Apple Cup
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The Apple Cup is an annual college football game that serves as the historic in-state rivalry matchup between the University of Washington Huskies and the Washington State University Cougars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apple Cup canonical | 5 |
| Apple Cup trophy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2918626 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Apple Cup Context triple: [Washington Huskies, rivalry, Apple Cup]
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A.
The Cup
The Cup is a common nickname for the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoff winner and one of the most iconic prizes in professional sports.
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B.
Fall Classic
The Fall Classic is the traditional nickname for Major League Baseball’s annual championship series that determines the sport’s world champion each autumn.
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C.
Applefest
Applefest is an annual autumn festival in Warwick, New York, celebrating the local apple harvest with food, crafts, entertainment, and community activities.
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D.
Nunivak Cup’ig
Nunivak Cup’ig is a distinct dialect of the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language traditionally spoken by the indigenous Cup’ig people of Nunivak Island in Alaska.
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E.
Stupor Bowl
Stupor Bowl is a derisive nickname for Super Bowl V, reflecting its reputation as a poorly played, mistake-filled championship game.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apple Cup Target entity description: The Apple Cup is an annual college football game that serves as the historic in-state rivalry matchup between the University of Washington Huskies and the Washington State University Cougars.
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A.
The Cup
The Cup is a common nickname for the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoff winner and one of the most iconic prizes in professional sports.
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B.
Fall Classic
The Fall Classic is the traditional nickname for Major League Baseball’s annual championship series that determines the sport’s world champion each autumn.
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C.
Applefest
Applefest is an annual autumn festival in Warwick, New York, celebrating the local apple harvest with food, crafts, entertainment, and community activities.
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D.
Nunivak Cup’ig
Nunivak Cup’ig is a distinct dialect of the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language traditionally spoken by the indigenous Cup’ig people of Nunivak Island in Alaska.
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E.
Stupor Bowl
Stupor Bowl is a derisive nickname for Super Bowl V, reflecting its reputation as a poorly played, mistake-filled championship game.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sporting event
ⓘ
college football rivalry game ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | UW–WSU rivalry ⓘ |
| alternatingVenues |
Pullman, Washington
ⓘ
Seattle, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle, Washington, United States
|
| awayTeam |
Washington State University Cougars football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State Cougars
|
| category | College football rivalry games in the United States ⓘ |
| conference | Pac-12 Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstHeld | 1900 ⓘ |
| formerName | Washington–Washington State football rivalry ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gameType | regular-season college football game ⓘ |
| governingBody |
NCAA
ⓘ
linked to:
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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| hasCulturalImpact | statewide sports tradition in Washington ⓘ |
| hasFanBase |
University of Washington fans
ⓘ
Washington State University fans ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage |
national television
ⓘ
regional television ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
University of Washington Huskies football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Huskies
|
| involves | state of Washington public universities ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American college football rivalries ⓘ |
| isRivalryGameFor |
University of Washington Huskies football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Huskies
Washington State University Cougars football team ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State Cougars
|
| levelOfPlay |
NCAA Division I FBS
ⓘ
linked to:
Football Bowl Subdivision
|
| locatedIn |
Washington (state)
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| namedAfter | Washington apple industry ⓘ |
| participant |
University of Washington Huskies football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Huskies
Washington State University Cougars football team ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State Cougars
|
| primaryVenue |
Husky Stadium
ⓘ
Martin Stadium ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| rivalryBetween |
University of Washington
ⓘ
Washington State University ⓘ |
| season | college football regular season ⓘ |
| significance | in-state rivalry ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| trophy |
Apple Cup trophy
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linked to:
Apple Cup
|
| typicalDayOfWeekPlayed | Saturday ⓘ |
| typicalMonthPlayed | November ⓘ |
| winnerReceives | bragging rights in Washington state college football ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apple Cup Description of subject: The Apple Cup is an annual college football game that serves as the historic in-state rivalry matchup between the University of Washington Huskies and the Washington State University Cougars.
Referenced by (6)
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