Ready to test your soccer knowledge? Whether you love playing the game or watching your favorite teams, these fun soccer trivia questions will challenge your brain and teach you something new. Keep track of your score and see how many you can get right!
Easy Soccer Trivia Questions for Kids
1. How many players are on the field for one soccer team at a time?
Answer: 11 players
2. What body part can’t touch the ball in soccer (except for the goalie)?
Answer: Hands
3. What is it called when a player scores three goals in one game?
Answer: A hat trick
4. What is the name of the biggest soccer tournament in the world?
Answer: The FIFA World Cup
5. How long is a standard soccer game?
Answer: 90 minutes
6. What is the name of the player who can use their hands?
Answer: The goalkeeper
7. What color card means a warning?
Answer: Yellow card
8. What do players wear to protect their legs?
Answer: Shin guards
9. What is it called when the game starts?
Answer: Kickoff
10. What is the goal of soccer?
Answer: To score goals
11. What color is a soccer field?
Answer: Green
12. What do players wear on their feet?
Answer: Cleats
13. What is it called when the ball goes into the net?
Answer: A goal
14. What is the person called who enforces the rules?
Answer: The referee
15. What is soccer called in most countries?
Answer: Football
Medium Soccer Trivia Questions for Kids
16. What is it called when the ball goes out on the sideline?
Answer: A throw-in
17. What happens when the ball goes out off the defense behind the goal?
Answer: A corner kick
18. What happens when the ball goes out off the offense behind the goal?
Answer: A goal kick
19. What is the area in front of the goal called?
Answer: The penalty box
20. What is it called when a player moves the ball while running?
Answer: Dribbling
21. What is it called when a player kicks the ball into their own goal?
Answer: An own goal
22. What is the center of the field called?
Answer: Midfield
23. What happens if a player commits a serious foul?
Answer: They can get a red card
24. What is the added time at the end of a half called?
Answer: Stoppage time
25. What is it called when a goalie stops a shot?
Answer: A save
26. What is the uniform called?
Answer: A kit
27. What is it called when a player heads the ball?
Answer: A header
28. What is the job of a defender?
Answer: Stop the other team from scoring
29. What is the job of a striker?
Answer: Score goals
30. What is the job of a midfielder?
Answer: Help both offense and defense
Hard Soccer Trivia Questions for Kids
31. What country won the first FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Uruguay
32. What is it called when a player is in an illegal attacking position?
Answer: Offside
33. What shape is a soccer ball made of panels?
Answer: Hexagons and pentagons
34. What happens if a game is tied in a knockout tournament?
Answer: Extra time or penalty kicks
35. What is the name of the championship match?
Answer: The final
36. What is it called when a player bends the ball in the air?
Answer: A curve shot
37. What is the area where substitutes sit called?
Answer: The bench
38. What is the center circle used for?
Answer: Kickoff
39. What happens after a goal is scored?
Answer: The game restarts with a kickoff
40. What is the role of the captain?
Answer: Lead the team and communicate with the referee
41. What is the curved line at the top of the penalty box called?
Answer: The penalty arc
42. What is it called when a player passes the ball to a teammate?
Answer: A pass
43. What is a foul?
Answer: Breaking the rules
44. What is the name of the international governing body of soccer?
Answer: FIFA
45. What is the maximum number of players on the field total?
Answer: 22 players
46. What is the term for a powerful kick?
Answer: A shot
47. What happens if the ball fully crosses the sideline?
Answer: Play stops
48. What is the job of a coach?
Answer: Train and guide the team
49. What is the term for warming up before a game?
Answer: Warm-up
50. What is the name of the lines marking the field?
Answer: Boundary lines
51. What is a long-distance goal called?
Answer: A long shot
52. What is the role of the goalkeeper?
Answer: Protect the goal
53. What is teamwork important for in soccer?
Answer: Passing and scoring
54. What happens if you push another player?
Answer: A foul
55. What makes soccer fun?
Answer: Playing, teamwork, and scoring goals!
