# Family Feud: The Avis Edition

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 13, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366 "2008-01-13T05:59:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 2

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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:** [January 13, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/21 "2008-01-13T14:25:23Z")

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Hey, two of the names of androids in the Alien films: coincidenzia!

1. Ash
2. Dunkirk
3. Terry Jones
4. Robert M. Gates
5. Bishop
6. Gandhi
7. Nosferatu
8. Stargate SG-1
9. Leopard
10. Seven

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/22 "2008-01-13T14:27:49Z")

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The Larch  
D-Day  
Terry Gilliam  
Condi rice  
King  
Titanic  
Dracula  
Star Trek  
Tiger  
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**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/23 "2008-01-13T20:05:50Z")

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1. Sequoia
2. The Bulge
3. Erik Idle
4. Condeleeza Rice
5. Knight
6. Ben-Hur
7. Le Stat
8. Stargate
9. Leopard
10. Eight

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**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/24 "2008-01-13T20:09:04Z")

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Hmmm. Well, I usually get the number two answer, so I’m just going to say what comes into my head. Probably not a winning strategy. 🙂

1. Elm
2. Iwo Jima
3. John Cleeves
4. Congolecia (sp?) Rice
5. Pawn
6. Lord of the Rings-Return of the King
7. Daracula
8. Star Trek
9. Lion
10. Three

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**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/25 "2008-01-13T20:14:20Z")

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1. Name a kind of tree

Apple

1. Name a battle in World War II

Midway

1. Name a member of Monty Python

Graham Chapman

1. Name a current or former member of George W. Bush’s cabinet

Colin Powell

1. Name a chess piece

Queen

1. Name a movie that won the best picture Oscar

Platoon

1. Name a vampire

Dracula

1. Name a science fiction television series

Star Trek

1. Name a species of big cat

Lion

1. Pick a number between one and ten, inclusive.

Three

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**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/26 "2008-01-13T20:40:16Z")

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1. **Name a kind of tree** Oak
2. **Name a battle in World War II** Battle of Okinawa
3. **Name a member of Monty Python** Michael Palin
4. **Name a current or former member of George W. Bush’s cabinet** Condoleeza Rice
5. **Name a chess piece** Knight
6. **Name a movie that won the best picture Oscar** Titanic
7. **Name a vampire** Spike
8. **Name a science fiction television series** Firefly
9. **Name a species of big cat** Lion
10. **Pick a number between one and ten, inclusive** 6

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/27 "2008-01-13T20:43:56Z")

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1. Name a kind of tree

Maple

1. Name a battle in World War II

The Battle of Britain

1. Name a member of Monty Python

Terry Jones

1. Name a current or former member of George W. Bush’s cabinet

Donald Rumsfeld

1. Name a chess piece

The rook/castle

1. Name a movie that won the best picture Oscar

“Braveheart”

1. Name a vampire

Dracula

1. Name a science fiction television series

“Babylon 5”

1. Name a species of big cat

Tiger

1. Pick a number between one and ten, inclusive

Three

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**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/28 "2008-01-13T20:56:08Z")

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1. Oak
2. Battle of Midway
3. John Cleese
4. Rumsfeld
5. Rook
6. Godfather
7. Nosferatu
8. X Files
9. Tiger
10. Four

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**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/29 "2008-01-13T21:07:25Z")

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[QUOTE=Little Nemo]

1. Name a kind of tree
2. Name a battle in World War II
3. Name a member of Monty Python
4. Name a current or former member of George W. Bush’s cabinet
5. Name a chess piece
6. Name a movie that won the best picture Oscar
7. Name a vampire
8. Name a science fiction television series
9. Name a species of big cat
10. Pick a number between one and ten, inclusive.  
[/QUOTE]

Hey, I’m new at this so I don’t know what the rules were the last times, yay me.

1. Elm
2. Iwo Jima
3. Eric
4. Paulson (Paulsen?)
5. Queen
6. Philadelphia
7. Dracula
8. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
9. Leopard
10. 6

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**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/30 "2008-01-13T21:20:01Z")

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Ooh, maybe I’ll be good at this, given that I suck at the other kind.

1. Maple.
2. Iwo Jima.
3. Eric Idle.
4. Colin Powell.
5. Bishop.
6. _Amadeus_.
7. Lestat.
8. _Star Trek_.
9. Leopard.
10. Seven.

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**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/31 "2008-01-13T23:11:39Z")

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1. Elm
2. Stalingrad
3. Michael Palin
4. Condaleeza Rice
5. Bishop
6. Chicago
7. Lestat
8. Doctor Who
9. Cheetah
10. Four

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/32 "2008-01-13T23:29:09Z")

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nice twist on the rules, there, **Little Nemo**.  
okay - here goes.

1. Elm
2. The Bulge
3. Terry Jones
4. Colin Powell
5. bishop
6. The Godfather
7. Spike
8. Space:1999
9. Cheetah
10. 6

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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/33 "2008-01-14T02:57:11Z")

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1. Oak
2. Normandy
3. John Cleese
4. Ashcroft
5. Queen
6. Ben Hur
7. Dracula
8. Star Trek
9. Tiger
10. 4

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**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/34 "2008-01-14T03:23:57Z")

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1. Name a kind of tree
2. Name a battle in World War II
3. Name a member of Monty Python
4. Name a current or former member of George W. Bush’s cabinet
5. Name a chess piece
6. Name a movie that won the best picture Oscar
7. Name a vampire
8. Name a science fiction television series
9. Name a species of big cat
10. Pick a number between one and ten, inclusive.

[ol]  
[li]mahogany[/li][li]Kursk[/li][li]Graham Chapman[/li][li]Margaret Spelling[/li][li]King[/li][li]Unforgiven[/li][li]Nosferatu[/li][li]Outer Limits[/li][li]lion[/li][li]ten[/li][/ol]

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/35 "2008-01-14T03:35:13Z")

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1. Name a kind of tree **Maple**
2. Name a battle in World War II **Battles of the Bulge**
3. Name a member of Monty Python **John Cleese**
4. Name a current or former member of George W. Bush’s cabinet **Colin Powell**
5. Name a chess piece **Bishop**
6. Name a movie that won the best picture Oscar **Titanic**
7. Name a vampire **Angel**
8. Name a science fiction television series **Firefly**
9. Name a species of big cat **Tiger**
10. Pick a number between one and ten, inclusive. **Six**

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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:** [January 14, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/36 "2008-01-14T03:39:22Z")

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1. Poplar

2. Battle of the bulge

3. Eric Idle

4. Condi Rice

5. Bishop

6. Titanic

7. Lestat

8. Battlestar Galactica

9. Puma

10. Eight

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**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/37 "2008-01-14T03:50:43Z")

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1. Oak
2. Battle of the Bulge
3. the parrot (I don’t know!)
4. Mukasey
5. bishop
6. Casablanca
7. Lestat
8. X-Files
9. Leopard
10. 6

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**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/38 "2008-01-14T04:44:44Z")

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1. Oak
2. Normandy
3. Michael Palin
4. Brownie
5. Bishop
6. On Golden Pond
7. Lestat
8. Star Treck
9. Lion
10. Seven

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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/39 "2008-01-14T06:34:22Z")

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**1. Name a kind of tree**  
The Larch

**2. Name a battle in World War II**  
Bulge

**3. Name a member of Monty Python**  
Eric Idle (Hey, I answered “Larch” before I even read this question.)

**4. Name a current or former member of George W. Bush’s cabinet**  
Dick Cheney

**5. Name a chess piece**  
Bishop

**6. Name a movie that won the best picture Oscar**  
The Departed

**7. Name a vampire**  
Nosferatu

**8. Name a science fiction television series**  
Babylon 5

**9. Name a species of big cat**  
Jaguar

**10. Pick a number between one and ten, inclusive.**  
6

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**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-the-avis-edition/433366/40 "2008-01-14T06:43:58Z")

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1. Oak
2. D-Day
3. Eric Idle
4. Rice
5. Rook
6. Braveheart
7. Lestat
8. Journeyman
9. Panther
10. 9

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