Duplicate of March Madness Basketball Trivia - Brookland MS Library

Question 1

Dribbling the ball with both hands on the ball at the same time

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Double Dribble

Question 2

How many times have the top 4 seeds advanced to the quarterfinals in March Madness?

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1

Question 3

Until 1929, this was used as the ball in basketball

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Soccer Ball

Question 4

In 1985, Villinova became the lowest seed to ever win the NCAA tournament. They were ranked #

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8

Question 5

This team has won the most NBA championships (17), including seven straight from 1960 to 1966.

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Boston Celtics

Question 6

How high is the hoop positioned off the ground?

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10 feet

Question 7

This YMCA teacher is credited with inventing basketball in 1891.

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James Naismith

Question 8

How many seconds does the offensive have to get the ball over the mid-court line?

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10

Question 9

A statistic awarded to a player who retrieves the ball after a missed field goal or free throw

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Rebound

Question 10

He has scored more points (5,987) in the playoffs than any other player.

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Michael Jordan

Question 11

On 3/ 2/62, he scored 100 points in one game, the most one player has ever scored in one game.

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Wilt Chamberlain

Question 12

A personal foul or a technical foul will give the opponent team:

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Free Throw

Question 13

Taking more than 'a step and a half' without dribbling the ball

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Walking/Traveling

Question 14

In 2004, which school won his and her NCAA basketball championships? NCAA Men & Women Champs!

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University of Conneticut (UCONN)

Question 15

March Madness began in 1939, when the first NCAA tournament was held at:

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University of Illinois

Question 16

Which university has won the NCAA tournament more than anyone else, with 11 championships?

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University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)

Question 17

Who had 20 seasons in the NBA & has the record for most points scored in a career with 38,387?

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Question 18

A team is awarded _ points if a basket is made from outside the arc line

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3

Question 19

This NBA team has won all six NBA Finals in which they've appeared.

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Chicago Bulls

Question 20

Legendary coach who won 10 national championships, the most ever by any coach. 7 in a row!

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John Wooden

Question 21

How many players from one team play at a time?

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5

Question 22

A tree diagram that represents the series of games played during a knockout tournament

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Bracket

Question 23

The first backboards were made from wire. The first “hoops” were actually just made out of:

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Peach Baskets

Question 24

This team has been to the Big Dance every year since the women's tournament started in 1982

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University of Tennessee

Question 25

An offensive foul that is committed when a player pushes or runs over a defensive player.

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Charging

Duplicate of March Madness Basketball Trivia - Brookland MS Library

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