But you didn't spell it that way, either.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. European
6. died after 1900
7. born before 1950
8. from a traditional NATO country
9. died before 2000
10. not a political/military figure
11. not in the Arts
12. died before 1975
13. born before 1900
14. scientist/inventor
15. from mainland Europe
16. did not win an award for his scientific work that I can see, although he helped several others snag Nobels
I probably spelled it right when I Googled.
IQ: Are you the Father of Wireless communication?
IQ2: Did you give William Shatner his big break?
IQ3: Are you the MLB player famous for going crazy after being called out for too much pine tar on your bat?
Gotcha.
Not Guglielmo Marconi, Gene Roddenberry and dunno.
Thought it might be Marconi!
Correct
George Brett
DQ: Were he alive at the time, would he have co-won those Nobels?
IQ: Were you the Patriots QB during the 70s and 80s?
IQ2: Are you the former athlete who participated in a “cruise ship Olympics” with my celebrity crush?
IQ3: Did you hold several Cabinet posts for GOO POTUS late in the 20th century?
Thought it might be Marconi!
Correct
George Brett
DQ: Were he alive at the time, would he have co-won those Nobels?
IQ: Were you the Patriots QB during the 70s and 80s?
IQ2: Are you the former athlete who participated in a “cruise ship Olympics” with my celebrity crush?
IQ3: Did you hold several Cabinet posts for GOP POTUS late in the 20th century?
Dunno, dunno and not James Baker.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. European
6. died after 1900
7. born before 1950
8. from a traditional NATO country
9. died before 2000
10. not a political/military figure
11. not in the Arts
12. died before 1975
13. born before 1900
14. scientist/inventor
15. from mainland Europe
16. did not win an award for his scientific work that I can see, although he helped several others snag Nobels
17. were he alive at the time, could have co-won those Nobels - and could have during his lifetime, too, I'd say
Steve Grogan
Greg Louganis
George Schultz
3 DQs reserved
DQ: Invented a tangible object?
DQ2: Namesake of something?
DQ reserved
James Baker starts with no "G"! :: headsmack ::
G.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. European
6. died after 1900
7. born before 1950
8. from a traditional NATO country
9. died before 2000
10. not a political/military figure
11. not in the Arts
12. died before 1975
13. born before 1900
14. scientist/inventor
15. from mainland Europe
16. did not win an award for his scientific work that I can see, although he helped several others snag Nobels
17. were he alive at the time, could have co-won those Nobels - and could have during his lifetime, too, I'd say
18. invented a tangible object
19. namesake of something
DQ: Object used by typical civilian American?
G.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. European
6. died after 1900
7. born before 1950
8. from a traditional NATO country
9. died before 2000
10. not a political/military figure
11. not in the Arts
12. died before 1975
13. born before 1900
14. scientist/inventor
15. from mainland Europe
16. did not win an award for his scientific work that I can see, although he helped several others snag Nobels
17. were he alive at the time, could have co-won those Nobels - and could have during his lifetime, too, I'd say
18. invented a tangible object
19. namesake of something
20. object not used by typical civilian American
Please ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon EST Thursday.
I think I know who this is, are you:
Mr. Geiger?
Right you are! I am indeed
Hans Geiger
Inventor of the Geiger counter for detecting radioactivity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Geiger
Well done, erict!
Yeah, LOTS of Laureates worked with him. My HS crush was born on what would've been his 95th birthday, my cousin his 101st. Letter coming up.
Your letter is
O
IQs:
Did you have a memorable quip when passing through U.S. Customs?
Were you a slob of a fictional sportswriter?
Were you the hero of Heinlein's Glory Road?
DQ
Not Oscar Madison
DQ
Previous IQs:
Did you have a memorable quip when passing through U.S. Customs? - Oscar Wilde who, when asked if he had anything to declare, supposedly replied, "Only my genius!"
Were you a slob of a fictional sportswriter? - Yes, Oscar Madison from The Odd Couple
Were you the hero of Heinlein's Glory Road? - Oscar Gordon
Oscar x3!
DQs:
Real?
Male?
IQs:
Did the US Justice Department just sue you, a former White House staffer?
Are you also known as Mithrandir and Tharkun?
Are you an American actor who has become a Straight Dope meme?
Not Omorosa
DQ
Not Orson Bean
1.Real
2.Male
IQs:
Did the US Justice Department just sue you, a former White House staffer? - Yes, Omarosa
Are you also known as Mithrandir and Tharkun? - Olorin AKA Gandalf, in the writings of JRR Tolkien
Are you an American actor who has become a Straight Dope meme? - Yes, Orson Bean
DQ:
American?
IQs:
Were you a little bit country?
Were you a little bit rock and roll?
Did you play the title role in the remake of Sabrina?
Not Marie Osmond
Not Donny Osmond
Not Olivia Newton John
O
1.Real
2.Male
3.NOT American
Previous IQs:
Were you a little bit country? - Yes, Marie Osmond
Were you a little bit rock and roll? - Yes, Donny Osmond
Did you play the title role in the remake of Sabrina? - Not ONJ, but Julia Ormond
DQ:
European?
IQs:
Were you one of Drew Carey's pals in his eponymous sitcom?
To your credit, did you, a white man, refuse to obey segregation laws in your hometown?
Did you say "I have done the state some service, and they know it"?
Not Oswald Lee Harvey
Not Lee Harvey Oswald (I saw you mention on the Dope of this being his ONE redeeming virtue)
DQ
O
1.Real
2.Male
3.NOT American
4.European
Previous IQs:
Were you one of Drew Carey's pals in his eponymous sitcom? - Yes, Oswald
To your credit, did you, a white man, refuse to obey segregation laws in your hometown? - Yes, that other Oswald, in New Orleans (and yes, I do think it was his only redeeming characteristic - he was otherwise a bully, a mooch, an egotist and a murderer)
Did you say "I have done the state some service, and they know it"? - The title character of Shakespeare's Othello, speaking of Venice
IQs:
Were you a composer with a similar name to another composer?
Were you a British officer who was an early hero of Israel?
Did you devise the Klingon language?
3 DQs! I assume you're reserving the earned DQ?
Yes, sorry.
Previous IQs:
Were you a composer with a similar name to another composer? - Offenbach: http://starecat.com/content/wp-conte...lways-bach.jpg
Were you a British officer who was an early hero of Israel? - Orde Wingate
Did you devise the Klingon language? - Marc Okrand
DQs:
Living?
British?
Political/military?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Have you played a folk singer, a computer wiz and a pilot?
Were you shot and killed in a Latin American church?
Are you one of Sesame Street's less pleasant residents?
DQ
Not Oscar Romero
Not Oscar the Grouch
O
1.Real
2.Male
3.NOT American
4.European
5.Dead
6.NOT British
7.Political/Military figure
Previous IQs:
Have you played a folk singer, a computer wiz and a pilot? - The very talented Oscar Isaac, in Inside Llewyn Davis, Ex Machina and Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Were you shot and killed in a Latin American church? - Yes, the martyred Bishop Oscar Romero
Are you one of Sesame Street's less pleasant residents? - Yes, Oscar the Grouch
Oscar x3!
DQ:
First name start with O?
IQs:
Were you a Russian prince about whom music was later written?
Were you the longtime conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony?
Were you a noted ancient one-named writer?
DQ
Not Eugene Ormandy
Not Ovid
O
1.Real
2.Male
3.NOT American
4.European
5.Dead
6.NOT British
7.Political/Military figure
8.First name begins "O"
Previous IQs:
Were you a Russian prince about whom music was later written? - Onegin
Were you the longtime conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony? - Yes, Eugene Ormandy
Were you a noted ancient one-named writer? - Yes, Ovid
DQ:
Born in or east of Vienna?
IQs:
Were you an aging pitcher brought to the Cleveland Indians to very good World Series effect?
Were you a Biblical person who wasted his seed on the ground?
Were you the nude organist on Monty Python's Flying Circus?
Not Orel Hershiser (if Mesa nails down the save, they win)
Not Onan
DQ
O
1.Real
2.Male
3.NOT American
4.European
5.Dead
6.NOT British
7.Political/Military figure
8.First name begins "O"
9.Born IN Vienna (to my mild surprise)
Previous IQs:
Were you an aging pitcher brought to the Cleveland Indians to very good World Series effect? - Yes, Orel Hershiser
Were you a Biblical person who wasted his seed on the ground? - Yes, Onan
Were you the nude organist on Monty Python's Flying Circus? - Also Onan!
DQ:
Best known for political role?
IQs:
Were you an actor and noted bridge player?
Were you a beloved Cleveland Indians player from the Nineties?
Were you an Oklahoma televangelist?
Not Omar Sharif
Not Omar Vizquel (a HOFer IMO)
Not Oral Roberts
O
1.Real
2.Male
3.NOT American
4.European
5.Dead
6.NOT British
7.Political/Military figure
8.First name begins "O"
9.Born IN Vienna (to my mild surprise)
10.NOT best known for political activity
Swept me - Omar x3! (And enthusiastically agreed as to Omar V. and a future BHOF spot).
IQs:
Were you Mork's boss?
Did your principal name end in "n," and were you regarded as a pretty good ruler of your ancient country?
Were you a foe of Spider-Man?
Not Ork ("Nanu, Nanu!")
DQ
DQ
Previous IQs:
Were you Mork's boss? - No, he was from Ork, but his boss was named Orson
Did your principal name end in "n," and were you regarded as a pretty good ruler of your ancient country? - Emperor Octavian of Rome
Were you a foe of Spider-Man? - Dr. Otto "Doc Oc" Octavius
DQs:
Royalty or nobility?
Ever exercised battlefield command?
Greatest fame before 1816?
IQs:
Did you write The Orchid Thief?
Did you have a bit part as a cop in Trading Places?
Did you play Eowyn?
3 DQs
O
1.Real
2.Male
3.NOT American
4.European
5.Dead
6.NOT British
7.Political/Military figure
8.First name begins "O"
9.Born IN Vienna (to my mild surprise)
10.NOT best known for political activity
11.NOT a noble/royal
12.Veteran of combat, but wasn't an officer
13.Greatest fame AFTER 1816
Watched a YouTube video that mentioned our mystery man.
Previous IQs:
Did you write The Orchid Thief? - American author Susan Orlean
Did you have a bit part as a cop in Trading Places? - Director and actor Frank Oz
Did you play Eowyn? - Miranda Otto
DQs:
Greatest fame after 1918?
Considered Austrian?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Did you say that anyone who loves the law or sausage should never see either made?
Did you bring the Bynars aboard the USS Enterprise?
Was your sister Katherine on the board of trustees of Oberlin College?
Not Thomas "Tip" O'Neill
DQ
DQ
O
1.Real
2.Male
3.NOT American
4.European
5.Dead
6.NOT British
7.Political/Military figure
8.First name begins "O"
9.Born IN Vienna (to my mild surprise)
10.NOT best known for political activity
11.NOT a noble/royal
12.Veteran of combat, but wasn't an officer
13.Greatest fame AFTER 1816
14.Greatest fame AFTER 1918
15.Probably NOT considered Austrian