Q 01/05

Which NBA franchise holds the record for the most consecutive championships won?

A) Chicago Bulls

B) Los Angeles Lakers

C) Boston Celtics

D) Golden State Warriors

Answer · why

C) Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics won eight straight NBA championships from 1959 to 1966, a feat unmatched in NBA history.

Q 02/05

Who holds the record for the most career points scored in NBA regular-season history?

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 mark of 38,387 points in February 2023, a record that had stood for nearly 39 years.

Q 03/05

Which country has won the most gold medals in men's Olympic basketball?

A) Spain

B) Soviet Union

C) Yugoslavia

D) United States

Answer · why

D) United States

The US men have won 17 of the 20 Olympic tournaments they entered, including seven in a row from 1936 to 1968; the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Argent...

Q 04/05

On which personal foul is an NBA player disqualified from the game?

A) Sixth

B) Fifth

C) Seventh

D) Fourth

Answer · why

A) Sixth

The limit scales with game length: six fouls in the NBA's 48-minute game, but five in the 40-minute games played under FIBA and college rules.

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...