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 MARCH 6 @ 12PM
WEEK ONE QUESTIONS
1. GEOGRAPHY
According to the Social Science Research Council, name one of the 10 lowest-ranking (worst) US states on the American Human Development Index (10)
2. MOVIES
Name one of the 6 African Americans nominated for a Best Director Oscar OR one of the 6 movies they were nominated for (12)
3. BUSINESS
FROM WLULAX - Name one of the top 10 business schools in America, according to US News & World Report (11, because there's a tie)
NOTE: Answer with either the specific business school name or the university as a whole
4. LITERATURE
Name the author of any of the following Newbery Medal winners for children's literature (10)
- Bridge to Terabithia
Island of the Blue Dolphins
A Wrinkle in Time
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basic E. Frankenweiler
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Dear Mr. Henshaw
The Giver
Holes
Flora & Ulysses
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
FROM BRIAN - Name one of the top 10 longest-airing (by number of episodes) ACTIVE and SCRIPTED PRIMETIME TV shows on one of the four major US TV networks (10)
NOTE: Does NOT include shows that have moved new episodes to a cable channel after originally starting on one of the networks
6. MLB
FROM BFJ - Name any of the players pictured below, all with an 11-letter last name, that played for the Toronto Blue Jays (12)
7. NBA
Name an NBA team that either beat a Michael Jordan team in the playoffs or took them to the decisive 5th or 7th game in a series (7)
8. SOCCER
Including successor teams that formed from the breakups of previous countries, name any national team that made or will definitely make its FIFA (Men's) World Cup debut from 2002-2022 (14)
9. GOLF
FROM RASS - Phil Mickelson is (appropriately enough) currently second place all-time for the number of second-place finishes in major tournaments, with 11. Name one of the courses where Phil came in second in a major (10)
10. NFL
Name any defensive player selected in the top 10 of any NFL draft since 2000 that was named a first-team NFL All-Pro more than once (11)