-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 MAY 29TH @ 12PM
WEEK THIRTEEN QUESTIONS
1. GEOGRAPHY
Name a Canadian city with a population of more than 50,000 that is MORE THAN 100 miles away from the United States (11) NOTE: The classification of Canadian "cities" is very specific. If you give me answer that would be correct except it's not technically defined as a city, I'll let you pick again
2. FOOD AND DRINK FROM DIAMOND - Name one of the top 10 apple varieties held in storage in the United States as of 1/1/2020 (10)
I wrote this question in January...
3. MISCELLANEOUS
Name an infection that the CDC currently recommends ALL people get vaccinated for by their first birthday (14) NOTE: The Meningococcus vaccine is currently recommended only for high-risk groups
NOTE: Many correct answers are also commonly identified as a "disease" so you can answer that way too
4. TELEVISION FROM RASS - The US version of Survivor has been on the air for 20 years/40 seasons. Name a country where the game has taken place that is NOT an island nation or territory (10) NOTE - Australia is going to be an island during this question
5. MUSIC
In 1976, a record 5 artists were Diamond-certified for selling 10 million copies of an album - Eagles, Boston, James Taylor, Doobie Brothers, and Stevie Wonder. Name any artist (singer or band) to achieve this feat PRIOR to that year (9)
6. MLB
Name any stadium in which a World Series Game 7 has been played since and including 1986 (9)
7. TENNIS
Name any French Open women's singles finalist between Chris Evert's last appearance in 1986 and the Williams Sisters' first appearance in 2002 (12)
8. COLLEGE BASKETBALL FROM SHIRLEY - Name a Wooden Award winner that led their team to the Final Four in the year they won the award since Christian Laettner in 1992 (12)
9. GOLF
Name an AMERICAN course home to one of Golf Digest's 18 Best Golf Holes in the World OR one of nextgengolf.com's "5 types of mini-golf holes you love to hate" (15)
10. NFL FROM DSAFE - Name anyone in the NFL Top 50 for career receving touchdowns that started their career in or after the 2000 season (15)
Re: Swampcrash 2020 - WEEK THIRTEEN
Posted: Mon May 25, 2020 9:44 am
by GoodKarma
For #6 does it have to be the current name of stadium, the name at the time of the game or can it be any name it's had?
Re: Swampcrash 2020 - WEEK THIRTEEN
Posted: Mon May 25, 2020 10:15 am
by Ryan
Any name is good as long as it's the same exact stadium
Re: Swampcrash 2020 - WEEK THIRTEEN
Posted: Mon May 25, 2020 1:30 pm
by Gunpowder
Hmm wonder which stadium you could possibly be going with
Re: Swampcrash 2020 - WEEK THIRTEEN
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 6:38 am
by Ryan
Also, for those of you making 100% complete lists of possible answers, I miscounted and there are 10 correct ballparks for that one
Ryan wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 12:10 pmINCORRECT (12)
Regina - BFJ, Diamond, PDX
CHALLENGE!
Challenging a mapmaker. Bold strategy, cotton.
I welcome cartographic shaming.
Re: Swampcrash 2020 - WEEK THIRTEEN
Posted: Fri May 29, 2020 12:23 pm
by Ryan
Q4 - FROM RASS - The US version of Survivor has been on the air for 20 years/40 seasons. Name a country where the game has taken place that is NOT an island nation or territory
INCORRECT (12)
Costa Rica - Bronto, PDX, Sancarlos, Shirley
Ecuador - Carwash, Diamond
Colombia - Chedda
South Africa - AB
Peru - Bengal
Vietnam - DSafe
USA - Mister D
No Answer - RSL
Ryan wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 12:10 pmINCORRECT (12)
Regina - BFJ, Diamond, PDX
CHALLENGE!
Challenging a mapmaker. Bold strategy, cotton.
I welcome cartographic shaming.
Yes, I actually used GIS to buffer the border by 100 miles and then ran a Select by Location tool to find Canadian cities (represented by points, not polygons of the entire city boundaries) that didn't fall within that buffer.
I then checked every wrong answer that looked close just to be sure. And although Google Maps can get you there in more than 100 miles, the city limits are just under the limit as the loon flies.
Re: Swampcrash 2020 - WEEK THIRTEEN
Posted: Fri May 29, 2020 12:29 pm
by Ryan
Q5 - In 1976, a record 5 artists were Diamond-certified for selling 10 million copies of an album - Eagles, Boston, James Taylor, Doobie Brothers, and Stevie Wonder. Name any artist (singer or band) to achieve this feat prior to that year (9)
CORRECT
The Rolling Stones (1) - Bronto
Pink Floyd (2) - Bengal, Syb
Elton John (3) - AB, Giff, Rass
Carole King (3) - Carwash, Jerloma, Pruitt
The Beatles (4) - DSafe, Gunpowder, Rex, Shirley
Led Zeppelin (6) - BSF, Diamond, NO3L, Nonlinear, Rush, Wlu
Elvis Presley (7) - BFJ, Cerrano, Chedda, Duff, GoodKarma, LJam, RSL
INCORRECT (12)
The Who - Brian
Jimi Hendrix - Mister D
Neil Young - PDX
The Jackson 5 - Sabo
Don MacLean - Sancarlos
