Which of the following nation is considered founder of basketball?
Correct answer: D. America
- A. England
- B. Nigeria
- C. Kenya
- D. America
Explanation
Basketball was created in the United States in 1891, when James Naismith devised the game in Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith himself was Canadian, which can cause confusion between the inventor’s nationality and the sport’s country of origin.
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