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Quiz: How much do you know about American football?
Do you know your pigskins from your touchdowns?
THIS EVENING, TWO American football college teams went head-to-head in the Aviva stadium.
The match attracted thousands of fans from the United States. Streets in Dublin city centre were even closed off to facilitate events (but let’s not get into that right now).
Now, let’s test your knowledge of the sport…
What is this?
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A football
A pigskin
A rugby ball
A big ol' weird egg, probably from a big goose or something, I don't know
If we wanted to be less US centric, avoid upsetting Canadians, or prevent confusion with rugby, soccer, Gaelic football etc., how should we refer to the sport in question?
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Rugby furlong
Gridiron football
Touchdown mania
Fast shoot
When was the first NFL game played?
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1960
1920
1880
1863 (during the Battle of Gettysburg)
Joe Burrow is currently the highest paid NFL player. How much is his current five-year salary worth?
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A year's salary for 4,187 HSE public health nurses (Grade 1).
2.7 National Children's Hospitals
0.4 Metro Norths
0.12 Anglo Irish Bank bailouts
Who has scored the most touchdowns in NFL history?
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Tom Brady
Emmitt Smith
Jerry Rice
Nicky Ryan
How long is an American football pitch?
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125 yards
100 yards
75 yards
5 yards
Which teams played in the match held in Dublin this evening?
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Notre Dame and US Naval Academy
The Piccadilly Donkeys and the Uptown Angrycats
The Clonmel Hatchbacks and the 3rd Cork Brigade of the old IRA
Georgia Tech and Florida State
Is there an actual Super Bowl bowl?
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Yes
No
This is one of the most successful teams in NFL history. Who are they?
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Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
San Francisco 49ers
The North New York Smell Men
On average, how long does an NFL game go on for?
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A perfectly reasonable amount of time
Essentially forever.
Few have actually ended.
3 hours and 12 minutes
Absolutely ages.
Less than 10 minutes.
Forever.
A long, long time.
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You scored out of !
You are an American eagle
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You scored out of !
You are an American football
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You scored out of !
You are the Dublin City Council officials who love closing streets to hold American football events
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You scored out of !
You are Theodore Roosevelt, who would have had some limited knowledge of modern American football
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You scored out of !
You are George Washington, who would have had no knowledge of American football
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