Football Quiz for Kids
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. What is the main aim of a football team during a match?
Make the most substitutions
Win more corner kicks than the other team
Keep the ball for most of the match
Score more goals than the other team
2. Maya is in the opponents' half but is behind the ball when her teammate plays it to her. Based on her position alone, what is the offside decision?
She is not in an offside position because she is behind the ball
She is offside because she is in the opponents' half
She is offside because a teammate passed to her
She is automatically offside if she is outside the penalty area
3. Where may a goalkeeper normally handle the ball during open play?
Inside the goalkeeper's own penalty area
Only inside the goal area
Anywhere in the goalkeeper's own half
Inside either team's penalty area
4. A player scores three goals in one match. What is this commonly called?
A hat-trick
A treble
A clean sheet
An equalizer
5. A shot travels toward the goal. When has a goal been scored?
When the whole ball crosses the goal line between the posts and under the crossbar
When the goalkeeper touches the ball behind the line
When any part of the ball touches the goal line
When most of the ball crosses between the posts
6. What do the teams normally do after half-time?
Remove one player from each side
Reset the score to zero
Change ends of the field
Replace both goalkeepers
7. Leo is still in his own half when a teammate plays the ball toward him. Can he be penalized for being in an offside position there?
Yes, whenever he is ahead of the teammate passing
Yes, if only one opponent is between him and the other goal
No, a player cannot be in an offside position in their own half
Yes, unless the pass travels backward
8. A player receives a second yellow card in the same match. What normally happens next?
The other team receives a penalty kick automatically
The player is shown a red card and sent off
The player must leave for ten minutes and may return
The team may immediately replace the player
9. How often is the FIFA World Cup for men's national teams normally held?
Every year
Every two years
Every six years
Every four years
10. Which restart is used at the beginning of each half and after a goal?
A throw-in
A goal kick
A dropped ball
A kick-off
11. A defender commits a direct-free-kick offence inside their own penalty area. What restart is normally awarded?
A corner kick
A throw-in
A penalty kick
A kick-off
12. A player is fouled, but the referee signals advantage instead of stopping play immediately. What does this mean?
The foul has been changed into a throw-in
Play continues because stopping it could remove an advantage from the other team
The team that committed the foul may keep possession
The player who was fouled must leave the field
13. Which player is mainly responsible for protecting the goal and may use their hands within their own penalty area?
The winger
The centre-forward
The goalkeeper
The central midfielder
14. The ball completely crosses a touchline after Ava is the last player to touch it. How does the other team restart play?
With a corner kick
With a throw-in
With a penalty kick
With a kick-off
15. A defender is the last player to touch the ball before it crosses that defender's own goal line without entering the goal. What is awarded?
A goal kick for the defending team
A corner kick for the attacking team
An indirect free kick for the attacking team
A throw-in for the attacking team
16. Which football skill involves moving with the ball while keeping it under close control?
Heading
Tackling
Marking
Dribbling