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NBA quiz

How well do you really know NBA? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.

60 seconds a question, one 2x boost, and a leaderboard. Playing with friends writes a fresh set of NBA questions for your group.

The questions

1. Warm-up

   A shooter launches one from deep—how many points is it worth, and where must the shooter be when releasing the ball?

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   • The shot is worth 3 points.
   • The shooter must release the ball from behind the three-point line.
2. Warm-up

   The final buzzer hasn’t sounded yet—how many minutes of game time does a regulation NBA game have, and how many quarters is that split into?

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   • A regulation NBA game has 48 minutes of game time, not counting overtime.
   • The game is split into 4 quarters.
3. Warm-up

   A nickname made one NBA star sound airborne: who was “His Airness,” and which team is he most associated with?

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   • Michael Jordan was nicknamed “His Airness.”
   • He is most associated with the Chicago Bulls.
   • Jordan won six NBA championships with the Bulls.
4. Medium

   The NBA’s biggest prize has a famous name and a distinctive shape. What is the trophy called, and what does its design show?

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   • It is the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
   • It is named after former NBA commissioner Larry O’Brien.
   • Its design shows a basketball going into a hoop.
5. Medium

   Kobe Bryant took a detour before becoming a Laker: which team drafted him, and in what year?

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   • The Charlotte Hornets drafted Kobe Bryant.
   • The draft took place in 1996.
   • Bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on draft night.
6. Medium

   A stat line went full triple-double for a whole NBA season—who did it first, and in which season?

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   • Oscar Robertson was the first NBA player to average a triple-double for a season
   • He did it in 1961–62
   • He averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.4 assists per game
7. Hard

   The NBA added a long-range scoring line—what year did it arrive, and which rival league had used the rule first?

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   • The NBA adopted the three-point line in 1979
   • The rule had been used first in the American Basketball Association (ABA)
   • The NBA’s first season with the line was 1979–80
8. Boss

   At the NBA’s very first tip-off, which two teams faced each other, and what arena hosted the game?

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   • The New York Knicks played the Toronto Huskies
   • The game was held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto
   • It took place on November 1, 1946

How scoring works

• Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
• Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
• A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.

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