMT	-1 points
	The answer for your quiz should be the Minneapolis Lakers. Detroit Gems--->Minneapolis Lakers--->Los Angeles Lakers

	Gjezman:	Jan 31st, 2010 at 05:16 GMT	0 points
	I meant to say they didnt become the LOS ANGELES version next...that y i explained myself.

	mcfien:	Jan 31st, 2010 at 05:19 GMT	2 points
	The quiz isn't necessarily franchises that moved straight to their current location, which is why the third column shows each move the team took to get to their current location.

	Olmec:	Jan 31st, 2010 at 05:22 GMT	2 points
	Cool idea.

	fordefr:	May 1st, 2011 at 20:40 GMT	1 point
	Good quiz. I would suggest making us answer in order. Otherwise, you can just random teams and get answers, instead of answering for each original franchise.