From Peach Baskets to the Olympics: teacher key

Basketball, grade 6 edition, written for 6th grade. Meet the teacher who invented basketball. Then see a record night and the Olympic firsts.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

Where was James Naismith born?
- Almonte, Ontario (answer)
- Springfield
- Berlin
What were the first basketball hoops?
- Metal rings
- Peach baskets (answer)
- Nets
How many of his 63 shots did Wilt Chamberlain make in his 100-point game?
- 36 (answer)
- 28
- 63
What did Naismith do at the 1936 Olympics?
- Threw the first jump ball (answer)
- Scored 100 points
- Led the Dream Team
Which came first?
- Women's Olympic basketball in 1976 (answer)
- The Dream Team in 1992
- Both in the same year