Q 01/05

Under what name did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar play high school and college basketball?

A) Lew Alcindor

B) Ray Felix

C) Walt Hazzard

D) Lucius Allen

Answer · why

A) Lew Alcindor

Lew Alcindor. He won Rookie of the Year, his first NBA title and Finals MVP under that name, and only asked to be called Kareem Abdul-Jabbar weeks aft...

Q 02/05

What was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's trademark shot?

A) The fadeaway

B) The finger roll

C) The skyhook

D) The step-back jumper

Answer · why

C) The skyhook

The skyhook left his hand so high, with his body between the ball and the defender, that it was almost impossible to block. He still called one of the...

Q 03/05

Whose record of five NBA MVP awards did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tie in 1977?

A) Bob Pettit

B) Bill Russell

C) Jerry West

D) Bob Cousy

Answer · why

B) Bill Russell

Bill Russell. One of Kareem's six was a rarity: in 1976 he was voted MVP even though his Lakers finished 40-42 and missed the playoffs.

Q 04/05

In 1967 Kareem, still a UCLA student, joined Jim Brown at the Cleveland Summit to back which athlete's stand?

A) Tommie Smith

B) Curt Flood

C) Arthur Ashe

D) Muhammad Ali

Answer · why

D) Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali, who had refused the Vietnam draft a month earlier. The athletes heard him out behind closed doors, then faced the press to back him, wit...

Q 05/05

Which former Celtics centre broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record of 20 seasons?

A) Robert Parish

B) Dave Cowens

C) Artis Gilmore

D) Kevin McHale

Answer · why

A) Robert Parish

Robert Parish. The rival who outplayed Kareem in the opening game of the 1985 Finals kept going until he was 43, finishing with 21 seasons and 1,611 g...