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Your First Basketball Game! Trivia Quiz

You've signed up to play basketball this year. Great! Here's a warm-up quiz for your first game!

A multiple-choice quiz by Jordanar18. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Jordanar18

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
372,280

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
924

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. You get to the gym for your first basketball game, and your team is ready for the game to start. How many players from one team will play at one time? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. What should you do if you are on the bench, and not in the game? Hint

Watch the game and cheer on your teammates

Leave the gym because you will never play

Beg for the coach to put you in the game

Eat a chocolate bar

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Question 3 of 10

3. You're finally in the game, and the other team has the ball. If you have a good coach, what will he probably tell you to do? Hint

Stay close to one player on the other team

Run to wherever the ball is at all times

Stand near the basket

Stand and wait until your team has the ball

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Question 4 of 10

4. The other team took a shot and missed, and you catch the ball! What is this called? Hint

A steal

A foul

Scoring a basket

A rebound

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of your teammates has the ball. What should you do? Hint

Go to him or her so he can hand the ball to you

Go to an open spot where he or she can pass the ball to you

Stand near the basket

Go to a spot far away from the ball

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Question 6 of 10

6. Your teammate passed the ball to you, and you want to move to another spot on the court. What do you need to do? Hint

Run with the ball in your hands

Bounce the ball while moving

Hop to the spot you want to go

Throw the ball to the spot, then run and catch it

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Question 7 of 10

7. During play, you move to about a meter from the basket, and shoot the ball into it! How many points does your team get? Hint

8. You try to make another basket, but a player on the other team makes contact with you. The referee calls a foul and you go to the free-throw line for two shots. How many points is each shot worth? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. When you're taken out of the game, you feel really tired and thirsty. Which of the following should you drink? Hint

Coffee

Soda

Water

Chocolate milk

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Question 10 of 10

10. Your team won! After the game, you talk to the players on the other team. What do you say to them? Hint

Taunt them because you beat them

Say you're sorry that you won the game

Say you'll tell your friends how badly they lost

Congratulate them for playing well

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You get to the gym for your first basketball game, and your team is ready for the game to start. How many players from one team will play at one time?

Answer: 5

Once the five players on the court get tired, the players on the bench can come into the game. If you're on the bench, get ready to come in!

2. What should you do if you are on the bench, and not in the game?

Answer: Watch the game and cheer on your teammates

If you're not playing, you can cheer on your teammates who are in the game. This can help them play better! Don't worry; your coach will put you in eventually!

3. You're finally in the game, and the other team has the ball. If you have a good coach, what will he probably tell you to do?

Answer: Stay close to one player on the other team

Keeping up with one player on the team with the ball is called "guarding" a player. When the player you're guarding gets the ball, you should be ready to defend him! If you're good at playing defense, you may be able to steal the ball before the player you're guarding gets it!

4. The other team took a shot and missed, and you catch the ball! What is this called?

Answer: A rebound

If a shot is taken and missed, and a player catches the ball on the way down, this is called a rebound. Once you've rebounded the ball, your team has control of the ball and you can pass, dribble or even shoot the ball if you're close to your basket!

5. One of your teammates has the ball. What should you do?

Answer: Go to an open spot where he or she can pass the ball to you

If your teammate has the ball, your job is to help him (or her) out. The best way to do this is to give him the option of passing the ball to you. If you go too close to him, the area will get crowded and the defense has a good chance to steal the ball!

6. Your teammate passed the ball to you, and you want to move to another spot on the court. What do you need to do?

Answer: Bounce the ball while moving

When you bounce the ball on the floor, it is called dribbling. When you are moving on the court with the ball, you must dribble, or else the referee will call traveling and give the other team the ball! A good time to start dribbling is when you want to move towards the basket with the ball in order to take a shot closer to the basket.

7. During play, you move to about a meter from the basket, and shoot the ball into it! How many points does your team get?

Answer: 2

If you get the ball into the basket while play is going on, you have scored a goal and get two points for your team! When you dribble towards the basket and shoot, it is called a lay-up. The best way to make a lay-up is to bounce the ball off the backboard so it goes into the basket!

8. You try to make another basket, but a player on the other team makes contact with you. The referee calls a foul and you go to the free-throw line for two shots. How many points is each shot worth?

Answer: 1

When a player contacts a player on the other team, it is called a foul. The referee will blow his or her whistle, and if you were fouled while you were trying to shoot the ball and didn't get a goal, you get two shots from the free-throw line. Each one is worth one point -- make them count!

9. When you're taken out of the game, you feel really tired and thirsty. Which of the following should you drink?

Answer: Water

When you're thirsty after having run for a while, the best thing to do is sit down, catch your breath and drink water. Chances are you'll be sweating a lot, so you need to get some fluids in your body!

10. Your team won! After the game, you talk to the players on the other team. What do you say to them?

Answer: Congratulate them for playing well

It is good sportsmanship to line up, shake the other team's hands, and say "good game", meaning that they played well. This should be the most important thing to do during the entire game, because nobody likes to lose!

Source: Author Jordanar18

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