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The Ultimate Tough NBA Quiz | Basketball


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A multiple-choice quiz by dAtRiViAmAsTeR. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
14,521
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
8 / 20
Plays
4423
Last 3 plays: Guest 188 (10/20), Guest 174 (8/20), Guest 172 (10/20).
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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


Question 2 of 20
2. Who was picked 13th overall in the 1996 NBA draft? Hint


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


Question 4 of 20
4. Who averaged the most minutes per game during the 1993-1994 regular season? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. How many points were scored in the first ever organized basketball game? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Who is the oldest player ever to have been active in the NBA? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. The man known as 'Chocolate Thunder' goes by what real name?

Answer: (This wasn't his only nickname.)
Question 8 of 20
8. During which season did the NBA adopt the three-point shot? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Until 1966, who was the NBA's all-time leading scorer? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Who is the shortest player ever to win the regular season scoring title? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Who did the Royals choose with the 19th overall pick in the 1970 draft?

Answer: (no hint)
Question 12 of 20
12. What team was John Stockton playing for, when he broke the all-time record for career assists? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. What country is Dikembe Mutombo From? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. How tall is Magic Johnson? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. How many career victories (playoff and regular season) did Red Auerbach retire with? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. How many technical fouls did Rasheed Wallace log during the 1999-2000 regular season? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. True of false: Bill Russell won 2 titles with Boston as player- coach?

Answer: (True or False)
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)
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


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

Source: Author dAtRiViAmAsTeR

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