Q 01/05

Which term for back-to-back-to-back championships did Lakers coach Pat Riley trademark in the late 1980s?

A) Hat-trick

B) Three-peat

C) Triple crown

D) Trifecta

Answer · why

B) Three-peat

Three-peat was the word Riley's Lakers used while chasing a third straight title in 1989; they were swept in the Finals, but his company later earned ...

Q 02/05

Which four-time champion is the NBA's all-time leading regular-season scorer, having passed a record that stood for nearly 39 years?

A) Michael Jordan

B) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

C) LeBron James

D) Karl Malone

Answer · why

C) LeBron James

LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 38,387 points in February 2023, ending a record that had stood for nearly 39 years; he has four titles from ...

Q 03/05

In which city did basketball make its Olympic debut in 1936, played outdoors on tennis courts?

A) London

B) Berlin

C) Los Angeles

D) Paris

Answer · why

B) Berlin

Berlin's final was played in driving rain on a court that turned to mud, which is why the Americans beat Canada only 19-8; James Naismith was there to...

Q 04/05

On which personal foul is an NBA player disqualified?

A) Fourth

B) Fifth

C) Sixth

D) Seventh

Answer · why

C) Sixth

Sixth foul and out has one exception: an NBA team may never drop below five players, so with no eligible substitute left the fouler stays on, at the c...

Q 05/05

In what year was the 24-second shot clock first implemented in the NBA?

A) 1959

B) 1954

C) 1960

D) 1976

Answer · why

B) 1954

Syracuse Nationals owner Danny Biasone and GM Leo Ferris tested the 24-second clock in a 1954 scrimmage before the league adopted it for the 1954-55 s...