REMINDERS
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, OCT. 3 @ 12 PM (Reveal here on the boards @ 1 PM)
MATCHUPS
QUESTIONS
1. Name one of the ten most populated cities in Oregon, per the 2010 Census (10)
2. Name a film that was nominated for 3 or more Oscars at the 86th Academy Awards ceremony, held in 2014 (11)
NOTE: Includes acting awards
3. SUBMITTED BY TRAVZILLA - Name one of the top 10 country artists (individuals and groups) of 2013, as ranked by Billboard.
NOTE: Ranking is based on an artist's chart performance on the Hot Country Songs (which includes airplay, sales, and streaming data) and Top Country Albums, as well as Boxscore touring revenue, Social 50 chart activity and ringtone sales. (10)
4. SUBMITTED BY DEGEN - Name a country that declared independence between when WWI ended in 1918 and when WWII began in 1939 (11)
5. Name the country of birth for any of Oddschecker.com's top 25 betting favorites to become the next Pope following the abdication announcement of Benedict XVI in February 2013 (13)
6. Name anyone other than Babe Ruth with at least 175 career home runs in MLB at the time of Ruth's retirement in 1935 (13)
7. SUBMITTED BY SHIRLEY - Name any men's college basketball player to win a major National Player of the Year award in multiple years (9)
NOTE: Awards include the Basketball Times, AP, USBWA, Wooden, NABC, Naismith, & Rupp
8. Name one of the 15 youngest entries on Forbes' most recent list of the 100 highest-paid athletes (15)
NOTE: Earnings recorded between June 2013 and June 2014 and are a combination of endorsements, winnings, and salary, including signing and playoff bonuses
HINTS: The 16th youngest on the list is Novak Djokovic. Right answers include athletes from the NBA, NFL, Soccer, Golf, and Boxing
9. Name anyone whose last name ends with "ov" who has scored at least 150 career NHL goals (12)
10. SUBMITTED BY JUNKYARD - Name a city that was home to a team in the inaugural 1920 season of the American Professional Football Association, which later became the NFL (13)
