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The Ultimate Tough NBA Quiz | Basketball

It's a hard NBA trivia quiz, what more is there to it?

A multiple-choice quiz by dAtRiViAmAsTeR. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
dAtRiViAmAsTeR

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
14,521

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 20

Plays
4422

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (8/20), Guest 172 (10/20), Guest 94 (9/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which of the following players is not among the NBA's top five regular season scoring leaders of all time? Hint

Moses Malone

Oscar Robertson

Michael Jordan

Wilt Chamberlain

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who was picked 13th overall in the 1996 NBA draft? Hint

Vitaly Potapenko

Kobe Bryant

Ray Allen

Samaki Walker

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Question 3 of 20

3. The Lakers won the NBA Championship in the 1999-00 season. This was their ____ trip to the finals in their franchise history. Hint

30th

19th

25th

12th

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who averaged the most minutes per game during the 1993-1994 regular season? Hint

Shaquille O'Neal

Latrell Sprewell

Hakeem Olajuwon

Scottie Pippen

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Question 5 of 20

5. How many points were scored in the first ever organized basketball game? Hint

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who is the oldest player ever to have been active in the NBA? Hint

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Robert Parish

Sam Mitchell

Moses Malone

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Question 7 of 20

7. The man known as 'Chocolate Thunder' goes by what real name?

Answer: (This wasn't his only nickname.)

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Question 8 of 20

8. During which season did the NBA adopt the three-point shot? Hint

1979-80

1986-87

1962-63

1969-70

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Question 9 of 20

9. Until 1966, who was the NBA's all-time leading scorer? Hint

Wilt Chamberlain

Bill Russell

George Mikan

Bob Pettit

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who is the shortest player ever to win the regular season scoring title? Hint

Nate Archibald

Bob Petit

Bob Cousy

Allen Iverson

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who did the Royals choose with the 19th overall pick in the 1970 draft?

Answer: (no hint)

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Question 12 of 20

12. What team was John Stockton playing for, when he broke the all-time record for career assists? Hint

Denver Nuggets

Utah Jazz

Orlando Magic

Boston Celtics

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Question 13 of 20

13. What country is Dikembe Mutombo From? Hint

South Africa

Nigeria

Zaire

Sudan

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Question 14 of 20

14. How tall is Magic Johnson? Hint

6ft 2in

6ft 5in

6ft 7in

6ft 9in

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Question 15 of 20

15. How many career victories (playoff and regular season) did Red Auerbach retire with? Hint

1,523

987

1,037

1,088

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Question 16 of 20

16. How many technical fouls did Rasheed Wallace log during the 1999-2000 regular season? Hint

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Question 17 of 20

17. True of false: Bill Russell won 2 titles with Boston as player- coach?

Answer: (True or False)

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Question 18 of 20

18. During which year was the first game played at Madison Square Garden, home of the New York Knicks.

Answer: (MSG is a lot younger than the Knicks are)

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Question 19 of 20

19. On average, how much money did Michael Jordan generate for a city's economy every time he played a game there (in dollars)? Hint

7.5 million

22 million

16 million

500 thousand

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Question 20 of 20

20. The NBA's coaches dress code states that ties are mandatory for game dress?

Answer: (True or False)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following players is not among the NBA's top five regular season scoring leaders of all time?

Answer: Oscar Robertson

2. Who was picked 13th overall in the 1996 NBA draft?

Answer: Kobe Bryant

Now an NBA superstar, the Charlotte Hornets practically stole Bryant with he 13th pick.

3. The Lakers won the NBA Championship in the 1999-00 season. This was their ____ trip to the finals in their franchise history.

Answer: 25th

13 of those times, they won the title.

4. Who averaged the most minutes per game during the 1993-1994 regular season?

Answer: Latrell Sprewell

Sprewell averaged close to 38 minutes per game with the Golden State Warriors.

5. How many points were scored in the first ever organized basketball game?

Answer: 4

The game was played between 2 branches of the YMCA, and ended in a 2-2 tie.

6. Who is the oldest player ever to have been active in the NBA?

Answer: Robert Parish

7. The man known as 'Chocolate Thunder' goes by what real name?

Answer: Darryl Dawkins

He gets his self-appointed nickname because he was African-American and he shattered backboards as a signature move.

8. During which season did the NBA adopt the three-point shot?

Answer: 1979-80

9. Until 1966, who was the NBA's all-time leading scorer?

Answer: Bob Pettit

Pettit was overtaken by Wilt Chamberlain in 1966 as the NBA's all-time leading scorer

10. Who is the shortest player ever to win the regular season scoring title?

Answer: Allen Iverson

Until 1999, Archibald (6ft 1in) was the shortest player ever, but Allen Iverson (6ft) won the scoring title that year and became the new shortest player in NBA history to do so.

11. Who did the Royals choose with the 19th overall pick in the 1970 draft?

Answer: Nate Archibald

12. What team was John Stockton playing for, when he broke the all-time record for career assists?

Answer: Utah Jazz

13. What country is Dikembe Mutombo From?

Answer: Zaire

14. How tall is Magic Johnson?

Answer: 6ft 9in

15. How many career victories (playoff and regular season) did Red Auerbach retire with?

Answer: 1,037

For nearly thirty years, Auerbach remained the winningest coach in NBA history until Lenny Wilkens surpassed him on January 6 1995.

16. How many technical fouls did Rasheed Wallace log during the 1999-2000 regular season?

Answer: 38

Wallace set a dubious record, recording more technical fouls in a season than anyone in NBA history.

17. True of false: Bill Russell won 2 titles with Boston as player- coach?

Answer: True

He won 11 championship rings in 13 NBA seasons, including two as a player-coach.

18. During which year was the first game played at Madison Square Garden, home of the New York Knicks.

Answer: 1968

19. On average, how much money did Michael Jordan generate for a city's economy every time he played a game there (in dollars)?

Answer: 16 million

20. The NBA's coaches dress code states that ties are mandatory for game dress?

Answer: True

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