80 Basketball Trivia Questions For Kids – 2025 Edition with Answers

Looking to test your knowledge on basketball trivia? You will find a mixture of easy questions, such as rules and regulations, to more in-depth questions about MVP and championship winners, so let’s get started! Remember to track your score and see how you did in the end!

 

Easy

 

1. What year was basketball invented?

Answer: 1891

 

2. Where was basketball invented?

Answer: Springfield, Massachusetts

 

3. What is the name of the line that separates the offensive and defensive sides? 

Answer: Half-court line

 

4. How many quarters are in a regulation NBA game?

Answer: Four quarters 

 

5. How many steps can a player take without dribbling the ball

Answer:Two steps

 

6. What is the name of the imaginary line that players cannot cross until the ball is released on a free throw?

Answer: Free throw line

 

7. How many seconds does a team have to shoot the ball in possession?

Answer: 24 seconds

 

8. How many points is a free throw worth?

Answer: One point

9. What is the name of the area outside the three-point line?

Answer:Answer:Perimeter?

 

10.  How many fouls does a player have to commit before they are disqualified from the game?

Answer: Six fouls

 

11.  What is the backplate of the hoop called?

Answer: Backboard

 

12. Who invented basketball?

Answer: James Naismith

 

13. What was the first basketball hoop made of?

Answer: A peach basket

 

14. What was the first basketball made of?

Answer: A soccer ball

 

15. What year did basketball become an Olympic sport?

Answer: 1936

 

16. What is the standard height of a basketball hoop?

Answer: 10 feet

 

17. How many players of the same team can be on the court at one time?

Answer: 5 players 

 

18. What is the length of a regulation basketball game? (high school level)

Answer: 32 minutes 

 

19. What is the violation where a player takes too many steps without dribbling the ball?

Answer: Traveling

 

20. How many points is a three-point shot?

Answer: 3 points

 

21. What is the penalty for a personal foul?

Answer: Free throws or possession, depending on the foul

 

22. What does NBA stand for?

Answer: National Basketball Association

 

Intermediate/Hard

 

23. How long is the shot clock in college basketball?

Answer:30 seconds and 24 seconds (for men and women basketball, respectively)

 

24. Which country won the first Olympic gold medal in basketball?

Answer: United States (1936 Berlin)

 

25. Who is the all-time leading scorer in Olympic basketball?

Answer: Oscar Schmidt with 1093 points scored and most points in a single game with 55.

 

26.  Which professional basketball player starred in the original Space Jam?

Answer: Michael Jordan

 

27.  Which player is known for the nickname “Black Mamba?”

Answer: Kobe Bryant

 

28. Who was the NBA Finals MVP in 2016?

Answer: LeBron James

 

29.  Which player in the NBA holds the record for most career assists?

Answer: John Stockton

 

30.  Which player is known as the “Big Fundamental?

Answer: Tim Duncan

 

31. Which team holds the record for the most regular season wins in a single season?

Answer: Golden State Warriors (73 wins in 2015-2016)

 

32. What team did Michael Jordan play for?

Answer: Chicago Bulls

 

 33. What is the name of the NBA’s All-Star game MVP trophy?

Answer: The Kobe Bryant Trophy

 

34. Who is the all-time leading scorer in NBA history?

Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

 

35. What year was the NBA founded?

Answer:1946

 

36. What is it called when a basketball player scores a point?

Answer: a basket

 

37. What do you call a shot that misses both the rim and the backboard?

Answer: Airball

 

38. What is the Hall of Fame for the NBA called?

Answer: Naismith

 

39. What are the names of the lines at either end of a basketball court called?

Answer: Base Line

 

40.  What do you call a basketball player who catches the ball in mid-air and dunks? What is the move called?

Answer: Alley-oop

 

41. What is it called when you gain possession of the ball from an opposing player? 

Answer: A steal

 

42. Which player is known as the “The Logo” of the NBA?

Answer:Jerry West

 

43.  What is the name of the Basketball team based in Philadelphia?

Answer: 76ers

 

44. What is the name of the Toronto NBA franchise?

Answer: Raptors

 

45. What NBA franchise is home to Miami?

Answer: The Heat

 

46. What is the NBA team from New Orleans?

Answer: Pelicans

 

47. What is the name of the NBA team from Portland?

Answer: Trail Blazers

 

48. What is the Indiana NBA team?

Answer: Pacers

 

49. What is the Milwaukee NBA team?

Answer: Bucks

 

50. What is the Brooklyn NBA team?

Answer: Nets

 

51. What is the Detroit NBA team?

Answer: Pistons

 

52. What is the NBA team from the Golden State?

Answer: Warriors

 

53. What is the Minnesota NBA team?

Answer: Timberwolves

 

54. What is the Orlando NBA team?

Answer: Magic

 

55. What is the Washington NBA team?

Answer: Wizards

 

56. What is the Boston NBA team?

Answer: Celtics

 

57. Who is the all-time leading scorer in the WNBA?

Answer: Diana Taurasi (9,000 points+)

 

58. What is the dimensions of an NBA basketball court?

Answer: 94 feet long by 50 feet wide

 

59. Who was the shortest player ever to play in the NBA?

Answer: Muggy Bogues at 5 feet, 3 inches tall

 

60. What team won the first ever NBA game?

Answer: New York Knicks

 

61. What player holds the record for all-time rebounders in the NBA?

Answer: Wilt Chamberlain with 23,924 rebounds.

 

62. Who is the only player to win NBA MVP, Finals MVP and Olympic Gold medal in the same year?

Answer: Michael Jordan

 

63. Which NBA player holds the record for most assists in a single NBA game?

Answer: Scott Skiles

 

64.  Who is the youngest player ever to win the NBA MVP?

Answer: Derrick Rose at 22 in 2011

 

65.  Which NBA team has the longest streak of consecutive playoff appearances?

Answer: The San Antonio Spurs with 22 playoff appearances

 

66. Which NBA player holds the record for most career steals?

Answer:John Stockton

 

67. Which team picked a baby in their 1974 draft line-up?

Answer: Atlanta Hawks

 

68. What year was the NBA founded?

Answer: 1946

 

69. Which player won the NBA All-Star Game MVP award in 2022?

Answer: Steph Curry

 

70.  Who led the 92 Olympic’s “Dream Team”?

Answer:Charles Barkley

 

71. Which NBA team was the first to sweep the NBA Finals?

Answer: Boston Celtics

 

72.  Which NBA player is known as the “The Mailman”?

Answer: Karl Malone

 

73. Which NBA team has the longest winning streak in history?

Answer: 33 consecutive wins in 1971-1972

 

74. Which player won the NBA MVP award four times in five years during the 2000s?

Answer: LeBron James

 

75. Who was the first NBA player to be unanimously voted MVP?

Answer: Steph Curry in 2016

 

76. Which player holds the most career triple-doubles in NBA History?

Answer: Russell Westbrook

 

77. Which player holds the record for most NBA MVP awards?

Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 6 MVPs

 

78. Which team won the NBA championship in 1996?

Answer:Chicago Bulls

 

79. Who was the coach fo the Chicago Bulls during their six championship run in the 90s?

Answer: Phil Jackson

 

80. Who was the first player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double?

Answer: Nate Thurmond

 

So, how did you do? Hopefully, this provides a great starting point for you to create your own test. Remember to include your kids, and as always, have fun!