quarterback
Quarterbacks direct most offensive plays. This topic is part of Football within Sports. This page currently draws on 17 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
quarterback trivia questions
The quarterback is a key position in what sport?
Answer: American football
Bonus fact: Quarterbacks direct most offensive plays.
On most passing plays, who receives the snap from the center?
Answer: Quarterback
Bonus fact: The quarterback then passes, hands off, or runs.
What statistic compares touchdown passes, interceptions, completion rate, and yards per attempt in the NFL?
Answer: Passer rating
Bonus fact: NFL passer rating summarizes several passing measures.
The triple option gives the quarterback how many main choices on a play?
Answer: Three
Bonus fact: Typical choices are handoff, quarterback keep, or pitch.
On a read option, the quarterback decides whether to hand off based on what?
Answer: A defender's reaction
Bonus fact: The quarterback 'reads' an unblocked defender.
What is the quarterback's alternative if the read defender crashes toward the running back?
Answer: Keep the ball
Bonus fact: The option creates a numerical conflict for the defender.
What does the quarterback typically read on an RPO?
Answer: A defender's movement
Bonus fact: The read determines whether to hand off or throw.
Which coach experimented with a radio receiver inside quarterback George Ratterman's helmet in a 1956 NFL game?
Answer: Paul Brown
Bonus fact: The experiment occurred while Brown coached the Cleveland Browns.
Who became the first Black quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl?
Answer: Doug Williams
Bonus fact: Williams was named MVP of Super Bowl XXII after Washington defeated Denver.
Tom Brady played quarterback in which sport?
Answer: American football
Bonus fact: Tom Brady played quarterback in the NFL.
Which position usually snaps the football to the quarterback?
Answer: Center
Bonus fact: The center begins most plays by snapping the ball.
Which NFL team is most closely associated with Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas?
Answer: Baltimore Colts
Bonus fact: Unitas led the Colts to the 1958 NFL Championship in the league’s first overtime title game.