The Swamp

NO GOOGLING

SEASON-LONG REMINDERS

-Each week consists of 10 questions (5 sports, 5 not). The Swamper Bowl will have 20 questions.
-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 DO NOT REPLY ALL if answering by email


SCORING

-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

-For your own questions only, you may "cheat" and submit any answer you want
-Send answers to ryantfriedman (gmail, and don't forget the middle initial T) or private message here
-From time to time, there will be discussion, clarification, questions, etc. in these threads. I will NOT be emailing any important updates to questions that may affect answers, so it's on you to keep up before submitting


SCHEDULE




ANSWERS DUE FRIDAY APRIL 24th @ 12PM


WEEK EIGHT QUESTIONS

1. GEOGRAPHY
Name any city that makes up one of the notable tri-city areas of New York's Capital District, North Carolina's Research Triangle, or Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley (9)

2. HISTORY
FROM AB: There have been 17 US presidents who at one time were Governor of a US State. Of those people, 7 were elected President while in office as Governor. Name one of the Presidents who were NOT Governor of their state at the time they were elected. (10)

3. GAMES
Name any of the Super Smash Bros Ultimate playable characters pictured below (11)



4. MOVIES
FROM NO3L - Name an actor or actress who has won an Oscar for best lead AND best supporting role (13)

5. TELEVISION
Other than live game telecasts, name a recurring show currently broadcast by ESPN that has been on the air since at least 1999 (11)
NOTE: "Currently" just means it's in their active lineup, not that it's on this week if you were to look for it.

6. MLB
FROM L-JAM - Name a single-season MLB home run total that no player has ever finished the season with and is less than the current record held by Barry Bonds (7)

7. COLLEGE HOOPS
The 1985 Final Four famously included 3 Big East teams. Name anyone from those 3 rosters than went on to play more than 100 games in the NBA (9)

8. SOCCER
FROM SYB - Name one of the USMNT's top 10 all-time leaders in assists in official international play (10)

9. NHL
Name an NHL franchise with a better all-time playoff SERIES winning percentage than the Flyers' .537 (10)

10. NFL
Soon-to-be Pro Football Hall of Famer Isaac Bruce is 10th all-time in career yards-per-touch. Name any other Hall of Fame inductee in the Top 25 (9)
NOTE: These are all WRs that, while they may have returned kicks to some degree, are definitely known for their pass-catching, so don't think too hard about special teamers

I know it's too late to change it, but #4 was already asked in a prior NFL SwampCrash season. I remember because it was a question I suggested.

"Ehhhh, we've seen this befoah" - Chris Berman

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:48 am I know it's too late to change it, but #4 was already asked in a prior NFL SwampCrash season. I remember because it was a question I suggested.

You'd think I would have learned some answers then, but ...

Do seasonal shows count for Q5?

Indeed they do

Kudos to L-jam...that is a fantastic question.

Might break 100 this week.

IN:

Brian
Gunpowder

i realize I'm way too late to compete in this year, but can i send in answers to try to fuck with the score curve?

IN:

Brian
Chedda
Gunpowder
NO3L
Pruitt
Sancarlos

STILL NEED (deep breath):

AB
Bengal
Bronto
BSF
Carwash
Cerrano
Duff
Giff
GoodKarma
HaulCitgo
Jerloma
LJam
MisterD
Nonlinear
PDX
Rass
Rex
Rush
Sabo
Shirley
Syb
RSL

i thought i sent last night

I sent mine in yesterday... (checks sent folder)... around 10:45a...

Got 'em both, thanks.

On the NFL question, I've gotten a few answers that seemed right but weren't on my list. When I looked them up, their average was higher than #25, so I'm counting them and anyone else correct that ends up beating the 13.1 YPT that the list's 25th player has.

Players that would no longer make the Top 25 if I started moving the other answers ahead of them will still be fine.

STILL NEED:

Bengal
BSF
Carwash
Duff
Giff
HaulCitgo
Jerloma
LJam
Mister D
Rass
Rush
Shirley
RSL

Should be a 1PM start today

Sent.

In.

I sent yesterday. Did you not receive?

Guesses sent via email .

Missed a couple from yesterday. Now I don't have think I have...

Duff
HaulCitgo
Jerloma
Mister D
Rass
Rush

Would have swore I did this in the beginning of the week but maybe that was just last week.

Sorry Ryan, just gmailed.

PMd

I think I have everybody - gonna need a little time though.

Any sooner and we'd risk scoring errors ; )

I fear the president question is going to eat up an hour of our time anyway, so what's another 10 minutes before we start.

See you in 10 minutes

More time than "name the two cities by Albany that I'm thinking of"?

Alright, I'm guessing a couple of you got this wrong because of the whole re-election thing. I'm aslo guessing maybe a couple of you are actually right. I'm also guessing AB will handle it.

Q2 - FROM AB: There have been 17 US presidents who at one time were Governor of a US State. Of those people, 7 were elected President while in office as Governor. Name one of the Presidents who were NOT Governor of their state at the time they were elected. (10)

CORRECT
Jimmy Carter (1) - Pruitt
William McKinley (1) - Brian
James Polk (1) - AB
Calvin Coolidge (2) - Gunpowder, Nonlinear
Ronald Reagan (8) - Bronto, Cerrano, Rass, Rex, RSL, Sabo, Syb, Wlu

INCORRECT (13)
Franklin Roosevelt - GoodKarma, LJam, Mister D, Sancarlos
Bill Clinton - Bengal, Diamond, HaulCitgo
George W Bush - BFJ, DSafe
Theodore Roosevelt - Carwash, Duff
Gerald Ford - Jerloma
Warren Harding - PDX
Andrew Jackson - Shirley
John Kennedy - NO3L
Lyndon Johnson - Chedda
Richard Nixon - Giff
Harry Truman - BSF

LEFTOVERS
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
Martin Van Buren
John Tyler
Grover Cleveland
Andrew Johnson

Q3 - Name any of the Super Smash Bros Ultimate playable characters pictured below (11)

CORRECT
Cloud (1) - Duff
Little Mac (1) - Syb
Snake (1) - Carwash
Banjo & Kazooie (2) - BFJ, Rass
Ness (2) - Diamond, Nonlinear
Ryu (2) - GoodKarma, Sabo
Rosalina (3) - Bengal, BSF, Mister D
Samus (3) - LJam, Shirley, Wlulax
Diddy Kong (6) - Bronto, Giff, Gunpowder, NO3L, PDX, RSL

INCORRECT (11)
Donkey Kong - DSafe, Sancarlos
Donkey Kong Jr - Chedda, Jerloma
Dancing Monkey that Looks Like Anthony Fauci - Cerrano
Metroid - AB
Zelda - Brian
Princess Star - HaulCitgo
Peach - Pruitt
Daisy - Rush
Brian the Bird-Carrying Bear (sorry, that was the N64 version) - Rex

LEFTOVERS
Meta Knight
Falco

Q4 - FROM NO3L - Name an actor or actress who has won an Oscar for best lead AND best supporting role (13)

CORRECT
Robert De Niro (1) - NO3L
Gene Hackman (1) - Wlu
Renee Zellweger (1) - GoodKarma
Maggie Smith (2) - AB, Pruitt
Meryl Streep (2) - Sabo, Syb
Cate Blanchett (3) - Chedda, Diamond, PDX
Jack Nicholson (5) - BSF, LJam, Nonlinear, Rex, RSL
Denzel Washington (8) - Bengal, BFJ, Brian, Carwash, Duff, Giff, Rass, Sancarlos

INCORRECT (13)
Brad Pitt - Mister D, Rush
Jude Law - Bronto
Judi Dench - Cerrano
Paul Newman - DSafe
Will Smith - Gunpowder
Morgan Freeman - HaulCitgo
Sally Field - Jerloma
Michael Caine - Shirley

LEFTOVERS
Ingrid Bergman
Jack Lemmon
Jessica Lange
Helen Hayes
Kevin Spacey

For #1, can I (and duff) protest Teddy Roosevelt being wrong as he had left the Governorship to be VP, then assumed the presidency when McKinley was assassinated? Or are you saying "elected" in the question includes being elected VP?

I was pretty lenient on show names here.

Q5 - Other than live game telecasts, name a recurring show currently broadcast by ESPN that has been on the air since at least 1999 (11)
NOTE: "Currently" just means it's in their active lineup, not that it's on this week if you were to look for it.

CORRECT
Monday Night Countdown (1) - Giff
NFL Live (1) - BFJ
NFL Primetime (2) - GoodKarma, Sancarlos
Sunday NFL Countdown (3) - Carwash, Jerloma, Rass
College Gameday (4) - Cerrano, Chedda, Nonlinear, Rex
Baseball Tonight (5) - AB, Gunpowder, LJam, NO3L, Rush
Outside the Lines (5) - Bengal, Bronto, Diamond, Duff, FSL
SportsCenter (10) - Brian, BSF, DSafe, HaulCitgo, Mister D, PDX, Pruitt, Sabo, Syb, Wlu

INCORRECT (15)
The Sports Reporters - Shirley

LEFTOVERS
College Football Final
College Football Scoreboard
NFL Matchup

You'd think I'd have gone with the girl who used to hang out at my next door neighbors.

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:37 pm For #1, can I (and duff) protest Teddy Roosevelt being wrong as he had left the Governorship to be VP, then assumed the presidency when McKinley was assassinated? Or are you saying "elected" in the question includes being elected VP?

If we're ignoring people who got RE-ELECTED, which we are whether people knew it or not, then he was definitely never elected president after being governor.

HALFTIME, MAYBE

I feel like it's one of those where I should have a 10-point lead if I wanted to have a chance, but going into halftime feeling good. But Diamond's about to run the second half kick-off back followed by a pick-six.