Test 1

Question 1

What is football?

Answer 1

Football is a game where one team is trying to score on the opposing teams end zone, same goes for the other team.

Question 2

What is football also called?

Answer 2

Gridiron

Question 3

How can the ball be advanced?

Answer 3

Running with the ball or throwing the ball

Question 4

How are points scored?

Answer 4

Carrying the ball over the opponent’s goal line, or throwing a pass into the end zone, kicking the ball between the other team’s posts, or tackling a opposing QB into their own end zone.

Question 5

What are the forms of football?

Answer 5

High school football, college football, and professional football. Each follow slightly different rules.

Question 6

Who created football?

Answer 6

Walter Camp

Question 7

How many yards is a football field?

Answer 7

100 yards

Question 8

How big is the field?

Answer 8

360 by 160 feet

Question 9

What are the longer boundary lines called?

Answer 9

Sidelines

Question 10

What are the shorter boundary lines called?

Answer 10

End lines

Question 11

What is near each end of the field?

Answer 11

Goal line

Question 12

Yard lines

Answer 12

They measure every 5 yards of the field.

Question 13

What is the scoring area called?

Answer 13

End zone

Question 14

How many players are on the field?

Answer 14

11 players

Question 15

How do they decide who’s going to defend and which goal to defend, or who’s going to kick off?

Answer 15

Coin toss

Question 16

What are the four attempts of advancing the ball called?

Answer 16

Downs

Question 17

What happens if the advance 10 yards before 4th down?

Answer 17

The get a first down

Question 18

What happens if the team if unable to score or advance ten yards?

Answer 18

The ball goes to the other team.

Question 19

Rushing

Answer 19

A player running with the ball

Question 20

Passing or pass

Answer 20

Throwing the ball to a teammate

Question 21

How can a ball become dead?

Answer 21

When someone with the ball is tackled, if the ball goes out of bounds, incomplete pass, a team scores, if the player goes out of bounds.

Question 22

Whats an interception?

Answer 22

The defense catches a forward pass, once caught, he can run with the ball.

Question 23

What’s a fumble?

Answer 23

When the offensive player drops the ball.

Question 24

What’s a safety?

Answer 24

If the offensive player drops the ball, loses the ball out of bounds or commits certain fouls in the end zone.

Question 25

How much is a touchdown worth?

Answer 25

6 points

Question 26

After a touchdown the scoring team attempts a _______.

Answer 26

Try

Question 27

What’s a point-after touchdown? (Aka a extra point)

Answer 27

At the 3 yard line, the team that scored attempts to kick a ball through the other teams goalposts, (over the cross bar, and between the two posts.)

Question 28

What’s a two-point conversion?

Answer 28

The team that scored attempts to get into the end zone for two points.

Question 29

What’s a field goal?

Answer 29

A field goal is worth 3 points and is scored by one team kicking the ball between the opposite team’s goal posts.

Question 30

What’s a safety?

Answer 30

When the QB or other player is sacked or tackled in their own end zone.

Question 31

Each half begins with a ______.

Answer 31

Kickoff, teams also kick after scoring touchdowns or field goal.

Question 32

What’s a penalty?

Answer 32

When fouls occur, it usually results with a penalty, the penalty usually advances one team closer to the other teams end zone.

Question 33

What’s the offensive line?

Answer 33

The offensive line (OL) has five players in a row, their jobs are to protect the QB and clear the way for runners.

Question 34

What’s the quarterback

Answer 34

The QB receives the ball from the center on most plays, he tosses the ball to a running back, throws it to a receiver or runs with it. The QB is the leader of the offense and calls the plays that are signaled to him from the sidelines.

Question 35

What are running backs?

Answer 35

The running backs line up besides the QB and is trained in running with the ball. They also block, catch passes and sometimes pass the ball to others or even receive a snap. If a team has two running backs one is called a halfback and the other is called a tailback-who is more likely to block

Question 36

What are wide receivers?

Answer 36

They line up near the sidelines, and are trained to catch passes, they also block, sometimes.

Question 37

What are tight ends?

Answer 37

They line up near the OL, they either catch the ball like wide receivers or block like the offensive lineman. Sometimes an offensive lineman takes the tight end position, this is called a tackle eligible