C.F.O.A. FOOTBALL RULES EXAMINATION - 1997
ANSWER SHEET
| 1 | Degrading comments to opponents should be penalized as objectionable conduct. | T |
| 2 | All hash marks should be 20 yards inside their respective sidelines. | F |
| 3 | Goal post padding is optional at the discretion of the home team. | F |
| 4 | Goal posts on the goal line are considered to be part of the end zone. | T |
| 5 | The decision of the Referee shall be final as to the suitability of the ball. | T |
| 6 | Teams may have game balls manufactured in team colors | F |
| 7 | The Referee has the authority to refuse a ball change if he feels it's not necessary. | T |
| 8 | The choice at the start of the game is always decided by a coin toss. | F |
| 9 | To start the game the choosing captain has 3 options. | F |
| 10 | The league may elect to alter the length of the half-time break. | T |
| 11 | Overtime periods may be shortened to 5 minutes by mutual agreement. | T |
| 12 | The choice after a touchdown may be changed provided the opponent has not been notified. | T |
| 13 | After the choice of penalty or option has been made, the choice may not be changed. | T |
| 14 | The Referee must honor a request for a measurement at all times. | F |
| 15 | If a kick off goes out of bounds in flight without being touched, so time shall have been used on the clock. | T |
| 16 | On a time count foul, in the last 3 minutes of the half, the non-offending team has 3 options. | F |
| 17 | Teams are allowed only one game stoppage for crowd noise. | F |
| 18 | Team A is called for objectionable conduct on a touchdown on the last play of the half. Team B can request the penalty to be applied on a kick off prior to half time. | F |
| 19 | An offside pass is not a foul. | T |
| 20 | There is no such term as "Disputed Possession". | F |
| 21 | Simultaneous possession always goes to the team which last had possession. | F |
| 22 | A dribbled ball hitting the goal post is alive. | T |
| 23 | A kicked ball hits an official, in flight and goes directly off the goal post. It is a dead ball. | F |
| 24 | Time out's allowed for medical attention and/or care of equipment, relating to bleeding, shall not exceed 2 minutes. | T |
| 25 | Play does not, at any time stop automatically without the sounding of an official's whistle. | F |
| 26 | A player kneeling with the ball in his possession is dead without exception. | F |
| 27 | On an inadvertent whistle, repeating the play is always one of the options. | F |
| 28 | The ball must be in a player's possession to be considered in the end zone. | F |
| 29 | When a ball is carried out-of-bounds in the field of play, it shall belong to the team carrying it out without exception. | F |
| 30 | When a player kicks the ball out of bounds in his own end zone, it will result in a score of 1 0r 2 points. | F |
| 31 | A ball fumbled out of bounds always remains in possession of the team last touching it. | F |
| 32 | If a team recovering an opponent's fumble in its own end zone commits a foul while attempting to advance the ball out of the end zone, no points are scored and the penalty is applied at the ten yard line. | T |
| 33 | The referee is empowered to remove players he fells are wearing equipment which endangers opponents. | T |
| 34 | Players wearing adhesive material, grease or any other slippery substance are subject to a ten yard penalty. | F |
| 35 | Not wearing a mouth-guard and not having a mouth-guard are the same penalty. | F |
| 36 | The coach is ultimately responsible for players being properly equipped. | T |
| 37 | The term "player" refers specifically to a person who is on the playing field. | T |
| 38 | The team bench area must be a minimum of 5 yards from the sideline. | T |
| 39 | The governing league authority specifies the number of officials per game. | T |
| 40 | The referee shall explain to the Captains of either team any ruling made or penalty assessed. | T |
| 41 | When measuring, the front of the back line is where the clip is placed. | F |
| 42 | The flag should be lowered when time elapses, except when a foul occurs. | F |
| 43 | A ball carrier dives into the air, over the goal line, is hit and fumbles. A touchdown has been scored. | T |
| 44 | A field goal cannot be scored on a kickoff. | T |
| 45 | If after being place kicked, the ball touches an A player down field, and continues in flight over the crossbar between the uprights, the field goal is good. | F |
| 46 | If a player intercepts a forward pass in the field of play while moving toward his goal line, and in the judgement of the official, his momentum carries him into the end-zone, possession is deemed to have been gained in the end-zone. | T |
| 47 | A team scoring a safety touch may elect to scrimmage at their own 45 yard line. | F |
| 48 | To score a rouge, the ball must be kicked into the end-zone. | T |
| 49 | Any penalty on a convert may be applied during the subsequent kick-off. | F |
| 50 | Illegal Interference on a Forward Pass by "B" on a convert gives "A" the option to repeat the down on the 2-1/2 yard line. | F |
| 51 | The close line play area extends sideline to sideline, two yards to either side of the line of scrimmage. | F |
| 52 | Should a player of either team move in such a way as to draw an opponent offside, the opponent shall not be penalized. | T |
| 53 | No player of either team shall encroach the neutral zone prior to the ball being snapped. | F |
| 54 | Time count violations are always a loss of down in the last 3 minutes of the half of the game. | F |
| 55 | 00 and 100 are both illegal numbers. | T |
| 56 | If team "A" only has 11 players on the field, they do not need an eligible receiver on both ends of the line. | F |
| 57 | It is possible for A27 to play both eligible and ineligible positions without changing his number. | T |
| 58 | Once in a 2, 3 or 4 point stance, team "A" lineman are frozen until the snap. | F |
| 59 | Team "A" lineman may start their drive/action prior to the snap. | F |
| 60 | Team "A must get "B's" permission to move the ball away from their own goal posts inside the 5 yard line. | F |
| 61 | The arms may be legally fully extended in all blocking situations. | T |
| 62 | The palms cannot be closed if they are facing the opponent. | T |
| 63 | Blocking below the waist is legal in all open field situations. | F |
| 64 | Team "A" players may not legally hold hands in making a block. | T |
| 65 | Team "B" players cannot be called for a tandem block. | T |
| 66 | The ball must hit the ground first to be legally drop kicked. | T |
| 67 | A kicker's positioning is the key factor in a quick kick (not the down). | T |
| 68 | Kick offs on wet days may occur from outside the hash marks. | F |
| 69 | On a kick-off going out-of-bounds in flight without being touched by a player, there is no option to re-kick. | F |
| 70 | Until the ball is kicked, on a kick-off, "B" players on the restraining line must remain stationary. | F |
| 71 | A blocked kick going out-of-bounds in the field of play always belongs to the last team touching it. | F |
| 72 | On a punt, the centre point of the five yard radius is the ball. | T |
| 73 | A short punt falling into a group of players shall be whistled dead without exception. | F |
| 74 | A kicked ball striking the goal post in flight of a receiver shall remain in play. | T |
| 75 | The kicker shall not be interfered with behind the neutral zone until the receiving team touches the ball without exception. | F |
| 76 | If the kicker recovers his own kick, restrictions on blocking below the waist no longer apply. | F |
| 77 | There are no restrictions on who can receive a hand off pass. | F |
| 78 | There are no restrictions on the number of handoff passes on any one play. | T |
| 79 | An offside pass can be recovered by any opponent without penalty. | T |
| 80 | A ball thrown in an offside direction may not be legally recovered by the throwing team under any circumstances. | F |
| 81 | A forward pass in flight is deemed to be in "A's" possession. | T |
| 82 | Guard A43 pulls off the line of scrimmage, receives a hand off pass in the back field and throws a forward pass. Is this a legal play? | T |
| 83 | A52 lines up in the backfield and has not reported to the referee. He is an eligible receiver. | F |
| 84 | A forward pass glances off the umpire and is intercepted in flight by B7. The pass is incomplete. | T |
| 85 | On a pass play team "A" players may interfere with an opponent up to the limit of the neutral zone without exception. | F |
| 86 | Pass interference can be called even if the ball is not thrown. | F |
| 87 | Normal restrictions near the goal line do not apply to pass interference penalties. | T |
| 88 | In differentiating between a fumble and an incomplete pass, the direction the ball travels is the key factor. | F |
| 89 | Blocking from the rear is illegal in all situations. | F |
| 90 | Tripping is a foul, only if the action is intentional. | T |
| 91 | Face mask fouls are any action where the hand contacts an opponents facemask. | F |
| 92 | Piling on is not dependent on the play being whistled dead. | T |
| 93 | Spearing is interpreted as any contacting of an opponent with the head or helmet. | F |
| 94 | Failure to wear mandatory equipment is applied in addition to any other foul that occurred. | T |
| 95 | If objectionable conduct is called after a score, the score stands and the objectionable conduct is ignored. | F |
| 96 | If team "A" commits a foul on their own 1, it is always loss of down, if accepted. | F |
| 97 | When U.R. occurs after a change of possession, the application point is always Point Ball Held. | F |
| 98 | Dual fouls, if accepted are always applied at the points of application of the first foul. | F |
| 99 | If team "B" dribbles a loose ball, the continuity of downs is uninterrupted. | F |
| 100 | If an inadvertent whistle is blown on a one point convert attempt while the ball is in the air, the whistle is ignored and the play stands. | T |