IQ: Did you give the Black Power salute at the Olympics?
IQ2: Were you an American rival of Sampras and Agassi?
IQ3: Did you famously jump on a couch on a talk show?
IQ: Did you give the Black Power salute at the Olympics?
IQ2: Were you an American rival of Sampras and Agassi?
IQ3: Did you famously jump on a couch on a talk show?
I remember the gesture but not the guys' names; dunno; not Tom Cruise.Originally posted by Erictelevision
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. unclear if died before 1900; I would guess not
6. died before 2000
7. from literature
1.John Carlos
2.Jim Courier
DQ: Created by American?
DQ2: Appeared on screen?
IQ: Did you begin your improbable U.S. Open run by beating your arch-rival's brother?
1. Charlie Croker
3. Curt Hennig
DQs:
1. First name beings with C
2. Is a protagonist?
DQs:
1. Do people always ask where in the world are you?
2. Did a film about you have Lee Marvin in dual roles?
3. Did you get your start in The Darling Buds of May?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Dunno.
Not Carmen Sandiego; dunno 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
6. died before 2000
7. from literature
8. created by an American
9. appeared on screen
10. last name begins with C
11. is a protagonist
Jimmy Connors in '91 beat Pat McEnroe.
DQ: Died after 1950?
IQ: Are you a detective associated with a long-running play?
Ooo, probably the guy from The Mousetrap, but I don't remember his name.
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. unclear if died before 1900; I would guess not
6. died before 2000
7. from literature
8. created by an American
9. appeared on screen
10. last name begins with C
11. is a protagonist
12. probably died before 1950, but unknown
Was thinking of the author, Agatha Christie.
DQ: Book win an award?
IQ: are you a poet who doesn't use capital letters?
IQ2: Did a magician take his stage name from you?
IQ3: Are you that magician?
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When was Agatha Christie ever a detective?
Not e.e. cummings or David Copperfield x2.
Yeah, kinda messed that! Lose my DQ?
IQ: Are you a TV journalist who lost a sibling to suicide?
'fraid so, unless there's a "C" who fits your IQ.Yeah, kinda messed that! Lose my DQ?
Dunno.
2. Cat Ballou
3. Catherine Zeta Jones
DQs
1. From the Action Adventure genre
2. Fictionally born east of the Mississippi?
IQs:
1. Is known for leaving nothing behind but his smile?
2. Did you play the leader of Rico's Roughnecks?
3. Did you win an Oscar for a man waiting for midday?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Not the Cheshire Cat, Casper Van Damm (sp?)(from Starship Troopers), 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
6. died before 2000
7. from literature
8. created by an American
9. appeared on screen
10. last name begins with C
11. is a protagonist
12. probably died before 1950, but unknown
13. not from the action adventure genre
14. birthplace unknown
The journalist was Anderson Cooper (his brother jumped out a window in NYC)
DQ: Book win award?
IQ: Are you a Wamp who put Storrs CT on the map?
IQ: Were you the victim of a Michael Moore ambush?
Dunno the first; not Charlton Heston.
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. unclear if died before 1900; I would guess not
6. died before 2000
7. from literature
8. created by an American
9. appeared on screen
10. last name begins with C
11. is a protagonist
12. probably died before 1950, but unknown
13. not from the action adventure genre
14. birthplace unknown
15. no "book win award" that I could find
That is Jim Calhoun. "Wamp" is the school nickname for his hometown of Braintree MA.
DQ: Film adaptation win major Oscars?
IQ: Did John Candy play a parody of you?
IQ2. Did you play Macauley Culkin's uncle in his first big role?
IQ3: Did you drop an iron on the face of the voice of an adult Kevin Arnold?
3. Gary Cooper - High Noon
DQs:
1. Book created after 1990?
IQs:
1. Did you flee for your life from a headless ghost?
2. Are you a master of fear and spend your time inflicting it on others to commit crimes?
3. Were you a gypsy witch killed by a Vampire who had recently lost his soul?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Dunno any of these three.
Not Ichabod Crane, Lamont Cranston 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
6. died before 2000
7. from literature
8. created by an American
9. appeared on screen
10. last name begins with C
11. is a protagonist
12. probably died before 1950, but unknown
13. not from the action adventure genre
14. birthplace unknown
15. no "book win award" that I could find
16. film adaptation did not win major Oscars
17. not from a book created after 1990
Those were:
Chewbacca
John Candy
Macaulay Culkin
DQ: Movie made after 1975?
DQ2: Movie win minor (I.e technical) Oscars?
DQ3: From the scifi/fantasy genre?
The movies were:
Spaceballs
Uncle Buck
Home Alone
IQ: Are you Larry David's Seinfeld expy?
Not George Costanza.
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. unclear if died before 1900; I would guess not
6. died before 2000
7. from literature
8. created by an American
9. appeared on screen
10. last name begins with C
11. is a protagonist
12. probably died before 1950, but unknown
13. not from the action adventure genre
14. birthplace unknown
15. no "book win award" that I could find
16. film adaptation did not win major Oscars
17. not from a book created after 1990
18. first movie made before 1975
19. no movie won any Oscars
20. not from the scifi/fantasy genre
All right, that's 20 DQs. You each get one "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question before, say, noon EST Thurs.
DQ: Are you Apollo Creed? (AKA- I have no idea who it is!)
No, I'm not.
Wow - that went quickly.
2. Not Lamont Cranston, but Jonathon Crane aka The Scarecrow
3. Jenny Calendar from BtVS
As for who the person is - I have no idea...unless you fancy giving a clue?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Twenty aren't enough...? Well, OK: "Literature" is not limited to books.
Nope - still stumped. Go on EH - who is it?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
The mighty
Casey
of poetic baseball immortality!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_at_the_Bat
Cat and I struck out! Great pick!
Not heard of them before so, I don't feel so dumb now.
Interesting pick EH. Away you go again.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Thanks. I'll be out of town over the weekend. I'll start us out again on Sunday evening, if that's all right.
Sounds good to me! Safe travels!
OK, thanks - off we go. Our next letter is
G
IQ: Are you a poker player nicknamed "Fossilman"?
IQ2: Are you the most famous person born in Milton MA
IQ3: Are you their similiarly named son?
Dunno any of those!
Those were:
Greg Raymer
George HW Bush
George W Bush
Dq1) Real?
DQ2) Male?
DQ3) Living?
IQ: Did you suffer an injury, possibly exposing doctors to HIV?
IQ2: Are you a monk who made discoveries in heredity?
IQ3: Were you a mystic who just wouldn't die?
Dunno, not Gregor Mendel, and not Grigori Rasputin.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
IQs:
1. Are you an English thriller writer with many of your novels turned into films?
2. Are you known for your expletive driven cookery show?
3. Have you appeared as a demon and a soldier in two separate Joss Whedon shows?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
That was Greg Louganis (when he cut his head on the board)
DQ: Died before 1900?
IQ; Are you a WWII general who utilized tanks very effectively
IQ2: Are you considered the father of your country, despite never having kids?
IQ3: Are you the American cyclist who got to keep your Tour de France win?
Dunno, not Gordon Ramsay, and dunno.
Not Heinz Guderian, George Washington or... dunno.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. died after 1900
Will rephrase #1
IQ1) Were you an American General who used tanks effectively?
The cyclist was Greg LeMond
DQ1) American?
IQ2)Did you have a deluxe apartment in the sky?
IQ3) Have you made a career playing characters originally played by dudes?
Last edited by Erictelevision; 25 Aug 2015 at 01:39 PM.
Not George S. Patton, George Jefferson or... dunno.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. died after 1900
5. not American
That is actress Grace Park
DQ: In the Arts?
IQ: Are you a golfer known for Major chokes?
IQ2: Are you a tennis player known for a big serve?
IQ3: Are you known as "Iceman"?
Another clean sweep! Take three DQs.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. died after 1900
5. not American
6. not in the Arts
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