1996 Rules Exam- Answer Sheet

1	The goal line is considered to be part of the field of play.	N
2	Flexible corner markers are considered to be out of bounds.	Y
3	Can the upright on a wishbone goal post be behind the goal line.	N
4	On non-regulation fields, tracks and/or curbs become boundary lines.	N
5	Balls used in night games must have two white stripes.	N
6	On wet days the ball must be changed every play	N
7	All games shall be 60 minutes of actual playing time without exception.	N
8	The tea, against which a touchdown has been scored shall receive the following kick off.	N
9	The penalty for appearing late to start a game is 10 yards, no option.	Y
10	Governing football associations can establish overtime procedures.	Y
11	Such procedures must be orally communicated to both teams prior to the start of overtime.	N
12	The team choosing first at the start of a game chooses first in overtime.	N
13	Commenting by a bench occupant for the supposed benefit of the officials shall be penalized 10 yards no option.	Y
14	After the choice of penalty or option has been made, it may not be revoked.	Y
15	On a measurement, only the team A captain is permitted in the vicinity.	N
16	On a time count in the last 3 minutes of the half, the non-offending team has 3 options.	N
17	Any on-field official may recognize a request for a time-out.	Y
18	A player must have the ball held firmly in his hands or arms to be considered to be in possession.	N
19	A punted ball in flight is not in either team's possession.	Y
20	Team A is considered to be in possession prior to the kick off.	N
21	A fumbled ball striking an official is in play.	Y
22	A timeout to address bleeding counts as one of the team's allotted time outs.	N
23	Fouls on inadvertent whistles shall be disregarded.	N
24	On an inadvertent whistle while the ball is in the air on a forward pass P.L.S. - D.R.	Y
25	On an inadvertent whistle on a 2-point conversion, the convert will be repeated at P.L.S.	Y
26	B recovers an A fumble in B's end zone - B 1D - 10 B10	Y
27	The penalty for not properly wearing a mouthguard is five yards each time it ocurs.	N
28	The maximum length for shoe cleats is 3/4 inch.	N
29	On scrimmage plays, coaches, not officials are responsible for fielding the correct number of players.	Y
30	Only plays on the bench side of the field shall be penalized as sleeper plays	Y
31	During a player injury, only attendants of his team may enter the field.	N
32	The Referee shall have the captains of both teams warned when 5 minutes remain in the half interval.	N
33	A kick off hits an official standing in the end zone, in flight, and goes directly out of bounds. Has a point been scored?	Y
34	If "B" advances a missed field goal out of the end zone legally, they are guaranteed the 20 yard line.	Y
35	Illegal interference on a forward pass on a convert which goes incomplete from the 5 is a half the distance penalty.	N
36	No player shall encroach the neutral zone until the ball is snapped.	N
37	When a violation under the scrimmage rule occurs before the ball is snapped, the distance penalty may be declined, but the down will be repeated without exception.	N
38	The centre must put the ball into play by "snapping" it between his legs.	Y
39	It is possible for B players to be "legally" offside when the ball is put into play.	Y
40	All players, without exception, must be properly numbered for the positions they are playing.	N
41	End players on the line of scrimmage may be in motion laterally when the ball is put into play.	N
42	If the rule specifies that the next point of scrimmage is the P.L.S. the ball will be placed at that specific spot.	Y
43	On or inside its own 5 yard line, Team A may position the ball away from the goal posts only if team B agrees.	N
44	The elbows must be outside the shoulders in legal blocking.	N
45	Screening is interference without contact.	Y
46	On a kick play, all blocking is restricted to at or above the waist.	N
47	A tandem buck occurs only when the player is pushed from behind.	N
48	There is no such thing as a quick kick on third down.	N
49	A kick occurring after recovery of an opponent's fumble is called an open field kick.	N
50	On a kick off, the ball may not be elevated more than two inches.	N
51	The neutral zone on a kick off is the area one yard in advance of the ball from sideline to sideline.	N
52	A kick off going out of bounds in the end zone without being touched by a player may be re-kicked at B's option.	N
53	A kick off striking the goal post in flight is B 1D 10 - B20	Y
54	On a kick of in flight fouls (except U.R./R.P.) are applied at the B10 if possession is gained in the end zone.	Y
55	On a scrimmage play, whether or not the ball crosses the line of scrimmage determines whether or not the kick was blocked.	Y
56	Even if the kick is blocked, kicking rules apply to interference.	N
57	Team A may legally throw a forward pass following a blocked kick.	Y
58	"Pyramiding" is not applicable to punt plays.	N
59	If a short kick is whistled dead on the last play of the half, the receiving team are entitled to one more play.	Y
60	Scrimmage kicks from the end zone landing in the end zone are not whistled dead immediately.	Y
61	If an offside player is within the restraining zone, no onside player may recover the ball without exception.	N
62	Unnecessary roughness against the kicker may be applied at PLS, PP or PBD.	Y
63	Interference with the kicker behind the neutral zone is "additive" and is applied at PP.	N
64	Contacting the kicker is applied at PLS	N
65	The kicker is not protected on a return kick.	Y
66	If the punted ball is loose in the end zone, and a foul occurs in the end zone, no single point is applicable.	N
67	The final resting position determines if a pass is lateral or onside.	N
68	A ball thrown in any direction behind the of scrimmage is considered to be a hand-off pass.	N
69	Any player who is offside may receive or recover an offside pass subject to penalty.	Y
70	A1 tips a forward pass to to offside A2 who catches it. The point ball dead is the point of completion.	N
71	An offside pass may be legally recovered by an opponent.	Y
72	A ball thrown in an offside direction from beyond the line of scrimmage	N
73	A forward pass is illegal after a change of possession by either team.	Y
74	The penalty for a second forward pass on either play is a loss of down.	N
75	A43 pulls off the line of scrimmage, retreats, takes a hand off from A7, and throws a forward pass is this legal?	Y
76	A47 cannot, under any circumstances, proceed downfield prior to a pass being thrown.	N
77	A pass which strikes an ineligible receiver not illegally downfield, who makes no effort to catch it, is loss of down, if it goes incomplete.	Y
78	Deliberate grounding by team A from its own end zone is a safety touch, no option.	N
79	Once the ball is in the air on a pass play, no contact whatsoever is illegal.	N
80	On a pass behind the line of scrimmage, B2 is about to intercept it , and A12 blocks him, is this legal?	N
81	Whether the ball is catchable or not has no bearing on illegal pass interfence.	N
82	Normal restrictions near the goal line do not apply to illegal interference on a forward pass.	Y
83	Any fumbled ball recovered by B in the B end zone is ruled as an incomplete pass.	N
84	If team B commits a foul in the end zone or the field of play while the ball is in the end zone following an interception by B in the end zone, the penalty shall be applied from the B10.	Y
85	Any ball fumbled or batted in an offside direction from behind the line of scrimmage shall be ruled as an incomplete pass.	N
86	The position of the blocker's head is not a factor in blocking from the rear.	Y
87	The word "intentional" is not a key in calling tripping.	N
88	If any B player contacts the ball, all B players are exempt of a contacting the kicker foul.	N
89	Butt blocking must be "deliberate" in order to be a foul.	Y
90	If a player commits himself before the ball is dead, he can still be called for spearing.	Y
91	There must be a time interval between the high block and the low block to call a delayed knee block foul.	Y
92	Objectionable conduct is always applied without the option of repeating the down (if no other foul occurs.)	Y
93	A player deliberately contacting an official may be banished from the game site at the referee's discretion.	Y
94	There are no loss of down penalties.	N
95	All fouls occurring after a change of possession are always applied at point ball held.	N
96	All loose ball fouls guarantee the non-offending team a first down at point of foul.	N
97	If the first foul is UR in a dual foul situation, the non-offending team may choose to have the penalties adjusted at the appropriate point of application of the second foul	Y
98	If UR is part of a double foul, it is always applied second, if both fouls are accepted.	Y
99	When the ball is touched by an opponent, all players are onside.	Y
100	There are no restrictions on blocking on a kick off until the ball has been touched by a player on either side.	N