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Basketball

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3rd - 5th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In which section would you find the year basketball was created?

Seconds to Go!
The Game of Peach Baskets
A Growing Sport
Dribble, Run, Pass, Shoot!

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did Dr. James Naismith create basketball?

He had a lot of peach baskets around.
He wanted his students to dribble the ball.
He nailed peach baskets to the balcony rail at each end of the gym.
He wanted to keep his restless students occupied on rainy and cold days.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which was NOT true of the basketball rules in 1891?

The peach baskets had bottoms, so balls that made it in the basket had to be removed manually.
Basketball had no dribbling.
Players had to bounce pass the ball to move it around the court.
Players had to chest pass the ball to move it around the court.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Before the 1950s basketballs were _____.

orange
brown

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did basketball quickly become popular?

NBA Stars were on TV.
All people needed to play was a ball, a basket, and a court.
Yale University had a men's and women's team.
It became popular at the end of WWII.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why was the backboard invented?

To make it easier to make shots.
To keep the ball from going out of bounds.
To stop spectators from knocking away shots.
To hold up the metal hoop.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Basketball is popular worldwide.  Which section describes the countries and competitions held globally?

Rulers of the Court
Dribble, Run, Pass, Shoot!
A Growing Sport
More Than Just a Little Game

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