1. When is basketball invented?
Base Line
- December 1891
2. Who is the inventor of basketball?
- Dr. James Naismith
3. Where does basketball originated?
- Springfield, Massachusetts
4. The first basket that was used for
basketball is?
- Peach Basket
5. The first ball used in basketball?
- Soccer Ball
6. Basketball was influenced by a
children’s game named what?
- Duck on a book
7. When was the first official game?
- January 20, 1892
8. What is the circumference of the
men’s basketball?
- 29.5 inches
9. What is the circumference of the
women’s basketball?
- 28.5 inches
10. What is the height of the rim?
- 10 feet
11. Parts of the court?
- Three-point line
12. Centerline
13. Free-throw Line
14.
15. Side Line
16. The flashy team that helps
basketball to spread popularity.
- Harlem Globetrotters
17. When was the basketball become an
Olympic sport?
- 1936
18. The first official pro basketball
league
- National Basketball League
19. Who is the founder of basketball
association of America (BAA)?
- Walter Brown
20. What is the year where BAA and NBL
joined together?
- 1949
21. What is the year shotclock was
introduced?
- 1954
22. What do you call the lead official
that usually performs the jump ball?
- Crew Chief
23. Basketball position usually the
fastest player on the team. He/she
facilitates and organize the team’s
offense.
 - Point Guard
24. Basketball position: Creates high
volume of long ranged shots
- Shooting Guard
25. Basketball position: Primary
responsible for scoring points via
cuts and dribble penetration.
- Small Forward
26. Basketball position: The last line of
defense
- Center
27. Basketball position: The offensive
threat under the basket, often plays
their back to the basket
- Power Forward
28. The act of attempting to score point
by throwing the ball through the
basket.
- Shooting
29. Successfully gain possession after
missed field goals
- Rebounding
30. A method of moving the ball
between players.
- Passing
31. A term used to designate a player’s
position under the backboard that
prevents an opposing player from
achieving a good rebounding
position.
- Boxing out
32. An aggressive move toward the
basket by a player with the ball.
- Drive
33. Moving the ball quickly down the
court in order to score before the
defense can set up.
- Fast Break
34. A special type of screen where a
player stands so the defensive
player slides to make contact freeing
an offensive teammate for a shot,
drive, or pass.
- Pick
35. The privilege given a player to score
one point by an unhindered throw
for a goal form within the free-throw
circle and behind the free throw
line.
- Free Throw
36. One player from each team will
stand in the center circle and the
referee throws the ball up between
them.
- Jump Ball
37. When an offensive player is moving
when an offensive player sticks out a
limb and makes physical contact
with a defender in an attempt to
block the path of the defender.
- Illegal Screen
38. An offensive foul that is committed
when a player pushes or runs over a
defensive player. The ball is given to
the team that the was committed
upon.
- Charging
39. It is an illegal personal contact
resulting from a defender not
establishing position in time to
 prevent an opponent towards the
basket.
- Blocking
40. A violent contact with an opponent.
This includes hitting, kicking, and
punching.
- Flagrant Foul
41. A player or a coach can commit this
type of foul. It does not involve
player contact or the ball but instead
it is about the “manners” of the
game.
- Technical Foul
42. Taking a step without dribbling the
ball then it is travelling. Moving or
lifting your pivot foot once you
stopped dribbling
- Travelling
43. If an offensive player interferes the
shot while it is on the way down
towards the basket
- Goal Tending
44. Once the offensive team has
brought or cross the mid court line
they cannot go back across the line
- Back Court Violation
45. Ball goes outside the boundary lines.
- Out of Bounds