-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 don't reply to all if answering by email
-For your own questions only, you may "cheat" and submit any answer you want
-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
Send answers to ryantfriedman (gmail) or private message here
ANSWERS DUE FRIDAY DECEMBER 16th @ 12PM
STANDINGS
MATCHUPS
QUESTIONS
1. FROM TRAV: Name a U.S. state that is larger in total area than Nova Scotia, smaller than Florida, and does NOT begin with a vowel (13)
2. Name a winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Comedy Series since its inception in 1988 (15)
3. FROM HOWARD: From 1892 through 1996, 8 men ran for U.S. President as a third party candidate and got EITHER 5% of the popular vote OR at least one electoral vote. Name one of these candidates OR a party he represented (14)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Two ran officially as independent candidates - they themselves will be correct answers but "independent" will NOT be accepted as a party
4. Name one of mic.com's "9 Things You're Guaranteed to Hear in a Bro-Country Song" (9)
NOTE: Includes 8 "things/words/activities" and 1 musical element
5. Name a Scrabble-accepted 4-LETTER WORD that you can make using S,W,A,M, and P (11)
NOTE: You may only use each letter once; plurals are allowed
6. In 2016, 5 teams (Red Sox, Astros, Cubs, Mariners, and Rockies) had multiple 5-WAR (Wins Above Re...ok, no) position players per baseball reference. Name any of these players (13)
7. Name any NBA Executive of the Year award winner since 1990 who also played in the league (9)
8. FROM GOODKARMA: Name a current FBS (Division 1) football program that is in the top 15 in all-time wins for any level of college football as of the end of the 2015 season (14)
9. Considering the 4 major pro sports, name a stadium that has hosted both an All-Star Game (ASG, Pro Bowl) and a championship game (SB, WS, SCF, NBAF) since January 1, 2000 (13)
NOTE: Crossing sports (i.e. an NBA All-Star Game and a World Series) is obviously (?) allowed
10. FROM RASS: Name the quarterback with the most starts in a decade from the 1950s through the 2010s (10)
NOTE: Includes a three-way tie in the 2010s and a two-way tie in the 2000s
