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Basketball · Level 1: Beginner · Sub-level 1.5

Watching a Game

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 22 October 2026 · markdown

Reading the scoreboard and box score, shooting percentages, a game's rhythm, stoppages, the broadcast, being a fan, seasons, tournaments and league tables.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The scoreboardTake a test

  1. The game clock counts down the time left in the period.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. QTR shows which quarter is being played.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. Team fouls tell everyone when free throws will start coming.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. Each basket has its own shot clock display above the backboard.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. 61 minus 58 is a three-point lead.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  6. Many boards show the time-outs each team still has.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. Late in a period the clock shows tenths of a second.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  8. The game clock counts down from 10:00 to zero.

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  9. Half-time, then the 3rd quarter from 10:00, then the 4th.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. Home 61, guests 58: a three-point lead.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 2The box score columnsTake a test

  1. REB is total rebounds.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. AST counts assists.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. STL counts steals.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. BLK counts blocks.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. The first number is made, the second attempted.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  6. Rebounds at each end are counted separately.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. Made threes, then attempted threes.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  8. Shooting splits first, then rebounds and the rest.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. 2, 4 and 6.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. FG 6-15 means 6 made out of 15 tries.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 3Shooting percentagesTake a test

  1. 7 out of 14 is a half: 50%.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  2. 9 out of 10 is 90%.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  3. 12 divided by 30 is 0.4: 40%.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  4. Four threes in ten tries gives 12 points, as much as six two-pointers.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. Same points from fewer shots is more efficient.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  6. FT% is free throws made per attempt.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. No makes means 0%.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  8. 30%, 50%, 90%.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Made over attempted, times 100.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. 9 made out of 12 is three-quarters: 75%.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 4A game's rhythmTake a test

  1. A run is a stretch of unanswered scoring.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Each time the team ahead switches, the lead changes.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. A blow-out is a lopsided win.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. Crunch time is when a close game is decided.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. Coming from behind to win is a comeback.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. Momentum is the feeling that a team is on top, often during a run.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. Clutch players deliver in tight finishes.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Trail, run, tie, lead.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. A lead change, then a time-out to respond.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. 40 to 52 while the opponents stayed on 42: a 12-0 run.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 5Time-outs and stoppages from the standsTake a test

  1. A time-out breaks the opponents' rhythm.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Time-outs fill with entertainment at big games.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. Monitor reviews check decisions on video.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. Free throws are taken with the clock stopped and players in place.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. Officials stop play so medical staff can help.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. Media time-outs give broadcasters room for adverts.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. The crowd's noise can help a team after a break.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. A run, a time-out, a huddle, then play again.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Seconds, about a minute, then the long half-time break.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. Stopping the other team's run is a classic reason.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 6Broadcast and replayTake a test

  1. Play-by-play voices call each action live.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Colour commentators, often ex-players, explain and add insight.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. Replays let viewers see what happened.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. Shot charts show makes and misses by court location.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. Stat lines show points, rebounds and other numbers.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. Highlights show the key moments of a game.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. The video board replays big moments for the crowd.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Live, reaction, replay, highlights.

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  9. Call, analysis, then sideline report.

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  10. Describing each play as it happens; explaining why is the colour commentator's role.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 7Being a fanTake a test

  1. Familiar surroundings and the crowd help home teams.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Moving objects behind the basket try to put the shooter off.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. A loud crowd is said to act like an extra player.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. Mascots are costumed characters who lead cheers.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. Throwing things endangers players and officials.

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  6. Colours show which team fans back.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. A season ticket covers every home game of the season.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Colours, arrival, cheering, home.

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  9. Line-ups, tip, half-time, final buzzer.

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  10. Noise and waving are part of the game; throwing, entering the court or lasers are not.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 8Seasons and play-offsTake a test

  1. Teams play their scheduled league games before the play-offs.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. The best teams meet in knockout series for the title.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. Four wins out of a possible seven.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. Higher seeds finished higher in the season.

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  5. Higher seeds host more games in a series.

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  6. Home-and-away schedules give each side a home game.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. A record is wins then losses.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Pre-season, season, play-offs, final.

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  9. Four wins take the series.

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  10. A best-of-seven series is won with four wins.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 9TournamentsTake a test

  1. In groups, each team plays its group rivals before the knockouts.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Single-elimination: lose and you go out.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. Eight teams play four quarter-finals.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. The semi-finals and final are played at a single site.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. The losing semi-finalists play for third place.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. Brackets map the path through the knockout rounds.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. Two semi-finals and one final.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  8. Eight, then four, then two teams.

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  9. Draw, groups, knockouts, medals.

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  10. Eight teams pair off in four quarter-final games.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 10Reading a league tableTake a test

  1. W is wins; L is losses.

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  2. 15 of 20 games is 75%.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  3. Points scored and points conceded across the season.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. A positive difference means a team scores more than it lets in.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. The results between the tied teams are usually checked first.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. A team with games in hand may climb when it plays them.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. 1,800 minus 1,650 is +150.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  8. More wins and fewer losses rank higher.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Name, games, wins, losses, then points.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. 18 wins from 24 games is 75%.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Sources

General basketball references, FIBA (3x3, mini-basketball), IWBF, FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIBA rules belong to the Rules category.

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