1001 Basketball Trivia Questions
By Dale Ratermann and Brian Brosi
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1001 Basketball Trivia Questions - Dale Ratermann
Chapter 1
The NBA
1. When did the National Basketball Association have its inaugural season?
1946–47.
2. Which two leagues merged to form the NBA?
Basketball Association of America and National Basketball League.
3. Which team won the championship in that inaugural season?
Philadelphia Warriors.
4. Which team did the Warriors beat in the championship series of that inaugural season?
Chicago Stags.
5. When did the Chicago Bulls win their first NBA championship?
1991.
6. Over the course of that 1990–91 season, how many players actually played for the Bulls?
Twelve.
7. Name six of those 12 Bulls.
Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Bill Cartwright, B.J. Armstrong, John Paxson, Stacey King, Craig Hodges, Dennis Hopson, Will Perdue, Cliff Levingston, and Scott Williams.
8. Which team set the league record by losing 26 games in a row? (Hint: It was in 2010–11.)
Cleveland Cavaliers.
9. Which team set the NBA record by winning 87.8 percent of its games in one season?
1995–96 Chicago Bulls (72–10).
Match these franchises with their team colors:
10. e, 11. a, 12. d, 13. b, 14. c.
15. What were the Philadelphia 76ers known as when the franchise was located in Syracuse?
Syracuse Nationals.
16. Name the only two original 11 NBA franchises that have not moved or disbanded.
Boston Celtics and New York Knicks.
17. What is the worst record for any team that has qualified for the playoffs?
16–54 (.229), by the Baltimore Bullets in 1952–53.
18. In the 1980s, the Los Angeles Lakers won nine Pacific Division titles. Which team did they finish second to in 1980–81?
Phoenix Suns.
19. Which team was the first to miss the NBA playoffs a year after winning the championship?
1969–70 Boston Celtics.
Match each NBA Development League team with its NBA affiliate:
20. a, 21. b, 22. d, 23. e, 24. c.
25. Which team preceded the Raptors in Toronto by 49 years?
The Huskies.
26. Which NBA team’s uniforms had a silhouette of a bridge and the words: The City?
San Francisco Warriors.
27. Which NBA franchise has fuchsia as one of its team colors?
San Antonio Spurs.
28. Which expansion team won the most games in its inaugural season?
1966–67 Chicago Bulls (33 wins).
29. Why is uniform number 6 retired by the Sacramento Kings?
To honor their fans, the Sixth Man.
30. Name the three smallest cities (by population) that had an NBA franchise.
Anderson, Ind. (Packers); Sheboygan, Wisc. (Red Skins); and Waterloo, Ia. (Hawks).
31. Name the smallest city (by population) that has an NBA franchise today.
Salt Lake City.
32. What is the largest U.S. city (by population) that does not have an NBA franchise?
San Diego.
33. Which NBA franchise was the last to relocate?
Brooklyn Nets (from New Jersey).
34. Where did the Grizzlies play before moving to Memphis?
Vancouver.
35. Are there really grizzly bears in Tennessee?
No, but there are black bears.
36. Which NBA team was known as Showtime?
Los Angeles Lakers of the late 1980s.
37. Which NBA team was known as The Bad Boys?
Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s.
Match each defunct NBA team with its home city:
38. i, 39. a, 40. d, 41. e, 42. f, 43. b, 44. c, 45. j, 46. g, 47. h.
48. Which team entered the 2013–14 NBA season with the longest current consecutive playoffs appearance streak?
San Antonio Spurs (16 seasons).
49. Which team is second on that list?
Denver Nuggets (10 seasons).
50. Which NBA franchise set the league record by appearing in the playoffs for 22 consecutive seasons?
Philadelphia 76ers.
51. Which franchise won eight consecutive NBA championships?
Boston Celtics.
52. Which team entered the 2013–14 NBA season having gone the longest since making the playoffs?
Minnesota Timberwolves (nine seasons).
53. Which team is second on that list?
Sacramento Kings (seven seasons).
Match these arenas with the NBA team that plays there:
54. i, 55. a, 56. b, 57. c, 58. g, 59. h, 60. j, 61. d, 62. e, 63. f.
64. Which franchise has gone the longest without ever making the NBA Finals?
Sacramento Kings (62 seasons, including the franchise’s history in other cities).
65. Where was the NBA All-Star Game when it drew 108,713 fans, the most ever to watch a basketball game?
Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Tex.
66. Which NBA arena has the largest listed capacity?
Detroit’s The Palace of Auburn Hills (22,076).
67. Which NBA arena has the smallest listed capacity?
New Orleans Arena (17,188).
KEITH ALLISON
SRA SHEILA DEVERA
Chapter 2
NBA Players
68. Name