Free quiz · 8 questions · Warm-up to Boss
Football quiz
How well do you really know Football? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.
60 seconds a question, one 2x boost, and a leaderboard. Playing with friends writes a fresh set of Football questions for your group.
The questions
- Warm-up
In American football, what shape is the ball, and what distinctive feature do its two ends have?
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- The ball is oval or elongated
- Its ends are pointed
- Warm-up
In American football, how many points is a touchdown worth, and what can the scoring team try next?
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- A touchdown is worth six points
- The team can attempt a one-point kick
- The team can attempt a two-point conversion
- Warm-up
A soccer match is underway—how many players can one team have on the field, and which position is included in that count?
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- A standard team has 11 players on the field
- The goalkeeper is included in the 11
- The count is for one team, not both teams combined
- Warm-up
On a typical American-football passing play, what does the quarterback do with the ball, and who is meant to receive it?
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- The quarterback throws or passes the ball forward
- A teammate is meant to receive it
- The intended teammate is an eligible receiver
- Easy
In American football, how many points does a safety score, and what happens to the opposing team's ball carrier for one to be awarded?
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- A safety is worth 2 points.
- It is awarded when the ball carrier is downed in their own end zone.
- A safety can also be awarded for certain offensive fouls in the team's own end zone.
- Medium
At the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, which country won the tournament, and which country did it beat in the final?
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- Uruguay won the tournament.
- Uruguay beat Argentina in the final.
- The final score was 4–2.
- Medium
In soccer, what unfair advantage is the offside rule meant to prevent, and at what moment is a teammate’s position judged?
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- The rule aims to stop attackers from gaining an unfair advantage by staying near the opponents’ goal
- A player’s position is judged when a teammate plays or touches the ball
- Being in an offside position alone is not an offence; involvement in play matters
- Boss
In American football, what defensive position lines up over the center, and which common defensive front often features it?
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- The position is nose tackle
- A nose tackle lines up over the center
- The position is commonly used in a 3-4 defensive front
How scoring works
- Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
- Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
- A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.
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