A Football Fever Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Football?

A Football Fever Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Football?

Love football? Take this quiz to see how well you know the sport.

These are just a few of the many facts that author Kristin Darell researched while writing Football Fever #1: The Kick-off, and #2 Half-time Heroes, the first two books in a new junior fiction series in partnership with Football Australia.

Answer the questions, then check your answers at the bottom of this page to see how many you got right.

1. What is the name of the Australian women’s national football team?

2. What is the name of the Australian men’s national football team?

3. What is the main colour in the CommBank Matildas and Subway Socceroos home jersey?

4. What is the main colour in the CommBank Matildas and Subway Socceroos away jersey?

5. Who is the current captain of the CommBank Matildas?

6. Who is the current captain of the Subway Socceroos?

7. Which one of these is NOT on a football pitch?

A: penalty box

B: touchline

C: goal circle

8. What is another name for the touchline on a football pitch?

9. How many players per team can be on the pitch in a FIFA football match?

10. How does a game of football begin?

A: a kick-off

B: everyone runs for the ball and the first person to get there starts

C: teams vote on who should go first

11. What is the difference between a direct and indirect penalty kick?

A: an indirect kick means you have to let someone else have a go with the ball

B: a direct kick allows you to kick for a goal, while an indirect kick does not

C: both direct and indirect kicks allow you to kick for a goal

12. What is juggling in football?

A: keeping the ball off the ground using any part of the body except the hands and arms

B: throwing multiple balls in the air

13. Who can touch the ball with their hands on purpose in Football?

A: the captain

B: everyone

C: the goalkeeper

14. What is FIFA?

15. How long is half-time in a FIFA match?

 

ANSWERS

  1. CommBank Matildas
  2. Subway Socceroos
  3. Gold
  4. Green
  5. Sam Kerr
  6. Mathew Ryan
  7. C – goal circle
  8. The sideline
  9. 11 players and one must be a goalkeeper
  10. A – a kick-off
  11. B
  12. A
  13. C – the goalkeeper
  14. International Federation of Association of Football
  15. 15 minutes

 

Buy a copy of Football Fever #1: The Kick-off here.

Buy a copy of Football Fever #2: Half-time Heroes here.

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    Publisher details

    Football Fever #2: Half-Time Heroes
    Author
    Kristin Darell
    Publisher
    Puffin Books
    Genre
    Children’s Fiction
    Released
    17 January, 2023
    ISBN
    9781761048074

    Synopsis

    Ages 9+.

    Everyone’s got football fever!

    The second book in an action-packed junior fiction series in partnership with Football Australia. Featuring Commbank Matildas and Socceroos stars Emily van Egmond, Courtney Nevin, Awer Mabil, Marco Tilio and more!

    The Under 11s Merridale Fever are back! They’re having their best season ever, and even better – they have the chance to play as Half-time Heroes at a Socceroos game. All they have to do is make a video showing what makes their team special. Instead of working together, the team take sides and try to convince each other that their way is the best way. Can tips from some of Australia’s best footballers help the Fever agree on what makes them heroes?
    Kristin Darell
    About the author

    Kristin Darell

    Kristin Darell has been a passionate storyteller since she was a child. Whether it was making up adventures with her twin sister, or writing about the world around her, she was rarely found without a pen and paper in hand. As an adult, she made this passion her life. She worked as a broadcast news and sports journalist for major Australian news organisations for more than twenty years.After the birth of her two children, Kristin re-focussed her attention on writing for children. As an author, she has contributed to children’s writing anthologies and is publishing her debut junior fiction series in 2022.Kristin is a strong advocate for children’s literature, working as the Program Manager for the Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation. She lives on Sydney’s northern beaches with her husband, two children, two dogs, pet snake and three-legged pygmy bearded dragon.

    Books by Kristin Darell

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