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WorksheetsHistory of Basketball
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
Who created basketball?
Jerry West
Adam Silver
James Naismith
Michael Feierstien
Basketball was created in...
1891
1905
1791
1851
The first version of basketball was played with ...
5 vs 5
9 vs 9
7 vs 7
4 vs 4
Naismith used a _________ as the first hoop.
Milk Crate
Peach Basket
Trash bin
Metal Hoop
Naismith created the sport of basketball because...
He was bored
Wanted to be famous
Needed an indoor sport for the winter
He didn't like soccer
How did Basketball spread through the U.S so fast?
Naismith went on a U.S tour teaching basketball
Naismith introduced the game in a news article called "The Triangle"
Naismith introduced basketball on Sportscenter
The first games played in college basketball were using the 5 vs 5 rules
True
False
The first true 5 vs 5 college basketball game was played by...
University of Chicago vs Iowa
University of Miami vs FSU
Yale vs Penn
Syracuse vs Uconn
The first known college to field a team against an outside opponent was Vanderbilt University
True
False
How did countries overseas learn about basketball?
They saw it on TV
Read about it in a newspaper
Members of the YMCA traveled overseas and introduced the game
They saw it on YouTube
What was the very first professional basketball league in the U.S?
NBA
ABL
NBL
FIBA
The 3point line was created in the ABL
True
False
