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PE Basketball Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An infringement of the rules, which does not involve contact.

a)

Violation

b)

traveling

c)

technical foul

d)

shot

2.

A moving violation in which a player takes too many steps without dribbling, jumps into the air, and lands without getting rid of the ball, or moves their pivot foot.

a)

violation

b)

transition

c)

traveling

d)

turnover

3.

when the defensive team gives up the ball without getting a shot.

a)

shot

b)

assist

c)

bank shot

d)

turnover

4.

When a player is fouled during the act of shooting but makes it the basket regardless, the shot counts, and they are rewarded one additional shot.

a)

Assist

b)

And One

c)

bank shot

d)

charge

5.

The act of preventing the offense from scoring.

a)

offense

b)

shot

c)

defense

d)

dribbling

6.

When was basketball made?

a)

1737

b)

1892

c)

1876

d)

1891

7.

Who is known as the inventor of basketball?

a)

James Coleman

b)

James Hansen

c)

James Naismith

d)

Frank Mahan

8.

A basketball game has four sections, called _____________.

a)

Quarto

b)

Quarters

c)

Quarter finals

d)

Halves

9.

If a player dribbles the ball, stops, then dribbles again, it is called a ________________.

a)

double bounce

b)

duo

c)

double trouble

d)

double dribble

10.

a version of basketball in which each team has only 3 players, and the game is played in the half court

a)

3x6

b)

3x3

c)

triple player

d)

triple game

11.

a two-handed pass thrown from chest level to a teammate without bouncing first

a)

charge

b)

chest pass

c)

conversion

d)

dead ball

12.

What is number 5?

a)

baseline

b)

free throw line

c)

three point arc

d)

side line

13.

actions by players, which break the rules but are not floor violations. They are penalized by a change in possession or free throw opportunities

a)

Foul Trouble

b)

Four-Point Play

c)

Foul

d)

Rebound

14.

the act of shooting the ball from the marked free throw line

a)

shot

b)

free throw

c)

shooting

d)

basket

15.

A pass thrown overheard with one hand that resembles how a baseball outfielder or football quarterback may throw at a ball.

a)

basket pass

b)

crossover pass

c)

baseball pass

d)

basketball pass

16.

What starts a game?

a)

A tip off

b)

Kickoff

c)

Game of Knockout

d)

Coin Toss

17.

When a team gets a ball, how many seconds do they have to score a point before giving it to the other team?

a)

8 seconds

b)

16 seconds

c)

24 seconds

d)

26 seconds

18.

The two lines at each end of the basketball court are known as ______.

a)

side lines

b)

Endzones

c)

Parallels

d)

base lines

19.

1st: Drive the movement of an offensive player while aggressively dribbling towards the basket in an attempt to score.

2nd: Dribble the act of moving the ball quickly down court by an offensive team in hopes of getting ahead of the defense to score.

a)

1st statement is true: 2nd statement is false

b)

1st statement is false: 2nd statement is true

c)

both false

d)

both true

20.

The first basketball game used ________ as goals.

a)

peach baskets

b)

apple baskets

c)

trash cans

d)

box

21.

Who discovered Naismith's hand written diaries and in what year?

a)

grandmother; 2006

b)

grandson; 2007

c)

granddaughter; 2006

d)

grandson; 2005

22.

PBL stands for?

a)

Philippine Baseball League

b)

Pilipinas Basketball Liga

c)

Pilipinas Basketball League

d)

Philippine Basketball League

23.

any player with the ball that is not ‘live’. This occurs after each successful field goal, free-throw attempt, after any official’s whistle or if the ball leaves the court, then play is stopped.

a)

block

b)

dead ball

c)

fix ball

d)

next ball

24.

the use of a defender’s body position to legally prevent an opponent’s advance.

a)

blocking

b)

box out

c)

guarding

d)

charging

25.

What is a technical foul?

a)

A foul that occurs when neither team is in clear possession of the ball

b)

A foul that comes from significant physical contact

c)

A foul unrelated to physical contact.

26.

The boundaries that run the length of the court perpendicular to the baselines.

a)

end zones

b)

sidelines

c)

backlines

d)

front lines

27.

Give 2 players of Mindoro Tamaraws

__________ and __________

(a)  

28.

the five members of the roster who begin the game on the court

a)

mythical 5

b)

starting lineup

c)

first members

d)

mythical lineup

29.

the flat surface directly behind the basket. The basket is connected to the backboard

a)

Backboard

b)

blackboard

c)

board

d)

cardboard

30.

In ___ the first FIba Asia Championship was won by the Philippines with​ _____ as the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

a)

1960; Carlos Badion

b)

1950; Carlos Badion

c)

1951; Ed Ocampo

d)

1960; Ed Ocampo

31.

A free throw is worth…

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

0.5

32.

He launched the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball league.

a)

Manny Villar

b)

Manny Pakyaw

c)

Manny Pacquiao

d)

Manny Paquiao

33.

When was Philippine Basketball Association founded?

a)

April 1975

b)

April 1983

c)

August 1975

d)

August 1983

34.

A shot that’s attempted in the final seconds of a period of play, usually taken mere moments before the time expires.

a)

shot puno

b)

fast break

c)

buzzer beater

d)

shot clock

35.

A period of sixty seconds during which the play is stopped and teams discuss strategy and a moment to allow players to rest.

a)

time in

b)

timeout

c)

time stop

d)

time still

36.

any shot attempt from beyond the three-point line

a)

three-point field goal

b)

three-point play

c)

three-point shot

d)

tree point shot

37.

The ball cannot be thrown in any direction with one or both hands.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

The ball must be held in or between the hands; the arms or body must not be used for holding it.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

The coach shall be judge of the ball and shall decide when the ball is in play, in bounds, to which side it belongs, and shall keep the time.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

Basketball was originally played with a _____. What kind of ball?

a)

bowling ball

b)

tennis ball

c)

soccer ball

d)

basket ball

41.

What is number 2?

a)

free throw line

b)

three point arc

c)

one point arc

d)

foul line

42.

There are __ total players on the basketball at one time.

a)

5 players

b)

9 players

c)

10 players

d)

3 players

43.

A pass to a teammate that results in a made basket.

a)

baseball pass

b)

assist

c)

chest pass

d)

bounce pass

44.

A relatively rare play in which an offensive player in the act of shooting a three-pointer is fouled in the action but makes the shot regardless.

a)

Four-Point Play

b)

Three-Point Play

c)

Two-Point Play

d)

5-Point Play

45.

No shouldering, holding, pushing, tripping, or striking in any way the person of an opponent shall be allowed

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

46.

The moments in the game in which teams are changing from offense to defense, and vice versa.

a)

Change court

b)

change place

c)

transition

d)

changing

47.

1st: Substitute a player who comes into the game to replace a player on the court.

2nd: Team Fouls the number of fouls an entire team has committed.

a)

1st statement is true; 2nd statement is false

b)

1st statement is false; 2nd statement is true

c)

both true

d)

both false

48.

consists of the rim and the net, also known a ‘the hoop

a)

basket

b)

net

c)

ball

d)

peach basket

49.

1st: Ball Screen the player with the ball. Usually the guard at the start of the play.

2nd: Ball Handler an action on offense when a teammate without the ball stands next tothe defender guarding the ball handler meant to impede the defender’s progress, while the player with the ball runs past to the screener.

a)

1st statement is true; 2nd statement is false

b)

1st statement is false; 2nd statement is true

c)

both true

d)

both false

50.

________ when a shot is successfully made

a)

conversion

b)

dead ball

c)

box out

d)

drive