Soccer quiz

More questions about Soccer

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1. 1 Easy

   How many players does each soccer team have on the field?

   Answer: 11

   Why: Law 3 caps each side at eleven players including one goalkeeper, and a match cannot start or continue once a team drops below seven.

2. 2 Medium

   What did the FA's 1866 laws put across goals as a crossbar?

   Answer: Tape

   Why: The FA's 1863 laws had no crossbar at all, so a shot at any height between the posts scored; the tape at eight feet arrived in 1866.

3. 3 Hard

   Why did India actually withdraw from the 1950 World Cup?

   Answer: Their federation did not prioritize it

   Why: India reached the finals without playing a single qualifier after their group rivals pulled out, and FIFA offered to cover most of the travel.

4. 4 Easy

   What is the top soccer league in England?

   Answer: Premier League

   Why: The Premier League split from the Football League in 1992; its 20 clubs play 38 games each, one tier above the EFL Championship.

5. 5 Medium

   What animal's bladder formed the core of the earliest soccer balls?

   Answer: Pig's bladder

   Why: The oldest surviving football, hidden at Stirling Castle around 1540, is a pig's bladder sewn inside thick hand-stitched leather.

6. 6 Hard

   Why is the arc marked outside the football penalty area?

   Answer: Enforce ten-yard distance

   Why: Nicknamed the D, the arc sits 9.15 metres from the spot and matters only at a penalty: anyone inside it when the kick is taken has encroached.