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EuroLeague, NBA and FIBA: basketball quiz

25 October 2026 · A decision on live TV, harness-racing horses, an Oscar and seven more stories from the worlds of the EuroLeague, the NBA and FIBA.

Quiz questions

  1. In July 2010 this player announced on live television that he was leaving his home-state Cleveland and 'taking his talents to South Beach'. Who is he?

    • LeBron James
    • Chris Bosh
    • Carmelo Anthony
    • Kevin Durant
    Answer

    The show was called 'The Decision'. In Miami LeBron James won two titles alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, and in 2014 he went back to Cleveland.

  2. Three of these Americans and Canadians played for Žalgiris Kaunas. Which one never wore the Žalgiris shirt?

    • Kevin Pangos
    • Brandon Davies
    • Aaron White
    • Mike Batiste
    Answer

    Mike Batiste spent almost a decade at Panathinaikos and won four EuroLeague titles there. Pangos, Davies and White reached the 2018 Final Four with Žalgiris.

  3. EuroBasket 2025 was held in four countries, with the final played in Riga. Which of these countries was NOT one of the hosts?

    • Cyprus
    • Finland
    • Lithuania
    • Poland
    Answer

    The groups were played in Limassol, Tampere, Katowice and Riga, and the knockout rounds in Riga. Lithuania last hosted EuroBasket in 2011.

  4. These are one point guard's averages for 1989-90. Nobody in NBA history has averaged more assists in a season. Who is he?

    • John Stockton
    • Magic Johnson
    • Isiah Thomas
    • Kevin Johnson
    Answer

    John Stockton led the league in assists for nine straight seasons with the Utah Jazz. Magic Johnson's best season was 13.1 a game.

  5. This Croatian-born Serb played for PAOK Thessaloniki from 1994 to 1998 and took Greek citizenship. He later made his name in Sacramento and won the 2011 NBA title with Dallas. Who is he?

    • Vlade Divac
    • Peja Stojaković
    • Predrag Danilović
    • Željko Rebrača
    Answer

    Peja Stojaković was born in Požega, and his family moved to Belgrade during the war. In Sacramento he and Vlade Divac played on some of the best Kings teams ever.

  6. In his free time this centre breeds harness-racing horses and races them himself in his home town of Sombor. He has been NBA MVP three times. Who is he?

    • Luka Dončić
    • Nikola Vučević
    • Nikola Jokić
    • Bogdan Bogdanović
    Answer

    Nikola Jokić won MVP in 2021, 2022 and 2024. After the season he often heads straight to Sombor, where his horses compete in harness races.

  7. Greece has its 'eternal derby' between two clubs from the Athens area. One side is Olympiacos of Piraeus. Who is the other?

    • Panathinaikos
    • PAOK
    • Aris
    • Promitheas
    Answer

    Panathinaikos and Olympiacos are Greece's two most successful clubs. PAOK and Aris are from Thessaloniki, and Promitheas from Patras.

  8. In March 2018 this player won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. The film was based on the poem he wrote to say goodbye to basketball. Who is he?

    • Shaquille O'Neal
    • LeBron James
    • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    • Kobe Bryant
    Answer

    The film was called 'Dear Basketball'. Kobe Bryant published the poem in November 2015, when he announced he would retire at the end of the season.

  9. Three of these players were named NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Which one never won the award?

    • Lou Williams
    • Andre Iguodala
    • Manu Ginóbili
    • Jamal Crawford
    Answer

    Andre Iguodala came off the bench to be Finals MVP in 2015, but never won Sixth Man of the Year. Lou Williams and Jamal Crawford won it three times each, Ginóbili in 2008.

  10. Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing and Reggie Miller. What links all four?

    • All were number one draft picks
    • All were named regular-season MVP
    • All played in the NBA Finals but never won a title
    • All spent their whole career with one team
    Answer

    All played in the NBA Finals but never won a title. Malone lost in the Finals three times, Barkley, Ewing and Miller once each. Only Ewing was a number one pick, only Malone and Barkley were MVP, and only Miller spent his whole career with one team.

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