Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!cmcl2!yale!husc6!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ittatc!bunker!rha From: rha@bunker.UUCP (Robert H. Averack) Newsgroups: net.games.trivia Subject: Re: More sports Trivia Message-ID: <1327@bunker.UUCP> Date: Mon, 24-Nov-86 09:40:17 EST Article-I.D.: bunker.1327 Posted: Mon Nov 24 09:40:17 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Nov-86 07:11:53 EST References: <1449@mit-trillian.MIT.EDU> Reply-To: rha@bunker.UUCP (Robert H. Averack) Distribution: net Organization: Bunker Ramo, Trumbull Ct Lines: 49 In article <1449@mit-trillian.MIT.EDU> speter@athena.mit.edu (Peter Osgood) writes: >Can you name what these teams are known as now and where >they are? > Peter Osgood's questions Bob Averack's solutions ------------------------ ----------------------- > Minneapolis Lakers -basketball Los Angeles Lakers > New York Titans -football Hackensack (:-) New York) Jets > Dallas Texans -football Kansas City Chiefs > St. Louis Browns -baseball Baltimore Orioles > Buffalo Braves -basketball Los Angeles Clippers > Cincinnati Royals -basketball Sacramento Kings > Syracuse Nationals -basketball Philadelphia 76'ers > Houston Colt 45's -football Houston Astros > Seattle Pilots -baseball Milwaukee Brewers > Washington Senators of 1959 -baseball Minnesota Twins (***) > Boston Bees -baseball Atlanta Braves > >There are no trick answers here but some are not as obvious as they >may at first seem. > > ---peter osgood--- (***) I think you are referring to the first Senators team, which moved to Minnesota. The second Senators team (ca. 1961) became the Texas Rangers. Now, what about the: Kansas City Scouts - hockey Oakland Seals - hockey Chicago Zephyrs - basketball San Diego Rockets - basketball ????? -- ?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~? { (Bob Averack @ Bunker Ramo/Olivetti) {decvax!, ittatc!, philabs!} } } { { ## "I once shot an elephant in my USENET: bunker!rha } } #oo# pajamas...how he got into my UUCP: bunker!/usr/spool { { ###### pajamas, I'll never know." /uucppublic/rha } } ##\/## - Julius "Groucho" Marx OFFLINE: 35 Nutmeg Dr. { { ###### "Animal Crackers" (1929) Trumbull, CT 06611 } } L L { ?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?~?