Q 01/05

Which NBA team did Larry Bird play for during his entire 13-season professional career?

A) Philadelphia 76ers

B) Indiana Pacers

C) Boston Celtics

D) Los Angeles Lakers

Answer · why

C) Boston Celtics

Bird led Boston to five NBA Finals appearances and three titles, and the franchise retired his number as soon as he stepped away in 1992.

Q 02/05

What jersey number did Bird wear from high school through his entire NBA career?

A) 22

B) 32

C) 33

D) 21

Answer · why

C) 33

He took the number in high school because his older brother Mark had worn it, and never changed it.

Q 03/05

Bird's most famous nickname calls him "the Hick from" which Indiana town?

A) Bloomington

B) Muncie

C) Terre Haute

D) French Lick

Answer · why

D) French Lick

He grew up there in a house where his mother worked two jobs, and later bought her a property in town where he built the outdoor court seen in his fam...

Q 04/05

In which Indiana town was Larry Bird actually born, in December 1956?

A) Jeffersonville

B) Bloomington

C) Evansville

D) West Baden Springs

Answer · why

D) West Baden Springs

He was born there to Georgia and Joe Bird, one of six children, and the family lived in the neighbouring resort town he is usually associated with.

Q 05/05

Bird accepted a 1974 scholarship to play for which coach, then dropped out within a month?

A) Gene Keady

B) Bob Knight

C) Dean Smith

D) Digger Phelps

Answer · why

B) Bob Knight

He found the jump from his small hometown to the huge Bloomington campus overwhelming, went home and worked municipal jobs for a year.