TD 397 - SS (Final results)
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 10:38 am
This TD is called "SS" - which stands for "Simply Sports" and while the questions are indeed all related to things you might see on ESPN, everyone (even if not a big fan) should be able to come up with correct answers for most or all of them. Also, no letters to include with your responses.
Rules/Notes
1) Lowest point total wins; your score for each question is equal to the total number of players submitting that same answer
2) You may use one drop and take zero points for that question
3) You may elect to take the sheep (most popular) answer for one question
4) There is no bonus for not using the "drop" or "sheep", so you probably want to take the former and get a zero for one question
5) Wrong responses are the higher of either +10 points or the "sheep" answer +3
6) All answers are due by 8 AM Central time on Tuesday, October 9, 2018
7) Submit answers via this Google form or PM
Questions
1. Auto Racing - Name any state to host a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race in 2018 (20 correct answers)
2. Baseball - Name a franchise with more than 1 World Series title (20 correct answers)
3. Basketball - Name any current franchise (besides each other) that has faced the Lakers or Celtics in the NBA Finals (12 correct answers)
4. Boxing - Name one of the weight classes shared by the WBA and WBC (16 correct answers)
5. Football - Name a team that has played in at least 3 Super Bowls (16 correct answers)
6. Golf - Name any player to win the Masters since January 1, 2001 (13 correct answers)
7. Hockey - Name any team to win the Stanley Cup since 1991 (14 correct answers)
8. NCAA - Name a "Group of 5" (American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West, Sun Belt) or Independent FBS school whose name does not include their city or state (15 correct answers) [Examples from "Power 5" Conferences: Baylor, Northwestern, Vanderbilt]
9. Olympics - Name any city to host the Summer Games between 1972 and 2016 (12 correct answers)
10. Soccer - Name any city (sorry Colorado, Minnesota and D.C.) in the name of a 2018 MLS team (17 correct answers)
11. Tennis - Name a male player with at least 5 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open era (15 correct answers)
12. Wild Card - Since I couldn't come up with a good question related to cornhole, dodgeball, hot dog eating or SpikeBall (all televised in recent months), we're using the World Series of Poker as the theme. Name a face card in the standard deck of 52 cards. (12 correct answers)
13. BONUS #1 - Choose one of the six categories (A-F) and give up to 5 answers for -1 each. You may also give more answers and go for the "most correct without error" bonus - with the top 3 in each category receiving -5, -3 and -1, respectively. (Points split in the event of ties.)
First error = No penalty, Second error = +1, Third error = 0 points for that question
A. Major League Baseball stadiums which opened before January 1, 2001 (18 correct answers)
B. Nicknames of current or defunct WNBA teams (23 correct answers)
C. NFL players with 10,000+ career rushing yards (31 correct answers)
D. NCAA currently sanctioned sports where championships are awarded (23 correct answers) [Note: The indoor/outdoor versions of the sport featuring running races of various distances will be scored together]
E. Countries to play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup (32 correct answers)
F. Women to win a tennis singles major since January 1, 2001 (24 correct answers)
14. BONUS #2 - The "SS" title of this TD is also the initials of a 1992 Olympic gold medalist who was born on the day (October 13) that final results will be revealed. For a bonus of -2, name that person.
Rules/Notes
1) Lowest point total wins; your score for each question is equal to the total number of players submitting that same answer
2) You may use one drop and take zero points for that question
3) You may elect to take the sheep (most popular) answer for one question
4) There is no bonus for not using the "drop" or "sheep", so you probably want to take the former and get a zero for one question
5) Wrong responses are the higher of either +10 points or the "sheep" answer +3
6) All answers are due by 8 AM Central time on Tuesday, October 9, 2018
7) Submit answers via this Google form or PM
Questions
1. Auto Racing - Name any state to host a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race in 2018 (20 correct answers)
2. Baseball - Name a franchise with more than 1 World Series title (20 correct answers)
3. Basketball - Name any current franchise (besides each other) that has faced the Lakers or Celtics in the NBA Finals (12 correct answers)
4. Boxing - Name one of the weight classes shared by the WBA and WBC (16 correct answers)
5. Football - Name a team that has played in at least 3 Super Bowls (16 correct answers)
6. Golf - Name any player to win the Masters since January 1, 2001 (13 correct answers)
7. Hockey - Name any team to win the Stanley Cup since 1991 (14 correct answers)
8. NCAA - Name a "Group of 5" (American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West, Sun Belt) or Independent FBS school whose name does not include their city or state (15 correct answers) [Examples from "Power 5" Conferences: Baylor, Northwestern, Vanderbilt]
9. Olympics - Name any city to host the Summer Games between 1972 and 2016 (12 correct answers)
10. Soccer - Name any city (sorry Colorado, Minnesota and D.C.) in the name of a 2018 MLS team (17 correct answers)
11. Tennis - Name a male player with at least 5 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open era (15 correct answers)
12. Wild Card - Since I couldn't come up with a good question related to cornhole, dodgeball, hot dog eating or SpikeBall (all televised in recent months), we're using the World Series of Poker as the theme. Name a face card in the standard deck of 52 cards. (12 correct answers)
13. BONUS #1 - Choose one of the six categories (A-F) and give up to 5 answers for -1 each. You may also give more answers and go for the "most correct without error" bonus - with the top 3 in each category receiving -5, -3 and -1, respectively. (Points split in the event of ties.)
First error = No penalty, Second error = +1, Third error = 0 points for that question
A. Major League Baseball stadiums which opened before January 1, 2001 (18 correct answers)
B. Nicknames of current or defunct WNBA teams (23 correct answers)
C. NFL players with 10,000+ career rushing yards (31 correct answers)
D. NCAA currently sanctioned sports where championships are awarded (23 correct answers) [Note: The indoor/outdoor versions of the sport featuring running races of various distances will be scored together]
E. Countries to play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup (32 correct answers)
F. Women to win a tennis singles major since January 1, 2001 (24 correct answers)
14. BONUS #2 - The "SS" title of this TD is also the initials of a 1992 Olympic gold medalist who was born on the day (October 13) that final results will be revealed. For a bonus of -2, name that person.