# The William Feud by Elendil's Heir (Game Over) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 20, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737 "2011-07-20T17:42:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [July 20, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/1 "2011-07-20T17:42:32Z")
**Object of the game:** Give the most popular answer for each category. **Rules:** 1. No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. 2. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). 3. Joke answers will not be considered, as it is not fair to other players. 4. Google (etc.) is allowed, if you desire. 5. The game will end with a maximum of 50 entrants, and I will score it when I have time available. 6. There is no Rule 6. 7. Special Rules for this particular Feud: None **Formatting rules:** To make semi-automated scoring possible, and my job easier, make your post look exactly like this: 1. answer 2. answer 3. answer 4. answer No double spacing, do not use the “list” function, no smilies, no urls, no periods, no quote marks, and no punctuation if it is not necessary. Put “pass” if you want to leave an answer blank. If you feel you must qualify your answer, do it AFTER THE LIST! If you don’t format like this, your answers might be DISQUALIFIED. **Scoring:** With 50 entrants, an answer with a match is worth 2x the number of people matching it. If 4 people match, they each get 8 points for that answer. No matches = 0 points. Formula: Score = 100 / (# of entrants) x (# of matches) Anyone who responds to a question with two answers will only have the first one counted as their answer. Good luck! If any of you have ideas for Feuds -and would like me to score them- PM me. If anyone wants to run their own Feud, feel free. I will help any way I can. **Read the rules! Special Rules for this particular Feud: None** …inspired by the Rick Feud… William, Will, Bill or Billy? 1. Name an actor who has or had one of those names. (Type the whole name.) 2. Name a politician thus named. (Type the whole name.) 3. Name a scientist thus named. (Type the whole name.) 4. Name an athlete thus named. (Type the whole name.) 5. Name an author or journalist thus named. (Type the whole name.) 6. Name a William who typically never used that full first name. (Type the whole name.) 7. Name a first name that has the sound “will” or “bill” in it, besides William, Will, Bill or Billy. 8. Name a word that has the sound “will” in it but is not a proper name. 9. Name a city, state, province or country that includes the sound “will” or “bill” in it. 10. Name a song sung by a William, Will, Bill or Billy, and name the artist. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/2 "2011-07-20T17:51:00Z")
William, Will, Bill or Billy? 1. William H. Macy 2. Bill Clinton 3. William Harvey 4. Bill Bradley 5. William Shakespeare 6. Bill Clinton 7. Phil 8. Willow 9. Williamsburg, VA 10. Rebel Yell, by Billy Idol #10 is going to do me in, if I wasn’t out of the running already #4 is obviously Willie Mays, but I’m not sure what level of sticklerdom people are adhering to. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/3 "2011-07-20T17:57:48Z")
1. Will Smith 2. Bill Clinton 3. Bill Nye 4. Billy Jean King 5. William Shakespeare 6. Bill Gates 7. Wilhelmina 8. Twill 9. Williamsburg 10. Piano Man, Billy Joel ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/4 "2011-07-20T18:02:44Z")
1. William Shatner 2. Bill Clinton 3. William Gilbert 4. Willie Mays 5. William Shakespeare 6. Bill Clinton 7. Wilt 8. Will 9. Williamsburg, Virginia 10. Piano Man, Billy Joel Notes: 6. Or William Jefferson Clinton, if that’s what was meant by full name 8. Or am I being too obvious? 9. Or, as it’s inevitably called, “colonial Williamsburg” ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/5 "2011-07-20T18:11:37Z")
1. William Shatner 2. Bill Clinton 3. Wilhelm Roentgen 4. Bill Walton 5. William Safire 6. Bill Clinton 7. Wilhelm 8. Wilful 9. Billings 10. “Gettin’ Jiggy With It” by Will Smith ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/6 "2011-07-20T18:16:02Z")
1. William Shatner 2. Bill Clinton 3. Sir William Herschel 4. Bill Walton 5. William Shakespeare 6. Bill Gates 7. Wilbur 8. goodwill 9. Williamsburg 10. Only the Good Die Young, Billy Joel 11. I wanted to say Willie Mays, but “Willie” wasn’t one of the options. 12. No conches here if you got to match song and artist. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/7 "2011-07-20T19:10:09Z")
William, Will, Bill or Billy? 1. Billy D. Williams 2. William Jefferson Clinton 3. Bill Nye 4. Will Clark 5. William Shakespeare 6. Billy Martin 7. Wilton 8. Twill 9. Williamsport 10. “Lean On Me” - Bill Withers ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/8 "2011-07-20T19:14:00Z")
1. William Shatner 2. Bill Clinton 3. Bill Nye 4. Bill Walton 5. William Shakespeare 6. Bill Gates 7. Wilhem 8. Goodwill 9. Williamsburg 10. Piano Man Billy Joel ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/9 "2011-07-20T19:21:03Z")
1. Will Smith 2. Bill Clinton 3. William Shockley 4. Willie Mays 5. William Shakespeare 6. Bill Murray 7. Wilt 8. swill 9. Billings 10. “Lean On Me” Bill Withers ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/10 "2011-07-20T19:21:30Z")
1. William Shatner 2. Bill Clinton 3. William Thompson 4. William “Refrigerator” Perry 5. William Shakespeare 6. Bill Clinton 7. Wilfred 8. will 9. Williamsburg 10. Sharp Dressed Man, Billy Gibbons * * * 1. Lord Kelvin 2. Billie Jean King sounds good, but not the same spelling. 3. Pick one! 4. ZZ Top ---
**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:** [July 20, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/11 "2011-07-20T19:21:40Z")
1. Billy Bob Thornton 2. Bill Clinton 3. William Shockley 4. Willie Mays 5. William Wordsworth 6. W. C. Fields 7. Wilbur 8. Willpower 9. Williamsburg, VA 10. Piano Man, by Billy Joel ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/12 "2011-07-20T19:22:27Z")
1. William Holden 2. Bill Clinton 3. Bill Nye 4. Bill Walton 5. William Shakespeare 6. Bill Gates 7. Wilbur 8. whippoorwill 9. Williamsburg 10. “Piano Man,” Billy Joel ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/13 "2011-07-20T19:23:01Z")
1. William Holden 2. Bill Clinton 3. William Harvey 4. Willie Mays 5. William Shakrespeare 6. Bill Clinton 7. Wilbur 8. Willow 9. Wilmington 10. “Dancing With Myself” by Billy Idol ---
**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:** [July 20, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/14 "2011-07-20T19:23:19Z")
1. William Hurt 2. Bill Clinton 3. Guglielmo Marconi 4. Billy Martin 5. William Styron 6. Bill Clinton 7. Wilfred 8. willpower 9. Wilmington, N.C. 10. “New York State of Mind,” Billy Joel 11. The Italian equivalent of “William” ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/15 "2011-07-20T19:32:34Z")
1. William Hurt 2. Bill Clinton 3. William C. Boyd 4. Willie Mays 5. William Golding 6. Will Smith 7. Willard 8. wilt 9. Williamsport 10. On the Road Again - Willie Nelson ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/16 "2011-07-20T19:32:44Z")
1. William shatner 2. Bill Clinton 3. Bill Nye 4. Willie Mays 5. William shakespeare 6. Will Smith 7. Wilhimina 8. willing 9. Williamsuburg 10. piano man Billy Joel ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/17 "2011-07-20T19:36:50Z")
1. Willliam Shatner 2. Bill Clinton 3. Bill Nye 4. Billy Williams 5. William Shakespeare 6. Will Rogers 7. Willie 8. will 9. Wilmington 10. Movin’ Out - Billy Joel * * * 1. Really wanted to say Willie Mays, but Willie not one of the choices (ETA I see some are using it anyways) 2. Ha! 3. Probably not what you were looking for here, but I don’t care ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/18 "2011-07-20T19:50:40Z")
1. William H. Macy 2. Bill Clinton 3. William Herschel 4. Bill Shoemaker 5. William Shakespeare 6. Bill Clinton 7. Wilhelmina 8. Whippoorwill 9. Williamsburg, VA 10. New York State Of Mind by Billy Joel ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/19 "2011-07-20T20:01:54Z")
1. William Shatner 2. Bill Clinton 3. Bill Nye 4. Bill Buckner 5. William Shakespeare 6. Bill Clinton 7. Willie 8. willing 9. Williamsburg 10. “I Gotta Feeling” will.i.am ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737/20 "2011-07-20T20:20:44Z")
1. William Shatner 2. William Jefferson Clinton 3. Bill Nye 4. Willie Mays 5. William Shakespeare 6. Billy the Kid 7. Wilfred 8. wilt 9. Williamsburg 10. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol 3 - A “science guy” is a type of scientist, isn’t it? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-william-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/589737.md?page=2)