The Swamp

I'll be at a conference Mon-Tue so putting these up now. Will still respond to any questions.

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 OCTOBER 20th @ 12PM ET

WEEK SEVEN QUESTIONS

1. FOOD & DRINK
Give the most common name for any of the 2-ingredient cocktails listed below (9)
NOTE: I'll accept less common names but help me out here

Gin and grapefruit juice
Champagne and peach nectar
Vodka and cranberry juice
Whiskey and Drambuie
Dark rum and ginger beer
Creme de cassis and white wine
Cider and Guinness
Scotch and amaretto
Vodka and Kahlua

2. MLB
Name any MLB pitcher with more saves during the 1980s than Tom Henke's 122 (12)

3. MOVIES
Name a location explicity seen as being visited or lived in by the Griswolds in either the Vacation (original) or European Vacation installments of the National Lampoon franchise (11)
NOTE: For European Vacation, I want one of four COUNTRIES. For the original movie, I'll take a city, attraction, or a general description of the scene in question

4. HISTORY
Name one of the first five emperors of Rome (27 BC-68 AD), one of the five most recent emperors of Japan (1867-2023), or the first Holy Roman Emperor (800) (11)
NOTE: Beware the answering of Julius Caesar

5. GEOGRAPHY
Name the MOST POPULOUS CITY of one of the 10 alphabetically-last U.S. states (10)

6. COLLEGE BASKETBALL/NBA
Name any UConn Husky who has scored more regular season points in the NBA than Jeremy Lamb's 5,805 (11)

7. TELEVISION
Name any of the TV news anchors pictured below (9)



8. SOCCER
Name any player to wear 9 or 10 for either the US or Brazil in a FIFA Men's World Cup since and including 2010 (12)
NOTE: I just looked at the lineups from the match report so it's possible that they never actually got on the fieldpitch

9. LANGUAGE
Name a letter whose capital form can be found in the Latin (you know, our) alphabet but NOT in either Greek or Cyrillic (11)

10. NFL
Name any St.Louis/Los Angeles Ram with more than 40 yards receiving in that franchise's 4 most recent Super Bowl appearances (SB 34 vs. Tennessee through SB 56 vs. Cincinnati)

For #10 is that at least 40 receiving yards in a single game or combined?

Single game, and there are 14 answers

There are always questions where I have to make educated guesses, but this week there are a couple where I just had to go with uneducated SWAGs (#8 and #9).

IN:

Chedda
DSafe
GPJ
Jerloma
Pruitt
Rex
Sancarlos

Definitely be tomorrow for me sorry.

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:47 am Definitely be tomorrow for me sorry.

Your deadline is Monday.

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 6:57 am IN:

Chedda
DSafe
GPJ
Jerloma
Pruitt
Rex
Sancarlos

Just sent in mine...

Sent

Sent

Sent!

STILL NEED

AB
Bengal
BSF
Carwash
Giff
Citgo
LJam
Mister D
Nonlinear
PDX
Rass
Shirley
Syb

IN! Come get your whooping, chedda!

Sent

Guesses sent. Literal guess on #9.

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:11 am Guesses sent. Literal guess on #9.

Yeah, I kind of barely understand the assignment.

I think I only got it because I dated a girl who was in a sorority in college and she was kinda proud of it.

Giff wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:00 am I think I only got it because I dated a girl who was in a sorority in college and she was kinda proud of it.

Anyone would be proud to date you, Giff.

LOL she wasn't and that's why it ended. I worked for a website and went to many DMB shows apparently.

Giff wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:00 am I think I only got it because I dated a girl who was in a sorority in college and she was kinda proud of it.

Was it Russian?

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:46 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:11 am Guesses sent. Literal guess on #9.

Yeah, I kind of barely understand the assignment.

Maybe some of you guys know the numbers of soccer players…

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:36 am Maybe some of you guys know the numbers of soccer players…

I do! And that question was still nigh impossible for me.

Ryan wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:26 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:46 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:11 am Guesses sent. Literal guess on #9.

Yeah, I kind of barely understand the assignment.

Don't moron shame me!

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:36 am Maybe some of you guys know the numbers of soccer players…

I'm confident on 6 or 7 answers for that one. Naming an NBA player from UConn? Nope.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:43 am

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:36 am Maybe some of you guys know the numbers of soccer players…

I'm confident on 6 or 7 answers for that one. Naming an NBA player from UConn? Nope.

That was one of the easiest questions this week. Of course I could only name one of the drinks. I am sure all you alcoholics could name them all.

duff wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:46 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:43 am

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:36 am Maybe some of you guys know the numbers of soccer players…

I'm confident on 6 or 7 answers for that one. Naming an NBA player from UConn? Nope.

That was one of the easiest questions this week. Of course I could only name one of the drinks. I am sure all you alcoholics could name them all.

Can't believe I got the fucking alcohol question wrong.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:52 am

duff wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:46 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:43 am

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:36 am Maybe some of you guys know the numbers of soccer players…

I'm confident on 6 or 7 answers for that one. Naming an NBA player from UConn? Nope.

That was one of the easiest questions this week. Of course I could only name one of the drinks. I am sure all you alcoholics could name them all.

Can't believe I got the fucking alcohol question wrong.

I rarely go to check answers after I submit (and when I do it's usually one I thought I knew too many answers for and then figure I overthought it). Seems like you do. What's the rest of the swamp's strategy?

Yeah, embarrassment of riches on the alk question.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:56 am Yeah, embarrassment of riches on the alk question.

Me too. The one I chose was the go-to drink for an old boss, so I went there for nostalgia sake.

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:56 am

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:52 am

duff wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:46 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:43 am

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:36 am Maybe some of you guys know the numbers of soccer players…

I'm confident on 6 or 7 answers for that one. Naming an NBA player from UConn? Nope.

That was one of the easiest questions this week. Of course I could only name one of the drinks. I am sure all you alcoholics could name them all.

Can't believe I got the fucking alcohol question wrong.

I rarely go to check answers after I submit (and when I do it's usually one I thought I knew too many answers for and then figure I overthought it). Seems like you do. What's the rest of the swamp's strategy?

Sometimes I do but usually I don't unless I really don't know. Usually I think I got my wrong answers correct after submitting.

EDIT: This year I don't think I've checked at all. Divas for example was an absolute guess but I just sent it and waited until the reveal. I did make sure Alice in Chains was part of the proper Unplugged after sending that one.

random assortment of latin characters sent

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:56 am

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:52 am

duff wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:46 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:43 am

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:36 am Maybe some of you guys know the numbers of soccer players…

I'm confident on 6 or 7 answers for that one. Naming an NBA player from UConn? Nope.

That was one of the easiest questions this week. Of course I could only name one of the drinks. I am sure all you alcoholics could name them all.

Can't believe I got the fucking alcohol question wrong.

I rarely go to check answers after I submit (and when I do it's usually one I thought I knew too many answers for and then figure I overthought it). Seems like you do. What's the rest of the swamp's strategy?

I never check, look forward to being horrified in real time.

I don't either, but I looked one up in #1 because I had no idea it had a proper name rather than just an "order the ingredients" name.

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 11:58 am I don't either, but I looked one up in #1 because I had no idea it had a proper name rather than just an "order the ingredients" name.

Pretty sure i knew all of them except one. So guaranteed miss of course.

Yeah I assume a bunch of those drinks are regional/dated/out-of-my-socioeconomic-level.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 11:08 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:56 am Yeah, embarrassment of riches on the alk question.

Me too. The one I chose was the go-to drink for an old boss, so I went there for nostalgia sake.

Incorrect!

I sometimes get maudlin and sentimental when drinking, so not sure how nostalgia sake would work for me.