So, how do you think you did on yesterday's quiz? Look below for the answers:
1. True
or False: A receiver must hold the ball
with both hands for a catch to count.
FALSE: The ball can be held in only one hand as long
as the receiver clearly has control.
2. What
is the “plane,” and how do you break it?
The plane is the
imaginary wall extending skywards from the front edge of the goal line; it is
broken when any part of the football touches it.
3. Which
official on the field keeps the backup game clock?
4. True
or False: The ball has to travel at least 20
yards on a kickoff before it is legal for the kicking team to recover it and get
possession.
FALSE: The
ball only has to travel 10 yards.
5. A
safety can be called against the offense when the quarterback commits an
intentional grounding penalty in his own end zone. What is another penalty that can result in a
safety?
Holding, if it occurs
in the end zone (usually by an offensive lineman).
6. Who
currently holds the following NFL records for a tight end: most receptions in a single season, receiving
yards, receptions, receiving touchdowns, consecutive starts and most seasons
with more than 1,000 yards?
Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta
Falcons
7. True
or False: If the kick returner signals a
fair catch but does not catch the ball, he may not block or contact an opposing
player until the ball is touched by anyone.
TRUE; this is a 15-yard penalty.
8. What
is the name of the Redskins band leader who sold the rights to Hail to the Redskins to Texas oilman
Clint Murchison?
9. What
former tight end, nicknamed “Wizard of Oz,” is currently the General Manager
for the Baltimore Ravens?
10. What
are the three spots from which a penalty can be enforced?
The previous spot, the spot of the foul or the succeeding spot
BONUS: What is it
called when a drop of fudge holds a sphere shape when placed in a glass of
water?
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