NFL Swampcrash CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS - ANSWER BY 12:30 ET

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:58 am

MATCHUPS

5. Giff @ 1. Wlulax
4. Bengal @ 2. DC

REMINDERS

Everyone should still be answering

INSTRUCTIONS

Send answers to ryantfriedman (gmail) or private message here

ANSWERS DUE FRIDAY JAN 23 @ NOON

QUESTIONS

1. Name any pair of U.S. states that border each other where one has at least 7 times the population of the other (10)
NOTE: Great Lake borders do NOT count.
HINT: Next on the list would be Pennsylvania-West Virginia

2. Name any U.S. President that attended a current Ivy League school as an undergraduate (11)

3. Name a past or present host of 60 Minutes (14)
NOTE: Does not include part-time correspondents, examples of which include Anderson Cooper, Walter Cronkite, Bob Schieffer, and Norah O'Donnell

4. Name one of the five principal layers of Earth's atmosphere OR one of the two surviving types of mammalian egg layers (7)

5. Name any Creedence Clearwater Revival single to be certified Gold or Platinum in the U.S. (14)
NOTE: Includes 8 answers from the era when Billboard charts included both songs from so-called "double-sided singles". My source assigns the Gold or Platinum status to just the first song, but I'm including the second song in each case.

6. Name any ACTIVE MLB player who has appeared in over 750 games with at least 80% of them coming as a centerfielder (13)

7. Name a team in this year's final AP Top 25 College Football poll that did NOT play a game on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day (13)

8. Name one of the top 200 leading scorers in NBA (-only) history whose last name starts with the letter D (11)

9. Name a TEAM sport currently contested at the winter or summer version of the Deaflympic Games (9)
NOTE: There are 2 answers that are variations of 2 other answers (i.e. "Baseball" and "Indoor Baseball"). Be specific if you want to try for one of these variations. Additionally, one of those variations is the only answer on the list that is NOT seen (or heard) at the, um, regular hearing Olympics

10. Counting this coming game, name what one of the 10 most recent Super Bowl matchups WOULD HAVE BEEN if the conference championship game results were reversed (10)
NOTE: I just need the pair of teams - not any year or Super Bowl number

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 8:33 am

In. Have at it DC.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:03 am

tennbengal wrote:In. Have at it DC.

Coming from bengal, that's positively Namathesque.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:53 am

No, that was meant to be me acknowledging the imminent defeat. I score in the 40s for my very best scores, more typically in the 50s. If DC does what he normally does, I don't have a chance.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:44 am

Only a day left...

IN

SL
Carwash
Diamond
Brian
Bensell
Wlulax
Cheddah
Sabo
Sancarlos
BSF
Pruitt
Alex
Bengal

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:59 am

In #4, what is a "type" exactly?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:03 am

rass wrote:In #4, what is a "type" exactly?

Taxonomically, they're 2 subgroups of the Monotreme order. Conversationally, they're 2 different animals.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:07 am

Thanks.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:06 pm

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 7:15 am

I don't want to say too much here, but it would be nice if at least one more person would submit answers. Such as...

PDX
Rass
TT
Bronto
Junkyard
Jerloma
BFJ
Ljam
Sybian
Fluff
Shirley
Degen

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:10 am

Ryan wrote:I don't want to say too much here, but it would be nice if at least one more person would submit answers. Such as...

PDX
Rass
TT
Bronto
Junkyard
Jerloma
BFJ
Ljam
Sybian
Fluff
Shirley
Degen

Cmon kids. He did this shit all year. Finish strong.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:25 am

Shit. I did it again. PM'd.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:50 am

Reveal at 12:45 PM ET. Will accept answers right up until then.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:55 am

Sorry, just e-mailed

Yard of Junk · Post by **Yard of Junk** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:55 pm

The Sybian wrote:Sorry, just e-mailed

If not too late, mine will be there in five minutes.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:57 pm

Will accept them

Yard of Junk · Post by **Yard of Junk** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:02 pm

Sent.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:05 pm

Q1 - Name any pair of U.S. states that border each other where one has at least 7 times the population of the other (10) NOTE: Great Lake borders do NOT count. HINT: Next on the list would be Pennsylvania-West Virginia

CORRECT ANSWERS
New Jersey-Delaware (1) - Cerrano
California-Oregon (2) - Jerloma, PDX
Colorado-Wyoming (2) - Rush, Sancarlos
Minnesota-North Dakota (2) - SL, Trav
New York-Vermont (2) - Carwash, Sybian
Texas-Arkansas (2) - Bengal, Giff
Texas-New Mexico (2) - Junkyard, Pruitt
California-Nevada (3) - Alex, Brian, Keg
Pennsylvania-Delaware (3) - Cheddah, DC, Rass

INCORRECT ANSWERS (8)
Texas-Oklahoma - AB, Bensell, Bronto, Wlulax
Washington-Idaho - Diamond, Sabo
Florida-South Carolina - BSF
New York-New Hampshire - Ljam
California-Idaho - Shirley

LEFTOVERS
Massachusetts-Vermont

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:06 pm

sorry, forgot about this

so much for perfect attendance.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:07 pm

WOO MOST POPULAR AND INCORRECT!

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:07 pm

Ryan wrote:California-Idaho - Shirley

Ha! I are dumb.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:08 pm

Q2 - Name any U.S. President that attended a current Ivy League school as an undergraduate (11)

CORRECT ANSWERS
Franklin Roosevelt (1) - Rush
John Quincy Adams (1) - Junkyard
Barack Obama (1) - Keg
John Kennedy (2) - Carwash
Teddy Roosevelt (3) - Cerrano, Sabo, Sancarlos
William Taft (3) - Diamond, SL, Wlulax
Woodrow Wilson (4) - Brian, DC, Ljam, Pruitt
George W Bush (6) - Alex, Bronto, Cheddah, Jerloma, Sybian, Trav
George HW Bush (7) - AB, Bengal, Bensell, BSF, Giff, Rass, Shirley

INCORRECT ANSWERS (12)
Bill Clinton - PDX

LEFTOVERS
John Adams
James Madison

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:09 pm

3 people answered states that don't touch?

Post by **brian** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:12 pm

Shirley wrote:
Ryan wrote:California-Idaho - Shirley
Ha! I are dumb.

Arguably not as bad as South Carolina/Florida though.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:13 pm

Q3 - Name a past or present host of 60 Minutes (14) NOTE: Does not include part-time correspondents, examples of which include Anderson Cooper, Walter Cronkie, Bob Schieffer, and Norah O'Donnell

CORRECT ANSWERS
Lara Logan (1) - Cheddah
Diane Sawyer (1) -Carwash
Meredith Vieira (1) - Wlulax
Dan Rather (2) - Giff, SL
Ed Bradley (3) - DC, Diamond, Sybian
Harry Reasoner (3) - Ljam, Sabo, Sancarlos
Mike Wallace (3) - Keg, PDX, Rush
Lesley Stahl (4) - Bengal, Brian, Bronto, Shirley
Morley Safer (9) - AB, Alex, Bensell, Cerrano, Jerloma, Junkyard, Pruitt, Rass, Trav

INCORRECT ANSWERS (14)
No Answer - BSF

LEFTOVERS
Steve Kroft
Scott Pelley
Bob Simon
Bill Whitaker
Christiane Amanpour

THRU 3
4 Carwash
6 Rush
7 SL
7 Keg
8 Sancarlos
10 DC
10 Cheddah
11 Brian
11 Giff
11 Sybian
12 wlulax
12 Junkyard
13 Cerrano
13 Bengal
14 Diamond
14 Sabo
15 Ljam
15 Pruitt
17 PDX
17 Jerloma
17 Trav
18 Bronto
18 Alex
19 Rass
19 Shirley
24 Bensell
24 AB
29 BSF
34 TT
34 BFJ
34 Fluff
34 Degen

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:14 pm

brian wrote:
Shirley wrote:
Ryan wrote:California-Idaho - Shirley
Ha! I are dumb.
Arguably not as bad as South Carolina/Florida though.

I sometimes forget how big Nevada is. I was picturing some overlap there.

But yeah, I'd say SC-FL is much worse. Ha! I'm only the second dumbest!

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:15 pm

Q4 - Name one of the five principal layers of Earth's atmosphere OR one of the two surviving types egg-laying mammals (7)

CORRECT ANSWERS
Platypus (1) - Bensell
Thermosphere (2) - DC, Wlulax
Mesosphere (3) - AB, Diamond, Sabo
Stratosphere (5) - Carwash, Cheddah, Jerloma, Keg, Sybian
Troposphere (8) - Bengal, BSF, Giff, Ljam, Pruitt, Rass, Rush, Shirley

INCORRECT ANSWERS (13)
Crust - Brian, Bronto, Cerrano, Sancarlos
Ionosphere - PDX, SL, Trav
Ozone - Alex, Junkyard

LEFTOVERS
Exosphere
Echidna

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:16 pm

I know a certain Swamper who will be very hurt over that.

Post by **brian** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:16 pm

Atmosphere. Atmosphere. Ha. I'm fucking stupid too. Or at least horrible at reading comprehension.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:19 pm

Q5 - Name any Creedence Clearwater Revival single to be certified Gold or Platinum in the U.S. (14)

CORRECT ANSWERS
Green River (1) - Diamond
Run Through the Jungle (1) - Wlulax
Sweet Hitchhiker (1) - DC
Travelin' Band (1) -Ljam
Bad Moon Rising (2) - Bronto, Sybian
Lookin' Out My Back Door (2) - Junkyard, Rush
Susie Q (2) - AB, Rass
Up Around the Bend (2) - Pruitt, Sancarlos
Down on the Corner (3) - BSF, Cheddah, Giff
Proud Mary (3) - Bengal, Sabo, SL
Fortunate Son (6) - Alex, Bensell, Carwash, Jerloma, Shirley, Trav

INCORRECT ANSWERS (11)
Born on the Bayou - Brian, Cerrano
Midnight Special - PDX
No Answer - Keg

LEFTOVERS
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Who'll Stop the Rain
Long as I Can See the Light
Hey Tonight

HALF
13 DC
15 Carwash
15 wlulax
16 Rush
18 Diamond
18 Cheddah
18 Sybian
20 Sabo
22 Giff
23 SL
23 Sancarlos
23 Keg
24 Ljam
24 Bengal
25 Pruitt
27 Junkyard
28 Jerloma
29 Rass
29 AB
31 Bensell
33 Bronto
33 Shirley
35 Brian
36 Trav
37 Cerrano
37 Alex
40 BSF
41 PDX
58 TT
58 BFJ
58 Fluff
58 Degen

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:23 pm

Q6 - Name any ACTIVE MLB player who has appeared in over 750 games with at least 80% of them coming as a centerfielder (13)

CORRECT ANSWERS
Colby Rasmus (1) - Alex
Denard Span (1) - Bengal
B.J. Upton (1) - Cheddah
Jacoby Ellsbury (2) - Jerloma, Ljam
Adam Jones (2) -Diamond, Pruitt
Michael Bourn (3) - Bronto, Giff, Sabo
Andrew McCutchen (3) - Bensell, Keg, SL

INCORRECT ANSWERS (8)
Torii Hunter - BSF, Cerrano
Coco Crisp - DC, Rush
Vernon Wells - Trav, Wlulax
Shane Victorino - AB
Austin Jackson - Brian
Matt Kemp - Carwash
Ichiro - Rass
Angel Pagan - Sancarlos
Andruw Jones - Shirley
Carlos Beltran - Sybian
No Answer - Junkyard, PDX

LEFTOVERS
Curtis Granderson
Chris Young
Grady Sizemore
Carlos Gomez
Dexter Fowler
Drew Stubbs

HALF
13 DC

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:26 pm

Q7 - Name a team in this year's final AP Top 25 College Football poll that did NOT play a game on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day (13)

CORRECT ANSWERS
Kansas State (1) - Giff
Utah (2) - PDX, Sancarlos
Clemson (3) - Diamond, Jerloma, Shirley
Marshall (3) - Alex, Sabo, SL
Georgia (5) - Bensell, Bronto, DC, Junkyard, Rush
UCLA (7) - AB, Bengal, Cheddah, Keg, Pruitt, Rass, Wlulax

INCORRECT ANSWERS (12)
TCU - BSF, Trav
Stanford - Brian
Notre Dame - Carwash
Ohio State - Cerrano
Mississippi State - Ljam
Baylor - Sybian

LEFTOVERS
Arizona State
Wisconsin
Missouri
USC
Auburn
Louisville
Memphis

THRU 7
23 Diamond
26 DC
26 Cheddah
26 Sabo
26 Giff
29 SL
29 Rush
30 wlulax
32 Bengal
33 Jerloma
33 Sancarlos
33 Keg
34 Pruitt
35 Carwash
38 Ljam
38 Sybian
39 Bensell
40 Junkyard
41 Bronto
41 Alex
44 Rass
44 AB
44 Shirley
51 PDX
55 Brian
56 Trav
57 Cerrano
60 BSF
78 TT
78 BFJ
78 Fluff
78 Degen

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:29 pm

Q8 - Name one of the top 200 leading scorers in NBA history whose last name starts with the letter D (11)

CORRECT ANSWERS
Bob Dandridge (1) - Wlulax
Joe Dumars (1) - PDX
Baron Davis (2) - Keg, Ljam
Dave DeBuscherre (2) - DC, Rass
Kevin Durant (3) - Jerloma, Rush, Sybian
Adrian Dantley (4) - Bengal, Brian, Diamond, SL
Tim Duncan (4) - Alex, Bronto, Junkyard, Sabo
Walter Davis (4) - Carwash, Pruitt, Sancarlos, Shirley
Clyde Drexler (5) - AB, BSF, Cheddah, Giff, Trav

INCORRECT ANSWERS (10)
Unspecified Davis - Cerrano
Darryl Dawkins - Bensell

LEFTOVERS
John Drew
Vlade Divac

THRU 8
27 Diamond
28 DC
30 Sabo
31 wlulax
31 Cheddah
31 Giff
32 Rush
33 SL
35 Keg
36 Jerloma
36 Bengal
37 Sancarlos
38 Pruitt
39 Carwash
40 Ljam
41 Sybian
44 Junkyard
45 Bronto
45 Alex
46 Rass
48 Shirley
49 Bensell
49 AB
52 PDX
58 Cerrano
59 Brian
61 Trav
65 BSF
88 TT
88 BFJ
88 Fluff
88 Degen

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:32 pm

Q9 - Name a TEAM sport currently contested at the winter or summer version of the Deaflympic Games (9) NOTE: There are 2 answers that are variations of 2 other answers (i.e. "Baseball" and "Indoor Baseball") Be specific if you want to try for one of these variations. Additionally, one of those variations is the only answer on the list that is NOT seen at the, um, regular Olympics

CORRECT ANSWERS
Beach Volleyball (2) - BSF, Sabo
Handball (2) - Rush, Wlulax
Ice Hockey (2) - Keg, Trav
Water Polo (2) - DC, Shirley
Soccer (3) - Bengal, Ljam, Sybian
Basketball (7) - Alex, Bensell, Brian, Cheddah, Junkyard, Rass, SL
Volleyball (9) - AB, Bronto, Carwash, Cerrano, Diamond, Giff, Jerloma, PDX, Pruitt

INCORRECT ANSWERS (14)
Marco Polo (the best answer ever and I don't feel bad for not asking if he meant water polo) - Sancarlos

LEFTOVERS
Beach Soccer
Curling

THRU 9
30 DC
32 Sabo
33 wlulax
34 Rush
36 Diamond
37 Keg
38 Cheddah
39 Bengal
40 SL
40 Giff
43 Ljam
44 Sybian
45 Jerloma
47 Pruitt
48 Carwash
50 Shirley
51 Junkyard
51 Sancarlos
52 Alex
53 Rass
54 Bronto
56 Bensell
58 AB
61 PDX
63 Trav
66 Brian
67 BSF
67 Cerrano
102 TT
102 BFJ
102 Fluff
102 Degen

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:36 pm

Q10 - Not counting this coming game, name what one of the 10 most recent Super Bowl matchups WOULD HAVE BEEN if the conference championship game results were reversed (10)

CORRECT ANSWERS
Ravens-Eagles (1) - Rass
Jets-Bears (1) - Alex
Jets-Vikings (1) - Ljam
Broncos-Panthers (2) - Carwash, SL
Pats-Niners (2) - AB, Sancarlos
Pats-Saints (3) - Bronto, Jerloma, Pruitt
Pats-Falcons (4) - Bengal, Junkyard, Rush, Wlulax
Chargers-Packers (4) - Brian, Cerrano, Diamond, Giff
Colts-Packers (9) - Bensell, BSF, Cheddah, DC, Keg, PDX, Sabo, Shirley, Trav

INCORRECT ANSWERS (14)
Jets-Packers - Sybian

LEFTOVERS
Ravens-Niners

FINAL
37 wlulax
38 Rush
39 DC
40 Diamond
41 Sabo
42 SL
43 Bengal
44 Giff
44 Ljam
46 Keg
47 Cheddah
48 Jerloma
50 Carwash
50 Pruitt
53 Sancarlos
53 Alex
54 Rass
55 Junkyard
57 Bronto
58 Sybian
59 Shirley
60 AB
65 Bensell
70 PDX
70 Brian
71 Cerrano
72 Trav
76 BSF
116 TT
116 BFJ
116 Fluff
116 Degen

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:37 pm

That is fucking hilarious.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:41 pm

I celarly checked out. I really am surprised I missed so many/picked most popular. Especially TX-OK. Figured that was a solid top 10 answer.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:43 pm

Played out like it should have, needed turnovers from DC, only got one.

Ryan, thanks so much for doing this again this year. Huge fun, much appreciated.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:45 pm

Someone check Wlulax' balls!

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:46 pm

For the record, I would think a deaf olympics game of marco polo would garner huge ratings...