Professional Basketball Quiz

What Do You Know About Basketball?
1. Which team won the 2004 NBA Championship?

a. Lakers


b. Celtics

c. Pistons

d. Spurs

2. What athletic wear is Jordan made by?

a. Reebok

b. Nike

c. Adidas

d. Puma

3. Which team won the WNBA Championship in 2003, 2006, and 2008?

a. Sparks

b. Liberty

c. Sun

d. Shock

4. What college did Romeo "Lil' Romeo" Miller get signed to?

a. USC

b. UCLA

c. LSU

d. UNC

5. What high school did Chris Weber attend in Detroit?

a. King High School

b. Country Day High School

c. Renaissance High School

d. Cass Technical High School

6. What college did Jalen Rose and Chris Weber attend?

a. Western Michigan University

b. Michigan State University

c. Central Michigan University

d. University of Michigan

7. Which player has the record for scoring the most points in a game?

a. Wilt Chaimberlain

b. Michael Jordan

c. Kobe Bryant

d. Dwayne Wade

8. Who was drafted to the Detroit Shock?

a. Sylvia Fowles

b. Candace Parker

c. Ivory Latta

d. Dianna Terasi



1.c The Pistons are the only major professional team in Michigan that do not play their home games in Detroit. I the year 2004, the Pistons finished the season with a record of 54-28, the best record since 1997. The Pistons beat the L. A. Lakers in five games to win the 2004 NBA Championship.

2.b The Jordan athletic wear was named after Michael Jordan and was made by Nike. If you pay attention to some the Jordan sneakers, you could see that they have the Nike sign on the side of the shoe. The first Air Jordan shoe was made in 1985 and since then, 23 new shoes have been created.

3.d The Detroit Shock are a woman’s team that is in the city of Detroit and made their debut in 1998. The Detroit Shock are the sister team to the Detroit Pistons. The team has 4 Conference Titles and 3 WNBA Championships.

4.a Romeo Miller was signed to the USC Trojans in 2007. He has a full athletic scholarship to play. Romeo Miller went to play at USC along with his friend Demar DeRozan.

5.b Chris Weber attended Detroit Country Day High School. He led his team to 3 MHSAA State Championships. His senior year, he averaged 29 points per game and 13 rebounds.

6.d Chris Weber and Jalen Rose both attended the University of Michigan. They were both a part of the group called the Fab Five. This group took the U of M Wolverines to 2 NCAA Finals.
7.a Wilt Cahimberlain still holds the record for scoring the most points in a single game. The score he holds is 100 points in a game. Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant both came close to reaching that score.

8.c The girl that was drafted to the WNBA Detroit Shock is Ivory Latta. She was the 11th pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft. She now plays for the Atlanta Dream.