2015 FOOTBALL QUESTIONS
1.
ON A FREE KICK TO START A PERIOD, THE CLOCK WILL START WHEN THE BALL IS TOUCHED
OTHER THAN FIRST TOUCHING BY K. TRUE OR FALSE
2.
IF A TOUCHDOWN IS SCORED DURING THE LAST DOWN OF THE FOURTH PERIOD, THE TRY SHALL
NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNLESS THE POINT(S) WOULD AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME.
TRUE OR FALSE
3.
TARGETING IS AN ACT OF TAKING AIM AND INITIATING CONTACT TO AN OPPONENT ABOVE THE
SHOULDERS WITH THE HELMET, FOREARM, HAND, FIST, ELBOW OR SHOULDERS. TRUE OR
FALSE
4.
IF THE HEAD COACH IS EJECTED, THE GAME MUST BE FORFEITED IMMEDIATELY. TRUE OR FALSE
5.
A CATCH IS THE ACT OF ESTABLISHING PLAYER POSSESSION OF A LIVE BALL WHICH IS IN FLIGHT,
AND FIRST CONTACTING THE GROUND INBOUNDS WHILE MAINTAINING POSSESSION OF THE
BALL. TRUE OR FALSE
6.
USE OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES BY PLAYERS, EXCEPT DURING AUTHORIZED CONFERENCES
OUTSIDE THE 9-YARD MARKS, IS PROHIBITED. TRUE OR FALSE
7.
IF A DEAD-BALL FOUL OCCURS FOLLOWING THE READY-FOR-PLAY, IT IS TOO LATE FOR A COACH-
REFEREE CONFERENCE REGARDING MISAPPLICATION OF A RULE DURING THE PREVIOUS DOWN.
TRUE OR FALSE
8.
A1 ON HIS OWN 30 YARD LINE PASSES TO A2 ON A’s 45 YARD LINE. WHILE A2 IS STILL IN THE
AIR, B1 PUSHES HIM OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE 45 YARD LINE. RULING: 1. INTERFERENCE ON B1
2. COMPLETED PASS AT SPOT OF GOING OUT OF BOUNDS 3. INCOMPLETE PASS
9.
A SCRIMMAGE KICK RECOVERED IN OR BEHIND THE NEUTRAL ZONE MAY BE ADVANCED BY: 1. K
OR R 2. R BUT NOT K 3. K BUT NOT R 4. NEITHER K OR R
10.
THE BOUNDARY LINES ARE THE END LINES AND SIDELINES AND ARE OUT OF BOUNDS. TRUE OR
FALSE
11.
THE HOME TEAMS COLORS ARE RED, BLACK AND WHITE. WHICH TOWEL COLOR IS ILLEGAL? 1.
BLUE 2. BLACK 3. BROWN 4. PINK
12.
BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND PERIODS AND BETWEEN THE THIRD AND FOURTH PERIODS,
THE TEAMS MAY OR MAY NOT CHANGE GOALS. TRUE OR FALSE
13.
ONLY A MAY SCORE ON A TRY. TRUE OR FALSE
14.
IMMEDIATELY AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD, THE UMPIRE SHALL HOLD THE BALL IN ONE HAND
OVERHEAD TO INDICATE THE PERIOD HAS OFFICIALLY ENDED. TRUE OR FALSE
15.
FOR KICK-CATCHING INTERFERENCE, R MAY ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF THE PLAY, AN AWARED
FAIR CATCH AFTER ENFORCEMENT OF A 15-YARD PENALTY FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL OR A
15-YARD PENALTY FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT AND A REPLAY OF THE DOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
16.
IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE SPOT OF FIRST TOUCHING DURING A SCRIMMAGE
KICK. TRUE OR FALSE
17.
DURING A FIELD-GOAL ATTEMPT, NOT DURING A TRY, THE BALL BECOMES DEAD WHEN IT IS
OBVIOUS THE KICK HAS FAILED. TRUE OR FALSE

18.
AFTER TEAM A HAS BEEN SET FOR AT LEAST ONE SECOND, IT IS A FOUL IF BACK A1 MOVES TO A
NEW BACKFIELD POSITION AND SETS FOR LESS THAN ONE SECOND BEFORE THE SNAP. TRUE OR
FALSE
19.
ON KICKS ENTERING R’s END ZONE, THE DETERMINATION OF FORCE DICTATES WHETHER IT IS A
TOUCHBACK OR A SAFETY. TRUE OR FALSE
20.
AN ATTEMPT BY B TO INTERFERE WITH A’s SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE SNAP IS A LIVE-BALL FOUL.
TRUE OR FALSE
21.
THE CLOCK RUNNING TIME FOR A VARSITY GAME SHALL BE _______ MINUTES FOR HIGH
SCHOOLS WITH PERIODS AND INTERMISSIONS AS INDICATED BY THE NFHS FOOTBALL RULES
BOOK. 1. 60 2. 48 3. 40 4. 32
22.
IF B1 INTERCEPTS A FORWARD PASS IN B’s END ZONE AND DROPS TO ONE KNEE, IT IS A SAFETY.
TRUE OR FALSE
23.
AN AIRBORNE PLAYER WHO HAS FORWARD PROGRESS STOPPED INBOUNDS AND IS CARRIED
OUT OF BOUNDS BY AN OPPONENT BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND IS AWARDED A CATCH
AT THE SPOT OF FORWARD PROGRESS. TRUE OR FALSE
24.
IT IS A TOUCHBACK WHEN A GROUNDED THREE-POINT FIELD-GOAL ATTEMPT BREAKS THE
PLANE OF R’s GOAL LINE UNLESS R CHOOSES SPOT OF FIRST TOUCHING BY K. TRUE OR FALSE
25.
A PLAYER WHO IS AN ELIGIBLE RECEIVER AT THE SNAP MAY BECOME INELIGIBLE DURING THE
DOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
26.
A FOUL THAT OCCURS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE SNAP IS AN EXCEPTION TO THE ALL-BUT-
ONE ENFORCEMENT PRINCIPLE. TRUE OR FALSE
27.
IN ATTEMPTING TO TACKLE A1, B1’s HELMET COMES COMPLETELY OFF. A1 DOES NOT GO
DOWN AND HE RUNS FOR A TOUCHDOWN. 1. B1 MAY RETURN FOR THE TRY IF THEIR TEAM
CALLS A TIMEOUT 2. THE SCORE STANDS AND B1 MUST LEAVE THE FIELD FOR ONE PLAY. 3.
THE PLAY IS STOPPED AND THE BALL BECOMES DEAD WHEN B1’s HELMET CAME OFF 4. THE
SCORE STANDS AND B1 CAN STAY IN THE GAME FOR THE TRY
28.
AN OFFICIAL’s INADVERTENT WHISTLE CAUSES THE BALL TO BECOME DEAD. TRUE OR FALSE
29.
A COACH WHO HAS BEEN EJECTED MAY NOT HAVE FURTHER CONTACT WITH HIS TEAM DURING
THE REMAINDER OF THE GAME. TRUE OR FALSE
30.
A MOUTH PROTECTOR MUST BE WORN AND MUST BE COMPLETELY WHITE OR CLEAR. TRUE
OR FALSE
31.
IF B1 TACKELES ELIGIBLE A1 IN OR BEHIND THE NEUTRAL ZONE WHILE THE FORWARD PASS IS IN
FLIGHT, IT IS PASS INTERFERENCE BY B1. TRUE OR FALSE
32.
THE MOISTURE-ABSORBING TOWEL WORN BY A PLAYER CAN BE BALL- OR PENALTY FLAG-
COLORED. TRUE OR FALSE
33.
THE KICKING TEAM MAY NOT INITIATE CONTACT ONCE THE RECEIVING TEAM HAS INITIATED A
BLOCK WITH THE NEUTRAL ZONE. TRUE OR FALSE

34.
AT THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER WITH NO TIME ON THE OFFICIAL GAME CLOCK, TEAM
“B” PLAYER COMMITS A DEAD-BALL FOUL. TEAM “A” HAS THE OPTION TO: 1. ACCEPT THE
PENALTY AND HAVE “B” LOSE THEIR OPTION TO DEFER TO THE SECOND HALF 2. ACCEPT THE
PENALTY AND HAVE AN UNTIMED DOWN 3. ACCEPT THE PENALTY AND HAVE ADMINISTERED
AT THE SUCCEEDING SPOT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD QUARTER 4. THE PENALTY IS
AUTOMATICALLY DECLINED.
35.
DURING A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT, R7 MUFFS THE SHORT KICK AT THE 2 YARD LINE. K28
RECOVERS THE BALL IN R’s END ZONE. 1. SAFETY, 2 POINTS FOR K 2. 1 ST AND 10 FOR R AT R’s
2 YARD LINE 3. TOUCHDOWN, 6 POINTS FOR K 4. 1 ST AND 10 FOR R AT R’s 20 YARD LINE
36.
IT IS UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT FOR A PLAYER WHOSE HELMET COMES COMPLETELY OFF
DURING A DOWN TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN WHICH
THE PLAYER IS ENGAGED. TRUE OR FALSE
37.
3 RD AND 25 FOR A AT A’s 30 YARD LINE. DURING THE PASS, B10 COMMITS DEFENSIVE PASS
INTERFERENCE AT A’s 40 YARD LINE. 1. 3 RD AND 15 FOR A AT A’s 40 YARD LINE. 2. 3 RD AND 10
FOR A AT A’s 45 YARD LINE. 3. 1 ST AND 10 FOR A AT A’s 40 YARD LINE. 4. 1 ST AND 10 FOR A AT
A’s 45 YARD LINE.
38.
A76’s HELMET COMES OFF WITHOUT A FOUL AND HE CONTINUES TO BLOCK B54. B54
CONTINUES TO BLOCK A76 FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. RULING: 1. A76 ILLEGAL PARTICIPATION
ONLY 2. B54 PERSONAL FOUL ONLY 3. OFFSETTING FOULS, ILLEGAL PARTICIPATION A76,
PERSONAL FOUL FOR B54
39.
DURING AN AUTHORIZED TIME-OUT HELD WITHIN 9 YARDS OF THE SIDELINE, ONLY TWO
COACHES MAY PARTICIPATE. TRUE OR FALSE
40.
NO DEFENSIVE PLAYER SHALL COMMIT ANY PERSONAL CONTACT FOUL LISTED IN RULE 9-4-3
AGAINST THE PASSER. TRUE OR FALSE
41.
IT IS A TOUCHDOWN FOR A WHEN A BALL IN A1’s POSSESSION BREAKS THE VERTICAL PLANE OF
B’s GOAL LINE. TRUE OR FALSE
42.
IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO USE COLLEGE OR PROFESSIONAL FIELDS WITH INBOUND LINES MARKED
AT THE DISTANCE SPECIFIED BY THE RESPECTIVE CODES. TRUE OR FALSE
43.
IT IS ENCROACHMENT FOLLOWING THE READ-FOR-PLAY WHEN B1 BREAKS THE PLANE OF THE
NEUTRAL ZONE JUST AFTER THE SNAPPER HAS PLACED HIS HAND(S) ON THE BALL. TRUE OR
FALSE
44.
THE PENALTY FOR BOTH OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE FOULS IS 15 YARDS.
TRUE OR FALSE
45.
IF AIRBORNE A1 CONTROLS A FORWARD PASS IN B’s END ZONE BUT B1 PUSHED A1 OUT OF
BOUNDS IN POSSESSION OF THE BALL, IT IS A TOUCHDOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
46.
A FOUL CAN CAUSE THE LOSS OF THE BALL. TRUE ORL FALSE
47.
NONPLAYER AND UNSPORTSMANLIKE FOULS ARE NOT CONSIDERED WHEN DETERMINING IF A
PERIOD ENDS OR MUST BE EXTENDED. TRUE OR FALSE
48.
A DEFENSELESS PLAYER IS A PLAYER WHO, BECAUSE OF HIS PHYSICAL POSITION AND FOCUS OF
CONCENTRATION, IS ESPECAILLY VULNERABLE TO INJURY. TRUE OR FALSE

49.
IF THE HELMET COMES COMPLETELY OFF DURING SUBSEQUENT DEAD-BALL ACTION RELATED
TO THE DOWN, AND IS NOT DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOUL BY THE OPPONENT, THE
PLAYER MUST LEAVE THE GAME FOR AT LEAST ONE DOWN (UNLESS HALFTIME OR OVERTIME
INTERMISSION OCCURS). TRUE OR FALSE.
50.
A POST-SCRIMMAGE KICK FOUL OCCURS WHEN: 1. AN R PLAYER GIVES AN INVALID FAIR-
CATCH SIGNAL DURING THE KICK 2. K COMMITS A FOUL AT THE SNAP AND THE BALL IS
PUNTED 3. K COMMITS A LIVE-BALL PERSONAL FOUL AFTER THE KICK HAS ENDED 4. AN R
PLAYER ROUGHS THE KICKER DURING THE KICK
51.
A FAIR-CATCH SIGNAL GIVEN BY A RECEIVER IN HIS OWN END ZONE IS NOT A FOUL. TRUE OR
FALSE
52.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT GOAL LINES BE MARKED IN COLOR THAT CONTRASTS WITH OTHER
FIELD MAKRINGS. TRUE OR FALSE
53.
TOUCHING IS ANY CONTACT WITH THE BALL EITHER BY TOUCHING IT OR BEING TOUCHED BY IT.
TRUE OR FALSE
54.
IF A1 FUMBLES ON B’s 2-YARD LINE AND THE BALL ROLLS THROUGH B’s END ZONE AND OVER
THE END LINE, IT IS A TOUCHDOWN FOR A. TRUE OR FALSE
55.
THE PENALTY FOR AN INVALID FAIR-CATCH SIGNAL BY R1 IS 5 YARDS AND AN AUTOMATIC FIRST
DOWN FOR K. TRUE OR FALSE
56.
IT IS A TOUCHBACK WHEN A GROUNDED THREE-POINT FIELD-GOAL ATTEMPT BREAKS THE
PLANE OF R’s GOAL LINE UNLESS R CHOOSES SPOT OF FIRST TOUCHING BY K. TRUE OR FALSE
57.
IF A FIELD-GOAL ATTEMPT TOUCHES R1 IN THE END ZONE AND THEN CAROMS THROUGH THE
GOAL, THE BALL BECOMES DEAD WHEN TOUCHED AND NO POINTS ARE SCORED. TRUE OR
FALSE
58.
ANY FOUL THAT OCCURS AFTER AN INADVERTENT WHISTLE IS A DEAD-BALL FOUL. TRUE OR
FALSE
59.
THE CONFERENCE AT THE TEAM’s HUDDLE BETWEEN THE HASH MARKS IS LIMITED TO A
MAXIMUM OF 11 PLAYERS. TRUE OR FALSE
60.
IF ANY K PLAYER RECOVERS OR CATCHES A FREE KICK, THE BALL BECOMES DEAD. TRUE OR
FALSE
61.
WHEN THE BALL BECOMES DEAD FOLLOWING A FOURTH DOWN, THE CLOCK MUST BE
STOPPED. TRUE OR FALSE
62.
DURING A SCRIMMAGE DOWN, A BACKWARD PASS FROM IN OR BEHIND THE NEUTRAL ZONE BY
A IS ALWAYS PART OF THE LOOSE-BALL PLAY. TRUE OR FALSE
63.
A PERIOD MAY BE SHORTENED IN ANY EMERGENCY BY AGREEMENT OF THE OPPOSING
COACHES AND THE REFEREE. TRUE OR FALSE
64.
AN OFFICIAL’s TIME-OUT SHALL BE DECLARED TO PERMIT PROMPT REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT
WHICH BECOMES ILLEGAL OR DEFECTIVE DURING USE. TRUE OR FALSE
65.
IF A FOUL OCCURS DURING A RUNNING PLAY, THE BASIC ENFOREMENT SPOT IS TH SPOT WHERE
THE RELATED RUN ENDS. TRUE OR FALSE
66.
IF B1 CLIPS A1 AND B2 PILES ON AFTER A2 IS TACKLED, IT IS A MULTIPLE FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
67.
THE REFEREE SHALL GRANT A CAPTAIN’s REQUEST FOR TIME-OUT PRIOR TO ACCEPTING OR
DECLINING A PENALTY. TRUE OR FALSE

68.
IF K1 KICKS THE BALL BETWEEN THE UPRIGHTS AND ABOVE THE CROSSBAR ON A KICKOFF, IT IS
A FIELD GOAL. TRUE OR FALSE
69.
ENCROACHMENT IS A DEAD-BALL FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
70.
IT IS ENCROACHMENT WHEN END A1 CHANGES HIS POSITION IN A MANNER WHICH SIMULATES
THE ACTION AT THE SNAP. TRUE OR FALSE
71.
A DOWN BEGINS WHEN THE BALL IS MARKED READY-FOR-PLAY. TRUE OR FALSE
72.
FIRST TOUCHING APPLIES TO K ONLY. TRUE OR FALSE
73.
A PERIOD MUST BE EXTENDED BY AN UNTIMED DOWN IF DURING THE LAST TIMED DOWN OF
THE GAME: 1. THERE WAS A TOUCHDOWN 2. THERE WAS AN INADVERTENT WHISTLE 3.
THERE WAS A FOUL THAT INCLUDED A LOSS OF DOWN 4. THERE WAS A NON-PLAYER FOUL
74.
POSSESSION OF A LIVE BALL IN THE OPPONENT’s END ZONE IS ALWAYS A SAFETY. TRUE OR
FALSE
75.
EVERY NEW SERIES STARTS WITH A FIRST DOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
76.
A FOUL DURING A TRY IS NOT PAIRED WITH A DEAD-BALL FOUL TO CREATE A DOUBLE OR
MULTIPLE FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
77.
AN ENTERING SUBSTITUTE IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A PLAYER FOR ENCROACHMENT
RESTRICTIONS UNTIL HE REACHES HIS TEAM’s SIDE OF THE NEUTRAL ZONE. TRUE OR FALSE
78.
THE CAPTAIN IS THE ONLY PLAYER ALLOWED TO CALL A TIME-OUT. TRUE OR FALSE
79.
WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE CONSTRUED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO LIFE OR LIMB OF THE
PARTICIPANTS, THE CREW OF GAME OFFICIALS IS AUTHORIZED TO DELAY OR SUSPEND THE
GAME. TRUE OR FALSE
80.
IT IS AN ILLEGAL PERSONAL CONTACT FOUL IF A PLAYER INITIATES CONTACT WITH AN
OPPOSING PLAYER WHOSE HELMENT HAS COME COMPLETELY OFF. TRUE OR FALSE
81.
A FOUL BY B1 DURING A DOWN IN WHICH TEAM A SCORES A TOUCHDOWN OR 2-POINT TRY, B1
MAY BE PENALIZED. TRUE OR FALSE
82.
A KNEE BRACE THAT HAS METAL ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE KNEE MAY BE APPROVED IF
PROPERLY PADDED. TRUE OR FALSE
83.
BLOCKING IN THE BACK IS PERMITTED IN THE FREE-BLOCKING ZONE: 1. BY ANY PLAYER OUT
OF THE ZONE AT THE SNAP 2. BY DEFENSIVE LINEMAN ON THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AND IN
THE ZONE AT THE SNAP 3. BY OFFENSIVE BACKS IN THE ZONE AT THE SNAP 4. BY OFFENSIVE
LINEMAN ON THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AND IN THE ZONE AT THE SNAP
84.
THE BALL BECOMES DEAD AND THE DOWN ENDS WHEN: 1. A GAME OFFICIAL SOUNDS
HIS/HER WHISTLE INADVERTENTLY 2. ANY OF THESE 3. A LIVE BALL GOES OUT OF BOUNDS
4. THE HELMET COMES COMPLETELY OFF OF A PLAYER WHO IS IN POSSESSION OF THE BALL
85.
A BACKWARD PASS OUT OF BOUNDS IS AN ILLEGAL PASS. TRUE OR FALSE
86.
THE BASIC SPOT IS THE PREVIOUS SPOT: 1. FOR A NONPLAYER FOUL 2. A LOOSE BALL PLAY
3. WHEN THE FINAL RESULT IS A TOUCHBACK 4. FOR A DEAD-BALL FOUL
87.
A PUNT MAY BE USED AS A FREE KICK FOLLOWING A FAIR CATCH. TRUE OR FALSE
88.
IT THE FIELD IS WET, THE REFEREE MAY ALLOW USE OF A MAT OR TOWEL ON THE GROUND TO
IMPROVE THE KICKER’s FOOTING ON A PLACE KICK. TRUE OR FALSE

89.
THE DEAD BALL EXCEPTION ALLOWS THE BALL TO REMAIN ALIVE IF PLACE-KICK HOLDER K1,
WHILE HIS KNEE(S) ARE ON THE GROUND, CATCHES THE SNAP AND THEN TOSSES THE BALL TO
K2. TRUE OR FALSE
90.
IF R FOULS DURING A SUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL BY K, THE PENALTY IS AUTOMATICALLY
DECLINED. TRUE OR FALSE
91.
ON A FREE KICK, THE BALL REMAINS DEAD UNTIL IT CROSSES R’s FREE-KICK LINE. TRUE OR
FALSE
92.
A DISQUALIFIED PLAYER SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE GAME EVEN IF THE PENALTY FOR THE
FOUL IS DECLINED. TRUE OR FALSE
93.
THE HORSE-COLLAR FOUL IS ENFORCED AS A DEAD-BALL FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
94.
ADVERTISING AND/OR COMMERICAL MARKINGS MAY BE PLACED ON THE FIELD OF PLAY BY
HOME MANAGEMENT, BUT THE MARKINGS CANNOT OBSTRUCT THE YARD LINES, HASH MARKS
OR NINE-YARD MARKS. TRUE OR FALSE
95.
A TOUCHDOWN IS WORTH SEVEN POINTS. TRUE OR FALSE
96.
IF A FALSE START CAUSES B TO ENCROACH, ONLY THE FALSE START IS PENALIZED. TRUE OR
FALSE
97.
THE BALL BECOMES DEAD WHEN ANY LOOSE BALL IS SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUGHT OR
RECOVERED BY OPPONENTS. TRUE OR FALSE
98.
AFTER A SAFETY, UNLESS MOVED BY A PENALTY, R’s FREE-KICK LINE IS K’s 30-YARD LINE. TRUE
OR FALSE
99.
AN ACT BY AN OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE PLAYER WHO INITIATES CONTACT AGAINST ANY
OPPONENT WITH THE TOP OF HIS HELMENT IS: 1. FACE TACKLING 2. CHOP BLOCK 3. BUTT
BLOCKING 4. SPEARING
100.
BUTT BLOCKING IS A PERSONAL CONTACT FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
101.
THIRD AND SEVEN FOR TEAM A AT TEAM B’s 34 YARD LINE. QUARTERBACK A1 DROPS
TO TEAM B’s 40 YARD LINE AND IS UNDER A HEAVY RUSH. TO AVOID A LOSS OF YARDAGE, HE
THROWS A PASS INTO AN AREA UNOCCUPIED BY ELIGIBLE RECEIVERS. 1. THE PENALTY IS FIVE
YARDS 2. THE PENALTY IS FIVE YARDS FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL AND A LOSS OF DOWN
3. THE PENALTY IS A LOSS OF DOWN AND THE BALL IS RETURNED TO THE PREVIOUS SPOT 4.
THE PENALTY IS A LOSS OF DOWN AND THE BALL IS PLACED AT THE SPOT OF THE PASS
102.
TWO ARMS RAISED FULL LENGTH ABOVE THE HEAD AND WAVED IS AN INVALID FAIR-
CATCH SIGNAL. TRUE OR FALSE
103.
A FALSE START IS A LIVE-BALL FOUL PENALIZED LIKE A DEAD-BALL FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
104.
IT IS A TOUCHDOWN FOR A IF A1 FUMBLES INTO B’s END ZONE AND A2 IS LAST TO
TOUCH THE BALL PRIOR TO THE BALL GOING OUT OF BOUNDS BEYOND THE END LINE. TRUE OR
105.
FALSE
AFTER A FIELD GOAL, THE OPPONENT OF THE SCORING TEAM SHALL DESIGNATE WHICH
TEAM WILL KICK OFF. TRUE OR FALSE
106.
IF AN INADVERTENT WHISTLE SOUNDS WITH A1 IN POSSESSION, THE DOWN MAY OR
MAY NOT BE REPLAYED. TRUE OR FALSE
107.
KICK-CATCHING INTERFERENCE CARRIES A 15-YARD PENALTY PLUS A LOSS OF DOWN.
TRUE OR FALSE

108.
A MAXIMUM OF _______ COACHES MAY BE IN THE RESTRICTED AREA ON THE
SIDELINES. NO PLAYER, NONPLAYER OR COACH SHALL BE IN THE RESTRICTED AREA WHEN THE
BALL IS LIVE. 1. THREE 2. FOUR 3. TWO 4. FIVE
109.
110.
A FIELD GOAL MAY BE SCORED BY A FREE KICK FOLLOWING A SAFETY. TRUE OR FALSE
IF A1 IS IN HIS OWN END ZONE WHEN HE INTENTIONALLY GROUNDS A FORWARD PASS,
111.
IT IS A SAFETY EVEN IF B DECLINES THE PENALTY. TRUE OR FALSE
4 TH AND 10 FOR K AT K’s 30 YARD LINE. K INTERFERES WITH R’s OPPORTUNITY TO
CATCH THE KICK AT R’s 40. THE LOOSE BALL IS RECOVERED AT THE 50 YARD LINE BY R. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN OPTION? 1. R’s BALL AT R’s 25 YARD LINE 2. 1 ST AND 10 FOR R
AT K’s 45 YARD LINE 3. R’s BALL AT 50 YARD LINE (DECLINE PENALTY) 4. 4 TH AND 25 FOR K AT
K’s 15 YARD LINE
112.
PLAYERS OF THE SAME TEAM CAN PARTICIPATE DURING THE SAME DOWN WHILE
WEARING IDENTICAL NUMBERS. TRUE OR FALSE
113.
IF A LOOSE BALL TOUCHES A GAME OFFICIAL WHO IS STRADDLING THE SIDELINE, THE
BALL IS NOT OUT OF BOUNDS. TRUE OR FALSE
114.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A1 TO FUMBLE IN B’s END ZONE AS THE BALL IS ALREADY DEAD
BECAUSE OF THE TOUCHDOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
115.
IT IS NOT FORWARD PASS INTERFERENCE IF: 1. UNAVOIDABLE CONTACT OCCURS
WHEN TWO OR MORE ELIGIBLES ARE MAKING A SIMULTANEOUS, BONAFIDE ATTEMPT TO
MOVE TOWARD, CATCH OR BAT THE PASS 2. CONTACT BY B IS OBVIOUSLY AWAY FROM THE
DIRECTION OF THE PASS 3. ANY OF THESE 4. CONTACT BY A IS IMMEDIATELYU MADE ON A B
LINEMAN AND THE CONTACT DOES NOT CONTINUE BEYOND THE EXPANDED NEUTRAL ZONE
116.
TIME DESIGNATED BETWEEN PERIODS IS: 1. TWO MINUTES 2. THREE MINUTES 3.
DESIGNATED TIME 4. ONE MINUTE
117.
THE CLOCK WILL START WITH THE SNAP FOLLOWING THE ENFORCEMENT OF A “DELAY
OF GAME” PENALTY. TRUE OR FALSE
118.
IF A LOOSE BALL TOUCHES A PLAYER WHO IS IN CONTACT WITH THE SIDELINE, THE BALL
IS CONSIDERED INBOUNDS AND REMAINS LIVE. TRUE OR FALSE
119.
IF AIRBORNE A1 CONTROLS A FORWARD PASS IN B’s END ZONE BUT B1 PUSHES A1 OUT
OF BOUNDS IN POSSESSION OF THE BALL, IT IS A TOUCHDOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
120.
THE MOISTURE-ABSORBING SOLID-COLORED TOWEL WORN BY A PLAYER CAN BE BALL-
OR PENALTY FLAG-COLORED. TRUE OR FALSE
121.
THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE CROSSBAR SHALL BE 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. TRUE
OR FALSE
122.
THE CLOCK SHALL NOT START ON FIRST TOUCHING BY K. TRUE OR FALSE
123.
IT IS A TOUCHBACK WHEN A1 FUMBLES ON B’s 2-YARD LINE AND THE BALL GOES INTO
B’s END ZONE AND OUT-OF-BOUNDS THERE. TRUE OR FALSE
124.
A BALL BECOMES LIVE WHEN THE BALL HAS BEEN LEGALLY SNAPPED OR FREE KICKED.
TRUE OR FALSE
125.
THE CLOCK WILL START WITH THE READY-FOR-PLAY FOLLOWING A TV TIME-OUT. TRUE
OR FALSE
126.
ALL LIVE-BALL FOULS ARE PENALIZED BY THE ALL-BUT-ONE PRINCIPLE. TRUE OR FALSE

127.
A’s BALL ON B’s 5 YARD LINE. A RUNS THE BALL AND FUMBLES ON B’s 2 YARD LINE. AS
THE BALL IS LOOSE ON THE GROUND, PLAYER B1 MUFFS THE BALL, CAUSING IT TO GO INTO B’s
END ZONE WHERE IT IS RECOVERED BY B2. RULING: 1. TOUCHDOWN FOR A 2. ILLEGAL
BATTING BY B 3. SAFETY ON B 4. TOUCHBACK AND BALL PUT IN PLAY ON B’s 20 YARD LINE,
1 ST AND 10 FOR A
128.
A1 ON HIS OWN 20 YARD LINE PASSES TO A2 ON A’s 45 YARD LINE. B1 INTERFERES
WITH A AT A’s 45 YARD LINE. THE RULING IS: 1. 10 YARD PENALTY ON B FROM THE SPOT OF
THE FOUL 2. 15 YARD PENALTY ON B FROM PREVIOUS ON B FROM PREVIOUS SPOT AND
AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN 3. FIRST DOWN FOR A AT SPOT OF FOUL 4. 15 YARD PENALTY ON
B FROM PREVIOUS SPOT AND REPLAY OF DOWN
129.
IT IS NOT ILLEGAL PARTICIPATION IF A1 IMMEDIATELY RETURNS TO THE FIELD AND
MAKES A BLOCK AFTER BEING BLOCKED OR PUSHED OUT OF BOUNDS BY B1. TRUE OR FALSE
130.
A BACKWARD PASS ENDS WHEN: 1. IT ROLLS OUT OF BOUNDS 2. IT IS DROPPED BY
THE RECEIVER AND IS INCOMPLTE 3. IT TOUCHES THE GROUND 4. IT LANDS IN THE END
ZONE
131.
IT IS ENCROACHMENT, WHEN FOLLOWING THE READ-FOR-PLAY, INTERIOR LINEMAN A1
ASSUMES A TREE-POINT STANCE WITH HIS HEAD IN THE NEUTRAL ZONE AND THE SNAPPER HAS
HIS HANDS ON THE BALL. TRUE OR FALSE
132.
IT IS ILLEGAL PARTICIPATION IF A PLAYER IS LYING ON THE GROUND TO DECEIVE THE
OPPONENTS AT OR IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE SNAP OR FREE KICK. TRUE OR FALSE
133.
THERE CAN BE NO PASS INTERFERENCE, OR INELIGIBLES DOWN FIELD, IF THE PASS DOES
NOT CROSS THE NEUTRAL ZONE. TRUE OR FALSE
134.
IF END A1 ACCIDENTALLY GOES OUT OF BOUNDS AND RETURNS DURING THE DOWN, HE
BECOMES AN INELIGIBLE PASS RECEIVER. TRUE OR FALSE
135.
A LIVE-BALL FOUL AND A DEAD-BALL FOUL CANNOT BE COMBINED TO CREATE A
DOULBE FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
136.
A FAIR CATCH OF A SCRIMMAGE KICK CAN BE MADE ANYWHERE BEYOND THE NEUTRAL
ZONE. TRUE OR FALSE
137.
STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS MAY DETERMINE THE LENGTH OF HALFTIMES,
PROVIDED IT IS NOT LESS THAN 10 MINUTES AND NOT MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. TRUE OR
FALSE
138.
ALL MULTIPLE FOULS ARE ENFORCED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY OCCUR. TRUE OR
FALSE
ALL QUESTIONS ARE FROM THE 2014 FHSAA FOOTBALL EXAM. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THEM
PLEASE CONTACT BOB LEAHY 215-917-0985