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NBA For Fans Trivia Quiz

This quiz contains several general questions about the NBA. Some easy, others very hard to answer.

A multiple-choice quiz by S.C.. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
S.C.

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
53,743

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. In which city did the Jazz play before they went to Salt Lake City in 1979?

Answer: (Two Words, watch the spelling!)

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who was called 'Hondo'? Hint

Jeff Hornacek

Kevin McHale

John Havlicek

Earl Monroe

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who had the nickname 'Dr. Dunkenstein'? Hint

Pete Maravich

Darrell Griffith

Richard Barry

Elvin Hayes

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who was the ninth player to be drafted in the 1997 draft? Hint

Tracy McGrady

Ron Mercer

Keith Van Horn

Brevin Knight

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of these players was a first round draft pick? Hint

Jeff Hornacek

Alvin Williams

Bryon Russell

Tyronn Lue

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which player had the highest salary in the 90-91 season? Hint

Patrick Ewing

Hakeem Olajuwon

Hot Rod Williams

Charles Barkley

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which active player doesn't have more than 6500 assists (excluding all seasons after the 00-01 season)? Hint

John Stockton

Gary Payton

Rod Strickland

Terry Porter

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which of these players made more than 25,000 points in his career? Hint

Elgin Baylor

Larry Bird

Alex English

Robert Parrish

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which player has the best career free throw percentage (excluding all seasons after the 99-00 season)? Hint

Calvin Murphy

Rick Barry

Mark Price

Jeff Hornacek

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Question 10 of 15

10. Nick Van Exel once said: 'Yeah, I know a way to defend it. Take a bat to the game and kill one of them'. Who was he referring to? Hint

Barkley+Olajuwon

Duncan+Robinson

Stockton+Malone

Jordan+Pippen

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of these players blocked less than 2750 shots (excluding all seasons after the 00-01 season)? Hint

Patrick Ewing

David Robinson

Mark Eaton

Hakeem Olajuwon

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which player won the three point shootout during the 97-98 All-Star weekend? Hint

Jeff Hornacek

Dale Ellis

Hubert Davis

Steve Kerr

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Question 13 of 15

13. Hornacek was traded to the Jazz. Which player did the 76ers got in return? Hint

Thurl Bailey

Rickey Green

Jeff Malone

Shandon Anderson

14. Who coached the teams below and has a winning percentage of .503 percent: NBA Philadelphia 76ers (1968-72), NBA Buffalo Braves (1972-76), NBA Portland Trail Blazers (1976-86), NBA Indiana Pacers (1986-87)? Hint

Arnold Auerbach

Alex Hannum

John Thompson

Jack Ramsay

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which player matches the following description: Born: June 22, 1947 Went to Louisiana State University. Played for: NBA Atlanta Hawks (1970-74) NBA New Orleans Jazz (1974-79) NBA Utah Jazz (1979-80) NBA Boston Celtics (1979-80). He was member of the All-NBA first team in 1976 and 1977. Who is this player? Hint

Rick Barry

Pete Maravich

Walt Frazier

Alex English

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which city did the Jazz play before they went to Salt Lake City in 1979?

Answer: New Orleans

2. Who was called 'Hondo'?

Answer: John Havlicek

3. Who had the nickname 'Dr. Dunkenstein'?

Answer: Darrell Griffith

This is quoted from the Jazz website. The Jazz drafted him with the second pick in the 1980 draft: 'Griffith, a 6-4 guard, was both a high-flying slam dunker (he was nicknamed 'Dr. Dunkenstein') and a deadly three-point shooter'. Pete Maravich nickname is 'Pistol Pete' and Elvin Hayes was called 'The Big E'.

4. Who was the ninth player to be drafted in the 1997 draft?

Answer: Tracy McGrady

Van Horn was drafted second and Brevin Knight was drafted late in the first round. Ron Mercer was drafted a few places before McGrady.

5. Which of these players was a first round draft pick?

Answer: Tyronn Lue

Lue was taking in the first round (23th pick) in the 98 draft. All the other players were taken in the 2nd round. Which is remarkable because Williams became a starter and Russell and Hornacek both started in the NBA finals twice.

6. Which player had the highest salary in the 90-91 season?

Answer: Patrick Ewing

Ewing {$4,250,000;} Williams {$3,785,000;} Olajuwon {$3,175,000;} Barkley {$2,900,000.}

7. Which active player doesn't have more than 6500 assists (excluding all seasons after the 00-01 season)?

Answer: Gary Payton

Stockton is the all-time leader in this category. Strickland has more than 7000 assists while Porter has 6953 assists.

8. Which of these players made more than 25,000 points in his career?

Answer: Alex English

English has made 25,613 points in his career. Bird, Parish and Baylor made less than 23,500 points in their careers.

9. Which player has the best career free throw percentage (excluding all seasons after the 99-00 season)?

Answer: Mark Price

Mark Price had a career free throw percentage of .904 percent. Barry had a career free throw percentage of .900 percent, Murphy had .892 percent and Hornacek had .877 percent.

10. Nick Van Exel once said: 'Yeah, I know a way to defend it. Take a bat to the game and kill one of them'. Who was he referring to?

Answer: Stockton+Malone

He was talking about the Stockton-Malone Pick and Roll.

11. Which of these players blocked less than 2750 shots (excluding all seasons after the 00-01 season)?

Answer: David Robinson

Robinson only blocked 2706 shots.

12. Which player won the three point shootout during the 97-98 All-Star weekend?

Answer: Jeff Hornacek

Hornacek won in the finals against Davis. In the round before, he tied with Dale Ellis, but Hornacek won the tie breaker.

13. Hornacek was traded to the Jazz. Which player did the 76ers got in return?

Answer: Jeff Malone

Anderson didn't play that season. Green and Bailey didn't play for the Jazz that season. So, it has to be Jeff Malone.

Answer: Jack Ramsay

Thompson coached the Boston Celtics for 2 years (64-66) and was never seen in the NBA again. Red Auerbach is the most legendary coach of all time and coached years before Ramsay did. Hannum coached many NBA teams in the sixties. But he stopped coaching NBA teams in 1971.

Answer: Pete Maravich

Although all are great players, only one man made new moves every time he went on the court. That is of course 'Pistol' Pete Maravich, who unfortunately died last season.

Source: Author S.C.

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