Q 01/05

The rock band Pearl Jam first performed under the name of which New Jersey Nets point guard?

A) Kenny Anderson

B) Mookie Blaylock

C) Sherman Douglas

D) Pooh Richardson

Answer · why

B) Mookie Blaylock

Mookie Blaylock's jersey number then gave the band the title of its debut album, Ten. The group changed its name after signing a record deal.

Q 02/05

Which 5-foot-3 Charlotte Hornets point guard is the shortest player ever to appear in an NBA game?

A) Earl Boykins

B) Greg Grant

C) Nate Robinson

D) Muggsy Bogues

Answer · why

D) Muggsy Bogues

Muggsy Bogues still blocked 39 shots in his career, including one from 7-foot Patrick Ewing.

Q 03/05

Rookie point guard Magic Johnson jumped center and scored 42 points to clinch the 1980 NBA Finals against which team?

A) Philadelphia 76ers

B) Boston Celtics

C) Seattle SuperSonics

D) New York Knicks

Answer · why

A) Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers watched him add 15 rebounds and 7 assists that night, with league MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar back in Los Angeles nursing a spraine...

Q 04/05

Stephen Curry was born in which Ohio city, also the birthplace of his NBA Finals rival LeBron James?

A) Cleveland

B) Akron

C) Toledo

D) Dayton

Answer · why

B) Akron

Akron is where both stars were born, in the same hospital a little over three years apart. Curry grew up mostly in Charlotte, where his father Dell pl...

Q 05/05

Which former point guard, then coaching Portland, helped a 13-year-old girl finish the national anthem in 2003?

A) Nate McMillan

B) Avery Johnson

C) Maurice Cheeks

D) Vinny Del Negro

Answer · why

C) Maurice Cheeks

Maurice Cheeks rushed over when Natalie Gilbert forgot the words, and the two finished it together as the whole arena sang along.