The Swamp

SEASON-LONG REMINDERS

-Each week consists of 10 questions (5 sports, 5 not). The Swamper Bowl will have 20 questions.
-I'll post questions here and email them to the group. Make sure you DO NOT REPLY ALL if answering by email
-No Googling, No Doubt
-Answer every week, even when your NFL team has a bye

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
-If you're the only player with a one-pointer, you are credited with a score of -1
-Low score wins
-Weekly ties will be broken by best score in Q10, Q9, etc.
-Standings, tiebreakers and playoff matchups all determined exactly as they would be in the real NFL

INSTRUCTIONS

-Send answers to ryantfriedman (gmail, and don't forget the middle initial T) or private message here
-Unless you're giving something away by asking, bring up any questions or clarifications in the weekly thread so everyone can see the answer. 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 DECEMBER 22nd @ 12PM ET

WEEK SIXTEEN QUESTIONS

1. THE THEATRE/THE THEATER
Name any character with more than 100 lines in Hamlet OR more than 400 lines in the 9 main Star Wars movies (12)
NOTE: You probably have questions about the Star Wars part. The answer is likely yes but feel free to ask

2. NBA
Nikola Jokic is likely less than two seasons away from becoming the all-time leader in NBA Win Shares among players drafted in the second round. Name one of the NBA players pictured below, all of whom are also in the top 25 (10)



3. MUSIC
Name the SONG whose music video is pictured below - they all made MTV's Top 100 Video Countdown of 1987 (9)



4. NHL
Name the ANIMAL portrayed by one of the following NHL mascots (8)
NOTE: Not all animals will match the name of the team they represent

Gnash
Stinger
Wild Wing
Iceburgh
Chance
Stormy
Fin
Howler

5. GAMES
Name one of the first 10 different enemies you encounter in Super Mario Bros (1985 NES) if you just play all the levels in their correct order (10)
NOTE: I'm defining "enemy" as anything that can move and kill you but I would describe two as inanimate. Color variations are lumped together - you can try and describe the character if you don't know their name

6. YE OLDE MLBE
Name any MLB player with more total hits from 1900-1949 than Babe Ruth's 2873 (12)

7. GEOGRAPHY
There are currently 63 top-level National Parks in the U.S. National Park System. Name a STATE or TERRITORY in which one of the 15 LEAST-visited parks for 2022 is located (10)

8. GENERAL SPORTS
Name any head coach that has defeated either Bill Belichick or Gregg Popovich in a Conference Finals/Championship or NBA Finals/Super Bowl (10)

9. LANGUAGE
Name the loanword defined below from its literal definition in Dutch (the first 5) or Irish (the second 5) (10)

Cabbage salad
Earth pig
Thunder gun
Wild animal
One who ships

Soft or marshy
Water of life
Small body
Mound fairy woman
Of the Houilhan family

10. NFL
Name any Pro Football Hall of Famer whose uniform history from pro-football-reference is pictured below (9)
NOTE: All have been inducted since 2010

9 is the hardest question I can remember

What is a "loanword"?

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:27 pm What is a "loanword"?

Had to look it up myself -

loan·word
/ˈlōnˌwərd/
noun
a word adopted from a foreign language with little or no modification.

It's a completely foreign origin word that is used in English, basically without italics, like mogul, status, tsunami, etc.

We had the same question last time around but with German

IN:

Brian
Chedda
Duff
GoodKarma
GPJ
Rex
Rush

Sent!

This one was hard...some complete and total guesses.

Welp. Sent.

sent

Sent.

guesses sent

in it to enjoy it

I always lose the battle of the Aarons, it will be ever thus this week too I am certain. Altho maybe I won the one earlier this season? Who is to say, life is a blur.

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 10:09 am I always lose the battle of the Aarons, it will be ever thus this week too I am certain. Altho maybe I won the one earlier this season? Who is to say, life is a blur.

There are a couple I am about 99% I missed but a couple I'm hoping to surprose. Which of course means i ill miss 7 of these.

I’m down at my folks’ place in PBG, FL. Will work on this later after we get back from an early afternoon of revelry at Miller’s Ale House.

I hope you all use your Swampcrash Ticket to tune into the battle for the NFC North cellar.

STILL NEED:

BFJ
BSF
Citgo
Jerloma
LJam
Mister D
Romero
Shirley
Tony

I ALSO STILL NEED:

To run a million errands, so we're going to go right at 12 et today.

Down to Jerloma, Mister D, and Shirl

I doubt this has ever even happened to me before but knowing every answer to a single question is the worst.

You hear that, Mister D? He definitely knew a correct answer to all 10 questions.

Jerloma wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 10:39 am I doubt this has ever even happened to me before but knowing every answer to a single question is the worst.

It really is such a mind fuck. So much easier when I get a baseball question and give the same answer every time. Just sucks when it's a question about trades and I now know he only played for one team his entire career.

No pregame stuff this week. We'll be starting in a few minutes.

Ah shit, I’ve been off. Give me 10 and I’ll do it from my phone?

Go

This guy.

Jerloma wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:06 pmThis guy.

manages the clock like your coach

Q1 - Name any character with more than 100 lines in Hamlet OR more than 400 lines in the 9 main Star Wars movies (12)

CORRECT
Polonius (1) - LJam
Laertes (1) - Pruitt
Claudius (1) - Rush
Horatio (2) - BFJ, Carwash
Hamlet (2) - PDX, Rex
Anakin/Darth Vader (2) - Jerloma, Tony
Han Solo (4) - Bronto, Chedda, DSafe, Trav
Luke Skywalker (6) - Bengal, GPJ, Citgo, Mister D, Romero, Syb
C-3PO (9) - AB, BSF, Cerrano, Dff, Enoch, Giff, Nonlinear, Rass, Shirley

INCORRECT (14)
Leia - Brian, GoodKarma
Ophelia - DiS, Sancarlos

LEFTOVERS
Obi-Wan Kenobi
R2D2
Chewbacca

Thanks for not cucking me, Ryan.

Good start, good start…

Q2 - Nikola Jokic is likely less than two seasons away from becoming the all-time leader in NBA Win Shares among players drafted in the second round. Name one of the NBA players pictured below, all of whom are also in the top 25 (10)

CORRECT
Willis Reed (1) - Nonlinear
Tiny Archibald (1) - Sancarlos
Calvin Murphy (2) - Enoch, Giff
Rashard Lewis (3) - DiS, DSafe, GPJ
PJ Brown (4) - Carwash, Citgo, Mister D, Rush
Kyle Korver (5) - Brian, Chedda, Jerloma, Pruitt, Shirley
Paul Millsap (6) - AB, Bronto, Duff, GoodKarma, Rex, Tony
Jeff Hornacek (9) - Bengal, BFJ, BSF, Cerrano, LJam, PDX, Rass, Romero, Syb

INCORRECT (14)
Pass - Trav

LEFTOVERS
Chet Walker

Q3 - Name the SONG whose music video is pictured below - they all made MTV's Top 100 Video Countdown of 1987 (9)

CORRECT
Alone (1) - BFJ
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (1) - Sancarlos
Wipeout (3) - Duff, GoodKarma, Mister D
Touch of Grey (4) - Brian, Cerrano, GPJ, Rush
Land of Confusion (5) - Bengal, BSF, LJam, Rass, Syb
Where the Streets Have No Name (5) - Giff, Nonlinear, Rex, Romero, Trav
Luka (6) - Chedda, DiS, DSafe, Enoch, Jerloma, Pruitt

INCORRECT (11)
Sledgehammer - Carwash, Shirley
Walk Like An Egyptian - Bronto, PDX
What About Love - AB
In the Air Tonight - Citgo
Macarena - Tony

LEFTOVERS
Big Time
Who's That Girl

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:12 pm Q1 - Name any character with more than 100 lines in Hamlet OR more than 400 lines in the 9 main Star Wars movies (12)

CORRECT
Polonius (1) - LJam
Laertes (1) - Pruitt
Claudius (1) - Rush
Horatio (2) - BFJ, Carwash
Hamlet (2) - PDX, Rex
Anakin/Darth Vader (2) - Jerloma, Tony
Han Solo (4) - Bronto, Chedda, DSafe, Trav
Luke Skywalker (6) - Bengal, GPJ, Citgo, Mister D, Romero, Syb
C-3PO (9) - AB, BSF, Cerrano, Dff, Enoch, Giff, Nonlinear, Rass, Shirley

INCORRECT (14)
Leia - Brian, GoodKarma
Ophelia - DiS, Sancarlos

LEFTOVERS
Obi-Wan Kenobi
R2D2
Chewbacca

Fucking deleted Obi-Wan and replaced with 3PO. I’m the worst.

That Leia incorrect answer is very surprising.

Sledgehammer almost got me there.

Q4 - Name the ANIMAL portrayed by one of the following NHL mascots (8)

CORRECT
Wild Wing the DUCK (1) - DSafe
Fin the WHALE (1) - Pruitt
Stormy the PIG (1) - Rush
Gnash the SABERTOOTH TIGER (1) - Trav
Chance the GILA MONSTER (2) - Brian, BSF
Howler the COYOTE (2) - Duff, Nonlinear
Stinger the YELLOWJACKET (4) - Bronto, Carwash, Giff, GPJ
Iceburgh the PENGUIN (8) - AB, DiS, Jerloma, LJam, Rass, Rex, Syb, Tony

INCORRECT (13)
Shark - Bengal, BFJ, Cerrano, Enoch, Citgo, Mister D, PDX, Romero
Yeti - GoodKarma, Sancarlos
Armadillo - Chedda
Bear - Shirley

LEFTOVERS
None

that GD SW answer is highlarious

Q5 - Name one of the first 10 different enemies you encounter in Super Mario Bros (1985 NES) if you just play all the levels in their correct order (10)

CORRECT
Lava Rod (1) - GPJ
Koopa Paratroopa (1) - LJam
Goomba (2) - Bronto, Nonlinear
Hammer Bro (2) - BSF, Rass
Fake Bowser (4) - Brian, Pruitt, Romero, Rush
Piranha Plant (8) - Chedda, DSafe, Duff, Giff, PDX, Shirley, Tony, Trav
Koopa Troopa (10) - AB, Bengal, BFJ, Cerrano, GoodKarma, Citgo, Mister D, Rex, Sancarlos, Syb

INCORRECT (15)
Wario - DiS, Jerloma
Lakitu - Carwash
Bullet Bill - Enoch

LEFTOVERS
Cheep Cheep
Blooper
Lava Bubble