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1
Who is the oldest player to score 50+ points in a game?
JAMAL CRAWFORD
MICHAEL JORDAN
GRANT HILL
STEVE NASH
2
What new kind of shot did Joe Fulks score a record 63 points with in one game in 1949?
Three point shot
Jump shot
Free throw
Hook shot
3
In basketball, a field goal is worth 3 points.
True
False
4
Who was the youngest player to score 10,000 points in the NBA?
WILT CHAMBERLAIN
LEBRON JAMES
KOBE BRYANT
MICHAEL JORDAN
5
What team won the very first NBA game?
TORONTO HUSKIES
CHICAGO STAGS
NEW YORK KNICKS
PHILADELPHIA WARRIORS
6
Which player did the Lakers draft
twice?
Kobe Braynt
Elgin Baylor
Jerry West
Magic Johnson
7
Which NBA star plays the title role in the 2018 sports comedy film
Uncle Drew?
MICHAEL JORDAN
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL
REGGIE MILLER
KYRIE IRVING
8
How many players were allowed on the court per team in the first college basketball game?
7
9
3
11
9
How old was the oldest player ever drafted by an NBA team?
25
27
29
23
10
Who is the all-time leading scorer in men's college basketball?
STEPHEN CURRY
LARRY BIRD
FREEMAN WILLIAMS
PETE MARAVICH
11
Who was the first player in NBA history to be elected league MVP by a unanimous vote?
Magic Johnson
Lebton James
Stephen Curry
Michael Jordan
12
What NBA player retired unexpectedly on November 7, 1991?
MAGIC JOHNSON
MICHAEL JORDAN
MOSES MALONE
LARRY BIRD
13
Which NBA player is featured in a Super Nintendo game called
Combat Basketball?
RON ARTEST
BILL LAIMBEER
DENNIS RODMAN
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL
14
What NBA player was nicknamed "Houdini of the Hardwood"?
BILL RUSSELL
BOB PETTIT
OSCAR ROBERTSON
BOB COUSY
15
What player was known as the "Clown Prince" of the Harlem Globetrotters?
GOOSE TATUM
MARQUES HAYNES
FRED "CURLY" NEAL
MEADOWLARK LEMON
16
What teammates were nicknamed the "Splash Brothers"?
KEVIN DURANT & RUSSELL WESTBROOK
JERRY WEST & WILT CHAMBERLAIN
MICHAEL JORDAN & SCOTTIE PIPPEN
STEPHEN CURRY & KLAY THOMPSON
17
How many seconds does an NBA team have to take a shot that hits the rim?
24 Seconds
22 seconds
15 Seconds
30 Seconds
18
Who is the only broadcaster ever ejected from an NBA game?
Mike Rice
Marv Albert
Hot Rod Hundley
Bill Schonely
19
Which player was nicknamed "The Matrix"?
KOBE BRYANT
RON ARTEST
SHAWN MARION
ALLEN IVERSON
20
Which NBA player is the highest paid as of 2021?
Lebron James
Stephen Curry
James Harden
Kevin Durant
21
Who was the first Chinese player to play in an NBA game?
YAO MING
HAI RUI
WANG ZHIZHI
MAO ZEDONG
22
How many games did it take for the Warriors to defeat the Cavs in the 2018 NBA Finals?
4 Games
3 Games
5 Games
6 Games
23
What is the Portland Trail Blazers' mascot?
A CAT
A BEAR
AN OX
A HORSE
24
What team owns the longest winning streak in NBA history?
Golden State Warriors
Miami Heat
Los Angeles Lakers
Chicago Bulls
25
What NBA player scored 100 points on March 2, 1962?
Elgin Baylor
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Wilt Chamberlain
Bill Russell
26
What piece of basketball equipment formerly owned by Stephen Curry sold at auction for $3,190 on August 21, 2016?
SHOE LACES
HEADBAND
MOUTHGUARD
TENNIS SHOES
27
How many games did Wilt Chamberlain foul out of during his 14 year NBA career?
0
24
15
95
28
Who is the only coach to win both an NCAA national championship and an NBA title?
LARRY BROWN
PHIL JACKSON
RED AUERBACH
PAT RILEY
29
Who invented the game of basketball?
Abner Doubleday
Dr. James Naismith
Frank Mahan
Walter Camp
30
Who was the first NBA player to record a triple-double in the All-Star Game?
JOHN STOCKTON
LEBRON JAMES
DWYANE WADE
MICHAEL JORDAN
31
Which NBA All-Star pitched a shutout for the Chicago White Sox?
MICHAEL JORDAN
DANNY AINGE
OSCAR ROBERTSON
DAVE DEBUSSCHERE
32
What was All-Star power forward Larry Johnson's nickname?
JUNKYARD DOG
THE MANIMAL
GRANDMAMA
SPLASH MOUNTAIN
33
Who won the Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk Contest on February 6, 1988?
MICHAEL JORDAN
SPUD WEBB
DOMINIQUE WILKINS
MAGIC JOHNSON
34
In what city were the Houston Rockets originally founded?
LOS ANGELES
AUSTIN
SAN DIEGO
HOUSTON
35
Who was the first player in NBA history to make 400 three-pointers in a season?
Ray Allen
Dennis Scott
James Harden
Stephen Curry
36
Who scored the first three-point basket in NBA history?
WES UNSELD
LARRY BIRD
GENE STUMP
CHRIS FORD
37
What player won All-Star Game MVP, NBA MVP, and NBA Finals MVP awards in 2000?
MICHAEL JORDAN
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL
KOBE BRYANT
TIM DUNCAN
38
Who is the only NBA player to retire with more career blocked shots than points scored?
GHEORGE MURESAN
SIM BHULLAR
SHAWN BRADLEY
MANUTE BOL
39
Who was the first WNBA player to dunk in a playoff game?
LISA LESLIE
MICHELLE SNOW
TAMIKA CATCHINGS
BRITTNEY GRINER
40
Who was the first NBA player to shatter a backboard?
GUS JOHNSON
CHUCK CONNORS
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL
DARRYL DAWKINS
41
What dunk did Timberwolf Isaiah Rider use to win the 1994 NBA Slam Dunk Contest?
"NO-LOOK DUNK"
"360 WINDMILL DUNK"
"OFF-THE-GLASS HONEY DIP"
"EAST BAY FUNK DUNK"
42
There is a jump ball to start each half of play in a basketball game.
False
True
43
How many NBA championships did the Lakers win during the 1960s?
4
0
6
2
44
What jersey number did Carmelo Anthony wear during his Denver Nuggets career?
20
00
15
7
45
An overtime period at the end of a game will last 4 minutes if the score is still tied.
False
True
46
What NBA team won eight consecutive championships from 1959 to 1966?
NEW YORK KNICKS
BOSTON CELTICS
MINNEAPOLIS LAKERS
Philadelphia Warriors
47
Who is the NBA Championship trophy named after?
MAURICE PODOLOFF
JAMES NAISMITH
LARRY O'BRIEN
RED AUERBACH
48
Which NBA player was paralyzed due to a head injury he suffered during a game??
RICK BERRY
DRAZEN PETROVIC
REGGIE LEWIS
MAURICE STOKES
49
Who was the first Toronto Raptor to score 50 points in a playoff game?
DEMAR DEROZAN
VINCE CARTER
KAWHI LEONARD
KYLE LOWRYv
50
A football was used as the first basketball with a peach basket as a goal.
False
True