The Swamp

Game of the Week

Nonlinear Bills (7-4) vs Mister D Eagles (6-4)

Football Video Game of the Week

Great Football ("INSHASHEPSHA")



Halftime Report of the Week

Q1 - Name the company that purchased one of the companies on the list below in one of the 100 biggest mergers and acquisitions of the 21st century (10)

CORRECT
Alltel = VERIZON WIRELESS (1) - GoodKarma
Kraft = HEINZ (1) - Jerloma
Aetna = CVS HEALTH (2) - DSafe, Nonlinear
Monsanto = BAYER (2) - Giff, Sancarlos
21st Century Fox = DISNEY (3) - Bengal, LJam, Tony
Activision Blizzard = MICROSOFT (4) - BSF, Carwash, Duff, Rush
WhatsApp = FACEBOOK (6) - AB, Brian, Bronto, DiS, Rass, Trav
Anheuser-Busch = INBEV (6) - Cerrano, Mister D, Pruitt, Rex, Shirley, Syb

INCORRECT (11)
Phillip Morris - Enoch, PDX
Coca-Cola - BFJ
Electronic Arts - GPJ
AT&T - Romero

LEFTOVERS
Dr Pepper Snapple = KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN

Is Sprint on your list? And please tell me AT&T bought them

T-Mobile bought Sprint.

Whoops, yeah

Sprint = T-MOBILE (2) - Chedda, Citgo

Q2 - Name anyone in the NFL top 5 for career passing, rushing, or receiving yards among ACTIVE players (15)

CORRECT
DeAndre Hopkins (1) - BSF
Derrick Henry (1) - Giff
Latavius Murray (1) - GPJ
Julio Jones (2) - Bengal, Sancarlos
Ezekiel Elliott (2) - DSafe, Rush
Davante Adams (2) - Jerloma, Trav
Kirk Cousins (2) - GoodKarma, Nonlinear
Russell Wilson (3) - Citgo, Rex, Shirley
Mike Evans (4) - Chedda, Enoch, LJam, Pruitt
Matthew Stafford (5) - AB, Brian, Bronto, Carwash, Rass
Aaron Rodgers (7) - BFJ, Cerrano, Duff, Mister D, PDX, Syb, Tony

INCORRECT (12)
Tyreek Hill - DiS
Kareem Hunt - Romero

LEFTOVERS
Andy Dalton
Nick Chubb
Melvin Gordon
I lied, here's another Travis Kelce

Q3 - Palma in the Balearic Islands and Las Palmas in the Canaries are two of Spain's ten overall largest cities. Name one of the ten largest cities found on the Spanish mainland (10)

CORRECT
Alicante (1) - PDX
Bilbao (1) - Rex
Zaragoza (2) - Carwath, Thedda
Malaga (2) - Nonlinear, Trav
Barcelona (3) - Jerloma, Mister D, Tony
Ohhhh, Valenciaaaa (5) - Bengal, BFJ, Brian, Citgo, Pruitt
Madrid (6) - BSF, Giff, Rass, Romero, Rush, Shirley
Seville (9) - AB, Bronto, DiS, Duff, Enoch, GPJ, LJam, Sancarlos, Syb

INCORRECT (14)
Betis - Cerrano
Granada - GoodKarma
Lisbon - DSafe

LEFTOVERS
Murcia
Cordoba

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:50 pm
Zaragoza (2) - Carwath, Thedda

I see what you did there.

I knew this would be bad, but most of these are from when I actually cared about CFB

Q4 - Name any of the college football players pictured below, all of whom once finished in 10th place in Heisman Trophy balloting (9)

CORRECT
Tim Rattay (1) - DiS
Amos Zereoue (1) - Rass
Eric Zeier (2) - Enoch, Citgo
Chris Long (4) - BFJ, Brian, Romero, Shirley
Bobby Hoying (4) - Carwash, GoodKarma, LJam, Mister D
Shaun King (9) - Bengal, Bronto, Chedda, DSafe, Duff, GPJ, Nonlinear, Rex, Rush

INCORRECT (14)
Eric Kramer - AB
JJ Watt - BSF
Ty Detmer - Cerrano
Steve Slaton - Giff
Dee Dowis - Sancarlos
Daunte Culpepper - Syb
Donovan McNabb - Tony
Steve McNair - Trav
Dammit - PDX
Devoin Shower-Handel - Pruitt

LEFTOVERS
Rudi Johnson
Elvis Dumervil
Beau Morgan

Q5 - The first round of the "Toms" draft episode of All Fantasy Everything featured Cruise, Hanks, Jones, and Brady. Name one of the other picks from rounds 2-4 (12)

CORRECT
Tom Brokaw (MINUS-1) - Rass
Thomas the Tank Engine (2) - Chedda, Shirley
Tom Hardy (2) - DiS, Giff
Tom Cat (4) - BSF, GoodKarma, Nonlinear, Romero
Tom Selleck (4) - Bengal, GPJ, Citgo, Jerloma
Tom Petty (4) - Carwash, Mister D, Pruitt, Syb

INCORRECT (9)
Thomas Edison - BFJ, Rex, Tony
Thomas Jefferson - AB, Duff
Tom Glavine - Brian, Enoch
Tom Green - Bronto
Tom Bosley! - Cerrano
Thomas Magnum (ouch, sorry) - PDX
Thomas Aquinas - Sancarlos
Tom Holland - Trav
Tom Hiddleston - DSafe
Tom Sawyer - LJam
Tom Bombadil

LEFTOVERS
Tommy Chong
Tom Morello
Tommy Boy
Thomas Haden Church
Tom DeLonge
Tom Berenger

I accept that I'm in the vast minority when I say I don't get the big deal about Tom Hardy.


ETA: And allow me to go on record that Tom & Jerry sucks.

All four teams with at least 9 wins are losing at the half

So who's starting the discussion about how right/wrong the list of Tom's is?

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:55 pm I knew this would be bad, but most of these are from when I actually cared about CFB

Q4 - Name any of the college football players pictured below, all of whom once finished in 10th place in Heisman Trophy balloting (9)

CORRECT
Tim Rattay (1) - DiS
Amos Zereoue (1) - Rass
Eric Zeier (2) - Enoch, Citgo
Chris Long (4) - BFJ, Brian, Romero, Shirley
Bobby Hoying (4) - Carwash, GoodKarma, LJam, Mister D
Shaun King (9) - Bengal, Bronto, Chedda, DSafe, Duff, GPJ, Nonlinear, Rex, Rush

INCORRECT (14)
Eric Kramer - AB
JJ Watt - BSF
Ty Detmer - Cerrano
Steve Slaton - Giff
Dee Dowis - Sancarlos
Daunte Culpepper - Syb
Donovan McNabb - Tony
Steve McNair - Trav
Dammit - PDX
Devoin Shower-Handel - Pruitt

LEFTOVERS
Rudi Johnson
Elvis Dumervil
Beau Morgan

While I recognize most of those names, I never would have recognized any of them in a picture.

Lowell higher than Jefferson? Strange world. And boy am I getting my ass kicked

Q6 - Since and including 2021, name an MLB team that finished at least 40 games out of first place in their division OR the corresponding division winner (10)

CORRECT
Rays (1) - Bengal
Braves (1) - Citgo
Diamondbacks (2) - AB, Duff
A's (2) - GPJ, Pruitt
Dodgers (3) - Chedda, Rex, Tony
Nationals (3) - Enoch, Mister D, Shirley
Astros (4) - Giff, Romero, Sancarlos, Trav
Orioles (5) - BFJ, Bronto, Carwash, LJam, Nonlinear
Rockies (5) - Brian, DSafe, GoodKarma, PDX, Rush

INCORRECT (10)
Pirates - Cerrano, Rass
Marlins - Jerloma, Syb
Royals - BSF
Rangers - DiS

LEFTOVERS
Giants

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:50 pm INCORRECT (14)
Lisbon - DSafe

Need to create some sort of Mister D Award for embarrassing geography answers.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:03 pm I accept that I'm in the vast minority when I say I don't get the big deal about Tom Hardy.


ETA: And allow me to go on record that Tom & Jerry sucks.

I would have said I've never seen him in anything, but looking at his IMDB page, I've seen movies he was in and he didn't register. Hear the name a lot, not even sure what he looks like. Him and all the Chris' (Pratt excluded) are a jumble to me. And I'm pissed at myself for not having the balls to say Tommy Boy.

This one is sneaky weird...

Q7 - The 36 most-common words in the written English language are 4 letters or shorter. Name a 5-letter word or longer that's ranked in the top 100 (12)

CORRECT
After (1) - AB
These (1) - DiS
Would (2) - Giff, Trav
Which (3) - Bengal, Nonlinear, Pruitt
Because (3) - BSF, Duff, Rush
About (4) - Bronto, Carwash, GPJ, Mister D
There (10) - BFJ, Chedda, GoodKarma, Citgo, Jerloma, Rass, Rex, Romero, Shirley, Syb

INCORRECT (15)
Where - DSafe, PDX
Since - Brian
Under - Sancarlos
Maybe - Tony
Great - Cerrano
Light - LJam
Teacher - Enoch

LEFTOVERS
Their
People
Could
Other
Think

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:12 pm This one is sneaky weird...

Q7 - The 36 most-common words in the written English language are 4 letters or shorter. Name a 5-letter word or longer that's ranked in the top 100 (12)

CORRECT
After (1) - AB
These (1) - DiS
Would (2) - Giff, Trav
Which (3) - Bengal, Nonlinear, Pruitt
Because (3) - BSF, Duff, Rush
About (4) - Bronto, Carwash, GPJ, Mister D
There (10) - BFJ, Chedda, GoodKarma, Citgo, Jerloma, Rass, Rex, Romero, Shirley, Syb

INCORRECT (15)
Where - DSafe, PDX
Since - Brian
Under - Sancarlos
Maybe - Tony
Great - Cerrano
Light - LJam
Teacher - Enoch

LEFTOVERS
Their
People
Could
Other
Think

I meant "their" but spelled it wrong, can I get a score change?

Q8 - Name one of the ten most recent geographic identifiers (e.g. "New York" or "Golden State") to be changed in the name of an NHL franchise, dating back to 1976 (10)

CORRECT
Cleveland (MINUS 1) - Pruitt
Quebec (2) - BFJ, DSafe
Hartford (2) - Citgo, Romero
Colorado (2) - Rass, Sancarlos
Winnipeg (3) - AB, DiS, PDX
Phoenix (4) - Brian, Bronto, LJam, Trav
Atlanta (6) - Bengal, GoodKarma, Jerloma, Rex, Syb, Tony
Minnesota (7) - BSF, Carwash, Duff, GPJ, Mister D, Nonlinear, Shirley

INCORRECT (12)
New Jersey - Cerrano
Carolina - Chedda
North Carolina - Enoch
Arizona - Giff
Edmonton - Rush

LEFTOVERS
Kansas City
California

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:10 pm A's (2) - GPJ, Pruitt

There's a Jordan-level answer.

I guess I should have asked WTF that question meant.

Giff wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:16 pm I guess I should have asked WTF that question meant.

I guess a bunch of people should have.

Does Minnesota count if they left and then another one came in? If not, "California". Gonna assume that's the one that kicks this off in 1976.

Fuck.

mister d wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:11 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:50 pm INCORRECT (14)
Lisbon - DSafe

Need to create some sort of Mister D Award for embarrassing geography answers.

My favorite part was, somewhere around 20 hours later and someplace between Syracuse and Washington DC, when my brain, which was mostly off thanks to driving, flashed the fact, "Lisbon is in Portugal".

I wasn't thinking about Swampcrash (I hardly do when I answer, clearly). Just out of nowhere.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:16 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:10 pm A's (2) - GPJ, Pruitt

There's a Jordan-level answer.

Naw, it still requires a level of following baseball, whereas everyone knows Jordan was the greatest. Living in the Bay area probably helps, but I couldn't tell you if the As have been good or terrible.

Q9 - Name the American reality television show that matches any of the foreign adaptations listed below along with the country they air in (10)

CORRECT
Expeditie Robinson = SURVIVOR (2) - GoodKarma, Rush
La Casa de Los Secretos = BIG BROTHER (4) - BSF, Rass, Romero, Tony
Myanmar's Got Talent = AMERICA'S GOT TALENT (4) - Enoch, Citgo, Jerloma, Mister D
Jefe encubierto = UNDERCOVER BOSS (5) - Brian, PDX, Rex, Sancarlos, Trav
Mission Catwalk = PROJECT RUNWAY (6) - BFJ, Bronto, Cerrano, Pruitt, Syb, Bengal
O Grande Perdedor = THE BIGGEST LOSER (8) - Bengal, Carwash, Duff, Giff, GPJ, LJam, Nonlinear, Shirley

INCORRECT (13)
Shark Tank - AB
America's Next Top Model - DiS, DSafe

LEFTOVERS
Yok Boyle Dans = DANCING WITH THE STARS
Kandidat = THE APPRENTICE
Eesti otsib superstaari = AMERICAN IDOL

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:21 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:11 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:50 pm INCORRECT (14)
Lisbon - DSafe

Need to create some sort of Mister D Award for embarrassing geography answers.

My favorite part was, somewhere around 20 hours later and someplace between Syracuse and Washington DC, when my brain, which was mostly off thanks to driving, flashed the fact, "Lisbon is in Portugal".

I wasn't thinking about Swampcrash (I hardly do when I answer, clearly). Just out of nowhere.

In the interest of full honesty, I googled “Lisbon Spain” before posting that, just in case there’s also one there and everyone but me knew it.

Yep, completely overthought an answer yet again.

OK, lots on the line here including a tie in our game of the week. I hope everyone said a European country, especially if they're playing against the King of Geography in said game of the week!

Q10 - There are 207 national teams included in the FIFA Men's World Rankings. Name any UEFA team ranked LOWER (worse) than Estonia, currently sitting at 118 (10)

CORRECT
Lithuania (1) - Bengal
Latvia (1) - Giff
Malta (1) - GPJ
Gibraltar (2) - Bronto, Cerrano
Cyprus (2) - Enoch, Rass
Moldova (3) - Brian, Jerloma, Trav
Liechtenstein (4) - BFJ, GoodKarma, LJam, Pruitt
Andorra (4) - Carwash, Rex, Shirley, Syb
Faroe Islands (6) - Chedda, DiS, Duff, PDX, Rush, Sancarlos

INCORRECT (11)
North Macedonia - AB
Czechia - BSF
Bosnia - DSafe
Finland - Romero
Serbia - Tony
Canary Islands - Citgo
Luxembourg - Mister D
Bhutan - Nonlinear

LEFTOVERS
San Marino

Mister D wins on the second tiebreak going back to Q9. Duff comes back to remain undefeated while other the other top dogs fall.

Records aren't updated.

Thought I had a shot at the upset. Good game, Pruitt. Thanks as always, Ryan.

I gotta get a new quarterback for my team.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:05 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:55 pm I knew this would be bad, but most of these are from when I actually cared about CFB

Q4 - Name any of the college football players pictured below, all of whom once finished in 10th place in Heisman Trophy balloting (9)

CORRECT
Tim Rattay (1) - DiS
Amos Zereoue (1) - Rass
Eric Zeier (2) - Enoch, Citgo
Chris Long (4) - BFJ, Brian, Romero, Shirley
Bobby Hoying (4) - Carwash, GoodKarma, LJam, Mister D
Shaun King (9) - Bengal, Bronto, Chedda, DSafe, Duff, GPJ, Nonlinear, Rex, Rush

INCORRECT (14)
Eric Kramer - AB
JJ Watt - BSF
Ty Detmer - Cerrano
Steve Slaton - Giff
Dee Dowis - Sancarlos
Daunte Culpepper - Syb
Donovan McNabb - Tony
Steve McNair - Trav
Dammit - PDX
Devoin Shower-Handel - Pruitt

LEFTOVERS
Rudi Johnson
Elvis Dumervil
Beau Morgan

While I recognize most of those names, I never would have recognized any of them in a picture.

I got Tim Rattay because I remembered the helmet...

I don't understand how Bhutan is wrong?

Because I'm STUPID... God dammit. RIF, motherfucker.

I deserve that L... Jesus, man.