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Basketball

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented the game of basketball?

a)

James Naismith

b)

James Smith

c)

John Niasmith

d)

John Smith

2.

How many players on the court for a team during a real basketball game?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

3.

 

In what year was basketball invented?

a)

1881

b)

1891

c)

1918

d)

1981

4.

What were used for the first baskets?

a)

A bucket

b)

A laundry basket

c)

A peach basket

d)

An apple basket

5.

In basketball, if you shoot a free throw it is worth how many points?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

6.

What does NBA stand for?

a)

Natural Basketball Association

b)

National Basketball Area

c)

New Basketball Association

d)

National Basketball Association

7.

Where was the game of basketball invented?

a)

New York, New York

b)

Kansas City, Kansas

c)

Springfield, Massachusetts

d)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

8.

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

a)

Principal

b)

Gym Teacher

c)

Custodian

d)

Coach

9.

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

a)

An old soccer ball

b)

An old basketball

c)

An old volleyball

d)

A pair of socks

10.

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

a)

In the gym

b)

At the YMCA

c)

At Madison Square Garden

d)

At the 1936 Olympics