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The game was originally believed to have evolved from the original beer pong played with paddles [10] which is generally regarded to have had its origins within the fraternities of Dartmouth College in the U.S. in the 1950s and 1960s, where it has since become part of the social culture of the campus.
Jun 8, 2014 · An oral history of beer pong and Beirut, including interviews, research, and photos that explain the drinking game's checkered history.
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Jun 13, 2014 · Beer Pong: the Living History of America’s Game An oral history of beer pong and Beirut, including interviews, research, and photos that explain the drinking game’s checkered...
Jul 12, 2021 · Who invented beer pong? The original version of beer pong was invented at Dartmouth College sometime between 1950 and 1960. Allegedly, Dartmouth frat brothers were playing a game of ping pong during a party. People began resting their cups of beer on the table during gameplay.
Practically a collegiate rite of passage, beer pong has become so firmly established in the American imagination that it’s inspired books, a World Tournament and most recently, a documentary. Drew Lazor on how pong became our most beloved drinking game. September 9, 2016. story: Drew Lazor.
During the Prohibition era (1920-1933) in the United States, when the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were illegal, an inventive game known as “Throw Pong” emerged as a creative workaround to the strict alcohol ban.
Jul 31, 2019 · The first games of beer pong were played up at Dartmouth in the early 1950s, when people were playing ping-pong and left their cups of beer on the table; someone decided it would be a good idea...
