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    Previous IQs:

    Did you write, "In our youths, our hearts were touched with fire"? - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., writing about his experiences as a young officer in the Civil War
    Were you a founding member of the Diogenes Club? - Mycroft Holmes
    Were you that person's better-known brother? - Sherlock Holmes

    Holmes x3!

    DQs:

    American?
    Last name started with H?
    Born after 1950?

    IQs:

    Were you AKA Vulcan?
    Are you humorist David Sedaris's longtime companion?
    Was a replica of your signature painted across the stern of a U.S. Navy warship?

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    DQ
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    Not John Hancock (you linked to pic in a previous round)

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    H

    1.Real
    2.Male
    3.Dead
    4.American
    5.Last iniial "H"
    6.Born BEFORE 1950

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    Previous IQs:

    Were you AKA Vulcan? - Hephaestus, the blacksmith of Greek mythology
    Are you humorist David Sedaris's longtime companion? - Hugh Hamrick
    Was a replica of your signature painted across the stern of a U.S. Navy warship? - Yes, John Hancock

    DQs:

    Political/military?
    Generally considered a "good guy"?

    IQs:

    Did you win big at Saratoga?
    Were you the first President pro tem Emeritus of the U.S. Senate?
    Did Gregory Peck play you in one and only one movie?

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    Not Nathan Hale
    DQ
    DQ

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    2.Male
    3.Dead
    4.American
    5.Last iniial "H"
    6.Born BEFORE 1950
    7.Political/Military figure
    8.Considered "Good guy"

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    Previous IQs:

    Did you win big at Saratoga? - Not Nathan Hale, but Horatio Gates
    Were you the first President pro tem Emeritus of the U.S. Senate? - Hubert Horatio Humphrey
    Did Gregory Peck play you in one and only one movie? - Horatio Hornblower

    Horatio x3!

    DQs:

    Best known as political figure?

    Two DQs reserved.

    IQs:

    Did you play Lois Lane on TV?
    Were you born in London but raised in Cleveland?
    Did you live in Troublesome Gulch, Colo.?

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    Not Teri Hatcher
    Not Bob Hope
    DQ

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    H

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    2.Male
    3.Dead
    4.American
    5.Last iniial "H"
    6.Born BEFORE 1950
    7.Political/Military figure
    8.Considered "Good guy"
    9.Political figure

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    Previous IQs:

    Did you play Lois Lane on TV? - Yes, Teri Hatcher
    Were you born in London but raised in Cleveland? - Yes, Bob Hope
    Did you live in Troublesome Gulch, Colo.? - Gary Hart

    DQs:

    Democrat?
    Held Federal elective office?

    One DQ reserved.

    IQs:

    Was Floyd Tolson a longtime aide of yours?
    Did you have to deal with a dangerous fire at Christmastime in the place where you were then living?
    Were you that person's spouse?

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    I think we determined it was Clyde, nevertheless I'm not J Edgar Hoover
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    DQ

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    H

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    2.Male
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    4.American
    5.Last iniial "H"
    6.Born BEFORE 1950
    7.Political/Military figure
    8.Considered "Good guy"
    9.Political figure
    10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
    11.Held proto-federal office

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    Previous IQs:

    Was Floyd Tolson a longtime aide of yours? - Yes, J. Edgar Hoover, boss, friend and perhaps lover of Clyde Tolson (don't know why I keep thinking it's Floyd!)
    Did you have to deal with a dangerous fire at Christmastime in the place where you were then living? - President Herbert Hoover, at the White House in 1929: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/th...g-fire-of-1929
    Were you that person's spouse? - First Lady Lou Hoover

    Hoover x3!

    DQs:

    Held American public office before 1789?

    Two DQs reserved.

    IQs:

    Is a giant outdoor monument being built to you?
    Were you, in 2001, the junior U.S. senator from New York?
    Were both of your parents dentists?

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    Not Crazy Horse (hopefully they EVENTUALLY finish it)
    Not Hillary Clinton
    Not Bill Clinton (MAYBE?!)

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    H

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    2.Male
    3.Dead
    4.American
    5.Last iniial "H"
    6.Born BEFORE 1950
    7.Political/Military figure
    8.Considered "Good guy"
    9.Political figure
    10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
    11.Held proto-federal office
    12.Held American political office pre-1789

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    Previous IQs:

    Is a giant outdoor monument being built to you? - Yes, Crazy Horse
    Were you, in 2001, the junior U.S. senator from New York? - Yes, Hillary Clinton
    Were both of your parents dentists? - Hermione Granger, in the Harry Potter series

    DQs:

    Held American political office between 1776-89?
    Supported independence?

    One DQ reserved.

    IQs:

    Were you McKinley's kingmaker?
    An actress, did you date JFK Jr. for awhile?
    Were you a young assassin trained by your ex-CIA agent father?

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    Not Mark Hanna
    Not Darryl Hannah
    DQ (another Hannah?)

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    H

    1.Real
    2.Male
    3.Dead
    4.American
    5.Last iniial "H"
    6.Born BEFORE 1950
    7.Political/Military figure
    8.Considered "Good guy"
    9.Political figure
    10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
    11.Held proto-federal office
    12.Held American political office pre-1789
    13.Held political office between 1776-89
    14.DEFINITELY supported independence

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    Were you McKinley's kingmaker? - Yes, Marcus (Mark) Hanna
    An actress, did you date JFK Jr. for awhile? - Yes, Darryl Hannah
    Were you a young assassin trained by your ex-CIA agent father? - Yes, the title character of Hanna (a good but, I'd say, not great spy thriller):

    IQs:

    Did you design an early U.S. flag?
    Did two of your descendants become President of the United States?
    Were you a top cavalryman for Gen. George Washington?

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    And you rightfully earned a DQ for #3 above


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    Not Declaration of Independence signer Benjamin Harrison. Dad of our 9th POTUS and great grandfather of our 23rd
    DQ

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    OK, thanks.

    Previous IQs:

    Did you design an early U.S. flag? - Francis Hopkinson, a member of the Continental Congress
    Did two of your descendants become President of the United States? - Yes, Benjamin Harrison
    Were you a top cavalryman for Gen. George Washington? - "Light-Horse Harry" Lee, Robert E.'s father

    DQs:

    Member of the Continental Congress?
    Slave owner?

    One DQ reserved.

    IQs:

    Were you a top Gestapo official in SS-GB?
    Were you a real person who made a cameo appearance in both the book and the TV miniseries of the same name?
    Were you attacked by two British-trained Czech partisans in Prague during WWII?

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    3DQS

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    H

    1.Real
    2.Male
    3.Dead
    4.American
    5.Last iniial "H"
    6.Born BEFORE 1950
    7.Political/Military figure
    8.Considered "Good guy"
    9.Political figure
    10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
    11.Held proto-federal office
    12.Held American political office pre-1789
    13.Held political office between 1776-89
    14.DEFINITELY supported independence
    15.Member of the Continental Congress
    16.Probably owned slaves (owned large tract of land in slave state)

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    Previous IQs:

    Were you a top Gestapo official in SS-GB? - Standartenfuhrer Oskar Huth
    Were you a real person who made a cameo appearance in both the book and the TV miniseries of the same name? - Heinrich Himmler
    Were you attacked by two British-trained Czech partisans in Prague during WWII? - Reinhard Heydrich, "the Butcher of Prague," who later died of his wounds

    Lemme think....

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    Should have known those crazy Nazis!

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    I know, right? What a kooky, zany, nutty bunch they were.

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    From Virginia?
    Signed the Declaration of Independence?

    Two DQs reserved.

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    H

    1.Real
    2.Male
    3.Dead
    4.American
    5.Last iniial "H"
    6.Born BEFORE 1950
    7.Political/Military figure
    8.Considered "Good guy"
    9.Political figure
    10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
    11.Held proto-federal office
    12.Held American political office pre-1789
    13.Held political office between 1776-89
    14.DEFINITELY supported independence
    15.Member of the Continental Congress
    16.Probably owned slaves (owned large tract of land in slave state)
    17.NOT a Virginian
    18.Did NOT sign Declaration of Independence

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    DQs:

    Appeared in the musical 1776?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(..._original_cast

    One DQ reserved.

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    H

    1.Real
    2.Male
    3.Dead
    4.American
    5.Last iniial "H"
    6.Born BEFORE 1950
    7.Political/Military figure
    8.Considered "Good guy"
    9.Political figure
    10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
    11.Held proto-federal office
    12.Held American political office pre-1789
    13.Held political office between 1776-89
    14.DEFINITELY supported independence
    15.Member of the Continental Congress
    16.Probably owned slaves (owned large tract of land in slave state)
    17.NOT a Virginian
    18.Did NOT sign Declaration of Independence
    19.NOT in the cast of "1776"

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    DQ:

    From one of the Carolinas?

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    3.Dead
    4.American
    5.Last iniial "H"
    6.Born BEFORE 1950
    7.Political/Military figure
    8.Considered "Good guy"
    9.Political figure
    10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
    11.Held proto-federal office
    12.Held American political office pre-1789
    13.Held political office between 1776-89
    14.DEFINITELY supported independence
    15.Member of the Continental Congress
    16.Probably owned slaves (owned large tract of land in slave state)
    17.NOT a Virginian
    18.Did NOT sign Declaration of Independence
    19.NOT in the cast of "1776"
    20.NOT a Carolinian

    Please submit your guess by Noon Friday

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    So far I'm stumped. Thinkthinkthink....

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    Okay, times up. Our mystery man is:

    JOHN HANSON. The President of the Continental Congress, often erroneously considered the "First President of the United States".

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    Damn! I was wracking my brains and didn't think of him, although I have certainly heard of him. Good one.

    Want to go again, or shall I?

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    All yours Elendil.

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    BTW: the town my brother lives in was named after his grandson.

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    Thanks! Right, then. Been awhile since we've done

    R

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    IQ: Did you apocryphally help a queen keep a clean dress?
    IQ2: Are you the actress who played Ted Danson's cousin/lover?
    IQ3: Did you coach Villanova to a famous upset?

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    Dunno x3, although I should know the first.

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    Walter Raleigh
    Isabella Rossellini
    Rollie Massamino


    DQ: Real?
    DQ2: Male?
    DQ3: Living?

    IQ: Are you the pirate namesake of a mixed drink?
    IQ2: Did you have clearance issues with the FBI?
    IQ3: Are you the actor who starred in the most watched miniseries of all time?

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    D'oh! Shoulda got those first two .

    Not Rob Roy, Dr. Robert Oppenheimer or... Richard Chamberlain (Shogun)?

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    1. real
    2. male
    3. dead

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    Correct
    Correct
    Correct (Thronbirds)

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    IQ: Are you the biggest name in popcorn?
    IQ2: Are you the most famous broadcaster in San Diego?
    IQ3: Did you host the 9PM show on MSNBC?

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    Rob Roy was a Scottish outlaw, not a pirate, but I thought that was probably who you were going for: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_MacGregor. And I believe Roots got higher ratings than The Thorn Birds.

    Not Orville Reddenbacher, Ron "Go fuck yourself, San Diego" Burgundy,* and dunno.

    I have to share my favorite scene from that movie:
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    Correct
    Correct (and NOT very classy)
    Rachel Maddow

    DQ: American?

    IQ: Were you the coach of the "Showtime" Lakers?
    IQ2: Were you the cop on "Dukes of Hazzard"?
    IQ3: Did Tom Hanks play you in your recent biopic?

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    I just watched it! OMG, that's great!

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    I know, right? I love all the disgusting analogies for what Sex Panther smells like.

    Dunno x3.

    R.

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    2. male
    3. dead
    4. American

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    Pat Riley
    Roscoe P. Coltrane
    Fred Rodgers

    DQ: Born After 1900?
    DQ2: In Arts, broadly defined?

    DQ reserved

    IQ: Are you the composer favored by the Nazis?
    IQ2: Were you unfairly blamed for the Olympic bombing?
    IQ3: Did you coach the Celtics to their most recent title?

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    The Fred Rodgers (sic) biopic hasn't come out yet, so it isn't "recent." I don't think that earns you a DQ.

    Not Richard Wagner, Richard Jewell and dunno (Another Richard? Take a DQ).

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    1. real
    2. male
    3. dead
    4. American
    5. born before 1900

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    They've been talking about it so much, I thought it came out.

    Correct
    Correct
    Doc Rivers

    DQ: Born after 1800?

    IQ: Are you the entertainer whose last name is a monster?
    IQ2: Are you the host of an upcoming wild game show?
    IQ3: Were you recently caught up in a prostitution sting?

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