Q 01/05

Kyrie Irving was born in which city, where his American father was playing professional basketball?

A) Wellington

B) Melbourne

C) Auckland

D) Barcelona

Answer · why

B) Melbourne

Melbourne was home for only two years before the family moved back to the United States. He still holds dual American and Australian citizenship.

Q 02/05

Kyrie Irving apologized in 2018 for claiming on a podcast a year earlier that the Earth is what?

A) Flat

B) Hollow

C) Young

D) Square

Answer · why

A) Flat

Flat was his claim about the planet in February 2017, and he later urged people to do their own research. His apology came in October 2018.

Q 03/05

Kyrie Irving first played the elderly streetballer Uncle Drew in 2012 advertisements for which drink?

A) Mountain Dew

B) Gatorade

C) Sprite

D) Pepsi Max

Answer · why

D) Pepsi Max

Pepsi Max launched the ads in 2012, and Irving wrote and directed later episodes himself. The character got his own feature film in 2018.

Q 04/05

Kyrie Irving hit the go-ahead three-pointer in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals over which defender?

A) Stephen Curry

B) Klay Thompson

C) Draymond Green

D) Andre Iguodala

Answer · why

A) Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry was guarding him with 53 seconds left. The shot broke an 89–89 tie, and Cleveland held on to win 93–89.

Q 05/05

Kyrie Irving's 2016 Cavaliers were the first team to win an NBA Finals after trailing by what margin?

A) 2–0

B) 3–0

C) 3–1

D) 3–2

Answer · why

C) 3–1

3–1 down after four games, Cleveland won three straight to take the title. It ended a 52-year wait for a major championship in the city.