The Swamp

How it's scored will depend on how many people get their answers in.

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1. Name the company/organization/etc. that is the primary source of wealth for one of the persons listed below. (10)

Bernard Arnault
Amancio Ortega
Chip Wilson
Dustin Moskovitz
James Liautaud
Bob Parsons
Biz Stone
Kevin Plank
Fred Smith
Jack Ma


2. According to Wikipedia, there are 14 national capitals located above 52° north latitude. To count the country must be a UN recognized sovereign state, ie don’t try to use Greenland’s capital. (Hint: The first capital city located below 52N is London) (14)



3. Name one of the “10 best Grunge bands of all-time”, according to Loudwire.com. (10)



4. Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3 were the best selling games of the Mega Man franchise. Excluding Dr. Wily, name one of the villains from either game. (All end in “Man”, ie Queef Man) (16)




5. Hydrogen is the 10th most abundant element in the Earth’s crust by mass. Name one of the top 9. (9)



6. Name one of the ten Heisman Trophy winners who have also won an NFL Super Bowl. (10)




7. Since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941, there have only been 12 players to record a batting average of .365 or higher. Name one of them. (Ted Williams hit .388 in 1957 and is excluded from the answer set) (12)




8. The 1940 Olympics were scheduled to take place in Tokyo but were postponed due to everyone being a snowflake about World War II. Name one of the cities that had previously hosted the (modern) Olympic Games. (9)




9. Name a top overall pick of any WNBA draft (held since 1997) (24)



10. Of all the NBA players with a recorded height of 7’3” or taller, thirteen of them have played in at least 150 NBA games. Name one of these tall freaks. (13)

Queef Man was a tough nut.

I don't know how to pin stuff so I gots to bump dis. Only have about 6 entries so far.

If anybody has wives or children or neighbors or Grindr matches who have always wanted to play a Swampcrash, send them the Q's.

Might wanna pin this thread for a week.

Bump. Sending mine shortly.

Oh, I can make it sticky for you.

Noice.


In:

Ryan
N03L
wlu_lax6
Pruitt
Chedda
Sancarlos
Sybian
Tennbengal
(Sub1)

Not In:
The rest of yinz

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:57 am Oh, I can make it sticky for you.

Gross.

Got about half of you so far for the skillz challenge.

I didn't realize Mega Man was such an unknown.

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:29 pm Got about half of you so far for the skillz challenge.

I didn't realize Mega Man was such an unknown.

My kids played this a few months ago. The names were way too dumb to forget.

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:29 pm Got about half of you so far for the skillz challenge.

I didn't realize Mega Man was such an unknown.

never played it. Kids never played it.

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:29 pm Got about half of you so far for the skillz challenge.

I didn't realize Mega Man was such an unknown.

I had a list of answers for that one. Turns out my knowledge ends at Mega Man 1. I really thought I played 2 and 3, looking at the names, I clearly didn't.

I only knew the Pokemon question from early in season because my boy was so into it back in the day.

Mega Man is a blackhole for me.

I do like my answer, though.

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:57 pm

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:29 pm Got about half of you so far for the skillz challenge.

I didn't realize Mega Man was such an unknown.

never played it. Kids never played it.

Kids never played it because it came out in 1987. 2 came out in 1988, and 3 was 1990. Looking at the Wikis, there are about 70 Mega Man games. Damn.

I played a few of them but I do not have any idea on an answer.

Sancarlos's fake Mega Man villain is the leader in the clubhouse so far.

Last call - so far I have:


Ryan
NO3L
wlu_lax6
Pruitt
Sub1CH
Chedda
Sancarlos
Sybian
Tennbengal
Shirley
Giff
Nonlinear
Goodkarma
Dsafe
Diamond
Travzilla
PDX
Carwash
Duff
AB
Mr. D
Rass
BSF
Sabo
Ljam

This thing is completely automated so you can jump in up until I start scoring in about a half hour.

Setting up my tables and then we's a go

Woo!

Popcorn ready for the Mega Man answers. Which, I still don't know what the fuck that is.

Alright, heeeerrrree we goooooo

I did a ton of weird shit to the scoring table, so if something looks wrong it probably is so let me know.

SKILLS CHALLENGE EVENT 1: DISTANCE TOSS

1. Name the company/organization/etc. that is the primary source of wealth for one of the persons listed below. (10)

CORRECT ANSWERS:
"GODADDY (PARSONS) (1): Giff
FACEBOOK (MOSKOVITZ) (1): NO3L
LULULEMON (WILSON) (1): Pruitt
ZARA (ORTEGA) (1): Duff
FEDEX (SMITH) (2): wlu_lax6, Tennbengal
TWITTER (STONE) (2): Chedda, BSF
UNDER ARMOUR (PLANK) (3): Ryan, Nonlinear, BFJ
ALI BABA (MA) (10): Sancarlos, Sybian, Shirley, Goodkarma, Diamond, PDX, AB, Sabo, Ljam, Brian"

INCORRECT ANSWERS (15):
"PEPSICO: Sub1CH
CISCO: Dsafe
SNAPCHAT: Travzilla
GOOGLE: Carwash
GRINDR (JK, NO ANSWER): Mr. D
JERGENS (JK AGAIN, ALSO NO ANSWER): Rass"

Unanswered:
"LVMH (Louis Vuitton) (Arnault)
Jimmy John's (Liautaud)"

Event 2: That Stupid Thing Where You Run Through an Obstacle Course and Throw at that Target


2. According to Wikipedia, there are 14 national capitals located above 52° north latitude. To count the country must be a UN recognized sovereign state, ie don’t try to use Greenland’s capital. (Hint: The first capital city located below 52N is London) (14)

CORRECT ANSWERS:
RIGA, LATVIA (1): Sabo
VILNIUS, LITHUANIA (1): Ryan
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND (2): BSF, Brian
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (2): Duff, BFJ
TALLINN, ESTONIA (3): Nonlinear, Travzilla, PDX
DUBLIN, IRELAND (3): Chedda, Diamond, Mr. D
HELSINKI, FINLAND (4): Sub1CH, Sybian, Shirley, Rass
OSLO, NORWAY (4): Giff, Goodkarma, Dsafe, Ljam
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (6): NO3L, wlu_lax6, Pruitt, Sancarlos, Tennbengal, AB

INCORRECT ANSWERS (11):
PYONGYANG, DPRK: Carwash

Unanswered:
Warsaw, Poland
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Berlin, Germany
Minsk, Belarus
Moscow, Russia

WTF hold on a sec

Should be fixed

Jeez I certainly hope I sent my answers to GPJ this morning instead of a work colleague

Event 3: Accuracy


3. Name one of the “10 best Grunge bands of all-time”, according to Loudwire.com. (10)

CORRECT ANSWERS:
NIRVANA (1): Shirley
ALICE IN CHAINS (2): Mr. D, Rass
PEARL JAM (2): NO3L, Goodkarma
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS (3): wlu_lax6, Giff, Carwash
MUDHONEY (3): Ryan, Tennbengal, Brian
SCREAMING TREES (4): Chedda, Nonlinear, Ljam, BFJ
SOUNDGARDEN (5): Pruitt, Sybian, Dsafe, BSF, Sabo
MOTHER LOVE BONE (5): Sancarlos, Diamond, PDX, Duff, AB

INCORRECT ANSWERS (10):
MOTLEY CRUE: Sub1CH
BUSH: Travzilla

Unanswered:
Hole
The Melvins

Shit I may have deleted yours Rex - re-send them

Got em - let me add you in

I thought I was sooo clever in avoiding Nirvana...

#1:

GODADDY (PARSONS) (1): Giff
LULULEMON (WILSON) (1): Pruitt
ZARA (ORTEGA) (1): Duff
FEDEX (SMITH) (2): wlu_lax6, Tennbengal
TWITTER (STONE) (2): Chedda, BSF
FACEBOOK (MOSKOVITZ) (2): NO3L, Rex
UNDER ARMOUR (PLANK) (3): Ryan, Nonlinear, BFJ
ALI BABA (MA) (10): Sancarlos, Sybian, Shirley, Goodkarma, Diamond, PDX, AB, Sabo, Ljam, Brian



#2:
RIGA, LATVIA (1): Sabo
VILNIUS, LITHUANIA (1): Ryan
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND (2): BSF, Brian
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (2): Duff, BFJ
TALLINN, ESTONIA (3): Nonlinear, Travzilla, PDX
HELSINKI, FINLAND (4): Sub1CH, Sybian, Shirley, Rass
OSLO, NORWAY (4): Giff, Goodkarma, Dsafe, Ljam
DUBLIN, IRELAND (4): Chedda, Diamond, Mr. D, Rex
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (6): NO3L, wlu_lax6, Pruitt, Sancarlos, Tennbengal, AB

Hopefully that didn't fuck up the Event Tabes

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:52 am Event 3: Accuracy


3. Name one of the “10 best Grunge bands of all-time”, according to Loudwire.com. (10)

CORRECT ANSWERS:
NIRVANA (1): Shirley
ALICE IN CHAINS (2): Mr. D, Rass
PEARL JAM (2): NO3L, Goodkarma
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS (3): wlu_lax6, Giff, Carwash
MUDHONEY (3): Ryan, Tennbengal, Brian
SCREAMING TREES (4): Chedda, Nonlinear, Ljam, BFJ
SOUNDGARDEN (5): Pruitt, Sybian, Dsafe, BSF, Sabo
MOTHER LOVE BONE (5): Sancarlos, Diamond, PDX, Duff, AB

INCORRECT ANSWERS (10):
MOTLEY CRUE: Sub1CH
BUSH: Travzilla

Unanswered:
Hole
The Melvins

This is a Jordan special....Nirvana a 1 pointer and Pearl Jam a 2, with Mother Love Bone a 5.

NIRVANA (1): Shirley
ALICE IN CHAINS (2): Mr. D, Rass
PEARL JAM (2): NO3L, Goodkarma
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS (3): wlu_lax6, Giff, Carwash
MUDHONEY (3): Ryan, Tennbengal, Brian
SCREAMING TREES (4): Chedda, Nonlinear, Ljam, BFJ
MOTHER LOVE BONE (5): Sancarlos, Diamond, PDX, Duff, AB
SOUNDGARDEN (6): Pruitt, Sybian, Dsafe, BSF, Sabo, Rex

SMEGMA MAN

Event 4: Read and Recognition

4. Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3 were the best selling games of the Mega Man franchise. Excluding Dr. Wily, name one of the villains from either game. (All end in “Man”, ie Queef Man) (16)

CORRECT ANSWERS:
NEEDLE MAN (1): Ljam
SNAKE MAN (1): BFJ
METAL MAN (1): NO3L
HEAT MAN (1): AB
QUICK MAN (1): Giff
HARD MAN (2): Ryan, Carwash
WOOD MAN (3): wlu_lax6, Diamond, BSF

INCORRECT ANSWERS (8):
IRRITABLE BOWEL MAN: Pruitt
RAZOR MAN: Sub1CH
MICRO MAN: Chedda
ILOVEYOU MAN: Sancarlos
BOMB MAN: Sybian
TRASH MAN: Tennbengal
BIG MAN: Shirley
FUCK, MAN: Nonlinear
MINI MAN: Goodkarma
ROBOT MAN: Dsafe
LAVA MAN: Travzilla
ROCK MAN: PDX
TRIANGLE MAN: Duff
PUNCH MAN: Mr. D
SPEED MAN: Rass
BIRDWATCHING MAN: Sabo
MEGA MAN: Brian
TESTES MAN: Rex

Unanswered:
Bubble Man
Air Man
Flash Man
Crash Man
Spark Man
Top Man
Gemini Man
Magnet Man