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Basketbrawl 2004 Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the brawl that happened between the Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, and Detroit Fans, at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Nov 19, 2004.

A multiple-choice quiz by shadowmyst2004. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
shadowmyst2004

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
196,202

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Piston player started the fight that ended in the riot? Hint

Ben Wallace

Tayshaun Prince

Rasheed Wallace

Lindsey Hunter

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Question 2 of 10

2. What actually started the riot? Hint

Ben punched Artest

Artest got hit with a beer

It was unprovoked

Poor officiating

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many games was Artest suspended for? Hint

none

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many players in all were suspended? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Piston received the longest suspension? Hint

Ben Wallace

Chauncey Billups

They are all the same length

Elden Campbell

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Question 6 of 10

6. Jermaine O'Neal received the sixth longest suspension in league history. How long was it? Hint

25 games

73 games

30 games

52 games

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Question 7 of 10

7. Stephon Jackson had played only nine games for Indiana before being suspended. Which team did he play for before coming to Indiana? Hint

San Antonio

New Jersey

Detroit

Atlanta

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Question 8 of 10

8. In all, how many games were all of the players on both teams suspended for, not including the playoffs? Hint

136

143

100

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Question 9 of 10

9. During his illustrious career, how many times had Reggie Miller been suspended prior to this incident? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the arbitrator, that the appeal of the suspensions were made to? Hint

Michael Jordan

Jerry West

David Stern

David Smith

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Piston player started the fight that ended in the riot?

Answer: Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace retalliated to an uncalled for hard foul by punching Ron Artest in the face.

2. What actually started the riot?

Answer: Artest got hit with a beer

A fan threw a beer at Artest from the stands. Artest reacted to it, inciting the riot.

3. How many games was Artest suspended for?

Answer: 73

Artest was served with the longest suspension, for on court fighting in modern sports history. He received a 73+ game suspension. The rest of the regular season (73) and the playoffs.

4. How many players in all were suspended?

Answer: 9

Nine players in all were suspended, five for Indiana and four for Detroit. Ron Artest, Reggie Miller, Jermaine O'Neal, Stephon Jackson, and Anthony Johnson for the Pacers. Ben Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Elden Campbell, and Derrick Coleman for Detroit.

5. Which Piston received the longest suspension?

Answer: Ben Wallace

Wallace received a six game suspension, the rest of the Pistons received a game each.

6. Jermaine O'Neal received the sixth longest suspension in league history. How long was it?

Answer: 25 games

He received the sixth longest suspension in league history, but it was the third longest on his team following this incident in question.

7. Stephon Jackson had played only nine games for Indiana before being suspended. Which team did he play for before coming to Indiana?

Answer: Atlanta

Jackson played for Atlanta in the 2003-04 season. Before that he split his previous three season with San Antonio and New Jersey. Jackson averaged 18.1 points for the Hawks in 2003-04.

8. In all, how many games were all of the players on both teams suspended for, not including the playoffs?

Answer: 143

Indiana's five players received a total of 134 games of suspension, while Detroit's four players received a total of nine games of suspension.

9. During his illustrious career, how many times had Reggie Miller been suspended prior to this incident?

Answer: 1

Miller has spent his career as an upstanding NBA player. He was suspended only once(for a single game) prior to this, his 18th season in the NBA. Also, he had missed only 36 games for any other reason prior to this season in 2004.

10. Who was the arbitrator, that the appeal of the suspensions were made to?

Answer: David Stern

David Stern, NBA commissioner and the person that originally gave out the suspensions, was also ironically the arbitrator.

Source: Author shadowmyst2004

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