NFHS FOOTBALL EXAM (2024 EDITION)
Actual Questions and Answers
Expert-Verified Explanation
This Exam contains:
✪ 50 Questions and Answers
✪ Multiple-choice and True/False Format
✪ Expert-Verified Explanations
✪ Verified with NFHS Football Rules Book (2024 Edition)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The basic spot for enforcement on a running play is determined by:
A. The spot of the foul
B. The end of the run
C. The previous spot
D. The succeeding spot
Answer: B
EXPLANATION: For running plays, the basic spot is the end of the related run unless the
foul occurs behind the end of the run, in which case the foul spot is used (NFHS 10-4-4).
2. True or False: The jerseys of the home team must all be the same dark color that clearly
contrasts with white.
Answer: True
EXPLANATION: NFHS Rule 1-5-1b mandates that home team jerseys must be a single
dark color that clearly contrasts with white visitor jerseys.
3. Commercial advertising is permitted on one panel of the game ball.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
EXPLANATION: NFHS prohibits commercial logos on game balls except for manufacturer
trademarks. This preserves uniformity and integrity of equipment (Rule 1-3-1).
4. A player or nonplayer may legally trip an opponent.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
, EXPLANATION: Tripping is illegal under NFHS Rule 2-45. Any use of the lower leg to
obstruct an opponent’s progress is a personal foul.
5. A player is no longer considered defenseless once they can reasonably protect themselves.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
EXPLANATION: The “defenseless player” rule (2-32-16) applies only while a player is
especially vulnerable. Once control and awareness return, protections end.
6. Which of the following is a foul?
A. Unintentional contact with face mask
B. Grasping and twisting the face mask
C. Lightly brushing the helmet
D. Contacting shoulder pads
Answer: B
EXPLANATION: Rule 9-4-3h specifies grasping, twisting, or pulling the face mask
constitutes a personal foul.
7. A punt may be used as a free kick after a fair catch.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
EXPLANATION: A free kick after a fair catch must be a place kick or drop kick only
(Rule 6-5-4). Punts are not allowed.
8. The penalty for a chop block is:
A. 5 yards
B. 10 yards
C. 15 yards
D. Automatic disqualification
Answer: C
EXPLANATION: Chop blocks are 15-yard personal fouls because they involve one high
and one low block on the same opponent (Rule 9-3-6).
9. True or False: A foul is any rule infraction for which a penalty is prescribed.
Answer: True
EXPLANATION: This is the NFHS definition of a foul (2-16). It covers all infractions
whether live-ball or dead-ball.
Actual Questions and Answers
Expert-Verified Explanation
This Exam contains:
✪ 50 Questions and Answers
✪ Multiple-choice and True/False Format
✪ Expert-Verified Explanations
✪ Verified with NFHS Football Rules Book (2024 Edition)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The basic spot for enforcement on a running play is determined by:
A. The spot of the foul
B. The end of the run
C. The previous spot
D. The succeeding spot
Answer: B
EXPLANATION: For running plays, the basic spot is the end of the related run unless the
foul occurs behind the end of the run, in which case the foul spot is used (NFHS 10-4-4).
2. True or False: The jerseys of the home team must all be the same dark color that clearly
contrasts with white.
Answer: True
EXPLANATION: NFHS Rule 1-5-1b mandates that home team jerseys must be a single
dark color that clearly contrasts with white visitor jerseys.
3. Commercial advertising is permitted on one panel of the game ball.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
EXPLANATION: NFHS prohibits commercial logos on game balls except for manufacturer
trademarks. This preserves uniformity and integrity of equipment (Rule 1-3-1).
4. A player or nonplayer may legally trip an opponent.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
, EXPLANATION: Tripping is illegal under NFHS Rule 2-45. Any use of the lower leg to
obstruct an opponent’s progress is a personal foul.
5. A player is no longer considered defenseless once they can reasonably protect themselves.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
EXPLANATION: The “defenseless player” rule (2-32-16) applies only while a player is
especially vulnerable. Once control and awareness return, protections end.
6. Which of the following is a foul?
A. Unintentional contact with face mask
B. Grasping and twisting the face mask
C. Lightly brushing the helmet
D. Contacting shoulder pads
Answer: B
EXPLANATION: Rule 9-4-3h specifies grasping, twisting, or pulling the face mask
constitutes a personal foul.
7. A punt may be used as a free kick after a fair catch.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
EXPLANATION: A free kick after a fair catch must be a place kick or drop kick only
(Rule 6-5-4). Punts are not allowed.
8. The penalty for a chop block is:
A. 5 yards
B. 10 yards
C. 15 yards
D. Automatic disqualification
Answer: C
EXPLANATION: Chop blocks are 15-yard personal fouls because they involve one high
and one low block on the same opponent (Rule 9-3-6).
9. True or False: A foul is any rule infraction for which a penalty is prescribed.
Answer: True
EXPLANATION: This is the NFHS definition of a foul (2-16). It covers all infractions
whether live-ball or dead-ball.
