Flag Football Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. While running, a ball carrier deliberately swats away a defender’s hand to prevent a flag pull. How is this commonly classified?
A legal stiff-arm because no tackle occurred
An incomplete-play violation
Pass interference by the defender
Flag guarding by the ball carrier
2. Which country has the only national flag that is not quadrilateral, formed from two stacked pennant shapes?
Bhutan
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Vatican City
3. Which country’s flag is distinguished by a multicolored horizontal Y-shape that divides areas of red and blue?
Namibia
Seychelles
South Africa
Eswatini
4. Under a stated ruleset in which a touchdown is worth six points, a receiver catches the ball legally in the opponent’s end zone. What should be awarded?
Two points and immediate possession
Six points for a touchdown
One point followed by a kickoff
Three points as if it were a field goal
5. The rules allow one forward pass from behind the line of scrimmage. The quarterback releases the ball before crossing that line, and a teammate catches it downfield. What type of play is this?
A legal forward pass
An illegal forward lateral
A fumble recovered by the offense
A running play from the catch location
6. In a format that gives an offense four downs to cross midfield, the team crosses midfield on third down. What does it commonly receive next?
A new set of downs to try to score
Only the unused fourth down from the previous series
An automatic touchdown
A mandatory extra-point attempt
7. A defender grabs a runner around the waist and brings the runner to the ground instead of attempting to pull a flag. What has the defender done?
Made a standard flag pull
Executed a legal block
Tackled the runner
Forced an automatic turnover
8. Which country has a square national flag featuring a white cross on a red field?
Denmark
Switzerland
Georgia
England
9. A runner has the ball in open space. Under standard non-contact flag football play, what should a defender do to end the run legally?
Knock the ball out of the runner’s hands
Push the runner out of the way with both hands
Wrap both arms around the runner without taking them down
Pull the runner’s flag from its belt
10. Which country’s flag has a green field, a large yellow diamond, and a blue globe containing stars?
Brazil
Guyana
Solomon Islands
Jamaica
11. A recreational league requires a receiver to have at least one foot in bounds when controlling a pass. A receiver secures the ball with one foot on the field and the other beyond the sideline. What is the ruling under that convention?
Incomplete because both feet must be in bounds
Incomplete because the receiver touched the sideline area
A completed catch
A replay of the down because the catch is ambiguous
12. Which country’s flag has horizontal saffron, white, and green bands with a navy-blue wheel in the center?
Niger
Ireland
India
Ivory Coast
13. A defender cleanly catches an opponent’s forward pass before it touches the ground, and no penalty occurs. What is the usual result?
The offense repeats the down from the original line
The defender’s team gains possession through an interception
The pass is merely recorded as incomplete
The offense keeps possession but loses yardage
14. Which country uses a national flag with a centered red disc on a plain white field?
Japan
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Palau
15. Which country’s national flag has nine alternating blue and white horizontal stripes and a white cross in a blue canton?
Finland
Uruguay
Israel
Greece
16. Which country’s national flag is described by two red vertical fields surrounding a white field with a red maple leaf?
Lebanon
Austria
Peru
Canada