This is a rip-off of the existing series of Feud games, but with a twist: for a change of pace, we’re turning the whole “Family Feud” concept on its head. Instead of trying to give the same answers as everyone else, you will be rewarded for UNIQUE thinking.
DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS
Usually, you’d try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Not this time. This time, each question will have a finite number of correct answers. Try to give a correct answer that nobody else will think of.
Scoring - Any answer that is perfectly unique, duplicated by nobody, gets 100 points. Any answer that is given by 2 to 5 people will get 50 points. Any answer given by 6 to 10 people will get 25 points. Any answer given by more than 10 people will get 5 points. And, since I insist on correct answers, there will be a 100 point penalty for any incorrect response.
This one could drive you nuts, if you think about it too long! For instance, if I asked you “Name an Ivy League college,” you might think Harvard and Yale are just too obvious, and say “Cornell.” Of course, the SDMB regulars are a very smart bunch of people… so maybe MOST of them will say Cornell, meaning Harvard will turn out to be a great answer! But remember, incorrect answers are costly. If you say that Rutgers is an Ivy League school, you will lose 100 points. Playing it safe or leaving ans answer blank is better than getting one wrong.
FORMATTING OF ANSWERS IS IMPORTANT!
Write your answers like this; Do not repeat the questions, no periods at the end of answers, no spaces between lines, no comments, no fancy list coding. If you need to comment or clarify your answers, do it AFTER the list of answers. Thanks.
JUST LIKE THIS:
1. answer <<—There is a space after the period!
2. response
3. rejoinder
The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at 10:00 PM Central on Friday, 8/09/08 whichever comes first.
Good luck!
- Name someone who has served as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
- Name a thoroughbred race horse that has won the Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes)
- Name an American author who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature (I will be generous, up to a point, in my interpretation of who counts as an American)
- Name one of the 12 Labors of Hercules.
- Name a movie star who has earned Oscars in both the lead and supporting categories (both Best Actor AND Best Supporting Actor, or Best Actress AND Best Supporting Actress).
- Name one of the colleges in the Big Ten.
- Name a U.S. President who wore facial hair (beard, mustache, or both).
- Name one of the 12 Tribes of Israel (or, if you prefer, one of the 12 sons of Jacob)
- Name a province of Canada.
- Name an astronaut who has walked on the moon
