Basketball


What´s Basketball?


For better undertanding, read the next multiple-choice questions:

The team that has possession of the basketball is on                .
  1. defence
  2. foul
  3. offense
  4. holding

What is it called when a player scores a point?
  1. Goal
  2. Touchdown
  3. Home-run
  4. A Basket

How many points is a shot worth when inside the oppositions semi-circle?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

How many points are awarded for a score from outside the oppositions semi-circle?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

How many points is a shot worth when score a free throw shot?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

In Basketball the ball may be passed in any direction.
  1. True
  2. False

In Basketball players are allowed to run while holding the ball.
  1. No way
  2. Yes, but just two steps
  3. Yes, all the time they want
  4. none of the above

In an official Basketball game how many players play for each team?
  1. 5, all of the field player
  2. 6, all of the field player
  3. 7, 1 goalkeeper and 6 field player
  4. 8, 1 goalkeeper and 7 field player

An official Basketball field is…
  1. 40 meters wide by 20 meters long
  2. 28 meters wide by 15 meters long
  3. 16 meters wide by 8 meters long
  4. 18 meters wide by 9 meters long

In a regulation Basket game, how many players are on the court?
  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 6

An official Basketball match are…
  1. 4 x 10 minutes quarters internationally
  2. 4 x 12 minutes quarters in NBA
  3.  All of the above
  4. None of the above

To acquire the ball after a missed shot is called a…
  1. lay up
  2. foul
  3. free throw
  4. rebound

A player may intentionally kick the ball for the teams benefit
  1. true
  2. false

How many points is a basket worth if shot from inside of the 3-point line?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Two technical fouls result in removal from the game.
  1. true
  2. false

A team in control of the ball in its front court cannot maintain or regain possession of the ball if it enters the back court, unless a defensive player has touched it. This is called:
  1. back and forth
  2. side to side
  3. front to back
  4. over and back

A ______________ violation is called when a player moves more than two steps without dribbling the basketball.
  1. running
  2. traveling
  3. palming
  4. body contact

Basketball was created by a man named:
  1. Jon Quincy
  2. Brad Johnson
  3. Homer Basketball
  4. James Naismith

The ____________ attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring a basket.
  1. substitution
  2. offense
  3. defense
  4. refs

Which shot has the highest percentage of going in the basket?
  1. 3 point shot
  2. lay-up
  3. fade away
  4. free throw

A _________ occurs when a player breaks the rules in a way that does not involve contact.
  1. foul
  2. violation
  3. block
  4. rebound

Personal contact against the body of an opponent by a player with the ball is called:
  1. fastbreak
  2. charging
  3. traveling
  4. zone

A free throw is worth how many points?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

How many points do you get when you throw from the free-throw line?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

A basketball game starts with a jump ball called tip-off.
  1. true
  2. false

If your team has the ball, you are on defense.
  1. true
  2. false

In basketball a ______________ occurs when a player stops her dribble and then resumes it.
  1. rebound
  2. double dribble
  3. held ball
  4. travel

When you shoot from behind the 3 point line and land in front of the 3 point line after you shoot and the shot is made, it is worth 3 points.
  1. true
  2. false

This occurs when the player advances the ball, by herself, without dribbling it.
  1. rebound
  2. double dribble
  3. held ball
  4. travel

How many quarters are there in a basketball game?
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5

A defensive strategy where everyone guards an area is called a zone defense.
  1. true
  2. false

A ______________ occurs when an offensive player reaches a desired position first, causing a defensive player to go around her; delaying the progress of that defender.
  1. assist
  2. pivot
  3. steal
  4. screen

What is the best position to guard an opponent?
  1. face the opponent rather than the ball
  2. guarding as close to the opponent as possible
  3. playing the opponent slightly to the right
  4. stay between the opponent and the basket

What is the maximum number of fouls that a player can have before you foul out of a game?
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 6

What pass gives the best control and therefore is the most accurate?
  1. chest pass
  2. one handed
  3. cross court
  4. lob pass

This occurs when two players from opposite teams both have a firm grasp on the ball at the same time.
  1. rebound
  2. double dribble
  3. held ball
  4. travel
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