Michael Jordan Quiz: The Best Place To Challenge Yourself

Michael Jordan is considered the greatest player to ever play basketball. He had a legendary career, mostly with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan was known for his competitive nature and also his incredible talent. He was also a multi-sport athlete, going on to play some minor league baseball in 1994. Jordan will go down as not only a great basketball player but also a pop culture icon. We have put together a tough Michael Jordan quiz for you to test your knowledge of his basketball career. This will be focused on Jordan’s career from college through the NBA. As a result, only major fans will be able to get a perfect score. Additionally, we have also added some extra trivia tidbits about Michael at the end.

The Ultimate Michael Jordan Quiz

Instructions: All you have to do is answer the trivia questions below. At the very end of the quiz, it will let you know what you scored on the quiz and how big of a fan that you are.

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Michael Jordan Trivia Questions And Answers

The section below features some details on the answers that you got wrong on our Jordan trivia (but please only read AFTER you have taken the quiz). This will provide you with some additional context on the answers that you got wrong.

1) Who did MJ and UNC defeat to win the 1982 NCAA National Championship?

Michael Jordan’s North Carolina Tarheels defeated the Georgetown Hoyas to win the NCAA Title in 1982. Jordan actually hit the game-winning shot to give his team the victory. This Georgetown team had Hall of Famer, Patrick Ewing on it. Jordan’s teammates included James Worthy and Sam Perkins, who both had lengthy careers in the NBA.

This was the only NCAA Title that Jordan would win during his college career. He left school after three seasons to play in the NBA.

2) Where was Michael Jordan drafted?

Michael Jordan was selected #3 overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984 NBA draft. He was drafted behind Akeem Olajuwon (#1 overall) and Sam Bowie (#2 overall). After it was all said and done, I think that it is safe to say that the Bulls were happy that he slipped to them. The 1984 NBA Draft also featured Charles Barkley (#5 overall) and John Stockton (#16), who both are Hall of Famers. As a result, this is one of the greatest draft classes in NBA history.

3) Where did the Bulls finish during Michael Jordan’s rookie season?

The Chicago Bulls lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 1985 NBA playoffs. The Bucks ended up getting swept in the second round by the Philadelphia 76ers. In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in 6 games to win the 1985 NBA Title.

4) What year did Michael Jordan win his first NBA Championship?

Jordan won his first NBA Championship in 1991. The Chicago Bulls defeated Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers. Jordan would subsequently go on to win 5 more titles in his career but it all started in 1991. Michael and the Bulls would subsequently go on to win the NBA Title in 1992 and 1993 as well.

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5) Which season did Michael Jordan miss in order to play baseball?

Michael Jordan missed the entire 1993–1994 NBA season as a result of him playing baseball. He didn’t return until halfway through the 1995 NBA season. Jordan would subsequently go on to win 3 more NBA Championships after he returned from his attempt at a baseball career.

6) What was the only season where Michael Jordan won the Defensive Player of the Year Award?

Jordan won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for the 1987-88 season. He averaged 1.6 blocks and also 3.16 steals per game. This shows you how great of a defensive player that Jordan was to go along with his insane offensive ability.

7) How many times did Michael Jordan win the NBA MVP Award?

Michael Jordan is a five-time NBA MVP. He won the award in 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1998. This ties Bill Russell for second-most MVP awards of all time. They are both one behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who won the award a record six times in his career.

8) How many Olympic medals does Michael Jordan have?

Jordan is a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner with Team U.S.A (1984 and 1992). 1984 was when Jordan was in college and 1992 was the legendary ‘Dream Team’ squad that dominated. In 1984, Team U.S.A defeated Spain to win the gold medal. In 1992, Team U.S.A defeated Croatia to win the gold medal.

9) How many NBA Championships did Michael Jordan win?

Michael Jordan is a six-time NBA champion. He won in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998. Another incredible stat is that Jordan never lost in the NBA Finals as he is a perfect 6-0. As a result, many use that as a stat to destinguish why Jordan is the greatest player of all time, over Lebron James.

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10) True Or False: Michael Jordan won the NBA scoring title 10 times in his career

This is TRUE as Jordan was the NBA scoring leader 10 times (This was during 1987–1993, and 1996–1998). As a result, Jordan will go down as one of the greatest scorers in NBA history.

Some Additional Michael Jordan Facts

Here are some extra tidbits about MJ that we found interesting but couldn’t fit on our Michael Jordan quiz.

Jordan’s High School Days

Here are some details about MJ when he was in high school:

Jordan tried out for the Emsley A. Laney High School varsity basketball team as a sophomore but was cut from the team. At the time, Jordan was 5’10” and couldn’t dunk. Jordan revealed that after getting cut, he went home and cried in his room.

After getting cut, Jordan would use that feeling to motivate himself. In an interview, he revealed that he would close his eyes and remember the feeling of not making the team when he needed to get motivated.

Jordan grew 4 inches leading into his Junior year and made the Varsity team. He instantly became the best player on the team and the rest is history.

According to Basketball-Reference, Jordan averaged 24.8 points-per-game as a Junior. As a Senior, Jordan went on to average 26.8 points-per-game.

Jordan was named to the 1981 McDonald’s All-American Game as a Senior and scored 30 points during the game. Despite scoring 30, Jordan did not win the MVP award for the game.

College Days At North Carolina

Here are some additional details about MJ’s college career:

According to Complex, Jordan wanted to attend UCLA but the Bruins never recruited him.

In a Q&A session, it was revealed that Jordan majored in cultural geography at the University of North Carolina. Jordan says that if he wasn’t a pro-athlete, he wanted to be a weatherman. As a result, cultural geography was an introductory course to meteorology.

According to CNBC, Jordan went back to the University of North Carolina in 1986 in order to finish his bachelor’s degree.

Jordan scored his career-high in college on January 29th, 1983. He scored 39 points in North Carolina’s victory against Georgia Tech, 72-65.

Jordan was named ACC Player Of The Year for the 1981-82 season. He also made the NCAA All-American First Team twice (1982–83 and 1983–84).

Jordan’s Family Life

Here are some additional tidbits about MJ’s life off the court:

Michael Jordan married Juanita Vanoy in 1989 and they had three children together: Jeffrey, Marcus, and Jasmine. Jordan and Vanoy officially divorced on December 29th, 2006.

In 2013, Jordan married his long-time girlfriend, Yvette Prieto. They were married at the Bethesda-by-the-Sea church in Palm Beach, which is also where Donald Trump got married to Melania.

In 2014, Yvette gave birth to twin girls, Victoria and Ysabel.

Michael’s brother, James, rose to become a command sergeant major in the U.S Army. James retired in 2006 after 31 years with the army.

Jordan’s daughter, Jasmine, had a baby boy in 2018 with Rakeem Christmas. Rakeem is best known for playing for the Indiana Pacers from 2015 to 2017. As a result, Jordan officially became a Grandparent.

Conclusion

How did you score on our Michael Jordan quiz? Let us know in the comment section below and make sure to also share with your friends to compare your knowledge of the legend. Make sure to also check out our quiz, which NBA legend are you most like? Find out if you are like Michael Jordan, Shaq, and more. You can also check out our difficult NBA quiz that is comprised of 50 questions.

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