NFL Swampcrash 2023 - Week 9

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:08 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:07 pm Give me a second here because I just realized the whole pod-pods thing so I need to go back through all the emails

Possum on the field. Please stand by.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:09 pm

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:10 pm

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:10 pm

Shoot...I thought Ichiro played center mostly.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:11 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:10 pm Shoot...I thought Ichiro played center mostly.

Didn't hurt you.

Post by **brian** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:11 pm

This is where I figure out if my Apple fanboyness pays off.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:12 pm

Q3 - Name a word that follows "i" or "Air" to make up the main compound word in a line of Apple hardware/devices (8)

CORRECT
Pods (2) - Tony, Jerloma
Port (3) - Brian, Enoch, PDX
Pod (4) - Bengal, DiS, Romero, Syb
Pad (4) - Carwash, Mister D, Rass, Rush
Mac (4) - Cerrano, GoodKarma, Pruitt, Shirley
Tag (6) - BFJ, Bronto, GPJ, LJam, Nonlinear, Sancarlos
Phone (8) - AB, BSF, DSafe, Duff, Giff, Citgo, Rex, Trav

INCORRECT (13)
Nano - Chedda

LEFTOVERS
Book

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:14 pm

I have like six of these within arm's reach and still chose the most popular.

Post by **brian** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:15 pm

I had literally never heard of the AirTag until now so just forget I said anything.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:16 pm

All is right with the world

Q4 - Name any soccer club whose logo is pictured below. They were all, as of when I made this slideshow about a month ago, the top-ranked team in their country per Football Database (9)

CORRECT
Maccabi Tel Aviv (MINUS-1) - BFJ
Benfica (2) - Carwash, Cerrano
River Plate (2) - Chedda, Rex
Olympiakos (2) - DSafe, Nonlinear
Shakhtar Donetsk (2) - PDX, Rush
Dinamo Zagreb (3) - Citgo, Pruitt, Trav
Ajax (4) - AB, Duff, Sancarlos, Syb
Real Madrid (5) - Bronto, Enoch, Rass, Romero, Shirley
PSG (9) - Bengal, Brian, DiS, Giff, GoodKarma, GPJ, LJam, Mister D, Tony

INCORRECT (14)
Barcelona - Jerloma
Athens - BSF

LEFTOVERS
Nil

Post by **brian** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:17 pm

Didn't answer Olympiakos BECAUSE IT'S LITERALLY IN THE FUCKING LOGO and assumed that some of the non-soccer fans would take that route.

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:18 pm

I figured Olympiakos would be popular since it's literally written on the logo. Nope.

Post by **brian** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:19 pm

Upon further review, it's not as obvious as I first thought.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:22 pm

Q5 - Name one of the ten most common languages OTHER THAN ENGLISH spoken at home in the New York-Newark-Jersey City Metropolitan Area (10)

CORRECT
Tagalog/Filipino (1) - PDX
Korean (1) - Pruitt
Italian (2) - Giff, GPJ
Arabic (3) - AB, Mister D, Rush
Russian (4) - Bengal, Chedda, Enoch, GoodKarma
Chinese (4) - BFJ, DSafe, Duff, Sancarlos
Spanish (5) - Bronto, Carwash, Jerloma, Tony, Trav

INCORRECT (10)
Portuguese - Citgo, Nonlinear, Rass, Romero, Syb
Hindi - Brian, Shirley
Polish - BSF
Ukrainian - Cerrano
Hebrew - DiS
Urdu - LJam
Japanese - Rex

LEFTOVERS
Haitian/Creole
Bengali
Yiddish
French/Cajun

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:24 pm

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:24 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:03 pmVietnam = DANNY GRAVES (1) - LJam

Fuck. Good one.

Post by **Shirley** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:24 pm

Yeah, I said Hindi too. I can't believe that's not correct.

Post by **brian** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:26 pm

Completely shocked Portuguese isn't a correct answer.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:27 pm

Me neither. The source for those interested.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:28 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:26 pm Completely shocked Portuguese isn't a correct answer.

Its just that section of newark.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:29 pm

22 points , easily WAY better than my usual, and…down five. Ffs.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:31 pm

Q6 - Name a sideline reporter from the main television broadcast of the Super Bowl since and including SB XLIV in 2010 (11)

CORRECT
Evan Washburn (MINUS 1) - GoodKarma
Tracy Wolfson (3) - Bronto, Carwash, Pruitt
Pam Oliver (6) - Bengal, Brian, DSafe, Rex, Syb, Trav
Michele Tafoya (6) - DiS, Enoch, LJam, Nonlinear, Rass, Sancarlos
Erin Andrews (9) - AB, BSF, Chedda, Duff, GPJ, Jerloma, Mister D, PDX, Tony

INCORRECT (14)
Suzy Kolber - BFJ
(Colleen?) Wolfe - Cerrano
Tony Siragusa - Giff
Hannah Storm - Citgo
Armen Keteyan - Romero
Grier (Was this a Pam mixup?)- Rush
Melissa Stark - Shirley

LEFTOVERS
Solomon Wilcots
Steve Tasker
Chris Myers
Jay Feely
Kathryn Tappen
Tom Rinaldi

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:33 pm

Duff, you might be fucked. Andrews was a total hail mary right there.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:35 pm

Portuguese!

Q7 - Of the 25 most populous countries in the world, name one that ENDS in a CONSONANT (10)

CORRECT
Vietnam (MINUS 1) - Enoch
Egypt (2) - AB, LJam
United Kingdom (2) - Duff, Rush
Pakistan (2) - PDX, Trav
Philippines (2) - Sancarlos, Shirley
Iran (3) - Rex, Romero, Syb
Japan (4) - Bengal, BSF, DiS, Nonlinear
Bangladesh (4) - Brian, GoodKarma, GPJ, Pruitt
Brazil (12) - BFJ, Bronto, Carwash, Cerrano, Chedda, DSafe, Giff, Citgo, Jerloma, Mister D, Rass, Tony

INCORRECT (17)
none

LEFTOVERS
Thailand

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:35 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:33 pm Duff, you might be fucked. Andrews was a total hail mary right there.

Timing

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:36 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:33 pm Duff, you might be fucked. Andrews was a total hail mary right there.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:37 pm

Feelin' great.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:39 pm

Hahaha

Q8 - Name a team in the WESTERN division of either the SEC or BIG TEN (14)

CORRECT
Wisconsin (1) - Giff
LSU (1) - Citgo
Northwestern (1) - Nonlinear
Auburn (1) - Tony
Texas A&M (2) - Bengal, Rass
Illinois (2) - Brian, Sancarlos
Purdue (2) - Bronto, Duff
Minnesota (2) - Chedda, Trav
Nebraska (3) - BSF, GoodKarma, PDX
Iowa (3) - Carwash, DiS, Jerloma
Mississippi State (3) - Enoch, GPJ, Shirley
Arkansas (3) - DSafe, Pruitt, Rush
Ole Miss (4) - AB, LJam, Rex, Syb

INCORRECT (9)
Maryland - BFJ
Michigan State - Cerrano
Kentucky - Mister D
Michigan - Romero

LEFTOVERS
Alabama

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:40 pm

Alabama - lol.

Post by **brian** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:41 pm

Considering some of my own dumb answers, not much of a leg to stand on, but trying to wrap my head around thinking Maryland would be in the Big Ten West.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:43 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:41 pm Considering some of my own dumb answers, not much of a leg to stand on, but trying to wrap my head around thinking Maryland would be in the Big Ten West.

Mizzou in SEC East type thinking

Post by **brian** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:43 pm

Then again, geography doesn't really matter any more in college football.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:44 pm

Q9 - Name a themed edition of Monopoly in which one of the following sets of playable tokens is included (10)

CORRECT
Carl's house, Lamp, Miguel's guitar = PIXAR (1) - BFJ
Princess Unicorn, Beet, Grill with bacon = THE OFFICE (1) - Romero
Shopping cart, Bullseye, Coffee cup = TARGET (1) - Rush
Checkered flag, 3, Helmet = DALE EARNHARDT (4) - Bronto, Enoch, Citgo, Rex
Dale's RV, Bucket of body parts, Katana = THE WALKING DEAD (4) - Carwash, DSafe, Nonlinear, PDX
Gas mask, Wheelchair mask, Pink teddy bear = BREAKING BAD (5) - DiS, Duff, Giff, Jerloma, Trav
Poker chip, Octopus, Moon buggy = JAMES BOND (6) - AB, Bengal, Brian, LJam, Rass, Shirley
Clefairy, Mewtwo, Blastoise = POKEMON (6) - BSF, GoodKarma, Mister D, Pruitt, Syb, Tony

INCORRECT (11)
WWE - Cerrano
Cars - Chedda
Aqua Teen Hunger Force - GPJ
Dora the Explorer - Sancarlos

LEFTOVERS
Milkshake on tray, Stewardess hat, Basketball = BRITNEY SPEARS
Strawberry, Raccoon, Hammer = THE BEATLES!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:45 pm

This is the worst day of my life.

Post by **brian** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:46 pm

I almost answered "NASCAR" which would have been a disastrous own goal.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:46 pm

Q10 - Name any Basketball Hall of Famer who played for the Hornets, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, or Raptors (10)

CORRECT
Chris Bosh (MINUS 1) - Rush
Allen Iverson (2) - Bengal, Mister D
Vlade Divac (2) - Duff, GPJ
Robert Parish (2) - Citgo, Romero
Tracy McGrady (2) - Sancarlos, Syb
Alonzo Mourning (5) - AB, DSafe, GoodKarma, Rass, Rex
Hakeem Olajuwon (8) - BFJ, Carwash, DiS, Giff, LJam, Pruitt, Shirley, Trav
Kevin Garnett (8) - Bronto, BSF, Cerrano, Chedda, Enoch, Jerloma, Nonlinear, PDX

INCORRECT (13)
Vince Carter - Tony
Michael Jordan? - Brian

LEFTOVERS
Tony Parker
Pau Gasol

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:47 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:46 pm I almost answered "NASCAR" which would have been a disastrous own goal.

I took it

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:47 pm

Fuck all the way off, rush. Fuck.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:48 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:46 pm I almost answered "NASCAR" which would have been a disastrous own goal.

A real "right turn", if you will.

Post by **brian** » Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:48 pm

Timing

(I thought Jordan played for the Hornets before he bought them.)