Free Easy Sports Trivia Quiz Questions

 


What is soccer?
A: Soccer is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

In how many countries is soccer played?
A: Over 200.

How many people play soccer world wide?
A: 250 million.

Soccer is the world’s most popular what?
A: Sport.

The game is played on a field with what shape?
A: A rectangle.

What is at each end of the field?
A: A goal.

What is the object of the game?
A: To score by getting the ball into the opposing goal.

What is another name for soccer?
A: Association football, or football.

The goalkeepers are the only players allowed to do what?
A: To touch the ball with their hands or arms while it is in play and only in their penalty area.

What do the other players mainly use to strike or pass the ball?
A: Their feet, but may also use their head or torso.

Each team consists of a maximum of how many players?
A: Eleven.

One of the players must be the what?
A: The goalkeeper.

Competition rules may state a minimum number of players required to constitute a team, which is usually how many?
A: Seven.

The basic equipment players are required to wear includes what?
A: A shirt, shorts, socks, footwear and adequate shin guards.

What determines which team wins?
A: The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins.

Soccer is generally a free-flowing game, with play stopping only when what happens?
A: The ball has left the field of play or when play is stopped by the referee for an infringement of the rules.

Where were the Laws of the Game originally codified?
A: In England by The Football Association in 1863.

Association football is governed internationally by what organization?
A: The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

The FIFA organizes what events for both men and women every four years?
A: World Cups.

Within the English-speaking world, what is association football now usually called in the United Kingdom?
A: Football.

What is it mainly called in Canada and the United States?
A: Soccer.

People in Australia, Ireland, South Africa and New Zealand use which term?
A: Either or both.

According to FIFA, the Chinese competitive game cuju, is the earliest form of football for which there is what?
A: Scientific evidence.

Association football is played in accordance with a set of rules known as what?
A: The Laws of the Game.