Sportskeeda Weekly Indian Basketball Quiz #2 With Previous Answers

For this week, we have 5 subjective questions and we’ll be collecting facts and anecdotes about Indian basketball. You’re welcome and requested to add any amount of info you have regarding interesting facts, such as answers to these questions:

- A memorable shot by an Indian player.
- Instances of Indian players breaking backboards.
- A memorable international win.
- Best play you've ever seen.
- Most inspiring thing an Indian player/coach/mentor said to you

Answers to last week’s questions:

Q 1. Who is the only Indian who has captained the national team, is a FIBA certified referee and the coach of the Junior Women’s team?

Ans:Shiba Maggon

Q 2. Name the two former national team captains who are married to each other.

Ans:

Jayasankar Menon and Prasanna Jayasankar.

Q 3. Name the two players who tied with each other in the recent All Star Slam Dunk contest in Mumbai. Also name the vehicles they jumped over.

Ans:

Vishesh Bhriguvansi (Bike) and TJ Sahi (taxi).

Q 4. Name the current coaches of the Indian Men’s and Women’s team.

Ans:

Kenny Natt coaches the men (up) and Pete Gaudet, women.

Q 5. Name the player who represented India in the U-16 team this year and is also on the National team now.

Ans:

Satnam Singh

Q 6. Name the Indian basketball player who has received the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement in Indian basketball and also happens to be the son of a Arjun awardee.

Ans:

Ram Kumar.

Q 7. Name the number of states JD Walsh has held coaching clinics in India.Ans:

Multiple visits to 9 states.

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Delhi/Noida (ncr), West bengal, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Karnataka and Mizoram.

Q 8. Name the player who was earlier nicknamed ‘Ostrich’ and ‘Puncture’, and is now a legendary player who represents India with double-doubles.

Ans:

Geethu Anna Jose

Q 9. Name the basketball capital of India, according to a study by Hoopistani, based on:‘amount of talent produced, major tournaments held, those that play host to the most famous/successful teams, those with the most illustrious history in basketball, or those with the most number of diehard hoop fans’.

Ans: Mumbai.

Q 10. What does basketball translate to in your mother tongue?

In Hindi, Tokra Gend.