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Basketball Quiz 36 (Questions 351-360)

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Question # 351 - Teams line up correctly for the jump to begin the game. Jumper, A-1 taps the ball toward her own goal. B-1 gets possession of the ball and shoots at A's basket from behind the three-point arc. The ball goes into the basket and the officials signal a good three-point goal. Team 'A' then inbounds the ball and moves it down court to the other end of the floor, where several passes are made and several seconds elapse before the officials recognize that team 'A' is on offense on the wrong end of the court. RULlNG- Take the ball to midcourt and give it to 'A', going in the right direction. Allow team 'B' to keep the 3 points that they scored.

    A) True
    B) False

Question # 352- Player 'A-S' is dribbling in the frontcourt when he/she observes an open teammate near her. 'A-S' pushes the ball to the floor, forward to that teammate. The teammate moves to a new position without seeing the bouncing ball coming toward her. 'A-S' hustles to the ball and pushes it to the floor in a dribble. RULlNG- violation for double dribble.

    A) True
    B) False

Question # 353 - At the beginning of a full or 30-second time out, team 'A' has chairs pushed out onto the edge of the playing floor where the players take seats around the head coach. RULlNG- Legal if the chairs are removed immediately when the warning horn sounds.

    A) True
    B) False

Question # 354- Team 'A' scores a goal and 'A-S' slaps the ball out of bound and toward a sideline. RULlNG- Team 'A' is given a warning for delay and Team 'B' is allowed to run the endline on their throw in.

    A) True
    B) False

Question # 355- Prior to gametime, officials note that there is no "X" marked on the floor in front of the official scorer's area. RULlNG- Assess the home team with a technical foul, then have Home management place a "tape X" in front of the official scorer's area.

    A) True
    B) False

Question # 356- During warm ups, the officials note that both teams are wearing white jerseys. RULlNG- Visitors must wear dark jerseys, so the visitors must change.

    A) True
    B) False

Question # 357- Team 'A' has a patch on their jerseys honoring their school's 5Oth anniversary. The number '50' is placed in the side insert area of their jerseys. RULlNG- Legal jersey Since the number is in the side insert.

    A) True
    B) False

Question # 358- Team 'B' is wearing a 2 inch square patch on their jersey with the name "JOHN" written on it; in memory of a teammate who died. The patch is located on the shoulder strap, above the neckline. RULlNG- Legal since the patch is worn above the neckline.

    A) True
    B) False

Question # 359- During a tournament, being held during the Christmas holidays, team 'A' players are detected wearing small "jinglebells" in their shoelaces. RULlNG- Assess team 'A' with a technical foul and have all bells removed due to a safety hazard.

    A) True
    B) False

Question # 360- Due to a prior injury, Joe Brown is not in uniform, but is sitting on his team's bench. Joe Brown is wearing a cap that states "KILL THE TIGERS" (his team's opponent for the night). RULlNG- By rule, Joe Brown is not considered to be a team member, and rules governing team or player equipment do not apply to him.

    A) True
    B) False


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