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Original Dream Team 4.0 Trivia Quiz

This is about the 1992 U.S. Men's Olympics team, the one and only true Dream Team.

A multiple-choice quiz by matttyags. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
matttyags

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
260,507

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. How many players were on the Original Dream Team roster? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Of all the rostered players, how many were selected to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who coached the Dream Team? Hint

Bob Knight

Don Nelson

Chuck Daly

Rudy Tomjanovich

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who did Team USA beat in the Gold Medal game? Hint

Argentina

Puerto Rico

Croatia

Germany

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Question 5 of 10

5. Charles Barkley led the team in points in the Gold Medal game.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Isiah Thomas was a member of this Dream Team.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. What team won the NBA title during the 1992 season, and sent two of its players to the Dream Team roster? Hint

Portland Trail Blazers

Utah Jazz

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is Clyde Drexler's well-known nickname? Hint

Batman

Drexler the Wrestler

Clyde the Wide

Clyde the Glide

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Question 9 of 10

9. Grant Hill of the Orlando Magic was a reserve member of the 1992 Dream Team.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who started the most games for the Dream Team? Hint

Magic Johnson

Michael Jordan

David Robinson

Charles Barkley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many players were on the Original Dream Team roster?

Answer: 12

Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns, Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, Clyde Drexler of the Portland Trail Blazers, Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks, Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers, Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, Christian Laettner of Duke University, Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz, Chris Mullin of the Golden State Warriors, Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls, David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs, and John Stockton of the Utah Jazz formed the roster for the 1992 U.S. Olympic Basketball team.

2. Of all the rostered players, how many were selected to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team?

Answer: 10

Only Chris Mullin and Christain Laettner were not selected. Barkley, Bird, Ewing, Johnson, Jordan, Malone, Pippen, Robinson, and Stockton are all members of this all-star team.

3. Who coached the Dream Team?

Answer: Chuck Daly

Chuck Daly, then the head coach of the Detroit Pistons, surprisingly, did not call one single time-out during the entire run to the gold.

4. Who did Team USA beat in the Gold Medal game?

Answer: Croatia

Team USA beat Croatia 117-85, the team's closest winning margin.

5. Charles Barkley led the team in points in the Gold Medal game.

Answer: False

Michael Jordan led the team with 22, Barkley was second with 17.

6. Isiah Thomas was a member of this Dream Team.

Answer: False

Thomas was left off the team by a personal request from Michael Jordan. Jordan and Thomas had a well-documented feud throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, with Thomas's Pistons defeating Jordan's Bulls in the finals of the 1987-1988 season. Furthermore, in the 1985 NBA All-Star game, Thomas and other members of the Eastern Conference team, engaged in a "Freeze out" of Jordan, where they refused to pass him the ball due to their jealously of his stardom during his first ever NBA season. Jordan, arguably the biggest star during the 1992 season, had his request to keep Thomas off the Dream Team honored.

7. What team won the NBA title during the 1992 season, and sent two of its players to the Dream Team roster?

Answer: Chicago Bulls

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen won the NBA title in 1992 with the Chicago Bulls, beating fellow Dream Team member Clyde Drexler in the process.

8. What is Clyde Drexler's well-known nickname?

Answer: Clyde the Glide

Known for his impressive leaping ablity and surprising speed, Clyde Drexler earned this nickname during his college days at the Univeristy of Houston.

9. Grant Hill of the Orlando Magic was a reserve member of the 1992 Dream Team.

Answer: False

He was a member of the 1992 USA Development Team, a team of young, non-professional basketball players that were training for a possible Olympic future, along with Chris Webber of the Unversity of Michigan.

10. Who started the most games for the Dream Team?

Answer: Michael Jordan

Jordan was the only player on the roster to start every game for the U.S., including all qualifying games.

Source: Author matttyags

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