Football Trivia Question and Answers
1.
What is the name of the official ball used in the NFL?
Answer:
Wilson NFL Football
2.
What is the name of the official football season that starts after the regular season and continues into the playoffs?
Answer:
Postseason
3.
What is the name of the play in which a player catches a pass from the quarterback and runs with the ball?
Answer:
Reception
4.
What is the name of the type of football played on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end?
Answer:
American Football
5.
What is the name of the part of the football field where the team that has possession of the ball lines up?
Answer:
Line of scrimmage
6.
What is the name of the play where the offensive team attempts to score points by running the ball into the end zone?
Answer:
Rush
7.
What is the name of the player who catches the ball thrown by the quarterback?
Answer:
Wide receiver
8.
What is the name of the player who is responsible for kicking the ball during field goals and extra points?
Answer:
Kicker
9.
What is the name of the player who blocks for the quarterback and running backs?
Answer:
Offensive lineman
10.
What is the name of the player who catches punts and kickoffs?
Answer:
Returner
11.
What is the name of the player who is responsible for stopping the opposing team's offense?
Answer:
Defensive player
12.
What is the name of the official who throws the coin at the start of the game?
Answer:
Referee
13.
What is the name of the person who calls the plays for the offense?
Answer:
Coach
14.
What is the name of the official who stands behind the quarterback and calls out the play?
Answer:
Quarterback
15.
What is the name of the signal used by the quarterback to tell the receivers which route to run?
Answer:
Hand signals
16.
What is the name of the type of football game played on a field with goalposts at each end and a ball that is kicked back and forth between two teams?
Answer:
Soccer
17.
Which team has won the most Super Bowls?
Answer:
Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots (both )
18.
Who holds the record for most Super Bowl MVP awards?
Answer:
Tom Brady ()
19.
What is the name of the trophy awarded to the Super Bowl winner?
Answer:
Vince Lombardi Trophy
20.
What is the name of the stadium where the Super Bowl is played?
Answer:
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
21.
What is the name of the NFL's annual draft where teams select college players?
Answer:
NFL Draft
22.
What is the name of the annual game played between the NFL's best teams at the end of the regular season?
Answer:
Pro Bowl
23.
What is the name of the city that was the home of the first Super Bowl?
Answer:
Los Angeles
24.
What is the name of the oldest NFL team?
Answer:
Arizona Cardinals (originally founded in as the Morgan Athletic Club)
25.
Which team has won the most NFL championships (including pre-Super Bowl era)?
Answer:
Green Bay Packers ()
26.
What is the name of the rule that states that a team cannot have more than players on the field at the same time?
Answer:
Illegal formation
27.
What is the name of the play where the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver downfield?
Answer:
Pass
28.
What is the name of the line that separates the offensive and defensive teams at the start of each play?
Answer:
Line of scrimmage
29.
What is the name of the area on the football field that extends 10 yards from the line of scrimmage?
Answer:
First down
30.
Who is considered the greatest coach in NFL history?
Answer:
Vince Lombardi
31.
What is the name of the rule that requires a team to have at least four players on the line of scrimmage?
Answer:
The "four down" rule
32.
What is the name of the play where the quarterback fakes a handoff and throws the ball to a receiver?
Answer:
Playaction pass
33.
What is the name of the play where the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver who is running a route downfield?
Answer:
Deep pass
34.
What is the name of the play where the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver who is running a route across the middle of the field?
Answer:
Crossing route
35.
What is the name of the play where the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver who is running a route along the sideline?
Answer:
Out route
36.
What is the name of the play where the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver who is running a route up the middle of the field?
Answer:
In route
37.
What is the name of the play where the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver who is running a route behind the defensive line?
Answer:
Screen pass
38.
What is the name of the play where the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver who is running a route toward the end zone?
Answer:
Touchdown pass
39.
What is the name of the play where the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver who is running a route toward the sideline?
Answer:
Sideline pass
40.
What is the name of the play where the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver who is running a route across the middle of the field and then toward the sideline?
Answer:
Post route
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