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Introduction to Basketball

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The aim of each team is to score in opponent’s basket and to prevent the other team from scoring.

a)

Baseball

b)

Football

c)

Volleyball

d)

Basketball

2.

In what year was basketball invented?

a)

1982

b)

1981

c)

1891

d)

1892

3.

He was a Canadian college instructor who invented the game basketball.

a)

William Morgan

b)

James Naismith

c)

Lebron

James

d)

Steve

Jobs

4.

What is the Governing body of basketball?

a)

VIVA

b)

FIBA

c)

PBA

d)

NBA

5.

The game was first played in ______ that were nailed up at each end of the gymnasium as a goal?

a)

Orange

Basket

b)

Tomato

Basket

c)

Peach

Basket

d)

Apple

Basket

6.

The first set of rules was published and distributed through the YMCA movement in year?

a)

1892

b)

1890

c)

1891

d)

1982

7.

It was formed 13 years before the NBA was formed in America.

a)

England

Basketball

Association

b)

English

Basketball

Association

c)

British

Basketball

Association

d)

American

Basketball

Association

8.

What is the meaning of YMCA?

a)

Young Men’s

Christian

Academy

b)

Young Men’s Christian Association

c)

Young Men’s Cultural Association

d)

Young Men’s Center Academy

9.

The game basketball was invented at __________?

a)

Springfield

Masachessets, USA

b)

Springfilled

Massachusetts, USA

c)

Springfield

Massachusetts, USA

d)

Springfiles

Masachussets, USA

10.

FIBA stands for.

a)

Federation International Basketball Amateur

b)

Federation Internationale de Basketball Association

c)

Federation International Basketball Association

d)

Federation Internationale de Basketball Amateur