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    1)Real
    2)Female
    3)Living
    4)1st name begins "E"
    5)American
    6)NOT in Arrs in any way

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    You mean "Arts," I'm sure....

    Previous IQs:

    Although not at all best known for it, did you also do several Civil War-themed works? - The American painter Edward Hopper: http://obab.blogspot.com/2016/11/daw...by-edward.html
    Did you write Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Edward Albee
    Have you played a European police officer, a Scout leader, a tattooed criminal and a scientist? - Edward Norton, in The Grand Budapest Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom, American History X and The Hulk

    Edward x3!

    DQs:

    Born since 1964?
    Considered a beauty?
    Best known for a single incident?

    IQs:

    Were you a longtime liberal Penna. Congressman?
    Did you play Miss Honey in Matilda?
    Did you once head the American Red Cross?

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    DQ
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    Not Elizabeth Dole

    And, YES I meant "Arts" I when I saw that typo.

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    1)Real
    2)Female
    3)Living
    4)1st name begins "E"
    5)American
    6)NOT in Arts in any way
    7)Born BEFORE 1964
    8)NOT considered a beauty, YMMV
    9)NOT largely known for single incident

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    Previous IQs:

    Were you a longtime liberal Penna. Congressman? - Bob Edgar
    Did you play Miss Honey in Matilda? - Embeth Davidtz
    Did you once head the American Red Cross? - Yes, Elizabeth Dole

    DQs:

    Political/military?
    Born east of the Miss. River?

    IQs:

    Were you a key character in a recent fantasy series written by a very young man?
    Were you Undomiel's husband?
    Were you that couple's only son?

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    3 more DQS

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    1)Real
    2)Female
    3)Living
    4)1st name begins "E"
    5)American
    6)NOT in Arts in any way
    7)Born BEFORE 1964
    8)NOT considered a beauty, YMMV
    9)NOT largely known for single incident
    10)Born WEST of the Mississippi (looked it up, even though I guessed right)
    11)Military/Political figure

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    Previous IQs:

    Were you a key character in a recent fantasy series written by a very young man? - The writer of the Eragon series began as a teenager
    Were you Undomiel's husband? - King Elessar FKA Aragorn married Arwen Undomiel in LOTR
    Were you that couple's only son? - Eldarion, who succeeded his father as king

    DQs:

    Best known for military role?
    Greatest fame before 1964?

    One DQ reserved.

    IQs:

    Did you and your classmates swear to each other you'd never get married, but you all did within just a few years?
    Were you the spouse of the best-known of those people?
    Were Isildur and Anarion your sons?

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    3 more DQs

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    [QUOTE=Erictelevision;266239]1)Real
    2)Female
    3)Living
    4)1st name begins "E"
    5)American
    6)NOT in Arts in any way
    7)Born BEFORE 1964
    8)NOT considered a beauty, YMMV
    9)NOT largely known for single incident
    10)Born WEST of the Mississippi (looked it up, even though I guessed right)
    11)Military/Political figure
    12)NOT a military figure
    13)Greatest fame AFTER 1964

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    1)Real
    2)Female
    3)Living
    4)1st name begins "E"
    5)American
    6)NOT in Arts in any way
    7)Born BEFORE 1964
    8)NOT considered a beauty, YMMV
    9)NOT largely known for single incident
    10)Born WEST of the Mississippi (looked it up, even though I guessed right)
    11)Military/Political figure
    12)NOT a military figure
    13)Greatest fame AFTER 1964

    Created extra quote tag trying to delete

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    Previous IQs:

    Did you and your classmates swear to each other you'd never get married, but you all did within just a few years? - Dwight D. Eisenhower and several of his West Point pals did this
    Were you the spouse of the best-known of those people? - Mamie Eisenhower
    Were Isildur and Anarion your sons? - Elendil, in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien

    DQs:

    Held Federal office?
    Held elective office?

    Two DQs reserved.

    IQs:

    A Democrat, did you run for Governor of Ohio in 2014 but were defeated?
    Although famous for other things, did you once win a lawsuit for the family of a little girl badly injured by a defective swimming-pool drain?
    Were you a noted early American gospel preacher?

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    3 DQS, though 1&2 annoyingly are stuff I know

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    1)Real
    2)Female
    3)Living
    4)1st name begins "E"
    5)American
    6)NOT in Arts in any way
    7)Born BEFORE 1964
    8)NOT considered a beauty, YMMV
    9)NOT largely known for single incident
    10)Born WEST of the Mississippi (looked it up, even though I guessed right)
    11)Military/Political figure
    12)NOT a military figure
    13)Greatest fame AFTER 1964
    14)Held FEDERAL office
    15)Held ELECTED office

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    Previous IQs:

    A Democrat, did you run for Governor of Ohio in 2014 but were defeated? - Edward FitzGerald
    Although famous for other things, did you once win a lawsuit for the family of a little girl badly injured by a defective swimming-pool drain? - John Edwards
    Were you a noted early American gospel preacher? - the other, earlier John Edwards

    Edward(s) x3!

    DQs:

    Currently in Federal elective office?
    Ever served in the U.S. Senate?
    Ever served in a Cabinet post?

    IQs:

    Are you Mitch McConnell's wife?
    Are you the green, misunderstood witch in Wicked?
    Did you commission the Jazz Bowl?

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    Not Elaine Chao
    Not Esmeralda
    DQ

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    1)Real
    2)Female
    3)Living
    4)1st name begins "E"
    5)American
    6)NOT in Arts in any way
    7)Born BEFORE 1964
    8)NOT considered a beauty, YMMV
    9)NOT largely known for single incident
    10)Born WEST of the Mississippi (looked it up, even though I guessed right)
    11)Military/Political figure
    12)NOT a military figure
    13)Greatest fame AFTER 1964
    14)Held FEDERAL office
    15)Held ELECTED office
    16)Currently holds FEDERAL elected office
    17)Currently a U.S. Senator
    18)Never in Cabinet

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    Previous IQs:

    Are you Mitch McConnell's wife? - Yes, Elaine Chao
    Are you the green, misunderstood witch in Wicked? - Not Esmeralda, but Elphaba (an homage to the initials of the author of The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum)
    Did you commission the Jazz Bowl? - Eleanor Roosevelt: https://clevelandhistorical.org/inde...iles/show/2067

    Hmmm. I don't know my current female U.S. senators as well as I should.

    DQ:

    Represents a state east of the Miss. River?
    Represents a state north of the Mason-Dixon Line, if it extended from coast to coast?

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    1)Real
    2)Female
    3)Living
    4)1st name begins "E"
    5)American
    6)NOT in Arts in any way
    7)Born BEFORE 1964
    8)NOT considered a beauty, YMMV
    9)NOT largely known for single incident
    10)Born WEST of the Mississippi (looked it up, even though I guessed right)
    11)Military/Political figure
    12)NOT a military figure
    13)Greatest fame AFTER 1964
    14)Held FEDERAL office
    15)Held ELECTED office
    16)Currently holds FEDERAL elected office
    17)Currently a U.S. Senator
    18)Never in Cabinet
    19)Represents state EAST of the Mississippi
    20)Represents state NORTH of the Mason-Dixon

    How about 4 PM tomorrow for your guess (I'll be at my birthday dinner after)

    I GUARANTEE you know who this is.

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    Ah, I think I do. Are you Sen. Elizabeth Warren?

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    I'm so glad you persisted, because I am indeed

    SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN!

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    Next letter?

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    OK, thanks! Don't know I didn't think of her earlier. Our next letter is

    J

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    IQ: Are you former wrestler who became an independent Midwest governor?
    IQ2: Are you the former Victoria Secret and SI model dating a tennis player?
    IQ3: Are you the pride of Seymour, Indiana?

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    Not Jesse Ventura, dunno, and dunno.

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    Yes, Jesse "the Body" Ventura
    Jarah Mariano is dating Fernando Verdasco
    John Mellencamp is from Seymour

    DQ: Real?
    DQ2: Male?

    IQ: Are you the former SI model who's friends with Shay Mitchell (wen I learned this, I thought it was SO random!)
    IQ: Did you write your famous song about Elle McPherson, not your then-wife as most assume?
    IQ: Are you the longtime Congressman implicated in a sexual harassment scandal?

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    Dunno, not Billy Joel, and dunno.

    J.

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    2. male

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    Jessica Gomes
    Correct (GREAT job getting that!)
    John Conyers

    DQ: American?
    DQ2: Would be living if real?

    IQ: Are you the best known ventriloquist/comedian working today?
    IQ2: Were you rejected for a federal bench position because of your extreme racism?
    IQ3: Did you replace Vincent D'Nofrio on "L&O:CI"?

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    Dunno, not Jefferson Sessions ("extreme racism" might be an overstatement, but his record was not good), and dunno.

    J.

    1. fictional
    2. male
    3. not American
    4. unknown, but would probably not be alive now if real

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    Jeff Dunham
    Correct
    Jeff Goldblum

    DQ: European?
    DQ2: Created before 1950?

    IQ: Were you the subject of the song Marty McFly performed at the "Enchantment Under the Sea" dance?
    IQ2: Were you the "King of Latenight"?
    IQ3: Did you take over for #2?

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    Not Chuck or Marvin Berry (kidding), not Johnny Carson, and not Jay Leno.

    J.

    1. fictional
    2. male
    3. not American
    4. unknown, but would probably not be alive now if real
    5. European
    6. created after 1950

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    Johnny B. Goode

    DQ: From Mainland Europe?

    IQ: Were you the PBS chef parodied by Dan Ackroyd?
    IQ2: Were you the PBS chef accused of sexual impropriety?
    IQ3: Did you found the company named after the world's widest river?

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    Of course! The song itself. Duh.

    Not Julia "Save the liver!" Child, dunno, and not Jeff Bezos.

    J.

    1. fictional
    2. male
    3. not American
    4. unknown, but would probably not be alive now if real
    5. European
    6. created after 1950
    7. not from Mainland Europe

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    Correct
    Jeff Smith (the "Frugal Gourmet")
    Correct

    DQ: British?

    IQ: Were you created by the man who also wrote "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"?
    IQ2: Did you found the Church of Latter-Day Saints?
    IQ3: Do you have a "Blacklist"?

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    Not James Bond, Joseph Smith or Joe McCarthy.

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    1. fictional
    2. male
    3. not American
    4. unknown, but would probably not be alive now if real
    5. European
    6. created after 1950
    7. not from Mainland Europe
    8. British

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    Correct
    Correct
    James Spader

    DQ: From Literature?

    IQ: Did you replace Lenin as leader of the USSR?
    IQ2: Did you make a name for yourself in noir gangster movies?
    IQ3: Did that Julia Child impressionist think you were an "ignorant slut"?

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    Not Josef Stalin, dunno, and not Jane Curtin.

    J.

    1. fictional
    2. male
    3. not American
    4. unknown, but would probably not be alive now if real
    5. European
    6. created after 1950
    7. not from Mainland Europe
    8. British
    9. from literature

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    James Cagney

    DQ: Created before 2000?

    IQ: Are you the actress whose daughter wrote an unflattering biography of?
    IQ2: Did you lead a French army to a famous upset?
    IQ3: Were you Richie Cunningham's sister?

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    Not Joan "No wire hangers!" Crawford, Marshal Joffrey or Joanie Cunningham.

    J.

    1. fictional
    2. male
    3. not American
    4. unknown, but would probably not be alive now if real
    5. European
    6. created after 1950
    7. not from Mainland Europe
    8. British
    9. from literature
    10. created after 2000

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    Correct
    I was going for Joan of Arc (though I understand that your answer is equally valid)
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    DQ: Received big screen adaptation?

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    IQ: Did you play the on again off again girlfriend of a paleontologist who long held a torch for you?
    IQ2: Did you meet #1's husband making a movie and eventually marry him?
    IQ3: Are you the former baseball closer with a hilariously literal nickname?

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    Not Julianne Moore, dunno and dunno.

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    1. fictional
    2. male
    3. not American
    4. unknown, but would probably not be alive now if real
    5. European
    6. created after 1950
    7. not from Mainland Europe
    8. British
    9. from literature
    10. created after 2000
    11. did not receive big-screen adaptation

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    Jennifer Anniston
    Angelina Jolie
    Jose Mesa (and YES, he answers to "Joe Table")

    DQ: Created after 2010?
    DQ2: Considered a "good guy"?
    DQ3: Main character?

    IQ: Did you go from: SS to manager to league president?
    IQ2: Are you the demogauge Senator who drank yourself to death after your fall from grace?
    IQ3: Did you play the live in PT wo eventually married your client's son?

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    Dunno, still not Joe McCarthy, and not Jane Leeves from Frasier.

    J.

    1. fictional
    2. male
    3. not American
    4. unknown, but would probably not be alive now if real
    5. European
    6. created after 1950
    7. not from Mainland Europe
    8. British
    9. from literature
    10. created after 2000
    11. did not receive big-screen adaptation
    12. created before 2010
    13. considered a good guy
    14. a, but not the sole, main character

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    That was Joe Cronin

    DQ: Love interest of the main lead character?

    IQ: Were you the mystery author who solved murders in your spare time?
    IQ2: Were you "not bad, just drawn that way."?
    IQ3: Are you the actress who's convinced vaccinations caused your son's autism?

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    Not Jessica the Murder, She Wrote lady, not Jessica Rabbit, and not Jessica... Crawford?

    J.

    1. fictional
    2. male
    3. not American
    4. unknown, but would probably not be alive now if real
    5. European
    6. created after 1950
    7. not from Mainland Europe
    8. British
    9. from literature
    10. created after 2000
    11. did not receive big-screen adaptation
    12. created before 2010
    13. considered a good guy
    14. a, but not the sole, main character
    15. not the love interest of the main lead character

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    Jenny MCarthy

    DQ: From work of prose?

    IQ: Did you play a modern version of Desdemona in a modern telling of “Othello”?
    IQ2: Are you the only 2x SB winning QB not in the Hall of Fame?
    IQ3: Are you the former College hoops hoops coach who was replaced by a former player who was recently fired?

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    Dunno x3

    J.

    1. fictional
    2. male
    3. not American
    4. unknown, but would probably not be alive now if real
    5. European
    6. created after 1950
    7. not from Mainland Europe
    8. British
    9. from literature
    10. created after 2000
    11. did not receive big-screen adaptation
    12. created before 2010
    13. considered a good guy
    14. a, but not the sole, main character
    15. not the love interest of the main lead character
    16. from a work of prose

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    Julia Stiles ("O", good flick)
    Jim Plunkett
    Jim Calhoun (he coached at UCONN, Kevin Ollie just got fired)

    DQ: Human?
    DQ2: Aimed at children?
    DQ3: Have fantasy/sci-fi elements?

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    IQ: Were you the 1st “America’s Most Wanted”?
    IQ2: Did you carry out the first successful Presidential assasination?

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