Q 01/05

Which city's Summer Olympics were chosen to give flag football its Olympic debut?

A) Atlanta

B) Los Angeles

C) Rio de Janeiro

D) Brisbane

Answer · why

B) Los Angeles

Los Angeles 2028 makes flag football the first form of gridiron football to be a full part of an Olympic program. Organisers proposed it and the IOC a...

Q 02/05

Which brothers coached the two teams when the NFL's Pro Bowl became a flag football event in 2023?

A) Jim and John Harbaugh

B) Jason and Travis Kelce

C) Peyton and Eli Manning

D) J.J. and T.J. Watt

Answer · why

C) Peyton and Eli Manning

Peyton and Eli Manning took a conference each after Peyton's production company helped the NFL redesign the event. Skills contests and three seven-a-s...

Q 03/05

Flag football is believed to have begun as a fitness game for American troops during which conflict?

A) World War I

B) The Korean War

C) The Vietnam War

D) World War II

Answer · why

D) World War II

World War II is when the game is thought to have been created for American troops, designed to keep them fit while avoiding the injuries that tackling...

Q 04/05

In NFL FLAG football, shorts must be free of which feature to avoid penalties and hurt fingers?

A) Pockets

B) Drawstrings

C) Belt loops

D) Side stripes

Answer · why

A) Pockets

Pockets can hide the belt and flags from view, which draws a penalty, and fingers reaching for a flag can get stuck inside them.

Q 05/05

Under NFL FLAG football rules, every game starts with which event instead of a kickoff?

A) A punt

B) A coin toss

C) A field goal attempt

D) A snap from midfield

Answer · why

B) A coin toss

A coin toss decides which team gets possession first, and that team simply begins its drive from its own five-yard line.