# College Bowl, First Qualifying Round

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** reality-or-game-show\
**Created:** [June 26, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078 "2021-06-26T18:07:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![drmark7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@drmark7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drmark7)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/21 "2021-06-27T08:23:50Z")

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The original 1959 show with clips was featured in the 1982 Barry Levinson movie, DINER.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/22 "2021-06-27T13:20:42Z")

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… And boy, have we gone a long way downhill since then! ☹

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/23 "2021-06-27T13:24:33Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> Did they get their contestants from recent _Jeopardy!_ shows?

_ **Cash Cab** _, more likely.

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**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078/24 "2021-06-27T15:48:21Z")

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Watch the British “University Challenge” instead: [University Challenge - 2019/20 - Grand Final - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5McjEeFyUI)

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