NBA
general knowledge
gambling
2000s-2010s
riddles
100
Who is the only player in NBA history to record a triple-double in his first NBA All-Star Game appearance?
Michael Jordan (1985 All-Star Game)
100
What country consumes the most chocolate per capita?
Switzerland
100
What is “closing line value” (CLV)?
When your bet’s odds are better than the final odds before the game starts.
100
Finish the lyric: “Stop! I could’ve dropped my …”
“Croissant.”
100
I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
It is a joke.
200
Which player holds the NBA record for most assists in a single NBA Finals game?
Magic Johnson (14 assists, 1984 NBA Finals)
200
What is the only letter that does not appear in the periodic table of elements?
The letter J
200
On a standard roulette wheel, what color is the number 28?
Black
200
Name this:
Silly Bandz
200
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears.
I have no body, but I come alive with wind.
What am I?
It is an echo.
300
Who is the youngest player to ever record a triple-double in an NBA game? And what age?
LaMelo Ball (19 years, 140 days)
300
Which language has the most native speakers in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
300
In craps, which bet is considered the worst bet on the table due to the highest house edge?
Any “Proposition” bet (especially Any 7)
300
What show?
Cory in the House
300
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for much more than a minute. What am I?
It is your breath.
400
Who holds the NBA record for most steals in a single season?
Alvin Robertson (301 steals, 1985–86)
400
What is the only word in the English language that ends in “mt”?
Dreamt
400
What is the highest reported amount someone has ever won from a sports bet?
About $75 million, won by Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale after betting on the Houston Astros to win the World Series.
400
What vine featured a kid saying “Why you always lyin’?"
Nicholas Fraser
400
What disappears the moment you say its name?
It is silence.
500
Which NBA player holds the record for most points scored in an NBA Finals game? And what year?
Elgin Baylor (61 points, 1962 NBA Finals)
500
Where did Chick-fil-A first began?
Atlanta, Georgia
500
What is the highest number of legs ever reported to win on a sports betting parlay?
25 legs
500
Which legendary Nintendo game designer helped shape how the Wii’s motion controls were used in games like Wii Sports?
Shigeru Miyamoto
500
I can run but never walk. I have a mouth but never talk. I have a head but never weep. I have a bed but never sleep. What am I?
It is a river.