football test study guide (Practice questions with correct answers)

the game of football is played by how many teams? correct answers 2 what is the object of the game of football correct answers to score more points than the opposing team how long is a football field correct answers a football field is 100 yards long with two end zones which are ten yards deep how many players are on a football team? correct answers 11 how long is a professional football game? correct answers professional and college football games last for 60 minutes, four 15 minute quarters. halftime is 15 minutes long but for big games like the superbowl it can last for 30 minutes how is each half of the game begun? correct answers each half of the game begins when one team kicks to the other team what determines which team will kick off first? correct answers the winner of the coin toss at the beginning of the game decides whether to kick off or to receive the kick. if a team kicks off in the beginning of the game to start the first half, then the opposing team will kick off at the beginning of the second half of the game. how many downs does a team have correct answers the offensive team gets four downs to move the ball ten yards. if successful in moving ten yards this team is said to have a first down and consequently gets four more downs. this continues until the offensive team cannot make a first down or until the offensive team scores. how does a play begin? correct answers each play begins with the center snapping or shifting the ball through his legs to the quarterback who can run pass or hand the ball off to one off his running backs. what are time-out correct answers time-outs are pauses in play to give players a chance to hydrate talk with coaches and regroup physically and mentally. head coaches also call time-outs to avoid being charged with a penalty or to challenge a call by the officials. in what year was the national football league (NFL) formed correct answers 1920 what was the NFL named before it renamed itself the national football league? correct answers American Professional Football Association how many teams are there in the NFL correct answers 32