Science
What living organism covers most football pitches?
Grass
What device do referees use to tell time during a match?
Watch
What machine keeps the pitch grass short and even?
Lawnmower
What do teams wear to show their team colours?
Kit
What shape is a football?
Sphere
What part of your body works harder to pump blood when you run?
Heart
Is a football an example of technology?
Yes
What part of football boots helps them grip the ground?
Studs
What colour card does a referee show to send a player off?
Red
If your teams scores 3 goals and the other team scores 1, what’s the goal difference?
2
What force pulls the ball back down to earth after you kick it?
Gravity
What network lets fans stream matches live from home?
Internet
What kind of energy powers floodlights during a night match?
Electricity
How many different kits does a Scottish football team usually have, including goalkeepers?
Six
A player has a 50% success rate for penalties. If she took 8 in total, how many did she score?
4
What state of matter fills an inflated football?
Gas
What does the acronym VAR stand for in football?
Video Assistant Referee
What strong metal do engineers use to hold up big stadium roofs?
Steel
What kind of art, made from tiny, coloured tiles, appears on the Heart of Midlothian crest?
Mosaic
A ticket to a football match costs £20. If 60,000 people buy a ticket, how much money is that in total?
£1,200,000
Groundskeepers use artificial sunlight to help the grass with what biological process?
Photosynthesis
What system uses satellites to track players’ movement on the pitch?
GPS
Who, rather than the engineer, draws the plans for a football stadium?
Architect
What do we call the clear difference between two teams’ kit colours that helps people tell them apart?
Contrast
A match starts at 19:15. The first half lasts 45 minutes, without stoppage time. The half-time break lasts 15 minutes. The second half lasts another 45 minutes, with 5 minutes stoppage time. When does the match finish?
21:05