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 MAY 8TH @ 12PM
WEEK TEN QUESTIONS
1. GEOGRAPHY
Name any American city of over 70,000 people with the word City in its official name (14)
NOTE: My list has New York instead of New York City, so don't say it. Correct answers include two "Census Designated Places"
2. LANGUAGE
Name one of the German loanwords whose literal definition is listed below (10)
Little slice
Harm joy
Noisy spirit
Health
Set of bells
People's car
Badger dog
Spring hook
Devil's fart
Changed aloud
3. MISCELLANEOUS
FROM CERRANO - Crayola introduced their crayons in 1903 and sold them in packages of 8. Name one of the original 8 colors. (...8)
4. MUSIC
FROM BSF - Name a member of the Highwaymen, a member of the Highwomen, or the artist that sang the 2000 song "Because I Got High" (9)
5. HISTORY
Name a female top-level cabinet secretary appointed by either Barack Obama or Donald Trump (11)
6. MLB
With no minimum season requirement, name one of the top 12 CURRENT MLB managers in average finishing position in their division (12)
NOTE: Bob Melvin would be 13th, with an average finish of 2.7th (2.7nd?)
7. COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Counting all past and present names, name any college football bowl game that starts/started with the letter B (12)
NOTE: Does not include "BCS Championship" 7 of the correct answers make the list because of a sponsor name
8. GENERAL SPORTS
FROM REX - Name the American city or town that's home to any of the following sports halls of fame (10)
College Football
National College Basketball
National College Baseball
US Soccer
International Boxing
NASCAR
International Tennis
World Golf
International Bowling
National Horse Racing
9. NBA
FROM CARWASH - Name one of the players pictured below from their days in the ABA - they were the last 10 from that league to still be active in the NBA (10)
10. NFL
Name any NFL player selected to a Pro Bowl as a fullback from 2000-2009 (11)
