The Origins and Invention of Basketball

The original game of basketball used which type of baskets?

• Metal

• Plastic

• Peach

• Wooden

The game of basketball was invented in Springfield, ________.

• Illinois

• Massachusetts

• New York

• California

What must players do with the ball if they catch it while running?

• Hold it

• Throw it from the spot

• Pass it immediately

• Drop it

What happens if the ball goes out of bounds?

• It is a goal

• It is a foul

• It is played by the first person to touch it

• It is given to the opponent.

The game is played in ______-minute halves.

• Ten

• Fifteen

• Twenty

• Thirty

In what year did the FIBA come into being?

• 1932

• 1936

• 1945

• 1905

The US National Team won the Olympic basketball event in which year?

• 1932

• 1936

• 1945

• 1905

The first international basketball match was organized in which year?

• 1893

• 1900

• 1905

• 1939

The first NCAA DI tournament was held in which year?

• 1905

• 1909

• 1939

• 1945

Basketball was introduced to the rest of the world by which organizations?

• US Army and YMCA

• FIBA and NCAA

• NCAA and YMCA

• US Army and FIBA