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Basketball GK Quiz Questions and Answers

Ques: When was FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 played?

Ans: It was played from 25th August to 10th September 2023.

Ques: Who was the champion of FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023?

Ans: Germany

Ques: Who was the runner-up of FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023?

Ans: Serbia

Ques: When was FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 held?

Ans: 22nd September to 1st October 2022.

Ques: Who was the host country of FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022?

Ans: Australia

Ques: ‘Dunk Shot’ is related to which game?

Ans: Basketball

Ques: In Basket Ball how many players are there in each side?

Ans: 5

Ques: Name the most famous professional basketball team?

Ans: Harlem Globetrotters

Ques: What trophy is awarded to the winners of the National (Men’s) Championship?

Ans: Edward William Todd Memorial Cup

Ques: What trophy is awarded to the winners of the National (Women’s) Championship?

Ans: Basalat Jab Trophy

Ques: What are the measurement of the Basketball Court?

Ans: 94 by 50 feet

Ques: How many points are awarded for a basket?

Ans: Two

Ques: How high from the ground is the ring of the Basket?

Ans: 10 feet

Ques: What is maximum attendance ever for a Basketball game?

Ans: 75000 at the Olympic Stadium

Ques: In Women’s Basketball Which countries have won the Gold?

Ans: U.S.S.R and U.S.A

Ques: Who is the tallest player to have played International Basketball?

Ans: Suleiman Ali Nashnush(Libya), 8 feet

Ques: Besides the U.S.A. which other countries have won the Olympics gold in Men’s Basketball?

Ans: U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia

Ques: Who has Played the most Games in his lifetime?

Ans: Karim Abdul Jabbar(U.S.A.)

Ques: When was Women’s Basketball included in the Asian Games? Who Won?

Ans: 1974, Japan

Ques: Which country Won the Men’s title in four Successive Asiads?

Ans: Philippines (1951 to 1962)

Ques: Who is the tallest International Women Basketball Player?
Ans: Luliana Semenova (U.S.S.R) 7ft 2 inch

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Ques: Who has scored the most field goals?

Ans: Karim Abdul Jabbar (formerly Lew Alcindor)

Ques: What is the record of the highest score in an International match?

Ans: 251-33, Iraq beat yemen in New Delhi

Ques: Which country has won most Olympic title (Men) and how many?
Ans: U.S.A, 9

Ques: When did India achieve its first success in International Basketball?

Ans: 1962 (Lahore), Quadrangular League Tournament

Ques: When was the Junior National Championship Started?

Ans: 1965

Ques: Since when have the Nationals become an annual affair?

Ans: 1951

Ques: When and where were the Nationals first held?

Ans: 1934, Delhi

Ques: When was FIBA (International Amateur Basketball Federation) Formed?

Ans: 1932

Ques: When was Basketball included in the Olympics and Who Won?

Ans: 1936, U.S.A

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Ques: When was Women’s Basketball included as an Olympic event and who won?

Ans: 1976,U.S.S.R

Ques: When was the Men’s World Championship first held and who won?

Ans: 1950, Argentina

Ques: When was the Women’s World Championship first held and who won?

Ans: 1953,U.S.A

Ques: Who invented the game of Basketball?

Ans: Dr. James Naismith

Ques: When and where was it first played?

Ans: 1891, Massachusetts, U.S.A