The Greatest Swampcrash

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sat Feb 20, 2016 8:47 am

..this week

Okay here is how this will work. Games is open until I close it (but no sooner than next Friday).
Two Games- Total Score and Elimination
Elimination Scoring- After the first half of the questions we eliminate the bottom set of people. Then every 3 questions after that we eliminate more so we are down to the last 3 questions with 3 respondents. Elimination will be based on the 3 question totals (not total score).

Some flexibility in elimination may be necessary based on total number of respondents.

PM your answers.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Feb 20, 2016 9:44 am

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sat Feb 20, 2016 9:49 am

Lots and Lots of Questions....As you will see some are just not googleable...so lets have some fun.

1.) Name a character name or actor that played that character of the Jamaican Bobsleigh team (including coach) in Cool Runnings.

2.) According to SI, name one of the top 10 sports books of all time (note: source article is from late 2002).

3.) Name a member of the Fictional Athlete Hall of Fame (note: I am sourcing this from 2 distinct sites); think tv & movie characters.

4.) Name one of the last 10 Calder Cup Champions.

5.) Name on of Apollo Creeds Nicknames

6.) In a standard 5-man high school officiating crew for Football, name one of the positions in the crew.

7.) Name the make of a car that wlu_lax6 has owned in his lifetime (either hand me down or purchased). 2 Bonus point reduction if you get the model (no penalty for wrong guess)

8.) Name a guest of Between Two Ferns

9.) Name a NFL player in the top 10 for playoff appearances.

10.) Name a FBS school that wears Under Armour

11.) Name a Ramones studio album

12.) Name a brand of bike that wlu_lax6 has owned or has bought for his wife & or kids

13.) Name one of the top 12 individuals by appearance as a panelist on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.

14.) Name a football team or city of that team from Any Given Sunday

15.) List one number that wlu_lax6 had on his jersey in his high school and/or college lacrosse or soccer career

16.) Give the name of a color commentator for Monday Night Football (all time).

17.) Name one of the top 10 current "unicorn" companies

18.) In the classic James Cann movie Roller Ball their are 6 major corporations. What is the product/area for those corporations (wrong example: Entertainment or Logistics). 2 Bonus Point reduction if you name the capital city associated with the corporation.

19.) Name a movie written by Charlie Kaufman.

20.) Name a Podcast that is currently on wlu_lax6's Stitcher playlist. 1 Bonus Point reduction if you correctly guess if it is on the Primary, Secondary, or Third list (no penalty for incorrect guess)

21.) Name a Dodge Ball team form Dodgeball A True Underdog Story

22.) Name an NBA player who wore 00

23.) Name a performer who has more than 50 appearances on the American Version of Whose Line Is It Anyway.

24.) Name a stadium where wlu_lax6 has watched a college, pro, or international soccer match (bonus 2 points reduction if you name a non-home team I saw at the venue--no penalty for incorrect guess on team)

25.) Based on community rating name one of the top 20 pinball machines (source is the site that my tournament playing pinball friend says is the standard).

26.) Name a baseball, ice hockey or basketball team from the Simpsons (note: Excluding references to real teams for this one).

27.) Name a state that has hosted the U.S. Olympic Marathon Qualifier race

28.) Name on of the top 10 Jewish Basketball Players of all time

29.) Name one of the "staff members" of Car Talk (looking for one of the funny ones, not real person)

30.) Name a country that was represented on the soccer team I played for at the Inaugural World Scholar Athlete Games held in 1993 (2 bonus point reduction if you get the position correct for a person from that country--no penalty for wrong guess).

31.) Name a bagel that you can buy at Einstein Brothers Bagel Company

32.) Name a champion of the Swamp Premiership Fantasy Football League (2005-Current)

TT2.0 · Post by **TT2.0** » Sun Feb 21, 2016 1:37 am

on number 9, does the player have to be currently active?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sun Feb 21, 2016 12:24 pm

TT2.0 wrote:on number 9, does the player have to be currently active?

no

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:41 am

You're a madman wlulax.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 8:41 am

Spolier alert - I won't make it past the group of 3 questions where I answer "nope" two times. Or the group after that.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 8:50 am

In. About evenly divided between questions where I had a legit answer, wild guesses, and ones where I couldn't even come up with a smartass fake answer.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 9:34 am

Johnny Carwash wrote:In. About evenly divided between questions where I had a legit answer, wild guesses, and ones where I couldn't even come up with a smartass fake answer.

Which is exactly how I designed the question distribution. Almost added point reductions for arbitrary credit for funniest answers per question but decided to try and keep it somewhat objective (considering how many of these are just downright guesses/educated guesses/strategic guessing)

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:20 am

Can I ask what a unicorn company is?

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 11:48 am

The Sybian wrote:Can I ask what a unicorn company is?

2nding for this. Was going to google what it means but I'm afraid it will reveal the companies themselves.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 11:50 am

Yeah, I looked it up after submitting and it's virtually impossible to find the definition without seeing a possible answer as an example.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 12:53 pm

Since Johnny looked it up, I will let him decide if we should define or not

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 1:11 pm

Sure, why not. Spoilered in case anyone wants to stay as "pure" as possible:

[+] spoiler: From Wikipedia:

In the U.S. investment and venture-capital industry the term unicorn denotes a start-up company—originally and often software-focused, but as of 2016 more inclusive of other sectors—whose valuation has exceeded the somewhat arbitrary value of $1 billion.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 3:08 pm

I didn't look up the meaning of unicorn.

Is it too late to change my answer?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 3:29 pm

I think with this one you should actually be able to change your answers up to and including after the question's answers and scoring have been revealed.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 3:58 pm

Pruitt wrote:I didn't look up the meaning of unicorn.

Is it too late to change my answer?

okay by me, that is why I gave Johnny Carwash the decision. He put the definition so I will accept an updated answer

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:01 pm

bump...let's see some effort here

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:13 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote:bump...let's see some effort here

Seriously, people. I submitted this one within 2 days, and I'm the worst.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:21 pm

The Sybian wrote:
wlu_lax6 wrote:bump...let's see some effort here
Seriously, people. I submitted this one within 2 days, and I'm the worst.

Seriously, people. He is!

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:46 pm

Some clarifications, please:

#1) WTF?

#2) Are books after 2002 considered if you like them subjectively and think they would have been on the list had they been released prior to 2002? Are books that may be written at some point in the future eligible (Just thinking of Ken Griffey Jr.s forthcoming opus "We all Did Steroids, Deal With it!")?

#3) Can I put myself down for this one, as in a fictitious world I have been simultaneously a chief member of the Cincinnati Reds, Michael Jordan's only kryptonite?

#4) This is fictitious, too, right?

#5) Can I use any of the "nicknames" I called you when reading these questions instead?

#6) I know a guy who referees high school football, but not his official title. Can I just tell you his name?

#7) Does this include only cars that were paid off in full at some point during your ownership, and do rentals count if you used for like, a weeklong vacation?

#8) UK or American Version?

#9) Does it count as a playoff appearance if you get trotted out on the field in pre-game ceremonies because you were a former Super Bowl MVP? Or do only those actually included in the coin toss ceremony get that credit?

#10) I bet people on every FBS campus outside of Eugene (where it would be a capital offense) wear under armour, because it's a pretty popular brand. So I assume there are no incorrect answers, other than Oregon?

#11) Do albums they had in their possession while in the studio count?

#12) Does this include engine-driven vehicles?

#13) Do we get a Tote Bag if we get 1 point on this question?

#14) Any given sunday as many as 28 teams play, but I assume you had a specific date in mind. Please provide this date.

#15) Everyone is gonna answer 6

#16) Mike Tirico does play by play I thought.

#17) Seriously, if anyone gets this right, they cheated

#18) Seriously, if anyone gets this right, they cheated

#19) No.

#20) I feel like louthegiantrat has a hige advantage so this is under protest

#21) hey, this one is pretty cool!

#22) Do people with two "o"s in their name count?

#23) When counting appearances, does it count each time that the camera cuts to a person then back?

#24) Naming rights are expensive and I don't think I can name a stadium, sorry.

#25) Who is your tournament playing pinball friend. It matters.

#26) Is this the animated series?

#27) See #24

#28) You accidentally put a "1" before the 0 in this question.

#29) What if the one i want to use is only mildy humorous?

#30) You got me here. I knew the 97 teams pretty well, though.

#31) Steamed

#32) #neverforget

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:48 pm

I take it back.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 4:45 pm

A_B wrote:Some clarifications, please:

I am sorry you were unable to google all of the answers.

However I will give a bonus -1 point for the first one who guesses the only comment of the 32 them made me chuckle.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 4:54 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote:However I will give a bonus -1 point for the first one who guesses the only comment of the 32 them made me chuckle.

#31

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 5:25 pm

A_B wrote:Some clarifications, please:

#25) Who is your tournament playing pinball friend. It matters.

while this picture does not do it justice, there was a period where he looked just like this

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Feb 25, 2016 5:33 pm

A_B wrote:Some clarifications, please:

#1) WTF?

#6) I know a guy who referees high school football, but not his official title. Can I just tell you his name?

#10) I bet people on every FBS campus outside of Eugene (where it would be a capital offense) wear under armour, because it's a pretty popular brand. So I assume there are no incorrect answers, other than Oregon?

#13) Do we get a Tote Bag if we get 1 point on this question?

#17) Seriously, if anyone gets this right, they cheated

#18) Seriously, if anyone gets this right, they cheated

#31) Steamed

##1: I think you meant to put this answer for Q. 20

##6: This made me laugh

##10: Glad I changed my initial answer from Oregon, kind of embarrassing now that you point that out. Still got it wrong, though.

##13: This had to have made WLU laugh

##17: You'd have to cheat to get this, after he gave the definition?

##18: Never saw the movie, but if you give this one 2 seconds of thought, it's not too difficult.

##31: This had to have made WLU laugh

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Feb 26, 2016 12:24 pm

wlu, have you settled on a deadline yet?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:26 pm

Well not so many submission, so lets say Tuesday of next week

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:23 pm

We still doing this?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:25 pm

yes...work in the way....but on the positive side very few responses to account for. I will keep taking responses if folks want..probably post answers over the weekend.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:20 pm

Okay 12 respondents. 32 questions.
After 16 we will knock it to 6
With 8 we will go to the final 3.

So lets show some answers.
1.) Greatest Pushcart Driver in All Jamacia
Right
John Candy (4)-Chedda, Pruit, Sybian, Rass
Doug E Doug (5)-TT, DC47, Good Karma, Ryan, CarWash
Sanka Coffie (1)- BSF21
Leon (1)- Duff

Wrong
Marley (10)-AB

Others
Derice Bannock (Leon Robinson)
Doug E. Doug (Sanka Coffie)
Rale D. Lewis (Junior Bevil)
Malik Yoba (Yul Brenner)
John Candy (Irving "Irv' Blitzer)

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:32 pm

2.) Books before Kindles
Right
The Sweet Science (A.J. Liebling, 1956)
The Boys of Summer (Roger Kahn, 1971)- DC47, Carwash (2)
Ball Four (Jim Bouton 1970)- Chedda, TT, GoodKarma, Rass (4)
Friday Night Lights (Bissinger 1990), Duff (1)
You Know Me (Ring Lardner, 1914)
Season on the Brink (Feinstein, 1986)
Semi-Tough (Dan Jenkins, 1972)
Paper Lion (Plimpton, 1965)- Pruitt, AB (2)
The Game (Ken Dryden, 1983)
Fever Pitch (Nick Hornby, 1991)

Wrong --9
Bang the Drum Slowly- Sybian
A Good Walk spoiled- BSF21
Breaks of the Game- Ryan
Answers
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wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:34 pm

will be putting answers out slowly as I have time

howard · Post by **howard** » Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:55 pm

Wow, I've read all but two of those books, and those two I've read others by the authors (Bissinger and Lardner).

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:31 pm

3.) Fake Athletes

Right
Roy Hobbs- TT, DC, Pruitt, Syb, Duff, Carwash (6)
Chitwood-Karma, Ryan (2)
AirBud-AB (1)
Rocky- Rass (1)

Wrong
Sam Malone -11
MacAvoy -11

Sports Pickle & Not in the Hall Of Fame.com were the sources
Rocky
Crash Davis
Harry Doyle,
Ricky Vaughn
Andy "Champ" Purcell
Carl Spackler
Happy Gilmore
Mr. Miyagi
Reggie Dunlop
The Hanson Brothers
AC Slater
Greg Goldberg
Heny Rowengartner
Jimmy Chitwood
Air Bud
Fresh Prince
Binny the Jet Rodriquez
Jesus Shuttlesworth
Scott Howard
Forrest Gump, Chalky Stuebaker
Bill Clinton (for his NBA Jam performance)

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:38 pm

4.) AHL Champions
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Right
Norfolk Admirals- Chedda
Texas Stars- TT
Grand Rapids- DC, Duff
Hershey Bears- Karma,Rass
Binghamton Senators -Syb
Manchester Monarchs- Ryan

Wrong
Regina Vaginas- Pruitt
The Iceman-AB
Jonathan Toews- BSF21
Jeff Beukeboom- Carwash

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:43 pm

5.) Apollo Creed
Right Answers:
The Dancing Destroyer
The King of Sting-TT
The Count of Monte Fisto- GoodKarma, Carwash
The Prince of Punch
The Master of Disaster- DC, Pruitt, Ryan
The One and Only

Wrong:
Killer- Chedda
Chubbs- Syb
Jesus Christ- AB
Big Bomber- BSF
Champ- Rass
Dead Man Walking- Duff

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:43 pm

Carl Spackler is truly a fake athlete

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:49 pm

6.) 5 man crew
Referee- TT, Syb (2)
Umpire- Chedda, Pruitt, Karma, , BSF, Carwash (5)
Back Judge- DC, Rass, Duff (3)
Line Judge, Ryan (1)
Linesmen-AB (1)

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:59 pm

7.) Not so thumping systems, Not so fancy rims

Correct Answers
Dodge Aires Station Wagon with Fake Wood Siding K-Car
Subaru XT w/the flip up lights
Subaru Legacy 4 Door Sedan in Tan
Mazda Protege 5
Honda Civic
Saturn Vue
Subaru Impreza Hatchback

Correct Responses
Subaru - GoodKarma (outback was not right) -1
Honda - Rass (Accord was not right)-1
Dodge- Duff-1

Wrong
Nissan Sentra-Chedda
Toyota Corolla- TT, DC,
Toyota Camary- Pruitt, Syb, BSF 21,
Ford Escort- AB
Toyota Celica- Ryan
Saab- Carwash