30 Questions
What are the most important factors in basketball?
Speed and agility
What is a technical foul in basketball?
A noncontact foul for unsportsmanlike behavior
Who invented basketball?
James Naismith
What is the dimension of a regulation basketball court?
28 meters length and 15 meters width
What is shooting in the game of basketball?
Throwing the ball to the basket to earn points
What is dribbling in basketball?
Bouncing the ball continuously on the floor while moving
What is the act of successfully gaining the positions of the ball after a missed shot or missed free throw?
Rebounding
Which sport is played on a smaller diamond, with a distance of 60 ft. between each base?
Softball
What is the defensive act of preventing or altering an opponent from shooting the ball?
Blocking
Which skill is used to strike the pitch ball using a bat, done to advance to the basis and eventually leading to earning a run or point?
Hitting/Batting
In which sport do pitchers throw underhand?
Softball
What is a player foul which involves contact with an opponent while the ball is alive or after the ball is in possession of a player for a throw-in?
Personal foul
What is thought to have originated as a game called rounders in England and gained popularity in the United States in the early 1900s?
Baseball
What is the most basic skill in baseball and softball that allows the team to prevent their opponent from touching bases or even earning points or runs?
Throwing
What are infatuation and love considered as?
Intense emotions
What distance separates each base in baseball?
90 ft.
What is the study of earthquakes called?
Seismology
What do we call the place where a fault ruptures?
Epicenter
What is the surface trace of a fault called?
Fault Line
What is the main cause of earthquakes?
Tectonic causes
Which type of fault occurs along a convergent boundary?
Reverse Fault
Why is the Philippines prone to earthquakes?
It is located inside the Pacific Ring of Fire
How is the strength of an earthquake perceived and felt by people in a certain locality measured?
Through the Richter Magnitude Scale
What instrument is used to record the magnitude of an earthquake?
Seismograph
Which type of seismic wave travels parallel to the Earth's surface and is the slowest and most damaging?
Love waves
What types of stress are typical of convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries, respectively?
Compression, tension, and shear
What wind speed categorizes a tropical storm?
62–88 km/h
In which stage of a typhoon does the tropical cyclone grow but no longer intensify?
Mature stage
What is the region at the center of a tropical cyclone that experiences mostly calm weather?
Eye
What do astronomers collectively refer to comets and asteroids as?
Near-Earth Objects (NEO)
Test your knowledge on the important factors and rules of basketball with this quiz. Learn about the significance of speed, agility, and teamwork in the sport, as well as the standard dimensions of a basketball hoop.
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