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Who Am I? Trivia Quiz

A simple quiz about athletes who have played in the NBA.

A multiple-choice quiz by anoyingchild. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
anoyingchild

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
215,210

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1319

Last 3 plays: krajack99 (10/10), Guest 70 (10/10), Guest 161 (2/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. I was a "Sun Devil" in college and coached against my former team of 14 years in the 2002 NBA finals. Hint

Don Nelson

Phil Jackson

Byron Scott

Larry Brown

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Question 2 of 10

2. I won a National Championship with Maryland before I went on to average 6.4 points with the Wizards in my first NBA season. Hint

Chris Wilcox

Juan Dixon

Steve Francis

Moses Malone

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1993, I won the Heisman award with Florida State, but instead of playing in the NFL, I was drafted by the New York Knicks. Hint

Charlie Ward

Allan Houston

Bob Sura

Tim Hardway

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Question 4 of 10

4. One of my most famous accomplishments is being a person from the Universty of San Francisco to win 11 NBA championships while wearing the number six. Hint

Jerry West

KC Jones

Wilt Chamberlain

Bill Russell

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Question 5 of 10

5. I attended DePaul and went on to play for the Chicago American Gears before they folded, after that I went on to play on the Lakers. Hint

Ed Macauley

Paul Arizin

George Mikan

Bob Cousy

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Question 6 of 10

6. I went to Virgina Union and I was named defensive player of the year in the 2004-2005 season. Hint

Charles Oakley

Ron Artest

Theo Ratliff

Ben Wallace

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Question 7 of 10

7. The team that drafted me was Dallas in 1994, which used the second pick to draft me out of California. Hint

Glenn Robinson

Shareef Abdul-Rahim

Jason Kidd

Larry Hughes

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the 1973 NCAA Championship game I went 21-22 in field goals ending up with 44 points. Of course, this was before I went on to play for the Blazers and the Celtics. Hint

Bill Walton

David Thompson

Luke Walton

Larry Bird

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Question 9 of 10

9. I am a "Bruin" that has my number retired by the Bucks and the Lakers. Hint

Magic Johnson

Karem Abdul-Jabbar

James Worthy

Micheal Cooper

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Question 10 of 10

10. I was traded from the Lakers to the Hornets for the rights to Kobe Bryant, but what I am most famous for is my acting on the court. Hint

Peja Stojakovic

Tony Parker

Dirk Nowitzki

Vlade Divac

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I was a "Sun Devil" in college and coached against my former team of 14 years in the 2002 NBA finals.

Answer: Byron Scott

Of course Byron Scott the former coach of the Nets coached against the Lakers in the 2002 NBA finals. Phil Jackson was the opposing coach against Scott's Nets. During this year Larry Brown was the coach of the Sixers while Don Nelson was with Dallas.

2. I won a National Championship with Maryland before I went on to average 6.4 points with the Wizards in my first NBA season.

Answer: Juan Dixon

Chris Wilcox did play with Dixon on the Maryland '02 National Championship, but he was drafted by the Clippers. Steve Francis did go to Maryland but he was drafted by the Grizzles even though he was traded to Houston afterwards. Moses Malone never played college ball, he was drafted by the Utah Stars of the ABA even though he signed a letter of intent with Maryland.

3. In 1993, I won the Heisman award with Florida State, but instead of playing in the NFL, I was drafted by the New York Knicks.

Answer: Charlie Ward

Ward was the first person from Florida State to win the Heisman but he was drafted with the 24th overall pick by the Knicks in 1994.

4. One of my most famous accomplishments is being a person from the Universty of San Francisco to win 11 NBA championships while wearing the number six.

Answer: Bill Russell

Russell and K.C Jones won 56 consecutive games with San Francisco in '55 and '56, but what is so impresive about Russell's 11 rings is that he won them all in a span of only 13 years!

5. I attended DePaul and went on to play for the Chicago American Gears before they folded, after that I went on to play on the Lakers.

Answer: George Mikan

Mikan, a 6-10 center was the first dominate center of the NBA with the Minneapolis Lakers which at one time won three championships in a row from the 1952-1954.

6. I went to Virgina Union and I was named defensive player of the year in the 2004-2005 season.

Answer: Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace went to D-II school Virgina Union. Wallace was named to the 2004 All-NBA second team.

7. The team that drafted me was Dallas in 1994, which used the second pick to draft me out of California.

Answer: Jason Kidd

The Suns traded Kidd to the Nets for Stephon Marbury.

8. In the 1973 NCAA Championship game I went 21-22 in field goals ending up with 44 points. Of course, this was before I went on to play for the Blazers and the Celtics.

Answer: Bill Walton

Luke Walton is the son of Bill Walton and was drafted by the Lakers coming out of Arizona in 2004.

9. I am a "Bruin" that has my number retired by the Bucks and the Lakers.

Answer: Karem Abdul-Jabbar

Abdul-Jabbar has 38,387 career points and six NBA titles. When he was at UCLA his name was Lew Alcindor. His jersey number was 33.

10. I was traded from the Lakers to the Hornets for the rights to Kobe Bryant, but what I am most famous for is my acting on the court.

Answer: Vlade Divac

On thing that all these players have in common is that they are all NBA All-Stars from Europe. Divac and Stojakovic are from Serbia and Montenegro, Nowitzki is from Germany, and Tony Parker is from France.

Source: Author anoyingchild

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