# Game: Name Five **URL:** \ **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:** 9
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/161 "2011-01-30T13:27:02Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Pan Am > TWA > Eastern Airlines > People Express > Aloha Airlines > > Name five national capitals which contain the name of their countries. Panama City Mexico City Kuwait City Luxembourg Guatemala City Numerous actors have won an Oscar for playing real life historical figures. Name 5 such figures. (Just to clarify, I’m asking for the roles, not the actors. To use one example: Jamie Foxx won an Oscar for playing Ray Charles, so “Ray Charles” would be a good answer. But “Jamie Foxx” would not be.) ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/162 "2011-01-30T15:08:29Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Panama City > Mexico City > Kuwait City > Luxembourg > Guatemala City > Numerous actors have won an Oscar for playing real life historical figures. Name 5 such figures. > (Just to clarify, I’m asking for the roles, not the actors. To use one example: Jamie Foxx won an Oscar for playing Ray Charles, so “Ray Charles” would be a good answer. But “Jamie Foxx” would not be.) David Helfgott (Geoffrey Rush) Katherine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett) Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman) Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/163 "2011-01-30T15:14:08Z")
Name 5 famous Anns/Annes. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/164 "2011-01-30T19:16:44Z")
> [@enomaj](#): > > Name 5 famous Anns/Annes. Anne Murray, country singer Anne Hathaway, “Princess Diaries” star Anne Rice, vampire novelist Anne Boleyn, beheaded queen Anne Frank, diarist Name five WW2 aviators who became famous in civilian life much later on. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/165 "2011-01-30T20:04:30Z")
John Glenn Chuck Yeager Lyndon Johnson Joe McCarthy George McGovern Name five cheeses you’ve never tasted. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/166 "2011-01-30T22:05:40Z")
Brie Roquefort Canaber Cottage Fondue Name 5 members of the 2nd Generation of a political dynasty ---
**Author:** ![NCDane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecccb3/32.png) [@NCDane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NCDane)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/167 "2011-01-31T02:38:39Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Name 5 members of the 2nd Generation of a political dynasty Chidren of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.: 1. Joseph P. Jr. 2. John F. 3. Robert F. 4. Edward M. 5. Kathleen Extra credit?: 6. Eunice 7. Rosemary Yes, I know the above “2nd” generation’s maternal grandfather was politician (Boston Mayor) “Honey Fitz” Fitrgerald, so someone is going to come along and say no, I’m wrong, 1-7 above are really 3rd generation. I am sure some clever person can think of a dismissive reply to that, but I am not up to it. So let me admit I am not counting the line of female descent out pure sexist chauvinism, and also because I wanna ask a question. QUESTION: Name five US five-star generals. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/168 "2011-01-31T14:33:30Z")
Douglas MacArthur Omar Bradley Dwight D. Eisenhower George C. Marshall Hap Arnold Bonus: George Washington and John J. Pershing were each named “General of the Armies,” with Washington posthumously outranking all other U.S. uniformed officers ever by Act of Congress. Name five unpleasant women of the Silver Screen. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/169 "2011-01-31T17:11:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > John Glenn > Chuck Yeager > Lyndon Johnson > Joe McCarthy > George McGovern > > Name five cheeses you’ve never tasted. I goofed myself, at least once, but Joe McCarthy wasn’t an aviator and neither was LBJ. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/170 "2011-02-01T02:29:56Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > I goofed myself, at least once, but Joe McCarthy wasn’t an aviator and neither was LBJ. I beg to differ: [Joseph McCarthy - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_mccarthy#Military_service) LBJ got his (undeserved) Silver Star for an air mission; I suppose “aviator” is open to interpretation: [Lyndon B. Johnson - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_johnson#War_record) ---
**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:** [February 1, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/171 "2011-02-01T15:31:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Name five unpleasant women of the Silver Screen. Can you be a little more specific? Actresses who were famously bitchy? Or characters who were awful people? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/172 "2011-02-01T16:04:25Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > Can you be a little more specific? Actresses who were famously bitchy? Or characters who were awful people? Sorry. The latter. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/173 "2011-02-01T20:34:03Z")
Mama (Anne Ramsay) in “Throw Mama from the Train” Jane (Bette Davis) in “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Elmira Gulch/Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) in “Wizard of Oz.” Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) in “Misery” Name 5 famous people who died in plane crashes. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/174 "2011-02-01T21:17:26Z")
The Big Bopper Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens Wiley Post Will Rogers Two crashes, five dead! Name five movies with a title of royalty or aristocracy in the movie’s title. ---
**Author:** ![NCDane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecccb3/32.png) [@NCDane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NCDane)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/175 "2011-02-01T22:13:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The Big Bopper > Buddy Holly > Ritchie Valens > Wiley Post > Will Rogers > > Two crashes, five dead! > > Name five movies with a title of royalty or aristocracy in the movie’s title. The Last Emperor The King and I The Prince and the Pauper Dracula, Prince of Darkness The Count of Monte Cristo Five warships named for royalty or aristocracy (name of titleholder optional) _including at least two not British._ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/176 "2011-02-01T23:21:54Z")
> [@NCDane](#): > > Five warships named for royalty or aristocracy (name of titleholder optional) _including at least two not British._ The Bismarck (German) The Potemkin (Russian) King George V (British) Charlemagne (French) HMS Nelson (British) Name 5 people who’ve been lead singer of King Crimson. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/177 "2011-02-02T01:56:53Z")
Adrian Belew Greg Lake Boz Burrell John Wetton Gordon Haskell Name five literary villains who have not appeared in a movie. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/178 "2011-02-02T04:42:49Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Name five literary villains who have not appeared in a movie. Maurice the pimp, from \*\*\*Catcher in the Rye * * * The Crimson King, from Stephen King’s _ **Dark Tower** _ series Papa Monzano, tyrannical dictator in Kurt Vonnegut’s\*\*\* Cat’s Cradle * * * Lana Lee, pornographer in _ **A Confederacy of Dunces** _ Floyd Ferris in _ **Atlas Shrugged** _ (I had to get this one in before Angelina Jolie’s movie comes out!) ================= Give the names of 5 US Presidents’ pets. ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/179 "2011-02-02T12:09:58Z")
Euhm … Roosevelt had Fala Nixon had Checkers Obama has Bo Bush(W) had Miss Beazley And Clinton had Monica or Socks if you insist give me 5 fictional rivers… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972/180 "2011-02-02T14:18:42Z")
Anduin, in J.R.R. Tolkien’s _The Lord of the Rings_ Sirion, in Tolkien’s _The Silmarillion_ The River, in Philip Jose Farmer’s _Riverworld_ Fevre, in George R.R. Martin’s _Fevre Dream_ Holana, on Bajor, in _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ Name five countries you’d like to visit someday, but haven’t yet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-name-five/566972.md?page=10)