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  • A. Free pass
  • B. hand pass
  • C. Kick
  • D. Throw

Explanation: A football match begins with a kick-off taken from the centre mark. A hand pass and a throw are not permitted methods of starting play.

Correct answer: Kick
  • A. 2
  • B. 3
  • C. 4
  • D. 5

Explanation: Association football uses two disciplinary card colours: yellow for a caution and red for a sending-off.

Correct answer: 2
  • A. Yellow
  • B. Red
  • C. Blue
  • D. Green

Explanation: A referee shows a yellow card as a formal warning for misconduct or a cautionable offence.

Correct answer: Yellow
  • A. 32 planes
  • B. 34 planes
  • C. 40 planes
  • D. 45 planes

Explanation: The traditional association-football ball has 32 panels, arranged as 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons.

Correct answer: 32 planes
  • A. Indirect Kick
  • B. Direct kick
  • C. free kick
  • D. Penalty Kick

Explanation: A free kick is awarded when an opponent commits an offence, and it may be either direct or indirect depending on the infringement.

Correct answer: free kick
  • A. 18.32M
  • B. 16.32M
  • C. 17.32M
  • D. 19.32M

Explanation: The goal area measures 18.32 metres across the goal line, calculated from the 7.32-metre goal width plus 5.5 metres on each side.

Correct answer: 18.32M
  • A. 15 Minutes
  • B. 25 Minutes
  • C. 30 Minutes
  • D. 35 Minutes

Explanation: Extra time consists of two equal halves of 15 minutes, giving a total of 30 minutes when a match remains tied.

Correct answer: 15 Minutes
  • A. direct kick
  • B. Free kick
  • C. Spot Kick
  • D. Throw

Explanation: A penalty kick is commonly called a spot kick because it is taken from the designated penalty mark.

Correct answer: Spot Kick
  • A. Goal throw
  • B. Kick off
  • C. free Kick
  • D. Throw in

Explanation: When the whole ball crosses the touchline, the opposing team receives a throw-in from the point where it crossed.

Correct answer: Throw in
  • A. America
  • B. Zurich
  • C. London
  • D. Japan

Explanation: FIFA's headquarters are in Zürich, Switzerland, where the organisation's central administration is based.

Correct answer: Zurich
  • A. Three
  • B. Two
  • C. one
  • D. None of these

Explanation: A football match is controlled by one central referee, who enforces the Laws of the Game and makes the main decisions.

Correct answer: one
  • A. 3
  • B. 6
  • C. 2
  • D. 5

Explanation: The standard officiating team has two assistant referees, one operating along each touchline.

Correct answer: 2
  • A. Kick off
  • B. Free Kick
  • C. Throw in
  • D. Drop ball

Explanation: When play is stopped temporarily for a reason not covered by another restart, the referee restarts it with a dropped ball.

Correct answer: Drop ball
  • A. 2
  • B. 3
  • C. 4
  • D. 5

Explanation: Football has two kinds of free kick: direct and indirect. A direct free kick may score directly, whereas an indirect kick must touch…

Correct answer: 2
  • A. 5minutes
  • B. 10minutes
  • C. 15 Minutes
  • D. 20minutes

Explanation: The interval at half-time may not exceed 15 minutes, and standard matches use a 15-minute interval.

Correct answer: 15 Minutes
  • A. side line
  • B. Touch line
  • C. Gol line
  • D. Half way line

Explanation: A substitute enters only after the replaced player has left and normally through the halfway line, with the referee's permission.

Correct answer: Half way line
  • A. Rungrado 1st May Stadium
  • B. La Albiceleste
  • C. Michigan
  • D. Santos

Explanation: Rungrado 1st May Stadium in Pyongyang is widely recognised as the world's largest football stadium by seating capacity.

Correct answer: Rungrado 1st May Stadium
  • A. 5
  • B. 3
  • C. 4
  • D. 6

Explanation: The traditional officiating team consists of one referee, two assistant referees, and a fourth official, making four.

Correct answer: 4
  • A. 1
  • B. 3
  • C. 2
  • D. 4

Explanation: A kick-off is used to start each half and to restart play after a goal, which are the two commonly taught occasions for a centre kick-off.

Correct answer: 2
  • A. Touch line
  • B. End line
  • C. Throw line
  • D. kick line

Explanation: The two long boundaries running along the sides of a football pitch are called touchlines.

Correct answer: Touch line