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  • What year was basketball invented: 1881, 1891, 1981, or 1892?
    1891
  • Give an example of an offensive foul
    a player on offense commits a foul against a defender (ie: charging into them)
  • Who is the black mamba
    Kobe Bryant
  • How many points are awarded for a free throw?
    1 point
  • Which guard is position 1?
    Point guard
  • Name 2 skills in basketball
    dribble pass shoot
  • What is a violation that occurs when a player takes too many steps without dribbling the ball
    Traveling
  • An NBA game consists of 4 quarters each __ minutes in length
    12
  • Where is he shooting from? How many points is this shot?
    Three-point line; 3 points
  • What do you call this part of the basketball court?
    Midcourt line
  • What is the best basketball team in the NBA?
    LA Lakers
  • The position of forwards is usually assigned to the tallest, medium size, or shortest players?
    Medium size
  • Where is he shooting from?
    Free throw line
  • True or False: Guards are usually the tallest players
    False; they are the shortest
  • When would a referee call a double dribble
    When a player dribbles the ball with two hands at the same time or starts to dribble again after stopping
  • What is this?
    Official/ referee
  • She is __________ the ball
    passing
  • What do you call this action?
    To bounce/ to dribble
  • The _______ is a basketball team's teacher. They organize practice sessions to prepare the team for each game and select the players who will start the game.
    coach
  • How many feet high is a basketball hoop? 5 feet or 10 feet
    10 feet
  • What do you call this part of the basketball court?
    Center circle
  • What do you call this action?
    Lay-up
  • What type of foul occurs when the offensive player is being fouled by the defender.
    Defensive foul
  • The Boston Celtics are a basketball ______
    team
  • What is this?
    Basket/ basketball net/ hoop
  • How many total players are on the basketball court at one time during a game?
    10 players
  • What do you call this violation when a player's hand goes under the basketball
    Carry
  • Basketball was first played in the Olympics in 1936 in which city?
    Berlin
  • What is this?
    Backboard
  • What do we call position 5?
    Center
  • What do you call this action?
    Shooting
  • The international governing body of basketball is called ________
    FIBA
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