Basketball

Question 1

How high is the basket off the ground?

Answer 1

10 feet

Question 2

Women/ youth boys use _______ ball

Answer 2

28.5

Question 3

Boys grade 7+ use ________ ball

Answer 3

29.5

Question 4

Court for HS and below is this

Answer 4

50-84 ft

Question 5

Court for college and pro is this

Answer 5

50-94 ft

Question 6

Who invented basketball?

Answer 6

James Naismith

Question 7

When was basketball invented?

Answer 7

1891

Question 8

Where was basketball invented?

Answer 8

YMCA, Springfield, Massachusetts

Question 9

HS varsity games are this long

Answer 9

four eight-minute quarters

Question 10

HS JV games are this long

Answer 10

four seven-minute quarters

Question 11

Frosh level and lower games are this long

Answer 11

four six-minute quarters (unless told otherwise)

Question 12

Men’s college games are this long

Answer 12

two twenty-minute halves

Question 13

Women’s college games are this long

Answer 13

four ten-minute quarters

Question 14

what is the objective of basketball?

Answer 14

Accumulate more points than the other team

Question 15

how many outs is a team granted?

Answer 15

five per team (1 more is given for overtime)

Question 16

How many players on a team?

Answer 16

five on a court

Question 17

Positions

Answer 17

two guards, two forwards, and one center

Question 18

what is a field goal and how many points is it?

Answer 18

A shot made anywhere on the court is two points unless behind the three point line

Question 19

How many points is a shot made behind the three point line?

Answer 19

three

Question 20

Free throw

Answer 20

an unguarded shot made by a player after they’ve been fouled. one point

Question 21

Where is a free throw shot?

Answer 21

behind the Free Throw Line

Question 22

Dribbling

Answer 22

Bouncing the ball using one hand at a time in order to move around the court

Question 23

Pass

Answer 23

Getting the ball to another player

Question 24

Double Dribble

Answer 24

When a player dribbles with both hands at the same time. Not allowed

Question 25

Pivot

Answer 25

when the player holding the ball keeps one foot still, and moves the other one

Question 26

Rebound

Answer 26

When a player misses a basket, then tries again and makes it

Question 27

Backcourt

Answer 27

Defensive half of court opposite of the teams basket

Question 28

Baseline

Answer 28

the end line behind each teams basket

Question 29

Blocking/boxing out

Answer 29

Stepping in front of the offencive player to block a rebound