IQ: Are you the greatest hockey player to come out of the Boston area?
IQ2: Are you a mystic who just wouldn't die?
IQ3: Ars you the Oxford educated MSNBC pundit?
IQ: Are you the greatest hockey player to come out of the Boston area?
IQ2: Are you a mystic who just wouldn't die?
IQ3: Ars you the Oxford educated MSNBC pundit?
Previous IQs:
Did you hang out in Rhosgobel? - Yes, Radagast the Brown, a wizard in Tolkien's writings.
Are you now appearing in Bridge of Spies with Tom Hanks? - British actor Mark Rylance.
Did you fly across America "crash by crash"? - Cal Rodgers, an early-aviation hero of mine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calbraith_Perry_Rodgers
DQs:
Living?
Best known for the arts?
IQs:
Did you lose the Battle of Chickamauga and ignominiously run away?
Were you a movie actor and father of a noted TV comic actor?
Were you that TV comic actor?
Previous IQs:
Did you lose the Battle of Chickamauga and ignominiously run away? - Gen. William Rosecrans.
Were you a movie actor and father of a noted TV comic actor? - Tex Ritter.
Were you that TV comic actor? - John Ritter.
DQs:
Best known for the visual arts?
Has won a top award in his field?
Born since 1964?
IQs:
Was a law passed to keep someone like you from ever getting your job (or one like it) again?
Were Stannis your next-eldest brother?
Did you have no sisters and an eldest brother named Robert?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name start with R
4. American
5. Living
6. Best known for the arts
7. Best known for the visual arts
8. Has not won a top award in his field - but has won the next tier down.
9. Born since 1964
Pass on all three, although that second one is a Game of Thrones one
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
As is the third.
Previous IQs:
Was a law passed to keep someone like you from ever getting your job (or one like it) again? - After Robert Kennedy served as his brother's Attorney General, a Federal anti-nepotism law was passed.
Were Stannis your next-eldest brother? - Robert Baratheon.
Did you have no sisters and an eldest brother named Robert? - Renly Baratheon.
DQ:
Actor?
Born since 1990?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Were you Earl's dim-witted younger brother?
Were you Samwell's cold-blooded father?
Were you Sully's sneaky rival?
Jeremy Roenick is the hockey player
Rachel Maddow is the Oxford Alum.
DQ: Born East of the Mississippi?
DQ2: Born South of the mason-Dixon Line?
IQ: Are you a painter mentioned in a current car ad?
IQ2: Were you a British nobleman famous for your chivalry?
IQ3: Did you later apologize for your role in perpetuating the Vietnam War?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name start with R
4. American
5. Living
6. Best known for the arts
7. Best known for the visual arts
8. Has not won a top award in his field - but has won the next tier down.
9. Born since 1964
10. Actor
11. Born before 1990
12. Born west of the Mississippi?
13. Born south of the mason-Dixon Line
Pass, pass and pass again.
Pass on all three although I'm curious about the second one.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Rembrandt
Walter Raleigh (put a cape over mud for Queen Elizabeth, probably apocryphally)
Robert Macnamara
DQ: From TV?
DQs reserved
IQ: Were you a Cabinet-mate of MacNamara?
IQ2: Are you a mama's boy postman?
IQ3: Did you have to pretend to be gay to live with two female roomies?
DQ: Born East of the Rockies?
DQ reserved
Should there be a question mark for DQ #12? Are you unsure?
Nicely spoofed in Shakespeare in Love (at 1:23 here):
Previous IQs:
Were you Earl's dim-witted younger brother? - Randall "Randy" Hickey, in My Name is Earl.
Were you Samwell's cold-blooded father? - Randall Tarly, on Game of Thrones.
Were you Sully's sneaky rival? - Randall in Monsters Inc.
Randall x3!
DQs:
Typically a leading man?
Considered good-looking?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Did an actor and his nephew play you as an older man and a younger one?
Did you go from the Marines to the CIA to the White House?
Were you a fictional character from Alaska and born after 2000?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name start with R
4. American
5. Living
6. Best known for the arts
7. Best known for the visual arts
8. Has not won a top award in his field - but has won the next tier down.
9. Born since 1964
10. Actor
11. Born before 1990
12. Born west of the Mississippi
13. Born south of the mason-Dixon Line
14. Not from TV, but has done some TV work.
15. Born West of the Rockies?
16. Not typically a leading man, but has led in some films
17. Is considered good-looking
Should have got the Walter Raleigh question - Good one.
Pass on those three.
Nope, pass on these three as well.
Don't forget - max of 20 DQs - choose wisely
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
DQ: Known for Drama?
DQ2: Golden Globe winner?
2 DQs reserved
Those were:
Dean Rusk
John Ratzenberger
John Ritter
Previous IQs:
Did an actor and his nephew play you as an older man and a younger one? - Tom Riddle, played by Ralph Fiennes and his nephew in the Harry Potter movies.
Did you go from the Marines to the CIA to the White House? - Jack Ryan, in the Tom Clancy novels.
Were you a fictional character from Alaska and born after 2000? - William T. Riker, First Officer of the USS Enterprise-D on ST:TNG.
DQ:
Has been in a major film in 2015?
Three DQs reserved.
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name start with R
4. American
5. Living
6. Best known for the arts
7. Best known for the visual arts
8. Has not won a top award in his field - but has won the next tier down.
9. Born since 1964
10. Actor
11. Born before 1990
12. Born west of the Mississippi
13. Born south of the mason-Dixon Line
14. Not from TV, but has done some TV work.
15. Born West of the Rockies?
16. Not typically a leading man, but has led in some films
17. Is considered good-looking
18. Is known for Drama, as in picked up most of his award nominations for Drama.
19. Not a Golden Globe winner
20. Appeared in the second biggest film of 2015
That last clue should give it away easily.
Last guesses, if you please.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Haven't followed the returns this year! Hope EH has!
Not a comic book guy, so I cry "Uncle"
Sure
Fine by me.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Thanks!
Are you Mark Ruffalo (the Hulk in the two Avengers movies)?
I'd forgot about Ruffalo but no I am the third one, Jeremy Renner aka Hawkeye from the Avenger movies.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Never would've got that!
Ok, here we go again, the letter is F
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
IQs:
Did you give a speech in front of a giant poster of yourself?
When we first meet you, an American, are you Majority Whip?
When we first meet you, a Brit, are you Majority Whip?
IQ: Were you fixed up with your current girlfriend by the wife of the A-Rod people like?
IQ2: Are you the subject of a meme biding you farewell?
IQ3: Are you the part of the alternate logo for the Philadelphia 76ers?
Fernando Verdasco
Felicia ("Bye, Felicia")
Ben Franklin
DQ: Real?
DQ2: Male?
DQ3: Living?
Previous IQs:
Did you give a speech in front of a giant poster of yourself? - Charles Foster Kane: http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt...0Kane_post.jpg
When we first meet you, an American, are you Majority Whip? - Yes, Frank Underwood.
When we first meet you, a Brit, are you Majority Whip? - Yes, Francis Urquhart.
DQ:
Real?
IQs:
Did a very bad guy have a picture of you in his hideout?
Did a very bad guy say he'd rather have a tooth pulled than meet with you again?
Did you conquer the Incas?
ask another DQ Elendil.
Previous IQs:
Did a very bad guy have a picture of you in his hideout? - Hitler had a picture of Frederick the Great hanging in the Fuhrerbunker.
Did a very bad guy say he'd rather have a tooth pulled than meet with you again? - Hitler said this after meeting with Francisco Franco of Spain.
Did you conquer the Incas? - Francisco Pizarro.
DQs:
European?
Best known for the arts?
Born since 1964?
IQs:
Was your mom named Lilith?
Were you Lilith's first husband?
Was Louis Howe a longtime supporter and friend of yours?
IQ: Did you pull the MVP/RoY double leading your team to a fondly remembered World Series?
IQ2: Were you a guest at the Correspondents Dinner, who subtly checked out Chrissy Teigen?
IQ3: Are you the actress I affectionately call "Hottie Betty"?
Previous IQs:
Was your mom named Lilith? - Frederick Crane.
Were you Lilith's first husband? - Yes, Frederick's dad, Frasier.
Was Louis Howe a longtime supporter and friend of yours? - FDR.
DQs:
Last name start with F?
British?
IQs:
Do you play Mrs. Bates in a popular TV show?
Did you create that show?
Did you play a female secret agent in a TV show before 2000?
Fred Lynn
Frank Kaminsky
America Ferrera
3 DQs reserved
IQ: Did you hit the most famous HR in World Series history?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Living
4. Not American
5. European
6. Not best known for the arts
7. Born since 1964
8. Last name starts with F
9. Not British
1. Pass
2. Pass
3. Floella Benjamin
Nope, no idea. But it will be interesting to see which you think it is.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Carlton Fisk.
DQ reserved, 4 total
DQ: From a Warsaw Pact nation?
DQ2: Political/Military figure?
2DQs reserved
IQ: Did you win your country's Civil War, and are you still dead?
Previous IQs:
Do you play Mrs. Bates in a popular TV show? - Joanne Froggatt, on Downton Abbey.
Did you create that show? - Julian Fellowes.
Did you play a female secret agent in a TV show before 2000? - I'll rephrase.
Two DQs reserved.
IQs:
You are not Floella Benjamin. Did you play a female secret agent in a TV show before 2000?
Did you woo and win Elizabeth Bennet?
Did you forge the Silmarils?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Living
4. Not American
5. European
6. Not best known for the arts
7. Born since 1964
8. Last name starts with F
9. Not British
10. Not from a Warsaw Pact nation
11. Not a Political or Military figure
Nope. Pass
1. Pass
2. To my shame, pass
3. Feanor
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Previous IQs:
You are not Floella Benjamin. Did you play a female secret agent in a TV show before 2000? - Barbara Feldon, on Get Smart!
Did you woo and win Elizabeth Bennet? - FitzWilliam Darcy, in Pride and Prejudice.
Did you forge the Silmarils? - Yes, Feanor.
DQs:
Born in or east of Vienna?
Born in or north of Vienna?
IQs:
Were you a noted Irish freedom-fighter before 1900?
Were you the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio in 2014?
Did Gordon Lightfoot sing about a ship named after you?