Basketball News and Trivia
The Race
Ancient Egypt
Vocabulary (List 7)
100

They edged the Dallas Mavericks with a 122-110 win on Saturday, November 1

Who are the Detroit Pistons?

100

Alaskan dog race that runs from Anchorage to Nome

What is the Iditarod?

100

The leader of the Ancient Egyptians

Who is Pharaoh?


100

This is an I word referring to a picture?

What is an ILLUSTRATION?

200

He scored 26 points giving the Houston Rockets a 128-101 lead over the Boston Celtics

Who is Kevin Durant?

200

Each team has 16 of these dogs on the Alaskan Race

What is a Siberian or Alaskan Husky?

200

This leader of Egypt's tomb was found by Harry Carter

When alive the ladies liked his style

Who is King Tut?

200

This M word can mean something we can do with the law of the Lord day and night

What is MEDITATE?

300

This teams guard (Trae Young) will be sidelined for 4 weeks with a sprain in his right knee

Who are the Atlanta Hawks?

300

Stories drawn from a writer's imagination that could be true to life - its initials are RF

What is Realistic Fiction?

300

He said let my people go

Ramses II we do not need you

Who was Moses?

300

The T word indicating going from one place to another

What is TRANSPORTATION?

400

He pumped in 30 points giving the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-105 victory against the Charlotte Hornets

Who is Julius Randle?

400

A conversation that involves 2 way communication - it begins with D

What is Dialogue?

400

The river in Egypt that was vital for life

What is the Nile River?

400

A U word referring to a place in the city 

What is URBAN?

500

He invented Basketball and setup the rules of the game as well as the University of Kansas basketball program in 1898

Who is James Naismith?

500

The author of the story the Race - Her initials are VF

Who is Victoria Furman?

500

Picture writing of the Egyptians

What is Hieroglyphics?

500

An O word referring to different sections for musical instruments - you might find this in Carnegie Hall

What is an ORCHESTRA?