HHX Commemorative Program Trivia Challenge
ANSWER KEY

1) Original Rules
How many of the the "Original Rules of Basket Ball" invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 can you name?
ANSWER: See the original rules here.

2) True Or False?
Basketball was invented because students were bored with playing indoor games like leapfrog, Indian pins, and tumbling.
ANSWER: TRUE!

3) True Or False?
Coaches weren’t permitted to talk to players during timeouts until 1948.
ANSWER: TRUE!

4) Trotter Trivia
The Trotters have featured many players with creative nicknames. Which player wasn’t a Trotter?
    A) Curly
    B) Goose
    C) Meadowlark
    D) Stumpy
ANSWER: D) Stumpy

5) True Or False?
An NBA game between the Fort Wayne Pistons and the Minneapolis Lakers ended with a score
of 19-18.
ANSWER: TRUE!

6) B-Ball Trivia!
Wilt Chamberlain still holds the NBA scoring record that he set in 1961-62. How many points did he average per game that year?
    A) 44.2
    B) 46.4
    C) 48.6
    D) 50.4
ANSWER: D) 50.4 points per game

7) B-Ball Trivia!
Whose idea was it for the ABA to play with a red, white & blue ball?
    A) George Gervin
    B) George Mikan
    C) Uncle Sam
ANSWER: A) ABA Commissioner George Mikan

8) B-Ball Trivia!
The first professional dynasty was:
    A) The Scranton Lakers
    B) The Minneapolis Lakers
    C) The Los Angeles Lakers
ANSWER: B) The Minneapolis Lakers

9) B-Ball Trivia!
Who is the only basketball player to win a state high school championship, an NCAA championship, an NBA championship and an Olympic gold medal?
    A) Magic Johnson
    B) Quinn Buckner
    C) David Robinson
    D) Vince Carter
ANSWER: B) Quinn Buckner

10) B-Ball Trivia!
What basketball artifact is widely considered to be the most valuable?
    A) Michael Jordan’s first Air Jordan sneakers
    B) Wilt’s 100 point jersey
    C) Pat Summitt’s sportscoat
    D) Red Auerbach’s cigar
ANSWER: B) Wilt’s 100 point jersey

11) B-Ball Trivia!
Who won the ABA’s first Slam Dunk Contest in 1975?
    A) Connie Hawkins
    B) Rick Barry
    C) Spencer Haywod
    D) Julius Erving
ANSWER: D) Julius “Dr. J” Erving

12) B-Ball Trivia!
Who is the only player to average a triple-double for an entire NBA season?
    A) Bob Cousy
    B) John Stockton
    C) Nate “Tiny” Archibald
    D) Oscar Robertson
ANSWER: D) Oscar Robertson

13) True Or False?
The ball used in the WNBA is smaller than the ball used in the NBA.
ANSWER: TRUE! One inch smaller in diameter, and 2.5 ounces lighter, too.

14) True Or False?
Yao Ming was the second player from an international league to be drafted No. 1 in the NBA.
ANSWER: FALSE! Yao Ming was the first.