Basketball Trivia Quiz # 6
This is Basketball Quiz # 6, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Basketball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Basketball Question 1
Love And Basketball - What NBA team did Quincy end up playing on after moving around quite a bit?
The correct answer is 'Lakers'
Basketball Question 2
Mountaineer Basketball 2004-05 - What seed was the Mountaineers in the Big East Tournament?
The correct answer is '8'
They were the eighth seed, and they went 8-8 in conference play which tied them with seventh seeded Georgetown, but the Hoyas won the only meeting they played in the regular season 67-60, which was played on their court but it gave them the advantge in the tournament.
Basketball Question 3
The Basketball Cafe III - Which of the following teams were not in the Atlantic Division in the 2004-05 NBA season?
The correct answer is 'Washington Wizards'
The Wizards were in the Southeast Division. Also in the Atlantic division were the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers.
Basketball Question 4
National Invitational Tournament - In 2005, the NCAA purchased the NIT from the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association. As part of the purchase, the MIBA disbanded. Which of the following New York area schools was not part of the MIBA?
The correct answer is 'Columbia University'
Representatives of NYU, Fordham, Manhattan, Wagner and St. John's comprised the MIBA, which took over administration of the NIT from the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association in 1940. The NCAA bought the tournament to settle an anti-trust lawsuit.
Basketball Question 5
1970s Baseball - Who was an American League infielder--before he was a professional basketball player?
The correct answer is 'Danny Ainge'
Ainge came up through the Blue Jays' organization while still a student at BYU.
Basketball Question 6
Purdue Boilermakers Sports - This player set a Purdue record for points scored in a men's basketball game with 61.
The correct answer is 'Rick Mount'
Mount put up 61 against Iowa in a 1970 contest.
Basketball Question 7
NBA Basketball - Which NBA legend was known as "The Admiral" because of his Navy background?
The correct answer is 'David Robinson'
Robinson of the Spurs with his 27-point per game average in 1995 helped him become the NBAs MVP.
Basketball Question 8
Sports at the Theatre - We've all seen Woody Harrelson play basketball in "White Men Can't Jump", but what sports flick showed him as a high school quarterback?
The correct answer is 'Wildcats'
While Helen Hunt was certainly a more successful passer in "Quarterback Princess" than Woody was in "Wildcats," it was he who landed the role in Goldie Hawn's smash hit.
Basketball Question 9
15Q - This woman excelled in all sports that she attempted including basketball, diving, tennis, track and field and golf. She was restricted to three events in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. She won a gold in hurdles and javelin. Even though she jumped the highest in high jump she was awarded the silver because of her "unusual head first" technique (now the standard method.) She set more records, won more medals and tournaments than any athlete of her era, male or female.
The correct answer is 'Babe Didrikson Zaharias'
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1914-1956) won 5 out of 8 events she entered at the NAAU Track and field event in 1932. Her score was double that of the next closest TEAM!
Basketball Question 10
Purdue Boilermakers Sports - The Purdue women's basketball team won the NCAA National Championship in which year?
The correct answer is '1999'
Purdue went to the Sweet 16 in 1992, and lost in the championship game to Notre Dame in 2001.