-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 NOVEMBER 18th @ 12PM
STANDINGS
MATCHUPS
QUESTIONS
1. On a list of the most populous countries that start with each letter of the alphabet, name one that is wholly or partially located in Asia (10)
2. Name any of Forbes' 100 Most Valuable Brands in 2015 that fall under their "Retail" or "Restaurant" categories (9)
NOTE: This is a worldwide list, but all these brands except for one are extremely well-known in the U.S. That exception has 62 locations in America. These brands all have retail or food service as their primary function, so things like Apple, Microsoft, and Sony are not represented
3. Other than New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, name a U.S. city with a building (skyscraper) that's at least 250 METERS tall
4. FROM BENGAL: Per a 2016 article, name one of dailyparent.com's top eleven classic playground games (11)
5. FROM RUSH: Bell Labs is considered one of the greatest corporate research centers in history, with more than 33,000 patents among their researchers. Name one of their 10 most world-changing innovations, based on a company list from 2011 (10)
6. Name any player that hit at least 20 total HRs for the Colorado Rockies during the 1990s (11)
7. FROM CARWASH: Name one of the first 10 sports people to be featured in an "I'm going to Disneyland/Disney World!" commercial.
NOTE: The commercials began in January 1987. The correct answers represent 5 different sports between then and June 1989.
8. Name an NBA franchise represented by at least one All-Star Game Slam Dunk champion AND at least one 3-Point Champion
9. Name one of the ten winningest (by match percentage) men in ATP World Tour clay court events (10)
NOTE: Player must have a minimum of 30 wins to qualify
10. Name anyone in the top 50 list for career NFL catches that wore a uniform number OUTSIDE of the 80s for at least one full season (13)
NOTE: "Full season" means anything other than wearing a different number for a one-game emergency purpose. If someone wore #17 for a couple games, then got hurt for the year, he would still count.
NOTE: Amani Toomer is 51st all-time, with 668 receptions
