It's one thing to say you saw something coming, or to make one correct prediction. How can you do answering 10 questions about the shape of things to come in 2008?
Please answer any or all of the following challenges, and leave your name if you want credit should you turn out to be the second coming of Hlastradamus.
Your responses are automatically dated, so you won't get much credit for being a visionary if your predictions are made on Dec. 30. The sooner you make your forecasts, the more homage you'll be paid if you do well.
1. Name the participants in the Super Bowl, the winner, and the final score.
2. Who will win the Daytona 500?
3. What will Iowa's record be in Big Ten men's basketball (18 games) and Iowa State's in the Big 12 (16 games)?
4. Will Tiger Woods win the Masters? If you answer yes, by how many strokes? If you answer no, how many strokes will he be from the winner?
5. Name the matchup in the NBA Finals, and pick the winner and number of games the Finals last.
6. Which nation will claim the most medals at the Summer Olympics?
7. Forecast the regular-season won-lost football records for Iowa and Iowa State, knowing that both play 12 games.
8. How many points will Iowa score in its football season-opener against Maine?
9. Who will be the No. 1 team in the BCS standings on the first Sunday of December when the national-title game pairing is set?
10. Who will be elected President of the United States, and with how many electoral votes? It takes 270 to win.