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The Basketball Quiz tests your knowledge with regard to Basketball.
The Basketball Quiz questions are craftily designed and will enable you to gauge how well you know Basketball as well as the NBA rules, awards, players, records etc.
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| 1. | When was NBA founded? |
| a. | | In 1946 |
| b. | | In 1949 |
| c. | | In 1935 |
| d. | | In 1950
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| 2. | Who was the founder of Basketball? |
| a. | | James Naismith |
| b. | | Robert Parish |
| c. | | Anthony Mason |
| d. | | Antawn Jamison
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| 3. | How many times did the Celtics reach the NBA finals in the 80s? |
| a. | | 3 |
| b. | | 7 |
| c. | | 5 |
| d. | | 6
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| 4. | Which team swept Boston out of the 1983 playoffs? |
| a. | | Philadelphia |
| b. | | Milwaukeo |
| c. | | Detroit |
| d. | | New York
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| 5. | Which of the following NBA teams has been home to the most slam-dunk contest winners? |
| a. | | Atlanta Hawks Players |
| b. | | Sacramento's |
| c. | | Philadelphia'a Aron Mackie |
| d. | | Golden State
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| 6. | He is amongst the top 10 in All-Star scoring average with the fewest total points. Who is he? |
| a. | | Bob Cousy |
| b. | | Chis Webber |
| c. | | David Thompson |
| d. | | Robert Perish
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| 7. | What's the lowest scoring output for an All-Star team in the post-short Clock era? |
| a. | | West's 82 Points |
| b. | | West's 84 Points |
| c. | | West's 75 Points |
| d. | | West's 89 Points
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| 8. | Which of the following was not an ABA Franchise? |
| a. | | Minnesota Muskies |
| b. | | Mianmi Floridians |
| c. | | Orlando Juice |
| d. | | Carolina Cougars
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| 9. | He is the only player in NBA history to score over 20,000 career points. He averages less than 15.0 points per game. Who is he? |
| a. | | John Havlicek |
| b. | | Dave Cowens |
| c. | | Paul Peirce |
| d. | | Robert Parish
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| 10. | Which NBA arena has the smallest seating capacity? |
| a. | | Seattle's Key Arena |
| b. | | Philadelphia's Arena |
| c. | | Boston's Arena |
| d. | | None of the above |
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| 11. | Which of the following players never scored 50 or more points in an NBA playoff game? |
| a. | | Bob Cousy |
| b. | | Bob Pettit |
| c. | | Bob McAdoo |
| d. | | Bob Love
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| 12. | Which of the following players was not an NBA territorial draft pick? |
| a. | | Gail Goodrich |
| b. | | Oscar Robertson |
| c. | | Jerry Lucas |
| d. | | Bill Bradley
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| 13. | Who was the leading scorer for the 1992 team USA Dream Team? |
| a. | | Michale Jordan |
| b. | | Charles Barkley |
| c. | | Magic Johnson |
| d. | | Christian Laettner
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| 14. | Who was the first player to win consecutive NBA finals' Most Valuable Player awards? |
| a. | | Bill Russell |
| b. | | Jerry West |
| c. | | Michael Jordan |
| d. | | Larry Bird
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| 15. | Who won the 2003-2004 Red Auerbach Trophy? |
| a. | | Larry Bird |
| b. | | Larry Brown |
| c. | | Hubie Brown |
| d. | | Bill Fitch
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| 16. | The Eddie Gottlieb Trophy is presented for outstanding rookie of the regular season. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 17. | Which of the following awards is given to the Best Player off the Bench for the regular season? |
| a. | | Sixth Man Award |
| b. | | Sportsmanship Award |
| c. | | J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award |
| d. | | None of the above
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| 18. | What is the duration of the Men's NBA Basketball game? |
| a. | | Two, 20 minute halves |
| b. | | Four, 12 minute periods |
| c. | | Four, 10 minute periods |
| d. | | None of the above
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| 19. | In NBA, the number of players permitted on Free Throw Lane is: |
| a. | | 5 (three defensive, two offensive) |
| b. | | 5 (three defensive, two offensive) |
| c. | | 6 (four defensive, two offensive) |
| d. | | None of the above |
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| 20. | Basketball was invented in the year: |
| a. | | 1805 |
| b. | | 1850 |
| c. | | 1901 |
| d. | | 1891
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| 21. | Basketball was invented by a Frenchman. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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