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A multiple-choice quiz by cohenwerty. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
cohenwerty

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
70,096

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2059

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these players graduated college? Hint

Gary Payton

Kevin Garnett

Shawn Kemp

Tracy McGrady

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first player to record a quadruple double?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which assist plateau did John Stockton surpass in March 2002? Hint

20000

30000

25000

15000

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the nickname of the first Toronto team?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which one of these players has scored the most career points? Hint

Michael Jordan

Karl Malone

Wilt Chamberlain

Bill Russell

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these is not the name of a dunk? Hint

Spine chiller supreme

Churn the butter

In your face disgrace

Rock the baby

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which one of these is not a famous duo? Hint

Karl Malone and John Stockton

Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen

Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the highest single season scoring average in NBA history? Hint

40 ppg

45 ppg

55 ppg

50 ppg

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these has not been a professional basketball league? Hint

ABA

USBA

ABL

NBL

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these players has carried the nickname 'Chocolate Thunder' ? Hint

Dan Majerle

Moses Malone

Darryl Dawkins

George Gervin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these players graduated college?

Answer: Gary Payton

Gary Payton is the only one of these to attend college. The other three all jumped into the NBA straight from high-school.

2. Who was the first player to record a quadruple double?

Answer: Nate Thurmond

Nate Thurmond was the first player to ever record a quadruple doubble.

3. Which assist plateau did John Stockton surpass in March 2002?

Answer: 15000

4. What was the nickname of the first Toronto team?

Answer: Huskies

The Toronto Huskies were established as one of the first teams in the NBA (1946-47). They folded after just one season.

5. Which one of these players has scored the most career points?

Answer: Karl Malone

Karl Malone was the highest of these four. He passed Wilt in 2001.

6. Which of these is not the name of a dunk?

Answer: Churn the butter

Spine Chiller Supreme and In Your Face Disgrace were both Daryll Dawkins' dunks. Rock The Baby has been performed by many players, most noteably when Jordan used it as his final dunk in the '86 dunk contest.

7. Which one of these is not a famous duo?

Answer: Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell

Malone and Stockton are famous for their perfect performance of the pick and roll togeather, Jordan and Pippen won 6 titles together as the main men for the Chicago Bulls, Fraizer and Monroe were rival's for a long time, until Monroe was traded to the Knicks, where the two seemed to complement each other perfectly.

As for Chamberlain and Russell, the were famous for their rivalry, but they never played together.

8. What was the highest single season scoring average in NBA history?

Answer: 50 ppg

Wilt Chamberlain had the highest scoring average ever, and that's without any 3 pointers.

9. Which of these has not been a professional basketball league?

Answer: USBA

The American Basketball Assosiation (ABA) was a rival league to the NBA in the 1960s, the ABL was established in the 1940s and soon became the NBA, and the NBL was around before even that, but folded shortly after the NBA got going.

10. Which of these players has carried the nickname 'Chocolate Thunder' ?

Answer: Darryl Dawkins

Daryl Dawkins was 'chocolate thunder', while George Gervin was 'ice' and Dan Majrerle was 'Thunder Dan'. Moses Malone was 'Black Jesus'.

Source: Author cohenwerty

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