Categories: Trivia

Basketball Trivia – Volume 1

Here’s a short trivia quiz designed to test your knowledge of basketball minutiae.

As this quiz at times to takes on a decidedly old-school slant, a few of these questions will be unfair to non-basketball historians – especially those under a certain age – while others will be unfair to everyone.

Your score is of secondary importance here. If you don’t know the correct responses when taking the quiz, you’ll certainly know them afterwards (unless you cheat and look at the answers below).

Good luck!

  1. Which NBA franchise was once located in Buffalo, New York?
    1. Memphis Grizzlies
    2. Los Angeles Clippers
    3. Sacramento Kings
    4. There has never been an NBA team in Buffalo.
  2. Which of these #1 NBA picks never participated in an NCAA Tournament game?
    1. Ben Simmons
    2. Markell Fultz
    3. Lebron James
    4. All of the above
  3. Where was Detroit Pistons’ guard Reggie Jackson born?
    1. Boston, Massachusetts
    2. Detroit, Michigan
    3. Pordenone, Italy
    4. None of the above
  4. Which NBA franchise once played several home games in Omaha, Nebraska?
    1. New Orleans Pelicans
    2. Sacramento Kings
    3. Milwaukee Bucks
    4. Dallas Mavericks
  5. Where did Portland Trailblazers guard C.J. McCollum attend college?
    1. Ohio State University
    2. Lehigh University
    3. Oregon State University
    4. DeVry Institute
  6. Which one of these college programs does not compete at the Division 1 level?
    1. University of the Incarnate Word
    2. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
    3. University of Massachusetts – Lowell
    4. University of North Alabama
    5. All compete at the Division 1 level
    6. None compete at the Division 1 level
  7. Which NBA head coach never played for the New York Knicks?
    1. Scott Brooks
    2. Rick Carlisle
    3. Billy Donovan
    4. Doc Rivers
    5. All played for the Knicks
    6. None played for the Knicks
  8. Which former NBA player was born in France?
    1. Samuel Dalembert
    2. Dominique Wilkins
    3. Kenny Smith
    4. Latrell Sprewell
  9. Which former NBA player was born in South Africa?
    1. Hakeem Olajuwon
    2. Dikembe Mutombo
    3. Steve Nash
    4. Tom Chambers
    5. None of the above
  10. Which venue will host the 2018 NCAA Men’s Final Four?
    1. The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
    2. Madison Square Garden in New York City
    3. AT&T Stadium in Arlington Texas
    4. The Rose Bowl in Pasedena, California

 

What do your scores mean?

0-9 correct:         Congratulations! You have a life!

10 correct:           Congratulations! Seek help immediately!

 

Answers: 1 b), 2 d), 3 c), 4 b), 5 b), 6 d), 7 e), 8 b), 9 c), 10 a)

 

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