Quiz #492 (2026)

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1. Fighting is a _______ act.

2. Fighting that occurs during a dead ball is a flagrant technical foul. T-F

3. Fighting that occurs during a live ball is a flagrant personal foul. T-F

4. An attempt to strike, punch or kick by using a fist, hands, arms, legs or feet regardless of whether contact  is made is considered a fight. T-F

5. A fight is also an attempt to instigate by an unsporting act that causes a person to retaliate by fighting. T-F

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Quiz #491 (2026)

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1. True or False: A DQ’ed player continues to play because the scorer has failed to notify the officials. If this player scores while he was in the game, it is a correctable error and the points shall be removed.

2. What is the penalty if the official scorer removes the scorebook from the scorer’s table and takes it to the home team locker room?

3. True or False: In question 2, if this occurs at the request of the home team’s coach, he or she will be penalized with a direct technical foul. T-F

4. The official scorer fails to record two points to Team A because of basket interference by Team B. This mistake must be rectified by the correctable error timeframe or until the referee approves the final score?

5. Who makes the final decision as to whether the try was in flight, or a foul occurred before time expired when the table officials disagree.

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Quiz #490 (2026)

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1. True or False: A team’s own basket is the basket which its players try to throw or tap the ball into.

2. The playing court is the area on the floor that lies within the geometrical lines measured by the outside or inside edge of the boundary lines?

3. The playing court dimensions should be 94X50, ideal measurements are 84X50. T-F

4. When the floor has a logo on the playing court, that logo should not distract players’ and officials’ visibility of the division line or __________ circle.

5. An “X” 12 inches long and 2 inches wide shall be placed on the floor out of bounds directly in front of the official scorer to help substitutes with the proper location. T-F

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Quiz #489 (2026)

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1. With 1.8 seconds left in a game with Team A leading by two points, A-5 goes to the free throw line for one free throw. As A-5 begins the shooting motion, A-3, who is lined up along the lane, fakes entering the lane. No one violates. The official rules a free throw violation on A-3. The ball passes through the basket. The official cancels the goal and awards the ball to Team B for a designated spot throw-in on the end line. T-F

2. If a fake by an opponent causes the free thrower or a teammate of the free thrower to violate, only the fake is penalized. T-F

3.  A team may continue with less than “5” players if they are have no more eligible players. T-F

4. When there is only one player participating for a team, the team shall forfeit the game, unless the referee believes that team has an opportunity to win the game. T-F

5. Only the referee can forfeit a game. T-F

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Quiz #488 (2026)

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1. A1 ends the dribble in the backcourt. A1 throws the ball against Team B’s backboard and catches the ball. The trail official rules a double dribble violation. T-F

2. A1 ends the dribble in the frontcourt. A1 throws the ball against the trail official and catches the ball. The trail official rules a double dribble violation. T-F

3. A1 ends the dribble and passes the ball to A2. While the pass is in flight. A1 charges into B2. This is a team control foul. T-F

4. In question # 3, if the pass was deflected by B1 and then A1 charges into B2, this would be not ruled a team control  foul. T-F

5. In order for a pass to be completed, the ball shall touch another player. T-F

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