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WorksheetsBASKETBALL
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who invented the game of basketball?
Frank Mahan
James Naismith
Abner Doubleday
Walter Camp
When did basketball first start (what year)
1891
1895
1892
1893
Naismith used a _________ as the first hoop.
Milk Crate
Peach Basket
Trash bin
Metal Hoop
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
The history of basketball began with its invention in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts by Canadian physical education instructor
Tex Gibbons
Francis Johnson
James Naismith
Carl Knowles
The objective of the game was to throw the basketball into the ___________nailed to the lower railing of the gym balcony.
Basin
Fruit basket
Pail
Drum
9. Originally, the ball may be thrown in any direction with ________________.
Only one hand
One or both hands
Only both hands
None of the above
6. The first public basketball game was played in ___________________.
New York City
Berlin
Iowa City
Springfield, Massachusetts
A player cannot run with the ball, the player must ______ it from the spot on which he catches it, allowance to be made for a man who catches the ball when running at good speed.
dribble
throw
shoot
jump
If either side makes three consecutive fouls it shall count a ________ for opponents.
Disqualification
Substitution
Goal
Free throw
