Harlem Globetrotters Trivia Quiz

The Harlem Globetrotters: Basketball and Showmanship
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The Harlem Globetrotters: Basketball and Showmanship
Twelve questions about famous players, spectacular tricks, exhibition games, and television appearances from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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The Harlem Globetrotters brought spectacular basketball skills and comedy to audiences around the world. This trivia quiz covers legendary performers, signature routines, memorable opponents, familiar music, television appearances, and important milestones in the team's story.
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Bilvy 12 / 12 3:50
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Joey 12 / 12 5:33
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Tripod3434 11 / 12 1:25
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Al 11 / 12 1:40
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What This Quiz Covers

Questions cover two legendary ball handlers, the team's traditional uniform colors, a longtime exhibition opponent, a musical pregame routine, a bucket prank, cartoon guest appearances, and a groundbreaking female player.

Trivia Study Guide ›
  1. Which Harlem Globetrotters star was known as the team's on-court comedian and famous for his long-distance hook shots?
  2. Which team was the Harlem Globetrotters' longtime opponent during their famous exhibition games?
  3. What was the Globetrotters' famous pregame circle routine, featuring elaborate passes and coordinated tricks, called?
  4. Which familiar tune accompanied the Globetrotters' synchronized passing and ball-handling routine before games?
  5. What was the title of the Harlem Globetrotters' live-action Saturday morning variety show that debuted in 1974?
  6. Which animation studio produced the Harlem Globetrotters' Saturday morning cartoon that premiered in 1970?
  7. Which three colors traditionally appeared on the Harlem Globetrotters' basketball uniforms?
  8. What did Meadowlark Lemon sometimes throw toward spectators from a bucket they expected to contain water?
  9. Which famous cartoon mystery-solving group teamed up with animated Harlem Globetrotters in the early 1970s?
  10. Which future NBA superstar played for the Harlem Globetrotters before joining the Philadelphia Warriors in 1959?
  11. Which bald-headed Harlem Globetrotters star was famous for his remarkable dribbling and ball-handling routines?
  12. Which former Olympic basketball gold medalist became the first woman to join the Harlem Globetrotters in 1985?
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