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Mad Facts
Plain Madness.
Scoreboard!
Madness Math!
100

A violation called ____ is when a player moves ore than two steps without dribbling the basketball

what is traveling?

100

Name the mascot! Duke ____ _____

What is Duke Blue Devils

100

True or false: the winning team of march madness gets a million dollar check

FALSE! They get a national championship trophy and then money is distributed to winning schools based on their final rank. 

100

When there are sixteen teams left, they are called the _____ ______? (Think: 16th birthday is your...)

What is the sweet sixteen?
100

On the basketball court, David spent 2/3 of an hour practicing basketball. After 3 hours, his friend George came and practiced on the other court for 3/2 hours. Who practiced longer?

Who is George?
200

What is it called when a person dribbles the ball with both hands at the same time?

What is a double dribble/double dribbling?

200

Does march madness feature college teams or pro teams?

What is college teams?

200

How many teams played in the first march madness tournament in 1939?

What is 8?

200

Who is the the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball? a. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
b. Wilt Chamberlain
c. Jerry Lucas
d. Pete Maravich

Pete Maravich (Pistol Pete)

200

St. Peter's, a 15 seed, had odds of +75,000 to win the tournament title. Meaning, for every $100 a person wagers, their profit would be $75,000 if the bet wins. Mr. Aunan placed a $5 bet on them to win the tournament, how much money would he make if they won?

$3,750

300

How many points is a free throw worth?

What is 1 point?

300

What day is the championship game? (Hasn't happened yet but we are close!)

What is monday april 7th?

300

What day of the week kicks off the March Madness season? BONUS if you give me the nickname (____ + day of the week). 

What is Selection Sunday?

300

Which Florida university made it to the elite eight?

What is UFlorida/gators

300

Iowa State had a regular season win total of 2 in 2021, but increased that total to 20 in 2022. Their win total increased by what percent from 2021 to 2022?

900%

400

How many TOTAL players are on the basketball court at one time during a game?

What is ten?

400

What does NCAA stand for?

What is the National Collegiate Athletic Association? 

400

When basketball was first made, what was used as the goals?

What are peach baskets?

400

Name all four teams in the final four this year!

What is Florida, Auburn, Duke, and Houston

400

The water jug for a basketball team was 7/8 full of water. After the game, the 8 players poured out 3/5 of the water in the jug. What fraction of the water was left in the water jug after the game?

There was 11 40 of the water left in the water jug.

500

How many quarters are played in a professional basketball game?

what is 4 quarters

500

How many teams compete (from the very beginning)

What is 68?

500

Who is Ms. Cantrell's dad rooting for from the final four?

Who is Duke!

500

Which team has won the most march madness tournaments?

UCLA with 11

500

Gonzaga is the highest scoring team in March Madness 2022, scoring about 87 points per game. Their first round opponent, Georgia State, averages only 2/3 of that total. If Gonzaga matches their scoring average, but Georgia State scores 10 points above their average, who will win? How many points will they win by?

Gonzaga wins by 19 points.