Should have known Kennedy! It’s even mentioned in our FAQ binder!
Should have known Kennedy! It’s even mentioned in our FAQ binder!
Could I ask you to not look at the SDMB Botticelli round we're done with "C" there, please?
Previous IQs:
Did you dictate letters to your spinster sister in Boston from far away? - Charles Emerson Winchester, from South Korea, on M*A*S*H
Were you a longtime TV journalist with the same first name as that person? - Charles Collingwood
Were you the last person of your rank to enter a particular room in England? - King Charles I, just before the English Civil War. No monarch has entered the House of Commons chamber since.
Charles x3!
DQs:
Died since 2000?
Political/military?
Last name start with C?
IQs:
Did you write about the doings on Klickitat Street?
Were you fictionalized as a man named Drummond in a notable play?
Were you compared to "a rotten mackerel by moonlight"?
Sure! That would DEFINITELY be cheating.
DQ
Not Clarence Darrow
Not Henry Clay
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.No connection to the Arts
6.Died BEFORE 1900
7.Political/Military figure
8.Last initial "C"
Was going to guess Charles I! Outsmarted myself!
Thanks for avoiding the SDMB Botticelli thread for the time being.
Previous IQs:
Did you write about the doings on Klickitat Street? - Beverly Cleary, in her Henry Huggins, Beezus and Ramona books
Were you fictionalized as a man named Drummond in a notable play? - Yes, Clarence Darrow, in Inherit the Wind
Were you compared to "a rotten mackerel by moonlight"? - Yes, Henry Clay, because, as a critic said, "he both shone and stank"
DQ:
Held Federal office?
IQs:
Were you Lincoln's SECTREAS?
Were you Lincoln's first SECWAR?
Did you die at the Battle of the Little Big Horn?
Not Salmon Chase
DQ
Not General George Custer
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.No connection to the Arts
6.Died BEFORE 1900
7.Political/Military figure
8.Last initial "C"
9.Never held Federal office
BTW, I'd asked about his death being since 2000; you referred to it being before 1900. Was that intentional?
Previous IQs:
Were you Lincoln's SECTREAS? - Yes, Salmon P. Chase
Were you Lincoln's first SECWAR? - Simon Cameron
Did you die at the Battle of the Little Big Horn? - Yes, Gen. Custer
DQ:
Best known as a military figure?
IQs:
Were you a hero of Little Round Top?
Did you hold the Union center at the Battle of Franklin?
Is your giant image being carved on a Western mountain?
Why YES, I am
JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN! Surprised you took that long to get there.
All right - thanks! He's long been a hero of mine (and he died after 1900).
My other IQs:
Did you hold the Union center at the Battle of Franklin? - Gen. Jacob D. Cox, later Governor of Ohio
Is your giant image being carved on a Western mountain? - Crazy Horse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_Memorial
Let me think of our next person....
I should have looked up his DOD! I was inspired because the Round Top anniversary was the other day.
I SO should have known Crazy Horse!
With a monument that may never be completed.
And our next letter is
R
IQ: Until 45 came along, were you the oldest POTUS?
IQ2: Were you the spiritual advisor to a royal family massacred by the new government?
IQ3: Are you the most famous man in adult entertainment?
Not Ronald Reagan, Rasputin or Ron Jeremy.
3 for 3 of course
IQ: Are you the British explorer who lent his name to a state capital?
IQ2: Did Jamie Foxx earn an Oscar playing you?
IQ3: Did you play a politician during the 80s and a sports tv executive in the 00's?
Not Sir Walter Raleigh, Ray Charles or Robert Guillaime.
3 for 3 once again!
IQ: Are you the would-be HOF pitcher who lied to Congress?
IQ2: Are you the Pats TE clearly enjoying being famous?
IQ3: Are you the Red Sox slugger who ok awhile to get into the HOF because his stats got dwarfed by the Steriod Era?
Roger Clemens
Rob Gronkowski
Jim Rice
DQ: Real?
DQ2: Male?
DQ3: Living?
IQ: Are you the most famous singer to come out of Barbados?
IQ2: Are you Kelly Clarkson’s mother-in-law?
IQ3: Did you commit the “Crime of the Century”?
Ah, yes. Clemens I should've gotten.
Not Rihanna, Reba McEntire (?) and dunno.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
Correct
Correct
Richard Bruno Hauptmann
DQ: American?
IQ: Did you write a book about overgrown produce?
IQ2: Did you create Deal-a-Meal?
IQ3: Did you lead a band of merry men?
Not Roald Dahl, dunno, and not Robin Hood.
Correct
Richard Simmons
Correct
DQ: Created after 1900?
IQ: Were you the General in charge of the Army of Northern Virginia?
IQ2: Are you married to the most successful reality show producer?
IQ3: Were you the tallest man in history?
Not Robert E. Lee, dunno, and dunno.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
4. created before 1900
Did you miss DQ: American?
Correct
Roma Downey is married to Mark Burnett ("Survivor","Apprentice")
Robert Wadlow
2 DQS Rserved
Sorry.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
4. created before 1900
5. not American
DQ: From Literature?
DQ2: European?
IQ: Were you an African dictator during the 70s and 80s?
IQ2: Are you the most famous newscaster from San Diego?
IQ3: Are you the NASCAR driver sponsored by Wonder Bread?
Dunno, not Ron "Kind of a big deal" Burgundy, or Ricky "Thank you, Baby Jesus!" Bobby.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
4. created before 1900
5. not American
6. from literature
7. European
Robert Mugabe
Correct
Correct
DQ:Created after 1800?
IQ: Are you a paleontologist who nursed a crush, and later had a baby, with your sister's best friend?
IQ2: Were you the politician who helped create the Reform Party?
IQ3: Are you the nuclear scientist who had issues with the FBI?
Mugabe wasn't in office in the '70s, as I recall. I think I have to disallow that DQ.
Not Ross Geller, Ross Perot or Robert Oppenheimer.
3 for 3! I would’ve had to cheat to confirm that.
IQ: Did you coach Villanova to their 1st hoops title?
IQ2: Are you the namesake of the NBA COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD?
IQ3: Are you the member of the greatest band of all time who shares a birthday with my celebrity crush?
Mugabe didn’t come to power until ‘81 (per Wikipedia)
Rollie Massimino ('85)
Red Auerbach
Ringo Starr (Michelle was born on his 40th birthday)
DQ: Created after 1800?
DQ2: From Mainland Europe?
DQ3: Adapted for the screen?
IQ: Are you the NBC reporter who frequently does in depth foreign policy specials?
IQ2: Are you the MSNBC host whose show is preempted by those specials?
IQ3: Are you the singer whose parents were early TV's first popular family, and whose sones were an 80s 1-hit wonder?
BTW: I was reading previous games, and reminthat Nia Vardolas and Ian Gomez are separated.
Dunno x2; not Rick Nelson.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
4. created before 1900
5. not American
6. from literature
7. European
8. created before 1800
9. not from mainland Europe
10. adapted for the screen
Richard Engel
Rachel Maddow
Yup, Ricky Nelson (BTW, the song was "(Can't Live Without) Your Love and Affection"))
DQ: British?
DQ2: Movie made after 1950?
IQ: Are you the inventor who hawked your inventions on infomercials?
IQ2: Are you the 60-70s child star turned 90s-present director?
IQ3: Did you play the eccentric "Office" employee?
Dunno, not Ron Howard, and not Rainn Wilson.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
4. created before 1900
5. not American
6. from literature
7. European
8. created before 1800
9. not from mainland Europe
10. adapted for the screen
11. British
12. best-known movie made after 1950
Ron Popeil
Correct
Correct
DQ: Best known adaptation win marquee Oscars? (Picture, Director, Acting)
IQ: Were you the SMU coach who set the events in motion that led to the "death penalty"?
IQ2: Are you the 1st Lady delivered by your future mother-in-law?
IQ3: Are you the rodent who doesn't need a plane to fly?
Dunno, not Nancy Reagan (?), and dunno.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
4. created before 1900
5. not American
6. from literature
7. European
8. created before 1800
9. not from mainland Europe
10. adapted for the screen
11. British
12. best-known movie made after 1950
13. best-known adaptation did not win any marquee Oscars (Picture, Director, Acting)
Ron Meyer
Rosalyn Carter
Rocky the Flying Squirrel
DQ: Movie made after 2000?
DQ2: Live-action character?
DQ3: Human?
IQ: Are you the TV actor who invented the dance named after your most famous character?
IQ2: Did you break the record for single season HRs, with a fitting total for the season you set the record?
IQ3: Were you the existing record holder when #2 set the new record?
Saw it mentioned in a documentary about him (or First Ladies) I’ll cede the DQ if you aren’t able to confirm.