IWS #50 Results!!!!

[Abe Sargent]

Here ya go. I'm sory about not posting this last night, but I wasn't feeling well so I hit the hay.


Let's start with the questions and answers:


1. After Puerto Rico becomes the 51st state, what area, territory, province or region will become the 52nd state of America?

Canada - 7
Cuba - 4
Iraq - 3
Quebec - 2
Guam, D.C., Virgin Islands, Ontario - 1 each


I thought this was a fun little question. Canada obviously won, but I liked the D.C. answer. Iraq? Seriously?


2. Name a player currently on the NFL Injured Reserve list.

Willis McGahee - 4
Mike Alstott - 3
James Stewart - 3
Chris Hanson - 2
Michael Vick - 2
Joe Johnson, Fred Taylor, Jermaine Lewis, Roosevelt Colvin, Ian Gold, and Vaugn Parker - 1 each


I wanted a couple of football questions. I figured that Chris Hanson would run away with this since his IR was so recent and interesting. Vick, Taylor and McGahee would be surprised to find out that they are on IR I'm sure.


3. How many musical CD’s do you own?

100 - 7
150 - 4
0 - 3
20 - 2
5, 50, 10 - 1 each


Just a variant off the now classic "Name a number," question.


4. Other than Pikachu, name a Pokemon.

Charmander - 4
Squirtle - 3
Raichu - 2
All Others - 1


First of all, I think that if Pokemon had been made back during the Super Nintendo days, we would all think of Pokemon as just as classic as Zelda and Castlevania. The games are really good. I figured that the "Char" answers would split up (Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard) leaving Bulbasaur or Squirtle to win. Bulbasaur only got one answer, however, and only one other player named another Char. Some people did research on this question, but went to the wrong places. Xatu? Mew? Golem? Treecko? Takishi? These are not average, everyday pokemon. Other answers included Ruby, Ash, Charmeleon, Meowth, and Koffing.

This was my answer to the Powerpuff Girls question asked earlier in order to prove a point. No modern day kids stuff anymore, okay folks.


5. Automatic or Standard?

Automatic - 13
Standard - 7

Many of the questions were hard, so I wanted to toss in a thumper question. Turns out, you had to answer Automatic to have a shot at the prize. Four of the top 5 answered Automatic.

6. Name a strength or conditioning coach in the NFL.

Kent Johnson - 4
Joe Juraszek - 2
Garrett Giemont - 2
Greg Finnegan - 2
Chris Clausen, Don't Know, no idea, John Dunn, Johnny Parker, Mike Morris, Dave Parker, Steve Watterson, Kim Wood, Tim Adams - 1 each


And the other NFL question. A bit harder I thought, but it would really test yoyr knowledge of the NFL. Think that you are a real football fan? Answer this question.


Okay then, without further ado. Here are the final scores (I am going to try to cut and paste from Excel. We'll see how it goes...)

 

albionmoonlight	Canada 	7	Roosevelt Colvin	1	100	7	Squirtle	3	Automatic	13	Kent Johnson	4	7644
Noop	Cuba	4	Willis McGahee	4	0	3	Charmander	4	Automatic	13	Garrett Giemont	2	4992
Sublime	Cuba	4	Willis McGahee	4	20	2	Charmander	4	Standard	7	Kent Johnson	4	3584
cartman	Cuba	4	Chris Hanson	2	150	4	Raichu	2	Automatic	13	Kent Johnson	4	3328
JeeberD	Canada 	7	Willis McGahee	4	150	4	Treecko	1	Automatic	13	Joe Juraszek	2	2912
Dutch	Canada 	7	Mike Alstott	3	100	7	Raichu	2	Standard	7	Don't Know	1	2058
TheLionKing	Canada 	7	Mike Alstott	3	100	7	Ruby	1	Automatic	13	Tim Adams	1	1911
pjstp20	Canada 	7	Willis McGahee	4	100	7	Takishi	1	Standard	7	Dave Redding	1	1372
panerd	Iraq	3	Michael Vick	2	100	7	Ash	1	Automatic	13	Greg Finnegan	2	1274
Maple Leafs	Quebec	2	James Stewart	3	100	7	Meowth	1	Automatic	13	Greg Finnegan	2	1274
msf518	Canada 	7	Fred Taylor	1	0	3	Koffing	1	Stick Shift	7	Kent Johnson	4	588
Chief Rum	Canada 	7	Vaughn Parker	1	100	7	Xatu	1	Standard	7	Steve Watterson	1	343
Swaggs	US Virgin Islands	1	Chris Hanson	2	150	4	Squirtle	3	Automatic	13	no idea	1	312
MikeVic	Quebec	2	Mike Alstott	3	10	1	Charmander	4	Automatic	13	Johnny Parker	1	312
RPI-Fan	Iraq	3	James Stewart	3	5	1	Charmander	4	Standard	7	Chris Clausen	1	252
MIJB#19	Iraq	3	Joe Johnson	1	0	3	Charmeleon	1	Automatic	13	Joe Juraszek	2	234
Suicane75	Cuba	4	Michael Vick	2	20	2	Golem	1	Automatic	13	Mike Morris	1	208
Alf	Ontario	1	James Stewart	3	150	4	Bulbasaur	1	Automatic	13	Kim Wood	1	156
Archer219	Guam	1	Jermaine Lewis	1	100	7	Squirtle	3	Standard	7	John Dunn	1	147
QuikSand	Washington, DC	1	Ian Gold	1	50	1	Mew	1	Automatic	13	Garrett Giemont	2	26

Congrats to albionmoonlight!!! Good luck to you in number 51 and thanks to all of our participants!!!


-Anxiety

[cartman]

Man, I forgot about Charmander. He rules.

[mckerney]

I know correctness doesn't count, but neither McGahee or Vick or on Injured Reserve. I believe they're on Physically Unable to Perform.

[Noop]

Only twenty people?

[Maple Leafs]

Originally posted by mckerney
I know correctness doesn't count, but neither McGahee or Vick or on Injured Reserve. I believe they're on Physically Unable to Perform.

Not to mention that Canada is not an area, territory, province or region , but is in fact a country. It happened a few years ago, you could look it up.

[RPI-Fan]

Can't say I liked these questions at all. Maybe the game has evolved, but I always thought of it as a psychological game, not a trivia game (which is what Anxiety tried to make it, at least with that last question, I think)...

[QuikSand]

Ugh.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally posted by RPI-Fan
Can't say I liked these questions at all. Maybe the game has evolved, but I always thought of it as a psychological game, not a trivia game (which is what Anxiety tried to make it, at least with that last question, I think)...

Many were psychological, they were just harder psychological. For the first, for example, do you choose something reasonable, like, say, Saskatchawan, or something bizarre but easy to guess like Cuba, Canada, etc? Psychological.

Most people don't know a strength or consitiong coach off the top of their head. So which team do you go look up? That's just as psychological as "Name an NFL Team"

And so forth. In fact, the psycholofy is there, its just more subtle...

-Anxiety

[JeeberD]

Originally posted by Anxiety
This was my answer to the Powerpuff Girls question asked earlier in order to prove a point. No modern day kids stuff anymore, okay folks.

Touche'

Damn Pokeman question killed my chances...

[Noop]

Quiksand was in last place I guess Quik is losing his Mojo.



noop

[MIJB#19]

Originally posted by QuikSand
Ugh.

You'll get over it, trust me.

Charmeleon? shoot! Of course I wanted to type Charmander...
Joe Johnson? How could I have forgotten about Mike Alstott? I even canned him from my fantasy team a week or two before he was "injured reserve"-ed.

[Alf]

I am not last, but as expected, I am in the bottom tier...

[albionmoonlight]

Yea! I love winning IWS.

Since I have done one already, I will open this up for anyone who wants to run #51. First to reply here gets the chance. If no one replies in a day or two, I'll post #51.

[Maple Leafs]

Originally posted by albionmoonlight
Yea! I love winning IWS.

Since I have done one already, I will open this up for anyone who wants to run #51. First to reply here gets the chance. If no one replies in a day or two, I'll post #51.

I'll take it.

(I feel so cheap.)

[MIJB#19]

Originally posted by Maple Leafs
I'll take it.

(I feel so cheap.)

You should feel cheap.
The two times I hosted, I scored 3rd and 2nd places in the previous IWS's.