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Basketball

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the game of basketball invented?

a)

1895

b)

1918

c)

1891

d)

1798

2.

Where was the game of basketball invented?

a)

Kansas City, Kansas

b)

Springfield, Massachusetts

c)

New York, New York

d)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3.

When basketball first started how many players from each team were on the court?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

9

d)

3

4.

Dr.Naismith’s job when he invented the game of basketball was ?

a)

Gym Teacher

b)

Custodian

c)

Principal

d)

Security

5.

According to the radio clip, the first most important rule of basketball is?

a)

No Fouling

b)

No jump balls

c)

No Running with the ball

d)

Shooting in the basket

6.

What was used as the first ball in that first free for all game?

a)

An old basketball

b)

An old volleyball

c)

An old soccer ball

d)

A pair of socks

7.

What was used as the first goals for the game of basketball?

a)

Garbage pail

b)

Peach basket

c)

Apple tree

d)

A hoop

8.

When was the first time the inventor of basketball watched a game?

a)

At the YMCA

b)

In the gym

c)

At Madison Square Garden

d)

At the 1936 Olympics

9.

How many original rules of basketball were their?

a)

5

b)

13

c)

1

d)

9

10.

The name of the arena where the Brooklyn Nets play is called?

a)

MSG

b)

Barclays

c)

Nassau Coliseum

d)

The Rock