The answers are a few posts down. I've been giving this out for years... high score is 16/25. Remember, no fair looking anything up. NBA Trivia 1. Who is the only player other than Wilt Chamberlain to win the Rookie of the Year Award and the Most Valuable Player Award in the same year? A. Walt Bellamy B. Wes Unseld C. Lew Alcindor D. Bill Russell E. David Robinson 2. Besides Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson, who is the only other player to average thirty points in his rookie year? A. Walt Bellamy B. Wes Unseld C. Lew Alcindor D. Bill Russell E. George Gervin 3. Who has won the most MVP Awards? A. Michael Jordan B. Wilt Chamberlain C. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar D. Bill Russell E. Moses Malone 4. How man times have the Lakers lost in the Finals? A. 7 B. 9 C. 11 D. 13 E. 15 5. Who was the only player to be named Finals MVP on the losing team? A. Isiah Thomas B. Larry Bird C. Patrick Ewing D. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar E. Jerry West 6. For Career Rebounding Averages, Wilt Chamberlain is first with 22.9, and Bill Russell is second with 22.5. Who is third, with 16.2? A. Nate Thurmond B. Dave Cowens C. Bob Pettit D. Wes Unseld E. Jerry Lucas 7. John Stockton set an NBA record by leading the league in assists 9 times in a row. He broke this man’s record of 8. A. Oscar Robertson B. Isiah Thomas C. Kevin Porter D. Guy Rodgers E. Bob Cousy 8. Of these four players, who has not led the league in steals at least three times? A. Micheal Ray Richardson B. Alvin Robertson C. Michael Jordan D. John Stockton 9. Who is the all-time leader in 3-point %? A. Steve Kerr B. Reggie Miller C. Dale Ellis D. Mark Price E. Jeff Hornacek 10. Who holds the highest 3-point % for a season? A. Steve Kerr B. Reggie Miller C. Dale Ellis D. Mark Price E. Jeff Hornacek 11. Who is the all-time leader in field-goal %? A. Mark West B. Shaquille O’Neal C. Artis Gilmore D. Kevin McHale E. Wilt Chamberlain 12. Who are the only two players to have a career free-throw % of 90% or better? A. Rick Barry and Calvin Murphy B. Rick Barry and Mark Price C. Rick Barry and Larry Bird D. Mark Price and Larry Bird E. Bill Sharman and Larry Bird 13. Who is the only player other than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to record 50,000 minutes? A. Wilt Chamberlain B. John Havlicek C. Moses Malone D. Elvin Hayes E. Robert Parish 14. Michael Jordan led the league in scoring 10 times, and Wilt Chamberlain did it 7 times. Who did it 4 times? A. George Gervin B. George Mikan C. Neil Johnston D. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar E. Bob McAdoo 15. Which of these players has not led the league in assists more than once? A. Magic Johnson B. Isiah Thomas C. Kevin Porter D. Guy Rodgers E. Andy Phillip 16. Who holds the highest Steals average for a season? A. Maurice Cheeks B. John Stockton C. Alvin Robertson D. Micheal Ray Richardson E. Mookie Blaylock 17. Who is the only player ever to average 5 or more blocks in a season? A. Mark Eaton B. Manute Bol C. Dikembe Mutombo D. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar E. Hakeem Olajuwon 18. Who are the only two players ever to lead the league in 3-point % more than once? A. Steve Kerr and Craig Hodges B. Steve Kerr and Dale Ellis C. Mark Price and Larry Bird D. Dale Ellis and Larry Bird E. Mark Price and Dale Ellis 19. Wilt Chamberlain holds the highest single-season field-goal %. What is it? A. 67.4 B. 68.3 C. 69.0 D. 71.2 E. 72.7 20. What is the lowest field-goal percentage that ever led the league (NBL and BAA included)? A. More than 45% B. Between 45% and 40% C. Between 40% and 35% D. Between 35% and 30% E. Less than 30% 21. Who has led the league in free-throw % the most times? A. Larry Bird B. Bill Sharman C. Rick Barry D. Mark Price E. Calvin Murphy 22. Who holds the highest free-throw % for a season? A. Larry Bird B. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf C. Rick Barry D. Mark Price E. Calvin Murphy 23. Which coach has the highest Winning Percentage in NBA history? A. Red Auerbach B. Chuck Daly C. Phil Jackson D. Pat Riley E. Lenny Wilkins 24. Which coach has the most wins in NBA history? A. Red Auerbach B. Chuck Daly C. Phil Jackson D. Pat Riley E. Lenny Wilkins 25. Which Jersey number in numbers 1-25 has never been retired by any team? A. 5 B. 8 C. 14 D. 17 E. 24 Extra Credit: (Bernie Fryer?) once called Bill Walton for a technical foul. Since what Bill did was so unusual, there was nothing in the rule book against it. So Fryer T'd Walton up for "violating the spirit of the rules of the game." What exactly did Bill Walton do?
I'll go at this...with no outside info of course. 1. B 2. E 3. A 4. A 5. E 6. C 7. E 8. A 9. A 10. E 11. C 12. B 13. E 14. D 15. D 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. A 21. C 22. E 23. C 24. E 25. B No guess on bonus. Man this feels like a high school test...I know I just dropped the bomb.
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. E 6. C 7. E 8. C 9. A 10. A 11. C 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. D 17. A 18. E 19. C 20. D 21. C 22. E 23. C 24. E 25. B
1. B 2. E 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. E 15. E 16. A 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. B 21. C 22. E 23. A 24. C 25. A
Here are your scores, guys! I'll let more people do it and post the answers later tonight. hoopgod13: 13 Steve_Francis_rules: 16 BobFinn*: 6 (don't feel bad, someone once got a 1 on this! The usual score seems to be a 4-9) Kwik: 5 (I think a few more people would do well to use your strategy) And there's no reward, Rocketblast. Sorry. Just like mock madness, it's only for bragging rights. Guess, I mean, answer away!
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NBA Trivia Answers and Explanations 1. Who is the only player other than Wilt Chamberlain to win the Rookie of the Year Award and the Most Valuable Player Award in the same year? A. Walt Bellamy (Rookie: [61-62] 31.0 pts, 19.0 reb. MVP: Bill Russell) B. Wes Unseld (Rookie: [68-69] 13.8 pts, 18.2 reb. However, stats-wise, Elvin Hayes had a better year: 28.4 pts, 17.1 reb. Ironically, They ended up playing together and won a championship, the only one each would win) C. Lew Alcindor (Rookie: [69-70] 28.8 pts, 14.5 reb, 4.1 ast. MVP: Willis Reed) D. Bill Russell (Rookie: [56-57] 14.7 pts, 19.6 reb. MVP: Bob Cousy) E. David Robinson (Rookie: [89-90] 24.3 pts, 12.0 reb. MVP: Magic Johnson) 2. Besides Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson, who is the only other player to average thirty points in his rookie year? A. Walt Bellamy (Rookie: [61-62] 31.0 pts. He never averaged that many points again) B. Wes Unseld (Rookie: [68-69] 13.8 pts) C. Lew Alcindor (Rookie: [69-70] 28.8 pts) D. Bill Russell (Rookie: [56-57] 14.7 pts) E. George Gervin (Rookie in ABA: [72-73] 14.1 pts. Rookie in NBA: [76-77] 23.1) 3. Who has won the most MVP Awards? A. Michael Jordan (5: ‘88, ‘91, ‘92, ‘96, ‘98) B. Wilt Chamberlain (4: ‘60, ‘66, ‘67, ‘68) C. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6: ‘71, ‘72, ‘74, ‘76, ‘77, ‘80) D. Bill Russell (5: ‘58, ‘61, ‘62, ‘63, ‘65) E. Moses Malone (3: ‘79, ‘82, ‘83) 4. How man times have the Lakers lost in the Finals? A. 7 B. 9 C. 11 D. 13 (‘59, ‘62, ‘63, ‘65, ‘66, ‘68, ‘69, ‘70, ‘73, ‘83, ‘84, ‘89, ‘91. The 1959 loss was the only finals loss in Minneapolis. The rest were in LA.) E. 15 5. Who was the only player to be named Finals MVP on the losing team? A. Isiah Thomas B. Larry Bird C. Patrick Ewing D. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar E. Jerry West (68-69, Lakers vs. Celtics. This was the first Finals MVP given) 6. For Career Rebounding Averages, Wilt Chamberlain is first with 22.9, and Bill Russell is second with 22.5. Who is third, with 16.2? A. Nate Thurmond (15.0) B. Dave Cowens (13.6) C. Bob Pettit (16.2. Pettit also won the first MVP award in 1956) D. Wes Unseld (14.0) E. Jerry Lucas (15.6) 7. John Stockton set an NBA record by leading the league in assists 9 times in a row. He broke this man’s record of 8. A. Oscar Robertson B. Isiah Thomas C. Kevin Porter D. Guy Rodgers E. Bob Cousy (‘53-‘60) 8. Of these four players, who has not led the league in steals at least three times? A. Micheal Ray Richardson (led the NBA is steals 3 times: ‘80, ‘83, ‘85) B. Alvin Robertson (led the NBA is steals 3 times: ‘86, ‘87, ‘91) C. Michael Jordan (led the NBA is steals 3 times: ‘88, ‘90, ‘93) D. John Stockton (led the NBA is steals 2 times: ‘89, ‘92) 9. Who is the all-time leader in 3-point %? A. Steve Kerr (46.3) B. Reggie Miller (40.3) C. Dale Ellis (40.4) D. Mark Price (40.2) E. Jeff Hornacek (39.7) 10. Who holds the highest 3-point % for a season? A. Steve Kerr ([94-95] 52.4) B. Reggie Miller C. Dale Ellis D. Mark Price E. Jeff Hornacek 11. Who is the all-time leader in field-goal %? A. Mark West (58.1) B. Shaquille O’Neal (57.7) C. Artis Gilmore (59.9) D. Kevin McHale (55.4) E. Wilt Chamberlain (54.0) 12. Who are the only two players to have a career free-throw % of 90% or better? A. Rick Barry and Calvin Murphy B. Rick Barry and Mark Price (90.0 and 90.4, respectively) C. Rick Barry and Larry Bird D. Mark Price and Larry Bird E. Bill Sharman and Larry Bird 13. Who is the only player other than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to record 50,000 minutes? A. Wilt Chamberlain (47,859) B. John Havlicek (46,471) C. Moses Malone (45,071) D. Elvin Hayes (50,000) E. Robert Parish (45,704) 14. Michael Jordan led the league in scoring 10 times, and Wilt Chamberlain did it 7 times. Who did it 4 times? A. George Gervin (led the NBA in scoring 4 times: ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘82) B. George Mikan (led the NBA in scoring 3 times: ‘49, ‘50, ‘51) C. Neil Johnston (led the NBA in scoring 3 times: ‘53, ‘54, ‘55) D. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (led the NBA in scoring 2 times: ‘71, ‘72) E. Bob McAdoo (led the NBA in scoring 3 times: ‘74, ‘75, ‘76) 15. Which of these players has not led the league in assists more than once? A. Magic Johnson (led the NBA in assists 4 times: ‘83, ‘84, ‘86, ‘87) B. Isiah Thomas (led the NBA in assists 1 time: ‘85. After all, he had Magic and Stockton to contend with) C. Kevin Porter (led the NBA in assists 4 times: ‘75, ‘78, ‘79, ‘81) D. Guy Rodgers (led the NBA in assists 2 times: ‘63, ‘67) E. Andy Phillip (led the NBA in assists 2 times: ‘51, ‘52) 16. Who holds the highest Steals average for a season? A. Maurice Cheeks B. John Stockton C. Alvin Robertson ([85-86] 3.67) D. Micheal Ray Richardson E. Mookie Blaylock 17. Who is the only player ever to average 5 or more blocks in a season? A. Mark Eaton ([84-85] 5.56) B. Manute Bol C. Dikembe Mutombo D. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar E. Hakeem Olajuwon 18. Who are the only two players ever to lead the league in 3-point % more than once? A. Steve Kerr and Craig Hodges (Kerr: ‘90, ‘95. Hodges: ‘86, ‘88) B. Steve Kerr and Dale Ellis C. Mark Price and Larry Bird D. Dale Ellis and Larry Bird E. Mark Price and Dale Ellis 19. Wilt Chamberlain holds the highest single-season field-goal %. What is it? A. 67.4 B. 68.3 C. 69.0 D. 71.2 E. 72.7 (1972-73. His last season, when he quit shooting fadeaways and started impersonating Shaq, backing up his ass full-time) 20. What is the lowest field-goal percentage that ever led the league? A. More than 45% B. Between 45% and 40% C. Between 40% and 35% D. Between 35% and 30% (FG% leader, 1947-48: Bob Feerick, 34.0. BAA. Sad, isn‘t it? Thank God, that was the only year where it was less than 40%) E. Less than 30% 21. Who has led the league in free-throw % the most times? A. Larry Bird (led the NBA in FT% 4 times: ‘84, ‘86, ‘87, ‘90) B. Bill Sharman (led the NBA in FT% 7 times: ‘53, ‘54, ‘55, ‘56, ‘57, ‘59, ‘61) C. Rick Barry (led the NBA in FT% 6 times: ‘73, ‘75, ‘76, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80) D. Mark Price (led the NBA in FT% 3 times: ‘92, ‘93, ‘97) E. Calvin Murphy (led the NBA in FT% 2 times: ‘81, ‘83) 22. Who holds the highest free-throw % for a season? A. Larry Bird B. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf C. Rick Barry D. Mark Price E. Calvin Murphy ([80-81] 95.8) 23. Which coach has the highest Winning Percentage in NBA history? A. Red Auerbach B. Chuck Daly C. Phil Jackson (Unsure of the #’s here… Riley is 2nd) D. Pat Riley E. Lenny Wilkins 24. Which coach has the most wins in NBA history? A. Red Auerbach B. Chuck Daly C. Phil Jackson D. Pat Riley E. Lenny Wilkins (I don’t have the current #’s) 25. Which Jersey number in numbers 1-25 has never been retired by any team? A. 5 ([1 team has retired this number] Dick Van Arsdale PHO) B. 8 ([0 teams have retired this number]) C. 14 ([4 teams have retired this number] Bob Cousy BOS, Tom Meschery GS, Jon McGlocklin MIL, Oscar Robertson SAC) D. 17 ([1 team has retired this number] John Havlicek BOS) E. 24 ([5 teams have retired this number] Sam Jones BOS, Rick Barry GS, Moses Malone HOU, Bill Bradley NY, Bobby Jones PHI) Extra Credit: Walton lost his shoe on defense. The other team noticed and went straight at him. Walton picked up his shoe and threw it in the air, trying (unsuccessfully) to block the ball with it. That earned him a technical foul for "violating the spirit of the rules of the game."
Thanks for the cool trivia DrexFan. So if you are a Drexler fan, does that mean you cheer for the Nuggets now and not the Rockets?
just took your quiz and only got 4 right. That was a crazy quiz. I was waiting for a question like who is the only player to ever earn season and finals mvp along with defensive player of the year honors. Of course that's Olajuwon. Good quiz though made me think.
I know you're not serious, but I actually did like the Nuggets because big Mac and Lafrentz are two of my favorite frontcourt players. And now that they're both gone I think I'll... err... just kind of ignore the Nuggets (like everyone else). On a side note... I'd like to think Drexler played some role in that trade (not likely), because that was a steal!
The 12 I did try, I got right. Didn't have time to look up the other ones. I got 2,5,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,16,17 & 19
