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NBA: Back-to-Back MVP Awards Trivia Quiz

These players won the MVP Award in back-to-back seasons. Can you tell me who they are?

A multiple-choice quiz by lumber78006. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
lumber78006

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
333,761

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

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Question 1 of 10

1. What player nicknamed "King", won the MVP Award in 2008-09 and 2009-10 while playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers? Hint

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Steve Nash

LeBron James

Kobe Bryant

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Boston Celtics sharp shooting forward known as "The Hick from French Lick", won back to back-to-back-to-back MVP awards for the 1983-84, 1984-85, and 1985-86 seasons? Hint

Bob Cousy

Wilt Chamberlain

Larry Bird

Bill Russell

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which point guard playing for the Phoenix Suns in 2010, won the MVP Award in back-to-back seasons of 2004-05 and 2005-06? Hint

Charles Barkley

Tony Parker

Jason Richardson

Steve Nash

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is the Philadelphia 76ers center nicknamed "The Stilt", that won back-to-back-to-back MVP awards for the 1965-66, 1966-67, and 1967-68 seasons? Hint

Bill Russell

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Charles Barkley

Wilt Chamberlain

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Question 5 of 10

5. This forward/center playing for the San Antonio Spurs in 2010, won the MVP award in back-to-back seasons of 2001-02 and 2002-03. Who is this "Big Fundamental" player? Hint

David Robinson

Dirk Nowitzki

Shaquille O'Neal

Tim Duncan

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Question 6 of 10

6. "His Airness" won back-to-back MVP awards playing guard for the Chicago Bulls for the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons. Who is he? Hint

John Paxson

Scottie Pippen

Michael Jordan

Steve Kerr

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which L.A. Lakers guard simply known as "Magic", won back-to-back MVP awards in the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons? Hint

Earvin Johnson

Byron Scott

Michael Cooper

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Boston Celtic center won back-to-back-to-back MVP awards in the 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63 seasons? Hint

Bill Russell

Bill Walton

Wilt Chamberlain

Wes Unseld

9. This player won the MVP Award back-to-back twice in his career. 1970-71 and 1971-72 for the Milwaukee Bucks, and again for the Los Angeles Lakers in 1975-76 and 1976-77 seasons. Who is he? Hint

Bill Russell

Bill Walton

Wilt Chamberlain

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Question 10 of 10

10. This center won the MVP Award for the Houston Rockets in 1981-82, then after being traded, won the award in 1982-83 for the Philadelphia 76ers. What player could this be? Hint

Karl Malone

Hakeem Olajuwon

Charles Barkley

Moses Malone

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What player nicknamed "King", won the MVP Award in 2008-09 and 2009-10 while playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers?

Answer: LeBron James

LeBron was NBA Rookie of the Year in 2004, and was the NBA Scoring Champion in 2008. He signed with the Miami Heat in 2010.

2. Which Boston Celtics sharp shooting forward known as "The Hick from French Lick", won back to back-to-back-to-back MVP awards for the 1983-84, 1984-85, and 1985-86 seasons?

Answer: Larry Bird

Larry wan the MVP Award 3 times in his career. He won 3 NBA Championships, and was a 12-time all-star.

3. Which point guard playing for the Phoenix Suns in 2010, won the MVP Award in back-to-back seasons of 2004-05 and 2005-06?

Answer: Steve Nash

Steve grew up playing soccer and ice hockey. He did not start playing basketball until he was 12. Steve went to Santa Clara University, and was drafted by the Phoenix Suns with the 15th pick in 1996.

4. Who is the Philadelphia 76ers center nicknamed "The Stilt", that won back-to-back-to-back MVP awards for the 1965-66, 1966-67, and 1967-68 seasons?

Answer: Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt won 4 MVP awards in his career. He won 2 NBA Championships and was a 13-time all-star.

5. This forward/center playing for the San Antonio Spurs in 2010, won the MVP award in back-to-back seasons of 2001-02 and 2002-03. Who is this "Big Fundamental" player?

Answer: Tim Duncan

Tim won the Rookie of the Year award in 1998, and was selected NBA All-Star Game MVP in 2000.

6. "His Airness" won back-to-back MVP awards playing guard for the Chicago Bulls for the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons. Who is he?

Answer: Michael Jordan

Michael won 5 MVP awards in his career. He won 6 NBA Championships, was an all-star 14 times, and won Rookie of the Year honors in 1985.

7. Which L.A. Lakers guard simply known as "Magic", won back-to-back MVP awards in the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons?

Answer: Earvin Johnson

Magic won 3 MVP awards in his career. He was a 5-time NBA Champion and was selected to 12 All-Star games.

8. Which Boston Celtic center won back-to-back-to-back MVP awards in the 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63 seasons?

Answer: Bill Russell

Bill actually won the MVP Award 5 times during his illustrious career. He won an amazing 11 championships in his 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics.

9. This player won the MVP Award back-to-back twice in his career. 1970-71 and 1971-72 for the Milwaukee Bucks, and again for the Los Angeles Lakers in 1975-76 and 1976-77 seasons. Who is he?

Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem won the MVP Award 6 times during his career. He retired as the all-time NBA scoring leader with 38,387 points. He won 6 NBA titles during his 20 years in the league.

10. This center won the MVP Award for the Houston Rockets in 1981-82, then after being traded, won the award in 1982-83 for the Philadelphia 76ers. What player could this be?

Answer: Moses Malone

Moses won the MVP Award 3 times in his career. He only won 1 NBA Championship. He was selected as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History".

Source: Author lumber78006

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