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Hello smarty pants, and welcome to trusty trivia Thursday.
Today we're dribbling into the exciting world of basketball.
And now let's shoot some hoops with basketball trivia.
First question. Where was basketball invented?
Was it A, Canada? B, the United States?
Or C, England? Did you go with A?
Absolutely correct.
Basketball was invented in 1891 by Canadian physical education instructor, James Naismith.
Next question. What piece of equipment was originally used as the basketball hoop?
Was it A, a peach basket?
B, a laundry basket?
Or C, a wooden crate?
Did you pick A? That is spot on.
The first hoops were peach baskets nailed to a gym wall.
Last question. How many players are on the court for each team during a game?
Is it A, 7? B, 5? Or C, 9?
Did you choose B? That is exactly right.
Each basketball team has five players on the court.
Slam dunk success smarty pants.
Join us next Thursday for more winning trivia.
Oh, do you want to learn more about basketball?
Check out our basketball episode in the Who's Smarted Archives.
Thanks for playing smarty pants.
Keep your curiosity bouncing and your knowledge as sharp as a free throw.
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What I love is that it's not just memorizing random phrases.
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Their speech recognition technology is like having a personal tutor right in my pocket.
Now, I know there's a lot of options for learning a new language because I've tried most of them.
But Babble is the one that your trusty narrator has found to be the most effective at learning a new language quickly.
Here's what's amazing.
Studies from Yale and Michigan State found that 15 hours with Babble equals an entire college semester of language learning.
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