67 Challenging Basketball Trivia for Kids [NBA Trivia]

Are you ready to dribble your way into the world of basketball trivia? Our blog is here to entertain and educate young sports lovers with challenging basketball trivia for kids. From iconic players to mind-boggling records, we’ve got it all covered. Let’s see if you can become the ultimate basketball trivia champion!

Easy Basketball Trivia for Kids

1. Who invented Basketball?
Answer: – James Naismith.

2. When did he invent Basketball?
Answer: – 1891.

3. Each Basketball team consists of how many players?
Answer: – Five.

4. What is the full form of the NBA?
Answer: – National Basketball Association.

5. What is the diameter of a Basketball?
Answer: – 24cm.

6. What was the color of the Basketball before it changed to Orange?
Answer: – Brown.

7. When did Basketball become the official sport of the Olympics?
Answer: – 1936.

8. Who is the tallest Basketball player in NBA?
Answer: – Sun Mingming.

9. Who was known as the first referee in NBA?
Answer: – Ken Mauer.

10. The basketball court is made up of what kind of wood?
Answer: – Maple Planks.

11. Who was the youngest NBA player in Basketball history?
Answer: – Andrew Bynum.

12. Who is the richest Basketball Player in NBA History?
Answer: – Michael Jordan.

13. What is the name of the Basketball team of New York?
Answer: – New York Knicks.

14. What is the size of kids’ Basketball?
Answer: – Size 5.

15. At what age did Kobe Bryant enter the NBA?
Answer: – Age of 17.

16. What is the size of the Basketball court?
Answer: – 94×50 Feet.

17. What is the middle name of Michael Jordan?
Answer: – Jeffrey.

18. What was the height of the World’s shortest basketball player “Muggsy Bogues”?
Answer: – 5 foot 3 inches.

19. Which team has most of the NBA championships?
Answer: – Boston Celtics.

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Hard Basketball Trivia for Kids

20. The first NBA championship was won by which team?
Answer: – Los Angeles Lakers.

21. Which team has won most of the NBA titles?
Answer: – Los Angeles Lakers.

22. When did the first Basketball game take place?
Answer: – 1882.

23. On March 2, 1962, 100 points were scored by which NBA player?
Answer: – Wilt Chamberlain.

24. What was the name of another basketball association which joined the NBA in 1949?
Answer: – BAA (Basketball Association of America).

25. When did Muggsy Bogues and Manute Bol play on the same team?
Answer: – 1987-88.

26. The creator of Basketball (James Naismith) was hating which team?
Answer: – Chicago Bulls.

27. How many seasons have been played by Kareem Abdul Jabar?
Answer: – 20.

28. What is the total point of the all-time leading scorer of Kareem Abdul Jabar?
Answer: – 38,387 Points.

29. Which player has the most carrier rebounds?
Answer: – Wilt Chamberlain.

30. The first three-point basket was scored by whom?
Answer: – Chris Ford.

31. What is the height between the ground to the hoop rim of the regulation size Basketball?
Answer: – 10 Feet.

32. Who was the first-ever Female referee in Basketball?
Answer: – Isabelle Johnson.

33. Lakers draft was twice done by which player?
Answer: – Elgin Baylor.

34. Which NBA player holds the record for more playoff points than anyone?
Answer: – Michael Jordan.

35. What was the reason behind the Basketball invention?
Answer: – To Keep Athletes Busy Indoor in Winter.

36. James Naismith was a teacher at which college when he invented the Basketball game?
Answer: – Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.

37. Where was the first Basketball match played?
Answer: – International Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Springfield, Massachusetts.

38. What was the original name of the Boston Celtics?
Answer: – Brooklyn Arcadians.

39. What is the size of a Basketball hoop for Kids?
Answer: – 44.6 x 34.79 x 14.8 cm.

40. Which team won the 2010 NBA Championship?
Answer: – Los Angeles Lakers.

41. Which year did Basketball add to Summer Olympics?
Answer: – 1936.

42. Who was the first player in the NBA who draft out from high school?
Answer: – Reggie Harding.

43. Why is the team name “Boston Celtics”?
Answer: – Boston City is Full of Iris People.

44. What was the oldest Basketball Court?
Answer: – A Gymnasium in Paris, France.

45. What is the shape of the Basketball Court?
Answer: – Rectangle.

46. The record three triple-doubles is held by which youngest player?
Answer: – Luka Dončić.

47. Which NBA player holds the record for most points in NBA History?
Answer: – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

48. Who was the shortest basketball player in NBA?
Answer: – Muggsy Bogues.

49. Kobe Bryant played on which team in his entire life?
Answer: – Los Angeles Lakers.

50. What is the home ground of the New York Knicks?
Answer: – Madison Square Garden.

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General Basketball Trivia Questions for Kids

51. What are the skills performed by basketball players in sports?
Answer: – Shooting, Running, Jumping, and Dribbling.

52. Each made Basketball worth how many points?
Answer: – Two Points.

53. Which Basketball player killed a Lion for his wife?
Answer: – Manute Bol.

54. Who was the only player is a member of both the Basketball and Football Hall of Frames?
Answer: – Cal Hubbard.

55. Refuging to sit on the bench goes under which category of foul?
Answer: – Technical Foul.

56. When did the clock rule start in Basketball?
Answer: – 1954.

57. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is situated in which state?
Answer: – Springfield.

58. At the beginning of Basketball, What was the thing used as a basket by Naismith?
Answer: – Two half-bushel peaches.

59. What is the actual aim of the Basketball game to win?
Answer: – To score more points than the Opponent.

60. Who was the first African American Basketball player?
Answer: – Earl Lloyd.

61. Which game causes more injury than basketball?
Answer: – American Football.

62. When was women’s basketball added to the Olympics game?
Answer: – 1976.

63. There are how many Umpires need to handle an NBA game?
Answer: – One referee and one umpire.

64. What is the work of a scorekeeper?
Answer: – Track and Record the Points.

65. A Basketball player collects how many points from a Free through basket?
Answer: – One Point.

66. Which player won the very first MVP trophy?
Answer: – Bob Pettit.

65. Threatening other players on the Basketball court is which type of foul?
Answer: – Technical Foul.

66. The term “Steal” means what in Basketball?
Answer: – Steal the Basketball from the Opponent player without touching him.

67. The 8 NBA title was owned by whom?
Answer: – Michael Jordan.

68. What was the name of the player who demanded $100,001 in his contract?
Answer: – Wilt Chamberlain.

69. What is the size of the three-point ARC in the NBA?
Answer: – 7.24 Meter.

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Funny Basketball Trivia Questions for Kids

70. Sill 1029, Basketball used to be played with which ball?
Answer: – Soccer Ball.

71. According to the Guinness Book of Records when was the longest basketball shot made?
Answer: – September 2014.

72. Basketball is being followed by how many people all over the world?
Answer: – More than 1 Billion.

73. What is the original name of the Basketball player Dr.J?
Answer: – Julius Erving.

74. What is the average salary of an NBA player (According to 2020)?
Answer: – $7.7 million.

75. What are the top countries in the world whose favorite game is Basketball?
Answer: – United States, Canada, Australia, and the Philippines.

76. The first Basketball backboards were made up of which material?
Answer: – Chicken Wire.

77. What is the size of Basketball for a 7-year-old boy?
Answer: – Size 5.

78. Who was the first recognized to be a slam dunk?
Answer: – Bob Kurland.

79. 10,000 points have been scored by which youngest NBA player?
Answer: – LeBron James.

80. Who is known for being the all-time leading scorer of men’s college basketball?
Answer: – Pete Maravich.

81. What is the homeland of Leandro Barbosa?
Answer: – Brazil.

Resources:

1. Wikipedia.org
2. Britannica.com
3. Kids.kiddle.co
4. Easyscienceforkids.com
5. Coolfactsforkids.com