Daily football quiz
Football quiz #13: the answers
24 October 2026. Five questions, easy to hard.
Question 1
How does play restart after a goal has been scored?
- ▫️ A free kick
- ▫️ A drop ball
- ▫️ A goal kick
- ✅ A kick-off
The team that conceded kicks off from the centre mark.
Question 2
How does the referee signal an indirect free kick?
- ▫️ Points to the penalty mark
- ▫️ Blows the whistle twice
- ✅ Raises an arm above the head
- ▫️ Holds both arms out to the sides
The arm stays up until the ball touches another player or goes out of play.
Question 3
What must the circumference of a size 5 match ball be?
- ▫️ 60–62 cm
- ▫️ 72–75 cm
- ▫️ 64–66 cm
- ✅ 68–70 cm
Law 2 sets a size 5 ball at 68–70 cm round and 410–450 g at the start of the match.
Question 4
Inside their own penalty area, a goalkeeper releases the ball, then handles it again before anyone else touches it. What's given?
- ▫️ A penalty kick
- ▫️ A direct free kick
- ▫️ A corner kick
- ✅ An indirect free kick
Goalkeeper handling offences inside their own area are punished with an indirect free kick.
Question 5
What must a match ball weigh at the start of the match?
- ▫️ 350–390 g
- ▫️ 450–490 g
- ✅ 410–450 g
- ▫️ 380–420 g
Law 2 says 410–450 g (14–16 oz) at the start, as the ball can gain weight in wet conditions.
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