Congrats on all three.
1. Are you one of the finest ancient Greek polymaths who contributed to almost everything he studied?
2. Did you weep when you reached the end of the world?
3. Were you beaten for burning a batch of cakes while in hiding?
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Congrats on all three.
1. Are you one of the finest ancient Greek polymaths who contributed to almost everything he studied?
2. Did you weep when you reached the end of the world?
3. Were you beaten for burning a batch of cakes while in hiding?
Previous IQs:
Were you a Visigoth king who sacked Rome? - Yes, Alaric
Did you once play Benedict Arnold? - Aidan Quinn, in a TV movie with Kelsey Grammer (ugh!) as George Washington
Are you a beautiful young Italian actress? - Alyssa Milano is Italian-American; I was thinking of Asia Argento.
By "given name" you mean "first name," right? I always get confused between that and "surname."
DQs:
Living?
American?
Involved in the arts, loosely defined?
IQs:
Were you a maester who might have been king?
Did some call you Undomiel?
Were you the future spouse of that person?
1. Real
2. Male
3. Given name begins with A
4. Not living
5. Not American
6. Not involved in the arts, however you define 'em :)
Holy crap, CIAS, I was right on Aida?! I thought for sure I'd just found a loophole and it would turn out to be some myth or (more likely, considering the source) Marvel character. :devil:
Stumped on 1 and 3, although I would totally have guessed Archimedes on #1 if you hadn't just used him. I know I'm gonna regret not knowing this guy, however.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
#2 sounds like Alexander, who wept because there were no more worlds to conquer?
At least two DQs for you.
EH I can genuinely say I have never heard of that George Washington movie, and somehow I don't mind having been ignorant of it. I also don't know Ms. Argento, alas! So, good ones.
Yep, not a surname aka family name.
1. Stumped as I have no idea what a master is, so it's either ancient Icelandic something or Tolkien (but it doesn't sound Tolkienish) or bloody ASoIaFQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. With that name this has got to be LOTR, and since this guy has eight thousand names (and seems to match clue #3) I'm gonna say No, I am not Aragorn?
3. No, I am not Arwen?
Aida was a valid answer to the question. Not the one I was looking for, but I need to rethink it.
1. The other one - AristotleQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Correct on Alexander the Great
3. The other Great - Alfred.
DQs:
1. Born before 1800
2. European
IQs:
1. Were you first first emperor after Julius Caesar was murdered?
2. Is your big number a big thing in Chemistry?
3. Did you find yourself running the original red queen's race?
Previous IQs:
Were you a maester who might have been king? - Aemon, yes, in Game of Thrones. A maester is like a scholarly monk in Westeros.
Did some call you Undomiel? - This is Arwen.
Were you the future spouse of that person? - This is Aragorn.
You switched 'em, but that's OK - I'll give you credit.
IQs:
Did you have a mysterious event involving a goat in your past?
Although fictional, are you very, very well-respected in your real profession?
Were you Peer Gynt's mom?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Given name begins with A
4. Not living
5. Not American
6. Not involved in the arts, however you define 'em
7. Born before 1800
8. European
Oh damn, Aristotle! I don't associate him with math.
1. No, I'm not Augustus (Octavian)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Stumped
3. No, I am not Alice?
Dang! I thought it was Aragorn who had 1,000 names. Well, thanks for giving me that one! But you have a DQ coming for the GoT question.
1. Oh what was his name... No, I am not Aberforth Dumbledore?Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. No, I am not Archie Goodwin? :D Doubt that. Stumped.
3. Is this Anitra? I know I've answered this before, I just can't remember if it's her.
Correct on 1 & 3.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2 is Avogadro who has a number named after him.
DQ:
1. Involved in politics/military?
IQs:
1. Did your skill with weaving upset a goddess to your detriment?
2. Did you save your lover with a ball of thread?
3. Did your family name become a byword for the kind of activities which went strictly against the ethos of the organisation you were leading.
Previous IQs:
Did you have a mysterious event involving a goat in your past? - Yes, Albus's brother Aberforth Dumbledore.
Although fictional, are you very, very well-respected in your real profession? - I was thinking of Atticus Finch, still (according to a recent American Bar Assn. poll) the most respected fictional lawyer.
Were you Peer Gynt's mom? - The poor, oft-disappointed Aase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxjw6ZsHjNU.
DQs:
Born before 1700?
Military/political?
IQs:
Was a Greek goddess your mom in a recent work of fiction?
Was George Washington supposedly your son in the same work?
Was your birthday the subject of a joke memo in an important place?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Given name begins with A
4. Not living
5. Not American
6. Not involved in the arts, however you define 'em
7. Born before 1800
8. European
9. Involved in politics/military
10. Born before 1700
EH, darlin', you gotta read your cohort's DQs! :D You get another DQ since CIAS beat you to the political question.
1. Hmm. No, I am not Arachne? Is that how she got turned into a spider?Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. No, I am not Ariadne.
3. Stumped, but am looking forward to the answer, which I bet I'll be annoyed at myself for not knowing.
Oh EH, how could I not have guessed ATTICUS FINCH?!! I am ashamed. And I promise the third time you ask about Peer Gynt's mom I will remember that it is not Anitra!
Is this Greek myth day or something? :)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
1. No, I am not Annabeth from Percy Jackson
2. No, I am not Athena, ibid
3. Argh, stumped but I feel I shouldn't be...
Correct on Arachne and Ariadne.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
3. Pope Alexander IV, head of the Catholic Church, whose family name was the Borgias. Not to mention he took part in several of those activities.
DQ:
1. Western European
IQs:
1. Were you killed by your traitorous nephew?
2. Did the film of your life use your middle name instead of your more well known surname
3. Did you once stop a starship by asking for a cup of tea?
Previous IQs:
Was a Greek goddess your mom in a recent work of fiction? - Yes, Annabeth from Percy Jackson
Was George Washington supposedly your son in the same work? - Yes, Athena (which would come as a surprise to the real Mrs. Washington!)
Was your birthday the subject of a joke memo in an important place? - Vice President Spiro Agnew. William Safire tells the story in his memoirs: he mentioned in passing to a top Nixon White House official (I think it was H.R. Haldeman) that Agnew's birthday was coming up. Haldeman asked Safire to write a memo about it. "A memo about a birthday? What would that be?" Safire wondered. So he sat down and wrote:
Re: Vice President's upcoming birthday
1. Happy birthday to you
2. Happy birthday to you
3. Happy birthday dear (point of decision) :
a. Spiro
b. Ted
4. Happy birthday to you.
I don't remember what Haldeman's reaction was.
DQ:
Royalty?
IQs:
You are a real person. Did you serve as a ship's surgeon while a newly-accredited doctor?
Do you have a puppy named Pal?
Did a clone of yours have a way with dogs in a movie?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Given name begins with A
4. Not living
5. Not American
6. Not involved in the arts, however you define 'em
7. Born before 1800
8. European
9. Involved in politics/military
10. Born before 1700
11. Western European
12. Royalty
1. I want to say that I am not King Arthur, but Mordred was his son, right?Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. No, I am not Mozart, as in Amadeus?
3. Now really! No, I am entirely unlike Arthur Dent.
Probably put him on the Enemies List. :DQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Oh dear, the only one I know is #2 -- No, I am not Arthur from, well, Arthur. And I blush to admit I read the third question as "did a clone of yours have his way with dogs..." and thought, "What the hell movie is that?"Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
You're probably right about Haldeman. I always loved that memo story, though.
Previous IQs:
You are a real person. Did you serve as a ship's surgeon while a newly-accredited doctor? - Arthur Conan Doyle, M.D.
Do you have a puppy named Pal? - Yes, Arthur, from the books and PBS kids' show.
Did a clone of yours have a way with dogs in a movie? - Adolf Hitler, in The Boys from Brazil. Better book than a movie, but both are pretty good.
DQs:
Born in or west of Paris?
Born in or north of Paris?
IQs:
Were you a great Scandinavian king after whom an American college was named?
Were you an early Western European monarch after whom an American warship was named?
Were you any one of a series of Scottish monarchs?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Given name begins with A
4. Not living
5. Not American
6. Not involved in the arts, however you define 'em
7. Born before 1800
8. European
9. Involved in politics/military
10. Born before 1700
11. Western European
12. Royalty
13. Not born in or west of Paris
14. Not born in or north of Paris (to the best of my knowledge)
Yes, I'll give that one to Safire. :DQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
1) Um... no, I am not Alfred? Is there a college named after him? I've never heard of one, but I can't think of any other "A" Scandinavian kings.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2) Is there a ship named after King Arthur? Stumped.
3) Oh help. Totally blank. The only Scottish kings I can think of are Roberts, Williams, Mac___s or Jameseseses.
Yipe. Probably three DQs.
Correct as to all three. The King Arthur myth gets fuzzy as to the relationship, but you got it right anyway.
IQs
1. Did you introduce Christmas trees to Britain?
2. After leading a successful war, were you murdered by your wife and her lover on your return?
3. Did you find a secret cave entrance by knowing your seeds?
Previous IQs:
Were you a great Scandinavian king after whom an American college was named? - Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
Were you an early Western European monarch after whom an American warship was named? - This was King Alfred of England; the USS Alfred was one of John Paul Jones's commands.
Were you any one of a series of Scottish monarchs? - Scotland had several Alexanders (four, I think).
So... a Western European royal male, born to the southeast of Paris.
DQs:
Native speaker of a Germanic tongue?
Famous for military glory?
One DQ reserved.
Oh crapples, I'm sorry--I just reread my answers and realized I made a rather significant mistake. My very very bad.
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Given name begins with A
4. Not living
5. Not American
6. Not involved in the arts, however you define 'em
7. Born before 1800
8. European
9. Involved in politics/military
10. Born before 1700
11. Not likely considered Western European
12. Royalty
13. Not born in or west of Paris
14. Not born in or north of Paris (to the best of my knowledge)
15. Mmm, no, not a native speaker of a Germanic tongue as it's defined in Wikipedia
16. Famous for military glory
EH: There's an Adolphus college? Let me guess, it's in Ohio. :)
1. No, I am not Prince Albert, aka Mr. Victoria?Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Oh dear this could be anyone, and yet I'm blanking again.
3. This too sounds familiar but sadly, cannot think.
Two DQs to CIAS, and one holdover for EH, and you might not need them given my changed answer. :hist:
I certainly would've asked #13 and 14 differently, knowing that.
Actually, no: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavus_Adolphus_CollegeQuote:
Originally posted by choie
IQs:
Were you a noted Hun?
Were you a noted Macedonian king once played by an Irish actor?
Yes, I know, I'm sorry! I really don't know what I was thinking. I genuinely don't even remember adding that answer to the list!Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
In reverse order, no, I'm not Alexander the Great, but yes of course I am Attila the Hun!Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
The language was a difficult question, as was the place of birth. Hunnish (astonishingly, a real word, much to my surprise) seems to be more related to Slavic languages than Germanic ones. And so little is known of Attila that his birthplace is given only as "Pannonia," which consisted of any one of like eight different modern countries.
(And that's why I had to say given name, because "first" wasn't really accurate. :devil:)
Well done, EH!
Thanks! I see we haven't done
Q
yet.
Congrats EH - nice one
IQs:
1. Were you the main teacher at Balamb Garden?
2. Did your love for a gypsy girl lead to tragedy?
3. Were you the inspiration for Rorscach?
Dunno, not Quasimodo, and not The Question.
Q! This is going to be really easy or extremely hard.
1. Are you one of the most prolific music producers of all time?
2. Given the known influences on your body of work, would some of your cultural touchstones almost certainly have included the popular TV show starring the above person's wife?
3. Staying in the same time period, were you (sadly) best known for your tragic accident and eventual death, which became integral to the right-to-die movement?
1. Quistis TrepeQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
DQ:
1. Male
IQ:
1. Did you continually tell the person using you things not to break them
2. Did the person playing you go on to voice another chaotic god like being?
3. Are you an old flame of the above?
Not Quincy Jones, dunno, and not Karen Anne Quinlan.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Please rephrase the first IQ; is there an extra word in there somewhere? Dunno the second and third.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Q.
1. female
2. Q (as played by John De Lancie) who went onh to play Discord in MLP:FIM - typecasting at its finestQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
3. Q with whom Q who had baby Q with.
DQs:
Real
Alive
1. Did you continually tell the person using your things not to break them?
2. Did you fictionally practice medicine in the Wild West as a female doctor?
3. Were you a member of Captain Ahab's crew?
Dunno, not Dr. Quinn, and not Queequeg.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Q.
1. female
2. real
3. alive
Missing answer: Quentin Tarantino, whose 1960s/1970s sensibility would have included The Mod Squad, starring Peggy Lipton, Quincy Jones's wife (and Rashida Jones's mom).
DQ: First name starts with Q?
IQs:
1. Are you a teacher whose shy demeanor hides the fact that you've always got a dark secret lurking in the back of your head?
2. Though your early days of popularity relied heavily on the spoken word, did one of your greatest success occur when you let your brassy voice sing out in a film musical?
3. Are you the tough but bizarrely tolerant cop who often looks away at the antics of a certain private detective and his outright criminal sidekick (don't call him that, though) inevitably flout the law?
Dunno any of those three.
Q.
1. female
2. real
3. alive
4. last name starts with Q
First was Professor Quirinus Quirrell, the first of many doomed Defense Against the Dark Arts professors who secretly had Lord Voldemort growing on the back of his head in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; second is Queen Latifah, a reference to her hip-hop past and her Oscar-nominated turn as Big Mama Morton in Chicago; third is Martin Quirk, the helpful Boston police captain (or lieutenant? Can't remember) who often helped out fictional detective Spenser and his friend Hawk assistance in the super-popular series of mysteries by Robert B. Parker.
DQs:
5. American?
6. Born after 1964?
7. Involved in the arts?
IQs:
- Did you play the dumbest (extended) family member of a popular 1980s-90s sitcom, then an incredibly insightful half-demon on a popular drama?
- Despite your desire to command respect from others, was it well-established that when you were nervous, you tended to play with your balls to feel better?
- Are you an AI who appears to take over a mining ship 3 million years in the future when its previous AI turned out to be incompetent, revealing that your predecessor supposedly had an IQ of 6?
1. Q - as in James BondQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
DQ:
1. American
IQ:
1. Are you one of the most notable examples of a new character created for a cartoon being added to the canon of the original comic it was based on?
2. Was the character you played killed in a lift shaft by John McClane?
3. Did one of your most memorable gaffs occur with your inabililty to spell the name of a root vegetable correctly?
Dunno the first or third; not Capt. Queeg.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Not Harley Quinn; dunno; not Dan Quayle (and did you misspell "gaffes" on purpose?)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Q.
1. female
2. real
3. alive
4. last name starts with Q
5. American
6. born before 1964
7. involved in the arts, as broadly defined
CIAS, choie had already asked if this woman is American. Ask another DQ, if you wish.
Yes, I did spell gaffs wrong on purpose. Honest!Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Maggie Q
DQs:
1. Best known for performances on screen?
2. Born east of the Mississippi?
IQs:
1. Are you best known for your colourful role in a very long running musical?
2. Were you told that you would need a bigger boat?
3. Were you a feathered serpent worshipped by an ancient tribe?
Dunno, not Quint from Jaws, not Quetzalcoatl.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Q.
1. female
2. real
3. alive
4. last name starts with Q
5. American
6. born before 1964
7. involved in the arts, as broadly defined
8. not best known for performances on screen
9. born east of the Mississippi
I knew you'd get that Queeg. :D #1 was the tragically late Glenn Quinn, who played Mark Healy (Becky's husband) on Roseanne and Doyle on Angel. #3, the AI, was also named Queeg, and it was from the British sitcom Red Dwarf.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
DQs:
- Best known for the performing arts?
- Won any awards for her work?
New IQs:
- Are you both a upper-class New York detective and the writer(s) who created him?
- Have you played eighteen billion cops (more or less), a well-known castaway, a famous Beatle, and an infamous rat?
- By the time you were 11, did you have Oscar and Golden Globe nominations under your belt?
Patricia Quinn - who played Magenta in the Rocky Horror Picture ShowQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
DQ:
Novelist?
IQ:
1. Are you a villain, hero, coward and Galactic President of the Solana Galaxy?
2. Did you discover a Biblical's king's source of shiny objects?
3. Are you an American Tennis player who was at his most successful about four or five years ago?
PS: Queeg (Red Dwarf - was an excellent episode)
Dunno, not Terry Quinn, and dunno.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Dunno any of these!Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Q.
1. female
2. real
3. alive
4. last name starts with Q
5. American
6. born before 1964
7. involved in the arts, as broadly defined
8. not best known for performances on screen
9. born east of the Mississippi
10. not best known for the performing arts
11. has not won any awards that I can see on her Wiki page
13. not a novelist
By "performing arts" I mean acting, dancing, mime, comedy standup or music. If you have others in mind, ask a DQ.
Hey, that last number in the DQs should be 12, not 13. :)
I'm going to hold off on that 2nd question because I'd like a clarification that you really meant that particular name.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
However, #1 is Ellery Queen, who's a detective and also the nom de plume of the two men who wrote the mystery series. #3 is Quinn Cummings, who played Marsha Mason's adorable daughter "Lucy" in The Goodbye Girl.
DQs:
I thought performing arts meant the forms, i.e. theater, opera, ballet, films, music, etc.--not the specific types of performers. For example, someone who directs a play or choreographs a dance piece is involved in the performing arts, but that doesn't fit in one of the categories you mention. Am I wrong about that?
- Best known for the visual arts?
Passing on 2nd DQ, possibly 3rd depending on your clarification of the above answer. :)
IQs:
- Did you get to co-star in a film adaptation that included a significant cameo by the actor who originally played your role, as your mutual role?
- A little over 30 years ago, were you one of the first stars on a new network that would massively impact an entire generation of popular culture?
- At around the same time, did you start working with a famous (or perhaps infamous, to some) radio host, and remain his sidekick ever since?
Don't need to answer the others, because yes, I am Howard Stern's sidekickQuote:
Originally posted by choie
Robin Quivers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Quivers
Well played, choie!
Congrats choie :bravo:
My remaining answers were as follows:
1. Captain QuarkQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Allan Quartermain from King Solomon's Mines
3. Sam Querry
Was that Quark from the Richard Benjamin sf comedy TV show in the Seventies?
Nope, this is Captain Qwark from the Ratchet and Clank Video Game series.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...tain_Qwark.png
Ah, thanks! Hadn't heard of him.
I was not expecting that to be the right answer! Ay yi yi, so Robin Quivers is considered as famous as Botticelli. Culture is officially dead. :)
My other answers were (going back to the Terry Quinn thing) Aiden Quinn, Zachary Quinto, and Martha Quinn.
I'll have to think about a new person. Oh, okay. The letter is A
Don't worry, he's not that famous, I have no idea who Robin Quivers is... *googles*
...err, who she is.
Yeah anyway.
IQs:
1. Did your knowledge of seeds gain you a mighty treasure?
2. Did you play a powerful witch whose girlfriend was murdered?
3. Were you beheaded on grounds of treason for not doing what was expected of you, even though what you did do lasted a whole lot longer.
Why Google? I gave you a Wiki link in post 2039.
IQs:
Did Grieg write about your death?
Did you play a man called Jayne?
Were you married to Gilraen?
Oh geeze I completely forgot that my last choice was an "A" too. Sorry guys, I completely spaced. Let me know if you want me to change it.
1. I still don't know the answer to this seed question, darn it! :)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. No, I am not Alyson Hannigan (or however she spells her name)
3. :D No, I am not my favorite of the six, Anne Boleyn.
1. Well, like Lupus on House, I know your Peer Gynt answers are never Anitra, so I guess I'll go with the one you always mention--Aase?Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. No, I am not Adam Baldwin?
3. Oh grief, it's an LOTR question, isn't it? Well, I don't recognize this as one of the 5957393 names of either Arwen or Aragorn. The only other A name I can think of is Arathorn? Am I not him?
EH - its force of habit.
1. Ali BabaQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Correct on the other two.
DQ:
Male.
IQs:
1. Are you an extremely irritating, squeaky voiced animal with you and your brothers having distaff counterparts?
2. Are you a male tennis player who made headlines for getting a female tennis coach?
3. Are you the tennis coach hired by the above?
Correct as to all three of mine.
IQs:
Did you get in trouble with the military when you were in charge in Philadelphia?
Did you and your secretary try to have sex between the false ceiling and the floor above?
Did you describe a VIP as "modest, wise and good"?
DQ:
1. Male
1. Stumped. I hope this is-- oh wait. Could this be Alvin, of Chipmunk fame? If so, I'm not him. Otherwise, as I was gonna say, I hope this is some obscure British cartoon or kid's show.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. OH yay, I know the guy, and we can thank The Thick of It for this: No, I am not Andy Murray. (He's actually a plot point in the third series.)
3. ...But I'm stumped as to who his coach is/was.
At least I finally learn the name of the seed guy and OMG I just got it. You clever bastard! :bravo: :bravo: :bravo:
1. No, I am not John Adams? Except I don't remember when he'd have been in charge in Philadelphia. But I'm throwing it out there anyway because of #3, you'd be sneaky like that. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Damn, this sounds familiar. But stumped.
3. No, I am not Abigail Adams, and thank you David McCullough for letting me know that bit of trivia!
1. Yes, it is indeed Alvin and the Chipmunks, along with their counterparts - the ChipettesQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Yup - Andy Murray
3. Amelie Mauresmo
DQs:
Real?
IQs:
1. Did you blind a man by accident when he stumbled across you bathing?
2. Are you one of the Buffalo Bills finest wide receivers ever?
3. Were you considered the World Chess Champion before being beaten by Gary Kasparov?
Previous IQs:
Did you get in trouble with the military when you were in charge in Philadelphia? - Benedict Arnold was appointed military governor of Philadelphia after it was recaptured from the British during the American Revolution, and was later court-martialed for misconduct in office. He was convicted on some minor charges and reprimanded; it embittered him and was a factor in his turning traitor.
Did you and your secretary try to have sex between the false ceiling and the floor above? - Arnie Becker on L.A. Law.
Did you describe a VIP as "modest, wise and good"? - Yes, Abigail Adams, writing to her husband about George Washington, whom she'd just met: "He is polite with dignity, affable without familiarity, distant without haughtiness, grave without austerity, modest, wise, and good."
DQs:
First name start with A?
Alive/would be alive today if real?
IQs:
Did you warn against the assumption that all lawyers are crooked?
Do some half-jokingly say that you were POTUS for a day?
Did you defend very unpopular clients in your hometown because it was the right thing to do?
DQs:
1. Male
2. Not real
3. First name starts with A
4. It's possible but unlikely that he would be alive today
1. Not by accident, no. Oh, wait, you meant in the game. That does sound like a Greek myth, so could it be Athena?Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. The only Buffalo Bill I can name is O.J. Simpson, so very clearly stumped.
3. No, I am not Anton... Karpov? Something like that, crap.
EH -- Of course, ARNIE BECKER. I swear I first thought of L.A. Law when I read that, but for some reason could not think of Arnie. And it was with Roxanne, wasn't it?
1. Okay, well, maybe this is John Adams? He was a lawyer, it could be.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. No, I am not Alexander Haig? Not sure if it's all that jokey, though (or if it was a full day).
3. No, I am not Atticus Finch. Not getting caught out on that one again, thankyouverymuch!
1. Yes it was Athena and the unlucky gentleman was TiresiasQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Andre Reed
3. Anatoly Karpov - so close enough
DQ:
First notable appearance on screen
IQs:
1. Are you considered a Jesus allegory known for not telling people about others?
2. Have you played a dodgy bar owner and a dodgy school principal?
3. Are you known for your stoic attitude and for caring for your ward since he was made an orphan?
Previous IQs:
Did you warn against the assumption that all lawyers are crooked? - Abraham Lincoln. See the last paragraph here: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/...es/lawlect.htm
Do some half-jokingly say that you were POTUS for a day? - David Rice Atchison: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rice_Atchison
Did you defend very unpopular clients in your hometown because it was the right thing to do? - I'll rephrase
DQs:
American?
Considered a good guy?
IQs:
You were a real person. Did you defend very unpopular clients in your hometown because it was the right thing to do?
A Federal employee, did you die of natural causes at your workplace at a ripe old age?
Did your creator name you the way she did because she imagined you humming?
DQs:
1. Male
2. Not real
3. First name starts with A
4. It's possible but unlikely that he would be alive today
5. First notable appearance on screen
6. American
7. I'd say he's considered more good than bad, but it really depends; not easy with this guy
1. No, I am not Aslan.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Stumped. I have a feeling I'll regret this.
3. No, I am not Alfred, from Batman?
1. Stumped. I can only think of William Kuntsler and Clarence Darrow offhand, but there's probably someone obvious I'm foretting.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Stumped, alas.
3. Could this be Albert Dumbledore? If so, nope, not him.
BTW, yes, Arnie was having an affair with his secretary Rox (Roxanne).
Previous IQs:
You were a real person. Did you defend very unpopular clients in your hometown because it was the right thing to do? - John Adams defended the British soldiers charged in the Boston Massacre.
A Federal employee, did you die of natural causes at your workplace at a ripe old age? - John Quincy Adams was elected a Congressman after leaving the White House, and died at the Capitol.
Did your creator name you the way she did because she imagined you humming? - I don't know any Albert Dumbledore, but yes, this is true of Albus. "Dumbledore" is an old English word for bee. I'll let you have it.
DQs:
First appeared since 1950?
Crimefighter?
IQs:
Did you never fully explain to the public what happened when you briefly disappeared?
Are you one of the three Precogs?
Were you one of the worst of the early dragons of Middle-earth?
1. & 3. Correct on Aslan and AlfredQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Armin Shimerman who played Quark in ST: DS9 and Principal Snyder in B:TVS
DQ:
1. Appeared on TV first?
IQ:
1. Did you give your son such a shock he jumped off a gantry?
2. Did you kill a young boy's parents and in return were killed by the boy several years later by the same method
1. Male
2. Fictional
3. First name starts with A
4. It's possible but unlikely that he would be alive today
5. First notable appearance on screen
6. American
7. All in all, considered more good than bad, but it really depends
8. First appeared since 1950
9. Not a crimefighter
10. Appeared on TV first
AHA! So now we know why Mrs. Hsu went into the crawlspace? Oh God, when Kylah was worried about Mrs. H. crashing down on her head, I don't think this is what she had in mind.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
(Credit to CIAS for this theory of your inspiration...)
And ummm Albert Dumbledore is the lesser known of the three brothers. He has a thing for sheep. :D
1. No, I am not Agatha Christie--the true queen of crime, no matter what PD James's obits say (RIP)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Stumped, but I knew you were gonna ask that. :)
3. Stumped again.
1. No, I am not Anakin Skywalker!Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. This probably fits many people (Voldemort, kinda, if you're generous with 'same method' by including 'magic') but I can't think of any right now, alas. I'll probably be really annoyed for not knowing it.
Previous IQs:
Did you never fully explain to the public what happened when you briefly disappeared? - Yes, Agatha Christie
Are you one of the three Precogs? - Also Agatha, in Minority Report
Were you one of the worst of the early dragons of Middle-earth? - Ancalagon
DQs:
First appeared since 1975?
Often carries a gun?
IQs:
Did you learn from and admire a Dr. Bell?
Was your half-brother named Kay?
Were you the "master blackmailer"?
1. Male
2. Fictional
3. First name starts with A
4. It's possible but unlikely that he would be alive today
5. First notable appearance on screen
6. American
7. All in all, considered more good than bad, but it really depends
8. First appeared since 1950
9. Not a crimefighter
10. Appeared on TV first
11. Did not first appear since 1975
12. Does not often carry a gun
1. If you'd read my novel you'd know I know this. (Actually, even not having read it, you know my proclivities!) :D No, I am not Sir Arthur Conan DoyleQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. No, I am not King Arthur
3. No, I am not the scuzzy Charles Augustus Milverton, whom I believe Doyle based on a real person by a similar name, but can't remember what that is
You're gonna have to slip away from the mystery milieu (well, at least away from the classics--Doyle, Christie and Stout) to get some of those delicious DQs. :devil: Of course now I've doomed myself to nothin' but Tolkien ephemera, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov and George R.R. Martin!
Correct on all three... of course.
IQs:
Were you Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's first CO?
Did your dad bite the head off a microphone?
Were you the longtime gossip columnist of Variety magazine?
1. I always keep calling him Anadin Skywalker, because every time you see him whining on screen, you want one for the headache.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. There may be several, and don't worry if you didn't know this one as well, but I was thinking of Asharak the Murgo from the Belgariad series.
DQ:
Has also appeared in a movie
IQs;
1. Are you more known for appearing on screen in a completely different visage than for your own?
2. Has your back story miraculously changed from being a married man with kids to a gay man causing fan outcry?
3. Are you best known for your work about a brave new world?
1. Male
2. Fictional
3. First name starts with A
4. It's possible but unlikely that he would be alive today
5. First notable appearance on screen
6. American
7. All in all, considered more good than bad, but it really depends
8. First appeared since 1950
9. Not a crimefighter
10. Appeared on TV first
11. Did not first appear since 1975
12. Does not often carry a gun
13. Unless I'm very much mistaken, has not also appeared in a movie
Ahh, I forgot the other specialty, Military Trivia! My bad. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
1. Stumped, as you can guess! :) I brought it on myself.
2. Yipe I have no idea. It's not Ozzy Osborne unless he has another kid with an "A" name, but I can't think of any rock star kids with "A" names (either first or last). Stumped, like the microphone.
3. Ooh. Was this Army Archard? I'm not him, if it was.
Anadin must be a UK-only brand. Is it aspirin or paracetemol (sp? -- our version is Tylenol)? And OF COURSE, it was the Murgo from Belgariad, how could I possibly have not known that?! :)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
1. If I hadn't been reading articles about the Star Wars teaser I might not've remembered this, but: No, I am not Andy SerkisQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. :eek: Wow. This sounds like a pretty big deal. But unfortunately I'm stumped--and very very curious.
3. No, I am not Aldous Huxley. (Huh, my spellchecker recognized "Aldous.")
Previous IQs:
Were you Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's first CO? - Adelbert Ames of the 20th Maine (later a Carpetbagger governor of Miss., I believe)
Did your dad bite the head off a microphone? - Augustus Gloop's, while the lad was being interviewed over lunch
Were you the longtime gossip columnist of Variety magazine? - Yes, Army Archerd
DQs:
Hold a graduate degree?
On a sitcom?
IQs:
Have you played a cop and an astronaut?
Were you a former teacher who married a diplomat?
Were you a noted symphony conductor of the early radio era?
DQs:
1. Male
2. Fictional
3. First name starts with A
4. It's possible but unlikely that he would be alive today
5. First notable appearance on screen
6. American
7. All in all, considered more good than bad, but it really depends
8. First appeared since 1950
9. Not a crimefighter
10. Appeared on TV first
11. Did not first appear since 1975
12. Does not often carry a gun
13. Unless I'm very much mistaken, has not also appeared in a movie
14. Does not hold a graduate degree
15. On a sitcom
1. Hm. Well, I'm gonna say I'm not Adam Baldwin again. I remember he was in From the Earth to the Moon, and he's been a cop in umpteen shows.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Stumped like crazy.
3. No, I am not Arturo Toscanini. The guy was the music director of my former employers for years, I'd better know him! :)
Previous IQs:
Have you played a cop and an astronaut? - Withdrawn. I was thinking of Casey Affleck from Gone Baby Gone and Interstellar, but he wasn't an astronaut in the latter.
Were you a former teacher who married a diplomat? - Amanda Grayson married Sarek of Vulcan.
Were you a noted symphony conductor of the early radio era? - Yes, Arturo Toscanini.
DQ:
Actor who played this character went on to a bigger career in the movies?
IQs:
Were you a maester who might've been a king?
Were you an evil woman from Lovecraft who possessed your husband?
Did you kill your lover in a drunken rage, and deeply regret it afterwards?
DQs:
1. Male
2. Fictional
3. First name starts with A
4. It's possible but unlikely that he would be alive today
5. First notable appearance on screen
6. American
7. All in all, considered more good than bad, but it really depends
8. First appeared since 1950
9. Not a crimefighter
10. Appeared on TV first
11. Did not first appear since 1975
12. Does not often carry a gun
13. Unless I'm very much mistaken, has not also appeared in a movie
14. Does not hold a graduate degree
15. On a sitcom
16. Actor did not go on have a bigger career in movies
That's funny, I was thinking of Casey Affleck because you'd mentioned Interstellar, but as far as I remember he played a private detective in Gone Baby Gone--although some people do call them private cops I wasn't sure if he'd counted.
And Amanda! Damn my poor knowledge/memory of Spock's background.
1) I have it on good authority that this is some dude named Aemon in Game of Thrones. :D (I don't count it as research if it's on the same page of posts)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2) Stumped, of course
3) Stumped again, although it sounds soapy enough that I should know it--or have written it myself!
Previous IQs:
Were you a maester who might've been a king? - D'oh! These games take too long; I forget what I've already asked.
Were you an evil woman from Lovecraft who possessed your husband? - Asenath Waite, in "The Thing on the Doorstep"
Did you kill your lover in a drunken rage, and deeply regret it afterwards? - Alexander the Great
DQs:
Leading character of that sitcom?
NYC dweller?
IQs:
Were you in the room when it was decided that highway signs in the U.S. should have green and not blue backgrounds?
Were you the longtime president of the Ohio Senate?
Did you get something big named after you despite having very, very little to do with it?
You've got me on the run, methinks...
DQs:
1. Male
2. Fictional
3. First name starts with A
4. It's possible but unlikely that he would be alive today
5. First notable appearance on screen
6. American
7. All in all, considered more good than bad, but it really depends
8. First appeared since 1950
9. Not a crimefighter
10. Appeared on TV first
11. Did not first appear since 1975
12. Does not often carry a gun
13. Unless I'm very much mistaken, has not also appeared in a movie
14. Does not hold a graduate degree
15. On a sitcom
16. Actor did not go on have a bigger career in movies
17. Leading character of that sitcom
18. NYC dweller
1. StumpedQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Stumped as I am sure you can imagine
3. Um... no, I am not Apollo? :D (The Apollo missions always seemed bizarrely named, considering he was the sun god; should've been called Diana or Selena!)
Grief, I've missed a bit on this.
Alan Scott - the original Green LanternQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
So, a male leading character from am NYC sitcom from the 50's to the 70's. EH probably knows it, because I don't think my knowledge goes back that far.
IQs:
1. Did you co-star in a sitcom as well as being married to the main star of said sitcom?
2. Did your co-stars include Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake?
I'll keep the DQ for the moment.
Previous IQs:
Were you in the room when it was decided that highway signs in the U.S. should have green and not blue backgrounds? - A young Al Gore in the Fifties, visiting his dad, who was a U.S. senator before him.
Were you the longtime president of the Ohio Senate? - Stanley Aronoff.
Did you get something big named after you despite having very, very little to do with it? - Amerigo Vespucci and a whole freakin' continent.
Can't think of who this character is. Hmmm....
Not surprised Gore had some experience in the green movement at an early age. :D Oh, America. That. (Apollo was a good try, though?)
Boy, the way you asked the above two DQs, I thought you really had it made! So close...
CIAS, I would always do my best to ensure it was a figure you'd know. I'll be very surprised if this character didn't make it into your pop culture knowledge, even (or perhaps especially) in the UK.
To your IQs:
1. No, I am not Desi Arnaz
2. No, I am not... Christina Aguilera? Actually if this is right, I didn't even know Timberlake was one of the Disney crew too.
Correct on both those IQs. As for whether I know it, I'll probably be kicking myself when I find out the answer :D
DQ:
1. Character aged over 50 when first shown?
IQs:
1. Were you the racist, bigoted working class lead man in a show which heavily satirised such views?
2. Were you the American equivalent when the show was bought to the United States?
If anyone is doing any kicking, leave it to Mirror Kylah and her stilettos.
DQs:
1. Male
2. Fictional
3. First name starts with A
4. It's possible but unlikely that he would be alive today
5. First notable appearance on screen
6. American
7. All in all, considered more good than bad, but it really depends
8. First appeared since 1950
9. Not a crimefighter
10. Appeared on TV first
11. Did not first appear since 1975
12. Does not often carry a gun
13. Unless I'm very much mistaken, has not also appeared in a movie
14. Does not hold a graduate degree
15. On a sitcom
16. Actor did not go on have a bigger career in movies
17. Leading character of that sitcom
18. NYC dweller
19. Not over 50 when the series started
I was going to say the same answer to both until I read the second question more thoroughly...Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
1. No, I am not Alf Garnett
2. But Yes, I am Archie Bunker
Did my subtle quoting from the theme song help? :) Archie turned 50 a couple of years into the show, which means... hard as it is to believe... in the first season, he's my age. YIPE. I have a few gray hairs (somewhere beneath the highlights) but I don't think I look the same age Carroll O'Connor did! Anyway, congrats--and if EH gave the assist, he gets congrats too!
First all - woot!!Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Second - err no, it didn't help in the slightest. I only know Archie Bunker as the Americanised version of Alf Garnett, and the series is apparently revered over in the USA. I've no idea what sitcom is called either, so I shall have to go and look it up.
T'was a total longshot guess, I'm afraid. :)
Hmm, who to think of next.
OMG, you know every garbagetastic cartoon Hollywood has expelled from its trashy maw, but do not know Archie Bunker and All in the Family? (Sorry for forgetting to include the sitcom name!) And yes, it's easily one of the ten best U.S. sitcoms.
Archie is a much more nuanced character than Alf, even in the earliest years before his worldview gradually expanded by the nature of the times. He remained a bigot to the end, but as more of the outside world encroached on his territory via neighbors, in-laws and relatives, Archie's POV was challenged and the rough edges softened. Carroll O'Connor's performance is just perfection, making Archie funny while sometimes poignant, rough but not crass, ignorant but not stupid, and a bully but almost never intentionally mean.
The first season is raw, and Jean Stapleton's Edith (the equivalent of Else) isn't the sweet dingbat she became in the 2nd season onwards--even her voice is different--but all in all the whole series, probably even until Gloria and Mike left and a little beyond, is gold.
Archie Bunker, of course! Good one.
I remember watching it as a kid. My parents knew quality TV when they saw it. Here's more on All in the Family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_in_the_family
And the British program which inspired it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Till_D...ish_TV_series)
And all I know is that his armchair has been stored for posterity or something like that. :fail:
Ok, so here we go again with the letter: O
Quite so: http://americanhistory.si.edu/collec...ct/nmah_670097
O it is.
IQs:
Did you provide Bilbo's voice in the TV version of The Hobbit?
Did you jest with a U.S. Customs officer upon your arrival?
Did you star in Smilla's Sense of Snow?
1. There's a TV version of the Hobbit? Why do I not know of this?Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Oscar Wilde, who had nothing to declare but his genius
3. Drat, I can remember the film, but not the actress.
Two DQs to you good sir.
Previous IQs:
Did you provide Bilbo's voice in the TV version of The Hobbit? - Orson Bean. The TV animated movie had its moments; in some ways I'd even say it's better than the current Peter Jackson three-film extravaganza. Worth a look for any Tolkien fan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit_(1977_film)
Did you jest with a U.S. Customs officer upon your arrival? - Yes, quite: Oscar Wilde
Did you star in Smilla's Sense of Snow? - Julia Ormond
DQs:
Real?
Male?
IQs:
Is this Gandalf's original name?
Did Hamlet have mixed feelings about you?
Did David Mamet name a play after you?
DQs:
1. Real.
2. Not Male
A TV Movie of the hobbit - well I never.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
1. Drat, drat, drat, drat, drat.
2. Ophelia.
3. Nope, don't know this one.
2 DQs again, I believe.
IQs:
Is this Gandalf's original name? - Olorin (and see post 4 here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...d.php?t=645019).
Did Hamlet have mixed feelings about you? - Yes, Ophelia.
Did David Mamet name a play after you? - Oleanna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleanna_(play).
DQs:
Living?
American?
IQs:
Did your tape arrive too late for inclusion on an early Alan Parsons Project album?
Did you keep the Fanucci Bros. waiting?
Were you a noted female gymnast?
DQs:
1. Real.
2. Not Male
3. Living
4. Not American
1. I know this one has come up before but I'm still stumpedQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. I don't know who the Fanucci Bros. are - so Stumped again
3. Olga Korbut
Another 2 DQs
Previous IQs:
Did your tape arrive too late for inclusion on an early Alan Parsons Project album? - Orson Welles, for the Tales of Mystery and Imagination album; it was included in the remastered edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZyNKrYo9I4
Did you keep the Fanucci Bros. waiting? - Sylvester Stallone, playing the title character in the movie Oscar. The Fanucci Bros. were tailors whom he kept waiting and bossed around.
Were you a noted female gymnast? - Yes, Olga Korbut.
DQs:
European?
Born since 1964?
IQs:
Was Felix your flatmate?
Were you a prominent resident of Lovecraft's Innsmouth, Mass.?
Did you and your actress sister have a very long-running feud?
Sorry I'm late to the party as usual, gentlemen.
1. Did you write about a lama and a llama, but not a lllama?
2. Did a Natalie Portman character once go mad in an attempt to channel her dark side, so she could play you?
3. Was the above Portman character much more suited to playing you?
DQs:
1. Real.
2. Not Male
3. Living
4. Not American
5. European but not normally considered as such.
6. Not born since 1964
1. Oscar - It';s the Odd Couple isn't it?Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Drat - another one I should know - stupid Deep ones and Dagon
3. Stumped on this one though
Another 2 DQs.
1. On this I have no idea.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
2. Darn - it's Black Swan and I can't remember it.
3. I have no idea. Stumped again.
3 DQs to the lady late to the party, but always welcome.
Welcome back, choie!
Previous IQs:
Was Felix your flatmate? - Yes, Oscar Madison, in The Odd Couple.
Were you a prominent resident of Lovecraft's Innsmouth, Mass.? - Obed Marsh.
Did you and your actress sister have a very long-running feud? - Olivia De Havilland and Joan Fontaine didn't speak for many, many years.
DQs:
Born since 1800?
Political/military?
IQs:
Were you a Roman emperor who didn't have eight arms?
Were you the constable on DS9?
Were you the Governor of Arkansas at the time of the Little Rock high school integration controversy?
DQs:
1. Real.
2. Not Male
3. Living
4. Not American
5. European but not normally considered as such.
6. Not born since 1964
7. Born since 1800.
8. Not Political or military.
1. Octavius (Not Otto)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Constable Odo
3. Er, Nope, stumped on this one.
1 DQ to you
If the woman's still living (and real) I should certainly imagine she was born after 1800! :D
Mine was 1. Ogden Nash, 2. Odile (the black swan), and 3. Odette (the swan queen), both from Swan Lake and yes, depicted in Black Swan.
DQs:
9. Born since 1950?
10. Involved in the arts?
11. Does "O" begin her last name?
IQs:
1. Did a U.S. President's support for those who opposed you lead (either directly or indirectly, depending on sources) to selling arms to a U.S. enemy in order to oust you and free hostages?
2. Did you claim credit for the above illegal plan, which you called "a neat idea," and inexplicably become a hero in the eyes of many Americans?
3. Have you gone from a member of a noted sketch comedy TV show to a co-star in one of the most acclaimed recent U.S. TV dramas?
Ooops, typo - I meant to ask "Born since 1900?" Given choie's DQ above, may I have a do-over on that, please?
Previous IQs:
Were you a Roman emperor who didn't have eight arms? - Octavian, but close enough.
Were you the constable on DS9? - Yes, Odo.
Were you the Governor of Arkansas at the time of the Little Rock high school integration controversy? - Orval Faubus, a right prick.
DQ:
Won a top award in her field?
IQs:
Did people tell my mom when I was a kid that I looked a lot like a movie version of you?
Did you help out the Cleveland Indians late in your pro baseball career?
Were you Mork's boss?
DQs:
1. Real.
2. Not Male
3. Living
4. Not American
5. Not European. <- I went and checked a bit further.
6. Not born since 1964
7. Born since 1800.
7. Not Political or military.
8. Not Born since 1950
9. Involved in the arts
10. Her last name does not begin with "O"
11. Has won a top award in her field
Please note the change to #5
1. General OrtegaQuote:
Originally posted by choie
2. Col. Oliver North (I think I got those two right - Its the Arms Contra affair isn't it?)
3. Gah, I have a feeling I should know it. Stumped.
Take a DQ.
I was going to say yes you could have a do-over, but after question 1 :dubious:Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
1. You get the do-over when we see the pics so I actually have a chance of answering it. Otherwise I'm likely to answer Oscar the Friendly ghost on account of them never being seen :p
2. No idea, I only know the team from the film Major League and Tom Berenger is really an option. The only baseball player I can think of is, is Ortiz?
3. Orson.
Probably 1 DQ for you good sir.
Previous IQs:
Did people tell my mom when I was a kid that I looked a lot like a movie version of you? - Oliver Twist; I was the same age as the kid when the movie came out, and the resemblance then was pretty striking: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/.../Oliver460.jpg.
Did you help out the Cleveland Indians late in your pro baseball career? - Older but still talented pitcher Orel Hershiser.
Were you Mork's boss? - Yes, Orson.
DQs:
Involved in the performing arts?
Have a famous husband?
IQs:
Were you Steve Austin's boss?
Did you say, "An oral contract isn't worth the paper it's printed on"?
Did your much-less-famous sister go to Oberlin College?
Yeah I would reject that DQ too, CIAS! How on earth was anyone supposed to know what you look like as a kid, EH? :D Now, if you'd included a picture of yourself with the question, that might've been fair.
DQ: East Asian?
IQs:
- Were you and your husband photographed naked for a magazine cover?
- Somewhat against your wishes, did you leave your prestigious science-oriented position to a backwater hub to become a teacher because your husband was transferred?
- Are you a sports figure from the same city Eastern European country as my Grandmother? Ha, just kidding. :D As a young girl, were you the first Olympic gold medalist from Ukraine, who has sadly since been troubled by alcohol issues?
DQs:
1. Real.
2. Not Male
3. Living
4. Not American
5. Not European.
6. Not born since 1964
7. Not Political or military.
8. Not Born since 1950
9. Involved in the arts
10. Her last name does not begin with "O"
11. Has won a top award in her field
12. Involved in the performing arts
13. Had a semi-famous husband and has another not so famous husband.
14. Not East Asian
Wow, you looked just like Mark Lester when you were young...you even grew up in a workhouse as well. Amazing co-incidence. :pQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
1. Steve Austin had a boss? oh wait wrong Steve Austin, this is the 6 million dollar man one isn't it? Nope stumped.
2. I know the phrase, but cannot remember the sayer
3. Likewise any sister.
3 DQs to you.
1. Yoko OnoQuote:
Originally posted by choie
2. Stumped. Curious but still stumped.
3. Nope, stumped on this one.
A couple of DQs to you.
Previous IQs:
Were you Steve Austin's boss? - Oscar Goldman; yes, on The Six Million Dollar Man.
Did you say, "An oral contract isn't worth the paper it's printed on"? - Hollywood mogul Oscar Goldwyn.
Did your much-less-famous sister go to Oberlin College? - Orville Wright (Wilbur too, of course).
DQs:
Actress?
From Northern Hemisphere?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Were you a beloved Cleveland Indians shortstop in the Nineties?
Were you the President of Panama?
Are you a wealth guru often on PBS?
My IQ answers were Keiko O'Brien, wife of Miles from ST: DS9 of course, and Oksana Baiul, the young troubled Olympic skater from the mid-1990s.
DQs:
From Australia?
Musician?
IQs:
1) Known mostly as a pop singer, did you play the lead in an extraordinarily popular movie musical where the moral was apparently, "if you want to win a guy, stop being a good girl and dress like a slut"?
2) Are you a beloved sports star also remembered for your popular commercials, film appearances, and, um, a few run-ins with the law starting in the mid-1990s?
3) Are you the cause of a tremendous romantic rivalry between two disparate men, despite your rather shapeless figure, large nose and generally obnoxious voice?
DQs:
1. Real.
2. Not Male
3. Living
4. Not American
5. Not European.
6. Not born since 1964
7. Not Political or military.
8. Not Born since 1950
9. Involved in the arts
10. Her last name does not begin with "O"
11. Has won a top award in her field
12. Involved in the performing arts
13. Had a semi-famous husband and has another not so famous husband.
14. Not East Asian
15. Actress
16. Born in Northern Hemisphere, naturalised in the Southern Hemisphere
17. From Australia
18. Musician
Pass, Pass and Pass again.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
I remember Oksana Baiul, I didn't realise she was the first Ukrainian to win an Olympic Gold medal.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Annoyingly enough I can guess all of these and in reverse order.
3. Olive Oyl
2. OJ Simpson
1. Yes, enjoying those Summer Nights and the fact she was way older than the part she played. Yes, I am Olivia Newton-John
Congrats choie :bravo:
All right, choie! I remember my sister really being irritated by the message being sent to girls in the finale of Grease.
Previous IQs:
Were you a beloved Cleveland Indians shortstop in the Nineties? - Omar Vizquel
Were you the President of Panama? - Omar Torrijos
Are you a wealth guru often on PBS? - Suze Orman
Sweet. It was the not-so-famous husband line that clued me in. How could one forget studly Matt Lattanzi or whatever his name was?
The letter is S
IQs:
Were you Lincoln's SECWAR?
Was your dad known as "the Gaffer"?
Did you star in the widely-panned Jury Duty?
1. No, I am not Edwin Stanton. (Some day I'll shock you and pick a Civil War military dude as my guy. You'll never see it coming!)
2. I can't tell if this is some person with a film crew person for a dad, or a sports term, or something utterly unrelated. So, clearly, very stumped.
3. No, I am not Pauly Shore, but what a great celebrity he'd've been for this game. No one would think of him! Well, except apparently you, heh.
1. Were you the brains behind a quartet of supernatural investigators
2. Does you continuously have your younger brother playing cameos in several of your movies.
3. Did you date George Clooney before he got married to his current beau?
Previous IQs:
Were you Lincoln's SECWAR? - Yes, Edwin Stanton.
Was your dad known as "the Gaffer"? - Samwise Gamgee.
Did you star in the widely-panned Jury Duty? - Yes, Paul Shore. :: shudder ::
DQ:
Real?
IQs:
Have you played a baseball fan, a fugitive and a nun?
Were you one of Marlon Brando's iconic roles?
Were you the woman who that man called out to?
DQs:
1. Real
1. This must be Ghostbusters. Harold Ramis's character was the brainiac/inventor, wasn't he? I know his first name was Egan, IIRC (he was always my favorite among the foursome--weird, but by now CIAS you know my penchant for shy/humble/awkward characters). But damned if I can remember his last name. Also maybe Ackroyd's, um, Ray? was smarter, considering he was the one most into all the paranormal stuff. So I guess I'm stumped.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Heh. Speaking of my affection for shy/awkward characters... No, I am not Sam Raimi, brother of Ted "Joxer" Raimi. You knew I'd get that one.
3. Unless you know something about George Clooney that hasn't been revealed yet, I'm fairly sure you mean he married his belle, not his beau. Did he date Selma Hayak? I don't remember. Not great with celeb gossip, alas! Probably stumped.
One or two DQs to the suavely dressed feline.
Really? Do I dare ask why "gaffer"? What does that mean to Hobbits?Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
1. Um.... no, I am not Sally Field? That is a super wild guess. I don't actually recall her being a baseball fan in any film/tv show, but I think she was a fugitive in one of the Smokey and the Bandit films, and of course, she was in The Flying Nun.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. No, I am not Stanley Kowalski.
3. No, I am not STELLLLLAAAAAAAA!
Probably 1 DQ over to Isildur, Arathorn, Aragorn, or whichever heir you may be.
There's this crazy thing the kids these days are calling "Wikipedia" (see the first entry): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaffer
Previous IQs:
Have you played a baseball fan, a fugitive and a nun? - Susan Sarandon, in Bull Durham, Thelma and Louise and Dead Man Walking.
Were you one of Marlon Brando's iconic roles? - Yes, Stanley.
Were you the woman who that man called out to? - Yes, Stella!!!!!
DQ:
Male?
IQs:
Were you a patriot and a brewer?
Did you have a cameo on Wild Palms?
Was your dad a diplomat and your mom a teacher?
DQ:
1. Real
2. Male
Sorry, I shouldn't have asked. I know you're famously reluctant to discuss LOTR trivia.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
No, I am not Sam Adams, Oliver Stone, or Spock.Quote:
Were you a patriot and a brewer?
Did you have a cameo on Wild Palms?
Was your dad a diplomat and your mom a teacher?
LOL.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Correct on all three.
IQs:
Did you write the Maigret stories?
Did you like to play chess on the movie set?
Were you deceived as to which takes of your scenes would actually appear in the movie?
I would have given either Ego Spengler or Ray Stantz.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Yup, it really should be belle, shouldn't it. In this case it is Stacey Keibler
DQs:
Alive
Last name begins with "S"
IQs:
1. Did you never finish what you started until the following day?
2. Did you have the answer to who watches the watchmen in your head?
3. Did Liza Minnelli win an Oscar for playing you?
Nitpick - it's Egon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egon_SpenglerQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Alive
4. Last name begins with "S"
Stumped on #2, but I'll say I'm neither George Simenon nor Sharon Stone for #1 and #3, while being careful to cross my legs like a proper lady.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
1. No, I am not Scarlett O'Hara? She of "Tomorrow is another day" fame? (If so, great clue!)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Stumped.
3. No, I am not the toast of London (or America, in the film), Miss Sally Bowles!
Previous IQs:
Did you write the Maigret stories? - Yes, Georges Simenon.
Did you like to play chess on the movie set? - Stanley Kubrick.
Were you deceived as to which takes of your scenes would actually appear in the movie? - I'll rephrase.
DQ:
American?
IQs:
Were you deceived as to which takes of your comedic scenes would actually appear in the movie?
Is there a museum of your work in Florida, of all places?
Did you become Prime Minister in the American, but not the British, edition of Jeffrey Archer's First Among Equals?
DQ:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Alive
4. Last name begins with "S"
5. Not American
Holy crap, I literally read about one of these just twenty minutes ago. In Cracked. Which, a fact to which CIAS can attest, is the fount of all my wisdom.
1. This is the one I just learned about! No, I am not George C. Scott. (Read it in their "Six Actors Who Thought They Were Making a Different Movie" article.)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Ooh I think I used to know this, in fact it may have been asked earlier in the thread. But I'm stumped.
3. No, I am not Simon Kerslake.
But are you kidding me, there are two endings?? I had no idea the UK edition was different--that book was my go-to novel in college! (Indeed, it's why I love the name Simon.) I suppose in the alternate edition it'swho gets the nod there? Somehow that doesn't surprise me, that we'd get the perfect noble Ken doll rather than theSpoiler (mouseover to read):
Raymond (Although I did love Simon, I had no doubt he would win in the end. The alternate would've been the bigger surprise, and also a bigger change to the system, especially given the political climate in 1984. What makes it odd is that Archer was a Thatcherite.)Spoiler (mouseover to read):
lower class Jewish guy.
Just looking at the last three rounds of questions... why am I never able to get that second question right?!
Previous IQs:
Were you deceived as to which takes of your comedic scenes would actually appear in the movie? - Yes, George C. Scott, whom Kubrick told to ham it up in "practice takes" for Dr. Strangelove, and then ended up using those takes.
Is there a museum of your work in Florida, of all places? - Salvador Dali.
Did you become Prime Minister in the American, but not the British, edition of Jeffrey Archer's First Among Equals? - Yes, Simon Kerslake.
Spoiler (mouseover to read):
Archer said in an interview at the time that his American friends, on reading the manuscript, were all rooting for Kerslake, the Tory, while his British friends, many of whom thought it was time for the Tories to go, were cheering for Raymond Gould, the Labour character (he was lower class, yes, but not Jewish; come to think of it, I don't recall any references to the religious affiliations of any of the characters). The last chapter was different in the U.S. (Kerslake wins) and British (Gould wins) editions. The British edition also had a LDP character who was omitted from the American edition. I've read both, and prefer the American - it's a tighter, more streamlined story, and I do think Kerslake was the better man, even though my politics were and are closer to Gould's.
DQ:
European?
IQs:
Did you call a wartime truce for a foe's wedding night?
Were you a great baseball player nicknamed "the Man"?
Were you the first governor of the U.S. Northwest Territory?
1. Yup, and it just gave me another ideaQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Sam Vimes from Discworld
3. Yes, Sally Bowles
DQ:
Best known for performing arts?
IQs:
1. Did you never finish what you started until the following day in order to stay alive?
2. Were you once kidnapped by a pair of slackers who needed to finish a report?
3. Was your strength related to the length of your locks?
DQ:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Alive
4. Last name begins with "S"
5. Not American
6. European
7. Best known for the performing arts
My mind is being blown all over the place. For three decades and multiple readings I've assumed Gould was Jewish, WHY? Wishful thinking, maybe? Well, his name is fairly common as a Jewish last name, but still... Dang. Not surprised that Americans preferred Simon, although it's rather typical of Archer to change the ending just to make the American readers happy. Kind of ruins the impression that the story was leading up to something. And there was a fourth potential PM? I've got to get hold of this UK edition.
I appreciate your turning my record around. Now the only one I know is #2 -- No, I am not Stan Musiel. Stumped for the others.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Buuuut CIAS brings it back.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
1. No, I am not Scheherazade. (And good question!)
2. Stumped!
3. No, I am not Samson.
More on the two versions of First Among Equals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_...Equals_(novel)
Previous IQs:
Did you call a wartime truce for a foe's wedding night? - Saladin, during the Crusades.
Were you a great baseball player nicknamed "the Man"? - Yes, Stan Musial.
Were you the first governor of the U.S. Northwest Territory? - Arthur St. Clair.
DQs:
British?
Actor?
IQs:
Were you Chief O'Brien in the Mirror Universe?
Did the actor who played you agonize over what kind of glasses you would wear?
Were you a dangerously clever computerized bad guy?
Correct on 1 & 3.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
No.2: Socrates - who was kidnapped by Bill and Ted on their excellent adventure to write a history report.
DQ:
1. Born after 1964
IQs:
1. Are you more known for not appearing with your own face?
2. Were you and your large American partner known for wearing bowler hats?
3. Are you known for having to get out of American cities that have been turned into prison camps?
1. Real
2. Male
3. Alive
4. Last name begins with "S"
5. Not American
6. European
7. Best known for the performing arts
8. British
9. Actor
10. Born before 1964
1. LOL. Took me a second to remember his nickname--No, I am not "Smiley" O'Brien.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. This is completely a guess only due to the above answer, but no, I am not George Smiley? (I don't even know if he wore glasses...)
3. No, I am not Agent Smith?
1. Um... No, I am not Paul Stanley, from KISS? (Well, who knows what he looks like under that makeup?)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. No, I am not Stan Laurel
3. And no, I am not Snake Plissen (sp?) from those "Escape from..." films.
IQs:
Were you Chief O'Brien in the Mirror Universe? - Yes, "Smiley."
Did the actor who played you agonize over what kind of glasses you would wear? - Yes, George Smiley; Gary Oldman said in an NPR interview that he looked at several dozen different 1970s glasses to choose just the right frames for the recent remake of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Were you a dangerously clever computerized bad guy? - I'll rephrase.
IQs:
Were you a dangerously clever computerized bad guy in a movie with a black lead actor?
Are you the main character of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth?
Was your sweetie a blacksmith and your dad a governor?
1. This must be someone from I, Robot, since the number of sci-fi films with black leads is fairly small. But hell if I know anything else about the film except that it's not related to the Asimov tale. Stumped.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. I guess you're aiming for Sabina, but I'm not convinced she's the main character of that awful play--surely that would be George, no? Anyway, not her. (In fairness I only read it, not seen it, and I'm sure for its time it was considered daring and unusual and all that. But as pure text, I really dislike the work.)
3. No, I am not Elizabeth Swann. Your Keira Knightley fixation gives you away, young Skywalker. :devil:
IQs:
Were you a dangerously clever computerized bad guy in a movie with a black lead actor? - SID (Russell Crowe) in the Denzel Washington sf thriller Virtuosity.
Are you the main character of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth? - Yes, Sabina. I was in the play in high school.
Was your sweetie a blacksmith and your dad a governor? - Yes, Elizabeth Swann. Le sigh.
DQ:
Best known for movie roles?
IQs:
Are you the former president of Oberlin College and director of the Aspen Institute?
Were you a pal of JFK and a U.S. senator from Florida?
Did you have a cameo in The Life of Brian?
You got this one last time - Andy SerkisQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
DQ:
1. Mainly known for good character roles.
IQs:
1. Is it joked that your roles are always Scottish even if they come from other countries?
2. Are you known for playing a French man with an English accent where everyone else sounds American?
3. Are you known for creating the phenomenon of the summer blockbuster?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Alive
4. Last name begins with "S"
5. Not American
6. European
7. Best known for the performing arts
8. British
9. Actor
10. Born before 1964
11. Not best known for movie roles
12. Not mainly known for good character roles.
1. Yeah as if. Stumped.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. No clue.
3. No, I am not Spike Milligan.
I would argue that Paul Stanley was a legit answer, but because you don't ask me questions like "did I once see you across the street at my local off-license?" I won't argue!
1. No, I am not Sean Connery?Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. No, I am not Sir Patrick Stewart, although you're forgetting Troi and O'Brien didn't sound American. Thank heavens.
3. No, I am not... Steven Spielberg?
Previous IQs:
Are you the former president of Oberlin College and director of the Aspen Institute? - S. Frederick Starr
Were you a pal of JFK and a U.S. senator from Florida? - George Smathers
Did you have a cameo in The Life of Brian? - Yes, Spike Milligan
DQs:
Best known as TV actor?
First achieved fame before 1980?
IQs:
Did you write The Moor's Last Sigh?
Was Kyle the father of your son John?
Did you play Chachi?
Correct on all three.
1. Were you the sensei for a set of mutated animals?
2. Were you known for playing the spoons and being a magician before you played a doctor?
3. Are you the lead singer of Madness?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Alive
4. Last name begins with "S"
5. Not American
6. European
7. Best known for the performing arts
8. British
9. Actor
10. Born before 1964
11. Not best known for movie roles
12. Not mainly known for good character roles
13. Not best known as TV actor
14. First achieved fame before 1980
Apropos of absolutely nothing, I had Chinese food for lunch today. My fortune cookie said "Past impreciseness may be sending you down a less profitable path." Just thought you might find that interesting.
No, I am neither Salmon Rusdie, Sarah Connor, nor Scott Baio. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
1. Okaaay. Is this the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? I remember someone named Shredder, but I have a feeling he was the baddie. If not, stumped.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. I think... no, I am not Sylvester McCoy? I vaguely remember him being a magician, though I don't recall the spon thing.
3. I don't even know what Madness is, except within myself. :) Stumped of course.
Correct on all three of mine. Great job!
IQs:
Did you have an all-too-memorable visit to Argelius?
Was your dad touchy about his graduate degree?
Did you have the pleasure, early in your career, of interviewing an actress whom you adored?
Two of those seem familiar but I can't think of them, so you get 3 DQs.
1. It is a TMNT question, but Shredder was the bad guy, Splinter was the senseiQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Correct on Sylvester McCoy
3. The lead singer is Suggs, the band is definitely worth catching.
DQs:
1. Not best known as an actor?
I'll keep one DQ on reserve.
IQs:
1. Were you one of the main actors in the "Carry On" Series?
2. Did you play a pair of twins, one emotionless, one who could be considered evil?
Clever boy. :)
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Alive
4. Last name begins with "S"
5. Not American
6. European
7. Best known for the performing arts
8. British
9. Actor
10. Born before 1964
11. Not best known for movie roles
12. Not mainly known for good character roles
13. Not best known as TV actor
14. First achieved fame before 1980
15. Not best known as an actor
1. How embarrassing. Stumped. Anglophile? Anglofail.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. No, I am not Brent Spiner. It took me longer than I should admit to get this one.
Previous IQs:
Did you have an all-too-memorable visit to Argelius? - Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott on ST:TOS "Wolf in the Fold;" he became the suspect in two murders.
Was your dad touchy about his graduate degree? - You'd better always refer to Scott Evil's dad as Dr. Evil.
Did you have the pleasure, early in your career, of interviewing an actress whom you adored? - NPR Scott Simon interviewed Diana Rigg and was so smitten, he later said, that his first question was something like, "What is it that makes you so wonderful, Miss Rigg?"
DQs:
Best known as a singer?
Considered good-looking?
Won a major award?
IQs:
As Robert Lawson described you, were you a blowhard and a mooch?
Were you described by a standup comic as obsessed with fellatio?
Were you that comic?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Alive
4. Last name begins with "S"
5. Not American
6. European
7. Best known for the performing arts
8. British
9. Actor
10. Born before 1964
11. Not best known for movie roles
12. Not mainly known for good character roles
13. Not best known as TV actor
14. First achieved fame before 1980
15. Not best known as an actor
16. Probably best known as a singer... though that's a narrow slot.
17. Considered good-looking (fans self)
18. Won a major award
IQs:
1. This could be a Ben and Me reference, but I can't think of an "S" revolutionary name. Sam Adams?
2. Oh man. This could so easily be Louis CK, whose real name is... um.. Szejkay or something like that. OTOH, could also be Sarah Silverman. Okay since CK is more of a masturbation guy :D, I'll say no, I'm not Sarah Silverman
3. Ummm... maybe no, I'm not Jerry Seinfeld? Except I can't even imagine him talking about sex.
Probably three more DQs but I bet you won't need them.
IQs:
As Robert Lawson described you, were you a blowhard and a mooch? - Yes, Sam Adams, but it was from Paul Revere's Horse and not Ben and Me. (Love those books!)
Were you described by a standup comic as obsessed with fellatio? - Richard Simmons
Were you that comic? - Sam Kinnison
Two DQs reserved.
Hmm. Not sure who this is. Lemme think.
This would have been Sid James, him of the unmistakeable laugh.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
So, A Live Male British Singer aged over 50 also with an acting career, guess that counts out Mick Jagger then. :D
DQ:
1. Married to someone famous?
This was a hard one to answer. Famous without being the singer's spouse? I don't think so, but has become pretty distinguished alone as well.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Alive
4. Last name begins with "S"
5. Not American
6. European
7. Best known for the performing arts
8. British
9. Actor
10. Born before 1964
11. Not best known for movie roles
12. Not mainly known for good character roles
13. Not best known as TV actor
14. First achieved fame before 1980
15. Not best known as an actor
16. Probably best known as a singer... though that's a narrow slot.
17. Considered good-looking (fans self)
18. Won a major award
19. Married to someone well-known; not entirely certain if "famous" is the right word. High name recognition, I think, particularly in the UK.
Still stumped. Use my last two DQs, if you like, CIAS.
Nah, I'm pretty stumped on this one. I'm having a hard time thinking of old british singers whose success started before 1980. Actually, I can think of one...
DQ:
1. Are you better known by a single name, instead of your full name?
Annnd like a starving bee to honey, CIAS finally homes in on the right target...
DQs:
1. Real
2. Male
3. Alive
4. Last name begins with "S"
5. Not American
6. European
7. Best known for the performing arts
8. British
9. Actor
10. Born before 1964
11. Not best known for movie roles
12. Not mainly known for good character roles
13. Not best known as TV actor
14. First achieved fame before 1980
15. Not best known as an actor
16. Probably best known as a singer... though that's a narrow slot.
17. Considered good-looking (fans self)
18. Won a major award
19. Married to someone well-known; not entirely certain if "famous" is the right word. High name recognition, I think, particularly in the UK.
20. Better known by a single name, instead of his full name
If I'd given you more details about the music I listen to, or the holiday gift I gave myself, you'd have got this earlier, CIAS.
Huh. Can't think of any British actor/singer who goes by a single name. Still stumped.
If it's who I am thinking of, its singer rather than actor.
IQ.
Was I the lead bassist and singer for a well known pop group before going on to play Feyd Rautha in the abysmal adaption of Dune?
Yes, you are indeed the singer/actor/composer/multi-instrument-playing Sting, aka Gordon Sumner, whose Broadway show The Last Ship I am extremely psyched to be viewing in a couple of weeks on the last night of your performance. :D By all accounts, you've much improved since those Dune days.
CIAS with the last-minute steal.
Sting, of course! Duh. Well done, CIAS.
My favorite song of his: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=panj9vwjTiI
Excellent choice, EH! Yeah, Fortress is definitely in my top 10, probably my favorite off that first solo album. Although with your love of naval stuff, I would've pegged you for one of his many ship-related songs. My favorites would be Valparaiso (beautiful, almost a cross between a sea shanty and a hymn!), Island of Souls (more of a father/son song but paints a stark image of the life of shipbuilders, who don't get to sail on when the vessel's completed), and The Pirate's Bride. The latter is used in a gorgeous video, accompanying some stunning, steampunk-looking animated film "Eye of the Storm" that I've never seen.
Here in the light at the edge of the world
He'd wait for a ship with its black sail furled
And day after day he would stand on the shore
And dream of the life that they knew before
The tide rolls out, the tide rolls in
Without a care for the ways of men
I'd give three ships of Spanish gold
To see my love again
You can imagine her wot's in Pirates of the Caribbean if you like, EH. :devil: Oh look, here's a fan video with Jack/Elizabeth using the song (different version). Enjoy!
Sting is basically the composer of my life's soundtrack. I closely associate two of his earliest solo works ("Nothing Like the Sun..." and "Soul Cages") with helping me work through grief over the loss of my mom--I think his mother died the same year mine did, back when I was 19, and his father died very soon after, so both of those albums were tied to his own losses. I've been drawn to his musical sensibilities ever since. And his voice, while not technically "good" (I must admit this as a singer), is still like audible chocolate. He uses it like an instrumentalist, not like a vocalist.
Anyhoo, enough of my fangirling. Your turn, CIAS!
Thanks! I'd never heard any of those songs before. "Valparaiso" and "The Pirate's Bride" (even without the KK link) are quite good.
One I'm sure you'll get this in no time.
The Letter is K
IQs:
Were you the villain of Breaker Morant?
Did you sail in the Victura?
Did FDR jokingly want to look at your legs to see if he should appoint you to a particular job?
Nope - stumped on all three - what a start :)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Previous IQs:
Were you the villain of Breaker Morant? - Lord Kitchener
Did you sail in the Victura? - JFK: http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-View...h8OnhAOrg.aspx
Did FDR jokingly want to look at your legs to see if he should appoint you to a particular job? - Joe Kennedy Sr. FDR pointed out that the ambassador to the Court of St. James's would be expected to wear court dress, and joked that Joe Sr. was too bowlegged. He still got the post.
DQs:
Real?
Male?
Last name start with K?
IQs:
Were you married at Hammersmith Farm?
Did you keep a crushed helmet in your office?
Are you a current U.S. diplomat better known for something else?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Female
3. Last name does not start with K
Stumped on 1 and 2.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
3. John Kerry is better known for losing to G.W. Bush.
Previous IQs:
Were you married at Hammersmith Farm? - Jacqueline Kennedy, to JFK
Did you keep a crushed helmet in your office? - Bobby Kennedy: http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-View...BjvYDzDig.aspx
Are you a current U.S. diplomat better known for something else? - I'll rephrase.
DQs:
Living?
American?
IQs:
Are you a current female U.S. diplomat better known for something else?
Are you an actress who was nominated for but did not win a Golden Globe last night?
Are you the most famous fan of the Toledo Mudhens?
IQs:
- Despite being an apparently happily married woman, are you only one degree of separation from your famously well-connected husband?
- Are you that guy?
- Are you a dame best-known for playing two high class, high maintenance (and often in high dudgeon) sitcom roles, one a supporting and the other a lead character?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Female
3. Last name does not start with K
4. Living
5. American
0 for 3.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
and 0 for 3 againQuote:
Originally posted by choie
Yeah, I'm going to have one of those games I can tell. 3 DQs each.
IQs:
Are you a current female U.S. diplomat better known for something else? - Caroline Kennedy, JFK's daughter, is now U.S. ambassador to Japan.
Are you an actress who was nominated for but did not win a Golden Globe last night? - The lovely and talented Keira Knightley, nominated for The Imitation Game.
Are you the most famous fan of the Toledo Mudhens? - Cpl. Max Klinger on M*A*S*H.
DQs:
Born since 1964?
Best known for the arts, broadly defined?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Were you an important early resident of Battle Creek, Mich.?
Are you the Attorney General of California?
Were you a Soviet mole in MI6?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Female
3. Last name does not start with K
4. Living
5. American
6. Not born since 1964
7. Best known for the arts generally speaking.
1. StumpedQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Stumped
3. Kim Philby
Another 2 DQs to you.
Previous IQs:
Were you an important early resident of Battle Creek, Mich.? - Cereal magnate Mr. Kellogg
Are you the Attorney General of California? - Kamala Harris
Were you a Soviet mole in MI6? - Yes, Kim Philby
DQs:
Actress?
Has won a major award in her field?
IQs:
Were you one of Hitchcock's bombshell blondes?
Were you "the screaming comedian"?
Was your duet with Sheryl Crow a big hit?
CIAS! How could you not guess EH's Keira Knightley answer?! I practically gave it away in my edit comment. :D
IQ answers:
- Despite being an apparently happily married woman, are you only one degree of separation from your famously well-connected husband? Kyra Sedgewick
- Are you that guy? Kevin Bacon (you know, the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon? It's a big internet meme...)
- Are you a dame best-known for playing two high class, high maintenance (and often in high dudgeon) sitcom roles, one a supporting and the other a lead character? Dame Penelope Keith, as in Margot on Good Life and Audrey fforbes-Hamilton from To the Manor Born
DQs:
Born east of the Mississippi?
Born north of the Mason-Dixon line?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
1. Did you stone-cold, flat-out lie to your protégé and then claim what you said was true, from a certain POV?
2. Do you sometimes complain about the difficulty of being a combination of blue and yellow?
3. Are you the woefully underappreciated author of a historical/paranormal tale taking place in Victorian London?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Female
3. Last name does not start with K
4. Living
5. American
6. Not born since 1964
7. Best known for the arts generally speaking.
8. Actress
9. Has won a major award in her field
10. Born in a city on the Mississippi
11. Not Born north of the Mason-Dixon line.
1. Kim NovakQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Stumped
3. I should probably know this one, but cannot remember -
Another 2 DQs to you, along with your reserved one.
She's top of EH's list of hotties, not mineQuote:
Originally posted by choie
Good questions: Totally missed the degrees of seperation and I really should have guessed Penelope Keith
1. Stumped. There are probably hundreds of comic examples as well, but I can't think of any.Quote:
IQs:
1. Did you stone-cold, flat-out lie to your protégé and then claim what you said was true, from a certain POV?
2. Do you sometimes complain about the difficulty of being a combination of blue and yellow?
3. Are you the woefully underappreciated author of a historical/paranormal tale taking place in Victorian London?
2. Nope Stumped again.
3. Don't know if you have heard of her, but Kira Lerner is definitely an underappreciated author.
Another 2 DQs to you with one spare carried over.
Why I do declare you make me blush. Well except I invited it, but still.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
But oh I almost hate to give you the answer to #1: It's the literal quote ("What I told you was true, from a certain point of view...") from Ben Kenobi, re: Vader killing Luke's father. Total B.S. As Luke said incredulously, "A [I]certain point of view?!" Meanwhile, #2, the li'l guy who complained about being a blue/yellow combo is Kermit the Frog, who sings "It's Not Easy Bein' Green."
DQs although I kinda think I know this one:
- Best known for films?
- Best known for leading roles?
- Generally considered "Hollywood" beautiful?
IQs:
1) Verily, did you play one of the very first heroines to venerate the film version of certain caped vigilante?
2) Are you one of the most popular authors in the history of, like, ever, with bestselling books since the 1970s?
3) Did you play one of the above author's creepiest villains, wielding one helluva hatchet on your own favorite author?
Previous IQs:
Were you one of Hitchcock's bombshell blondes? - Yes, Kim Novak
Were you "the screaming comedian"? - Sam Kinison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylyts7L6Hwg
Was your duet with Sheryl Crow a big hit? - Kid Rock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKFx0MMqb48
DQ:
Best known for comedy?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Were you an early winner of American Idol?
Are you John Travolta's wife?
Is your statue draped in flowers from time to time?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Female
3. Last name does not start with K
4. Living
5. American
6. Not born since 1964
7. Best known for the arts generally speaking.
8. Actress
9. Has won a major award in her field
10. Born in a city on the Mississippi
11. Not Born north of the Mason-Dixon line.
12. Best known for films
13. Best known for leading roles
14. Not generally considered "Hollywood" beautiful?
15. Not Best known for comedy
1. Kelly ClarksonQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Kelly Preston
3. Drat I should know this one.
1. Kim BasingerQuote:
Originally posted by choie
2. Stephen King
3. and yes, knew it was coming...I am Kathy Bates
Congrats choie - over to you.
Way to go, choie!
Previous IQs:
Were you an early winner of American Idol? - Yes, Kelly Clarkson.
Are you John Travolta's wife? - Yes, Kelly Preston.
Is your statue draped in flowers from time to time? - King Kamehameha: http://www.gohawaii.com/en/assets/Im...eha-Statue.jpg
choie - in case you missed it, congrats.
Thanks CIAS.
My letter is T.
IQs:
1. Were you the epitome of the English Cad?
2. Did you write about the fictional village Llareggub?
3. Did your show have the first appearance of a very, very long running and award winning series?
IQs:
1. Did you write Shibumi?
2. Were you "the Rock of Chickamauga"?
3. Were you slain by knights in Canterbury Cathedral?
1. Yipe, the first person who comes to mind is Harry Flashman. I may be stumped... OH. Wait. Sudden inspiration. No, I am not Tom Jones? (As in Henry Fielding's novel, rather than the Welsh singer?)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Speaking of Welsh... although that's a great name, heh. Someone with a sense of humor, obviously. Terry Pratchett? I might as well guess him now since he'll probably come up at some point.
3. No, I am not Tracey Ullman. Good one!
No clue for the first two, but the third, no, I am not Thomas Beckett, the turbulent priest himself.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Previous IQs:
1. Did you write Shibumi? - The one-named author Trevanian.
2. Were you "the Rock of Chickamauga"? - Maj. Gen. George Henry Thomas, of Civil War fame.
3. Were you slain by knights in Canterbury Cathedral? - Yes, Thomas Becket (no second "t").
DQs:
Real?
Male?
IQs:
Are you a denizen of the island of Sodor?
Did you coin the phrase "winter soldier"?
Were you, a Vermonter who served Pennsylvania, recently played by a Texan?
1. Not this time, Tom Jones wasn't really a cad. Now Terry-Thomas on the other hand...Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Llareggub, or Bugger all written backwards, the fictional village of Under Milk Wood written by Dylan Thomas.
3. Correct on Tracey Ullman
DQs:
First name begins with T
Alive
IQs:
1. Did you play what was supposed to be a one-off antagonist and ended up getting written in a lot more due to your performance?
2. Did you get interrupted while receiving an award spawning multiple internet memes about the behavior of the interrupter?
3. Were you a one of a kind animal who liked to bounce around?
DQs:
Real
Male
First name begins with T
Not alive (aka dead)
The only guess I have is for #2, and I know it's wrong--I wanna say Tony Stark. :D Take three.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Okay first, Terry-Thomas was a cad?? In real life or as his stereotypical role? I think, embarrassingly, I know him best as Sir Hiss in Robin Hood by Disney. (I haven't seen as many Ealing comedies as I should've.)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
1. I know I should know this, but my mind's a blank.
2. That would be Taylor Swift, who I certainly am not.
3. The not-so-wonderful thing about Tiggers... is that I'm not one.
One DQ to the handsome, sartorially splendid feline.
Previous IQs:
Are you a denizen of the island of Sodor? - Thomas the Tank Engine
Did you coin the phrase "winter soldier"? - Thomas Paine
Were you, a Vermonter who served Pennsylvania, recently played by a Texan? - Thaddeus Stevens, played by Tommy Lee Jones in the recent Lincoln movie
DQs:
American?
Died since 1950?
Best known for the arts, broadly defined?
IQs:
Did Hillary Clinton deny being like you?
Was your overuse of makeup ridiculed?
Did you play the top Man in Black?
On Terry-Thomas, well yeah, it was more the characters he played than the man himself. Apologies for the badly worded question.
1. Loki was only meant to be a one-off protagonist for Thor, but Tom Hiddleston was so good, he came back for the Avengers and Thor II.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Correct on Taylor Swift and Tigger.
DQ:
Died aged over 60
IQs:
1. Were you best known for singing about what would happen if you had a lot money?
2. Did you authorise the use of atomic weapons to hasten the end of World War II?
3. Was your contribution to American music: the PMRC?
Tevye, Truman and Tipper Gore. As usual most of EH's elude me except for Rip Torn.
I'm busy and unable to play this for a while. The answer is Torquemada. Have fun!
Thanks choie.
Torquemada would have been a tough one.
Botticellius interruptus. Ouch.
Previous IQs:
Did Hillary Clinton deny being like you? - She said in a 60 Minutes interview early in Bill's 1992 campaign, "I'm not Tammy Wynette, you know, 'Stand by Your Man.'"
Was your overuse of makeup ridiculed? - Tammy Fae Bakker, the televangelist's wife.
Did you play the top Man in Black? - Yes, Rip Torn.
Want to start the next round, CIAS?
Nope, you have a word to guess, so feel free to start.
OK, thanks. I see we haven't done
V
before. Have at it!
IQs:
1. Were you the eldest of the Tracy brothers
2. Were you shot to death with your own gun by the boxer whose house you were snooping around?
3. Did your declarations of wanting it immediately end with a trip down a garbage shoot?
Not Virgil, dunno, and not Veruca Salt (and do you mean "chute"?)
1. CorrectQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Vincent Vega (Pulp Fiction)
3. Correct and yes it is chute.
1. Real
IQs:
1. Did your breakthrough role come from playing a criminal with altered eyes?
2. Are you a Gotham reporter?
3. Did you make a record breaking picture of some pretty yellow flowers?
Dunno, not Vicky Vale (sp?), and not Van Gogh.
V.
1. real
1. Vin Diesel in Pitch BlackQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
DQ: Male
IQs:
1. Are you one of the most well known Blue Peter presenters?
2. Did you manage to save your barbarian lover despite being dead?
3. Are you know for CONSTANTLY SPEAKING IN CAPS!!!
Dunno any of those!
V.
1. real
2. male
1. Valerie SingletonQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Valeria from Conan
3. VICTOR VON DOOM
DQs:
Alive
Last name begins with V
American
IQs:
1. Did your rebellion against Julius Caesar fail?
2. Did you have a Prince and a Football Player duel to the death for your amusement?
3. Are you one of the top stuntmen in Hollywood best known as the main stand in stuntman for Harrison Ford due to the resemblance?
Not Vespasian, dunno and dunno.
V.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. first name begins with V
5. American
!. Vercingatorix, not Vespasian (Vespasian was about 100 years later)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Prince Vultan from the film Flash Gordon
3. Vic Armstrong
DQs:
1. Best known for performing arts
2. Involved in military politics
One DQ reserved
IQs:
1. Were you a wise mentor's evil son who constantly harassed a bunch of kids
2. Was the only thing you wanted to do was meet your creator?
3. Did you pursue your creation that had killed your wife, but ultimately died before being able to gain revenge.
Those all sound familiar, but dunno any of 'em. Take three DQs.
V.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. first name begins with V
5. American
6. best known for performing arts
7. not involved in military politics
1. Venger from the D&D cartoon seriesQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. VEGA from Star Trek the motion picture
3. Victor Frankenstein
DQs
Actor
Best known for films
Aged over 50
One DQ reserved
IQs:
1. Did you take an highly intelligent girl to the prom to the disappointment of her red headed friend?
2. Are you consider one of the finest slow left arm bowlers ever?
3. Did you play the bad guy in a film remake of a 70's cop show.
Ah. But that was V'ger, not VEGA.
Dunno any of your IQs.
V.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. first name begins with V
5. American
6. best known for performing arts
7. not involved in military politics
8. actor
9. arguably best known for films
10. more than 50 years old
1. Viktor Krum who escorted Hermione Granger.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Hedley Verity
3. Vince Vaughn in the remake of Starsky and Hutch
DQs:
Also well known for TV
Best known in action movies
2 DQs reserved.
V.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. first name begins with V
5. American
6. best known for performing arts
7. not involved in military politics
8. actor
9. arguably best known for films
10. more than 50 years old
11. also well-known for TV
12. best known in action movies
DQs:
Mainly played the protagonist
Played "good" people in his roles.
IQs:
1. Was your catchphrase "I don't believe it!"
2. Did you play a computer expert in an impossible movie?
Dunno either of those.
V.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. first name begins with V
5. American
6. best known for performing arts
7. not involved in military politics
8. actor
9. arguably best known for films
10. more than 50 years old
11. also well-known for TV
12. best known in action movies
13. has not mainly played the protagonist
14. has generalyl played "good" people in his roles
1. Victor MeldrewQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Ving Rhames (See mission impossible)
DQs:
1. Has won a major award for film
2.best known for playing sidekick roles?
IQs:
1. Are you known as the Muscles from Brussels?
2. Do you own a company that lost a legal battle to a panda?
Yes, I am
Ving Rhames!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ving_Rhames
Good job, CIAS.
Woot! Time to think of a new one.
Hmm, haven't had J in a while
IQs:
Did you and Lori Ciana have a thing for awhile, before she tragically died?
Is your middle name speculated to be "Hamish," but no one knows for sure?
Were you a British diplomat played by Roger Rees on The West Wing?
1. No idea who Lori Ciana isQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Jesus H. Christ?
3. Nope, no idea
2 DQs at least.