NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 8

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:33 pm

brb going to pick up Frosted Grape Pop Tarts.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:36 pm

Q5 - Name any of the Academy Award firsts described below (10)

CORRECT
Win for an actor born in Africa = CHARLIZE THERON (MINUS-1) - AB
Nomination for lead acting and songwriting in the same year = LADY GAGA (2) - Cerrano, Trav
Non-Caucasian to win Best Director = ANG LEE (3) - Duff, LJam, Pruitt
Best Directon win for a female = KATHRYN BIGELOW (4) - Brian, Bronto, DSafe, GoodKarma
Best Picture nomination for an X-rated film = MIDNIGHT COWBOY (4) - Carwash, Giff, Rush, Sancarlos
Best Picture nomination for an animated film = BEAUTY & THE BEAST (5) - DiS, Enoch, Jerloma, PDX, Rass
Posthumous nomination for a black actor = CHADWICK BOSEMAN (7) - Bengal, BSF, GPJ, Mister D, Nonlinear, Syb, Tony

INCORRECT (12)
Bradley Cooper - Romero, Shirley
Sidney Poitier - Citgo
Last Tango in Paris - Rex
Roma - Chedda
Deep Throat - BFJ

LEFTOVERS
Nomination for an actor born in the 21st century = QUVENZHANE WALLIS
Best Picture nomination for a streaming service film = MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Ten total acting nomations = BETTE DAVIS

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:37 pm

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:41 pm

One of my best recent scores, and I’m still getting thumped.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:41 pm

Q6 - Name one of the schools from the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament that are nicknamed the Aggies, Cougars, Gaels, Golden Eagles, Owls, or Wolfpack (12)

CORRECT
Kennesaw State (1, but should be MINUS-50) - Rex
Nevada (1) - Rass
Texas A&M (4) - AB, Jerloma, Syb, Trav
Houston (4) - Bengal, BFJ, Giff, Tony
Utah State (4) - DSafe, PDX, Pruitt, Rush
Florida Atlantic (6) - Brian, Cerrano, Chedda, Duff, Enoch, Shirley
Saint Mary's (8) - Bronto, DiS, GoodKarma, GPJ, Ljam, Mister D, Nonlinear, Sancarlos

INCORRECT (13)
Temple - BSF, Carwash, Romero
North Carolina A&T - Citgo

LEFTOVERS
Charleston
North Carolina State
Marquette
Oral Roberts
Iona

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:43 pm

Yep, everybody fucking says St. Mary's.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:44 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:10 pm
Evan McPherson - Syb

LEFTOVERS
Mike Nugent

I'm an idiot. I knew the Jets drafted Nugent in the second round, and thought you forgot about him. Meant to email and point it out. Didn't say him because I thought the picture wasn't him, and you just wanted to know who was pictured. Oh well, my next option was Martin Gramattica, also incorrect.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:44 pm

I’m losing to the computer sim set to rookie level.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:44 pm

This is a sad list when you look at it all at once...

Q7 - From 1984 through 2012, six U.S. presidential tickets failed to carry the nominal home state of BOTH the presidential and vice-presidential candidate. Name EITHER candidate from any of those tickets (12)

CORRECT
Paul Ryan (1) - AB
Joe Lieberman (1) - Bengal
Jack Kemp (1) - Brian
John Kerry (1) - Carwash
John Edwards (1) - GPJ
Michael Dukakis (1) - Romero
Geraldine Ferraro (3) - BFJ, GoodKarma, Ljam
Walter Mondale (3) - Cerrano, Enoch, Syb
Bob Dole (3) - Duff, PDX, Rex
Mitt Romney (3) - DSafe, Shirley, Tony
Lloyd Bentsen (5) - Giff, Nonlinear, Pruitt, Rush, Sancarlos
Al Gore (6) - Bronto, Chedda, DiS, Mister D, Rass, Trav

INCORRECT (11)
John McCain - BSF
Donald Trump - Citgo

LEFTOVERS
None!

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:47 pm

I've disrespected the sport

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:48 pm

Q8 - Name a finals matchup in the four* major sports since and including 2010 in which the two opposing teams were LESS THAN 1,000 miles apart according to Google Maps driving distance (10)

CORRECT
Packers-Steelers (1) - GPJ
Saints-Colts (1) - Rush
Penguins-Predators (2) - Nonlinear, Rass
Cardinals-Rangers (3) - Bronto, Giff, Ljam
Blackhawks-Flyers (3) - Cerrano, Mister D, Sancarlos
Cubs-Indians (4) - AB, Carwash, Duff, GoodKarma
Eagles-Patriots (8) - Bengal, Brian, PDX, Pruitt, Romero, Syb, Tony
Giants-Patriots (8) - DiS, DSafe, Enoch, Citgo, Jerloma, Rex, Shirley, Trav

INCORRECT (13)
Yankees-Mets - BSF
Red Sox-Cardinals - Chedda

LEFTOVERS
Braves-Astros
Blackhawks-Bruins

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:51 pm

Q9 - Name one of the odd musical instruments pictured below and labeled with a popular song in which it was featured (8)

CORRECT
Ocarina (1) - BSF
Melodica (1) - Pruitt
Hurdy Gurdy (2) - Enoch, PDX
Spoons (4) - GPJ, Citgo, Shirley, Trav
Theramin (8) - BFJ, Carwash, Duff, LJam, Nonlinear, Rush, Sancarlos, Syb
Slide Whistle (9) - Bengal, Cerrano, Chedda, DiS, Giff, GoodKarma, Rass, Romero

INCORRECT (14)
Xylophone - Brian, Bronto, Jerloma, Mister D, Tony
Penny Whistle - AB
Didgeridoo - Rex

LEFTOVERS
Balailaika
Glockenspiel
Electric Sitar

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:52 pm

Fuckin' spoons. I thought there was going to be an actual name for those other than fuckin' spoons.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:52 pm

In case anyone was wondering Denver-Seattle is 17 miles too far.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:52 pm

NOTE: If I had just asked for what the instrument was instead of pinning it to a specfic song, I might have accepted xylophone for glockenspiel. But one is wood and the other is metal and they definitely sound different.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:53 pm

What would be the closest one by car for the NBA? San Antonio-Miami?

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:53 pm

Now I'm not so upset about being able to remember "Theramin".

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:53 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:53 pm What would be the closest one by car for the NBA? San Antonio-Miami?

Never mind forgot about the date caveat.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:55 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:53 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:53 pm What would be the closest one by car for the NBA? San Antonio-Miami?
Never mind forgot about the date caveat.

What was the determinant for the distance specifically? Home venue to home venue?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:55 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:53 pm What would be the closest one by car for the NBA? San Antonio-Miami?

Dallas would be even closer, right? I think Memphis, Minnesota, or New Orleans would have to represent the west to have a shot.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:55 pm

rass wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:53 pm Now I'm not so upset about being able to remember "Theramin".

I learned that one from the Midsomer Murders theme song.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:56 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:55 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:53 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:53 pm What would be the closest one by car for the NBA? San Antonio-Miami?
Never mind forgot about the date caveat.
What was the determinant for the distance specifically? Home venue to home venue?

No I think I just did "name of city" to "name of city"

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:56 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:55 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:53 pm What would be the closest one by car for the NBA? San Antonio-Miami?
Dallas would be even closer, right? I think Memphis, Minnesota, or New Orleans would have to represent the west to have a shot.

By about 70 miles.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:57 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:37 pm

FOUR most popular answers and one incorrect answer in the first half. That has to be a record for this.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:57 pm

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:52 pm In case anyone was wondering Denver-Seattle is 17 miles too far.

Where are you finding this? Google says it's at least 1305.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:57 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:52 pm Fuckin' spoons. I thought there was going to be an actual name for those other than fuckin' spoons.

Ha, me too. And now I'm pissed I didn't listen to my guy and say balalaika. Of course you nerds are a theramin crowd.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:59 pm

Inadvertantly timely!

Q10 - Name one of the top 10 players in career offensive WAR for the Texas Rangers franchise, according to baseball-reference

CORRECT
Michael Young (1) - Enoch
Frank Howard (1) - Pruitt
Adrian Beltre (2) - DSafe, Tony
Ian Kinsler (3) - Bronto, GPJ, Mister D
Juan Gonzalez (4) - DiS, Duff, LJam, Romero
Rafael Palmeiro (7) - AB, BFJ, Brian, GoodKarma, Nonlinear, Rex, Rush
Ivan Rodriguez (9) - Bengal, Carwash, Cerrano, Chedda, Giff, Jerloma, Rass, Syb, Trav

INCORRECT (14)
Jose Canseco - BSF
Harold Baines - Citgo
Buddy Bell - Sancarlos
Adolis (?) Garcia - Shirley
Larry (??) Walker - PDX

LEFTOVERS
Elvis Andrus
Rusty Greer
Toby Harrah

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:59 pm

Now SEVEN most popular answers.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:00 pm

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:00 pm

Thru 10
40 Rush
43 Duff
46 GPJ
47 DSafe
48 Brian
50 Enoch
50 Giff
52 GoodKarma
52 Pruitt
56 L-Jam
58 BFJ
58 Sancarlos
59 AB
61 DiS
62 Cerrano
62 Rass
64 Nonlinear
66 Bronto
70 PDX
72 Carwash
72 Rex
72 Syb
73 Tony
76 BSF
79 Chedda
79 Mister D
80 Bengal
81 Shirley
85 Romero
87 Jerloma
91 HaulCitgo

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:01 pm

80! With only one wrong answer! That’s really hard to do!

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:01 pm

Big couple of days for former Portlanders!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:02 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:59 pm
Larry (??) Walker - PDX

Walker Texas Ranger, give him a 1!

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:03 pm

good game Shirlz, and thanks as always ryan.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:06 pm

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:10 pm

Thanks Ryan!

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:12 pm

rass wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:03 pm good game Shirlz, and thanks as always ryan.

Lol. I did NOT give you a good game. But congrats anyway.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:14 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:02 pm
Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:59 pm
Larry (??) Walker - PDX

Walker Texas Ranger, give him a 1!

Oh man

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:22 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:59 pm Now SEVEN most popular answers.

I had six

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:29 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:51 pm Q9 - Name one of the odd musical instruments pictured below and labeled with a popular song in which it was featured (8)

CORRECT
Ocarina (1) - BSF
Melodica (1) - Pruitt
Hurdy Gurdy (2) - Enoch, PDX
Spoons (4) - GPJ, Citgo, Shirley, Trav
Theramin (8) - BFJ, Carwash, Duff, LJam, Nonlinear, Rush, Sancarlos, Syb
Slide Whistle (9) - Bengal, Cerrano, Chedda, DiS, Giff, GoodKarma, Rass, Romero

INCORRECT (14)
Xylophone - Brian, Bronto, Jerloma, Mister D, Tony
Penny Whistle - AB
Didgeridoo - Rex

LEFTOVERS
Balailaika
Glockenspiel
Electric Sitar

Ryan, just to confirm, I was the ninth person to answer slide whistle. I double-checked by score and the nine was in my total, just my name does not appear above.