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AP
Style Pong
By Joe Grimm
Michigan State University
School of Journalism
joe.grimm@gmail.com
Equipment
• Table
• 20 Solo cups
• Plenty of Ping-Pong balls
• AP style questions
• 1 stylebook for ref
• Journalism students
Rules
• Teams take turns trying to toss ball into
opponents’ cups.

• Answer questions to defend cups.
• Correct answer keeps cup on table.
• Challenges are allowed, but can cost you.
Scoring
• One cup, one question
• Two cups, two questions
• Two in same cup, three questions
• Rollbacks get you a lefty or behind the back
The
questions
Realtor
or
realtor
The school had their
field day.
or
The school had its
field day.
See Coach, Kelly Gee,
now.
or
See Coach Kelly Gee
now.
Paint the Dumpster.
or
Paint the dumpster.
firefighters
or
firemen
Act like a 4 year-old.
or
Act like a 4-year-old.
The law is
8 years old.
or
The law is
eight years old.
I like Dixie cups better.
or
I like dixie cups better.
I need a Band-Aid.
or
I need a band-aid.
I’m at 67 Main St.
or
I’m at 67 Main Street.
I told you 1,000 times.
or
I told you a thousand
times.
I slept till 11:00 a.m.
or
I slept till 11 a.m.
through
or
thru
The church had its
picnic.
or
The church had their
picnic.
It’s at Wilson Rd. and
Red Cedar Ave.
or
It’s at Wilson Road and
Red Cedar Avenue.
(517) 321-9816
or
517-321-9816
I wore jeans.
or
I wore Jeans.
Come on Apr. 17.
or
Come on April 17.
Cincinnati
or
Cincinatti
Ohio
or
Oh.
Cincinnati, Ohio
or
Cincinnati
Columbus, Ohio
or
Columbus
My everyday dress
or
My every day dress
I dress every day.
or
I dress everyday.
Guts round
• No stylebook
• No phone
• No mercy!
A quickly-held talk
or
A quickly held talk
Quran
or
Koran
Women’s rights
or
Womens’ rights
I eat lots of Spam.
or
I eat lots of spam.
miniscule
or
minuscule
Valentine’s Day
or
Valentines Day
pingpong
or
Pingpong
Capitol building
or
Capital building
New York Times
or
“New York Times”
summer
or
Summer
Windbreaker
or
windbreaker
Our governor, Rick
Snyder
or
Our Governor, Rick
Snyder
glamour
or
glamor
50%
or
50 percent
W. Grand Blvd.
or
West Grand Boulevard
versus
or
vs.
Feb. 21st
or
Feb. 21
Euro
or
euro
Go east on Main.
or
Go East on Main.
March 17, 1960
or
March 17 1960
He moved South.
or
He moved south.
Who won the
challenge
?

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