Basketball Quiz: Answers and Winners! by PW Fun & Learning

Nice job on basketball, everyone! It was a tough one! Here are the stats, answers, and winners.

STATS

2,967 people took the quiz.
454 people scored 100%!
The question most people (97%) got right was…#14!
The question most people missed (only 60% got it right) was…#21.

ANSWERS

• Q.3

  How many players can a team have playing on the court at a given time?

  •  3
  •  ***5
  •  7
  •  11

  Q.4

  For which university did Michael Jordan play basketball?

  •  University of Chicago
  •  Duke University
  •  ***University of North Carolina
  •  University of Kansas

  Q.5

  A traveling violation occurs when a player takes more than this many steps without dribbling the ball.

  •  0
  •  1
  •  ***2
  •  3

  Q.6

  In the movie, “Fletch”, Chevy Chase has a dream in which he plays on this NBA team:

  •  Golden State Warriors
  •  New York Knicks
  •  ***L.A. Lakers
  •  Washington Wizards

  Q.7

  Which #1 seed in the 2017 NCAA tournament lost in the second round?

  •  ***Villanova
  •  Kansas
  •  Gonzaga
  •  North Carolina

  Q.8

  When an offensive player with the ball commits a foul by driving into a defensive player, that is known as:

  •  pushing
  •  blocking
  •  ***charging
  •  hand checking

  Q.9

  Which of these is NOT a type of foul in basketball?

  •  personal
  •  flagrant
  •  technical
  •  ***goaltending

  Q.10

  What name was given to the first US Olympic team made up of NBA stars?

  •  Showtime
  •  The Untouchables
  •  Fab Five
  •  ***Dream Team

  Q.11

  In college basketball, what is the shot clock limit?

  •  25 seconds
  •  ***30 seconds
  •  35 seconds
  •  40 seconds

  Q.12

  Which NBA team drafted Shaquille O’Neal and was the first of several teams for which he played?

  •  L.A. Lakers
  •  Miami Heat
  •  Phoenix Suns
  •  ***Orlando Magic

  Q.13

  Oklahoma State University is a member of which of the following college athletic conferences?

  •  Big Ten
  •  SEC
  •  ***Big 12
  •  Pac-12

  Q.14

  Which of the following is NOT a position on a basketball team?

  •  point guard
  •  center
  •  ***striker
  •  power forward

  Q.15

  Which NBA coach led the Jordan-era Bulls to 3 consecutive championships, and then coached a Kobe-led Lakers to another 3 consecutive championships?

  •  Pat Riley
  •  Larry Brown
  •  Gregg Popovich
  •  ***Phil Jackson

  Q.16

  In the NCAA tournament, the #1 seed in a region plays which seed in the first round?

  •  #2
  •  #4
  •  #7
  •  ***#16

  Q.17

  This all-star NBA player, originally from Indiana, was drafted by and retired from the Boston Celtics

  •  Charles Barkley
  • *** Larry Bird
  •  Kareen Abdul Jabbar
  •  Robert Parish

  Q.18

  Bob Knight, one of the most successful college basketball coaches of of all-time and also a very controversial one, led which team to 3 national championships?

  •  Kansas Jayhawks
  •  ***Indiana Hoosiers
  •  Purdue Boilermakers
  •  Duke Bluedevils

  Q.19

  How high is a basketball hoop?

  •  9 feet
  •  ***10 feet
  •  11 feet
  •  12 feet

  Q.20

  In 2004, both men’s and women’s teams from this school won the NCAA championship:

  •  University of Florida
  • *** University of Connecticut
  •  University of Maryland
  •  University of North Carolina

  Q.21

  Russell Westbrook was drafted by this team but never played there.

  •  Houston Rockets
  •  Cleveland Cavaliers
  •  ***Seattle Supersonics
  •  Dallas Mavericks

  Q.22

  Which of the following jazz songs is the theme for the traveling exhibition basketball team, The Harlem Globetrotters?

  •  Fly Me to the Moon
  •  ***Sweet Georgia Brown
  •  All of Me
  •  Have You Met Miss Jones

WINNERS

The first place winner is…Barbara S.!
The second place winner is…Kathy W.!
The third place winner is…Yvonne L.!

Congratulations, winners! Contact prizes@thepioneerwoman.com to claim your prizes!