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    Heard of him before, I trust?

    Want to do the next round?

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    I’ve DEFINITELY heard of him. Let me think of a person for a bit.

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    Your letter is

    A

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    IQs:

    Was the first warship of the Continental Navy named after you?
    Were you a noted academic proponent of sea power?
    Was Dr. Joseph Bell your famously influential teacher?

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    DQ
    Not Albert Mahan
    DQ

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    Didn't realize Doper Qin Shi Quin digi took his handle from a real person

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    IQs:

    Was the first warship of the Continental Navy named after you? - King Alfred of England
    Were you a noted academic proponent of sea power? - Not Albert, but Alfred Thayer Mahan
    Was Dr. Joseph Bell your famously influential teacher? - Arthur Conan Doyle, who based Sherlock Holmes on him

    DQs:

    Real?
    Male?
    Last name start with A?

    IQs:

    Were you a noted Arctic explorer from Scandinavia?
    Did Patrick Stewart once play your father-in-law?
    Were you Peer Gynt's long-suffering mom?

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    Not Aamundsen
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    DQ

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    A

    1.Fictional
    2.Male
    3.Last name begins “A”

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    Previous IQs:

    Were you a noted Arctic explorer from Scandinavia? - Yes, Roald Amundsen
    Did Patrick Stewart once play your father-in-law? - Leodegrance, father of Guinevere, wife of King Arthur, in Excalibur (at 1:12 here):
    Were you Peer Gynt's long-suffering mom? - Aase:

    DQs:

    American?
    Would be alive today, if real?

    IQs:

    Were you Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's first CO?
    Were you minstrel to Robin Hood and his men?
    Did you play a historian, a doctor and a senator?

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    Not Ambrose Burnside
    DQ
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    A

    1.Fictional
    2.Male
    3.Last name begins "A"
    4.American
    5.Would be living if real

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    Previous IQs:

    Were you Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's first CO? - Adelbert Ames, in the 20th Maine during the Civil War; Ames went on to become a Carpetbagger governor of Mississippi
    Were you minstrel to Robin Hood and his men? - Alan a Dale
    Did you play a historian, a doctor and a senator? - Alan Alda, in Sweet Liberty, M*A*S*H and The West Wing

    DQs:

    First appeared after 1975?
    First appeared in print?
    Considered a good guy?

    IQs:

    Were you a UN ambassador and later a mayor?
    Are you the Duke of York?
    Did your wife teach you to read?

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    Not Andrew Young
    Not Prince Andrew
    Not Andrew Johnson

    AndrewX3

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    A

    1.Fictional
    2.Male
    3.Last name begins "A"
    4.American
    5.Would be living if real
    6.First appeared BEFORE 1975
    7.Originally from print
    8.Considered Good Guy

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    Swept me!

    IQs:

    Did Don Henley sing a song named after you, his daughter?
    Are you the son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex?
    Were you an independent counsel who bedeviled Nixon?

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    DQ
    Not Prince Archie
    Not previous Botticelli target Archibald Cox

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    Previous IQs:

    Did Don Henley sing a song named after you, his daughter? - Annabel: https://www.megalyrics.net/don-henley/annabel
    Are you the son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex? - Yes, Prince Archie (NOT a proper royal name IMHO)
    Were you an independent counsel who bedeviled Nixon? - Yes, Archibald Cox

    DQ:

    Protagonist?

    IQs:

    Were you a hard-boiled private eye with the same last name as a fictional spy?
    Is your codename "Duchess"?
    Were you captain of the USS Enterprise, NX-01?

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    3 DQs (and yeah, "Archie" isn't a royal name)

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    A

    1.Fictional
    2.Male
    3.Last name begins "A"
    4.American
    5.Would be living if real
    6.First appeared BEFORE 1975
    7.Originally from print
    8.Considered Good Guy
    9.Protagonist, of a sort

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    Previous IQs:

    Were you a hard-boiled private eye with the same last name as a fictional spy? - Lew Archer
    Is your codename "Duchess"? - Sterling Archer, in the FXX animated spy spoof Archer
    Were you captain of the USS Enterprise, NX-01? - Jonathan Archer, on Star Trek: Enterprise

    Archer x3!

    DQs:

    First appeared before 1925?
    Has appeared in a movie?
    In genre fiction (detective novel, sf, fantasy, Western, etc.)?

    IQs:

    Was your mother named Gilraen?
    Was your mother named Igraine?
    Were you science officer of the USCSS Nostromo?

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    3 more DQs

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    A

    1.Fictional
    2.Probably Male
    3.Last name begins "A"
    4.American
    5.Would be living if real
    6.First appeared BEFORE 1975
    7.Originally from print
    8.Considered Good Guy
    9.Protagonist, of a sort
    10.First appeared AFTER 1925
    11.NOT from a movie
    12.NOT from genre fiction

    Note slight change to #2

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    Probably male, hmm?

    Previous IQs:

    Was your mother named Gilraen? - Aragorn, from LOTR
    Was your mother named Igraine? - King Arthur
    Were you science officer of the USCSS Nostromo? - Ash, from Alien

    DQs:

    First appeared in a novel?
    Appeared in more than one print work?
    Associated with NYC?

    IQs:

    Do you have a small museum named after you in San Francisco?
    Did Paul Giamatti play you in a miniseries?
    Were you that person's wife?

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    Not Ansel Adams
    Not John Adams
    Not Abagail Adams

    AdamsX3

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    A

    1.Fictional
    2.Probably Male
    3.Last name begins "A"
    4.American
    5.Would be living if real
    6.First appeared BEFORE 1975
    7.Originally from print
    8.Considered Good Guy
    9.Protagonist, of a sort
    10.First appeared AFTER 1925
    11.NOT from a movie
    12.NOT from genre fiction
    13.NOT from a novel
    14.Appeared in multiple editions of a periodical
    15.NOT Associated with/NYC

    Note slight change to #2

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    Swept me!

    IQs:

    Were you the US Minister to the Court of St. James's during the Civil War?
    Were you an author and good friend of John Hay's?
    Does the work of an illustrator nicknamed "Slug" often accompany your writings?

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    3 DQs

    Just looked at something, I'm betting it's IQ3.

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    Previous IQs:

    Were you the US Minister to the Court of St. James's during the Civil War? - Charles Francis Adams
    Were you an author and good friend of John Hay's? - Henry Adams
    Does the work of an illustrator nicknamed "Slug" often accompany your writings? - Cecil Adams of the Straight Dope: http://www.straightdope.com/the-slug-signorino-faq/

    Adams x3!

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    As I suspected, I AM the man fighting (and losing to) ignorance:

    CECIL ADAMS

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    Charles and Henry were JQ's sons, correct?

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    Looked at Wikipedia, they were indeed JQ's sons.

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    Charles was JQ's son, and Henry was Charles's son (JQ's grandson).

    Thanks for that round!

    Lemme think of our next letter....

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    OK, it's been awhile since we've gone with

    B

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    Thanks, misread the family tree. On to B

    IQ: Were you a writer contemporary of Shakespeare, sometimes thought to be the real Bard?
    IQ2: Are you former MN congresswoman who was target of much scorn?
    IQ3: Was your death notoriously retconned by a shower scene?

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    Not Ben Jonson, Michelle Bachmann or Bobby Ewing.

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    I was thinking Bacon, but I think Ben is equally valid
    Correct
    Correct ("good morning")

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    IQ: Were you a newscaster whose weatherman had the easiest job in America?
    IQ2: Are you the most famous real person from Scranton PA?
    IQ3: Are you #2's SO?

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    Not Ron "Go fuck yourself, San Diego" Burgundy, not Joe Biden, and not Dr. Jill Biden.

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    3 for 3

    San Diego has the reputation as the easiest city to do forecasts for: 75 and sunny EVERY DAY!

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    IQ: Are you most famous for performing an illegal figure skating maneuver?
    IQ2: Were you a famously moderate IN Senator?
    IQ3: Were you #2 son, who some wanted to be replaced by John Mellencamp?

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    Not Brian Boitano, and not Birch or Evan Bayh.

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    Surya Bonaly did a backflip but you nailed the Bayhs.

    DQ: Real?

    IQ: Are you a figure skater turn FoodTV host?
    IQ2: Did you think you would be the "Last President of the United States"?
    IQ3: Are you the longest lived FLOTUS?
    Last edited by Erictelevision; 05 Aug 2019 at 07:55 PM.

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    Dunno, not James Buchanan and not Barbara Bush.

    B.

    1. real

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    THAT was Brian Boitano
    Correct
    Bess Truman (she was 98)

    DQ: Male?
    DQ2: Living?

    IQ: Was your husband the most famous person born in Milton MA? (My hometown)
    IQ2: Did you speak jive?
    IQ3: Were you the Olympic track star who,played for the Cowboys?

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    Dunno, not Barbara Billingsley, and dunno.

    B.

    1. real
    2. male
    3. dead

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    Barbara Bush
    Correct (GREAT movie!)
    Bob Hayes

    DQ: American?
    DQ: Born after 1900?

    IQ: Are you the NBA legend who grew up in Italy?
    IQ2: Was #1 your prom date?
    IQ3: Did the Celtics drafting of you lead to the league closing a loophole in the draft rules?

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    Dunno, dunno and dunno.

    Yes, I love Airplane! "Don't start up with your White Zone shit again, Betty...."

    B.

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

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    Kobe Bryant
    Brandy
    Larry Bird (drafted as a "junior eligible")

    DQ: Born before 1950?
    DQ2: Born East of the Mississippi?
    DQ3: Born South of the Mason-Dixon?

    IQ: During the 80's, did you open the NFL TODAY by telling viewers,"You are looking LIVE.."
    IQ2: Are you considered The Godfather of Texas Hold em?
    IQ3: Did your discovery lead to the lightning rod?

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    Dunno, dunno and not Ben Franklin.

    B.

    1. real
    2. male
    3. dead
    4. American
    5. born after 1900
    6. born after 1950
    7. born east of the Mississippi
    8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line

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