It's "Tug-of-war". You can also use "Tug o' war."
Clue: What the picnickers did during the tug of war.Answer: Ducat, wafer, scheme, pirate, and TRIED TO "WREST".
Eastport Tug o' War Boley tug of war from Ireland was in the longest pull.
There is no standard collective noun for a group of picnickers but some research found a reference to a litter of picnickers ("A Litter of Picnickers and Other Nouns of Assemblage" by Bruce Ogilvie and Rachael Coomes).
The winners in a "tug of war" go backwards
'Tug of War'
In a Tug of War game
Tug of War
Tug O WarThis is because the winners go backward and the losers go forward into a puddle of mud (at least how I play)
Sokatira- Tug of War, this is part of Herri Kirolak which means Basque rural sports. Spanish do not compete at tug of war, although teams from Basque-land do.
The Bull and the Picnickers - 1902 was released on: USA: September 1902
They're tugging (pulling); like in a tug a war contest.