BASKETBALL QUIZ

1. What do the letters N-B-L stand for?

A Nation’s Basketball League

B National Basketball League

C National Basketball Ladder

D National Basketball Legends

2. What number is the closest to the most points ever scored by an individual in an NBL game?

A 50

B 60

C 70

D 80

3. How many substitutes are allowed in addition to the five starting players?

A 4

B 5

C 6

D 7

4. What is a rookie year?

A A player’s first year

B A player’s final year

C A year where a team never wins

D A player’s first season at a second club

5. What is the 3-second rule?

A The time a team has to get the ball out of their defensive half

B The time a player has to shoot, once he/she takes possession

C The time a player has to shoot from the free-throw line

D The time an offensive player is allowed in the key

6. What are the Australian National teams known as?

A The Bullets and the Opals

B The Boomers and the Gems

C The Boomers and the Opals

D The Boomers and the Matildas

7. A team carries the ball into their attacking half, then takes it back into their defensive half. What ruling follows?

A Play on

B Team foul – side ball to opposition

C Team foul – two free shots to opposition

D Side ball to opposition

8. Up to and including the 2016 Olympics, what are the best results for the Australian men’s and women’s basketball teams?

A Silver medal / silver medal

B Bronze medal / silver medal

C Fourth place / bronze medal

D Fourth place / silver medal

9. A player is moving down the court, dribbling the ball. Another player steps into his/her path, with arms crossed in a defensive position. The two players collide. The ruling is most likely to be . . .

A Foul – side ball for player with the ball

B Foul – side ball for player who didn’t have the ball

C Play on

D All of the above are unlikely

10. The origin of basketball was in the USA, where ________________ were nailed to the balcony of a college gymnasium

A Baskets

B Back boards

C Poles

D All of the above

11. Two players have just performed an ‘alley oop’. What choice best describes their action?

A Player A passes the ball to Player B who is in midair and who slam-dunks a basket

B Player A passes the ball behind his/her back to Player B

C Player A passes the ball to Player B who then takes a jump shot and scores

D Player A passes shoots at goal but Player, from the opposition, blocks the shot as it’s about to go in the hoop

12. What is the referee’s signal for a blocking foul?

A Striking one hand with the fist of his/her other hand

B Holding a wrist with the other hand

C Making a ‘T’ shape with his/her hands

D None of the above

13. What do the letters MVP stand for?

A Most versatile player

B Most versatile performer

C Most valuable player

D Most valiant player

14. The distance from one side of the backboard to the other is approximately _____

A 1 metre

B 2 metres

C 3 metres

D 4 metres

15. From where on the court is the throw-in taken after the free throws have been taken for a technical foul?

A The defensive end

B Mid-court

C The attacking end

D Defensive end, from the sideline

16. Michael Jordan has won the MVP award in the play-offs ____ times

A 4

B 5

C 6

D 7

17. A team scores 8 points in a one-minute burst. Which is not a possible way of scoring these points?

A A shot from general play and two shots from outside the three-point line

B Four shots from general play

C Three shots from general play and successful free-throw

D Three shots from general play and two successful free-throws

18. What does it mean if a referee raises two arms in the air with his/her thumbs raised?

A A jump ball

B Two free throws

C The start of the second half

D A blocking foul

19. I score seven baskets from the free-throw line, two from outside the three-point line and eleven baskets in normal play. What was my total score for the game?

A 20

B 31

C 24

D 35

20. Pick the four correctly named teams.

A Adelaide Kings / Perth Glory / Brisbane Bullets / Sydney Strikers

B Adelaide City / Perth Wildcats / Brisbane Bullets / Sydney Kings

C Adelaide 36ers / Perth Wildcats / Brisbane Bullets / Sydney Kings

D Adelaide 36ers / Perth Glory / Brisbane Bullets / Sydney Kings