The ultimate Toronto Raptors trivia – from easy to impossible

Hard Level Answers

1. Which province/state saw Nick Nurse coach both a D-League and University team?

c) Iowa
Nick Nurse took over as head coach of the Raptors from Dwayne Casey. Before that happened he held multiple coaching jobs. Two of those gigs took place in Iowa. He was an associate head coach of the Iowa State Cyclones. They represent Iowa State University. Nurse was also the D-League head coach of the Iowa Energy.

2. Who scored the Raptors first-ever points?

b) Alvin Robertson (SG)
Alvin Robertson had the Raptors’ first-ever points. It came off a field goal on the team’s first-ever possession. He hit a three-point shot to put himself into the history books.

3. Lou Williams has won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award three times. One of those instances was as a member of the Raptors. In what year did that take place?

c) 2015
He won the award in 2015 after his only season with the Raptors. He then captured the honour twice more in consecutive years starting in 2018.

4. In which category is T.J. Ford a statistical leader for the Raptors?

c) Assist Percentage

5. Who is the only Raptors player to play a full 82 game season?

b) Jakob Poeltl
Though he didn’t start any games Jakob Pöltl appeared in every game of the 2016-17 season. He was traded to the San Antonio Spurs as a part of the biggest trade in franchise history ahead of the next season.

6. Who had the final Raptors field goal in their championship-winning game?

c) Pascal Siakam
The last points that Toronto scored in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals came off the fingertips of Kawhi Leonard. The last field goal the team scored in that game was Siakam’s layup that fell through the cylinder with 26.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

7. Who was awarded the most Player of the Month honours?

a) DeMar DeRozan
DeMar DeRozan was named Player of the Month three times. Lowry earned it twice and Bosh once. Carter picked up the award three times as well but they all came after he left Toronto.

8. In Kobe Bryant’s infamous 81 point performance against the Raptors, which quarter did he collect 28 points?

d) Fourth-quarter
In the game played January 22, 2006, Kobe Bryant had the performance of his career. He finished the first-quarter scoring 10 points on 10 shots. He had 53 points going into the fourth quarter. He then drained 28 points to finish off an 81 point night.

9. Sam Mitchell was an assistant coach for which team before joining the Raptors?

b) Milwaukee Bucks
Sam Mitchell was the head coach of the Dinos for five years. His NBA coaching career began in Milwaukee where he was an assistant to George Karl and Terry Porter. After a couple of years away from the job, Mitchell joined the New Jersey Nets’ coaching staff for two years and then was an assistant with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

10. Which of the following player appeared in the National Ballet of Canada’s performance of The Nutcracker?

a) Matt Thomas
The National Ballet of Canada has a tradition of having celebrities appear as Cannon Dolls. Lowry came dressed on stage in full costume. He was accompanied by fellow guard and teammate Matt Thomas.