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    In light of your revised answer 8, may we get back questions 11 and 15?

    Previous IQs:

    Do you have a famous name and now design jewelry for Tiffany's? - Paloma Picasso.
    Did you try to kill William Seward? - Lewis Paine, one of the Lincoln conspirators in April 1865.
    Did you found Kenyon College? - Philander Chase.

    DQs:

    Scientist/theorist?

    Two DQs reserved.

    IQs:

    Did you supposedly drive the snakes out of Ireland?
    Do many credit you with inventing TV?
    Was your motto "Have gun, will travel"?

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    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    In light of your revised answer 8, may we get back questions 11 and 15?

    Previous IQs:

    Do you have a famous name and now design jewelry for Tiffany's? - Paloma Picasso.
    Did you try to kill William Seward? - Lewis Paine, one of the Lincoln conspirators in April 1865.
    Did you found Kenyon College? - Philander Chase.

    DQs:

    Scientist/theorist?

    Two DQs reserved.

    IQs:

    Did you supposedly drive the snakes out of Ireland?
    Do many credit you with inventing TV?
    Was your motto "Have gun, will travel"?
    No Need to refund the questions.

    Did you supposedly drive the snakes out of Ireland? - Yes, I am St Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland

    Congrats EH.
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    Woohoo - thanks! Good one.

    Other previous IQs:

    Do many credit you with inventing TV? - Philo Farnsworth.
    Was your motto "Have gun, will travel"? - Paladin.

    Lemme think of our next letter....

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    OK, it's gonna be

    S

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    IQs:
    1. Are you an upcoming Marvel character to be played by Benedict Cumberbatch?
    2. Are you a famous Spanish golfer who formed a great partnership with José María Olazábal?
    3. Are you The Saint?
    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. Are you an upcoming Marvel character to be played by Benedict Cumberbatch?
    2. Are you a famous Spanish golfer who formed a great partnership with José María Olazábal?
    3. Are you The Saint?
    I'm not Dr. Strange, dunno, and not Simon Templar.

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    Sorry I wsxgone! IPAD a POS. I'm acMarch baby, so good pick.

    IQ: We're you a singer murdered by the president of your fan club?
    IQ2: Are you a current star named in honor of #1?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
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    IQ: We're you a singer murdered by the president of your fan club?
    IQ2: Are you a current star named in honor of #1?
    Not Selena; not Selena Gomez.

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    IQ: are you a Beethoven fanboy, who can play several versions of "Jingle Bells"?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: are you a Beethoven fanboy, who can play several versions of "Jingle Bells"?
    You got me.

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    That's Schroeder

    DQ: Real?

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    D'oh! Of course.

    S.

    1. real

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    IQ: Are you a former Senator who made deficit reduction suggestions?
    IQ2: Are you a child prodigy whose mother suffers from schizhophrenia?

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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    IQs:
    2. Are you a famous Spanish golfer who formed a great partnership with José María Olazábal?
    Seve Ballesteros

    DQ. Male?

    IQs
    1. After an accident, did they rebuild you to be faster and stronger?
    2. Did you stop a war by arresting an entire army?
    3. Have you only spoken rarely on TV, despite being on it for over 20 years, and initially voiced by Liz Taylor.
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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you a former Senator who made deficit reduction suggestions?
    IQ2: Are you a child prodigy whose mother suffers from schizhophrenia?
    None of Gramm-Rudman-Hollings were "S"s, so you got me. Dunno the second, either.

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    IQs
    1. After an accident, did they rebuild you to be faster and stronger?
    2. Did you stop a war by arresting an entire army?
    3. Have you only spoken rarely on TV, despite being on it for over 20 years, and initially voiced by Liz Taylor.
    Not Steve Austin, dunno, and not Maggie Simpson (initially voiced, and only voiced, right?).

    S.

    1. real
    2. male

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    Alan Simpson
    Spencer Reid from "Criminal Minds"

    DQ: Living?
    DQ2: American?

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    AFAIK her first words are the ONLY time Maggie has ever spoken

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    IQ: Are you a union-busting Presidential candidate?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you a union-busting Presidential candidate?
    Not Scott Walker.

    S.

    1. real
    2. male
    3. living
    4. not American

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    IQ: are you considered the definitive Bond?

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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    IQs
    2. Did you stop a war by arresting an entire army?
    Captain Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork Watch
    Lisa Simpson has only spoke once in the main continuity, not including the things like the halloween specials.

    DQ:
    Surname begins with S

    IQs:
    1. Are you an electronic cat named after a connection type?
    2. Did your son send his father back to protect you before he was born?
    3. Does your name translate as "man of steel"?
    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. Are you an electronic cat named after a connection type?
    2. Did your son send his father back to protect you before he was born?
    3. Does your name translate as "man of steel"?
    Dunno, not Sarah Connor, and not Stalin.

    S.

    1. real
    2. male
    3. living
    4. not American
    5. surname begins with S

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    Missed my Bond question?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    Missed my Bond question?
    Sorry. Hmmm... Daniel Craig isn't an "S," name, so I guess you must mean Sean Connery. But I'm not him, either.

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    Was going for Sean.

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    IQ: Were you a rival of Bobby Fischer?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Were you a rival of Bobby Fischer?
    Not Viktor Spassky.

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    Thought he was Boris?

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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    IQs:
    1. Are you an electronic cat named after a connection type?
    *points at Avatar* Scuzzy

    DQ: Known for the arts

    IQs:
    1. Did you fake your own death after killing your greatest foe?
    2. Did you become famous for crossing and uncrossing your legs?
    3. Are you known for the phrase "Dr Livingstone, I presume?"?
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    I thought his first name was Viktor, but it's the "S" that counts.

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    IQs:
    1. Did you fake your own death after killing your greatest foe?
    2. Did you become famous for crossing and uncrossing your legs?
    3. Are you known for the phrase "Dr Livingstone, I presume?"?
    Not Sherlock Holmes, Sharon Stone or [Henry?] Stanley the African explorer.

    S.

    1. real
    2. male
    3. living
    4. not American
    5. surname begins with S
    6. not known for the arts
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    IQ: Are you a former USSR official who became President of your home republic?
    IQ2: Are you the only foreign born Joint Chiefs head?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you a former USSR official who became President of your home republic?
    IQ2: Are you the only foreign born Joint Chiefs head?
    Not Eduard Shevardnadze or John Shalikashvili (no promises as to spelling).

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    Think you nailed both spellings!! Nice job.

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    IQ: Did you write a song, that according to consensus, is about Warren Beaty?

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    Correct on all three.

    IQs:
    1. Were you known as the Wizard of Wembley?
    2. When your opponent cut an iron bar with his sword, did you cut a piece of silk instead?
    3. As a general, did you have a series of tanks named after you?
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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Did you write a song, that according to consensus, is about Warren Beat[t]y?
    Not Carly Simon ("You're So Vain").

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    IQs:
    1. Were you known as the Wizard of Wembley?
    2. When your opponent cut an iron bar with his sword, did you cut a piece of silk instead?
    3. As a general, did you have a series of tanks named after you?
    Dunno the first two; not William T. Sherman.

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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    IQs:
    1. Were you known as the Wizard of Wembley?
    2. When your opponent cut an iron bar with his sword, did you cut a piece of silk instead?
    3. As a general, did you have a series of tanks named after you?
    1. Sir Stanley Matthews
    2. Saladin
    3. Correct on General Sherman

    DQs:
    1. Involved in politics/military
    2. Aged over 50

    IQs:
    1. Did you play a fictional native of Khazakstan on a road trip of America?
    2. An antarctic explorer, did you have a set of bombers names after you?
    3. Are you doomed to never complete the heavy task you have been set?
    In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.

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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
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    IQs:
    1. Did you play a fictional native of Khazakstan on a road trip of America?
    2. An antarctic explorer, did you have a set of bombers names after you?
    3. Are you doomed to never complete the heavy task you have been set?
    Not Borat AKA Sascha Ben-Cohen (sp?), Scott or Sisyphus.

    S.

    1. real
    2. male
    3. living
    4. not American
    5. surname begins with S
    6. not known for the arts
    7. involved in politics/military
    8. aged over 50

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    IQ: Do you have a verbal malapropism named after you?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Do you have a verbal malapropism named after you?
    Not Rev. Spooner (who was the subject of a Botticelli round on the Straight Dope not long ago!).

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    I remember that, though I don remember playing.

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    Are you the George Washington of South America?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    Are you the George Washington of South America?
    Not Simon Bolivar.

    Remember that you can ask up to three IQs at a time.

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    Yup, I know. Can't think of many IQs.

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    IQ: Did you name your album after the most famous private residence?
    IQ2: Are you an IL Senator who ran to replace Reagan?
    IQ3: Were you the announcer for two incarnations of "Hollywood Squarea"?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Did you name your album after the most famous private residence?
    IQ2: Are you an IL Senator who ran to replace Reagan?
    IQ3: Were you the announcer for two incarnations of "Hollywood Squarea"?
    Dunno, not Paul Simon in 1988, and dunno.

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    Paul Simon ("Graceland")
    Shadoe Stevens

    DQ. European?
    DQ2: Head of State?

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    S.

    1. real
    2. male
    3. living
    4. not American
    5. surname begins with S
    6. not known for the arts
    7. involved in politics/military
    8. aged over 50
    9. European
    10. not a head of state

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    IQ: Do you hold the record for the most hits without changing teams?
    IQ2: Were you the frequent costar, and lover, of Kate Hepburn?

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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    IQs:
    2. An antarctic explorer, did you have a set of bombers names after you?

    It was Shackleton, not Scott.

    DQ: West European

    IQs:
    1. Were you the Chancellor of Germany at the turn of the millennium?
    2. Did they love you, did they really, really love you?
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