Old Oaken Bucket
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The Old Oaken Bucket is a historic college football rivalry trophy awarded annually to the winner of the Purdue–Indiana game.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Oaken Bucket canonical | 3 |
| Old Oaken Bucket game | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7454854 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Oaken Bucket Context triple: [Boilermakers, associatedWithTrophy, Old Oaken Bucket]
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A.
The Old Man
The Old Man is the underworld nickname of Russell Bufalino, a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss associated with the Bufalino crime family and alleged ties to major organized crime events.
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B.
The Horseshoe
The Horseshoe is the iconic, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University, officially known as Ohio Stadium.
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C.
Lord Weary’s Castle
Lord Weary’s Castle is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1946 poetry collection by Robert Lowell, noted for its dense, allusive style and exploration of religion, history, and personal turmoil.
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D.
The Goblin
The Goblin is a supervillain persona in Marvel Comics most closely associated with Spider-Man’s arch-enemy, the Green Goblin.
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E.
The Cobbler
The Cobbler is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting a humble shoemaker at work in a detailed, everyday interior scene.
- 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: Old Oaken Bucket Target entity description: The Old Oaken Bucket is a historic college football rivalry trophy awarded annually to the winner of the Purdue–Indiana game.
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A.
The Old Man
The Old Man is the underworld nickname of Russell Bufalino, a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss associated with the Bufalino crime family and alleged ties to major organized crime events.
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B.
The Horseshoe
The Horseshoe is the iconic, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University, officially known as Ohio Stadium.
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C.
Lord Weary’s Castle
Lord Weary’s Castle is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1946 poetry collection by Robert Lowell, noted for its dense, allusive style and exploration of religion, history, and personal turmoil.
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D.
The Goblin
The Goblin is a supervillain persona in Marvel Comics most closely associated with Spider-Man’s arch-enemy, the Green Goblin.
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E.
The Cobbler
The Cobbler is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting a humble shoemaker at work in a detailed, everyday interior scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football rivalry trophy
ⓘ
sports trophy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Old Oaken Bucket trophy ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
Indiana University Bloomington
ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana University
Purdue University ⓘ |
| awardedFor | victory in the Purdue–Indiana regular-season football game ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
Indiana Hoosiers football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana Hoosiers football
Purdue Boilermakers football team ⓘ
linked to:
Purdue Boilermakers
|
| competition | Purdue–Indiana football rivalry ⓘ |
| conference | Big Ten Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | alumni of Purdue University and Indiana University ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1925 ⓘ |
| frequencyOfAward | annually ⓘ |
| genre | college football rivalry trophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bucket
ⓘ
chain ⓘ |
| linkInscription |
I for Indiana wins
ⓘ
IP for tied games ⓘ P for Purdue wins ⓘ |
| locationOfUse | Indiana ⓘ |
| material |
metal
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the poem "The Old Oaken Bucket" by Samuel Woodworth ⓘ |
| rivalryBetween |
Indiana Hoosiers football
ⓘ
Purdue Boilermakers football ⓘ
linked to:
Purdue Boilermakers
|
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| symbolizes | state of Indiana college football rivalry ⓘ |
| tradition | links added to chain to mark game results ⓘ |
| usedFor | awarding the winner of the Purdue–Indiana football game ⓘ |
| winnerKeeps | trophy until the next Purdue–Indiana game ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Oaken Bucket Description of subject: The Old Oaken Bucket is a historic college football rivalry trophy awarded annually to the winner of the Purdue–Indiana game.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Old Oaken Bucket