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  • 1. 
    Who invented basketball?

  • James Naismith
  • James Dean
  • Lew Alcindor
  • Willie Mays

  • 2. 
    Who is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game?

  • Magic Johnson
  • Wilt Chamberlain
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Michael Jordan

  • 3. 
    In basketball, what is it called when the referee puts the ball into play by tossing it up between two opponents who try to tap it to a teammate?

  • turnover
  • dribble
  • scrum
  • jump ball

  • 4. 
    At the games of the first professional basketball league in the United States, what was originally used to separate players from hostile fans?

  • chicken wire
  • rope
  • police officers
  • glass

  • 5. 
    In basketball, what term refers to throwing, batting, or rolling the ball to another player?

  • dunk
  • pass
  • pivot
  • dribble

  • 6. 
    Which basketball player is credited with the introduction of the one-handed shot?

  • Earl Lloyd
  • George Mikan
  • Hank Luisetti
  • Nathaniel Clifton

  • 7. 
    Following a controversial finish, which country captured the 1972 Olympic gold medal in basketball, snapping the United States’ unbeaten streak in Olympic competition?

  • China
  • Soviet Union
  • East Germany
  • Brazil

  • 8. 
    Which of these basketball players retired from the NBA with the highest career scoring average?

  • Oscar Robertson
  • Michael Jordan
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Wilt Chamberlain

  • 9. 
    What was the nickname given to basketball coach John R. Wooden, who guided UCLA’s men’s team to 10 national championships between 1964 and 1975?

  • Big House
  • Napoleon of the Hardwood
  • Baron of the Beach
  • Wizard of Westwood

  • 10. 
    Who was Dr. J?

  • Julius Erving
  • John Havlicek
  • Earvin Johnson
  • Connie Hawkins
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