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Глава 7: География и культура

10 тестов · 100 фактов · обновлено 24 октября 2026 г. · markdown

Basketball around the world and in culture: where its words came from, the game in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, streetball, films, songs, shows and books, sneaker adverts, and the museums and statues.

7.71Where the Words Came From

Slam dunk, three-peat, Final Four, posterize, the Euro step and alley-oop.

Тест 1the origins of basketball wordsПройти тест

  1. He called Lakers games for more than 40 years.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); NCAA (ncaa.com); US Patent and Trademark Office records ('Three-peat') · знание

  2. His Lakers were chasing a third straight title.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); NCAA (ncaa.com); US Patent and Trademark Office records ('Three-peat') · знание

  3. A Cleveland sportswriter used it in a preview.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); NCAA (ncaa.com); US Patent and Trademark Office records ('Three-peat') · знание

  4. The moment looks like a poster on a bedroom wall.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); NCAA (ncaa.com); US Patent and Trademark Office records ('Three-peat') · знание

  5. Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Manu Ginóbili were early masters.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); NCAA (ncaa.com); US Patent and Trademark Office records ('Three-peat') · знание

  6. Like the fairy tale, it lasts until the clock strikes.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); NCAA (ncaa.com); US Patent and Trademark Office records ('Three-peat') · знание

  7. Havlicek later took over the role.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); NCAA (ncaa.com); US Patent and Trademark Office records ('Three-peat') · знание

  8. The cage years, 1939, 1975 and 1988.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); NCAA (ncaa.com); US Patent and Trademark Office records ('Three-peat') · знание

  9. The Lakers of the early 1980s, the Pistons of the late 1980s, the Clippers of 2011 and the Warriors from 2012.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); NCAA (ncaa.com); US Patent and Trademark Office records ('Three-peat') · знание

  10. Acrobats shouted 'allez hop!' as they jumped.

    Источник: NBA History (nba.com); NCAA (ncaa.com); US Patent and Trademark Office records ('Three-peat') · знание

7.72Basketball Across Europe

Lithuania's second religion, Spain's first NBA player, Sombor, Italy and the Grateful Dead.

Тест 1basketball in EuropeПройти тест

  1. The country of under three million produces star after star.

    Источник: FIBA (fiba.basketball); Lithuanian Basketball Federation (lkf.lt); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  2. The Unified Team was made up of former Soviet states; many Lithuanians had played for the Soviet Union a few years before.

    Источник: FIBA (fiba.basketball); Lithuanian Basketball Federation (lkf.lt); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  3. He went back to Real Madrid after one season.

    Источник: FIBA (fiba.basketball); Lithuanian Basketball Federation (lkf.lt); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  4. He has said horses are his first love.

    Источник: FIBA (fiba.basketball); Lithuanian Basketball Federation (lkf.lt); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  5. He played for Nanterre and Metropolitans 92 before the NBA.

    Источник: FIBA (fiba.basketball); Lithuanian Basketball Federation (lkf.lt); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  6. He coached Dirk from his teens to the end of his career.

    Источник: FIBA (fiba.basketball); Lithuanian Basketball Federation (lkf.lt); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  7. He spoke Italian fluently.

    Источник: FIBA (fiba.basketball); Lithuanian Basketball Federation (lkf.lt); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  8. 1986, 1998 and 2023.

    Источник: FIBA (fiba.basketball); Lithuanian Basketball Federation (lkf.lt); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  9. From the Baltic to the Mediterranean.

    Источник: FIBA (fiba.basketball); Lithuanian Basketball Federation (lkf.lt); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  10. The shirt showed a skeleton slam-dunking in Lithuania's colours.

    Источник: FIBA (fiba.basketball); Lithuanian Basketball Federation (lkf.lt); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

7.73Basketball in Asia

Gilas Pilipinas, the first Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indian players, Linsanity and Slam Dunk.

Тест 1basketball in AsiaПройти тест

  1. 'Gilas' is a Filipino word for bold or daring.

    Источник: FIBA Asia (fiba.basketball); PBA (pba.ph); B.League (bleague.jp); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  2. He joined the Dallas Mavericks.

    Источник: FIBA Asia (fiba.basketball); PBA (pba.ph); B.League (bleague.jp); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  3. He was the ninth pick.

    Источник: FIBA Asia (fiba.basketball); PBA (pba.ph); B.League (bleague.jp); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  4. The 1.73 m guard played four games for Phoenix.

    Источник: FIBA Asia (fiba.basketball); PBA (pba.ph); B.League (bleague.jp); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  5. The 2.21 m centre played for Portland.

    Источник: FIBA Asia (fiba.basketball); PBA (pba.ph); B.League (bleague.jp); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  6. He was a second-round pick.

    Источник: FIBA Asia (fiba.basketball); PBA (pba.ph); B.League (bleague.jp); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  7. He scored 38 against Kobe Bryant's Lakers in February 2012.

    Источник: FIBA Asia (fiba.basketball); PBA (pba.ph); B.League (bleague.jp); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  8. Each lies further east than the one before.

    Источник: FIBA Asia (fiba.basketball); PBA (pba.ph); B.League (bleague.jp); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  9. 1990, 2012 and 2019.

    Источник: FIBA Asia (fiba.basketball); PBA (pba.ph); B.League (bleague.jp); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  10. It has sold well over 100 million copies.

    Источник: FIBA Asia (fiba.basketball); PBA (pba.ph); B.League (bleague.jp); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

7.74Basketball in Africa

BAL champions, Senegal's academy, Kigali's arena, Luol Deng and Cape Verde.

Тест 1basketball in AfricaПройти тест

  1. His full name is Walter 'Edy' Tavares.

    Источник: Basketball Africa League (thebal.com); FIBA Africa (fiba.basketball); NBA Africa (nba.com/africa) · знание

  2. The final was played in Kigali.

    Источник: Basketball Africa League (thebal.com); FIBA Africa (fiba.basketball); NBA Africa (nba.com/africa) · знание

  3. Young players from across Africa train there.

    Источник: Basketball Africa League (thebal.com); FIBA Africa (fiba.basketball); NBA Africa (nba.com/africa) · знание

  4. He later played for Spain's national team.

    Источник: Basketball Africa League (thebal.com); FIBA Africa (fiba.basketball); NBA Africa (nba.com/africa) · знание

  5. He was born in South Sudan and grew up in London.

    Источник: Basketball Africa League (thebal.com); FIBA Africa (fiba.basketball); NBA Africa (nba.com/africa) · знание

  6. It has a population of about half a million.

    Источник: Basketball Africa League (thebal.com); FIBA Africa (fiba.basketball); NBA Africa (nba.com/africa) · знание

  7. It beat Petro de Luanda in the final.

    Источник: Basketball Africa League (thebal.com); FIBA Africa (fiba.basketball); NBA Africa (nba.com/africa) · знание

  8. 1984, 2015 and 2021.

    Источник: Basketball Africa League (thebal.com); FIBA Africa (fiba.basketball); NBA Africa (nba.com/africa) · знание

  9. Cairo, Dakar, Kigali and Johannesburg.

    Источник: Basketball Africa League (thebal.com); FIBA Africa (fiba.basketball); NBA Africa (nba.com/africa) · знание

  10. It opened in 2019.

    Источник: Basketball Africa League (thebal.com); FIBA Africa (fiba.basketball); NBA Africa (nba.com/africa) · знание

7.75Basketball in the Americas

Mexico, Brazil, the Caribbean, Puerto Rico and Panama.

Тест 1basketball in the AmericasПройти тест

  1. The centre played for the Phoenix Suns.

    Источник: FIBA Americas (fiba.basketball); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  2. He was the first Brazilian to win an NBA title.

    Источник: FIBA Americas (fiba.basketball); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  3. He joined the Milwaukee Bucks in 1988.

    Источник: FIBA Americas (fiba.basketball); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  4. Phoenix took him.

    Источник: FIBA Americas (fiba.basketball); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  5. He moved to Massachusetts at 12.

    Источник: FIBA Americas (fiba.basketball); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  6. It stands for Baloncesto Superior Nacional.

    Источник: FIBA Americas (fiba.basketball); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  7. He was born in Panama City and moved to New York as a boy.

    Источник: FIBA Americas (fiba.basketball); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  8. 2002, 2004 and 2010.

    Источник: FIBA Americas (fiba.basketball); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  9. Nassau, San Juan, Caracas and Buenos Aires.

    Источник: FIBA Americas (fiba.basketball); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

  10. It was the opening game of the tournament in Athens.

    Источник: FIBA Americas (fiba.basketball); NBA History (nba.com) · знание

7.76Streetball and Playgrounds

Rucker Park, Venice Beach, AND1, the Goat and The Cage.

Тест 1streetball and playgroundsПройти тест

  1. The park was later named after him.

    Источник: NYC Parks, 'Holcombe Rucker Park' and 'West 4th Street Courts' (nycgovparks.org); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  2. They sit right next to the beach walk.

    Источник: NYC Parks, 'Holcombe Rucker Park' and 'West 4th Street Courts' (nycgovparks.org); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  3. Its videos showed tricks from city courts.

    Источник: NYC Parks, 'Holcombe Rucker Park' and 'West 4th Street Courts' (nycgovparks.org); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  4. He skipped along as he dribbled.

    Источник: NYC Parks, 'Holcombe Rucker Park' and 'West 4th Street Courts' (nycgovparks.org); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  5. The name came from a teacher's mispronunciation of his surname.

    Источник: NYC Parks, 'Holcombe Rucker Park' and 'West 4th Street Courts' (nycgovparks.org); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  6. Fans stormed the court afterwards.

    Источник: NYC Parks, 'Holcombe Rucker Park' and 'West 4th Street Courts' (nycgovparks.org); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  7. It is one of the unwritten rules of the playground.

    Источник: NYC Parks, 'Holcombe Rucker Park' and 'West 4th Street Courts' (nycgovparks.org); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  8. 1950, 2002 and 2011.

    Источник: NYC Parks, 'Holcombe Rucker Park' and 'West 4th Street Courts' (nycgovparks.org); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  9. From Greenwich Village up to the north of Manhattan.

    Источник: NYC Parks, 'Holcombe Rucker Park' and 'West 4th Street Courts' (nycgovparks.org); NBA (nba.com) · знание

  10. It is on West 4th Street in Greenwich Village.

    Источник: NYC Parks, 'Holcombe Rucker Park' and 'West 4th Street Courts' (nycgovparks.org); NBA (nba.com) · знание

7.77Basketball on Film

Coach Carter, White Men Can't Jump, He Got Game, Hoop Dreams, Air and Space Jam.

Тест 1basketball filmsПройти тест

  1. It is based on a real high school coach in California.

    Источник: American Film Institute catalogue (afi.com); the studios' release records · знание

  2. They beat playground players for money.

    Источник: American Film Institute catalogue (afi.com); the studios' release records · знание

  3. Denzel Washington played his father.

    Источник: American Film Institute catalogue (afi.com); the studios' release records · знание

  4. Filming went on for about five years.

    Источник: American Film Institute catalogue (afi.com); the studios' release records · знание

  5. His team starts winning once he shows his secret.

    Источник: American Film Institute catalogue (afi.com); the studios' release records · знание

  6. Matt Damon played the Nike scout Sonny Vaccaro.

    Источник: American Film Institute catalogue (afi.com); the studios' release records · знание

  7. The story turns on a gemstone he wants to buy.

    Источник: American Film Institute catalogue (afi.com); the studios' release records · знание

  8. 1985, 1992, 1998 and 2005.

    Источник: American Film Institute catalogue (afi.com); the studios' release records · знание

  9. 1994, 1996 and 1997.

    Источник: American Film Institute catalogue (afi.com); the studios' release records · знание

  10. A sequel with LeBron James followed in 2021.

    Источник: American Film Institute catalogue (afi.com); the studios' release records · знание

7.78Songs, Shows and Books

Inside the NBA, Roundball Rock, Shaq Diesel, The Last Dance and Kurtis Blow.

Тест 1basketball in music, TV and booksПройти тест

  1. The hosts send the team off with a fishing-trip video.

    Источник: NBA (nba.com); Turner Sports (TNT); RIAA certifications (riaa.com); publishers' catalogues · знание

  2. He was also a TV presenter.

    Источник: NBA (nba.com); Turner Sports (TNT); RIAA certifications (riaa.com); publishers' catalogues · знание

  3. It sold more than a million copies.

    Источник: NBA (nba.com); Turner Sports (TNT); RIAA certifications (riaa.com); publishers' catalogues · знание

  4. It has won many Emmy awards.

    Источник: NBA (nba.com); Turner Sports (TNT); RIAA certifications (riaa.com); publishers' catalogues · знание

  5. It was shown in ten parts.

    Источник: NBA (nba.com); Turner Sports (TNT); RIAA certifications (riaa.com); publishers' catalogues · знание

  6. It is often called the best book on basketball.

    Источник: NBA (nba.com); Turner Sports (TNT); RIAA certifications (riaa.com); publishers' catalogues · знание

  7. Its covers became collectors' items.

    Источник: NBA (nba.com); Turner Sports (TNT); RIAA certifications (riaa.com); publishers' catalogues · знание

  8. 1984, 1990, 1993 and 2020.

    Источник: NBA (nba.com); Turner Sports (TNT); RIAA certifications (riaa.com); publishers' catalogues · знание

  9. 1981, 1992 and 2009.

    Источник: NBA (nba.com); Turner Sports (TNT); RIAA certifications (riaa.com); publishers' catalogues · знание

  10. It lists star players of the day in its lyrics.

    Источник: NBA (nba.com); Turner Sports (TNT); RIAA certifications (riaa.com); publishers' catalogues · знание

7.79Sneaker Culture and Ads

Mars Blackmon, 'Be Like Mike', Lil' Penny, H-O-R-S-E and Uncle Drew.

Тест 1sneaker culture and advertsПройти тест

  1. The character came from a Spike Lee film.

    Источник: Nike, Gatorade, McDonald's and Pepsi campaign archives; NBA (nba.com) · знание

  2. The story helped sell the shoe in huge numbers.

    Источник: Nike, Gatorade, McDonald's and Pepsi campaign archives; NBA (nba.com) · знание

  3. The jingle became a hit of its own.

    Источник: Nike, Gatorade, McDonald's and Pepsi campaign archives; NBA (nba.com) · знание

  4. Chris Rock voiced the puppet.

    Источник: Nike, Gatorade, McDonald's and Pepsi campaign archives; NBA (nba.com) · знание

  5. Their shots got ever more ridiculous.

    Источник: Nike, Gatorade, McDonald's and Pepsi campaign archives; NBA (nba.com) · знание

  6. The adverts later became a film.

    Источник: Nike, Gatorade, McDonald's and Pepsi campaign archives; NBA (nba.com) · знание

  7. One hung on a building in downtown Cleveland.

    Источник: Nike, Gatorade, McDonald's and Pepsi campaign archives; NBA (nba.com) · знание

  8. 1985, 1991, 1993 and 2012.

    Источник: Nike, Gatorade, McDonald's and Pepsi campaign archives; NBA (nba.com) · знание

  9. 1985, 2003 and 2015.

    Источник: Nike, Gatorade, McDonald's and Pepsi campaign archives; NBA (nba.com) · знание

  10. Rare pairs can sell for many times their price.

    Источник: Nike, Gatorade, McDonald's and Pepsi campaign archives; NBA (nba.com) · знание

7.80Museums and Monuments

The world's largest basketball, Petrović in Lausanne, Russell, Magic, Mikan and Auerbach.

Тест 1basketball museums and statuesПройти тест

  1. The ball weighs about ten tonnes.

    Источник: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (wbhof.com); Olympic Museum, Lausanne (olympics.com); NBA teams' official sites · знание

  2. It was put up after his death in 1993.

    Источник: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (wbhof.com); Olympic Museum, Lausanne (olympics.com); NBA teams' official sites · знание

  3. It shows him surrounded by blocks with his values carved on them.

    Источник: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (wbhof.com); Olympic Museum, Lausanne (olympics.com); NBA teams' official sites · знание

  4. Others followed in the years after.

    Источник: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (wbhof.com); Olympic Museum, Lausanne (olympics.com); NBA teams' official sites · знание

  5. It opened in 2006.

    Источник: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (wbhof.com); Olympic Museum, Lausanne (olympics.com); NBA teams' official sites · знание

  6. He led the Minneapolis Lakers to five titles.

    Источник: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (wbhof.com); Olympic Museum, Lausanne (olympics.com); NBA teams' official sites · знание

  7. It stands outside the team's arena.

    Источник: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (wbhof.com); Olympic Museum, Lausanne (olympics.com); NBA teams' official sites · знание

  8. 2012, 2017 and 2024.

    Источник: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (wbhof.com); Olympic Museum, Lausanne (olympics.com); NBA teams' official sites · знание

  9. 1968, 1999 and 2006.

    Источник: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (wbhof.com); Olympic Museum, Lausanne (olympics.com); NBA teams' official sites · знание

  10. He lit a cigar on the bench once a win was safe.

    Источник: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (wbhof.com); Olympic Museum, Lausanne (olympics.com); NBA teams' official sites · знание

Источники

Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the NBA, FIBA, the EuroLeague, the NCAA, the WNBA, clubs' and universities' own histories, auction houses' published results and named reputable media.

  • NBA History (nba.com); NCAA (ncaa.com); US Patent and Trademark Office records ('Three-peat')10
  • FIBA (fiba.basketball); Lithuanian Basketball Federation (lkf.lt); NBA History (nba.com)10
  • FIBA Asia (fiba.basketball); PBA (pba.ph); B.League (bleague.jp); NBA History (nba.com)10
  • Basketball Africa League (thebal.com); FIBA Africa (fiba.basketball); NBA Africa (nba.com/africa)10
  • FIBA Americas (fiba.basketball); NBA History (nba.com)10
  • NYC Parks, 'Holcombe Rucker Park' and 'West 4th Street Courts' (nycgovparks.org); NBA (nba.com)10
  • American Film Institute catalogue (afi.com); the studios' release records10
  • NBA (nba.com); Turner Sports (TNT); RIAA certifications (riaa.com); publishers' catalogues10
  • Nike, Gatorade, McDonald's and Pepsi campaign archives; NBA (nba.com)10
  • Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (wbhof.com); Olympic Museum, Lausanne (olympics.com); NBA teams' official sites10