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Which building hosted the first ever NBA game?

Madison Square Garden

Maple Leaf Gardens

Paycom Center

Amway Center

2 / 50

What was Steve Kerr's career three point percentage?

0.398

0.443

0.454

0.426

3 / 50

The NBA was originally named as...

National American Basketball Association

League of American Basketball Players

American Basketball Association

Basketball Association of America

4 / 50

Which NBA team holds the longest consecutive NBA Finals appearance streak?

Boston Celtics

Los Angeles Lakers

No answers are correct

Chicago Bulls

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When LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh played for the Miami Heat, they were collectively known as the...

Can't Beat the Heat

Fast and the Furious

Trio of Doom

Big Three

6 / 50

What team did Michael Jordan play for during his six championship runs?

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics

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How many games does each team play during a regular season?

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Who was the first commissioner of the NBA?

Maurice Podoloff

Larry O'Brien

J. Walter Kennedy

Adam Silver

9 / 50

The 2010 NBA All-Star Game broke the record for the single largest attendance for an indoor event, how many attendees?

108713

100000

102436

98010

10 / 50

What team did Kobe played against when he scored both his lowest and highest game ever?

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Toronto Raptors

11 / 50

What team did Shaquille O'Neal win three consecutive championships with from 2000-2002?

Los Angeles Lakers

Orlando Magic

Miami Heat

Houston Rockets

12 / 50

Which team is considered as the first dynasty in the NBA?

Detroit Pistons

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Minneapolis Lakers

13 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 17 championships?

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers

None of the above

All answers are correct

Boston Celtics

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What playoff seed were the Houston Rockets when they won the NBA title in the 1994-95 season?

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Besides the NBA, what are the other major sports leagues in the U.S.A.?

MLB

NHL

NFL

All answers are correct

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Besides the U.S.A., what other country does the NBA have a team from?

Canada

Puerto Rico

Jamaica

Hawaii

17 / 50

Which NBA franchise has won 3 titles in a row?

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

All answers are correct

Boston Celtics

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Who was the player that scored the first ever basket in the Basketball Association of America (BAA)?

Ben Gordon

Charley Rosen

Ossie Schectman

Ricky Green

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Who broke the color barrier and became the first non-white player and the first player of Asian descent to play in the NBA?

Yuta Tabuse

Yao Ming

Wat Misaka

Wang Zhizhi

20 / 50

The NBA's regular season begins and ends from...

October to April

September to May

October to May

September to April

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What team holds the record for the most wins in a single NBA regular season?

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

22 / 50

The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team was nicknamed into...

Dream Team

Lean Mean Team

Pro Team

NBA Team

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Who among the following became the first African-American players in the NBA?

Chuck Cooper

Earl Lloyd

All answers are correct

Nathaniel Clifton

24 / 50

What team did LeBron James win his first NBA championship with?

Los Angeles Lakers

Cleveland Cavaliers

Golden State Warriors

Miami Heat

25 / 50

Who was the first winner of the first ever three point contest in the NBA?

Mark Price

Craig Hodges

Larry Bird

Dale Ellis

26 / 50

In 2016 this player was the first to be a unanimously voted MVP

Karl-Anthony Towns

Nikola Jokic

Lebron James

Steph Curry

27 / 50

Which of the following early basketball leagues become the choice for collegians looking to turn professional?

American Basketball League (ABL)

Basketball Association of America (BAA)

National Basketball League (NBL)

National Basketball Association (NBA)

28 / 50

What team was known as the Seattle SuperSonics before moving to Oklahoma City in 2008?

Jazz

Kings

Pelicans

Thunder

29 / 50

Who are known as the "Splash Brothers"?

Steph Curry and Draymond Green

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson

Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala

Steph Curry and Mychal Thompson

30 / 50

What team is known as "The Greek Freak's" team?

Milwaukee Bucks

Los Angeles Clippers

Houston Rockets

Miami Heat

31 / 50

What team has the most consecutive NBA championships with eight?

Los Angeles Lakers

Boston Celtics

Chicago Bulls

Minneapolis Lakers

32 / 50

In 1949, which of the following NBL teams merged into the BAA?

All answers are correct

Tri-Cities

Anderson

Syracuse

33 / 50

What was introduced in 1954 to encourage shooting and discourage stalling?

Shot clock

Travelling

Buzzer beaters

Flagrant foul

34 / 50

What franchise became the first former ABA team to win the NBA championship?

Denver Nuggets

New York Nets

San Antonio Spurs

Indiana Pacers

35 / 50

What team was the first to win an NBA championship?

Philadelphia Warriors

New York Knicks

Minneapolis Lakers

Boston Celtics

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Wilt Chamberlain famously scored 100 points against which team?

Hawks

Celtics

Knicks

Lakers

37 / 50

The NBA was founded on what city?

Chicago

Los Angeles

Phoenix

New York

38 / 50

The Buffalo Braves was renamed into what team when it was moved to San Diego?

San Diego Clippers

Harlem Globetrotters

Los Angeles Clippers

Minneapolis Lakers

39 / 50

Klay Thompson's father played for which NBA team?

Nuggets

Jazz

Lakers

Warriors

40 / 50

What NBA team has won the most championships in NBA history?

Boston Celtics

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers

Chicago Bulls

41 / 50

How much was Wilt Chamberlain's salary when he spent one year with the Harlem Globetrooters?

60000

65000

50000

55000

42 / 50

This team set the record for most points scored in a season in 1981-1982....

Sixers

Nuggets

Warriors

Bullets

43 / 50

In what format is the NBA finals played?

Best of 5

Best of 3

Best of 7

Best of 9

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From what period did the NBA expanded from 9 to 14 teams?

1966 to 1968

1965 to 1968

1966 to 1967

1965 to 197

45 / 50

Which league in the world owns the prestige of having the best paid athletes by average annual salary per player?

MLS

NFL

NBA

MLB

46 / 50

Wilt Chamberlain was once a member of what basketball exibition team?

Harlem Globetrotters

Minneapolis Lakers

Washington Generals

All answers are correct

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Back in 1967, the Houston Rockets was originally established as...

San Diego Rockets

Seattle SuperSonics

Minneapolis Lakers

Syracuse Nationals

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Which of the following was nickname for Wilt Chamberlain?

All answers are correct

Wilt the Stilt

The Big Dipper

Goliath

49 / 50

What teams were added when the NBA expanded to Canada?

Ottawa and Vancouver

Vancouver and Toronto

Vancouver and Winnipeg

Toronto and Ottawa

50 / 50

Besides the NBA, which of the following are considered as premier basketball leagues in the world?

G League

East Coast Basketball League

No answers are correct

American Basketball Association

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Who is the only player in NBA history to earn the accolades of Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year?
What jersey number did Larry Bird wear during high school, college and with the Boston Celtics?
Twitter’s first logo was named after whom?
Metta World Peace was previously known as…
Who is the shortest NBA player of all time?
How tall is Muggsy Bogues?
Who was Isaiah Thomas named after?
How tall is Isaiah Thomas?
What was the 2000 Summer Paralympics infamous for?
How many of the Spanish basketball team members from the 2000 Summer Paralympics had no disability?
Who was 139th overall pick in the seventh round of the 1977 NBA draft?
The NBA was founded in the year…
Who scored the first basket in the first ever NBA game?
Who is the only NBA player to score 100 points in a single game?
Who is the first NBA player to accumulate a score of over 30,000 points during his career?
The youngest NBA player to score 10,000 career points is…
Who is the first African American to play in the NBA?
In what year was the WNBA launched?
Who holds the record for the most finals MVP in the WNBA?
How many finals MVPs did Cynthia Cooper-Dyke earn during her career?
Who are considered as the tallest identical twins in WNBA history?
What is the height of WNBA twins Heidi and Heather Burge?
This player scored the first basket in WNBA history…
The following teams participated in the first ever WNBA playoffs except…
Which WNBA team won the 1997 championship?
Who has the honor of scoring the first ever dunk in the WNBA?

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