March Madness Feud!

The Game Room
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  1. Gonzaga
  2. Tuba
  3. 5.00
  4. Tiger
  5. 16 Candles
  6. Kansas
  7. Poppy Seed
  8. Daytona
  9. Lieutenant
  10. Penecillin
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1.MSU
2.Tuba
3.5 bucks
4.Bulldog
5.16 candles
6.UCLA
7.Poppyseed
8.Cancun
9. Lieutenant
10.Milk

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  1. Portland St.
  2. Trumpet
  3. $5
  4. Bear
  5. Sixteen Candles
  6. UCLA
  7. Ovum
  8. Lake Havasu
  9. General
  10. Peanut oil.
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They did, in fact, lose their first-round game. Do I get extra points for that?

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Was out at the bar boozing so I’m a little behind on getting things scored, but you’ll need to wait no longer!

Here are the Answers:

1. Name a NCAA tournament underdog.

  1. American University 2
  2. Austin Peay 1
  3. Belmont 1
  4. Boston 1
  5. Butler 1
  6. BYU 1
  7. Coppin State 1
  8. Davidson 2
  9. George Mason 2
  10. Gonzaga 4
    1. Kentucky 5
  11. MIT 1
  12. MSU 1
  13. NC State 1
  14. No Answer 2
  15. Portland St. 2
  16. Princeton 1
  17. San Diego 1
  18. St. Joseph 1
  19. Syracuse 1
  20. Temple 2
  21. UMass Minutemen 1
  22. UNC-Charlotte 1
  23. Villanova 1
  24. West Virginia 1

I’m surprised to see Kentucky as the winner here. They were an underdog this season, but they are one of the most storied programs ever. Didn’t expect replication between answers here and question 6.

2. Pick an instrument in a school band.
2. clarinet 2
2. Cymbol 1
2. Drum 4
2. Flute 1
2. trombone 8
2. Trumpet 10
2. Tuba 11
2. zither 1

In case you hadn’t figured this out the school band is associated with Marching band. Had 3 answers neck and neck for this one. And um…zither?

3. What does it cost to enter an office gambling pool?
3. $1 3
3. $10 6
3. $2 2
3. $20 4
3. $5 21
3. Hard time 1
3. No Answer 1

Did not expect this one to be such a runaway. $20 is awfully common in my experience. Go figure.

4. Name a popular animal mascot.
4. Bear 2
4. Bobcat 1
4. Bulldog 7
4. Eagle 2
4. Elephant 1
4. Gopher 1
4. Horse 1
4. Kangaroo 1
4. Kermit 1
4. Nittney Lions 1
4. Panthers 1
4. Tiger 15
4. Wildcat 3
4. Wolves 1

Another surprise runaway. Expected more Wildcats and Lions and the like.

5. Name a movie which starred Molly Ringwald.
5. No Answer 2
5. Pretty in Pink 12
5. Sixteen Candles 13
5. The Breakfast Club 11

In case this clue was a mystery, it’s a reference to the Sweet Sixteen in the tournament and I had the movie Sixteen Candles in my head. I figured more people would be influenced to pick that, I’m shocked at how even the distribution is.

6. Pick a famous college basketball program.
6. Arizona 1
6. Duke 12
6. Georgetown 1
6. Indiana 2
6. Jumpstart 1
6. Kansas 1
6. Kentucky 3
6. Michigan State 1
6. No Answer 2
6. Syracuse Orangemen 1
6. UCLA 9
6. UConn 3
6. UNC 1

Duke’s as expected, but only one UNC choice? Wow.

7. List a type of seed which people have in their home.
7. caraway 2
7. Fennel 1
7. Human 1
7. Lettuce 1
7. Mustard Seed 1
7. Ovum 1
7. Peppercorn 1
7. Popcorn 1
7. poppy seed 8
7. Sesame 3
7. Sunflower 18

Another oblique reference, when filling out a NCAA bracket a team’s seeding is a popular topic. Hence the seed reference.

8. Name a popular Spring Break destination.
8. Cabo 1
8. Cancun 11
8. Daytona Beach 4
8. Florida 5
8. Ft. Lauderdale 5
8. Lake Havasu 2
8. Las Vegas 1
8. Los Angeles 1
8. Mexico 1
8. Miami 1
8. New Orleans 1
8. Padre Island 2
8. Panama City Beach 1
8. The Beach 1
8. Tijuana 1

March…Spring…Spring Break, pretty straight forward. God I love Cancun, good times, good times.

9. Give a military rank.
9. Admiral 1
9. Airman 1
9. Captain 6
9. Colonel 2
9. Corporal 1
9. General 16
9. Lieutenant 3
9. Major 1
9. Private 3
9. sergeant 4

This clue refers to a few different things. Schools use military references to their mascots a lot. Also it’s a frequent nickname for head coaches and team leaders. Finally announcers use military analogies in their commentary all the time. Little surprised this was a run away.

10. Name something people are allergic to.
10. Cats 3
10. Dogs 3
10. Milk 1
10. Peanuts 12
10. Penecillin 1
10. Pet dander 2
10. Pollen 13
10. ragweed 2
10. Shellfish 1

March…Spring…Allergies. You see how this goes.

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And a hearty congrats to Shibb!

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Thanks folks!

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Glad to see I finished this feud in pretty much the same spot my Jayhawks are destined to finish.

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Thirteenth place. Not too bad.

That’s because Carolina sucks.

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And here I was thinking that the connection was that soldiers are often called upon to march! The General (Robert Montgomery Knight, who coached at Army before gaining fame at Indiana) would probably not be pleased that I failed to think of him…