Expansion Teams (Mostly) of the 2020s by ESB

Champion(s):

MaddyE
Eureka!


Runner(s)-Up:

MattK
Ready. Fire. Aim.


Quiz Description

In honor of new teams that recently have joined or soon will be joining various sports leagues. For questions asking for city names, the state is not required.

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 70 93 85 70 31 54 47 70 85 70 85 47
1 MaddyE 530 96 15
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2 MattK 401 88 15
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3 helene 361 80 00
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4 DFisher 331 73 15
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5 CoenM 307 65 00
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6 HallR 162 57 00
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7 HoH 147 50 15
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8 SokolM 131 42 00
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9 ecpekkle 123 34 00
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10 KlionskyG 108 23 00
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10 KPope 108 23 00
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12 JCEurovision 62 11 00
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13 DouglasLovesVixey 46 3 00
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31
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00

Questions:

Although St. Louis and Sacramento have also been awarded future expansion franchises, the only new team joining Major League Soccer in 2022 will represent what U.S. city?

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Charlotte (NC)

The new Seattle Kraken of the NHL, although temporarily sharing an AHL farm team, will have their AHL farm affiliate in what California city beginning in 2022?

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Palm Springs (CA)

In 2021 the National Lacrosse League will add the Panther City Lacrosse Club to its roster. The new franchise will be based in what U.S. city?

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Fort Worth (TX)

In 2022 the National Women's Soccer League will return with a new expansion team to what city, from which women's professional soccer has been absent since the Sol folded in 2010?

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Los Angeles (CA)

In 2021 the Australian National Basketball League (which has one team in New Zealand) will add the JackJumpers, the first team to represent what region?

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Tasmania

In 2021 the expansion LA Giltinis will join the Major League of what sport?

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Rugby (specifcally rugby union)

What most populous U.S. city without a "Big Four" major league sports franchise received an expansion MLS franchise that began play in 2021?

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Austin (TX)

Major League Baseball's takeover of the minor leagues led to three new Triple A teams in 2021: two from previously independent leagues and one promoted from Double A. Name ANY ONE of the three cities where these teams play.

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Sugar Land (TX), St. Paul (MN), Jacksonville (FL)

In 2022 six expansion teams including the Oakland Panthers and the Cedar Rapids River Kings are scheduled to join what league?

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Indoor Football League

In 2022 what city is scheduled to add a franchise to the National Lacrosse League mentioned in question 3 and the league mentioned in question 9? This city temporarily hosted an AHL team named for its largest suburb, where the team plans to move in 2022.

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Las Vegas

The NBA G League's only 2021-22 expansion team will represent what city?

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Mexico City

In what year (not in the 2020s, obviously) did Major League Baseball's two most recent expansion franchises begin play?

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1998