Welcome to the ultimate collection of Basketball trivia questions and answers! Whether you’re a long-time basketball fan or a recent follower of the sport, you’ll enjoy testing your knowledge with these 100 fascinating questions. From groundbreaking milestones to exceptional performances, this quiz covers a wide range of topics from the world of professional basketball. Are you ready to put your NBA knowledge to the test? Let’s get started!
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1. Who invented basketball? Reveal Answer Dr. James Naismith.
2. Which team won the first-ever NBA game? Reveal Answer The New York Knicks.
3. Who is the youngest basketball player to score 10,000 points in the NBA? Reveal Answer LeBron James.
4. Who has the most career assists in the NBA? Reveal Answer John Stockton. 5. Which basketball player has the most NBA MVP awards? Reveal Answer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
6. Who is the all-time leading scorer in the NBA? Reveal Answer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
7. What is the highest-scoring NBA game ever? Reveal Answer Detroit Pistons vs. Denver Nuggets (186-184) in 1983.
8. Which NBA player was first to win the MVP, All-Star game MVP, and Finals MVP in the same season? Reveal Answer Michael Jordan.
9. What basketball player has won the most NBA championships? Reveal Answer Bill Russell with 11 championships.
10. Who is the tallest professional basketball player? Reveal Answer Gheorghe Mureșan and Manute Bol, both were 7’7″.
11. Who is the shortest professional basketball player? Reveal Answer Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues, who was 5’3″.
12. What player has the most career personal fouls in the NBA? Reveal Answer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
13. Who made the first 3-point shot in NBA history? Reveal Answer Chris Ford.
14. Which team ended the Boston Celtics’ eight-year winning streak in the 1967 NBA Finals? Reveal Answer The Philadelphia 76ers.
15. Who holds the record for the most points scored in a single NBA game? Reveal Answer Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a game against the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962.
16. What team won the first NBA championship? Reveal Answer The Philadelphia Warriors.
17. Who holds the NBA record for the most blocks in a single game? Reveal Answer Elmore Smith with 17 blocks.
18. What is the longest game in NBA history? Reveal Answer Indianapolis Olympians vs. Rochester Royals in 1951, lasting 6 overtimes.
19. Who was the first non-American to win the NBA MVP award? Reveal Answer Dirk Nowitzki.
20. Who is the NBA’s all-time leading rebounder? Reveal Answer Wilt Chamberlain.
21. What is the most points scored by a team in a single NBA game? Reveal Answer The Denver Nuggets scored 186 points against the Detroit Pistons in 1983.
22. Who was the first basketball player to be drafted out of high school? Reveal Answer Reggie Harding.
23. What was the first basketball team to integrate the NBA? Reveal Answer The Boston Celtics.
24. Who is the youngest player ever drafted into the NBA? Reveal Answer Andrew Bynum.
25. What player holds the record for most steals in a single NBA game? Reveal Answer Larry Kenon and Kendall Gill, both with 11 steals.
26. Who was the first player to score 50 points in a single NBA Finals game? Reveal Answer Elgin Baylor.
27. Who was the first woman to be an NBA coach? Reveal Answer Becky Hammon.
28. Who was the first NBA player to win an Oscar? Reveal Answer Kobe Bryant.
29. Who was the first NBA player to win the league’s Most Improved Player award twice? Reveal Answer Giannis Antetokounmpo.
30. Which player has the most All-Star game appearances? Reveal Answer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 19 appearances.
31. Who was the first NBA player to have a shoe named after them? Reveal Answer Chuck Taylor.
32. Who is the youngest coach to win an NBA championship? Reveal Answer Pat Riley.
33. Who was the first African-American to be drafted in the NBA? Reveal Answer Chuck Cooper.
34. Who was the first player to win back-to-back MVP awards in the NBA? Reveal Answer Bill Russell.
35. Who was the first player to reach 30,000 points in the NBA? Reveal Answer Wilt Chamberlain.
36. Who has the most triple-doubles in NBA history? Reveal Answer Russell Westbrook.
37. What team holds the record for the longest winning streak in NBA history? Reveal Answer The Los Angeles Lakers with 33 straight wins in the 1971-1972 season.
38. Who was the first player to lead the league in scoring and assists in the same season? Reveal Answer Nate Archibald.
39. Who holds the record for most points scored in an NBA playoff game? Reveal Answer Michael Jordan with 63 points.
40. Who was the first NBA player to win Defensive Player of the Year in consecutive years? Reveal Answer Sidney Moncrief.
41. What year was the 3-point line introduced in the NBA? Reveal Answer The 1979-1980 season.
42. Who is the oldest basketball player to play in an NBA game? Reveal Answer Nat Hickey at 45 years and 363 days old.
43. Who is the youngest basketball player to win an NBA championship? Reveal Answer Darko Miličić.
44. Who was the first NBA player to record a quadruple-double? Reveal Answer Nate Thurmond.
45. Who holds the record for the most rebounds in a single NBA game? Reveal Answer Wilt Chamberlain with 55 rebounds.
46. Which team holds the record for the most NBA championships won? Reveal Answer The Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers (as of 2021).
47. Who was the first NBA player to score 2,000 points in a single season? Reveal Answer George Yardley.
48. What is the longest overtime game in NBA history? Reveal Answer The game between the Indianapolis Olympians and the Rochester Royals in 1951 that went into 6 overtimes.
49. Who was the first NBA player to be named MVP in his rookie season? Reveal Answer Wilt Chamberlain.
50. Who was the first player to dunk in an NBA game? Reveal Answer Joe Fortenberry.
51. Who has the most rebounds in a single NBA season? Reveal Answer Wilt Chamberlain.
52. What NBA team has the best regular-season record? Reveal Answer The Golden State Warriors with a 73-9 record in the 2015-2016 season.
53. Who is the highest-scoring duo in NBA history? Reveal Answer Karl Malone and John Stockton.
54. Who is the youngest NBA player to score 60 points in a game? Reveal Answer Devin Booker.
55. Who is the oldest player to score 50 points in an NBA game? Reveal Answer Michael Jordan.
56. Who was the first NBA player to come out as gay? Reveal Answer Jason Collins.
57. Who was the first basketball player to win the NBA Finals MVP award? Reveal Answer Jerry West.
58. Who was the first foreign-born player to be named NBA MVP? Reveal Answer Dirk Nowitzki.
59. Who was the first Asian American player in the NBA? Reveal Answer Wataru Misaka.
60. Who is the shortest player to play in an NBA All-Star game? Reveal Answer Calvin Murphy.
61. Who was the first NBA player to win an MVP award in both the regular season and the All-Star game in the same year? Reveal Answer Michael Jordan.
62. Who was the first NBA player to record a triple-double in an All-Star game? Reveal Answer Michael Jordan.
63. Who was the first NBA player to win the Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season? Reveal Answer Wilt Chamberlain.
64. Who was the first NBA player to have a quadruple-double in a playoff game? Reveal Answer No one has achieved this feat.
65. Who holds the record for the most 3-pointers made in a single NBA season? Reveal Answer Stephen Curry.
66. Who was the first NBA player to win the Slam Dunk Contest as a rookie? Reveal Answer Larry Nance Sr.
67. Who was the first NBA player to come off the bench and score 50 points in a game? Reveal Answer Jamal Crawford.
68. Who was the first NBA player to record a 30-30 game (30 points and 30 rebounds)? Reveal Answer Wilt Chamberlain.
69. Who was the first NBA player to lead the league in points and rebounds in the same season? Reveal Answer Wilt Chamberlain.
70. Who was the first NBA player to lead the league in scoring and steals in the same season? Reveal Answer Michael Jordan.
71. Who was the first NBA player to lead the league in points and assists in the same season? Reveal Answer Nate Archibald.
72. Who was the first NBA player to win the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season? Reveal Answer Michael Jordan.
73. Who was the first NBA player to record a 20-20-20 game (20 points, 20 rebounds, and 20 assists)? Reveal Answer Wilt Chamberlain.
74. Who was the first NBA player to lead the league in assists for five consecutive seasons? Reveal Answer Bob Cousy.
75. Who was the first NBA player to record a triple-double in a playoff debut? Reveal Answer Magic Johnson.
76. Who was the first basketball player to record a triple-double in an NBA Finals game? Reveal Answer Jerry West.
77. Who was the first NBA player to record a triple-double in an All-Star game? Reveal Answer Michael Jordan.
78. Who was the first NBA player to record a 50-40-90 season (50% FG, 40% 3P, 90% FT)? Reveal Answer Larry Bird.
79. Who was the first NBA player to win both the NBA Finals MVP and the All-Star game MVP in the same year? Reveal Answer Willis Reed.
80. Who was the first NBA player to win the MVP, All-Star game MVP, and Finals MVP in the same year? Reveal Answer Michael Jordan.
81. Who was the first NBA player to win the MVP and the NBA championship in the same year? Reveal Answer Bob Cousy.
82. Who was the first NBA player to win the MVP and the Olympic gold medal in the same year? Reveal Answer Michael Jordan.
83. Who was the first NBA player to be named an All-Star in his rookie season? Reveal Answer Elvin Hayes.
84. Who was the first NBA player to record a triple-double in his rookie season? Reveal Answer Oscar Robertson.
85. Who was the first NBA player to record a 5×5 game (at least 5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, and 5 blocks)? Reveal Answer Hakeem Olajuwon.
86. Who was the first NBA player to lead the league in scoring four consecutive seasons? Reveal Answer Wilt Chamberlain.
87. Who was the first NBA player to lead the league in rebounding five consecutive seasons? Reveal Answer Dennis Rodman.
88. Who was the first NBA player to lead the league in blocks three consecutive seasons? Reveal Answer Mark Eaton.
89. Who was the first basketball player to lead the NBA in steals three consecutive seasons? Reveal Answer Alvin Robertson.
90. Who was the first NBA player to lead the league in assists three consecutive seasons? Reveal Answer Bob Cousy.
91. Who was the first NBA player to be named an All-Star at three different positions? Reveal Answer LeBron James.
92. Who was the first NBA player to be named an All-Star in three different decades? Reveal Answer Tim Duncan.
93. Who was the first basketball player to win a NBA championship as a player and as a coach? Reveal Answer Bill Russell.
94. Who was the first NBA player to be named to the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team in the same season? Reveal Answer Jerry West.
95. Who was the first NBA player to win the Sixth Man of the Year and the MVP in the same season? Reveal Answer No player has achieved this as of 2021.
96. Who was the first NBA player to record a triple-double off the bench? Reveal Answer Art Williams.
97. Who was the first NBA player to record a double-double in his NBA debut? Reveal Answer Maurice Stokes.
98. Who was the first NBA player to win the Three-Point Contest as a rookie? Reveal Answer There has never been a rookie that has won the Three-Point Contest.
99. Who was the first NBA player to record a double-double in an All-Star game? Reveal Answer Bob Pettit.
100. Who was the first NBA player to record a triple-double in a season opener? Reveal Answer Oscar Robertson.
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