1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
5. European
6. created by Europeans
7. created after 1800
8. not from mainland Europe
9. not from a printed work of prose
10. British
11. created after 1900
12. not from a poem
13. created after 1950
14. not from a play
15. not from a song
IQ: Are you the baseball player who struck out to end a rally?
IQ2: Were you Clinton's initial SECSTATE?
IQ3: Are you the all-time great pitcher who lied to Congress?
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
5. European
6. created by Europeans
7. created after 1800
8. not from mainland Europe
9. not from a printed work of prose
10. British
11. created after 1900
12. not from a poem
13. created after 1950
14. not from a play
15. not from a song
16. not from an oral tradition
17. created before 2000
18. kid-friendly character, I suppose
IQ: Are you the poker great who nearly won the most prestigious tournament 3 straight years?
IQ2: Are you the Congressional leader whose advanced age led to a shuffling of the succession order?
IQ3: Are you the Congressman who shared a name with a SC Justice?
That did not lead "to a shuffling of the succession order," however. The law for that last changed during the Truman Administration.
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
5. European
6. created by Europeans
7. created after 1800
8. not from mainland Europe
9. not from a printed work of prose
10. British
11. created after 1900
12. not from a poem
13. created after 1950
14. not from a play
15. not from a song
16. not from an oral tradition
17. created before 2000
18. kid-friendly character, I suppose
19. was in a film adaptation
20. not the main character
That's it for IQs. Please ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon EST Tuesday.
Has Jon Voight's daughter twice played you recently in movies?
Did T.R. agree with your theories on naval power?
Were you captain of the Firefly-class interplanetary transport Serenity?
Has Jon Voight's daughter twice played you recently in movies? - Yes, Maleficent
Did T.R. agree with your theories on naval power? - Yes, Alfred Thayer Mahan
Were you captain of the Firefly-class interplanetary transport Serenity? - Mal Reynolds
DQ:
Real?
IQs:
Did you play a White House chief of staff in House of Cards?
Were you known as "the Vilnius schoolmaster"?
Did Ralph Fiennes play you in a recent National Theatre filmed production?
Did you play a White House chief of staff in House of Cards? - Mirshalala Ali (sp?)
Were you known as "the Vilnius schoolmaster"? - Marko Ramius, in The Hunt for Red October
Did Ralph Fiennes play you in a recent National Theatre filmed production? - Marc Antony, in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra
DQs:
Last name start with M?
American?
Living?
IQs:
Were you the Nazi killer in The ODESSA File?
Were you the leader of the nice aliens in Galaxy Quest?
Were you once Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger partner before turning bad?
Were you the Nazi killer in The ODESSA File? - Mackensen
Were you the leader of the nice aliens in Galaxy Quest? - Mathazar
Were you once Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger partner before turning bad? - Warp Dark Matter
DQs:
European?
Best known for the Arts?
Died since 1900?
IQs:
Did you direct a series of short documentaries for The New York Times?
Were you the lead prosecutor in the case The People of California v. O.J. Simpson?
Do you play Teddy on Westworld?
Did you direct a series of short documentaries for The New York Times? - Erroll Morris
Were you the lead prosecutor in the case The People of California v. O.J. Simpson? - Yes, Marcia Clark
Do you play Teddy on Westworld? - James Marsden
DQs:
British?
Political/military?
IQs:
Were you killed by your ambitious son in Gladiator?
Were you Capt. Jack Aubrey's particular friend?
Did Dr. Strangelove report to you in the War Room?
Were you killed by your ambitious son in Gladiator? - Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Were you Capt. Jack Aubrey's particular friend? - Dr. Stephen Maturin, in the works of Patrick O'Brian
Did Dr. Strangelove report to you in the War Room? - President Merkin Muffley (both played by Peter Sellers)
DQs:
Male?
Died before 1800?
Head of state?
IQs:
Were you a noted modern leader of Finland?
Were you Charlemagne's dad?
Did you tell many tall tales about yourself, including a fanciful visit to the Moon?
1) Real
2) Last name begins "M"
3) NOT American
4) Dead
5) European
6) No connection to Arts
7) Died BEFORE 1900
8) NOT British
9) Political/Military
10) Male
11) Died AFTER 1800
12) NOT Head of State
Were you a noted modern leader of Finland? - Field Marshal Mannerheim
Were you Charlemagne's dad? - Yes, Charles Martel
Did you tell many tall tales about yourself, including a fanciful visit to the Moon? - Baron von Munchausen
DQs:
Best known for politics?
Best known for a single incident?
IQs:
Were you the first female Governor of Vermont?
Although in the U.S. presidential line of succession, were you ineligible to become President?
A fictional little girl, did you live in a house in Paris "all covered in vines"?
1) Real
2) Last name begins "M"
3) NOT American
4) Dead
5) European
6) No connection to Arts
7) Died BEFORE 1900
8) NOT British
9) Political/Military
10) Male
11) Died AFTER 1800
12) NOT Head of State
13) Best known for Politics I'd say
14) Best known for single event
Were you the first female Governor of Vermont? - Madeline Kunin
Although in the U.S. presidential line of succession, were you ineligible to become President? - Yes, Czech-born SECSTATE Madeline Albright
A fictional little girl, did you live in a house in Paris "all covered in vines"? - The little French girl Madeline in the books by Ludwig Bemmelmans
DQs:
DQs:
Born in or east of Vienna?
Born in or north of Vienna?
1) Real
2) Last name begins "M"
3) NOT American
4) Dead
5) European
6) No connection to Arts
7) Died BEFORE 1900
8) NOT British
9) Political/Military
10) Male
11) Died AFTER 1800
12) NOT Head of State
13) Best known for Politics
14) Best known for single event
15) Born NORTH of Vienna
16) Born WEST of Vienna
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Reason: His field is OBVIOUSLY political
Were you a noted European diplomat of the Napoleonic era?
Were you a notorious blackmailer of the Sherlock Holmes stories?
At FDR's request, did you write the definitive U.S. naval history of WWII?
Were you a notorious blackmailer of the Sherlock Holmes stories? - Charles Augustus Milverton
At FDR's request, did you write the definitive U.S. naval history of WWII? - Samuel Elliot Morrison
Our next letter, also not played in quite awhile, will be
IQ: Did you create the character whose most memorable portrayer died this year?
IQ2: Are you the noted 19th c philosopher?
IQ3: Did you narrate the story of a man obsessed with his white whale?
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IQ: Did you create the character memorably played Melissa Gilbert?
IQ2: Did you drop from the sky because your aviation aid had a fatal flaw?
IQ3 Did you famously play a cafeteria worker who befriends a group of foul-mouthed troublemakers?