Daily football quiz
Football quiz #5: the answers
16 October 2026. Five questions, easy to hard.
Question 1
Where is a penalty kick taken from?
- ▫️ The edge of the box
- ✅ The penalty mark
- ▫️ The six-yard line
- ▫️ Anywhere in the box
From the penalty mark, 11 metres (12 yards) from the goal line.
Question 2
How many forwards are there in a 4-4-2?
- ▫️ 1
- ▫️ 3
- ✅ 2
- ▫️ 4
Four defenders, four midfielders and two forwards.
Question 3
The referee stops play for an injury when there was no foul. How does play restart?
- ▫️ A throw-in
- ▫️ A free kick to the team with the ball
- ✅ A drop ball
- ▫️ A goal kick
A drop ball: for the team that had or would have gained the ball, or the team that last touched it if the referee can't tell (the keeper, in their own area).
Question 4
Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final?
- ▫️ Bobby Charlton
- ✅ Geoff Hurst
- ▫️ Eusébio
- ▫️ Gerd Müller
Geoff Hurst, in England's 4-2 win over West Germany at Wembley.
Question 5
A defender kicks the ball back to their own goalkeeper on purpose. What can't the keeper do?
- ▫️ Kick it
- ▫️ Head it
- ✅ Pick it up
- ▫️ Chest it
Pick it up. Handling a deliberate kick back gives an indirect free kick.
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