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Basketball · Level 9: Master · Sub-level 9.5

Great Teams and Eras

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 23 October 2026 · markdown

Russell's Celtics, the Showtime Lakers, Jordan's Bulls, the Spurs, the Warriors, the 1992 Dream Team, the Soviet Union in 1972 and 1988, Yugoslavia, Argentina's golden generation and the US women's dynasty.

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 1Russell's CelticsTake a test

  1. No team in a major North American league has matched it.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  2. Chamberlain scored more; Russell's Celtics usually won.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  3. Its parquet floor became famous.

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  4. John Havlicek tipped away an inbound pass to clinch the win.

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  5. He led the team on the court and from the bench.

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  6. The patterned floor was moved to their new arena.

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  7. Sustained winning is their claim.

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  8. 1957, 1959, 1965, 1969.

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  9. Russell won 11, Chamberlain 2, Thurmond none.

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  10. Eleven titles in thirteen seasons.

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Test 2Showtime LakersTake a test

  1. Magic Johnson ran the fast break with no-look passes.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  2. He scored 42 points with Kareem injured.

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  3. They met in three Finals in four years.

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  4. The Lakers did repeat in 1988.

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  5. No team had won two in a row for nearly twenty years.

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  6. It stood in Inglewood, near Los Angeles.

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  7. Speed after a stop was the heart of Showtime.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · applied

  8. 1980, 1981, 1987, 1988.

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  9. 1984, 1985, 1987.

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  10. 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

Test 3Jordan's BullsTake a test

  1. It was the best season record at the time.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  2. He played minor-league baseball before returning in 1995.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  3. He was there for both three-peats.

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  4. Magic Johnson's Lakers lost in five games.

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  5. John Stockton and Karl Malone's team.

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  6. The short statement made headlines everywhere.

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  7. 1991-93 and 1996-98.

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  8. 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996.

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  9. 1991, 1992, 1993.

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  10. He left in 1993 and returned in 1995.

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Test 4The SpursTake a test

  1. He first trained as a swimmer.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  2. He became a Finals MVP in 2007.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  3. He won titles in the NBA and Olympic gold.

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  4. Parker and Ginóbili were late draft picks from Europe and Argentina.

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  5. The run ended in 2020.

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  6. It was a rematch of the 2013 Finals.

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  7. Stability and scouting were the base.

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  8. 1999, 2003, 2014.

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  9. Duncan arrived in 1997, Parker in 2001, Ginóbili in 2002.

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  10. Duncan, Parker and Ginóbili.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

Test 5The WarriorsTake a test

  1. Cleveland came back from 3-1 down.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  2. Every voter put him first.

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  3. They made threes at a record rate.

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  4. Draymond Green played at centre.

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  5. He was Finals MVP in 2017 and 2018.

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  6. Spread floors and long shots spread everywhere.

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  7. Spacing and threes made their attack.

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  8. 2015, the 2015-16 season, June 2016, July 2016.

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  9. 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016.

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  10. 73 wins beat the Bulls' 72.

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Test 6The Dream TeamTake a test

  1. It was the first Olympics open to NBA players.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  2. He coached the Detroit Pistons in the NBA.

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  3. He played for Duke.

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  4. He averaged about 18 points a game.

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  5. Croatia had Dražen Petrović and Toni Kukoč.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  6. Many later NBA stars from abroad cite watching it.

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  7. The Games were in Barcelona.

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  8. 1989, 1991, 1992.

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  9. Gold, silver, bronze.

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  10. They were never seriously tested.

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Test 7The Soviet UnionTake a test

  1. He caught a long pass and laid it in at the buzzer.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  2. Officials reset the clock after confusion at the table.

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  3. The medals are still unclaimed.

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  4. His shots put the US up 50-49.

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  5. The Soviets went on to win gold in Seoul.

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  6. He later played in the NBA.

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  7. Sabonis, Marčiulionis and others were key.

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  8. The final seconds were played more than once.

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  9. 1972, 1976, 1988.

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  10. They won 51-50.

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Test 8YugoslaviaTake a test

  1. It won at home in Ljubljana.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  2. Many Western teams stayed away that year.

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  3. He died in a car crash in 1993.

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  4. He played for the Lakers and the Kings.

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  5. Its players then played for new countries.

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  6. The smaller state kept the name for a time.

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  7. Its coaching schools turned out stars for decades.

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  8. 1970, 1978, 1990.

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  9. 1980, 1990, 1991-92.

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  10. Mark B is 1978.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

Test 9Argentina's golden generationTake a test

  1. It beat Italy in the final.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  2. The US had NBA stars but lost 89-81.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  3. It happened in Indianapolis.

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  4. He was a Spurs star too.

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  5. It was Yugoslavia's last world title.

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  6. Passing and togetherness beat bigger stars.

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  7. They beat the US with team play.

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  8. 2002, 2004, 2008.

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  9. Three wins to gold.

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  10. Argentina won 84-69.

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Test 10The US women's dynastyTake a test

  1. She won her first in 2004.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  2. They won together from 2004 to 2020.

    Source: General basketball reference, great teams and eras · recall

  3. It has not lost an Olympic game in that time.

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  4. Former Soviet republics played together that year.

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  5. She played in five Olympic tournaments.

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  6. The squad toured together before Atlanta.

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  7. The hosts lost by a single point.

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  8. 1996, 2008, 2021, 2024.

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  9. 1984, 1996, 2004.

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  10. From Atlanta 1996 to Paris 2024.

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Sources

General basketball history references (Naismith Hall of Fame, FIBA, NBA, Olympic records); original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIBA rules belong to the Rules category.

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