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BASKETBALL

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented the game of basketball?

a)

Frank Mahan

b)

James Naismith

c)

Abner Doubleday

d)

Walter Camp

2.

When did basketball first start (what year)

a)

1891

b)

1895

c)

1892

d)

1893

3.

Naismith used a _________ as the first hoop.

a)

Milk Crate

b)

Peach Basket

c)

Trash bin

d)

Metal Hoop

4.

How did countries overseas learn about basketball?

a)

They saw it on TV

b)

Read about it in a newspaper

c)

Members of the YMCA traveled overseas and introduced the game

d)

They saw it on YouTube

5.

The history of basketball began with its invention in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts by Canadian physical education instructor

a)

Tex Gibbons

b)

Francis Johnson

c)

James Naismith

d)

Carl Knowles

6.

The objective of the game was to throw the basketball into the ___________nailed to the lower railing of the gym balcony.

a)

Basin

b)

Fruit basket

c)

Pail

d)

Drum

7.

9. Originally, the ball may be thrown in any direction with ________________.

a)

Only one hand

b)

One or both hands

c)

Only both hands

d)

None of the above

8.

6. The first public basketball game was played in ___________________.

a)

New York City

b)

Berlin

c)

Iowa City

d)

Springfield, Massachusetts

9.

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.

a)

dribble

b)

throw

c)

shoot

d)

jump

10.

If either side makes three consecutive fouls it shall count a ________ for opponents.

a)

Disqualification

b)

Substitution

c)

Goal

d)

Free throw