Football Frenzy

Question: Who was the first president of the National Football League?

Answer: Jim Thorpe, the Olympian and star athlete, was the first president of the National Football League.

Question: Which of these is not used in American football?

Answer: A mitt is used in baseball. The catcher uses a mitt; other baseball players use gloves.

Question: In American professional football, what is the end-of-season championship game called?

Answer: The Super Bowl is played between the winners of the American Football Conference and National Football Conference divisions.

Question: Which of these is found in a football game?

Answer: In football, the line of scrimmage is parallel to the goal line and marks a team’s advance up the field.

Question: Which of these is not an American football team?

Answer: The Chicago Cubs are a baseball team. They went without a championship win for longer than any other American baseball team.

Question: In American football, how many yards must be gained in four downs?

Answer: The offensive team in American football must gain 10 yards (9.1 meters) in four tries, called downs. If it does not, the other team gets the ball.

Question: Which team did the Green Bay Packers defeat in Super Bowl II?

Answer: The Green Bay Packers faced the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II. The two teams were rivals in many contests.