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Mixed Bag
100
This basketball player is often seen chewing his mouthguard
Who is: Stephen Curry
100
When the game of basketball was first invented, teams used these harvesting items before the net hoop was invented...Cobbler anyone?
What are peach baskets?
100
Raptors
What is Toronto
100
This man holds the record for most points in a single game at 100
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
100
This team originated in Minneapolis and though they later moved across the country, they kept the original name, given on behalf of Minnesota's state nickname of the "Land of 1,000 Lakes"
Who are the Lakers?
200
Starring opposite Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and other Looney Tunes legends, this man is considered a legend in basketball as well
Who is Michael Jordan?
200
Basketball is one of the only sports that can actually claim a sole inventor--this man, born and raised in Canada, who came to the U.S. and created the game as an active indoor sport for the cold winter months in the Northeast
Who is James Naismith?
200
Hornets
What is Charlotte
200
This man holds the record for most points in a half game at 59 points
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
200
This man, graceful as a "swan," on the court joined the Harlem Globetrotters in 1941. Though his background was in baseball, he thrived in basketball and boosted the fame of the Globetrotters with his comedic antics and amazing skills
Who is Reece "Goose" Tatum?
300
This 7'2'' Basketball player once said, "I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing."
Who is Kareem Abdul Jabar?
300
The game of basketball gained popularity relatively fast, especially after WWI when Europeans watched American soldiers playing the game both for leisure and for physical therapy. In 1936, Basketball made its Olympic debut in this European host nation which would soon be the epicenter for WWII.
What is Germany?
300
Rockets
What is Houston?
300
Donyell Marshall is one of three players who holds the record for most 3-point field goals made in a game (12). The other two players are these two men, both from CA teams
Who are Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry?
300
Signature trick of the Harlem Globetrotters
What is the Basketball Spin?
400
Recently retired, this player now has a local holiday in honor of him and his amazing career on August 24 (8/24)
Who is Kobe Bryant?
400
Basketball was created in Massachusetts in the final decade of the 19th century in this year
What is 1891?
400
Nets
What is Brooklyn?
400
Known sometimes as the "Big Aristotle," for the Greek Philosopher Aristotle, perhaps this player overthought things at the free-throw line--he holds the record for most free throw attempts in a single game, but none made
Who is Shaquille O'Neal?
400
The Utah Jazz started in this city, synonymous with Jazz music
What is New Orleans?
500
His given name Earvin, this man was named the greatest point guard in NBA history in 2007
Who is Magic Johnson?
500
In 1946, this organization was established for the sport
What is the NBA
500
Kings
What is Sacramento
500
This two-time inductee into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, now an analyst on the tv show "Inside the NBA," holds the NBA record for most offensive rebounds in a quarter, with 11
Who is Charles Barkley?
500
When the sport first began, the actual basketball had not been invented yet (that came in 1894 with the Spalding Co.), so this ball was used
What is a soccer ball?