Norman Lear
DQ: Human?
Norman Lear
DQ: Human?
Last edited by Erictelevision; 01 Sep 2017 at 11:36 PM. Reason: I'm certain it IS Norman Lear
N.
1. fictional
2. male
3. not American
4. not European
5. created by European
6. created before 1900
7. not from literature
8. creator not from mainland Europe
9. not from a song
10. from poem or play, loosely speaking
11. creator from U.K.
12. created after 1700
13. from a work of literature that can be acted out on stage
14. created after 1800
15. has been adapted for the big screen
16. adaptation did not win major Oscar
17. has had multiple adaptations
18. character Asian
19. more recent adaptation probably better known, I guess
20. human
21. not Norman Lear
Ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon EST Monday, if you please.
DQ: Are you Nosferatu?
I am not. I am, instead,
Nanki-Poo
Runaway son of the Emperor of Japan, and romantic hero of the 1885 Gilbert & Sullivan comic opera The Mikado: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mikado
D'oh! My old HS put on "The Mikado"! Next letter?
I was in a HS production, too, playing one of the Emperor's courtiers (and got to carry his banner).
OK, our next letter is
K
Have at you!
IQ: Are you my celebrity crush, and soon to be ex-wife of the grandson of the man who helped make college affordable for working and middle class kids?
IQ2: Were you the first "American Idol"?
IQ3: Are you the wife of Vinnie Barbarino?
Not Michelle Kwan, dunno and dunno (the latter two, I'll recognize the names as soon as you write them).
Correct
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Preston
DQ: Real?
DQ2: Male?
IQ: Are you the football broadcaster whose catchphrase was,"Whoa Nellie!"
IQ2: Are you the philosopher quoted by Wayne Campbell?
IQ3: Are you the Rhodes Scholar turned versatile entertainer?
Just as I thought. The two Kellys!
Dunno, not Kant, and not Kris Kristofferson.
K.
1. real
2. male
Keith Jackson
Soren Kierkegaard
Correct
DQ: Living?
DQ2: American?
IQ: Are you the Cavs big man whose shoulder was dislocated during the 2016 playoffs?
IQ2: Were you the player who wrecked #1's shoulder?
IQ3: Are you the former teammate of #1 who was just traded to #2's former team?
Dunno, not Kobe Bryant, and not Kyrie Irving
K.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
Kevin Love
Kelly Olynyk
Correct (very nice! Thought I could get a sweep)
DQ: Born After 1950?
DQ2: In Arts, broadly defined?
IQ: Are you the reality star who became famous because of a sex tape?
IQ2: Are you #1's sister, known as a crunchy mom?
IQ3: Are you the other sister?
Not Kim Kardashian, dunno, and not Krystal Kardashian.
K.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born after 1950
6. In Arts, very broadly defined
Khloe
Kourtney
DQ: Born East of the Mississippi?
DQ2: Born South of the Mason-Dixon?
IQ: Did you play Catwoman on the big screen?
IQ2: Did you infamously interrupt Taylor Swift's acceptance speech?
IQ3: Are you Mr. Nicole Kidman?
Not Eartha Kitt (I thought she was only on TV in that role, though), Kanye West or Ken Urban.
K.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born after 1950
6. In Arts, very broadly defined
7. born east of the Miss.
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
I misremembered who played her in the movie. You nailed the others of course.
IQ: Were you Obama's Interior Secretary?
IQ2: Were you the annoying neighbor, and BFF of the eldest sister, on "Full House"?
IQ3: Did you once score 81 points in a game, and go out on a 60 point game?
Last edited by Erictelevision; 07 Sep 2017 at 11:04 AM.
Keith Urban, I now remember, but I was close.
Dunno x3.
Didn't even notice. May I take a DQ, or is it too late?
Ken Salazar
Kimmy Gibbler
Kobe Bryant
DQ: From Film/TV?
DQ2: Won major awards in his field?
DQ reserved
IQ: Did you play J.R. Ewing's rival on "Dallas"?
IQ2: Did you costar with Tom Cruise in "The Last Samurai"?
IQ3: Did you play the BFF of the daughter on "Gilmore Girls"?
Sure, take another DQ, since it was the "K" name.
Dunno, not Ken Watanabe, and dunno.
K.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born after 1950
6. In Arts, very broadly defined, but not exclusively
7. born east of the Miss.
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. from film/TV
10. has not won any major awards in his field
Answer #6 clarified.
DQ: Won non-Arts award?
Ken Kercheval
Correct
Keiko Agena
DQ: Born after 1975?
DQ2: Born East of the Appalachians?
IQ: Are you the actor who famously has cameos in your brother's directorial efforts?
IQ2: Are you the rock icon who apocryphally did something unseemly with your dad's remains?
IQ3: Did your death temporarily break up The Who?
Not Ken Howard, dunno, and not Keith Moon.
K.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born after 1950
6. In Arts, very broadly defined, but not exclusively
7. born east of the Miss.
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. from film/TV
10. has not won any major awards in his field
11. born before 1975
12. born west of the Appalachians
I asked the other DQ because you got a first name wrong in a previous round
Correct
Keith Richards (supposedly snorted his father's ashes)
Correct
DQ: From TV?
DQ2: Famous SO?
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IQ: Were you the Usual Suspect?
IQ2: Did your parents leave you "Home Alone" at Christmas?
IQ3: Were you Winnie Cooper's first love?
Not Keyser Soze, Kevin or Whatsisface from The Wonder Years
K.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born after 1950
6. In Arts, very broadly defined, but not exclusively
7. born east of the Miss.
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. from film/TV
10. has not won any major awards in his field
11. born before 1975
12. born west of the Appalachians
13. best known from TV
14. not a famous SO
Whatishisface is Kevin Arnold
BTW, the "Home Alone" Kevin was McAllister
So: he didn't have a famous SO?
DQ: Played the lead character on the TV show?
IQ: Were you the Canadian kid in the parka who died constantly?
IQ2: Are you the former ESPN anchor who went on to MSNBC, later working for Al Gore?
IQ3: Are you the Walter Cronkite Expy in Springfield?
Not Kenny on South Park, dunno, and not Kent Brockman.
That's not what you asked, but I'll answer it anyway.
K.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born after 1950
6. In Arts, very broadly defined, but not exclusively
7. born east of the Miss.
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. from film/TV
10. has not won any major awards in his field
11. born before 1975
12. born west of the Appalachians
13. best known from TV
14. not a famous SO
14a. didn't have a famous SO
15. did not play the lead character on any TV show
The MSNBC guy is Keith Olbermann
DQ: Known for Drama
Sorry my other question was vague.
No worries.
K.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born after 1950
6. In Arts, very broadly defined, but not exclusively
7. born east of the Miss.
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. from film/TV
10. has not won any major awards in his field
11. born before 1975
12. born west of the Appalachians
13. best known from TV
14. not a famous SO
14a. didn't have a famous SO
15. did not play the lead character on any TV show
16. not known for Drama
IQ: Did you go from HUD secretary to POTUS?
IQ2: Are you the country singer who underwent a bad facelift?
IQ3: Are you the conductor of the Boston Pops?
Not Keifer Sutherland on Designated Survivor, dunno, and not Keith Lockhart.
Correct
Kenny Rogers
Correct (very impressed you got that!).
DQ: From "family sitcom"? (As opposed to work or adult friends sitcoms)
Because of a miscommunication, I have an asked DQ that has yet to be answered. That's my next DQ.
IQ: Were you the main character in "Roots"?
IQ2: Are you the Knick big man Phil Jackson seemed intent on alienating before he got fired?
IQ3: Are you the former WR who wrote a book after his rookie year titled,"Give Me the Damn Ball"?
Not Kunta Kinte, Kobe Bryant or... dunno.
K.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born after 1950
6. In Arts, very broadly defined, but not exclusively
7. born east of the Miss.
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. from film/TV
10. has not won any major awards in his field
11. born before 1975
12. born west of the Appalachians
13. best known from TV
14. not a famous SO
14a. didn't have a famous SO
15. did not play the lead character on any TV show
16. not known for Drama
17. not on a family sitcom
Kristof Porzingis
Keyshawn Johnson
DQ: Won awards outside his main field?
DQ: Show win major awards?
IQ: Are you the former NBA point guard who became mayor of your state capital hometown?
IQ2: Were you the member of the "Glee" club who used a wheelchair?
IQ3: Are you the NBA great who shares a hometown with a musical icon?
Non game note:
Former Botticelli target Edie Windsor passed away. I hadn't known she remarried.
Me either!
Dunno x3.
K.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born after 1950
6. In Arts, very broadly defined, but not exclusively
7. born east of the Miss.
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. from film/TV
10. has not won any major awards in his field
11. born before 1975
12. born west of the Appalachians
13. best known from TV
14. not a famous SO
14a. didn't have a famous SO
15. did not play the lead character on any TV show
16. not known for Drama
17. not on a family sitcom
18. has not won awards outside his main field
19. no show he was on won major awards
Kevin Johnson is the mayor of Sacramento
Kevin McHale played Artie
Kevin McHale (different one of course). Is from Hibbing Minnesota, like Bob Dylan
DQ: Was his secondary field Athletics?
DQ2: From a workplace comedy?
DQ3: Played the lead character's SO?
K.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born after 1950
6. In Arts, very broadly defined, but not exclusively
7. born east of the Miss.
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. from film/TV
10. has not won any major awards in his field
11. born before 1975
12. born west of the Appalachians
13. best known from TV
14. not a famous SO
14a. didn't have a famous SO
15. did not play the lead character on any TV show
16. not known for Drama
17. not on a family sitcom
18. has not won awards outside his main field
19. no show he was on won major awards
20. secondary field not athletics
21. not in any workplace comedy
22. did not play any lead character's SO
OK, ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" character by, say, noon EST Sat., please.
Coming back to cry "Uncle!"
It's D-list, "kinda famous for being kinda famous" celebrity
Kato Kaelin
Best known for his role as a quirky witness in the O.J. Simpson murder trial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kato_Kaelin
Want to start the next round?
Very nice!! I'll have a letter this evening.
Your letter is
A
You'd heard of him, I hope.
IQs:
Were you Scout and Jem's dad?
Were you succeeded by Neil Gorsuch?
Were you a longtime Soviet foreign minister?
Absolutely! I was in HS during the trial.
Not Atticus Finch
Not Antonin Scalia. (SHOULD have been someone else)
Not Yuri Andropov
Absolutely! I was in HS during the trial.
Not Atticus Finch
Not Antonin Scalia. (SHOULD have been Merrit Garland)
Not Yuri Andropov
Previous IQs:
Were you Scout and Jem's dad? - Yes, Atticus Finch
Were you succeeded by Neil Gorsuch? - Yes, Antonin Scalia (and I agree with you about Garland)
Were you a longtime Soviet foreign minister? - Yuri Andropov was never foreign minister; this was Andrei Gromyko
DQ:
Male?
IQs:
Were you a Civil War general and later a carpetbagger Governor of Mississippi?
Were you an AI rebel leader in a Heinlein novel?
Were you later AKA Sauron?