Football quiz #18: the answers

29 October 2026. Five questions, easy to hard.

1. Question 1

   What are the officials who run along the touchlines with flags called?

   • ▫️ Fourth officials
   • ▫️ Match commissioners
   • ✅ Assistant referees
   • ▫️ Linesmen-in-chief

   They signal offside, throw-ins and fouls the referee may not see; they were once called linesmen.

2. Question 2

   During a throw-in, where must the thrower's feet be?

   • ▫️ Both inside the pitch
   • ✅ On or behind the touchline, touching the ground
   • ▫️ Anywhere, as long as both hands are used
   • ▫️ One foot must be off the ground

   Part of each foot stays on or outside the line, and the ball goes from behind and over the head.

3. Question 3

   A direct free kick goes straight into the kicker's own goal untouched. What's given?

   • ✅ A corner kick to the opponents
   • ▫️ An own goal
   • ▫️ A goal kick
   • ▫️ A retaken free kick

   A goal can't be scored directly against your own side from a free kick, so a corner follows.

4. Question 4

   In futsal, how far from the goal line is the second penalty mark?

   • ▫️ 8 metres
   • ▫️ 12 metres
   • ✅ 10 metres
   • ▫️ 6 metres

   The first penalty mark in futsal sits 6 metres out; the second is 10 metres.

5. Question 5

   Optional marks off the pitch help keep defenders back at corners. How far from the corner arc are they?

   • ▫️ 5 m
   • ▫️ 11 m
   • ▫️ 7.32 m
   • ✅ 9.15 m

   The marks sit off the field, at right angles to the goal line, the full free-kick distance from the arc.

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