Look Smart Trivia 6: Blurry NBA Logos
5Remember that time you got totally drunk in an NBA fan store? You weren’t making an embarrassing ass of yourself - you were preparing for this quiz! I’ve taken five basketball logos of varying degrees of familiarity, and shrouded them in the mists of the Blur filter. The first player to squint through the clouds and post all five teams below will win a $5 Meh coupon. Good luck! Insert signoff catchphrase here!
Last Friday’s Prehistoric Mammal jam was won by @cinoclav, after several frustrating rounds of edits by phone. If these beasts had had that kind of never-say-die spirit, they might still be around today:
- Coelodonta antiquitatis (Woolly rhino)
- Diprotodon
- Glyptodon
- Gigantopithecus blacki
- Jeholodens jenkinsi
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Celtics
Pacers
Hawks
Piston aka tons of piss
Pelicans
@llangley
Boston
Indiana
Atlanta
Detroit
New Orleans
@llangley ps welcome back @jasontoon!
@llangley They named a basketball team the Pelicans? Weird.
@sammydog01 Interesting timeline in getting to that name:
The Pelicans were established as the New Orleans Hornets in the 2002–03 season when then-owner of the Charlotte Hornets, George Shinn, relocated the franchise to New Orleans. Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the franchise temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City, where they spent two seasons officially known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. The team returned to New Orleans full-time for the 2007–08 season. On January 24, 2013, the franchise announced it would rename itself the Pelicans, effective after the conclusion of the 2012–13 season. The Charlotte Hornets’ name, history, and records from 1988 to 2002 were returned to its original city to be used by the then–Charlotte Bobcats franchise, which subsequently became the Charlotte Hornets, starting May 20, 2014.
Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
@JasonToon Damn, why couldn’t I have gotten this one?! Then again, there’s a great feeling of satisfaction having hunted down those interesting prehistoric critters. Thank you! (And should I assume the code is the same as the others?)
@cinoclav Yep, LOOKSMART, expiring in January 2020.
Louisville Lollipop Guild
Philadelphia Cyclopes
Raleigh Red 'Staches
Boston Blood Oranges
Chattanooga Choo Choos
Philadelphia Cyclops? Not the Center City Cyclops, eh?