-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 SEPTEMBER 30th @ 12PM
STANDINGS
MATCHUPS
QUESTIONS
1. Of the 17 U.S. states whose highest elevation is LESS than 3,000 feet, name one whose lowest elevation is NOT exactly at sea level (10)
2. In 1984, MTV awarded its first Video Vanguard Awards to David Bowie and The Beatles. Name another group or artist that won the award from 1985 through 2003 (16)
NOTE: This is basically the Lifetime Achievement Award for the VMAs
3. FROM RUSH: According to a 2012 Christian Science Monitor feature, name one of the ten greatest villains in literature (10)
EDITOR NOTE: All are English language characters and their introductions span from the 16th century to 1997
4. Name a general type of animal (i.e. "horse" instead of "Arabian horse" or "Clydesdale horse") currently featured at the Perth Zoo's Bushwalk, featuring land animals native to Australia (11)
5. FROM DEGEN: Name a country that borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo (9)
6. FROM BRONTO: Name any MLB pitcher to start at least 20 POSTSEASON games in his career (8).
NOTE: Catfish Hunter and Curt Schilling both had 19
7. FROM BRIAN: Of the 12 men to walk on the moon, 10 claim an alma mater that plays FBS football from a total of seven (7) FBS schools (including undergraduate, master's or doctorate degrees). Name one of the 10 astronauts OR 7 alma maters (17)
NOTE: Does not include honorary degrees.
8. Name an NHL goalie that started at least 60 games in the 2015-16 regular season (10)
9. The pre-tournament #1 and #2 ranked teams in men's college basketball haven't played each other in the NCAA Tournament in over 10 years. Name any team that did participate in such a matchup since 1980 (12)
10. Name an NFL TEAM whose primary home stadium is the largest by official capacity in its state (9)
NOTE: Speedways are NOT considered stadiums for this question
