Q 01/05

How many players from each team are on the court at the same time during an NBA game?

A) 5

B) 6

C) 7

D) 4

Answer · why

A) 5

Ten players share the floor during live play. The five-a-side standard dates to 1900; before that, teams sometimes fielded seven or nine.

Q 02/05

Which NBA team has won the most championships in league history?

A) Boston Celtics

B) Chicago Bulls

C) Los Angeles Lakers

D) Golden State Warriors

Answer · why

A) Boston Celtics

Their 18th banner came against Dallas in 2024, breaking a tie with the Lakers that had stood since 2020.

Q 03/05

What is presented to the team that wins the NBA Finals?

A) Larry O'Brien Trophy

B) Naismith Trophy

C) Walter A. Brown Award

D) Bill Russell Cup

Answer · why

A) Larry O'Brien Trophy

A new trophy was created for the 1977 Finals, the first after the ABA merger, and renamed in 1984 for the commissioner who oversaw that merger.

Q 04/05

Michael Jordan spent the majority of his career playing for which NBA team?

A) New York Knicks

B) Washington Wizards

C) Los Angeles Lakers

D) Chicago Bulls

Answer · why

D) Chicago Bulls

Jordan was the third pick of the 1984 draft and played 13 seasons in Chicago before finishing with two years in Washington. He remains the only player...

Q 05/05

How many quarters are played in a standard NBA game?

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

D) 5

Answer · why

C) 4

Each period lasts 12 minutes for 48 minutes of regulation; FIBA and the WNBA use 10-minute periods, and US college men's games are played in two 20-mi...