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In the winter of 1891-92 a Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith (1861-1939) invented the sport of basketball, to provide indoor exercise and competition for his students between the end of the football season and the start of the baseball season. He was an instructor at the YMCA Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1959 he was voted to the Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield (its official name is the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame).
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Editors: gtho4, ozzz2002, stuthehistoryguy Quiz Search:
1 The First 50 Years: 1946-1996
This quiz contains a random set of questions about the first 50 years of the NBA, the National Basketball Association. Some of the questions are for the true basketball fan while others are easier.
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2 NBA Memories
A 10 question quiz for National Basketball Association (NBA) fans. I hope this brings back some memories. :)
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Some sample questions from this category:

* Six players won the NBA scoring title for three or more consecutive years, two of which were Micheal Jordan (1987-1993) and Wilt Chamberlain (1960-1966). Who were the other four?
* In the 1976-77 NBA regular season, which franchise traded away NBA greats Bob McAdoo and Moses Malone?
* Besides the 1957 NBA champions Boston Celtics and 1957 Rookie of the Year Tom Heinsohn (Boston), what is the only other franchise to accomplish the feat of being the NBA champions and having the Rookie of the Year player on their roster?
* Over these years many of the best players in the NBA had nicknames which literally became synonymous with their real names such as "Air" Jordan and "Magic" Johnson and Wilt "the Stilt". Of the following player nicknames which one is false?
* At the start of the 1955-56 NBA season, there were a total of eight teams in the league, which lasted until the 1961-62 campaign in which one expansion team was added to the league. What was the name of that team that year?


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