Chapter 1 Football
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Who is Dallas' biggest rivalry?
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Washington Redskins
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Describe the football weather.
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Football is played in all weather condition. -30 degree to 140 degrees
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What type of system does NFL use?
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Playoff system - single elimination tournament; no playoff series; do or die
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Describe Thanksgiving Day in means of football.
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Detroit Lions started football game tradition in 1934; there have been at least 2 pro football games on Thanksgiving every year since 1960
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What positions do the larger football players play?
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Offensive and defensive lines
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What are the trenches?
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Offensive and defensive lines
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What positions do the leaner athletes play?
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They are faster and quicker and generally play the skill positions such as quarterback, running back, and receiver
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How long has football endured?
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more than 140 years
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What two particular games did American football evolve from?
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Soccer and rugby
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When did the first form of American football emerge?
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November 6, 1989- teams from Princeton and Rutgers (NJ universities) competed in a game that was closer to Rugby than football
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Who was Walter Camp?
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Driving force behind many football rules; known as the father of American football
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What happens in a scrum?
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Players from both sides bunch tightly together, butting heads while the ball is thrown between them
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Define tackling.
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The act of hitting players below the waist - made the game more violent
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What is the flying wedge?
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The offensive strategy where an entire team (10 players) would mass in front of one ball carrier in the form of a wedge
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Was football almost banned?
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Yes- 1906 after a dozen and a half deaths (and other serious injuries). President Theodore Roosevelt saved the game by convincing college representatives to initiate stricter rules to make the game less brutal and dangerous
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When did Americans start playing football in colleges and on club teams?
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1870's
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In the first 90 years of football which was more popular, college or pro?
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College
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When did pro football become equal to college football?
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After its games began being televised nationally in the 1960's, but it took decades for the NFL to supplant college football
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How many games do high school football teams play?
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8-10 games in a season starting after labor day Texas plays as many as 15 games if they advance to the state championship game
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Describe high school regional leagues.
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Most high schools play in them; some travel 50-100 miles to play opponents
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How many games do college football teams play?
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10-13 majority in a specific conference
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Name some of the conferences in college football?
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Pac-12, Big Ten, SEC, ACC
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What does FBS stand for?
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Football Bowl Subdivision
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The top teams from Division I FBS are what?
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Constitute the largest schools that offer the most money for athletic scholarships, advance via invitation to post season bowl games which take place in more than 35 sites across the country
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What is the BCS?
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Bowl Championship Series, top level, pits the two top ranked teams in a game for the national championship, held each year at a different site- Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, or Orange Bowl
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How many games do NFL teams play?
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16 regular season games, preceded by a minimum of 4 preseason games that are played in August
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How many NFL teams are there?
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32
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How are the NFL teams divided?
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2 conferences- the NFC (National Football Conference) and the AFC (American Football Conference) and the top 6 teams from each conference advance to the playoffs with hopes of reaching the Super Bowl
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When is the Super Bowl played?
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Early February
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What is the \"Statue of Liberty\" play?
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A halfback takes the ball from the quarterback who has his hands raised as if to throw a forward pass
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Who is Amos Alonzo Stagg?
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famous University of Chicago coach, developed the \"Statue of Liberty\" play, first coach to put numbers on players' uniforms
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What city is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
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Canton, Ohio
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When are football games played?
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A weekend sport, few games are played on Monday and Thursday
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When does football season begin?
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In earnest right around Labor Day
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When are high school football games played?
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Friday nights
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When are college football games played?
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Saturday, mostly during the day, a few are held on Thursday and Friday nights
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When are NFL games played?
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Sundays for the most part, played in the early and late afternoon (Eastern time)
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What is the highest-rated show on network television?
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The Super Bowl
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Of the ten most watched shows in the history of television, how many of them are Super Bowl games?
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4
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Is the Super Bowl an international event?
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Yes
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How many people in the United States watched the 2011 Super Bowl game?
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111 million- making it the most watched show in the history of television
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What is the main reason the Super Bowl is so popular?
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Pro football is the only major professional team sport with a single -elimination playoff system. Other major sports declare their champions after a team wins 4 games in a best of 7 series
