KIDS QUIZ
SPORTS TEAMS AND PLAYERS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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James Naismith
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William Morgan
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Alfred Halstead
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Elwood Brown
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Detailed explanation-1: -The game was invented by Springfield College instructor and graduate student James Naismith in 1891, and has grown into the worldwide athletic phenomenon we know it to be today.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the winter of 1891, when a 30-year-old physical education instructor from the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts invented an indoor game that could be played between football and baseball seasons, basket ball – originally two words – was born.
Detailed explanation-3: -Naismith was a physical education instructor at YMCA International Training School (now known as Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts. Upon the request of his boss, Naismith was tasked to create an indoor sports game to help athletes keep in shape in cold weather.
Detailed explanation-4: -The sport’s inventor, James Naismith of Almonte, Ontario, explains the rules during one of the first experimental games (1891). For more information about basketball visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.