Here are the answers to the final exam! Thanks for playing along, Mary; you did a great job! Your package will be on it’s way ASAP :)
1. True or False: Each team plays the other teams in their division twice every season.
- True
- False
2. Where is the red zone?
3. It’s half-time. Your team ended the half with the ball on the other team’s 1-yard line. What happens at the beginning of the next half?
- Your team starts at the 1-yard line at the opposite end of the field
- Your team starts at the same place as when the first half ended
- The other team takes possession and starts at your team’s 1-yard line
- The team that didn’t kick off to begin the game kicks off now and a new drive begins
4. Which of the following actions will NOT stop the play clock?
- A complete pass is thrown
- An incomplete pass is thrown
- A player steps out of bounds
- A penalty is called
5. The offense is facing a “3rd and 9” situation. What does this mean?
- It’s their 3rd down and they have to move the ball one yard for a new set of downs.
- It’s their 3rd down and they have to move the ball nine yards for a new set of downs.
- It’s the 3rd quarter and they have nine downs remaining before time runs out.
- It’s the 3rd quarter and there are nine minutes remaining before the 4th quarter begins.
6. The regular season is how many weeks long?
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
7. If the ball is caught and downed in the offensive team’s endzone by a defensive player during kickoff it’s called a:
8. The imaginary line where the players line up is called:
- The red zone
- The backfield
- The starting line
- The line of scrimmage
9. A safety occurs when:
- A player alerts a ref to a penalty on the field
- A player is awarded for being on the receiving end of a unnecessary roughness penalty
- An offensive player is tackled in his own endzone
- A defensive player is tackled in his own endzone
10. How many teams make it to the playoffs?
- 8
- 10
- 12
- 16