The Swamp

Hey, so here it goes with the new Swampcrash idea. I'm calling it a Pyramid based on how it works and will see if that sticks.

HOW IT WORKS
-No sign-up is needed, you can participate simply by responding to the survey link for each question.

-Everyone starts out with a score of 0.

-The questions will at first have a very large number of correct answers, narrowing as the game progresses.

-The goal is to avoid getting a common or wrong answer at all costs. If you get a common answer, wrong answer, or fail to respond for that round, you are penalized by having a point added to your score.

-If you gain a point to your score, your odds of winning will probably be slim, but you are encouraged to continue participating in order to add to the pool of responses each round.

-You can join mid-game, but will be docked for each question you did not answer.

-The game will continue until a round ends with one person having a lower score than anyone else. That person is the winner.

I'd like to advance rounds every couple days, so please be prepared to get your responses in quickly to avoid being docked for that round.

QUESTION #1: Name a current sovereign nation in the world.

e: PM me or e-mail (daveclements78 at gmail dot com) because Survey Monkey blows.

Survey closed error.

Ryan wrote:Survey closed error.

Fuck. Not sure what's up, unless there's some kind of limit on responses within a certain time frame. Between this and finding out they want $25/month to view responses in a useful format, Survey Monkey can eat a dick.

Go ahead and PM me or e-mail (daveclements78 at gmail dot com) in the meantime.

rass wrote:What did you do?

Only thing I can think of is that since I asked people to supply their "username" with the response they thought it was some kind of phishing thing.

This question is the ultimate mind fuck.

I like the idea of a single elimination game. It'd be like a suicide pool.

The Sybian wrote:This question is the ultimate mind fuck.

I like the idea of a single elimination game. It'd be like a suicide pool.

Now we can play the sub-mind-fuck chicken game in the thread. I said Canada. Or did I?

And I'll get it out of the way: we...fuck chicken...I...did

Oh man, and I thought of Canada too!

Still open to anyone. Have around 15 responses so far. Participation just takes a PM.

Will probably post the results based on what I have in a day or two.

Will give this one more day for responses. Have about 20 so far. A combination of some of the usual Swampcrash suspects and a few new people.

Quick call-out to past Swampcrashers I still haven't heard from, in case they're interested:

Ryan
bronto
travzilla
Rush
TT
DC47
GoodKarma
Pruitt

Anyone else is still welcome.

I (thought I) pm'ed you

ETA: Wasn't in my sent folder. Just sent again

OK, here we go with the Round 1 results (common answers bolded):

Barbados - Ryan
Bolivia - AB
Chile - BFJ, bronto
El Salvador - sancarlos
Ghana - Giff
Guinea - Shirley
Honduras - BSF21
Kenya - GoodKarma
Lesotho - chedda
Liberia - cerrano
Liechtenstein - That French Guy
Lithuania - wlu_lax6
Micronesia - Syb
Moldova - L-Jam
Nauru - Gunpowder
Norway - Jerloma
Portugal - rass
Somalia - PDX
South Sudan - duff
Venezuela - Sabo
Zimbabwe - Moreta

BFJ and bronto are docked a point for the common answer and have a score of 1. Everyone else is at 0.

I flirted with both Honduras (while listing countries I have been too) and Norway (not really sure why).

I considered some of the Pacific island nations as answers. But so many people here play Sporcle and would know these countries and I assumed more than a few would be answers. Turns out I was right!

QUESTION #2: Name a school that participates in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (i.e. the highest level).
-There are 128 total schools in this division.



BFJ and bronto have a score of 1; all others who participated in the first round stand at 0.

You can (and are encouraged to) still participate if you got a common/incorrect item. New players are also welcome, but you will be docked a point for the rounds you missed.

PM me with your response or e-mail (daveclements78 at gmail dot com).

Gotta think Duff dodged the biggest bullet there.

United States would've been this game's equivalent of a Jordan answer, right?

Giff wrote:United States would've been this game's equivalent of a Jordan answer, right?

I think that the fun part is that there were 20-30 Jordans there. So you psych yourself out.

US, Canada, Mexico, England, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Russia, Brazil, China, Japan, India. And that's just hitting the big ones that you'd think 90% of people could name off the top of their head. I think Portugal was the only one that got said.

I almost said Jordan

BSF21 wrote:

Giff wrote:United States would've been this game's equivalent of a Jordan answer, right?

I think that the fun part is that there were 20-30 Jordans there. So you psych yourself out.

US, Canada, Mexico, England, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Russia, Brazil, China, Japan, India. And that's just hitting the big ones that you'd think 90% of people could name off the top of their head. I think Portugal was the only one that got said.

Woulda been funny for someone to say England, no?

A_B wrote:

BSF21 wrote:

Giff wrote:United States would've been this game's equivalent of a Jordan answer, right?

I think that the fun part is that there were 20-30 Jordans there. So you psych yourself out.

US, Canada, Mexico, England, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Russia, Brazil, China, Japan, India. And that's just hitting the big ones that you'd think 90% of people could name off the top of their head. I think Portugal was the only one that got said.

Woulda been funny for someone to say England, no?

Yea, I suppose I meant UK but you get the idea.

Sabo wrote:I considered some of the Pacific island nations as answers. But so many people here play Sporcle and would know these countries and I assumed more than a few would be answers. Turns out I was right!

Same thought, down to the Sporcle. I predicted GPJ would go with Nauru or Vanuatu.

The Sybian wrote:

Sabo wrote:I considered some of the Pacific island nations as answers. But so many people here play Sporcle and would know these countries and I assumed more than a few would be answers. Turns out I was right!

Same thought, down to the Sporcle. I predicted GPJ would go with Nauru or Vanuatu.

Palau for the win! (Or not, since no one answered it.)

Israel would've been a great answer

Johnny Carwash wrote:OK, here we go with the Round 1 results (common answers bolded):

Barbados - Ryan
Bolivia - AB
Chile - BFJ, bronto
El Salvador - sancarlos
Ghana - Giff
Guinea - Shirley
Honduras - BSF21
Kenya - GoodKarma
Lesotho - chedda
Liberia - cerrano
Liechtenstein - That French Guy
Lithuania - wlu_lax6
Micronesia - Syb
Moldova - L-Jam
Nauru - Gunpowder
Norway - Jerloma
Portugal - rass
Somalia - PDX
South Sudan - duff
Venezuela - Sabo
Zimbabwe - Moreta

BFJ and bronto are docked a point for the common answer and have a score of 1. Everyone else is at 0.

WHAT THE SHIT

Bump. Still need responses to Question #2 from the following people:

bronto
cerrano
chedda
PDX
rass
Syb

As mentioned earlier, anyone else is still welcome to join.

Sorry man.

Sorry, completely missed that. Sent

Still need bronto and PDX out of those who played last round. Will do the reveal as soon as I get them, or probably tomorrow if not.

ROUND 2 RESULTS

Common Answers - 1 point penalty
East Carolina - AB, Shirley

All other answers - no penalty
Appalachian State - Moreta
Army - wlu_laxb
Bowling Green - Syb
Colorado State - sancarlos
Connecticut - cerrano
Kent State - Sabo
Louisville - L-Jam
Minnesota - Ryan
Missouri - chedda
Notre Dame - duff
Oklahoma State - GoodKarma
Ole Miss - BFJ
Oregon State - Pruitt
SMU - Jerloma
South Alabama - bronto
Tennessee - That French Guy
Toledo - BSF21
Tulane - rass
UTEP - Gunpowder
UT San Antonio - Giff

No answer - 1 point penalty
PDX

DANGIT, SHIRLS!

(My second choice was South Alabama, which would have been funny for Bronto)

QUESTION #3: Name an artist or band in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a performer.

The following players have a cumulative score of 1 for common/missed items:
BFJ
bronto
AB
Shirley
PDX (missed Round 2)
Pruitt (missed Round 1)

All others who have participated so far stand at 0.

You can (and are encouraged to) still participate if you got a common/incorrect item. New players are also welcome, but you will be docked a point for the rounds you missed.

PM me with your response or e-mail (daveclements78 at gmail dot com).

Bowling Green was an option, but then I decided against it given the popularity of #MACtion in these parts.

rass wrote:Bowling Green was an option, but then I decided against it given the popularity of #MACtion in these parts.

I had the EXACT same thought process.

A_B wrote:

rass wrote:Bowling Green was an option, but then I decided against it given the popularity of #MACtion in these parts.

I had the EXACT same thought process.

We're so much better at this than Syb, right?

If a person is in solely as part of their membership in a band (and not based on their solo work), can we list just that person, and not the band?

govmentchedda wrote:If a person is in solely as part of their membership in a band (and not based on their solo work), can we list just that person, and not the band?

No. Not in that case.

If they're in as both a band member and a solo performer, either is valid.

rass wrote:

A_B wrote:

rass wrote:Bowling Green was an option, but then I decided against it given the popularity of #MACtion in these parts.

I had the EXACT same thought process.

We're so much better at this than Syb, right?

Huh?

I had the same thought, but then thought others would avoid the MAC for that reason. Good thing, as my other short listers included Tulane, Connecticut and Kent State.