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MVP! MVP! MVP! Trivia Quiz

Often you hear the chant 'MVP!' over and over again for certain special NBA players, especially towards the end of the season, but only a few select players have won the coveted award. This quiz is about those special players.

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
220,874

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4633

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 76 (3/10), Guest 45 (6/10), Guest 174 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which NBA player won the MVP award by far the most times during the decade of the 1970s? Hint

Wes Unseld

Willis Reed

Kareem Abdul-jabbar

Bill Walton

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Question 2 of 10

2. The MVP award officially goes back to the 1955-56 NBA season. Who was the winner of that first award? Hint

Bob Cousy

Bob Lanier

Bob Mcadoo

Bob Pettit

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Question 3 of 10

3. Dave Cowens was one of the great stars of the Boston Celtics during the 1970s. Did he ever win an MVP award?

Yes

4. Most of the MVP awards during the 1960s were won by two men. One was Bill Russell, who took part in 11 championship seasons with the Boston Celtics. He won the award four times during the 60s. Which other player also won four MVP awards during that decade? Hint

Willis Reed

Wilt Chamberlain

Oscar Robertson

Wes Unseld

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Question 5 of 10

5. From the 1986-87 season until the 1991-92 season, only two men won the MVP award, each one three times. One was Michael Jordan, who was the other? Hint

Moses Malone

Larry Bird

Magic Johnson

Charles Barkley

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Question 6 of 10

6. John Stockton had an illustrious 19-year career with the Utah Jazz, during which time he set career records for most steals and assists. Did Stockton ever win an MVP award?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain were the first two players to win the MVP three season in a row. Who was the third? Hint

Michael Jordan

Julius Erving

Kareem Abdul-jabbar

Larry Bird

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first New York Knick to win the MVP award, doing so after a magnificent 1969-70 season? Hint

Willis Reed

Bill Bradley

Walt Frazier

Dave Debusschere

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Question 9 of 10

9. Hakeem Olajuwon won the MVP award after the 1993-94 season. Was he the first Houston Rocket to win an MVP award?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. The new millenium: who was the first player to win the NBA MVP award twice, post-2000? Hint

Kevin Garnett

Shaquille O'Neal

Tim Duncan

Allen Iverson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which NBA player won the MVP award by far the most times during the decade of the 1970s?

Answer: Kareem Abdul-jabbar

Out of the ten awards that were given out during the 1970s, Kareem garnered six of them. Kareem won the MVP award three times with the Bucks (1970-71, 1971-72 and 1973-74) and three times with the Lakers (1975-76, 1976-77 and 1979-80). Wow!

2. The MVP award officially goes back to the 1955-56 NBA season. Who was the winner of that first award?

Answer: Bob Pettit

Well, you knew it had to be a Bob at least.

Bob Pettit, who played for the Milwaukee and St. Louis Hawks (later to become the Atlanta Hawks), won the award twice, first in 1955-56 and finally in 1958-59.

3. Dave Cowens was one of the great stars of the Boston Celtics during the 1970s. Did he ever win an MVP award?

Answer: Yes

Cowens averaged 17.6 ppg and a monstrous 13.6 rpg during his career. Arguably his best season was 1972-73, when he averaged 20.5 ppg and cowered the competition with 16.2 rpg. Heck, the guy even had a career high in blocks (101) that year. No wonder, then, that he won the MVP award that year, his only one.

Answer: Wilt Chamberlain

Of the 10 MVP awards given out during the 1960s, the two rival centers Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain won eight. The difference between the two players, Russell had his 11 championships, while Chamberlain only managed two.

5. From the 1986-87 season until the 1991-92 season, only two men won the MVP award, each one three times. One was Michael Jordan, who was the other?

Answer: Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson won his three career MVPs during this period (1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90), while Michael Jordan would be destined to win two more MVP awards after his three during this period (1987-88, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1995-96 and 1997-98).

6. John Stockton had an illustrious 19-year career with the Utah Jazz, during which time he set career records for most steals and assists. Did Stockton ever win an MVP award?

Answer: No

In one of the all-time injustices of NBA history, John Stockton was frozen out by MVP voters for 19 straight years. Oddly enough, Steve Nash, a point guard of similar size and capabilities, won the MVP award in 2004-05 with 15.5 ppg, 11.5 apg and a .502 shooting percentage. Stockton had several far superior seasons, for example 1989-90 when he averaged 17.2 ppg, 14.5 apg and shot .514 from the floor.

He also had well over twice as many steals as Nash did in his MVP season. Harrumph!

7. Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain were the first two players to win the MVP three season in a row. Who was the third?

Answer: Larry Bird

Surprised? Me neither.

Larry Bird only won three career MVP awards, all occurring back-to-back-to-back. He won in 1983-84, 1984-85 and 1985-86. But in the hearts of Boston Celtics fans, he will always be the MVP (oh lord, that was cheesy!)

8. Who was the first New York Knick to win the MVP award, doing so after a magnificent 1969-70 season?

Answer: Willis Reed

Willis Reed, aka 'The Captain', won his MVP award after leading the Knicks with 21.7 ppg, 13.9 rpg and a .507 shooting percentage. Oh yes, and they also won the NBA championship that year.

9. Hakeem Olajuwon won the MVP award after the 1993-94 season. Was he the first Houston Rocket to win an MVP award?

Answer: No

No way, Jose. Moses Malone was the first Rocket to garner the MVP prize, doing so after the 1981-82 season during which he averaged a monstrous 31.1 ppg and 14.7 rpg. As a comparison, during Hakeem Olajuwon's MVP season (1993-94) he averaged 27.3 ppg and 11.9 rpg. Of course Hakeem outdid Moses in assists (3.6 per game vs. 1.8), steals (128 vs. 76) and blocks (297 vs. 125).

10. The new millenium: who was the first player to win the NBA MVP award twice, post-2000?

Answer: Tim Duncan

Tim Duncan won the award during the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons. Duncan averaged 25.5 and 23.3 ppg, and 12.7 and 12.9 rpg, during the two seasons. He also led the Spurs to a championship during his second MVP season.

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Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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