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Quiz about NBA Soups On
Quiz about NBA Soups On

NBA: Soups On! Trivia Quiz


An all multiple choice mix of this and that in the NBA throughout the years. I hope that you have fun with it. :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Nightmare
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
302,047
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
3443
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: LizzyAllen3420 (7/10), rsiegel24 (7/10), Guest 73 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The Celtics won the NBA Championship for the 2007-08 season. Who did they defeat? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The Sixth Man Award was first presented for the 1982-83 season. Which Philadelphia 76er won the inaugural award? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the first player in NBA history to miss 5000 free throws in his career? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which team won the very-first NBA Championship in 1950? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The first Coach of the Year Award was presented for the 1962-63 season. Which coach won the award? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was the very first number one overall draft pick in NBA history in 1950? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following went to more All-Star games? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's born first name? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The 2008 Atlanta Hawks franchise joined the NBA in 1950. What was their franchise name in 1950? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who was the first player to win five season MVP Awards? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The Celtics won the NBA Championship for the 2007-08 season. Who did they defeat?

Answer: Lakers

The Celtics won their 17th NBA Championship four games to two. Paul Pierce was the MVP of the finals.
2. The Sixth Man Award was first presented for the 1982-83 season. Which Philadelphia 76er won the inaugural award?

Answer: Bobby Jones

At 31 years old, Bobby averaged just over 23-1/2 minutes per game in the season. While averaging nine points per game, he also averaged 4.6 rebounds. The 76ers went on to win the Atlantic Division in that season with Moses Malone leading the team with a 24.5 point average. They won the NBA Finals over the Lakers four games to none.
3. Who was the first player in NBA history to miss 5000 free throws in his career?

Answer: Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt played in 14 seasons from 1959-1973. Of 11,862 free throw attempts, he missed 5805. His career free throw percentage was .511. He consistently used his under-waist scooping style. He died in 1999, 20 years after being inducted into the Hall of Fame.
4. Which team won the very-first NBA Championship in 1950?

Answer: Lakers

After winning the BAA Championship in 1949 against the Washington Capitols, the Minneapolis Lakers didn't stop. They won the first NBA Championship in 1950 over the Syracuse Nationals, then won another three in the next four seasons. The Celtics won their first NBA Championship in 1957, the Hawks in 1958, and the Knicks in 1970.
5. The first Coach of the Year Award was presented for the 1962-63 season. Which coach won the award?

Answer: Harry Gallatin

Gallatin was a rookie coach with the St. Louis Hawks in the season. The team went 48-32, good enough for a Western Division second place finish behind the Lakers. The Lakers would put them down in the Western Division Finals. Gallatin would later take the helm of the Knicks for two seasons. He retired after only four seasons in 1966 with a 136-120 career record.
6. Who was the very first number one overall draft pick in NBA history in 1950?

Answer: Chuck Share

The others didn't enter the NBA Draft until at least 10 seasons later. Share was drafted by the Boston Celtics, but never played a game for them. He played for Fort Wayne in the 1951-52 season, then the Hawks in 1954. After the Hawks, Chuck was a one-season Minneapolis Laker and retired in 1960. He averaged 8.3 points and 8.4 rebounds in his career.
7. Which of the following went to more All-Star games?

Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Havlicek of the Celtics went to 13 All-Star games while the other two went to 11. Kareem set a NBA record for appearing in 19 while playing for the Bucks and Lakers.
8. What was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's born first name?

Answer: Ferdinand

Kareem was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. in 1947. After attending UCLA, he joined the Milwaukee Bucks in 1969 and played with them for six seasons. His other 14 seasons were with the Lakers. He won a season MVP six times, and retired in 1989 with the most points scored in NBA history with 38,387. Kareem was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1995.
9. The 2008 Atlanta Hawks franchise joined the NBA in 1950. What was their franchise name in 1950?

Answer: Tri-Cities Blackhawks

Their first season in 1950-51 saw them as the Blackhawks. The following season, the team moved and became the Milwaukee Hawks until 1956. They then were the St. Louis Hawks where they won the franchise's first NBA Finals in the 1957-58 season. The franchise moved to Atlanta in 1969.
10. Who was the first player to win five season MVP Awards?

Answer: Bill Russell

The MVP Award began in the 1955-56 season. By the time that Russell of the Celtics won his fifth MVP in 1965, Chamberlain had won it only once. Pettit of the Hawks won two MVPs in his career, and Wes Unseld one.
Source: Author Nightmare

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