Football

Question 1

Endzone

Answer 1

The scoring areas at each end of the playing field bounded by the goal lines, end lines, and sidelines. A player must carry the ball into, or catch the ball in, this area to score a touchdown.

Question 2

Goalposts

Answer 2

Placed behind the end line and painted yellow with orange streamers. They are a crossbar 10 feet off the ground and two 35-foot tall uprights that are about 18 feet apart. Kickers kick the football above the crossbar and between the uprights on field-goal and extra-point attempts.

Question 3

Hashmark

Answer 3

Short lines that measure the field in one-yard intervals between the yard lines. They run the length of the field and are used by the officials to determine where the ball should be placed.

Question 4

Sideline

Answer 4

The area on either side of the field where players not currently playing in the game, medical and technical staff and league employees perform their jobs on game days.