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 won its record 18th championship in 2024?

A) Boston Celtics

B) Chicago Bulls

C) Los Angeles Lakers

D) Golden State Warriors

Answer · why

A) Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics won it two years after losing the 2022 Finals to the Golden State Warriors, and Jaylen Brown was named Finals MVP.

Q 03/05

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

A) Larry O'Brien Trophy

B) Naismith Trophy

C) Maurice Podoloff Trophy

D) Michael Jordan Trophy

Answer · why

A) Larry O'Brien Trophy

Larry O'Brien Trophy, named in 1984 for the retiring commissioner who had brought the rival ABA into the NBA.

Q 04/05

During his first retirement, Michael Jordan played minor-league baseball in which team's organization?

A) Chicago Cubs

B) Atlanta Braves

C) Chicago White Sox

D) St. Louis Cardinals

Answer · why

C) Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox: Jordan signed in 1994 to chase his late father's dream, and the team's owner, Jerry Reinsdorf, also owned the Bulls.

Q 05/05

Designer Alan Siegel said he based the NBA logo's silhouette on a photo of which Hall of Famer?

A) Oscar Robertson

B) Jerry West

C) Bob Cousy

D) Elgin Baylor

Answer · why

B) Jerry West

Jerry West is the player Siegel names, though the NBA has never confirmed that any one player is in the logo.