Question 1

True or false: Wilt Chamberlain once scored 100 points in a game without a single three-pointer.

Accepted Answer

True. The three-point line didn't exist in the NBA until 1979, so all his points came from two-pointers and free throws.

Question 2

True or false: Wilt Chamberlain was drafted directly out of high school into the NBA.

Accepted Answer

False. He played college basketball at Kansas and then for the Harlem Globetrotters before entering the NBA draft in 1959.

Question 3

True or false: Wilt Chamberlain never won an NBA championship until he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Accepted Answer

False. He won his first title in 1967 with the Philadelphia 76ers, then a second with the Lakers in 1972.

Question 4

True or false: Wilt Chamberlain was a professional volleyball player after retiring from basketball.

Accepted Answer

True. He played in the International Volleyball Association and was named MVP in 1975.

Question 5

True or false: Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game was played in Hershey, Pennsylvania, not Philadelphia.

Accepted Answer

True. The game took place on March 2, 1962, in Hershey Arena, a neutral site, against the New York Knicks.

Question 6

True or false: Wilt Chamberlain averaged over 50 points per game for an entire season, but never led the league in assists.

Accepted Answer

False. He actually led the NBA in assists in the 1967–68 season, averaging 8.6 per game—a rare feat for a center.

Question 7

True or false: Wilt Chamberlain once led the NBA in total minutes played for an entire season while also averaging a triple-double.

Accepted Answer

True. In the 1967–68 season, he averaged 24.3 points, 23.8 rebounds, and 8.6 assists, playing 3,836 minutes—most in the league.

Question 8

True or false: Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of an NBA game in his entire career.

Accepted Answer

True. Despite playing 1,045 regular-season games, Wilt never fouled out—a testament to his athletic control and intimidation.

Wilt Chamberlain Trivia Questions