Q 01/05

Michael Jordan's pose in the Jumpman logo copies a leap from which discipline, rather than one of his real dunks?

A) Gymnastics

B) Long jump

C) Ballet

D) Hurdling

Answer · why

C) Ballet

Ballet supplied the shape: the pose is a grand jeté, which Jordan first struck for a 1984 photo shoot. Nike later had him repeat it in Chicago wearing...

Q 02/05

Which sneaker was worn for the 'Flu Game', a 38-point night against Utah in the 1997 NBA Finals?

A) Air Jordan 10

B) Air Jordan 12

C) Air Jordan 13

D) Air Jordan 15

Answer · why

B) Air Jordan 12

The Air Jordan 12 carried Michael Jordan through 44 minutes while he was ill, probably from a pizza ordered the night before. Chicago won 90–88.

Q 03/05

Which 1989 film has Buggin' Out confront a Celtics fan who scuffs his brand-new Air Jordans on a Brooklyn street?

A) Do the Right Thing

B) Coming to America

C) Harlem Nights

D) I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Answer · why

A) Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing made a scuffed sneaker a plot point, and Jordan Brand later made a pre-scuffed pair to match the ones Giancarlo Esposito's characte...

Q 04/05

Which film director played Mars Blackmon, the New York Knicks fan in Nike's Air Jordan commercials of the late 1980s?

A) John Singleton

B) Robert Townsend

C) Mario Van Peebles

D) Spike Lee

Answer · why

D) Spike Lee

Spike Lee created Mars Blackmon for his 1986 film She's Gotta Have It, and thought Nike's offer to appear beside Michael Jordan was a prank by his fri...

Q 05/05

Which sneaker with a shiny patent leather mudguard was worn against the Monstars in the 1996 film Space Jam?

A) Air Jordan 8

B) Air Jordan 10

C) Air Jordan 11

D) Air Jordan 13

Answer · why

C) Air Jordan 11

The Air Jordan 11 seen in the film did not reach shops until 2000, when the pair was nicknamed the 'Space Jam'. Its glossy finish led some owners to w...