# Game: Name Five

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 9, 2011, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972 "2011-01-09T13:21:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/41 "2011-01-12T16:02:42Z")

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Name 5 “third party” US Presidential candidates.

Ross Perot  
Patrick Buchanan  
Ralph Nader  
John Anderson  
Cynthia McKinney

Name five colors not in ROYGBIV

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/42 "2011-01-12T16:06:43Z")

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Raw umber  
Burnt siena  
Peach  
Lavender  
Fuchsia

Name 5 Russian classsical composers.

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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/43 "2011-01-12T16:12:00Z")

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Dmitri Shostakovich  
Sergei Prokofiev  
Modest Mussorgsky  
Peter Illych Tchaikovsky  
Alexander Glazunov  
Name 5 Canadian Poets.

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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 12, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/44 "2011-01-12T19:10:56Z")

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McCrae  
Leonard Cohen  
Duncan Campbell Scott  
Margaret Atwood  
Al Purdy  
Name five movies where the entire title is part or all of the proper name of a real person, with no other words. So, “Sherlock Holmes” is not allowed (not a real person) and nor is “The Buddy Holly Story” (Buddy Holly was a real person but “The” and “Story” were not part of his name.) “Reagan,” “Mick Jagger” and “Hank Aaron” would be permissible if those films existed.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/45 "2011-01-12T19:22:59Z")

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> [@RickJay](#):
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> Name five movies where the entire title is part or all of the proper name of a real person, with no other words. So, “Sherlock Holmes” is not allowed (not a real person) and nor is “The Buddy Holly Story” (Buddy Holly was a real person but “The” and “Story” were not part of his name.) “Reagan,” “Mick Jagger” and “Hank Aaron” would be permissible if those films existed.

Malcolm X  
Michael Collins  
Marjoe  
Prefontaine  
Cobb  
Name five TV shows starring Harry Morgan (but no spinoffs).

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**Author:** ![Stormcrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@Stormcrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stormcrow)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/46 "2011-01-12T20:03:50Z")

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> [@enomaj](#):
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> No googling. Only Ken Jennings style. Answer question then come up with a new one. Stump your fellow dopers.
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> Name five black superheroes.

Luke Cage  
Spawn  
Black Phantom  
Cloak  
Falcon

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/47 "2011-01-12T20:15:45Z")

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> [@RealityChuck](#):
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> Malcolm X  
> Michael Collins  
> Marjoe  
> Prefontaine  
> Cobb  
> Name five TV shows starring Harry Morgan (but no spinoffs).

Dragnet  
M_A_S\*H  
Hec Ramsey (from the old NBC Sunday Mystery Movie)  
3rd Rock From the Sun  
December Bride

Name 5 American citizens who have won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/48 "2011-01-12T21:46:23Z")

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Buck  
Hemingway  
Steinbeck  
Faulkner  
Morrison

In the four major professional sports leagues in North America (MLB, NFL, NHL and NBA) there are five pairs of teams that have common nicknames. Name them

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/49 "2011-01-12T22:00:25Z")

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New York Giants (NFL) - SF Giants (MLB)  
NY Rangers (NHL) - Texas Rangers (MLB)  
St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) - Arizona Cardinals (NFL)  
LA Kings (NHL) - Sacramento Kings (NBA)  
Carolina Panthers (NFL) - Florida Panthers (NHL)

5 US Presidents who died in office.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/50 "2011-01-12T22:01:32Z")

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Zachary Taylor  
Abe Lincoln  
William Henry Harrison  
James Garfield  
Warren Harding  
Name 5 pop music duets consisting of a husband and his wife.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/51 "2011-01-12T22:03:36Z")

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FDR  
JFK  
Harrison  
Harding  
Lincoln

Name 5 of the Magnificent 7 (Olympic Gymnasts)

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/52 "2011-01-12T22:35:49Z")

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How embarrassing is it that I know this from memory?

Kerri Strug  
Amanda Borden  
Jaycie Phelps  
Dominique Moceanu  
Dominique Dawes

Name 5 sacraments of the Catholic faith.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/53 "2011-01-12T22:50:26Z")

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Baptism  
Confirmation  
Matrimony  
Holy Orders  
Extremunction  
Okay, once again, name 5 husband and wife pop music duets.

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**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/54 "2011-01-12T23:25:10Z")

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> [@astorian](#):
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> Name 5 pop music duets consisting of a husband and his wife.

Captain & Tennille  
Nu Shooz  
Timbuk3  
The Weepies  
Wild Strawberries

Next up: 5 television actors/actresses who’ve been the headline star in both a drama series and a comedy series

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**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/55 "2011-01-13T00:14:01Z")

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Carroll O’Connor  
Dick Van Dyke  
Andy Griffith  
Ali McGraw  
Ray Romano

easy one: Five states with double letters in the name

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**Author:** ![Intelligently\_Designed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intelligently_designed/32/20957_2.png) [@Intelligently\_Designed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intelligently_Designed)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/56 "2011-01-13T00:19:52Z")

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Tennessee  
Massachusetts  
Connecticut  
Mississippi  
Missouri

Name five National Hockey League teams who folded or moved since 1967.

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**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/57 "2011-01-13T00:38:37Z")

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Minnesota Northstars  
Quebec Nordiques  
Atlanta Flames  
Hartford Whalers  
California Golden Seals

Five American Idol Second Place finishers.

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/58 "2011-01-13T02:39:10Z")

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Crystal Bowersox  
David Archeleta  
Adam Lambert  
Katharine McPhee  
Bo Bice

Name Five Division I College Institutions that do not have ‘University’ in their name

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**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/59 "2011-01-13T03:13:26Z")

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With due deference, I assume we’re speaking of Football conferences, not basketball…

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**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/60 "2011-01-13T03:47:20Z")

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maybe not…

California Institute of Tech  
Virginia Polytechnic Institute  
Boston College  
The Citadel  
Virginia Military Institute

If the Citadel doesn’t count, The Air Force Academy

name five of the first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame, that is Cooperstown.

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