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Football
Quiz offers up 10 questions and answers to challenge your
football IQ.
If you are passionate about the game, but don't know the
terms, lingo and jargon, then take this football quiz to jump-start
your football terminology
knowledge and impress your pigskin-pals. Where do you rank?
Play Football Quiz: Questions 1-5
1) What is the Football term for when a player maneuvers past an
opposing blocker/tackler?
A. Beat
B. Juked
C. Stunted
2) What is the Football lingo for the play where the quarterback fakes
the handoff right and rolls left?
A. Statue of Liberty
B. Bootleg
C. Hail Mary
3) What is the term for the action of a defensive player hitting the
receiver at the line of scrimmage to obstruct the receiver's route?
A. Stunt
B. Bump and Run
C. Blitz
4) A Player who specializes in hiking the ball longer distances in
order to be kicked is known as?
A. Long Snapper
B. Hike Master
C. Backup Quarterback
5) What does the term Nickel Defense refer to in Football?
A. Planning for the game opening coin flip
B. Defensive package using 5 linebackers
C. Defensive package using 5 cornerbacks
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Questions 6 - 10
6) What does the term Option refer to in a Football Game?
A. A play in which the quarterback keeps the ball and runs with the
option of pitching it to his running back.
B. Changing the play at the line of scrimmage
C. Occurs when a play breaks down and the quarterback has to scramble
7) Football game term for a straight route run on an angle by a wide
receiver is?
A. Hitch Route
B. Corner Route
C. Slant Route
8) What does the football lingo Wideout refer to?
A. A wide receiver or receiver
B. When the quarterback throws the ball out of bounds when under
pressure
C. A running play that occurs outside of the tackles
9) What does the term Flood mean?
A. Play where all football players go to one side of the field.
B. When a penalty flag is thrown for excessive celebration.
C. A special trick play.
10) What is a Buttonhook in reference to football players?
A. Route run by a receiver who runs down the field and abruptly turns
back toward the quarterback.
B. The required way a player has to wear their helmet.
C. Another term for a touchdown.
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1) A, Beat: occurs when a
player maneuvers past an opposing blocker/tackler.
2) B. Bootleg: the play where
the quarterback fakes the handoff right and rolls left.
3) B. Bump and Run: the act of
a defensive player hitting the receiver at the line of scrimmage to
obstruct the receiver's route. This action may result in shaking the
quarterback's timing.
4) A. Long Snapper: football
lingo for player who specializes in hiking the ball longer distances in
order to be kicked.
5) C. Nickel Defense: lingo for
defensive scheme utilizing five cornerbacks.
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Answers 6 - 10
6) A. Option: football
jargon for a play in which the quarterback keeps the ball and runs with
the option of pitching it to his running back.
7) C. Slant: football game
terms for a straight route run on an angle by a wide receiver.
8) A. Wideout: a wide receiver
or receiver.
9) A. Flood:
play where all football players go to one side of the field.
10) A.
Buttonhook: route run by a receiver who runs down the field and
abruptly turns back toward the quarterback.
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