3) Why was the 10-foot height selected for the height of the basket?

a) The basket was put at the edge of an elevated running track which was 10 foot high.
b) The tallest height that could be reached by the inventors ladder to retrieve made basketball shots was 10 foot high.
c) A pole used to support a tent was used to hold up the basket and it just happened to be 10 foot high.
d) The barn that was used for a backboard had a hook that made the basket hang at the 10 foot heighth.

4) When was the actual basketball “ball” invented?

a) 1895
b) 1905
c) 1929
d) 1945


5) When and who played the first college basketball game?

a)1896 - University of Iowa vs University of Chicago
b) 1910 - Harvard vs Yale
c) 1921 - University of North Carolina vs University of Kentucky
d) 1929 - Saratoga Boys College vs Drew State University

6) When and where was basketball first introduced as an Olympic sport?

a)1924 -Paris Olympics
b) 1932 -Los Angeles Olympics
c) 1936 - Berlin Olympics
d) 1948 - Los Angeles Olympics

7) What year did the Hall of Fame for basketball start inducting its first members?

a) 1911
b) 1925
c) 1947
d) 1959

8) Who is the only coach in the University of Kansas men’s basketball history to own a losing record?

a)John Wooden, famed UCLA basketball coach
b)James Naismith, the inventor of basketball
c) Larry Brown, Detroit Piston's basketball coach
d)Vince Lombardi,famed Green Bay Packer football coach

9) When and where was the first basketball contest that the players actually got paid for playing the game?

a) 1896
b) 1913
c) 1933
d) 1957

10) When was the first national championship series played by the forerunner of today's NBA?

a) 1922
b) 1935
c) 1947
d) 1961

11) When and where was the first college game where a three point shot was made?

a) 1975
b) 1980
c) 1986
d) 1991

12) What is the most common mascot for colleges?

a) Tiger
b) Bulldogs
c) Eagle
d) Knights

13) How many NCAA mens basketball championships did UCLA win from1964 to 1975?

a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 10

14) Which of the following mens basketball programs had thewinningest record in the decade of the 1990's?

a) Duke
b) Kentucky
c) Kansas
d) Arizona

15)What is the most points ever scored in one game by one player ina NBA basketball game?

a)63
b) 73
c) 78
d)100

16) The(2005)NBA championship series features the two teams who have won the last two years championships- Detroit Pistons(2004)& San Antonio Spurs(2003). How many times before in NBA history has the past twoyears champions faced off in the championship series?

a)Never
b) 1 time
c) 2 times
d)3 times

17) Which of the following NBA players is NOT AMONG the top fiveregular season scoring leaders of all time?

a)Michael Jordan
b) Karl Malone
c) Moses Malone
d)Elvin Hayes

18) Who was the oldest active player in the NBA history?

a)Robert Parrish
b) Moses Malone
c) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
d)Reggie Miller

19) Who is the shortest player to ever win the regular season scoring title in the NBA?

a)Bob Cousy
b) Nate Archibald
c) Allen Iverson
d)Spud Webb

20) What height was Magic Johnson listed at when he starred as apoint guard for the Los Angeles Lakers?

a)6' 3"
b) 6' 5"
c) 6' 8"
d)6' 9"

Answer- b) The inventor was ordered to come up with a game for a gym class. James Naismith was ordered by Dr. Luther Gulick, who was the head of the physical education at Springfield College, to create an indoor game within 14 days that would provide an athletic distraction for a rowdy class of 18 young men through the miserable New England winter.

Answer- b) Canada. James Naismith was born in Almonte, Ontario Canada in 1891. He was a physical education teacher at Springfield College in Springfield Massachusetts (1890 to 1895) when he invented the indoor game of basketball. In 1892 the first formal rules were devised. Players used a soccer ball to dribble up and down the court. Points were earned by landing the ball in a peach basket.

Answer- a) The basket was put at the edge of an elevated running track which was 10 foot high. The first peach baskets were attached to the edge of an elevated running track that happened to be 10 feet off the floor. That 10-foot height has lasted for over 113 years even with the dramatic increase in athleticism of today’s basketball player.

Answer- c) 1929. G. L. Pierce was granted U.S. Patent #1,718,305 on June 25, 1929 for the “basketball”.

Answer- a) 1896 - University of Iowa vs University of Chicago. On January 18, 1896, the University of Iowa played student athletes from the University of Chicago in a basketball game. The University of Chicago won the game 15 to 12.

Answer- c) 1936 - Berlin Olympics. Basketball was first introduced as a sport at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. James Naismith attended those games as a guest of the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches.)

Answer- d) 1959. The first class of early legends of basketball was inducted in 1959. Included in the 1959 inductees were James Naismith and his 18 young men who were the first players to ever play the game of basketball. Also, the original Celtics basketball team was part of the 1959 class.

Answer- b) James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. He coached at the University of Kansas from 1898 to 1907 ending his basketball coaching career there with a record of 55 wins and 60 losses.

Answer- a) 1896. On November 7, 1896 in Trenton, New Jersey, the Trenton Basketball Team played the Brooklyn YMCA Team. A seat in the Masonic Temple where the game was played cost 25 cents while those fans viewing the game in the standing room only area were charged 15 cents. The Trenton team won the game 16-1 with their leading scorer Fred Cooper scoring six points.

Answer- c) 1947. In the year 1947, the Philadelphia Warriors played a series of five games against the Chicago Stags. Philadelphia won 4 out of the 5 games to win the first championship of the Basketball Association of America, which was a forerunner of today’s NBA.

Answer- b) 1980. On November 29, 1980, Western Carolina’s Ronnie Carr scored the first three pointer in college basketball history. Western Carolina was playing Middle Tennessee State at Reid Gym in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The Southern Conference took the leadership roll in introducing the three point field goal by testing the experimental rule that had not yet been adopted by any other conferences.

Answer- c) Eagle. 74 colleges and universities claim the Eagle as their mascot. The tiger is the second most common mascot, then the Bulldogs(3rd) followed by Knights in 4th.

Answer- d) 10. UCLA mens basketball team dominated that 12 year period under their legendary Coach John Wooden. 1966 was the only year that UCLA failed to make the final four during that 12 year period. The University of Texas-El Paso beat the University of Kentucky in the 1966 championship game. In 1974 North Carolina State University defeated the Marquette to win the national title. UCLA and the University of Kansas were the other two teams making the final four that year.

Answer- c) Kansas. The University of Kansas won 82.7% of their games during the 1990's (286 wins vs 60 losses). Kentucky was 2nd at 81.7%(282 wins vs 63 losses), Arizona was 3rd at 79.3% (256 wins vs 67 losses), Duke was actually the 5th winningest program at 77.7% (271 wins vs 78 losses) behind the College of Charleston who achieved a 78.3% (222 wins vs 62 losses) winning percentage in the 1990's.

Answer- d) 100. On March 2, 1962 Wilt Chamberlain, playing for the Philadephia Warriors scored 100 points in a 169 to 147 victory over the New York Knicks in Hershey Pennsylvania. The fans were so excited that they ran out on the floor after the scoring of the 100th point preventing the final 46 seconds of the game from being played.

Answer- b) 1 time. In the 1987 championship series, the Los Angeles Lakers(1985 champions) played the Boston Celtics (1986 champions). Magic Johnson was the series MVP as the Lakers beat Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics in the 1987 championship series. Larry Bird was the MVP of the 1986 championship series and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar lead the Lakers to the championship in the 1985 series.

Answer- d) Elvin Hayes. (27,313 career points) as of the end of the 2005 NBA season was at the 6th all time leading score with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1st (38,387 points); Karl Malone 2nd (36,928 points); Michael Jordan 3rd (32,292 points); Wilt Chamberlain 4th (31,419 points) and Moses Malone 5th (27,409 points).