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    Nope, not a clue - who is it?
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    I am

    Fern Arable

    the little girl who's the owner and protector of Wilbur the Pig, in the beloved children's classic Charlotte's Web: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web

    Lemme think about our next letter.

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    Haven't read that in years!! Good pick.

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    Aah, I know the book but not the character, good choice.
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    Thanks! We haven't done

    I

    in awhile, I see.

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    IQ:

    1. Were you named after the family dog?
    2. Did you come up with a ship's propeller so efficient, computers have hardly been able to improve on it after several centuries?
    3. Did disobeying your father cause you to plummet to your death?
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    IQ1: Do you work for a man obsessed with the animal who crippled him?
    IQ2: Are you a classical musician turned politician?
    IQ3: Did you eat peed on sandwiches?

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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    IQ:

    1. Were you named after the family dog?
    2. Did you come up with a ship's propeller so efficient, computers have hardly been able to improve on it after several centuries?
    3. Did disobeying your father cause you to plummet to your death?
    Not Indiana Jones, Isambard Kingdom Brunel (a hero of mine) or Icarus.

    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ1: Do you work for a man obsessed with the animal who crippled him?
    IQ2: Are you a classical musician turned politician?
    IQ3: Did you eat peed on sandwiches?
    Not Ishmael, Ignacz Paderewski (sp?) or... dunno.

    Heh. I toyed with using either Dr. Jones or Qeequeg's pal this round, but went in a different direction. Great minds...!

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    That was Imogene Coca from "Vacation"

    DQ: Real?

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    I.

    1. fictional

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    IQ: Are you a frequent panelist on "Around the Horn"?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you a frequent panelist on "Around the Horn"?
    Dunno. Take a DQ.

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    Israel Gutierrez

    DQ: Male?

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    I.

    1. fictional
    2. female

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    IQ: We're you infamous for your extensive collection?

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    IQ: We're you infamous for your extensive SHOE collection?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: We're you infamous for your extensive collection?
    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: We're you infamous for your extensive SHOE collection?
    Dunno the first; not Imelda Marcos.

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    I left a key word out of the first one. no DQ for me.

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    Rephrase, if you wish.

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    No need, the second post was my intended IQ.

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    IQs:

    1. Did you play someone who gave two bitter rivals eternal life?
    2. Have you only been killed by your cartoon adversary once despite killing him numerous times?
    3. Did a falling piece of fruit change your view of the world?
    In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.

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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    IQs:

    1. Did you play someone who gave two bitter rivals eternal life?
    2. Have you only been killed by your cartoon adversary once despite killing him numerous times?
    3. Did a falling piece of fruit change your view of the world?
    Dunno the first two; not Sir Isaac Newton (isn't that story a myth?).

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    Nope. Really happened. EXCEPT: he wasn't under the tree at the time.

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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    1.Did you play someone who gave two bitter rivals eternal life?
    2. Have you only been killed by your cartoon adversary once despite killing him numerous times?
    1. Isabella Rosselini in "Death becomes her"
    2. Itchy from "the Itchy and Scratchy show" on the Simpsons

    DQs:
    1. Last name beings with I?
    2. First main appearance in print?

    IQs:
    1. Were you, a Prime Minister, assassinated by your own bodyguard?
    2. Are you a fictional eco-terrorist who prefers plants to humans?
    3. Are you the lead singer for The Stooges?
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    Not Indira Gandhi, Poison Ivy or... Iggy Pop?

    I.

    1. fictional
    2. female
    3. first name begins with I
    4. first main appearance not in print

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    Correct on all three.

    IQs:
    1. Are you known for singing Disney's most popular song?
    2. Did you eventually fly off with your husband at the behest of your ex-lover?
    3. Did you play the above role?
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    Damn, you're good! As to your second and third questions, yes, I am

    Ilsa Lund

    as played by Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca. Well done, CIAS!

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    I had that name ringing around in my head for a while, but I couldn't think of a good question to go with it until now.

    New person coming up shortly.
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    Very good. And who is known for singing Disney's most popular song?

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    Oops, sorry about that. Idina Menzel singing Let it go from Frozen.

    Next Letter is D
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    IQs:

    Did you maybe have an affair with a driver who had been assigned to you?
    Are you the protagonist of Scott Turow's novel Ordinary Heroes?
    Were you Bathsheba's second husband?

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    IQ: Are you looking for the truth out there?

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    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    IQs:

    Did you maybe have an affair with a driver who had been assigned to you?
    Are you the protagonist of Scott Turow's novel Ordinary Heroes?
    Were you Bathsheba's second husband?
    1. Surely not Miss Daisy
    2. Don't know
    3. David

    One possibly 2 DQs

    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you looking for the truth out there?
    Dana Scully.
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    Previous IQs:

    Did you maybe have an affair with a driver who had been assigned to you? - No, not Miss Daisy, but Dwight David Eisenhower, with his British driver, Kay Summersby, during WWII.
    Are you the protagonist of Scott Turow's novel Ordinary Heroes? - Capt. David Dubin, U.S. Army.
    Were you Bathsheba's second husband? - Yes, David.

    DQs:

    Real?
    Male?

    IQs:

    Were you Rudy Giuliani's predecessor as Mayor of New York City?
    Were you a pudgy friend appointed by Abraham Lincoln to SCOTUS?
    Are you a young Latina whose nemesis is Swiper?

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    Will rephrase: Are you Mr. Tea Leoni?

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    DQs:

    1. Real
    2. Not Male


    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    IQs:

    Were you Rudy Giuliani's predecessor as Mayor of New York City?
    Were you a pudgy friend appointed by Abraham Lincoln to SCOTUS?
    Are you a young Latina whose nemesis is Swiper?
    Pass on all three


    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    Will rephrase: Are you Mr. Tea Leoni?
    David Duchovny
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    Previous IQs:

    Were you Rudy Giuliani's predecessor as Mayor of New York City? - David Dinkins.
    Were you a pudgy friend appointed by Abraham Lincoln to SCOTUS? - David Davis.
    Are you a young Latina whose nemesis is Swiper? - Dora the Explorer.

    As ever, may I suggest that your answers be given in the affirmative - that is, "female," not "not male," if that is a correct answer? Thanks.

    DQs:

    Last name start with D?
    Living?
    American?

    IQs:

    Do you report to the PHB?
    Did you write just a single sentence in your life about the Grice Patersons on the island of Uffa?
    Do your large ears help you do something no one else of your kind can?

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    DQs:

    1. Real
    2. Female
    3. Last name starts with D
    4. Living
    5. American


    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    IQs:

    Do you report to the PHB?
    Did you write just a single sentence in your life about the Grice Patersons on the island of Uffa?
    Do your large ears help you do something no one else of your kind can?
    1. Dilbert
    2. Pass
    3.
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    Do you care to give a name for #3?

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    IQ: Did you strenuously deny being gay, but realize you actually were while at aversion camp?
    Last edited by Erictelevision; 29 May 2015 at 03:31 PM. Reason: Screwed up character

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    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    Do you care to give a name for #3?
    The clue is the code : dumbo :

    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Did you strenuously deny being gay, but realize you actually were while at aversion camp?
    Pass on this one. Take a DQ.
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    Previous IQs:

    Do you report to the PHB? - Yes, Dilbert, the cartoon character.
    Did you write just a single sentence in your life about the Grice Patersons on the island of Uffa? - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in a passing reference to an earlier Sherlock Holmes case in "The Five Orange Pips."
    Do your large ears help you do something no one else of your kind can? - Yes, Dumbo!

    DQ:

    Best known for the arts?

    IQs:

    Did you lead the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and later serve as a U.S. senator?
    Are you an actress who, in a recent radio ad, talks about your childhood hunger issues?
    Are you an Olympic-level archer better known for something else?

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    Clea Duvall ("But I'm a Cheerleader ")

    DQ: Born after 1950?

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    DQs:

    1. Real
    2. Female
    3. Last name starts with D
    4. Living
    5. American
    6. Best known for the Arts
    6. Born after 1950

    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    IQs:
    Did you lead the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and later serve as a U.S. senator?
    Are you an actress who, in a recent radio ad, talks about your childhood hunger issues?
    Are you an Olympic-level archer better known for something else?
    Hmm, Pass on all three.
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    Previous IQs:

    Did you lead the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and later serve as a U.S. senator? - Elizabeth Dole, Bob's wife.
    Are you an actress who, in a recent radio ad, talks about your childhood hunger issues? - Viola Davis, perhaps best known for The Help.
    Are you an Olympic-level archer better known for something else? - Geena Davis.

    DQs:

    Best known for the performing arts?
    Has won a top award in her field?
    Considered a beauty?

    IQs:

    Were you held as a prisoner for about two years in Fortress Monroe?
    Were you one of Mrs. O'Connor's daughters?
    Were you her beefy, good-humored husband?

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    IQ: Were you nominated for an Oscar last year, at a record advanced age?

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    1. Real
    2. Female
    3. Last name starts with D
    4. Living
    5. American
    6. Best known for the Arts
    7. Born after 1950
    8. Best known for the performing arts
    9. Has won a top award in her field
    10. Not considered a beauty - yet again YMMV, but its not what she is known for.

    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    IQs:

    Were you held as a prisoner for about two years in Fortress Monroe?
    Were you one of Mrs. O'Connor's daughters?
    Were you her beefy, good-humored husband?
    I never knew Geena Davis competed at the olympics

    3 DQs again not knowing of Fortress Munroe or the O'Connors

    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Were you nominated for an Oscar last year, at a record advanced age?
    Gah, I should probably know this, but cannot remember. Take a DQ.
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    Here's more on Geena D.: http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/22/sports/sp-2743

    Previous IQs:

    Were you held as a prisoner for about two years in Fortress Monroe? - Former Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
    Were you one of Mrs. O'Connor's daughters? - Darlene O'Connor, on Roseanne.
    Were you her beefy, good-humored husband? - Dan O'Connor, played by John Goodman.

    DQs:

    Actress?
    Born east of the Miss. River?

    One DQ reserved.

    IQs:

    Did you write a memoir of growing up on an Arizona ranch?
    Were you President Reagan's last White House chief of staff?
    Was it your habit to get a teeth cleaning every Election Day?

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    That's Robert Duvall.

    DQ reserved

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    DQs
    1. Real
    2. Female
    3. Last name starts with D
    4. Living
    5. American
    6. Best known for the Arts
    7. Born after 1950
    8. Best known for the performing arts
    9. Has won a top award in her field
    10. Not considered a beauty - yet again YMMV, but its not what she is known for.
    11. Actress
    12. Born East of the Miss. River


    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    IQs:

    Did you write a memoir of growing up on an Arizona ranch?
    Were you President Reagan's last White House chief of staff?
    Was it your habit to get a teeth cleaning every Election Day?
    I really should have guessed the Roseanne ones, though I did forget the surname. Good questions.

    And yet again, a set of questions I have no answers for. 3 more DQs.
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