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Basketball · Level 9: Master · Sub-level 9.4

How the Game Changed

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

The end of the centre jump, the one-hand and jump shots, the three-point line, the dunk ban, FIBA's 2000 and 2010 changes, shoes and kit, television, the three-point revolution and pace over the eras.

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 centre jumpTake a test

  1. Play restarted with a jump in the centre circle.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  2. A throw-in from behind the end line took its place.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  3. Each restart took time and broke the flow.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  4. The team that conceded took the ball from the end line.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  5. More time with the ball meant more baskets.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  6. The opening tip is all that remains of the old restart.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  7. Each score cost time walking back for the jump.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  8. No walk back to centre court any more.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  9. Every score meant a long walk back.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  10. The jump went to whoever could reach highest.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

Test 2One hand and the jump shotTake a test

  1. He starred there in the 1930s.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  2. Stanford ended Long Island University's long winning run there.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  3. He played for Wyoming.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  4. Rising before release lifts the ball over defenders.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  5. Players shot from the chest with feet on the floor.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  6. Two hands was thought the proper way.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  7. The jump shot took time to be accepted.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  8. From feet on the floor to shooting in the air.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  9. The release comes at the peak.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  10. A two-hand set, a one-hander, a jump shot.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

Test 3The three-point lineTake a test

  1. Chris Ford hit it in October 1979.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  2. He scored it in the 1979-80 season opener.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  3. The college line was shorter than the NBA's.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  4. It was pushed back to 6.75 metres in 2010.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  5. Defences had to guard further out.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  6. It took years to become a main weapon.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  7. Early on, teams barely used it.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  8. 6.02, 6.25, 6.75 and 7.24 metres.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  9. 1967, 1979, 1986.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  10. Mark C is 1984.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

Test 4The dunk banTake a test

  1. The ban had begun in 1967.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  2. He later took the name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  3. Unable to dunk, he relied on a high hook.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  4. Alcindor was overwhelming near the basket.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  5. Larry Nance won it.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  6. Rigid rims and glass boards used to break.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  7. Dunks were not allowed in college then.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  8. 1967, January 1976, 1976-77, 1984.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  9. Hard dunks led to safer rims.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  10. From 1967-68 to 1975-76.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

Test 5FIBA in 2000Take a test

  1. Before that the limit was 30 seconds.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  2. A faster game was also easier to sell on TV.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  3. It was cut from 10.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  4. The new rules followed soon after Sydney.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  5. Breaks between quarters suit advertising.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  6. FIBA moved closer to it in 2000.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  7. Six fewer seconds meant quicker actions.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  8. 10, 40 and 48 minutes.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  9. To 1956, from 1956, from 2000.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  10. The game was split into quarters.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

Test 6FIBA's 2010 courtTake a test

  1. It moved back half a metre.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  2. Defenders inside it cannot draw a charge.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  3. A longer shot restored the balance.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  4. They applied from October 2010.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  5. Players moving between leagues adapt faster.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  6. Rule changes are agreed centrally for every member.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  7. The new rules lengthened the three.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  8. Before 1984, from 1984, from 2010.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  9. About 1.25, 5.8 and 6.75 metres.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  10. The old FIBA key was a trapezoid.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

Test 7Shoes and kitTake a test

  1. He was a player and a Converse salesman.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  2. It changed how shoes were sold.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  3. Stars and college teams made long shorts the fashion.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  4. Players complained, and leather came back.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  5. Many said it stuck when dry and slipped when wet.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  6. Cutting and jumping strain the ankles.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  7. Canvas high-tops were standard then.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  8. From Chuck Taylors to modern knits.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  9. It lasted only a few months.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  10. A canvas high-top.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

Test 8Television and the worldTake a test

  1. Boston against Los Angeles became must-see TV.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  2. The league was not yet a TV priority.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  3. Fans across Germany stayed up late to watch him.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  4. The game was becoming global.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  5. Games reached homes around the world.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  6. Hundreds of millions followed his games.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  7. Exposure built the global audience.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  8. Early 1980s, 1992, 2002.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  9. From sound to pictures to the internet.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  10. Global stars drew global audiences.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

Test 9The three-point revolutionTake a test

  1. It took off in the 2010s.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  2. Expected points per shot favoured the three.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  3. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson led the way.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  4. They are nearly as hard as threes but worth less.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  5. He changed how far out shooters stand.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  6. Spacing rewards bigs who shoot.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  7. 1.2 points against 1.0 point per shot.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  8. Close shots and threes beat long twos.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  9. Attempts grew decade after decade.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  10. From about 18 to about 34 a game.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

Test 10Pace through the erasTake a test

  1. A fast pace means more possessions.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  2. Teams ran and shot often.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  3. Grinding half-court defence ruled.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  4. Defenders could no longer hold ball-handlers with their hands.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  5. It became common in the 2010s.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  6. Low-scoring games played to their style.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

  7. Today's game has more possessions and more threes.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  8. Around 118, around 114, around 94 points a game.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  9. Fast, then slow, then fast with threes.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · applied

  10. Scoring bottomed out around the turn of the century.

    Source: General basketball reference, how the game changed · recall

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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