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    IQ: Did you tell the nation your husband ran not to shed tears for her?

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    IQs:
    1. Were you the British Prime Minister during the Suez crisis?
    2. Are you a fictional female assassin and one time lover of Daredevil?
    3. Did you invent a portable particle accelerator in a backpack?
    In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Did you tell the nation your husband ran not to shed tears for her?
    Not Evita.

    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    IQs:
    1. Were you the British Prime Minister during the Suez crisis?
    2. Are you a fictional female assassin and one time lover of Daredevil?
    3. Did you invent a portable particle accelerator in a backpack?
    Not Eden, Elektra or Egon ("Don't cross the beams... it would be bad.")

    E.

    1. real
    2. living
    3. male
    4. not American
    5. born after 1950
    6. not in the arts
    7. not European
    8. first name starts with E
    9. not Asian
    10. political/military figure
    11. not a head of state
    12. not African
    13. not a diplomat
    14. not a soldier
    15. from Latin America

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    IQ: Were you a key Senator getting the ADA passed?
    IQ2: Were you the first man atop the world?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Were you a key Senator getting the ADA passed?
    IQ2: Were you the first man atop the world?
    Dunno, and not Edward Peary.

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    Edward Kennedy
    Edmund Hillary

    DQ. Strongman? (i.e dictator)
    DQ: Regarded positively by history?

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    E.

    1. real
    2. living
    3. male
    4. not American
    5. born after 1950
    6. not in the arts
    7. not European
    8. first name starts with E
    9. not Asian
    10. political/military figure
    11. not a head of state
    12. not African
    13. not a diplomat
    14. not a soldier
    15. from Latin America
    16. not a dictator or strongman
    17. neutral view by most historians, I'd say

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    IQ: Are you an author/screenwriter with a Western US focus? (Couldn't spell fancy word I wanted)

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    IQ: Were you the wife of the biggest genocidal maniac in history?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you an author/screenwriter with a Western US focus? (Couldn't spell fancy word I wanted)
    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Were you the wife of the biggest genocidal maniac in history?
    Not Ernest Hemingway; not Eva Braun (although either Mao or Pol Pot are arguably the holders of the title).

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    My first was Elmore Leonard

    DQ: From South America?

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    IQ: Are you a former Maryland basketball player who now calls games, primarily at ESPN?

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    IQs:
    1. Were you a witch in the shape of a TV?
    2. Did you transform into Bananaman?
    3. Were you known for your motorbike stunts?
    In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.

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    I now see that Hemingway never wrote any screenplays.

    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you a former Maryland basketball player who now calls games, primarily at ESPN?
    Hmmm. Dunno that one.

    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    IQs:
    1. Were you a witch in the shape of a TV?
    2. Did you transform into Bananaman?
    3. Were you known for your motorbike stunts?
    Dunno the first two; not Evel Knievel (sp?).

    E.

    1. real
    2. living
    3. male
    4. not American
    5. born after 1950
    6. not in the arts
    7. not European
    8. first name starts with E
    9. not Asian
    10. political/military figure
    11. not a head of state
    12. not African
    13. not a diplomat
    14. not a soldier
    15. from Latin America
    16. not a dictator or strongman
    17. neutral view by most historians, I'd say
    18. not South American

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    That's Len Elmore

    DQ: From the Carribean?

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    IQ: Are you a race car driver while not Italian, has an Italian sounding name?

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    Cat: hope you come back with a good guess! I have no clue who this guy is!!

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you a race car driver while not Italian, has an Italian sounding name?
    Dunno this person. Take a DQ.

    E.

    1. real
    2. living
    3. male
    4. not American
    5. born after 1950
    6. not in the arts
    7. not European
    8. first name starts with E
    9. not Asian
    10. political/military figure
    11. not a head of state
    12. not African
    13. not a diplomat
    14. not a soldier
    15. from Latin America
    16. not a dictator or strongman
    17. neutral view by most historians, I'd say
    18. not South American
    19. from the Caribbean

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    That was Emerson Fittipaldi

    DQ: Non-Head of state politician?

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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    1. Were you a witch in the shape of a TV?
    2. Did you transform into Bananaman?
    1. Evil Edna
    2. Eric

    Hmm, well if he is from the Carribbean and Latin America - then its either Cuba or Haiti, which means I have little to no clue as to who he is.

    Will have to have a think.
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    IQ: Are you the shortest man to bat in MLB history?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you the shortest man to bat in MLB history?
    Not that midget who had one at-bat for the Cleveland Indians... and whose name I long ago forgot.

    E.

    1. real
    2. living
    3. male
    4. not American
    5. born after 1950
    6. not in the arts
    7. not European
    8. first name starts with E
    9. not Asian
    10. political/military figure
    11. not a head of state
    12. not African
    13. not a diplomat
    14. not a soldier
    15. from Latin America
    16. not a dictator or strongman
    17. neutral view by most historians, I'd say
    18. not South American
    19. from the Caribbean
    20. not a non-head of state politician

    One more DQ from erictelevision, and then we'll go to "Are you Firstname Lastname?" questions, one each.

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    DQ: Came to office democratically?

    That was "little person" Eddie Gaedel
    Last edited by Erictelevision; 07 Aug 2015 at 04:26 PM.

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    E.

    1. real
    2. living
    3. male
    4. not American
    5. born after 1950
    6. not in the arts
    7. not European
    8. first name starts with E
    9. not Asian
    10. political/military figure
    11. not a head of state
    12. not African
    13. not a diplomat
    14. not a soldier
    15. from Latin America
    16. not a dictator or strongman
    17. neutral view by most historians, I'd say
    18. not South American
    19. from the Caribbean
    20. not a non-head of state politician
    21. not an officeholder

    OK, time for your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" questions, one each. Or tawk amongst yourselves.

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    Okay, so a non soldier who never held office but still a military/political figure? Hmmm

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    DQ: Are you Allende?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    DQ: Are you Allende?
    I am not.

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    "Uncle!"

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    Did people call Eva Peron "Evita" in her lifetime?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    Did people call Eva Peron "Evita" in her lifetime?
    Yup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Pe...ection_victory

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    Interesting! Hope Cat comes back, so we can end this game!

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    Nope, stumped. Curious to see who this contradiction in terms is.
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    It was

    Elian Gonzales

    The little kid taken at gunpoint from his Miami relatives and returned to his father in Cuba, causing considerable political controversy which may have cost Al Gore Florida in 2000 and, with it, the Presidency.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli%C3...3%A1lez_affair

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    Very tenuous definition of "political", but great pick nonetheless.

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    To be fair, dunno what category he DOES fit.

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    I'll go with ummm, who? but definitely an interesting pick. Political football more than anything. Nice one EH
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    Thanks! Been awhile, I see, since we've done

    C

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    IQ: Are you a singer whose dad worked with Fleetwood Mac?
    IQ2: Are you a supermodel who is known for your social media prescence?
    IQ3: Did you cost your team a shot at a title by calling a timeout you didn't have?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you a singer whose dad worked with Fleetwood Mac?
    IQ2: Are you a supermodel who is known for your social media prescence?
    IQ3: Did you cost your team a shot at a title by calling a timeout you didn't have?
    Not Carrie Underwood (sheer guess), Cindy Crawford (ditto), dunno.

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    Those were:

    Colbie Callait (her dad produced a couple of their albums)
    Chrissy Teigen
    Chris Webber

    DQ: Real?
    DQ2: Male?
    DQ3: American?

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    IQ: Did you grossly underestimate the circumference of the Earth?
    IQ2: Are you a filmmaker known for the Harry Potter franchise?
    IQ3. Are you a supermodel who danced in a music video with your then-husband?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Did you grossly underestimate the circumference of the Earth?
    IQ2: Are you a filmmaker known for the Harry Potter franchise?
    IQ3. Are you a supermodel who danced in a music video with your then-husband?
    Not Christopher Columbus, Chris Columbus or... Cindy Crawford (again)?

    C.

    1. fictional
    2. male
    3. American

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    That's Christie Brinkley ("Uptown Girl")

    DQ: Would be living, if real?

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    IQ: Do you have a dream girl who you only refer to by her hair color?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Do you have a dream girl who you only refer to by her hair color?
    You got me.

    C.

    1. fictional
    2. male
    3. American
    4. would be dead, if real

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    Charlie Brown ("Little Red-Haired Girl")

    DQied before 1900?

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    IQs:

    1. Did your plan for a robbery in Rome involve 3 Minis?
    2. Did you play the above character?
    3. Are you known as Mr Perfect?
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    IQ: Were you in a famous Pepsi Super Bowl ad?
    IQ2: Did your subordinates cause gridlock as political payback?
    IQ3: Were you a WR who famously mistranlated Spanish?

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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    IQs:

    1. Did your plan for a robbery in Rome involve 3 Minis?
    2. Did you play the above character?
    3. Are you known as Mr Perfect?
    Dunno, not Michael Caine, and dunno.

    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Were you in a famous Pepsi Super Bowl ad?
    IQ2: Did your subordinates cause gridlock as political payback?
    IQ3: Were you a WR who famously mistranlated Spanish?
    Dunno, not Chris Christie, and dunno.

    C.

    1. fictional
    2. male
    3. American
    4. would be dead, if real
    5. unclear if died before 1900; I would guess not

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    1. Now was the time to guess Cindy Crawford!
    3. Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson

    DQ: Died before 2000?
    DQ2. From literature?

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