By Eldon Combs | March 9, 2024 | Comments Off on Trivia Question 03/09/24
From 1959 to 1969 the NBA Champion that was not the Celtics was the Lakers, Knicks, or 76ers?
The Shoe Company “Nike” was founded before or after 1970? (1971)
Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 pts in a game but an even more impressive record is the most points scored in a quarter: 35, 37, or 39 points? (Golden State’s Klay Thompson he hit 9, 3-pointers on his way to racking up 37 in the 3rd quarter back in Jan or 2015)
Netflix launched their easier more convenient way to rent DVD Movie through the mail in 1998 – In 2005, 2007, or 2009 Netflix starting its streaming service?
Who has the most career NBA Finals career points: Kareem Abdul Jabbar, LeBron James, or Jerry West? (Kareem 1,317, LeBron 1,582, NBA Logo Man Jerry West 1,679 – oh by the way Jerry did it in 9 finals appearances both Kareem & LeBron have 10 Finals appearances)
How many stripes due Addidas Shoes have: 3 or 4?
The NBA record for most Steals in a single NBA Finals series is 20 and belongs to: Scottie Pippen, Isaiah Thomas, or Russel Westbrook? (Pistons lost to Lakers in 1988 but not because of Isaiah)
Bible Question: When the great fish vomited Jonah onto dry land – Jonah was 3, 7, or 12 days journey from Nineveh – the great city God had commanded him to go and tell them to repent?
1987 Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Detroit Pistons are inbounding the ball with 3 seconds on the clock and a 1 pt lead – when Larry Bird stole the inbounds pass, turned and hit Dennis Johnson for a game-winning layup and the one-point win – When Isaiah Thomas threw the ball away he was standing on the baseline of the sideline of the court? (Isaiah has always taken the heat for that pass but if you go back and look – you have to wonder why Bill Lambier was fading backward toward the basket when they didn’t need a basket – all he had to do was walk toward Thomas and they win the game)
The Beach Boys Signature Song, “California Girls” never made it to #1 – 2 of the following 3 songs kept them out of the top spot but can you pick the song that didn’t: Beatles, “Help”, Bob Dylan’s, “Like A Rollin Stone”, or The Rolling Stones, “Satisfaction”? (1965, “Help” #1, “Like A Rollin Stone” #2, “California Girls” #3)