Clocks, Courts and Cups: teacher key

Basketball, grade 10 edition, written for 10th grade. Basketball's clocks and rules were built to stop stalling, and its tournaments grew from small fields. Read how the rulebook, the ball and the world cups took shape.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Why was the 10-second center line introduced in 1932-33?
   • To add a team
   • To raise the hoop
   • To reduce stalling (answer)
2. When is an NBA player disqualified?
   • At the sixth personal foul (answer)
   • At the second foul
   • At the tenth foul
3. Where was the first men's Basketball World Cup organized in 1950?
   • Chile
   • Buenos Aires (answer)
   • Geneva
4. Which team won the first WNBA championship?
   • The New York Liberty
   • The Houston Comets (answer)
   • The Los Angeles Sparks
5. What did the 1989 FIBA decision change?
   • All players became eligible for FIBA competitions (answer)
   • The shot clock began
   • Women could play

Words

• stalling: slowing play
• goaltending: blocking a shot
• disqualified: put out
• amateurs: unpaid players
• enshrined: honored in