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Golden State Warriors: basketball quiz

27 October 2026 · A triple-double without ten points, a coach with rings from his playing days and eight more stories about the Warriors.

Quiz questions

  1. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson made so many threes together that their duo got its own nickname. What is it?

    • Bash Brothers
    • Twin Towers
    • Splash Brothers
    • Lob City
    Answer

    Splash Brothers. The nickname was coined in 2012 by a writer for the Warriors' website. 'Twin Towers' was Tim Duncan and David Robinson, and 'Lob City' was the Los Angeles Clippers.

  2. This player went to tiny Davidson College and took it to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2008. Many big universities passed on him because they thought he was too slight. Who is he?

    • Stephen Curry
    • Klay Thompson
    • Draymond Green
    • Jordan Poole
    Answer

    Stephen Curry spent three seasons at Davidson. Klay Thompson played at Washington State and Draymond Green at Michigan State.

  3. As a player he won five titles, three with Chicago and two with San Antonio. In the 1997 Finals he hit the decisive shot from Michael Jordan's pass. He has coached the Warriors since 2014. Who is he?

    • Mark Jackson
    • Doc Rivers
    • Mike Brown
    • Steve Kerr
    Answer

    Steve Kerr has won four titles with the Warriors: 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022. Before him the team was coached by Mark Jackson.

  4. This is one player's line from a game in February 2017. For the first time in NBA history a player had a triple-double without scoring ten points. Who is he?

    • Andre Iguodala
    • Draymond Green
    • Rajon Rondo
    • Ben Wallace
    Answer

    Draymond Green got his triple-double against the Memphis Grizzlies with rebounds, assists and steals. He was also named Defensive Player of the Year in 2017.

  5. In 2017 the Warriors won 16 of their 17 playoff games on the way to the title. Why did that spring go into history?

    • For the first time a team went through the playoffs unbeaten
    • It was the club's first title after moving to San Francisco
    • It is the best playoff record in NBA history
    • For the first time the Finals MVP came off the bench
    Answer

    It is the best playoff record in NBA history. The Warriors' only loss came in the Finals in Cleveland. The club only moved to San Francisco in 2019; before that it played in Oakland.

  6. He started playing for the Warriors back in 1960. He later became the team's coach and led it to the 1975 title. He spent more than six decades with the club. Who is he?

    • Al Attles
    • Don Nelson
    • Lenny Wilkens
    • Bill Fitch
    Answer

    Al Attles. Al Attles was nicknamed 'the Destroyer' for his tough defence. The Warriors raised his number 16 to the rafters. Don Nelson coached the Warriors twice but never won the title.

  7. In 2022 Stephen Curry finally won his first Finals MVP award. Who did the Warriors beat in that Finals?

    • Cleveland Cavaliers
    • Toronto Raptors
    • Miami Heat
    • Boston Celtics
    Answer

    Boston Celtics. The Warriors won the series 4-2. They had met Cleveland in four straight Finals (2015-2018) and lost to the Raptors in 2019.

  8. The league that became the NBA played its first season in 1946-47. The first champions were the club now called the Golden State Warriors. What were they called back then?

    • San Francisco Warriors
    • Philadelphia Warriors
    • Oakland Warriors
    • Baltimore Warriors
    Answer

    The Philadelphia Warriors beat the Chicago Stags 4-1 in the final. The club moved to San Francisco in 1962 and played in Oakland from 1971 to 2019.

  9. Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry, Nate Thurmond and Chris Mullin. What links all four?

    • All played for the Warriors back in Philadelphia
    • All were named NBA MVP
    • The Warriors raised their numbers to the rafters
    • All won a title with the Warriors
    Answer

    The club has retired Chamberlain's 13, Mullin's 17, Barry's 24 and Thurmond's 42. Only Chamberlain played in Philadelphia and only he was MVP, while only Barry won a title with the Warriors.

  10. In the 2016 Western Conference finals the Warriors came back from 1-3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. That summer the Thunder's star signed with the Warriors and won two titles and two Finals MVPs. Who is he?

    • Kevin Durant
    • Russell Westbrook
    • Serge Ibaka
    • Paul George
    Answer

    Kevin Durant was Finals MVP in 2017 and 2018. Russell Westbrook stayed in Oklahoma City and was named MVP in 2017.

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