WONDER #166: Who Invented Basketball?

Question 1 of 3

Who invented the game of basketball?

  1. Dr. James Naismith
  2. Michael Jordan
  3. Stephen Curry
  4. Benjamin Baller

Question 2 of 3

Dr. Naismith originally used a ball from which sport to play his new game of “basket ball”?

  1. soccer
  2. water polo
  3. cricket
  4. football

Question 3 of 3

Baskets used for what fruit were originally used in lieu of a hoop and net?

  1. orange
  2. peach
  3. cherry
  4. grape

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