Around the NBA Finals, March Madness and basketball anniversaries, Bing bounces basketball questions onto the homepage. They stick to friendly fundamentals, rules, famous players and league history, and a few fixed facts answer most of them.
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The fixed facts
A regulation hoop stands 10 feet (about 3.05 metres) high. Five players per team are on court at once. James Naismith invented the game in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, using peach baskets, one of Bing's most repeated sports-history answers. An NBA game runs four 12-minute quarters.
Players and records
Questions favour the giants of the record books: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James for all-time scoring, Michael Jordan's six championships with the Chicago Bulls, and Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game. For anything current, season leaders or recent champions, check the latest result rather than memory.
League and tournament questions
Expect the NBA's founding era (1946, as the BAA), how many teams it has (30), and college basketball's March Madness tournament each spring. Around the Finals in June, timely questions about the competing teams are common.
Answering approach
Rules and history are stable, so the fixed facts above cover them. For current-season questions, search the team or player plus the specific stat, and prefer official league sources for numbers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How high is a basketball hoop?
10 feet, about 3.05 metres, one of the most repeated basketball quiz answers.
Who invented basketball?
James Naismith, in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, originally using peach baskets as goals.
How many players are on a basketball court per team?
Five per team on court at once, with substitutions allowed throughout the game.