Were you the last governor of New France? - Pierre Riegaud de Vaudreuil, before the British kicked (many of) the French out of what is now Canada
Did Picard meet you on Risa? - Vash: http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Vash
Were you the first English child born in what is now North Carolina? - Yes, Virginia Dare
DQs:
Male?
Living?
IQs:
Were you Al Haig's top celebrity endorser in 1988?
Did you get a golden ticket to tour Mr. Wonka's factory?
Did you make a fortune as a chic hairdresser before turning to selling shampoo?
Were you Al Haig's top celebrity endorser in 1988? - Not Abe Vigoda, but Victor Borge
Did you get a golden ticket to tour Mr. Wonka's factory? - Violet Bureaugard
Did you make a fortune as a chic hairdresser before turning to selling shampoo? - Yes, Vidal Sassoon
DQs:
American?
First name start with V?
IQs:
Did you also get a golden ticket to tour Mr. Wonka's factory?
Did an actor and his young, similar-looking nephew both play you?
Did you costar on One Day at a Time?
DQ
Not Voldemort THIS time (the uncle praised his nephew as a well behaved kid actor)
Not Valerie Bertinelli (too busy with Food Network for the reboot)
Did you also get a golden ticket to tour Mr. Wonka's factory? - Veruca Salt
Did an actor and his young, similar-looking nephew both play you? - Yes, Voldemort, played by Ralph Fiennes and his nephew
Did you costar on One Day at a Time? - Yes, Valerie Bertinelli
DQ:
Died since 1950?
IQs:
Were you considered one of the better rulers of your country, pre-1500?
Did you play Maverick's nemesis?
Did Tom Lehrer sing about both your old job and your new one?
Were you considered one of the better rulers of your country, pre-1500? - Emperor Vespasian of Rome
Did you play Maverick's nemesis? - Not Ving Rhames, but Val Kilmer, in Top Gun
Did Tom Lehrer sing about both your old job and your new one? - Not Fred Vinson, but Dr. Wernher von Braun:
DQs:
Died before 1861?
Political/military?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Did you write to a newspaper asking about the existence of Santa Claus?
Did you train Washington's soldiers at Valley Forge?
Did you, against type, play a bad guy in the second season of True Detective?
Did you write to a newspaper asking about the existence of Santa Claus? - "Yes, Virginia...."
Did you train Washington's soldiers at Valley Forge? - Yes, von Steuben
Did you, against type, play a bad guy in the second season of True Detective? - Vince Vaughn
DQ:
Held Federal civilian office?
IQs:
Were you a frequent poker partner of Harry Truman's?
Were you another one?
Was Fantine one of your best-loved characters?
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.LAST name begins V
6.Died BEFORE 1950
7.Died AFTER 1861
8.Political/Military figure
9.Held FEDERAL ELECTED CIVILIAN office. (Added the elected part as a free hint)
Were you a frequent poker partner of Harry Truman's? - Didn't know that about Vandenburg; I'll rephrase
Were you another one? - Yes, Fred Vinson
Was Fantine one of your best-loved characters? - Victor Hugo, in Les Miserables
DQ:
Died after 1900?
IQs:
You were not an elected official. Were you a frequent poker partner of Harry Truman's?
Were you a notorious Ohio Copperhead expelled from U.S. territory?
Did you briefly appear as a character in the movie Amistad?
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.LAST name begins V
6.Died BEFORE 1950
7.Died AFTER 1861
8.Political/Military figure
9.Held FEDERAL ELECTED CIVILIAN office. (Added the elected part as a free hint)
10.Died AFTER 1900
You were not an elected official. Were you a frequent poker partner of Harry Truman's? - Brig. Gen. Harry Vaughan, the President's military aide
Were you a notorious Ohio Copperhead expelled from U.S. territory? - Clement Vallandigham
Did you briefly appear as a character in the movie Amistad? - Not Marin but Martin van Buren (which reminds me:
)
DQs:
Served in the U.S. Senate?
Republican?
IQs:
Were you a prominent black Republican in Cleveland in the late 20th century?
Did Ed Harris play you in The Abyss?
Did you guide Dante in The Inferno?
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.LAST name begins V
6.Died BEFORE 1950
7.Died AFTER 1861
8.Political/Military figure
9.Held FEDERAL ELECTED CIVILIAN office. (Added the elected part as a free hint)
10.Died AFTER 1900
11.NOT a Senator
12.Republican
Were you a prominent black Republican in Cleveland in the late 20th century? - Virgil Brown
Did Ed Harris play you in The Abyss? - Virgil Brigman
Did you guide Dante in The Inferno? - The Roman poet Virgil
Virgil x3!
DQs:
Ever served as POTUS or VPOTUS?
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives?
Last held office in or before 1925?
IQs:
Were you an internationalist Republican after WWII?
Was an act implementing Prohibition named after you?
Was an aircraft carrier named after you, reflecting your strong support of the U.S. Navy?
Excellent - thanks! I remember the agents in The Untouchables often mentioning about the Volstead Act. Don't know anything about the man, though. Let's see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Volstead
IQ: Was your death the subject of the movie "Zero Dark Thirty"?
IQ2: Are you the former White House staff member who needed to be physically escorted out of the West Wing after being fired?
IQ3: Are you the actor who became an elite bridge player?
3 for 3 (last I knew her last name was Stallworth, but I know that's wrong)
IQ: Did Liam Neeson play you in the movie about your WWII exploits?
IQ2: Did you believe that the simplest explanation was the correct one?
IQ3: Were you acquired for Scottie Pippen's draft rights?
IQ: Were you the Rockets center who won championships during Jordan's retirement?
IQ2: Were you the Bulls center who went on to play with the Lakers?
IQ3: Were you the NBA center whose ferocious dunks led to a redesign of the backboard base?
IQ: Are you the memetic Doper?
IQ2: Were you a key pitcher for the '86 Mets, who later survived a boating accident?
IQ3. Are you the former talk show host many people wish would run for President?
Correct (I was thinking Opal there)
Bob Ojeda
Oprah Winfrey
DQ: Died after 1900?
DQ2: European?
DQ3: In Arts?
IQ: Are you the only man to win LCS MVP in both leagues?
IQ2: Are you the Fox pundit fired over sexual harassment issues?
IQ3: Are you the rival of #2 who relishes needling/tolling them?
Correct (I was thinking Opal there)
Bob Ojeda
Oprah Winfrey
DQ: Died after 1900?
DQ2: European?
DQ3: In Arts?
IQ: Are you the only man to win LCS MVP in both leagues?
IQ2: Are you the Fox pundit fired over sexual harassment issues?
IQ3: Are you the rival of #2 who relishes needling/trolling them?
Nobody has predicted or advocated OReilly run for office
Orel Hershiser ('88 for the Dodgers and '95 for the Indians)
Correct
Keith Olbermann
DQ: Asian?
DQ2: In Arts?
IQ1: Will you be the starting QB for Buffalo this week?
IQ2: Are you the NFL QB most famous for running out of the back of the end zone for the 0-16 Lions?
IQ3: Were you the QB who played both in Denver and Chicago in the 00s?
DQ: African?
DQ2: Political/Military figure?
DQ3: Died after 1950?
IQ: Are you the FLOTUS who outlived your Presidential husband the longest?
IQ2: Are you #1's second husband?
IQ3: Are you the nuclear scientist who had issues with the FBI?
Not Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (although I believe Lady Bird Johnson actually gets that title), Aristotle Onassis or J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Never heard of any of those QBs!
O.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. died after 1900
6. not European
7. not Asian
8. not in the Arts
9. not African
10. sorta kinda a political/military figure
11. died after 1950
IQ: Were you the female lead in "Wuthering Heights"?
IQ2: Much to his chagrin, were you Alec Guinness' best known role?
IQ3: Are you the double amputee Olympian who went to prison for murder?
Not Olivia de Havilland, Obi-Wan Kenobi (I saw Guinness on stage and afterwards met him when he was appearing in London in A Walk in the Woods in 1988) or Oscar Pretorious (sp?).
IQ: Were you the first POTUS from outside the continental US?
IQ2: Are you his spouse?
IQ3: Were you frequently the color guy for NBC 4 o'clock NFL games during the 80s?