Question 1

True or false: Jean Béliveau won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's top scorer in his rookie season.

Accepted Answer

False. He won the Art Ross in 1956, but not as a rookie—his first full season was 1953-54. He finished second in scoring that year.

Question 2

True or false: Jean Béliveau never played a single game in the minor leagues before joining the NHL.

Accepted Answer

False. He played for the Quebec Aces of the QSHL for two seasons before joining Montreal, due to the Canadiens' reluctance to pay for his transfer.

Question 3

True or false: He was the first player to have his jersey number retired by the Montreal Canadiens.

Accepted Answer

False. The Canadiens retired Howie Morenz's number 7 in 1937, decades before Béliveau's number 4 was retired in 1971.

Question 4

True or false: Béliveau was appointed as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Canadian Army Reserve in 1967.

Accepted Answer

True. As part of Canada's Centennial, he was made an honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Canadian Grenadier Guards, a ceremonial role.

Question 5

True or false: Jean Béliveau once scored a hat trick in the Stanley Cup Finals on a broken ankle.

Accepted Answer

True. In 1965, Béliveau scored three goals in Game 5 of the Finals while playing with a fractured ankle, leading the Canadiens to the Cup.

Question 6

True or false: He is the only NHL player to have a street in Montreal named after him while still playing.

Accepted Answer

False. Avenue Jean Béliveau was named in 1993, long after his retirement. Many players have had streets named during or after careers.

Question 7

True or false: Béliveau turned down a $1 million contract offer from the Chicago Blackhawks to stay in Montreal.

Accepted Answer

True. In the 1970s, Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz offered him a staggering $1 million deal, but Béliveau refused, loyal to the Canadiens.

Question 8

True or false: He once served as a part-time referee in an NHL game during a players' strike.

Accepted Answer

False. No NHL players' strike led to Béliveau refereeing. He was a player and executive, never an on-ice official in the NHL.

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