1990s NBA Trivia Quiz




1990s NBA Trivia Players

The 1990s will go down in history as some of the most exciting 10 years of basketball ever. Legends of the game like Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, David Robinson and Patrick Ewing all made this a special stretch of time for the NBA.

This quiz features fun yet difficult questions that will challenge even die-hard fans of the game. Test your knowledge, and after answering all 12 questions you will be given a trivia score and ranking, ranging from beginner to Wizard. Go ahead and see where you rank!


Question 1:

Which one of these players did not win an NBA MVP award?







Question 2:

Lead by Michael Jordan, the Bulls were NBA Champions three years in a row from 1991-1993, then again from 1996-1998. The two years in between were the seasons when Jordan had retired to play baseball. The same team won the NBA finals both of those seasons (1994 and 1995) What was this team?







Question 3:

In 1990, what player set the single game assists record with 30 assists in one game?







Question 4:

In 1995 two new teams were added to the NBA – the Raptors and the Grizzlies. Since 2001 the Grizzlies have been located in Memphis, but where were they originally located?









Question 5:

What player was not a part of the 1992 United States Mens Olympic basketball team, better known as the “Dream Team”?







Question 6:

In the first round of the 1994 NBA playoffs, the 8 seed Denver Nuggets, lead by Dikembe Mutombo, defeated which number 1 seed team for the first 8-1 upset in nba playoffs history?







Question 7:

How many NBA MVP awards does Michael Jordan have?






Question 8:

Which of the following players won the most defensive player of the year awards in their career?







Question 9:

Excluding the Raptors and Grizzlies (who joined the NBA in 1995) what team had the lowest winning percentage in the 1990s?







Question 10:

Which of the following players never made it to the NBA finals?







Question 11:

What team won the NBA finals in 1999, the year after the last championship for Michael Jordan and the Bulls?







Question 12:

During the 90s, there were many elite big men in the NBA. Besides Shaq (who did it twice) which of the following PF/Centers won a scoring title?