KIDS QUIZ
SPORTS TEAMS AND PLAYERS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Why is basketball called “basketball”?
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They were using Basket without a whole in the first game of basketball.
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Because the original name was ball-basket and it just didn’t sound right.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The first backboard was constructed out of wire mesh, then wood and now it is made out of glass so the backboard does not interfere with the viewing of the game. Around that time, there was no name for this game. By 1906, the peach baskets were replaced by metal baskets with holes in the bottom.
Detailed explanation-2: -In December 1891, Canadian-born James Naismith, a physical education teacher at the YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) training school, took a soccer ball and a peach basket and in the gym invented basketball. In 1893, he replaced the peach basket with iron hoops and a hammock-style basket.
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