How it works
What nickname does the ball go by, and how high is the crossbar? These easy football trivia questions and answers ask about the game itself in six rounds of twelve. Half of them are fair for any table.
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Football trivia questions, easy rounds first
Start with The field and the ball or Scoring and rules: eight of the twelve questions in each are easy, such as what an official throws to mark a penalty. Positions asks who snaps the ball and who kicks the field goals. How the game began is the hardest round, with dates from 1869 to 1941.
Trivia questions about football for game day
Plays and football words explains the blitz, the Hail Mary pass and the Statue of Liberty play. Other forms and traditions takes in flag football, the Canadian field and the tailgate party.
- No team is a round and no record is asked, so rival fans start level.
Questions and answers
What are some easy football trivia questions and answers?
What is each attempt to run a play and advance the ball called? Which players are named for lining up near the sidelines? What stands at each corner of an end zone? The answers are a down, wide receivers and an orange pylon.
Are these football trivia questions and answers printable?
Yes. The whole list, with answers, is under the quiz. For a quiz sheet, play a set and press Print: the sheet holds the questions just played, and a tick on With answer key adds the answers.
Is this American football or soccer?
American football. One round, Other forms and traditions, adds the Canadian game, flag football, touch football, arena football and six-man football. Soccer is not asked.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 16, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article linked beside it, such as the articles on the field, the down and the forward pass. No champion, roster or record is asked, because a season changes them.