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Duplicate of Basketball trivia (old school!)
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Basketball trivia, general
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1
Where was the first international basketball game played?
Rome, Italy
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Barcelona, Spain
London, England
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Who is credited with inventing basketball?
No one knows. Aliens, maybe?
James Naismith
Larry Bird
Thomas Edison
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What was used as the first “baskets” for the game?
Same style baskets used today: metal frame with a cloth net
Garbage cans
Hula-hoops
Peach baskets
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How many rules were first established for the game?
Thirteen
Only one: the team with the most points win.
One hundred and forty seven.
Rules? Who needs rules?
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The first basketballs were actually more like which type of ball?
Volleyball
Soccer
Masquerade
Football
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In the Olympics, which of the following countries has NOT won a gold medal in basketball?
Yugoslavia
Spain
Argentina
Soviet Union
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Which of the following teams was one of the original professional teams?
Bristol Pile Drivers
Trenton Nationals
Camden Electrics
New York Wanderers
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Which college team won the first college basketball game on record?
University of Kentucky
Minnesota A&M
Duke
UCLA
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Who started playing basketball games first?
Professional teams
Teamsters
Elementary school teams
College teams
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Where was basketball invented?
Springfield, Massachusetts
Ancient Greece
Basketville, Indiana
Micro, North Carolina