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BASKETBALL

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented Basketball?

a)

James Naismith

b)

Magic Johnson

c)

William G. Morgan

d)

Michael Jordan

2.

What year was basketball invented?

a)

1981

b)

1817

c)

1975

d)

1891

3.

Where was the game of basketball invented?

a)

Kansas City, Kansas

b)

New York, New York

c)

Springfield, Massachusetts

d)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

4.

When basketball first started how many players from each team were on the court?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

6

d)

3

5.

What was used as the first goals for the game of basketball?

a)

Garbage pail

b)

Apple tree

c)

Peach basket

d)

A hoop

6.

What does NBA stand for?

a)

National Basketball Area

b)

National Basketball Association

c)

New Basketball Association

d)

Natural Basketball Association

7.

Which one of these is a type of basketball pass?

a)

Side

b)

Body

c)

Head

d)

Bounce

8.

The team who has the ball and is trying to score is called ...

a)

Offense

b)

Defense

9.

What is called when you are slapping at someone while they are dribbling the basketball?

a)

travel

b)

foul

c)

walking

d)

double dribble

10.

The team that does not have possession of the basketball and is trying to stop the other team from scoring is on ...

a)

offense

b)

defense