Basketball Trivia Quiz # 18
This is Basketball Quiz # 18, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Basketball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Basketball Question 1
Sports Quotes - Who said basketball was 'Ten guys playing twenty-one.'?
The correct answer is 'Beano Cook'
Basketball Question 2
KU Basketball 1898 to 2001 - From 1898 through the 2001 season, how many coaches have coached at KU?
The correct answer is '7'
The 7 coaches during these years were: Naismith from 1898 to 1907, Allen from 1907 to 1909, and then 1919 to 1956, Hamilton from 1909 to 1919, Harp 1956 to 1964, Owens 1964 to 1983, Brown 1983 to 1988, and then Williams from 1988- .
Basketball Question 3
Astorian's First Common Bond Game - What Catholic college won the NCAA basketball title in 1954?
The correct answer is 'La Salle'
Tom Gola was the undisputed leader and star of the Philadelphia college, and later played for the NBA's Philadelphia Warriors.
Basketball Question 4
The Sports Atlas - Basketball is the national sport of this country, but football is also a popular sport.
The correct answer is 'Lithuania'
Basketball is considered the national sport in all three of the Baltic republics - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. As in most countries, football runs a close second in popularity. In 1996, at the Atlanta Olympics, Lithuania won the bronze medal in basketball.
Basketball Question 5
Bulls Basketball - What two Bulls players have won 3-point shootouts while with the bulls?
The correct answer is 'Hodges,Kerr'
Hodges and Kerr both won.
Basketball Question 6
NCAA Basketball Final Game 2003 - How many head coaching appearances in championship games did Roy Williams and Jim Boehiem have combined before this game?
The correct answer is '3'
Boehiem in 1987 and 1996, and Williams in 1991.
Basketball Question 7
Illinois HS Basketball #2 - Which was the only team in the 2005 Class AA IHSA state finals with an all-Jewish starting lineup?
The correct answer is 'Glenbrook North'
Glenbrook North's all-Jewish starting lineup consisted of Matt Gold, Sean Wallis, Jon Radke, Jon Scheyer, and Zack Kelly.
Basketball Question 8
Basketball Alumni - Derek Phelps went to what basketball haven?
The correct answer is 'North Carolina'
The point guard for the 1993 NCAA champions.
Basketball Question 9
Spurs Fun Facts 2004 - Before playing basketball, who was a nationally ranked swimmer?
The correct answer is 'Tim Duncan'
Tim Duncan did not play organized basketball until he was in ninth grade. He was once the top U.S. competitor in his age group in the 400 freestyle.
Basketball Question 10
Israeli Prime Ministers 1948-2006 - April 7th, 1977 was a historic day. The basketball club of Maccabi Tel Aviv won its first European Championship that day. What other historic event coincided with that memorable night?
The correct answer is 'PM Yitzhak Rabin announcing he will not be the Avoda leader for May elections'
As Israel was celebrating Maccabi's great achievemnt, Rabin made the announcement after two major crisis took place (F-15 planes arriving to Israel on Sabbath and his wife Leah's dollar account). Shimon Peres went on to lose to Menachem Begin.
The Entebe mission coincided with the US' 200th Independence Day.
Golda Meir died from cancer on December 8th, 1978.
Yitzhak Shamir was never arrested in London.
The Entebe mission coincided with the US' 200th Independence Day.
Golda Meir died from cancer on December 8th, 1978.
Yitzhak Shamir was never arrested in London.