Sport
In which country was basketball invented?
USA
Background
Basketball was invented in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The inventor was actually a Canadian named James Naismith. He simply nailed two peach baskets to the wall and let his students throw balls into them. That is how one of the world's most loved sports began.
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