# The Daily Feud: Ships and Boats by want2know \[Game Over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [October 17, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371 "2008-10-17T13:48:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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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:** [October 17, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/21 "2008-10-17T14:50:02Z")

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1. Name a cruise line.

2. Name the average length of a cruise (in days).

3. Name a port of call on a cruise.

4. Name a type of boat (not ship).

5. Name a famous ship disaster other than the Titanic.

6. Name a movie that takes place mostly on a ship or boat other than Titanic.

7. Name a famous warship.

8. Name a famous real-life pirate.

9. Name an American port city.

10. Name a type of boat or ship used by the US Navy.

11. Carnival

12. 7 days

13. San Juan, Puerto Rico

14. sail boat

15. Luisitania

16. Lifeboat

17. USS Constitution

18. Edward Teach aka Blackbeard

19. New York City

20. aircraft carrier

Anchors Away! 🙂

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/22 "2008-10-17T14:55:21Z")

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> [@Rebo](#):
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> 1. Name a cruise line.
> 2. Name the average length of a cruise (in days).
> 3. Name a port of call on a cruise.
> 4. Name a type of boat (not ship).
> 5. Name a famous ship disaster other than the Titanic.
> 6. Name a movie that takes place mostly on a ship or boat other than Titanic.
> 7. Name a famous warship.
> 8. Name a famous real-life pirate.
> 9. Name an American port city.
> 10. Name a type of boat or ship used by the US Navy.

1. Royal Carribean
2. 7
3. Nassau, Bahamas
4. Tugboat
5. Lusitania
6. Das Boot
7. Bismarck
8. Edward “Blackbeard” Teach
9. New York City
10. Aircraft carrier

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**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/23 "2008-10-17T14:55:34Z")

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1. Princess
2. 7
3. Nassau
4. Row
5. Lusitania
6. Master and Commander
7. Old Ironsides
8. Blackbeard
9. New York, New York
10. Aircraft carrier

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/24 "2008-10-17T15:01:17Z")

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1. Royal Caribbean
2. 5
3. Acopulco
4. Canoe
5. Sinking of the Lusitania
6. The Enemy Below
7. Nimitz
8. Edward Teach (Blackbeard)
9. New York City
10. Aircraft Carrier

I don’t know shit about boats, especially cruises, so this should be interesting.

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**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/25 "2008-10-17T15:19:49Z")

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1. Princess
2. seven
3. Nassau
4. Canoe
5. Lusitania
6. Poseidon Adventure
7. Bismarck
8. Blackbeard
9. NYC
10. Aircraft Carrier

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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/26 "2008-10-17T15:28:26Z")

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1. Carinval
2. 5
3. Acapulco
4. Sailboat
5. Luisitania
6. Das Boot
7. USS Maine
8. Blackbeard
9. Los Angeles
10. Aircraft Carrier

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/27 "2008-10-17T15:35:47Z")

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Hmm…doubt I’ll do very well at this one, but I’ll give it a shot.

1. Carnival
2. 5
3. Bahamas
4. Motorboat
5. Lusitania
6. _The Poseidon Adventure_
7. USS Constitution
8. Blackbeard (Edward Teach)
9. San Francisco
10. Aircraft Carrier

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/28 "2008-10-17T15:37:29Z")

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1. Disney
2. 7
3. Key West
4. Carrier
5. Lusitania
6. Poseiden
7. Bizmark
8. blackbeard
9. New Orleans
10. destroyer

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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:** [October 17, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/29 "2008-10-17T15:47:40Z")

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1. Name a cruise line.

2. Name the average length of a cruise (in days).

3. Name a port of call on a cruise.

4. Name a type of boat (not ship).

5. Name a famous ship disaster other than the Titanic.

6. Name a movie that takes place mostly on a ship or boat other than Titanic.

7. Name a famous warship.

8. Name a famous real-life pirate.

9. Name an American port city.

10. Name a type of boat or ship used by the US Navy.

11. Carnival

12. 7 days

13. Miami

14. rowboat

15. Lusitania

16. The Poseidon Adventure

17. the Maine

18. Blackbeard

19. New Orleans

20. Aircraft Carrier

Delores, you do a terrific job with the feuds, and i love your summaries. Just wondering if you could repeat the categories in your summaries so I don’t have to go to the OP to see the questions. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/30 "2008-10-17T15:51:00Z")

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1. Carnival
2. 7
3. Nassau
4. Rowboat
5. Lusitania
6. Das Boot
7. USS Constitution
8. Edward Teach
9. Boston
10. Aircraft carrier

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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:** [October 17, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/31 "2008-10-17T15:52:56Z")

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(Duplicate post blanked by **InvisibleWombat** at **notfrommensa** ’s request)

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**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/32 "2008-10-17T15:53:29Z")

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1. Carnival

2. 7 days

3. Nassau, Bahamas

4. Sailboat

5. Exxon Valdez

6. Jaws

7. Old Ironsides

8. Captain Kidd

9. Los Angeles

10. Aircraft Carrier

11. aka the USS Constitution

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**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/33 "2008-10-17T15:58:37Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Is there a reason everyone else thought of the USS Constitution?

The same reason everyone else thought of Blackbeard, The Poseidon Adventure and the Lusitania! :smack:

I fear my losing streak on my own feuds is going to continue…

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**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/34 "2008-10-17T15:59:08Z")

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1. Carnival
2. 7
3. Port Canaveral
4. Sail
5. The Lusitania
6. Master & Commander
7. The Enterprise
8. BlackBeard/Edward Teech
9. New York
10. Aircraft Carrier

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/35 "2008-10-17T16:25:25Z")

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1. Norwegian
2. 7 days
3. Nassau (Bahamas)
4. Rowboat
5. Edmund Fitzgerald
6. Perfect Storm
7. Monitor
8. Blackbeard (Edward Teach)
9. New Orleans
10. Battleship

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**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/36 "2008-10-17T16:29:43Z")

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1. Carnival
2. 8
3. Bermuda
4. Rowboat
5. Andrea Doria
6. The Hunt for Red October
7. USS Constitution
8. Jean Lafite
9. Port Canaveral
10. Aircraft carrier

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**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/37 "2008-10-17T16:36:51Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Is there a reason everyone else thought of the USS Constitution?

I went there on a class trip once.

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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:** [October 17, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/38 "2008-10-17T16:42:42Z")

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1. Carnival
2. 7
3. Nassau
4. sailboat
5. Andrea Doria
6. Jaws
7. Old Ironsides [USS Constitution]
8. Capt Kidd
9. New York
10. Aircraft Carrier

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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:** [October 17, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/39 "2008-10-17T16:59:26Z")

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> [@notfrommensa](#):
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> Delores, you do a terrific job with the feuds, and i love your summaries. Just wondering if you could repeat the categories in your summaries so I don’t have to go to the OP to see the questions. Thanks.

I suppose I could… but you have to spell my name right first. 😛 (Or just call me Rebo.)

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-ships-and-boats-by-want2know-game-over/468371/40 "2008-10-17T17:10:17Z")

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1. Carnival
2. Seven
3. Jamaica
4. Rowboat
5. Lusitania
6. The Poseidon Adventure
7. USS Constitution
8. Blackbeard
9. New York
10. Aircraft carrier

#8 is Edward Teach

For #9 I wanted to put Boston, the tea and all you know, but I went with NY because of all the immigrants that went through there.

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