Basketball: Test your knowledge

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of six (6) players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court.

• True

• False

Invented in 1891 by this Canadian-American gym teacher in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

• James Naismith

• William Morgan

• Kobe Bryant

• Micahel Jordan

Basketball was originally played with a _________ ball.

• soccer

• tennis

• soft

• base

A Skill in Basketball.

• Spike

• Flutter Kick

• Smash

• Rebound

The _______ is the most significant professional basketball league in the world in terms of popularity, salaries, talent, and level of competition

• NBA

• PBA

• PVL

• MPBL

The highest governing body in the Basketball World.

• FIBA

• FIVB

• FIFA

• FINA

The most important equipment in Basketball.

• Ball

• Net

• Jersey

• Whistle

Basketball was introduced in the Philippines during the Japanese colonial period with the first Japanese teachers teaching the sport along with baseball through the YMCA and the school system.

• True

• False

The year when the Philippines made their debut in the Olympic Games where they finished fifth, the best result of an Asian team in Olympic basketball history.

• 1896

• 1972

• 1936

• 2016

The ________ is the first professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA.

• Philippine Basketball Association

• Chinese Basketball Association

• Korean Basketball League

• Japan Basketball League