Points
Rules
Facts
Equipment
Violations
100
What line do you shoot at for it to be worth 3 points?
The 3-point line
100
How many players are on a team?
9 players
100
True or false, basketballs were originally brown?
True
100
How many basketballs are on the court when playing?
1
100
True or False? It is legal to double-dribble in basketball.
False.
200
What is the maximum number of points you can earn from shooting?
3
200
How many players are on the court at once?
10 players
200
How many players were originally on court?
9 players
200
What size of basketball does the NBA use?
size 7
200
What is it called when you cause the ball or a player holding the ball to touch or cross the boundary line.
An out-of-bounds
300
How many points do you get from a free throw?
1 point
300
How do you win a basketball game?
scoring the most points
300
Who scored 100 points in a single game for the Philadelphia Warriors in 1962?
Wilt Chamberlain
300
What were originally used as the very first baskets when the sport was invented?
Peach baskets
300
What is Travelling?
Travelling is a violation in basketball when a player is holding the ball and takes more than two steps without dribbling.
400
How many points do you get from dunking?
2 points
400
Is it okay to foul?
NO
400
When was the game of basketball invented?
December 1891
400
Why do basketball players wear high tops?
Ankle support
400
How many technical fouls before you get kicked out of the game?
2 fouls
500
How many points do you earn for shooting in the three-point arc?
2 points
500
How many steps can you take when holding the ball?
two steps
500
True or False? Players could not bounce or dribble the ball up and down the court in the original rules. They had to pass it from where they caught it.
True
500
How high is a standard professional basketball rim from the floor?
10 Feet
500
What happens when you get violated?
You lose possession of the ball.