Russell vs Chamberlain Trivia Quiz

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CelticsBlog Trivia: Russell vs. Chamberlain quiz
By Professor Parquet on Sep 2, 2015, 9:01a +





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The best winner vs. the most dominant individual


If one wishes to try the harder All-Star edition of the quiz, try to answer the questions without looking at the multiple choice offerings.

Finger roll layin-What ex-Celtic center replaced an injured Chamberlain late in game seven of the 1969 Finals and almost helped the Lakers rally past Boston before falling 108-106 as Wilt watched from the bench?
A) John Thompson B? Mel Counts

Dunk-True or false: A Bill Russell Celtic team never lost to a Wilt Chamberlain squad in the playoffs.
A) True B) False

Free throw-What other Hall of Fame big man (besides Wilt) did Russell and the Celtics defeat when they beat the Warriors in the 1964 Finals?
A) Tom Meschery B) Nate Thurmond C) Neil Johnston

Free throw-Who pulled down the most rebounds in NBA history?
A) Wilt Chamberlain B) Bill Russell C) Moses Malone

Jump shot-How many times did Russell and Chamberlain face off in the NBA Finals?*what two Celtics retired after winning the title in their last game over LA in 1969
A) One B) Two C) Three D) Four

Jump shot-In their dramatic (and last) game seven showdown at LA in the 1969 Finals, both Wilt and Russ were playing with five fouls in the final period when Chamberlain took himself out of the game with what type of injury? *name the Laker coach who refused to put Wilt back in the game in the final minutes for an extra point
A) Sprained ankle B) Twisted knee C) Dislocated finger
D) Strained back

Hook shot-Which of the following is NOT true about the unusual friendship between Wilt and Russ? *for a three-point play, what were the middle names of both giants
A) They typicaly called each other by their middle name
B) They used to nap at each other's home and/or eat dinner there on road trips
C) They did not speak for years after Russell publicly criticized Wilt for taking himself out of game 7 in the 1969 Finals D) Wilt dated Russell's wife before they were married

Jump shot-In the final seconds of game 7 in the 1965 Eastern Finals with Boston ahead by a point, Russell threw the ball off a wire to give the 76ers a chance to win. But John Havlicek intercepted the in-bounds pass intended for which 76er to preserve the victory?*for an extra point who threw the pass
A) Wilt Chamberlain B) Hal Greer C) Billy Cunningham
D) Chet Walker

3-pointer-Almost everyone knows Wilt was a notoriously bad foul shooter with a 51 percent career average, but what did Russell shoot from the charity stripe over his career?
A) 52 B) 54 C) 56 D) 58 E) 60

3-pointer-Supreme athletes Wilt and Russ were both ranked nationally at one time in what track and field event?*for a 4-point play, how many times did Wilt win the regular season MVP award compared to Russell
A) 400 meters B) High jump C) Long jump D) Triple jump E) 800 meters


25 points is the highest possible score; extra points only apply if the correct answer is given first.



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#1 Mel Counts
#2 False*
#3 Nate Thurmond
#4 Wilt
#5 Two**; Russell and Sam Jones
#6 Twisted Knee
#7 A; As far as anyone knows Wilt didn't date any of Russell's wives (I think Russ was married at least two times. But maybe even Wilt couldn't be certain. After all he did claim over 20,000 sexual partners). William Felton Russell; Wilton Norman Chamberlain
#8 Hal Greer(?)
#9 54%(?)
#10 High jump

* Russell has said that the only year he thought the C's wouldn't win a title was 1967 when he knew that Wilt's 76'ers were better. As usual, Russ the cold-eyed realist, was correct as Philly blitzed Boston in five during the EC finals

** Wilt played for the Western Conference SF Warriors in 1964 and the Lakers in 1969. The other years he was in the east with the Philly Warriors and 76'ers. Russell has said that in most years the championship was actually won in the East against Wilt's teams.

Answers to Russell vs. Chamberlain Quiz

Finger roll layin-B) Former Celtic center Mel Counts replaced the injured Chamberlain late in game seven of the 1969 Finals and almost helped the Lakers rally past Boston before falling 108-106 as Wilt watched from the bench.

Dunk-True or false: B) False. The 1967 Celtics had their streak of eight straight NBA titles ended in five games by Wilt's 76ers in the East finals. But that was the only time Wilt ever defeated Russell in a series.

Free throw-B) Russell and the Celtics defeated Twin Towers Wilt and Nate Thurmond when they beat the Warriors in the 1964 Finals. Meschery was a forward on that Warrior team, but not a Hall of Famer.

FT-Wilt pulled down a record 23,924 rebounds (22.9 per game) compared to 21,620 boards by second-place board man Russell (22.5 per game).

Jump shot-B) Because they spent most of their carers in the same division, Russell and Chamberlain faced off in the NBA Finals only twice, in 1964 and 1969, with Bill's team winning each time.
*Russ and Sam Jones each retired after nipping LA 108-106 in the seventh game of the 1969 Finals.

Jump shot-B) In their dramatic (and last) game seven showdown at LA in the 1969 Finals, both Wilt and Russ were playing with five fouls in the final period when Chamberlain took himself out of the game with a sprained knee suffered when he landed awkwardly after grabbing a defensive rebound.
*Laker coach Butch van Breda Kolff, the former Princeton mentor, refused to put Wilt back in the game in the final minutes despite pleas from Chamberlain.

Hook shot-D) Wilt never dated Russell's wife before they were married.
*Wilt's middle name was Norman, and Russell's is Felton.

Jump shot-D) In the final seconds of game 7 in the 1965 Eastern Finals with Boston ahead by a point, John Havlicek intercepted the in-bounds pass intended for Chet Walker to preserve the 110-109 victory.
*Hal Greer threw the ill-fated pass. The 76ers were afraid to pass in to Wilt, who was a bad foul shooter and was closely guarded by Russell inside.

3-pointer-C) Russell was not much better from the foul line than Wilt, hitting on just 56.1% of his career charity stripe tries. In the playoffs, Russell lifted his foul line accuracy to 60.3 percent.

3-pointer-In the era before the Fosbury flop style was invented, Wilt and Russ were both ranked in the top 10 in the high jump.
*Russell won five MVP season awards to four by Wilt. Russell was named first team All-NBA three times and second team eight times. Wilt was named first team six times, second team thrice.



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