Could You Answer These Sports Questions? Trivia Quiz

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    At the start of the match, the Spartins only have 10 players ready to play against the Ravens. What action should the referee take

    • Abandon the match and award a win to the Ravens
    • Allow play to begin requiring both teams to play with 10 players
    • Allow play to begin with the Spartins a player short
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  • 2. 

    Play is stopped for Pete's second cautionable offence of the game. What action should the referee take? Show Pete a ___________________ .

    • Yellow card and send him off

    • Yellow card and red card at the same time and send him off

    • Yellow card, then show him a red card and send him off

    Correct Answer
    A. Yellow card, then show him a red card and send him off
    Explanation
    Advice to Referees on the Laws of the Game - 12.30 A player who receives a second caution must first be shown the yellow card for the second caution, and then must be shown the red card for the sending off offense - two cautionable offences in the same game.

    The accepted procedure is to display the cards in sequence, not at the same time.

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  • 3. 

    The Red team has been awarded a free kick near midfield and elects to put the ball in play quickly. The ball strikes Blue #5 who is stationary approximately 6 yards from the site of the kick. The referee must stop play and caution Blue #5.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    USSF Advice to Referees (2008) 13.3 states "An attacking team may exercise its
    right to take a free kick when the players see an advantage to do so even with an
    opponent closer than the minimum distance. However, they may not thereafter claim
    infringement of the distance requirement if the ball is kicked to an infringing
    oppponent who is able to control the ball without moving toward it. In such a case,
    because the attacking side has considered the encroachment trivial, the referee must
    accept what he or she has seen." (emphasis in original text) If Blue #5 had, in the
    words of the Advice to Referees, "perform[ed] an act that makes a difference in the
    play, such as blocking the kick, that player has committed an offense that must be
    dealt with firmly in accordance with the Law." That would be a caution for failure to
    respect the required distance on a free kick.

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  • 4. 

    Tony is playing keeper for the Arrows and catches a shot on goal. He drops the ball to the ground and dribbles, with his feet, out of the penalty area. Daniel, a forward for the Strikers, challenges Tony and kicks the ball away from Tony back into the penalty area. Tony, while his body is still outside the penalty area, reaches back into the penalty area with his hands and secures the ball. What action should the referee take?

    • A direct free kick for the Strikers because the keeper handled the ball out side his penalty area

    • A yellow card for Daniel and an indirect kick for the Arrows, because Daniel challenged the keeper when the he had possession of the ball

    • No action

    Correct Answer
    A. No action
    Explanation
    The position of the keepers hands and ball are what is important, provided he handles the ball within the penalty area he has done nothing wrong even though the rest his body is outside the penalty area.

    Daniel also did nothing wrong. Once the keeper comes out of the penalty area, he can be legitimately challenged just like any other player.

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  • 5. 

    The referee starts play with a dropped ball. Sam, playing for the Bears, kicks the ball before it touches the ground. It goes off his opponent into his own goal. His opponents the Wolves, start celebrating. What action should the referee take?

    • Award a goal to Wolves and restart with a kickoff

    • Waive off the goal and restart play from the original dropped ball spot with another dropped ball

    • Waive off the goal, and award an indirect kick to the Wolves from the spot of the dropped ball

    Correct Answer
    A. Waive off the goal and restart play from the original dropped ball spot with another dropped ball
    Explanation
    Law 8 - On a dropped ball, play restarts when the ball touches the ground. The drop is done again if it is touched by a player before it makes contact with the ground. Also, if the ball rolls out of play before it is touched, the drop is taken again as well.

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  • 6. 

    Law 1 specifies that an optional mark may be placed outside the goal line 10 yards from the corner arc. At the taking of a corner kick, an opponent standing on the goal line must be no nearer to the corner flag than this mark.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    Law 17 (Procedure) specifies that the opponent must be at least 10 yards from the
    corner arc, which is what the mark indicates.

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  • 7. 

    An attacker realizes she is in an offside position. She steps off the field of play to show she is not participating in play. She should be cautioned for leaving the field without the permission of the referee.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    This is not misconduct, as the Interpretations (Law 11) explain. The player is
    demonstrating her non-involvement and thereby avoiding infringing the Laws. She
    should not be penalized, and the referee should allow play to continue. USSF Advice
    to Referees (2008) 11.8 covers this situation as well.

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  • 8. 

    A goal kick is being taken by the Tigers keeper. Before the ball leaves the penalty area, the referee sees Tony, a player of the opposing team punch another player of the Tigers on the field of play. What action should the referee take? Stop play, issue Tony a red card and send him off for:__________________________________________

    • Violent conduct, and restart with a direct free kick for the Tigers from the spot of the punch

    • Striking an opponent, and restart with a direct free kick for the Tigers from the spot of the punch

    • Violent conduct, and restart with the goal kick again

    Correct Answer
    A. Violent conduct, and restart with the goal kick again
    Explanation
    The game should be restarted with the goal kick, because the ball was not in play when the punch occurred. The red card is for a misconduct, not a foul. Fouls can only occur when the ball is in play. The ball is in not play on a goal kick until it leaves the penalty area. Since the ball was not in play, a foul cannot occur. So the restart is not a free kick but the goal kick.

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  • 9. 

    A goal is scored. After the ensuing kick-off, the referee realizes that the goal was scored by a team with 12 (apparent) players on the field. The goal should be disallowed.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    Law 5 says that the referee cannot change his decision once play has been restarted.
    Therefore, the goal cannot be disallowed once the kickoff has taken place. Play must
    be stopped and the extra person removed from the field. USSF Advice to Referees
    (2008) 3.20 covers the various possible disciplines and restarts, depending on the
    status of the extra person.

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  • 10. 

    John takes a shot from just outside the penalty arc. The ball hits the cross bar, bursts open and plops to the ground, where it is picked up by the keeper just outside of the goal area. What action should the referee take?

    • A drop ball at the spot of the kick

    • A drop ball on the goal area line nearest to the point where the first ball hit the cross bar

    • A drop ball at the spot where the keeper picked up the ball

    Correct Answer
    A. A drop ball on the goal area line nearest to the point where the first ball hit the cross bar
    Explanation
    Law 2 - If the ball bursts or becomes defective during the course of a match, the match is stopped and restarted by dropping the replacement ball at the place where the first ball became defective, unless play was stopped inside the goal area, in which case the drop is on the goal area line, parallel to the goal line, at the point nearest to where the original ball was located when play was stopped.Since the ball became defective when hitting the crossbar, which is inside the goal area, the drop takes place on the goal area line.

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  • 11. 

    During a stoppage in play, the Panthers want to make a substitution. They want to take Adam off and bring on Kyle. Adam is mad. After he crosses the touch line, before the referee waives on Kyle, Adam swears at the referee for calling a bad game. What action should the referee take?

    • Issue Adam a red card and send him off for abusive language and not allow a substitute for Adam.

    • Issue Adam a red card and send him off for abusive language and then allow the substitute for Adam.

    • No action as Adam was already leaving the game and allow the substitute.

    Correct Answer
    A. Issue Adam a red card and send him off for abusive language and not allow a substitute for Adam.
    Explanation
    Law 3 - To replace a player by a substitute, one of the conditions is: that the substitution is completed when a substitute enters the field of play.

    Even though Adam was leaving the game, he is still under the authority of the referee and can be given a red card. Since Adam is sent off with a red card, before Kyle entered play, Adam cannot be replaced and the substitution is not allowed. The Panthers must play a man short for the duration of the game.

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  • 12. 

    Noah is a defender for the Panthers taking a free kick just outside his penalty area. He kicks the ball back toward his keeper. Unfortunately, Noah didn't notice that his keeper was out of position and not in the goal. Realising the ball is going into the net, Noah races to the ball. Before the ball enters the goal, Noah kicks it but slices it over the goal line into his own goal. His opponents, the Raiders, begin celebrating. What action should the Referee take?

    • Wave off the goal, and award an indirect kick to the Raiders from the spot Noah touched the ball the second time.

    • Wave off the goal and have the Panthers retake the free kick, because it was not played forward

    • Score a goal for the Raiders and set up for a kick off

    Correct Answer
    A. Wave off the goal, and award an indirect kick to the Raiders from the spot Noah touched the ball the second time.
    Explanation
    Law 13 - If on a free kick, after the ball is in play, the kicker touches the ball again before it has touched another player: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, the kick to be taken from the place where the 2nd touch occurred.

    There can be no goal. Once the ball was touched again by Noah, play is over and an indirect kick is awarded. You wouldn't retake the kick either because free kicks can be played in any direction. Only penalty kicks must go forward.

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  • 13. 

    Law 6 gives the assistant referee the authority to penalize a player for an offside infraction.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    The assistant referee does not have the power to penalize anyone. His duty is to
    provide information to the referee, who makes the decision. Specifically, Law 6 says
    "Two assistant referees are appointed whose duties, subject to the decision of the
    referee, are to indicate: ... when a player may be penalized for being in an offside
    position ... ."

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  • 14. 

    Bill's opponent Jack is in the center circle when a teammate of Jack's challenges Bill near the sideline. Jack yells "Kick it here!" Bill instinctively kicks the ball over to Jack. What action should the referee take?

    • Play should be stopped and a yellow card issued to Jack, Play is restarted with an indirect free kick for Bill's team.

    • Play should be stopped and a yellow card issued to Jack, Play is restarted with an direct free kick for Bill's team.

    • No action

    Correct Answer
    A. Play should be stopped and a yellow card issued to Jack, Play is restarted with an indirect free kick for Bill's team.
    Explanation
    Law 12 - A player is cautioned and shown the yellow card if he commits: Unsporting Behavior. Play is restarted with an Indirect Free Kick.

    A player cannot verbally distract an opponent during play or at a restart.

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  • 15. 

    Play is stopped for a substitution, but a player who is about to be replaced refuses to leave the field of play. What action should the referee take?

    • Require the player to leave and caution him for delaying the restart of play.

    • Require the player to leave and caution him for unsporting behavior.

    • Allow play to continue.

    Correct Answer
    A. Allow play to continue.
    Explanation
    If a player who is about to be substituted refuses to leave the field of play, the referee should allow play to continue. The Laws of the Game do not specify that a player must leave immediately when being substituted, so the referee should not stop play for this reason. The player can be dealt with after the game through disciplinary action if necessary, but in the meantime, play should continue without interruption.

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