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 29TH @ 12PM
WEEK THIRTEEN QUESTIONS
1. GEOGRAPHY
Name a Canadian city with a population of more than 50,000 that is MORE THAN 100 miles away from the United States (11)
NOTE: The classification of Canadian "cities" is very specific. If you give me answer that would be correct except it's not technically defined as a city, I'll let you pick again
2. FOOD AND DRINK
FROM DIAMOND - Name one of the top 10 apple varieties held in storage in the United States as of 1/1/2020 (10)
I wrote this question in January...
3. MISCELLANEOUS
Name an infection that the CDC currently recommends ALL people get vaccinated for by their first birthday (14)
NOTE: The Meningococcus vaccine is currently recommended only for high-risk groups
NOTE: Many correct answers are also commonly identified as a "disease" so you can answer that way too
4. TELEVISION
FROM RASS - The US version of Survivor has been on the air for 20 years/40 seasons. Name a country where the game has taken place that is NOT an island nation or territory (10)
NOTE - Australia is going to be an island during this question
5. MUSIC
In 1976, a record 5 artists were Diamond-certified for selling 10 million copies of an album - Eagles, Boston, James Taylor, Doobie Brothers, and Stevie Wonder. Name any artist (singer or band) to achieve this feat PRIOR to that year (9)
6. MLB
Name any stadium in which a World Series Game 7 has been played since and including 1986 (9)
7. TENNIS
Name any French Open women's singles finalist between Chris Evert's last appearance in 1986 and the Williams Sisters' first appearance in 2002 (12)
8. COLLEGE BASKETBALL
FROM SHIRLEY - Name a Wooden Award winner that led their team to the Final Four in the year they won the award since Christian Laettner in 1992 (12)
9. GOLF
Name an AMERICAN course home to one of Golf Digest's 18 Best Golf Holes in the World OR one of nextgengolf.com's "5 types of mini-golf holes you love to hate" (15)
10. NFL
FROM DSAFE - Name anyone in the NFL Top 50 for career receving touchdowns that started their career in or after the 2000 season (15)
