# Family Feud:  Letter-Perfect Edition \[Closed\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 5, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894 "2008-06-05T15:34:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/41 "2008-06-05T19:07:32Z")

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1. H
2. TX
3. NBC
4. Soda
5. China
6. London
7. Giraffe
8. Football
9. Churchill
10. Braveheart

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**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/42 "2008-06-05T19:17:09Z")

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1. H
2. NY
3. FOX
4. wine
5. Egypt
6. London
7. giraffe
8. football
9. Bonaparte
10. Rear Window

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/43 "2008-06-05T19:17:30Z")

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1. H
2. NY
3. NBC
4. Soda
5. India
6. Berlin
7. Peacock
8. Baseball
9. Jefferson
10. Casablanca

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**Author:** ![Purgatory\_Creek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@Purgatory\_Creek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purgatory_Creek)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/44 "2008-06-05T19:32:51Z")

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1 letter – K  
2 letters – NY  
3 letters – BBC  
4 letters – Coke  
5 letters – Italy  
6 letters – London  
7 letters – Giraffe  
8 letters – Baseball  
9 letters – Jefferson  
10 letters – Casablanca

My brain hurts now.

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**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/45 "2008-06-05T19:37:58Z")

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1 letter – Give the Periodic Table symbol for a chemical element.  
2 letters – Give the abbreviation for a state of the USA.  
3 letters – Give the initials or name of a broadcasting network.  
4 letters – Name something you drink.  
5 letters – Name a country of the world.  
6 letters – Name a major world city.  
7 letters – Name an animal you might see in a zoo.  
8 letters – Name a sport, game, or pastime.  
9 letters – Give the surname of a major historical personage.  
10 letters – Name a movie (this can be one word, or broken into two or more, as long as the letter count is accurate — spaces and punctuation marks don’t count as letters)

1. C
2. NY
3. CBS
4. Cola
5. Spain
6. London
7. giraffe
8. football
9. Mussolini
10. East of Eden

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**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/46 "2008-06-05T19:50:53Z")

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1. H
2. NY
3. ABC
4. Soda
5. Japan
6. London
7. Giraffe
8. Checkers
9. Jefferson
10. Speed Racer

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**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/47 "2008-06-05T19:52:48Z")

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1. H
2. CA
3. ABC
4. beer
5. Spain
6. London
7. giraffe
8. football
9. Churchill
10. Casablanca

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**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/48 "2008-06-05T19:56:10Z")

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1 letter – O  
2 letters – NY  
3 letters – CBS  
4 letters – soda  
5 letters – Spain  
6 letters – London  
7 letters – giraffe  
8 letters – football  
9 letters – Jefferson  
10 letters – Speed Racer

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**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/49 "2008-06-05T20:08:00Z")

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1 O  
2 CA  
3 abc  
4 Cola  
5 Spain  
6 London  
7 giraffe  
8 football  
9 Roosevelt  
10 Speed Racer

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**Author:** ![This\_ll\_Do](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/this_ll_do/32/3023_2.png) [@This\_ll\_Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_ll_Do)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/50 "2008-06-05T20:33:22Z")

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1 letter – H  
2 letters – FL  
3 letters – ABC  
4 letters – Beer  
5 letters – China  
6 letters – London  
7 letters – Giraffe  
8 letters – Football  
9 letters – Churchill  
10 letters – Waterworld

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**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/51 "2008-06-05T20:45:50Z")

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1 letter – Give the Periodic Table symbol for a chemical element.

H

2 letters – Give the abbreviation for a state of the USA.

PA

3 letters – Give the initials or name of a broadcasting network.

NBC

4 letters – Name something you drink.

Milk

5 letters – Name a country of the world.

Chile

6 letters – Name a major world city.

London

7 letters – Name an animal you might see in a zoo.

Buffalo

8 letters – Name a sport, game, or pastime.

Baseball

9 letters – Give the surname of a major historical personage.

Churchill

10 letters – Name a movie

Armageddon

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/52 "2008-06-05T20:45:55Z")

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Ok, here goes:

1. H
2. NY
3. ABC
4. soda
5. Spain
6. Berlin
7. opossum
8. Baseball
9. Mitterand
10. Bull Durham

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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/53 "2008-06-05T21:18:06Z")

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1 letter – K  
2 letters – CA  
3 letters – NBC  
4 letters – coke  
5 letters – Spain  
6 letters – Munich  
7 letters – Peacock  
8 letters – Baseball  
9 letters – Churchill  
10 letters – Casablanca

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/54 "2008-06-05T21:24:26Z")

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1. H
2. NY
3. NBC
4. Coke
5. Italy
6. London
7. Gorilla
8. Football
9. Bonaparte
10. Best in Show

I had to go to my DVD rack for number 10. All the rest came pretty easily. now to see if anyone else came up with the same ones!

ETA: D’oh! While my answer was posting, I thought “Casablanca”! Oh well.

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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/55 "2008-06-05T21:30:18Z")

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1 letter – F  
2 letters – AR  
3 letters – ABC  
4 letters – Soda  
5 letters – Egypt  
6 letters – Sydney  
7 letters – Giraffe  
8 letters – Yachting  
9 letters – Churchill  
10 letters – Donny Darko

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/56 "2008-06-05T21:48:18Z")

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[QUOTE=Asimovian]  
10 letters – Donny Darko  
[/QUOTE]

Except he spells his with an “ie,” the poor bugger.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/57 "2008-06-05T22:22:58Z")

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1 H  
2 NY  
3 ABC  
4 beer  
5 China  
6 London  
7 leopard  
8 football  
9 Jefferson  
10 Casablanca

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/58 "2008-06-05T22:29:32Z")

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Okay, **bibliophage** is the fiftieth and final entrant. I should be able to tally up the scores and post them before bedtime tonight. Looks like London is the “conch” of this round!

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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/59 "2008-06-05T22:37:06Z")

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[QUOTE=Freudian Slit]  
Except he spells his with an “ie,” the poor bugger.  
[/QUOTE]  
Well, am _I_ somehow to be held responsible for _his_ mistake? :dubious:

😃

And on edit, crap! I just realized that I misread the rules and thought that I was going to be rewarded for unique answers. Can I withdraw my answers and just take what’s behind Door #3?

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-letter-perfect-edition-closed/451894/60 "2008-06-05T22:44:04Z")

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[QUOTE=Asimovian]  
I just realized that I misread the rules and thought that I was going to be rewarded for unique answers. Can I withdraw my answers and just take what’s behind Door #3?  
[/QUOTE]

Actually, several of your answers were quite popular, so that would be unfair to the other players. Look at it this way – even if you come in dead last, you’ll win as much money as the champion does! 🆒

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