# the Daily Feud: The Old College Try by astorian \[Game Over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 3, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578 "2008-12-03T22:32:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 19\
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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:** [December 4, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/61 "2008-12-04T13:38:20Z")

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> [@bibliophage](#):
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> 1. Stanord

Obviously, I meant **Stanford**. Effin’ F key is effed up.

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**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/62 "2008-12-04T13:57:51Z")

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1. Notre Dame
2. Duke
3. Wellesley
4. Howard
5. Oxford
6. Columbia
7. Animal House
8. Washington
9. Phys Ed
10. Stanford

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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:** [December 4, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/63 "2008-12-04T14:58:48Z")

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> [@bibliophage](#):
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> 1. Catholic University of America
> 2. Kentucky
> 3. Radcliffe
> 4. Howard
> 5. Oxford
> 6. Columbia
> 7. Animal House
> 8. George Washington
> 9. physical education
> 10. Stanord
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> Note 9: now generally offered by colleges under the name “kinesiology”

You’re #50.

Damn - I didn’t get to play this one!

Scores up soon.

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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:** [December 4, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/64 "2008-12-04T15:49:37Z")

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1. Notre Dame
2. Duke
3. Emily Dickinson College
4. Clemson
5. Oxford
6. Columbia University
7. Animal House
8. George Washington
9. Underwater Basket Weaving
10. Stamford
11. is that even a real college? I did just watch Animal House the other night, the only one I could think of.
12. is Oxford a city, or just the name of the college. Obviously, I’m not of Oxford quality.
13. no, not real, but iconic.

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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:** [December 4, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/65 "2008-12-04T15:50:38Z")

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Damn. The one time I might have scored well.

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/66 "2008-12-04T15:51:53Z")

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> [@Jack\_Batty](#):
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> 1. is Oxford a city, or just the name of the college. Obviously, I’m not of Oxford quality.

It’s a city, with [Oxford University](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford) in it, which in turn has lots of colleges in it.

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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:** [December 4, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/67 "2008-12-04T16:39:20Z")

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1. Name a college or university in the U.S. affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.   
**1. Notre Dame 45**

2. Catholic University of America 1

3. Georgetown 1

4. Gonzaga 1

5. St. Louis 1

6. Villanova 1

7. Name a college or university that’s a perennial NCAA basketball powerhouse.   
**2. Duke 26**

8. North Carolina 10

9. UCLA 7

10. Georgetown 3

11. Kansas 1

12. Kentucky 1

13. Maryland 1

14. Oklahoma State 1

15. Name a college or university in the U.S. that has, or used to have, a 100% female student body.   
**3. Vassar 26**

16. Radcliffe 8

17. Wellesley 5

18. Bryn Mawr 4

19. Mount Holyoke 4

20. Smith 3

21. Name a predominantly African-American college or university.   
**4. Howard 29**

22. Morehouse 6

23. Grambling 5

24. Tuskegee 5

25. Brown 1

26. Hampton 1

27. Marshall 1

28. pass 1

29. Spelman 1

30. Name a European city that’s home to a famous, world-class university.   
**5. Oxford 32**

31. Paris 10

32. London 4

33. Cambridge 2

34. Heidelberg 2

35. Name a college or university whose name begins with the letter “C.”   
**6. Columbia 19**

36. Cambridge 12

37. Cornell 11

38. Clemson 2

39. Colgate 2

40. Cal Tech 1

41. Canisius 1

42. Carleton 1

43. Colorado State 1

44. Name a movie set primarily at a college or university.   
**7. Animal House 36**

45. Good Will Hunting 2

46. Legally Blonde 2

47. Real Genius 2

48. Revenge of the Nerds 2

49. Animal Farm 1

50. Back to School 1

51. P.C.U. 1

52. Rudy 1

53. The Freshman 1

54. The Paper Chase 1

55. Name a U.S. President who never attended college.   
**8. Abraham Lincoln 22**

56. George Washington 16

57. Harry Truman 8

58. Andrew Jackson 3

59. Ulysses Grant 1

60. Name a subject that dumb college students tend to major in.   
**9. Physical Education 23**

61. Communications 16

62. English 3

63. Education 2

64. Psychology 2

65. basket weaving 1

66. Economics 1

67. General Studies 1

68. Social Sciences 1

69. Name a highly prestigious American college or university located West of the Mississippi River   
**10. Stanford 43**

70. Berkeley 2

71. UCLA 2

72. Cal Tech 1

73. Rice University 1

74. Washington University 1

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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:** [December 4, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/68 "2008-12-04T16:46:01Z")

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And the winner is ~~~drumroll~~~ **ShibbOleth**!! Woo-hoo! ::flings sheepskins:: **ShibbOleth** got 9/10 top answers. Excellent! Perfect was 602.00.

Thanks everyone, and thanks **astorian**! Fun Feud!

Next one up in a bit.  
\*\*1. ShibbOleth 588.00 \*\*  
2. Mahaloth 572.00  
2. Duke 572.00  
4. ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness 550.00  
4. Hilarity N. Suze 550.00  
6. Gangster Octopus 544.00  
7. Monstera deliciosa 528.00  
8. criminey.jicket 518.00  
9. wheresgeorge04 516.00  
9. swampbear 516.00  
11. Happy Lendervedder 510.00  
12. 42fish 506.00  
12. zamboniracer 506.00  
14. El\_Kabong 504.00  
15. Elendil’s Heir 490.00  
16. Thudlow Boink 484.00  
16. kenner116 484.00  
18. notfrommensa 482.00  
19. This’ll Do 480.00  
20. Larry Borgia 474.00  
21. pravnik 470.00  
22. Spoons 464.00  
23. mshar253 462.00  
23. tarragon918 462.00  
25. 5 time champ 456.00  
26. astorian 454.00  
26. twickster 454.00  
28. Key Lime Guy 446.00  
29. brownie55 442.00  
30. rexnervous 438.00  
30. Liberal 438.00  
30. robardin 438.00  
33. NDP 436.00  
34. gonzomax 434.00  
35. bmoak 430.00  
36. cmkeller 424.00  
36. Apex Rogers 424.00  
38. bibliophage 412.00  
39. Fretful Porpentine 402.00  
40. 3acresandatruck 394.00  
40. The Tof 394.00  
42. WormTheRed 380.00  
43. Freudian Slit 378.00  
44. want2know 362.00  
45. MsWhatsit 360.00  
46. Natty Bumppo 354.00  
47. OtakuLoki 318.00  
48. RetroVertigo 252.00  
49. Chronos 210.00  
50. Scuba\_Ben 154.00

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/69 "2008-12-04T16:56:53Z")

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_Sigh_ \*\*Loki \*\*- we need a new friend since \*\*Gonzomax \*\*seems to have left us for good.

Anyone want any pie?

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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:** [December 4, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/70 "2008-12-04T16:59:46Z")

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Damn You Vassar!!!

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**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:** [December 4, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/71 "2008-12-04T17:05:41Z")

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15th? Woohoo! My best in weeks!

BTW, U.S. Grant did go to college - he graduated from West Point, Class of 1843, where he ranked 21st in a class of 39 cadets.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/72 "2008-12-04T17:35:14Z")

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Wow, Oxford really did me in.

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/73 "2008-12-04T17:56:27Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> Wow, Oxford really did me in.

Animal Farm didn’t help.

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/74 "2008-12-04T18:05:11Z")

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Only one Rudy!!??? Arrrrrrrrgh! ☹

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/75 "2008-12-04T18:08:24Z")

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> [@ShibbOleth](#):
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> Animal Farm didn’t help.

:smack:

Fuck – I of course meant “Animal House.” (Didn’t even notice this till you pointed it out, thanks so much, pal.)

:smack::smack::smack::smack::smack:

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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:** [December 4, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/76 "2008-12-04T21:01:46Z")

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I would have said Bryn Mawh but i could not spell it. That saved me from Worm and Otak territory. That is a dumb name for a college.

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**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/77 "2008-12-04T22:26:26Z")

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Emily Dickenson college? Where is that?

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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:** [December 4, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/78 "2008-12-04T22:30:34Z")

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> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#):
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> Emily Dickenson college? Where is that?

Thats the college in Animal House where Otter picks up the girls they take to a black bar.

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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:** [December 4, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-old-college-try-by-astorian-game-over/475578/79 "2008-12-04T22:49:46Z")

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I hear Dickenson girls are fast.

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