The 24 hardest Stephen Curry trivia questions ever
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What is Stephen Curry's real name?
Hint: Stephen is his middle name.
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Wardell Stephen Curry II
Stephen Curry is named after his father, Dell Curry. In fact, a lot of Stephen's close friends refer to him as Wardell, and not Steph.
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Why does Curry wear the No. 30?
It's a rare number to see on the basketball court.
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It's the same number his dad wore
Stephen Curry has worn that number since college to honor his father.
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What is Curry's nickname?
It's pretty catchy.
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Baby-faced assassin
His boyish good looks, don't stop Stephen Curry from killing opposing team's wills on the court.
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How many major Division 1 programs offered Curry a scholarship?
The major divisions consist of the ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC.
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Zero
Curry did not receive any high-major Division 1 scholarship offers. He did receive offers from Davidson, VCU and Winthrop. He ultimately chose Davidson.
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Which NCAA record did Stephen Curry break his sophomore year?
It's just one of the many records broken by the star shooter.
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Most 3-pointers made in a single season
In 2008, Curry set the single-season NCAA record for 3-pointers made, with 162.
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How far did Curry take Davidson in the 2008 NCAA Tournament?
It was the school's first successful appearance in March Madness since 1969.
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Elite Eight
Curry led No. 10-seeded Davidson all the way to the Elite Eight. Curry was the star of March Madness, while helping carry Davidson to wins over Gonazaga, Georgetown and Wisconsin.
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When was the first time Curry dunked?
Hint: It wasn't in the NBA.
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Freshman year at Davidson
When asked on Twitter when the first time he's dunked, Curry promptly replied that it took the smaller-statured guard until his freshman year in college.
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Which team drafted two point guards in front of Curry in the 2009 NBA Draft?
Hint: Six players were selected ahead of Curry in the 2009 draft.
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Minnesota Timberwolves
Curry was drafted No. 7 overall in the 2009 NBA Draft. The Timberwolves drafted point guards Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn with the fifth and sixth overall picks.
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Curry is the _____ highest-paid player on the Warriors
He's definitely not the highest-paid player on the defending champions.
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He's the fifth highest-paid player on the Warriors
Curry makes a little more than $11 million in 2016, which is behind Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andrew Bogut and Andre Iguodala on the Warriors' payroll.
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In 2013, Curry set the NBA record for 3-pointers made in a season with how many?
It's now the second-highest total in NBA history.
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272 3-pointers
In the 2013 season, Curry's 272 made 3-pointers broke Ray Allen's record of 269 in 2006.
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Who broke Curry's 3-pointer record in 2015?
He broke Curry's record by 14 three-pointers.
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Curry broke his own single-season three-pointer record
Trick question. Stephen Curry broke his own record in 2015, with 286 made 3-pointers.
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What are the most 3s made by Curry in a single game?
Hint: It's more than 10.
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12 3-pointers made in a single game
In an epic tilt with the Thunder in 2016, Stephen Curry tied an NBA record with 12 three-pointers in a game. He's now tied with Donyell Marshall and Kobe Bryant for the record.
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How many games did it take Curry to score 1,000 3-pointers?
Hint: It's the fastest in NBA history.
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369 games
Curry's feat of hitting his first 1,000 3-pointers in 369 games is the fastest in NBA history by an astonishing 88 games.
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What's Curry's punishment when he has more than three turnovers in a game?
Hint: It's not good.
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His mom fines him $100
Stephen Curry's mother, Sonya, fines him money every time the guard commits more than three turnovers in a game. Each additional turnover is $100. At the end of the season, she cashes in her tab with a shopping spree.
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What are Curry's pre-game rituals?
Curry is a creature of habit, and he does this routine prior to every game.
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Curry eats the same meal, naps and writes scripture on his shoes
On top of his pre-game shooting warmups, Curry eats pasta, takes a 90-minute nap and writes bible scripture on his shoes.
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At what age did Curry start playing basketball?
It's around the same time normal children learn how to walk.
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Two years old
During his 2015 MVP acceptance speech, Curry said he's been playing basketball since he was just two. No wonder his ball handling is so ridiculously good.
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What is Curry's second favorite sport?
And it's not badminton.
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Golf
Curry loves to play the links. He even shot a 76 when he recently played with Pres. Barack Obama.
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Which athlete would Curry switch places with?
Could it be a member of his favorite football team, the Carolina Panthers?
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Rory McIlroy
As an avid golfer, Curry recently told Sports Illustrated that he would switch positions with Irish golf star Rory McIlroy.
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Which college did Curry originally want to go to?
Sadly, Davidson wasn't Curry's first choice.
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Virginia Tech
Curry originally wanted to attend his parents' alma mater Virginia Tech. Alas, he did not receive a scholarship offer from the university.
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Who was Curry's favorite player as a kid?
Hint: It wasn't his dad.
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Muggsy Bogues
Dell Curry's teammate, Muggsy Bogues, was Steph's favorite player growing up. As a smaller player, Curry respected Bogues' tenacious play as a shorter guard.
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Which NBA player is Curry's idol?
Could it be LeBron James?
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Steve Nash
Curry has said that he's modeled his game after former MVP Steve Nash. Both players have unreal playmaking and shooting skills.
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Which actor would Curry want to play him in a movie?
For Curry, age ain't nothing but a number.
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Denzel Washington
Curry recently said that if there was a movie based on his life that Denzel Washington would be the star.
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What is Curry's favorite chick flick?
Hint: It's based on a Nicholas Sparks novel.
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"A Walk To Remember"
Curry's even tweeted movie quotes from the Mandy Moore-led film to his sister.
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What is Curry's biggest fear?
You (probably) won't find this on the basketball court.
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Snakes
Instead of failure, or heights or spiders, Curry has said that he's deathly afraid of snakes.
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