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Basketball · Level 1: Beginner · Sub-level 1.1

What Basketball Is

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

The aim, the shape of a game, scoring, and the forms of the sport: 3x3, wheelchair, mini, the women's game, indoor and outdoor, who runs it and its relatives.

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 aim and the teamsTake a test

  1. Points come from putting the ball through the opponents' basket; the team with more points wins.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Standard basketball is five against five; the rest of the squad waits on the bench.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. The defending team guards its own basket while the other team attacks it.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. A player moves with the ball by dribbling it; running with it held is travelling.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. After a score the other team throws the ball in and goes the other way.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. Basketball has no draws: tied games go to overtime until someone leads at the end.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. Possession changes quickly and teams often score many times, so the game is fast and high-scoring.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Gain the ball, bring it up, shoot, and possession turns over to the other side.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Five play, the substitutes wait on the bench, the coaches stand or sit with them.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. Each team plays five at a time, one in white caps and one bare-headed here.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 2How a game is shapedTake a test

  1. FIBA games have four 10-minute quarters; the NBA plays 12-minute quarters.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. NBA quarters run 12 minutes, so its games are 48 minutes long against FIBA's 40.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. Half-time is the long break in the middle of the game.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. Overtime periods last 5 minutes, repeated until a team leads.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. Playing time only runs while the ball is live, so the real game lasts much longer.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. An official tosses the ball up between two players at the centre circle to start the game.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. Teams change baskets for the second half.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Two quarters, half-time, two more quarters, and overtime only if tied.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. 3x3 lasts 10 minutes, FIBA 5x5 40, the NBA 48.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. A tie after the 4th quarter is settled by 5-minute overtimes.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 3Scoring in plain wordsTake a test

  1. Field goals inside the arc count 2; beyond it, 3.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Each successful free throw is 1 point.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. A basket plus the extra free throw is an and-one; on a 2-pointer it makes a three-point play.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. 3 for the shot plus 1 for the free throw: a four-point play.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. A dunk is a two-point field goal, no different in value from a lay-up.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. Shots released from beyond the arc count 3.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. 40 + 24 + 14 = 78.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  8. 1, 2 and 3 points.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. The shot counts, then the extra free throw: four points in all.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. A shot from beyond the arc is worth 3; a lay-up and a dunk 2; a free throw 1.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 43x3 basketballTake a test

  1. 3x3 is played three against three, with one substitute.

    Source: FIBA 3x3 rules (general reference) · recall

  2. 3x3 is played on a half court with a single basket.

    Source: FIBA 3x3 rules (general reference) · recall

  3. In 3x3 a shot inside the arc counts 1 and one beyond it counts 2.

    Source: FIBA 3x3 rules (general reference) · recall

  4. The first team to 21 wins straight away; otherwise the higher score after 10 minutes wins.

    Source: FIBA 3x3 rules (general reference) · recall

  5. 3x3 uses a 12-second shot clock to keep the game fast.

    Source: FIBA 3x3 rules (general reference) · recall

  6. 3x3 made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games, held in 2021.

    Source: FIBA 3x3 rules (general reference) · recall

  7. With one basket, a team that wins the ball must 'clear' it beyond the arc before attacking.

    Source: FIBA 3x3 rules (general reference) · recall

  8. 3 players, a 12-second shot clock, first to 21.

    Source: FIBA 3x3 rules (general reference) · applied

  9. The ball must be cleared beyond the arc before the new attack.

    Source: FIBA 3x3 rules (general reference) · applied

  10. In 3x3, a shot from beyond the arc is worth 2.

    Source: FIBA 3x3 rules (general reference) · applied

Test 5Wheelchair basketballTake a test

  1. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation governs the sport.

    Source: IWBF wheelchair basketball (general reference) · recall

  2. Wheelchair basketball uses the same court and basket height as the standing game.

    Source: IWBF wheelchair basketball (general reference) · recall

  3. Players are classified from 1.0 to 4.5 by functional ability.

    Source: IWBF wheelchair basketball (general reference) · recall

  4. The five players on court may total no more than 14.0 points.

    Source: IWBF wheelchair basketball (general reference) · recall

  5. More than two pushes while holding the ball is travelling.

    Source: IWBF wheelchair basketball (general reference) · recall

  6. It has been on the programme since the first Paralympics, in Rome in 1960.

    Source: IWBF wheelchair basketball (general reference) · recall

  7. Classes run from 1.0 to 4.5 in half-point steps.

    Source: IWBF wheelchair basketball (general reference) · recall

  8. Lower numbers mean less physical function.

    Source: IWBF wheelchair basketball (general reference) · applied

  9. Two pushes holding the ball, then he must bounce or pass it.

    Source: IWBF wheelchair basketball (general reference) · applied

  10. The five players total exactly 14.0, which is allowed.

    Source: IWBF wheelchair basketball (general reference) · applied

Test 6Mini-basketballTake a test

  1. Mini-basketball is FIBA's game for children up to around 12.

    Source: FIBA mini-basketball (general reference) · recall

  2. The basket is lowered to 2.60 m so young players can reach it with good technique.

    Source: FIBA mini-basketball (general reference) · recall

  3. Younger players use the smaller, lighter size 5 ball.

    Source: FIBA mini-basketball (general reference) · recall

  4. A lower basket lets small players reach it without heaving the ball.

    Source: FIBA mini-basketball (general reference) · recall

  5. Mini-basketball is about enjoyment and everyone taking part.

    Source: FIBA mini-basketball (general reference) · recall

  6. Smaller courts are allowed so the game fits young players.

    Source: FIBA mini-basketball (general reference) · recall

  7. Mini-basketball aims for every child to play a real part.

    Source: FIBA mini-basketball (general reference) · applied

  8. 2.60 m, 3.05 m, and the top of the 1.05 m board whose lower edge sits at 2.90 m.

    Source: FIBA mini-basketball (general reference) · applied

  9. 5 for young children, 6 for women and 3x3, 7 for men.

    Source: FIBA mini-basketball (general reference) · applied

  10. Mini-basketball for under-12s uses a 2.60 m basket.

    Source: FIBA mini-basketball (general reference) · applied

Test 7The women's gameTake a test

  1. Women play with the slightly smaller size 6 ball.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Women shoot at a 3.05 m basket on the same court as men.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. The women's tournament joined the Olympics at Montreal in 1976.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. The WNBA was founded in 1996 and played its first season in 1997.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. Both use the size 6 ball (3x3's is weighted like a size 7).

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. FIBA's rules are the same for women and men; the ball size is the main difference.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. The Women's World Cup crowns FIBA's world champions among women's national teams.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. 1953, 1976, then 1997.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Three, five and seven players a side.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. Size 6 is the women's ball; size 7 the men's; size 5 for young children.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 8Indoor and outdoor basketballTake a test

  1. Top indoor courts are hardwood, commonly maple.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Outdoor courts are usually asphalt or concrete.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. Outdoor surfaces wear a ball out fast, so outdoor balls are built tougher.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. Streetball is the pick-up game of city courts.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. Leather plays best on wood and wears out on asphalt.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. 3x3 events are often staged outdoors in public spaces.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. Wet asphalt or concrete is slippery, so players risk falls.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Leather for indoors, composite for both, rubber for outdoors.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. From pro arena, to school gym, to the street court.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. Indoor courts are hardwood; asphalt is for outdoor courts.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 9Who runs the sportTake a test

  1. FIBA is the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the sport's world body.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. FIBA's headquarters are in Mies, near Geneva, Switzerland.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. FIBA was founded in Geneva in 1932.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. Each country's national federation is FIBA's member there.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. FIBA has five regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. The NBA is an independent professional league with its own rules.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. National federations are the members of FIBA.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. World body, region, country, club.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. 1932, 1946, 1996.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. The IWBF runs wheelchair basketball; FIBA the standing game.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 10The basketball family of gamesTake a test

  1. Netball has seven a side, no dribbling and a ring without a backboard.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Netball rings have no backboard behind them.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. Korfball teams mix men and women on court.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. One basket and half a court are all a 3x3 game needs.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. Streetball is the informal, outdoor pick-up game.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. All three are scored by shooting a ball into a raised basket or ring.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. Wheelchair basketball has been a Paralympic sport since 1960.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. 3, 5 and 7 players a side.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Full FIBA rules, then 3x3 events, then informal streetball.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. Netball: seven a side, no dribbling, no backboard.

    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.

  • General basketball reference70
  • FIBA 3x3 rules (general reference)10
  • IWBF wheelchair basketball (general reference)10
  • FIBA mini-basketball (general reference)10