The HARDEST NBA Quiz
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This quiz focuses on NBA basketball trivia and statistics, covering a wide range of professional basketball knowledge from historical records to recent events circa 2020. The content is most appropriate for high school level students (grades 9-12) due to the specialized knowledge required about professional sports statistics, player careers, trades, and league history spanning multiple decades. Students need comprehensive knowledge of NBA players, their achievements, career statistics, team transactions, and league events to successfully answer these questions. The quiz demands recall of specific factual information including MVP winners, draft picks, salary information, statistical leaders, All-Star game locations, and notable league events like the 2020 coronavirus diagnosis. This type of content requires sustained interest in professional basketball and familiarity with both current players and historical figures in the sport. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying sports trivia and basketball knowledge at the high school level. The quiz serves as an engaging assessment tool that can energize students who are passionate about basketball while testing their knowledge of professional sports history and current events. Teachers can utilize this quiz as a fun warm-up activity to start class, an end-of-unit review for sports-related curricula, or as a formative assessment to gauge student interest and background knowledge in professional athletics. It works particularly well for physical education classes, sports management courses, or as a recreational activity during advisory periods. The quiz can also function as homework or independent study material for students interested in sports journalism or broadcasting. While not aligned to traditional academic standards, this content supports social studies standards related to contemporary American culture and could connect to mathematics standards involving statistics and data analysis when used as a springboard for deeper statistical exploration of professional sports.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Who won MVP in the 2003-04 NBA season?
Kevin Garnett
Vince Carter
LeBron James
Shaquille O'Neal
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who did the Bulls pick in the 2019 draft? (their earliest pick)
Darius Garland
Wendell Carter Jr.
Coby White
Cam Reddish
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the highest paid NBA player as of March 11th, 2020?
James Harden
Steph Curry
LeBron James
Anthony Davis
Kevin Durant
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these players have the lowest overall on NBA 2k20?
Nicolas Batum
Evan Turner
Carmelo Anthony
JaKarr Sampson
Dante Exum
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who averaged the most points in the 1999-2000 NBA season?
Charles Barkley
Shaquille O'Neal
Dwight Howard
Michael Jordan
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What upcoming year is Cleveland going to host the All-Star game?
2021
2024
2022
2023
no time known yet
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Freebie for true fans: How many times has Aaron Gordom won the dunk contest as of 2020?
once, beating Zach LaVine
twice, beating Derrick Jones Jr. and Zach LaVine
three times, beating Donovan Mitchell, Zach LaVine, and Derrick Jones Jr.
once, beating Derrick Jones Jr.
no times
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