Steph Curry Trivia
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143 free Steph Curry trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
40 free Steph Curry trivia questions with answers. Steph Curry changed how basketball is played, and this quiz covers how it happened. Forty questions run from Akron and Charlotte Christian to Davidson's 2008 Elite Eight run, the 2009 draft, the ankle years, the 2015 title, the unanimous MVP and 73-9, the 402 threes, the 3-1 collapse, the Durant years, the Ray Allen record at Madison Square Garden, the 2022 Finals MVP, the Sacramento Game 7, Paris gold, and the family, shoes and foundation off the court. It starts with Steph Curry trivia any Warriors fan can answer and works up to the records that need a stats sheet. Difficulty ratings are shown so you can pick your battles. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on Curry, the Warriors' seasons and the Davidson programme, and each question carries its source.
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Q 01In which city was Stephen Curry born?
Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio, is also where LeBron James was born three years earlier, in the same hospital; Curry arrived while his father Dell was spending a single season with the NBA team up the road.
Q 02For which NBA team did Curry's father Dell spend most of his career?
The Charlotte Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets took Dell Curry in their 1988 expansion draft after his previous team left him unprotected; he stayed ten seasons and left as the franchise's career scoring leader.
Q 03Which college did Curry play for from 2006 to 2009?
Davidson
Curry played three seasons at Davidson College, 2006 to 2009, after his father's school Virginia Tech offered him only a walk-on spot; he left as the Wildcats' career scoring leader.
Q 04Which eventual national champion ended Curry's 2008 NCAA Tournament run in the Elite Eight?
Kansas
Kansas held on 59-57 and won the national title eight days later; Curry scored 25 that day after putting up 103 points across the three earlier rounds.
Q 05In his final college season, Curry led Division I in which category?
Points per game
Points per game: Curry's 28.6 led the nation, and he then skipped his senior year for the NBA draft, promising to finish a degree that he finally completed in 2022.
Q 06With which pick did the Golden State Warriors select Curry in the 2009 draft?
7th
Golden State took Curry 7th overall in 2009, right after Minnesota used the 5th and 6th picks on point guards Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn.
Q 07Who beat Curry to the 2010 Rookie of the Year award?
Tyreke Evans
Tyreke Evans, the fourth pick, beat runner-up Curry to the award but never became an All-Star, and in 2019 the NBA banned him for violating its drug policy.
Q 08Which part of his body caused the injuries that threatened Curry's early career?
His right ankle and foot
His right ankle and foot cost him 40 games in 2011-12, and the doubt let the Warriors extend him for four years and $44 million; he was league MVP before that deal ran out.
Q 09How many three-pointers did Curry make in 2012-13 to set the single-season record at the time?
272
Curry's 272 three-pointers in 2012-13 broke Ray Allen's single-season record of 269, set with Seattle in 2005-06.
Q 10Which head coach did the Warriors hire before the 2014-15 season, Curry's first title year?
Steve Kerr
Steve Kerr replaced Mark Jackson, sped up the offence and gave Curry more freedom to shoot; the Warriors jumped to 67 wins and a title, and Curry was voted MVP.
Q 11How long had the Warriors gone without a championship before Curry's first in 2015?
40 years
The Warriors had waited 40 years: their previous title came in 1975, when Rick Barry led a sweep of the Washington Bullets.
Q 12What made Curry's 2016 MVP award a first in NBA history?
The vote was unanimous
The vote was unanimous: Curry took all 131 first-place votes, after Shaquille O'Neal in 2000 and LeBron James in 2013 had each fallen a single vote short.
Q 13What regular-season record did the 2015-16 Warriors finish with?
73-9
73-9 beat the 72-10 of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, yet the Warriors became the first team with 69 or more wins that failed to win the championship.
Q 21Which country did the United States beat in the 2024 Olympic final, with Curry hitting eight threes?
France
France, the host, lost 98-87 as the United States won a fifth straight gold; Curry made four three-pointers in a row in the final three minutes, the last over two defenders.
Q 22Before his first Olympics in 2024, Curry won two gold medals with Team USA at which tournament?
The FIBA World Cup
The FIBA World Cup, still called the World Championship when Curry first won it in 2010, brought him gold again in 2014; he missed the cut for the 2012 Olympics and withdrew before Rio 2016.
Q 23What nickname is shared by Curry and Klay Thompson?
The Splash Brothers
Q 14From how far out did Curry hit his overtime game-winner against Oklahoma City in February 2016?
38 feet
Curry's overtime winner at Oklahoma City on 27 February 2016 came from 38 feet with 0.6 seconds left, his 12th three of the night, tying the single-game record of Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall.
Q 15Which team beat the Warriors in the 2016 Finals after trailing 3-1?
The Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers won Games 5, 6 and 7 to take the 2016 Finals, the first team to come back from 3-1 down in the Finals; the Warriors signed Kevin Durant weeks later.
Q 16Curry's 2017 supermax deal was the first NBA contract to pass what figure?
$200 million
$200 million: the five-year, $201 million deal used a new rule that lets a team pay its own star more than rivals can, written after Kevin Durant left Oklahoma City for Curry's Warriors.
Q 17Which team beat the Warriors in the 2019 Finals?
The Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors won the 2019 Finals in six games as Kevin Durant tore his Achilles and Klay Thompson his ACL; the Warriors then missed the next two postseasons.
Q 18Where did Curry pass Ray Allen to become the NBA's all-time three-point leader on December 14, 2021?
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden was a fitting stage: Curry's 54-point night there in 2013 is cited as the game that made his name, and in 2021 he passed Ray Allen there with his 2,974th three.
Q 19How many three-pointers did Curry make in the 2022 All-Star Game, a record?
16
Curry's 16 three-pointers in the 2022 All-Star Game shattered Paul George's previous record of nine and earned him the game's MVP award.
Q 20Which team did the Warriors beat in the 2022 Finals when Curry won his first Finals MVP?
The Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics led the series 2-1 before Curry scored 43 on their floor in Game 4; Golden State won the next two as well, and the Finals MVP award that had eluded him was his.
The Splash Brothers name began with a 2012 tweet by Warriors website writer Brian Witt, a play on the Bash Brothers, the Oakland A's sluggers Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire.
Q 24Which shooting-percentage milestone did Curry reach in 2016, as only the seventh player ever?
The 50-40-90 club
The 50-40-90 club marks 50 percent shooting, 40 from three and 90 at the line; Curry is the only member who also led the league in scoring that season, at 30.1 points a game.
Q 25At which stage did the Warriors' season end in 2021, when Curry won his second scoring title?
Play-in tournament
The play-in tournament ended it, with losses to the Lakers and then Memphis, even though Curry averaged 32.0 points and held off Bradley Beal for the scoring title on the final day.
Q 26Which shoe company did Curry sign with in 2013 after leaving Nike?
Under Armour
Under Armour signed Curry away from Nike in 2013, and after his MVP seasons sales of his shoes were big enough to move the company's share price; the partnership ran until late 2025.
Q 27In which subject did Curry finish his college bachelor's degree in 2022?
Sociology
Sociology was the major Curry completed in May 2022, thirteen years after leaving for the NBA; that August his college retired his jersey number at the ceremony where he collected his diploma.
Q 28In which conference did Curry's college team play during his three seasons there?
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference was no obstacle in 2007-08, when Curry's team went a perfect 20-0 in league play before its Elite Eight run; he was its Player of the Year in both 2008 and 2009.
Q 29What is the name of Curry's foundation for Oakland children?
Eat. Learn. Play.
Eat. Learn. Play. was launched by Stephen and Ayesha Curry in Oakland in 2019 and has since provided more than 25 million meals to children, along with tutoring, books and renovated play areas.
Q 30Which nickname for Steph does Drake use in the 2014 hit '0 to 100'?
Chef Curry
Chef Curry is how Drake name-checks him in '0 to 100', in a boast about cooking; the rhyme works because Steph is pronounced 'Steff'.