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Previous IQs:
Did you write, "In our youths, our hearts were touched with fire"? - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., writing about his experiences as a young officer in the Civil War
Were you a founding member of the Diogenes Club? - Mycroft Holmes
Were you that person's better-known brother? - Sherlock Holmes
Holmes x3!
DQs:
American?
Last name started with H?
Born after 1950?
IQs:
Were you AKA Vulcan?
Are you humorist David Sedaris's longtime companion?
Was a replica of your signature painted across the stern of a U.S. Navy warship?
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DQ
DQ
Not John Hancock (you linked to pic in a previous round)
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H
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
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Previous IQs:
Were you AKA Vulcan? - Hephaestus, the blacksmith of Greek mythology
Are you humorist David Sedaris's longtime companion? - Hugh Hamrick
Was a replica of your signature painted across the stern of a U.S. Navy warship? - Yes, John Hancock
DQs:
Political/military?
Generally considered a "good guy"?
IQs:
Did you win big at Saratoga?
Were you the first President pro tem Emeritus of the U.S. Senate?
Did Gregory Peck play you in one and only one movie?
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H
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
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Previous IQs:
Did you win big at Saratoga? - Not Nathan Hale, but Horatio Gates
Were you the first President pro tem Emeritus of the U.S. Senate? - Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Did Gregory Peck play you in one and only one movie? - Horatio Hornblower
Horatio x3!
DQs:
Best known as political figure?
Two DQs reserved.
IQs:
Did you play Lois Lane on TV?
Were you born in London but raised in Cleveland?
Did you live in Troublesome Gulch, Colo.?
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Not Teri Hatcher
Not Bob Hope
DQ
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H
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
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Previous IQs:
Did you play Lois Lane on TV? - Yes, Teri Hatcher
Were you born in London but raised in Cleveland? - Yes, Bob Hope
Did you live in Troublesome Gulch, Colo.? - Gary Hart
DQs:
Democrat?
Held Federal elective office?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Was Floyd Tolson a longtime aide of yours?
Did you have to deal with a dangerous fire at Christmastime in the place where you were then living?
Were you that person's spouse?
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I think we determined it was Clyde, nevertheless I'm not J Edgar Hoover
DQ
DQ
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H
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office
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Previous IQs:
Was Floyd Tolson a longtime aide of yours? - Yes, J. Edgar Hoover, boss, friend and perhaps lover of Clyde Tolson (don't know why I keep thinking it's Floyd!)
Did you have to deal with a dangerous fire at Christmastime in the place where you were then living? - President Herbert Hoover, at the White House in 1929: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/th...g-fire-of-1929
Were you that person's spouse? - First Lady Lou Hoover
Hoover x3!
DQs:
Held American public office before 1789?
Two DQs reserved.
IQs:
Is a giant outdoor monument being built to you?
Were you, in 2001, the junior U.S. senator from New York?
Were both of your parents dentists?
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Not Crazy Horse (hopefully they EVENTUALLY finish it)
Not Hillary Clinton
Not Bill Clinton (MAYBE?!)
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H
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office
12.Held American political office pre-1789
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Previous IQs:
Is a giant outdoor monument being built to you? - Yes, Crazy Horse
Were you, in 2001, the junior U.S. senator from New York? - Yes, Hillary Clinton
Were both of your parents dentists? - Hermione Granger, in the Harry Potter series
DQs:
Held American political office between 1776-89?
Supported independence?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Were you McKinley's kingmaker?
An actress, did you date JFK Jr. for awhile?
Were you a young assassin trained by your ex-CIA agent father?
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Not Mark Hanna
Not Darryl Hannah
DQ (another Hannah?)
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H
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office
12.Held American political office pre-1789
13.Held political office between 1776-89
14.DEFINITELY supported independence
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Previous IQs:
Were you McKinley's kingmaker? - Yes, Marcus (Mark) Hanna
An actress, did you date JFK Jr. for awhile? - Yes, Darryl Hannah
Were you a young assassin trained by your ex-CIA agent father? - Yes, the title character of Hanna (a good but, I'd say, not great spy thriller): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u73CLdHpbNk
IQs:
Did you design an early U.S. flag?
Did two of your descendants become President of the United States?
Were you a top cavalryman for Gen. George Washington?
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And you rightfully earned a DQ for #3 above
DQ
Not Declaration of Independence signer Benjamin Harrison. Dad of our 9th POTUS and great grandfather of our 23rd
DQ
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OK, thanks.
Previous IQs:
Did you design an early U.S. flag? - Francis Hopkinson, a member of the Continental Congress
Did two of your descendants become President of the United States? - Yes, Benjamin Harrison
Were you a top cavalryman for Gen. George Washington? - "Light-Horse Harry" Lee, Robert E.'s father
DQs:
Member of the Continental Congress?
Slave owner?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Were you a top Gestapo official in SS-GB?
Were you a real person who made a cameo appearance in both the book and the TV miniseries of the same name?
Were you attacked by two British-trained Czech partisans in Prague during WWII?
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H
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office
12.Held American political office pre-1789
13.Held political office between 1776-89
14.DEFINITELY supported independence
15.Member of the Continental Congress
16.Probably owned slaves (owned large tract of land in slave state)
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Previous IQs:
Were you a top Gestapo official in SS-GB? - Standartenfuhrer Oskar Huth
Were you a real person who made a cameo appearance in both the book and the TV miniseries of the same name? - Heinrich Himmler
Were you attacked by two British-trained Czech partisans in Prague during WWII? - Reinhard Heydrich, "the Butcher of Prague," who later died of his wounds
Lemme think....
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Should have known those crazy Nazis!
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I know, right? What a kooky, zany, nutty bunch they were.
DQs:
From Virginia?
Signed the Declaration of Independence?
Two DQs reserved.
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H
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office
12.Held American political office pre-1789
13.Held political office between 1776-89
14.DEFINITELY supported independence
15.Member of the Continental Congress
16.Probably owned slaves (owned large tract of land in slave state)
17.NOT a Virginian
18.Did NOT sign Declaration of Independence
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DQs:
Appeared in the musical 1776?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(..._original_cast
One DQ reserved.
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H
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office
12.Held American political office pre-1789
13.Held political office between 1776-89
14.DEFINITELY supported independence
15.Member of the Continental Congress
16.Probably owned slaves (owned large tract of land in slave state)
17.NOT a Virginian
18.Did NOT sign Declaration of Independence
19.NOT in the cast of "1776"
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DQ:
From one of the Carolinas?
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H
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office
12.Held American political office pre-1789
13.Held political office between 1776-89
14.DEFINITELY supported independence
15.Member of the Continental Congress
16.Probably owned slaves (owned large tract of land in slave state)
17.NOT a Virginian
18.Did NOT sign Declaration of Independence
19.NOT in the cast of "1776"
20.NOT a Carolinian
Please submit your guess by Noon Friday
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So far I'm stumped. Thinkthinkthink....
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Okay, times up. Our mystery man is:
JOHN HANSON. The President of the Continental Congress, often erroneously considered the "First President of the United States".
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Damn! I was wracking my brains and didn't think of him, although I have certainly heard of him. Good one.
Want to go again, or shall I?
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BTW: the town my brother lives in was named after his grandson.
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Thanks! Right, then. Been awhile since we've done
R
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IQ: Did you apocryphally help a queen keep a clean dress?
IQ2: Are you the actress who played Ted Danson's cousin/lover?
IQ3: Did you coach Villanova to a famous upset?
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Dunno x3, although I should know the first.
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Walter Raleigh
Isabella Rossellini
Rollie Massamino
DQ: Real?
DQ2: Male?
DQ3: Living?
IQ: Are you the pirate namesake of a mixed drink?
IQ2: Did you have clearance issues with the FBI?
IQ3: Are you the actor who starred in the most watched miniseries of all time?
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D'oh! Shoulda got those first two .
Not Rob Roy, Dr. Robert Oppenheimer or... Richard Chamberlain (Shogun)?
R.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
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Correct
Correct
Correct (Thronbirds)
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IQ: Are you the biggest name in popcorn?
IQ2: Are you the most famous broadcaster in San Diego?
IQ3: Did you host the 9PM show on MSNBC?
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Rob Roy was a Scottish outlaw, not a pirate, but I thought that was probably who you were going for: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_MacGregor. And I believe Roots got higher ratings than The Thorn Birds.
Not Orville Reddenbacher, Ron "Go fuck yourself, San Diego" Burgundy,* and dunno.
I have to share my favorite scene from that movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ccp-lEmoAE
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Correct
Correct (and NOT very classy)
Rachel Maddow
DQ: American?
IQ: Were you the coach of the "Showtime" Lakers?
IQ2: Were you the cop on "Dukes of Hazzard"?
IQ3: Did Tom Hanks play you in your recent biopic?
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I just watched it! OMG, that's great!
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I know, right? I love all the disgusting analogies for what Sex Panther smells like.
Dunno x3.
R.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
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Pat Riley
Roscoe P. Coltrane
Fred Rodgers
DQ: Born After 1900?
DQ2: In Arts, broadly defined?
DQ reserved
IQ: Are you the composer favored by the Nazis?
IQ2: Were you unfairly blamed for the Olympic bombing?
IQ3: Did you coach the Celtics to their most recent title?
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The Fred Rodgers (sic) biopic hasn't come out yet, so it isn't "recent." I don't think that earns you a DQ.
Not Richard Wagner, Richard Jewell and dunno (Another Richard? Take a DQ).
R.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born before 1900
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They've been talking about it so much, I thought it came out.
Correct
Correct
Doc Rivers
DQ: Born after 1800?
IQ: Are you the entertainer whose last name is a monster?
IQ2: Are you the host of an upcoming wild game show?
IQ3: Were you recently caught up in a prostitution sting?