SEASON-LONG REMINDERS
-Each week consists of 10 questions (5 sports, 5 not). The Swamper Bowl will have 20 questions.
-Through W16, each set of questions will include 4 Swamper-submitted questions (2 sports, 2 other)
-All questions in W17 and the playoffs will come from me
-I'll post questions here and email them to the group. Make sure you DO NOT REPLY ALL if answering by email
SCORING
-Correct answers get a score equal to the number of people who said it
-Wrong answers get the value of the highest-scoring correct answer +5
-Low score wins
-Standings, tiebreakers, playoff matchups, all determined exactly as they would be in the real NFL
INSTRUCTIONS
-For your own questions only, you may "cheat" and submit any answer you want
-Send answers to ryantfriedman (gmail, and don't forget the middle initial T) or private message here
-From time to time, there will be discussion, clarification, questions, etc. in these threads. I will NOT be emailing any important updates to questions that may affect answers, so it's on you to keep up before submitting
SCHEDULE
ANSWERS DUE FRIDAY APRIL 24th @ 12PM
WEEK EIGHT QUESTIONS
1. GEOGRAPHY
Name any city that makes up one of the notable tri-city areas of New York's Capital District, North Carolina's Research Triangle, or Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley (9)
2. HISTORY
FROM AB: There have been 17 US presidents who at one time were Governor of a US State. Of those people, 7 were elected President while in office as Governor. Name one of the Presidents who were NOT Governor of their state at the time they were elected. (10)
3. GAMES
Name any of the Super Smash Bros Ultimate playable characters pictured below (11)
4. MOVIES
FROM NO3L - Name an actor or actress who has won an Oscar for best lead AND best supporting role (13)
5. TELEVISION
Other than live game telecasts, name a recurring show currently broadcast by ESPN that has been on the air since at least 1999 (11)
NOTE: "Currently" just means it's in their active lineup, not that it's on this week if you were to look for it.
6. MLB
FROM L-JAM - Name a single-season MLB home run total that no player has ever finished the season with and is less than the current record held by Barry Bonds (7)
7. COLLEGE HOOPS
The 1985 Final Four famously included 3 Big East teams. Name anyone from those 3 rosters than went on to play more than 100 games in the NBA (9)
8. SOCCER
FROM SYB - Name one of the USMNT's top 10 all-time leaders in assists in official international play (10)
9. NHL
Name an NHL franchise with a better all-time playoff SERIES winning percentage than the Flyers' .537 (10)
10. NFL
Soon-to-be Pro Football Hall of Famer Isaac Bruce is 10th all-time in career yards-per-touch. Name any other Hall of Fame inductee in the Top 25 (9)
NOTE: These are all WRs that, while they may have returned kicks to some degree, are definitely known for their pass-catching, so don't think too hard about special teamers
