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The NBA has had many great players and moments over the years. This quiz will test you on how well you know players or teams who have reached certain feats.
Question 1:
Which two teams played in the first NBA game in 1946?
Boston Celtics and Toronto Huskies
New York Knicks and Toronto Huskies
New York Knicks and Boston Celtics
Philidelphia Warrior and New York Knicks
Question 2:
Who scored the first basket in the first NBA game in 1946?
George Mikan
Paul Arizan
Bob Kurland
Ossie Scechtman
Question 3:
Bob Petit won the first NBA MVP award.
True
False
Question 4:
Who won the first NBA Championship in 1947?
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Minneapolis Lakers
Philadelphia Warriors
Question 5:
Who was the first African-American to play in an NBA game in 1950?
Don Barksdale
Earl Lloyd
Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton
Chuck Cooper
Question 6:
Who was the first African-American coach in NBA history?
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Question 7:
Who was the first NBA player to sign a contract for $100,000 per year?
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Question 8:
Who was the first NBA player to average a triple double for an entire season?
Oscar Robertson
Elgin Baylor
Bill Russell
Wilt Chamberlain
Question 9:
Who was the first NBA player to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season?
Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry West
Elgin Baylor
Bill Russell
Question 10:
Who was the first NBA player to win the Finals MVP award in 1969?
Sam Jones
Elgin Baylor
Jerry West
Bill Russell
Question 11:
Who was the first NBA player to win MVP, All Star MVP, and Finals MVP in the same season?
Shaquille O'neal
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Willis Reed
Question 12:
Who was the first woman drafted to the NBA?
Lynette Woodard
Ann Meyers
Cheryl Miller
it never happened
Question 13:
In 1979, this Boston Celtics player scored the first 3 point basket in the NBA.
John Havlicek
Chris Ford
Larry Bird
Jo Jo White
Question 14:
Who was the first person to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and a coach?
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Question 15:
Who won the first NBA slam dunk contest in 1984?
Larry Nance
Julius Erving
Michael Jordan
Dominique Wilkins
Question 16:
Who was the first repeat winner of the slam dunk contest?
Dominique Wilkins
Michael Jordan
Spud Webb
Jason Richardson
Question 17:
Who was the first player to score 20,000 career points?
Bob Pettit
Oscar Robertson
George Mikan
Jerry West
Question 18:
Oscar Robertson is the first and only player to lead the NBA in scoring and assists in the same season.
False
True
Question 19:
Who was the first center to lead the NBA in assists for a season?
Wilt Chamberlain
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Willis Reed
Bill Walton
Question 20:
Who was the first NBA player to record a quadruple double in a game (double digits in 4 stat categories)?
Alvin Robertson
Nate Thurmond
David Robinson
Hakeem Olajuwon
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