QUIZ: Could You Make It As An NFL Referee?
Do you think you know enough about football to be a referee? Do you think you have what it takes to wear the black and white? Everyone likes to think that they could call the penalties on the field better than a professional referee in the NFL. Well, here is your chance to put your money where your mouth is. Take the quiz and see if you know the signals these refs have to call all game, every game. You might just find out that refereeing is a much tougher job than you ever thought!
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When the receiver or defender gets a little too rough.

When the receiver or defender gets a little too rough.
- Pass interference
- Running too fast
- Pushing the issue
- Offsides
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Offenses hate when this is called after a lot of yards were gained.
Offenses hate when this is called after a lot of yards were gained.
- Grabbing the wrist
- Punching
- Holding
- Playing rough
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Some might consider this an unfair advantage.
Some might consider this an unfair advantage.
- Player injury
- Hit to the head
- No more timeouts
- Too many players on the field
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Coaches don’t like when this happens.

Coaches don’t like when this happens.
- Hit after the whistle
- Intentional grounding
- Hit to the side
- Catch after the whistle
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This is one of the more intricate calls in the game.
This is one of the more intricate calls in the game.
- Illegal use of challenge flag
- Offsides
- taunting opponent
- Juggled ball inbounds but caught out of bounds
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Defensive players love when this gets called!
Defensive players love when this gets called!
- Illegal formation
- Loss of down
- Safety
- Offsides
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Things have to get decided somehow.
Things have to get decided somehow.
- New coin toss
- Review the play
- Redo play
- None of the above
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Players need to learn to be disciplined.

Players need to learn to be disciplined.
- Roughing the passer
- Offsides
- Roughing the kicker
- Illegal shift
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It’s about that time.
It’s about that time.
- Run the clock
- Illegal play
- Timeout
- Play called off
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When someone gets a little too personal.
When someone gets a little too personal.
- Delay of game
- Holding
- Unsportsmanlike conduct
- Illegal contact
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This might be a giveaway…
This might be a giveaway…
- Delay of game
- Loss of down
- Reset play
- Incomplete pass
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You’ll probably never get this one.
You’ll probably never get this one.
- Review of touchdown
- Encroachment
- Helping the runner
- Touching a scrimmage kick
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Looks like pass interference but it’s for something else as well.
Looks like pass interference but it’s for something else as well.
- interference with fair catch
- Over and back
- Personal foul
- Hit after the whistle
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When you see this, you know something went wrong.
When you see this, you know something went wrong.
- Excessive complaining to ref
- Helping the runner
- Illegal hit to quarterback
- Unsportsmanlike conduct
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A player crossed the line.
A player crossed the line.
- Touchdown
- Roughing the passer
- Personal foul
- Ineligible receiver
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Something that you should never see.
Something that you should never see.
- Ejection
- Facemask
- Dead ball
- None of the above
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Sometimes things don’t go as planned when you’re a player.
Sometimes things don’t go as planned when you’re a player.
- Facemask
- Touchdown called back
- First down
- Invalid fair catch
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Players hate having this happen.
Players hate having this happen.
- Redo first down
- Punching
- Facemask
- Illegal hit to head
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Hand behind the back means?
Hand behind the back means?
- Defensive holding
- Challenge on the field
- Illegal passing
- Timeout on dead ball
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Looks like the traveling call in basketball.
Looks like the traveling call in basketball.
- Illegal substitution
- False start
- Delay of game
- No more challenges
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Chris Webber is infamous for this.
Chris Webber is infamous for this.
- Dead ball
- Illegal spike
- Keep the clock running
- No more timeouts
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This call gets dished out a lot.
This call gets dished out a lot.
- End of half
- Play doesn’t count
- Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 2-minute warning
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A serious head pat.
A serious head pat.
- Ineligible receiver
- Timeout
- Illegal catch
- Helmet to helmet
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He called it.

He called it.
- Review the play
- Touchdown
- First down
- Redo of play
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You have to be safe on the field.
You have to be safe on the field.
- Ineligible interception
- Challenge flag on the field
- Chopblock
- Roughing the passer
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Be careful with this on defense.
Be careful with this on defense.
- Crackback
- Illegal tackle
- Tackle after the whistle
- Clipping
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What do you think?
What do you think?
- TV timeout
- Injured player on the field
- Keep the clock running
- Dead ball
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This might be obvious.
This might be obvious.
- Review is good
- 2-point conversion
- Rekick the ball
- Player ejected
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This could cause problems.
This could cause problems.
- Horse collar
- Delay of game
- False start
- Conflict with ref
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What do you think this is?
What do you think this is?
- Tripping
- Running into the kicker
- Illegal cut block
- Offsides
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Motion with the feet. What is it?
Motion with the feet. What is it?
- Redo kick
- Out of bounds
- Tripping
- Running into the kicker
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Seems to look like an important call.
Seems to look like an important call.
- Timeout
- End of quarter
- Ball illegally touched
- illegal use of hands
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What could this be?
What could this be?
- Taunting the ref
- Coach misconduct
- Foul language
- None of the above
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Looks like he is getting ready to get into a coffin.
Looks like he is getting ready to get into a coffin.
- Injured player on field
- Coaches challenge
- Delay of game
- TV timeout
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What signal is this?
What signal is this?
- Tripping
- Redo of first down
- Stepping on defender
- Back to the huddle
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Hands on the hip
Hands on the hip
- Excessive celebration
- Ref review
- Offside
- Blind hit
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No, he isn’t relaxing.
No, he isn’t relaxing.
- Send to booth for review
- Player injured
- Loss of down
- Coach ejected
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Why is he pointing with his whole arm?
Why is he pointing with his whole arm?
- Offensive holding
- First down
- Blinding the running back
- Encroachment
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Watch yourself!
Watch yourself!
- Too close to quarterback
- Illegal use of hands
- Pushing the running back without the ball
- Limiting the ref’s vision
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Congrats, you finished! Here are your results:
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