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NBA Records Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by Homeboy. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Homeboy

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,294

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Impossible

Avg Score
4 / 15

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4060

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who was the first NBA player to play in 1500 NBA games? Hint

Kareem Jabbar

Elvin Hayes

Wilt Chamberlain

Robert Parish

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Question 2 of 15

2. What player set a NBA single season record for the most regular season games played? Hint

Walt Bellamy

A.C. Green

Tom Henderson

Wilt Chamberlain

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was Wilt Chamberlain's average minutes per game in his NBA career? Hint

46.8

45.8

44.8

43.8

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Question 4 of 15

4. What rookie player played the most minutes in his first season in NBA history? Hint

Elvin Hayes

Wilt Chamberlain

Michael Jordan

Tim Duncan

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who was the first player in NBA history to win 3 consecutive scoring titles? Hint

Bob Pettit

George Mikan

Neil Johnston

Wilt Chamberlain

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who was the last rookie player to average 30 or more points per game in his NBA rookie season? Hint

Michael Jordan

Wilt Chamberlain

Oscar Robertson

Walt Bellamy

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Question 7 of 15

7. NBA record for the most points scored in a quarter- when Klay Thompson broke this record in 2015, whose record did he break? Hint

Michael Jordan

George Gervin

David Thompson

Eric Floyd

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Question 8 of 15

8. What active NBA player holds the single game record for the most shot attempts without making a basket? Hint

David Robinson

Allen Iverson

Larry Johnson

Tim Hardaway

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Question 9 of 15

9. What player holds the NBA single season record for the most three point field goals made? Hint

Dennis Scott

Dale Ellis

Reggie Miller

Vernon Maxwell

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Question 10 of 15

10. What NBA hall of famer led the NBA in free throw percentage a record seven seasons? Hint

Jerry West

Bill Sharman

Oscar Robertson

Larry Bird

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Question 11 of 15

11. What player holds the NBA record for the most free throws made in a half? Hint

Wilt Chamberlain

Michael Jordan

Karl Malone

Jerry West

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Question 12 of 15

12. What player holds the NBA record for the most free throws attempts in his career? Hint

Moses Malone

Wilt Chamberlain

Karl Malone

Oscar Robertson

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Question 13 of 15

13. What player had the most assists in a single quarter in NBA history? Hint

John Stockton

John Lucas

Magic Johnson

Maurice Cheeks

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Question 14 of 15

14. What player played the fewest minutes before fouling out of a NBA game? Hint

Dennis Rodman

Scott Williams

Shawn Kemp

Bubba Wells

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who is the only player in NBA history to have 14 turnovers in a game? Hint

John Drew

Chris Mullin

Artis Gilmore

Scottie Pippen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first NBA player to play in 1500 NBA games?

Answer: Kareem Jabbar

Kareem Jabbar played 1560 games in his career.

2. What player set a NBA single season record for the most regular season games played?

Answer: Walt Bellamy

Walt Bellamy played 88 games for the Pistons and the Knicks in the 1968-69 season.

3. What was Wilt Chamberlain's average minutes per game in his NBA career?

Answer: 45.8

Wilt Chamberlain led the NBA in minutes played 8 seasons.

4. What rookie player played the most minutes in his first season in NBA history?

Answer: Elvin Hayes

Elvin Hayes played 3695 minutes in his rookie season with the San Diego Rockets.

5. Who was the first player in NBA history to win 3 consecutive scoring titles?

Answer: George Mikan

George Mikan won scoring titles in 1949-50-51.

6. Who was the last rookie player to average 30 or more points per game in his NBA rookie season?

Answer: Walt Bellamy

Walt Bellamy averaged 31.6 points per game for the Chicago Packers in the 1961-62 season.

7. NBA record for the most points scored in a quarter- when Klay Thompson broke this record in 2015, whose record did he break?

Answer: George Gervin

George Gervin scored 33 points in the second quarter Spurs vs Jazz April 9 1978.

On January 23, 2015, Warriors vs Sacramento, in the third quarter he scored an NBA-record 37 points for a single quarter, including nine three-pointers (also an NBA record for a single quarter).

8. What active NBA player holds the single game record for the most shot attempts without making a basket?

Answer: Tim Hardaway

Tim Hardaway went 0 for 17 Warriors vs Timberwolves 12-27-91.

9. What player holds the NBA single season record for the most three point field goals made?

Answer: Dennis Scott

Dennis Scott made 267 three point shots for the Magic in the 1995-96 season?

10. What NBA hall of famer led the NBA in free throw percentage a record seven seasons?

Answer: Bill Sharman

Bill Sharman led the NBA in free throw percentage in 1953-54-55-56-57-59-61.

11. What player holds the NBA record for the most free throws made in a half?

Answer: Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan made 20 free throws Bulls vs Miami 10-30-92.

12. What player holds the NBA record for the most free throws attempts in his career?

Answer: Karl Malone

Karl Malone broke Wilt Chamberlain's attempted 11,862 free throws in his career.

13. What player had the most assists in a single quarter in NBA history?

Answer: John Lucas

John Lucas had 14 assists Spurs vs Denver on 4-15-84.

14. What player played the fewest minutes before fouling out of a NBA game?

Answer: Bubba Wells

Bubba Wells fouled out in three minutes Dallas vs Bulls on 12-29-97.

15. Who is the only player in NBA history to have 14 turnovers in a game?

Answer: John Drew

John Drew had 14 turnovers Hawks vs Nets in 1978.

Source: Author Homeboy

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