Choose the correct option:

1. What is an alley-oop?

A. The ball-handler throws the basketball near the basket to

their teammate who dunks it in
B. The ball-handler rolls around their teammate to protect the
ball from the enemy
C. The ball-handler throws the ball from the half-court.

2. What is the highest governing body of basketball?

A. EuroLeague
B. NBA
C. FIBA
 3. When was basketball made?

A. 1737
B. 1974
C. 1891

4. Who made basketball?

A. James Naismith.
B. William Morgan.
C. Jim Thorpe.

5. There are __ total players on the basketball at one time.

A. 5 players
B. 10 players
C. 15 players

6. A free throw is worth…

A. 1 point.
B. 2 points.
C. 3 points.

7. When would a player be awarded a free throw?

A. When they make a shot from the half-court.
B. When they are fouled while shooting.
C. When they perform an assist.
8. After a player commits their first FFP1 (Flagrant Foul
“1”)…
A. the opposing team is awarded two free throws and
possession of the ball.
B. their team is given 10 points.
C. they are ejected from the game.

9. After a player commits an FFP2…

A. their team is disqualified.

B. the other team is given 20 points.
C. they are ejected from the game.

10. What is a turnover?

A. When the two teams switch.

B. The different ways that possession of the ball goes from one
team to another.
C. A player is transferred to the other team during a game.

11. _____-picking is a strategy that involves a player waiting

around for scoring opportunities rather than defends.

A. Apple
B. Orange
C. Cherry.
12. What happens when a buzzer-beater makes it in?

A. The shot is replayed.

B. The points count.
C. The points don’t count.

13. What does BEEF mean?

A. Balance, Eyes, Elbow, Follow Through

B. Basketball, Elbow, Endline, Free-Throw
C. Box and One, Euro Step, Elevator Screen, Field Goal

14. The main responsibility of the “center” player is to…

A. make baskets
B. steal the ball and block attacks
C. secure rebounds and defend the paint,

15. A rebound is…

A. a type of move.
B. a technique.
C. a statistic.

16. What is one way to legally make a steal?

A. Deflect a pass
B. Yank the ball from the ball-handler
C. Trip the ball-handler
.
17. Kicking a basketball is what kind of foul?

A. Personal foul.
B. Flagrant foul.
C. Technical foul.
18. Physical contact between two players is what kind of
foul?

A. Personal foul
B. Flagrant foul
C. Technical foul

19. What is a technical foul?

A. A foul that comes from significant physical contact

B. A foul unrelated to physical contact.
C. A foul that occurs when neither team is in clear possession of
the ball.

20. The regulation goal in basketball is __ feet high.

A. 15
B. 10
C. 5

21. The first basketball game used ________ as goals.

A. peach baskets
B. trash cans
C. cereal bowls

22. How long can a defensive player stand in the paint

without guarding anyone?
A. 3 seconds
B. 5 seconds
C. 7 seconds
23. What is traveling?

A. When the ball-handler takes too many steps with the ball
without bouncing it
B. When a player is moved from one team to another
C. When the ball flies from one end of the court to another

24. Traveling results in…

A. an infraction.
B. a point.

25. The two lines at each end of the basketball court are
known as…

A. Base lines
B. Endzones
C. Parallels
.

26. When a person dribbles with both hands simultaneously,

it is known as…

A. a goaltend
B. a drabble
C. a double-dribble
27. Goaltending is when a defender…

A. stays directly in front of the basket, making advancers

unable to shoot
B. touches the ball while it’s on its downward path
C. prevents an alley-oop from occurring