History of Basketball Quiz1

Who is credited with inventing the game of basketball in 1891?

• Michael Jordan

• LeBron James

• James Naismith

• Kobe Bryant

In which city was the first public basketball game played?

• Los Angeles

• Springfield

• Chicago

• New York City

What was the original objective of the game of basketball?

• Score goals by running with the ball

• Score goals by hitting the ball with a bat

• Score goals by kicking the ball

• Score goals by throwing the ball into peach baskets

Which team is considered the 'fathers of basketball' and presented as 'World’s Basketball Champions'?

• Original Celtics

• Los Angeles Lakers

• Chicago Bulls

• Boston Celtics

When was the first professional basketball league founded?

• 1935

• 1920

• 1905

• 1898

Which organization had a major role in spreading basketball throughout the United States, Canada, and the world?

• NBA

• FIBA

• YMCA

• NCAA

Which college played the first recorded game against an outside opponent?

• Stanford University

• Vanderbilt University

• Yale University

• Harvard University

When did the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) take over oversight of basketball activity from the YMCA?

• 1939

• 1893

• 1905

• 1917

What was the first intercollegiate match using the modern rule of five players per side?

• Yale vs. Penn

• Stanford vs. UCLA

• Harvard vs. Princeton

• University of Chicago vs. University of Iowa

When was the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament started?

• 1939

• 1946

• 1905

• 1898