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100

Worth six points, a ______ is scored if a player carries the ball across the goal line or catches the ball in the other team’s end zone.

A) Handup

B) Touchdown

C) Tapdown

What is a touchdown?

100

What is one hundred yards long, with end zones on each side.

What is a football field.

100

Touchdowns are worth ___ points.

What is six points?

100

The game starts with a _____ happening by the chosen side.

A) Kick-Off

B) Kick-back

C) Set-back


What is a kick-off?

100

Went to Hawaii College and is 6'2!

A) Kawhi Anthony Leonard 

B) Charlie Conacher 

C) Dejon Allen

Who is Dejon Allen?

200

When a player from the other team tackles the quarterback, while the ball is in his hands, behind the line of scrimmage.


A) Sac

B) Map

C) Trap

What is a sac?

200

The chalked or painted line dividing the end zone from the field of play.

A) Open Line

B) Closed Line

C) Goal Line

What is a goal line?

200

The players designated to protect the quarterback at all costs.The players designated to protect the quarterback at all costs.

What is the Offensive line ?

200

When you can't convert past the first down, that is called ________.

A) Turndown on Over

B) Turnover on Downs

C) Turnup on Downs

Turnover On Downs

200

Went to East Carolina College and is Age 29.

A) Johnny Bower 

B) DaShaun Amos

C)Jerome Williams

Who is DaShaun Amos?

300

The area that is made around the quarterback by his offensive line teammates to stop a player from the other team from "sacking" him.

(Sack means when a player of the other team tackles the quarterback)  

A) Sacker

B) Pouch

C) Pocket

What is a Pocket ?

300

The offensive line where the quarterback and running back line up.

A) Defensive Backfield

B) Offensive Backfield

C) Defensive Frontfield

What is the offensive backfield?

300

The Argos were named after a ____ club.

What is a rowing club.

300

When offense passes the line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped on the defense side.


A) Line of Scrimmage

B) Fall Start

C) Open Line 

What is a fall start?

300

Went to Georgia State, Age 30, 6'1, and is a quarter back.

A) Lou Williams

B) Nick Arbuckle

C) Teeder Kennedy 

Who is Nick Arbuckle ?

400

When a football player drops the football

A) Humble

B) Rumble

C) Fumble

What is a Fumble ?

400

The area on a football where you place your fingers. 

What is a lace.

400

Toronto's Argonauts are owned by ____.

MLSE

400

Players must either catch the ball _____ or ____ the ball into the opponent’s end zone.

A) Inside

B) Carry

C) Sack

Inside or Carry.

400

Went to Toronto, age 31, 6'3, and fullback.

A) Marc Gasol

B) Jalen Rose

C) Awache Albert

Who is Awache Albert

500

The virtual lines upon which the offensive and defensive linemen position themselves.

A) Lines of Scrimmage

B) Lines of Distraction

C) Lines of Direction

What are the Lines of scrimmage 

500

American Football evolved from two of these sports. 

A) Rugby

B) Soccer

C) Baseball

D) Basketball

What is Rugby and Soccer?

500

Another word for football but can also be used to talk about the field of play.

Gridiron

500

When a defending player catches a forward pass by the offense.

A) Interpass

B) Interception

C) Enterpass

What is an interception?

500

Age 30, 6'1, and went to Virginia Tech.

A) Woody Baron

B) Chad Kelly

C) Wynton McManis

Who is Woody Baron?