Let's play Botticelli!

Previous IQs:

Did Conan O'Brien visit your apartment on-camera last fall? - Israeli actress and Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot (she didn't let him in)
Did a later writer say that your name was mispronounced in the best-known work about you? - In the novel Wicked, a Wizard of Oz prequel, it's stated that the Good Witch's name was actually Galinda, not Glinda
Were you a recent Director of the CIA? - I'll rephrase

DQs:

Associated with frontier life?
Still living with parents at time of story?

IQs:

You are not Robert Gates. Were you a recent Director of the CIA?
Were you a pitchman for Powdermilk Biscuits?
Did you notoriously call the U.S. Constitution "a covenant with Hell"?

DQ
DQ
Not Gouvernor Morris

1.Fictional
2.Female
3.Last name begins "G"
4.American
5.Would be dead if real
6.First appeared IN 1900 (thanks Wikipedia)
7.Originally from literature
8.Considered "cute"
9.Juvenile
10.Appeared in work aimed at children
11.NOT associated w/NYC
12.Associated with non-urban setting (I wouldn't call it "frontier")
13.Does NOT live with her parents during the story

Previous IQs:

You are not Robert Gates. Were you a recent Director of the CIA? - Porter Goss
Were you a pitchman for Powdermilk Biscuits? - Garrison Keillor, on A Prairie Home Companion
Did you notoriously call the U.S. Constitution "a covenant with Hell"? - Not Gouverneur Morris, but firebrand abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison

DQs:

Is an orphan?
In a serious or light-hearted work of fiction?

One DQ reserved

IQs:

Just in time, did you rush Federal reinforcements up Little Round Top?
Are you one of humorist David Sedaris's sisters?
Did you have a lung removed in your house?

Not George Pickett (Pickett's Charge)
DQ
Not US Grant (?)

1.Fictional
2.Female
3.Last name begins "G"
4.American
5.Would be dead if real
6.First appeared IN 1900 (thanks Wikipedia)
7.Originally from literature
8.Considered "cute"
9.Juvenile
10.Appeared in work aimed at children
11.NOT associated w/NYC
12.Associated with non-urban setting (I wouldn't call it "frontier")
13.Does NOT live with her parents during the story
14.NOT an orphan
15.Generally lighthearted, but had heavy elements

Previous IQs:

Just in time, did you rush Federal reinforcements up Little Round Top? - Not Pickett, who was a Confederate general, but Gouverneur Warren, a U.S. general
Are you one of humorist David Sedaris's sisters? - Gretchen Sedaris
Did you have a lung removed in your house? - Not Grant (he had throat cancer, not lung cancer, IIRC), but King George VI, at Buckingham Palace

DQs:

Is the main character of the story?
From comics?
Character ever appear in a movie?

IQs:

Did your character die in a book but live on in a sequel to the movie based on that book?
Did you star in Shakes the Clown?
Did you often play colorful sidekicks in cowboy movies?

3 DQS

1.Fictional
2.Female
3.Last name begins "G"
4.American
5.Would be dead if real
6.First appeared IN 1900 (thanks Wikipedia)
7.Originally from literature
8.Considered "cute"
9.Juvenile
10.Appeared in work aimed at children
11.NOT associated w/NYC
12.Associated with non-urban setting (I wouldn't call it "frontier")
13.Does NOT live with her parents during the story
14.NOT an orphan
15.Generally lighthearted, but had heavy elements
16.Main character
17.NOT from comics
18.WAS in movie (several versions, 1 best known)

Previous IQs:

Did your character die in a book but live on in a sequel to the movie based on that book? - Jeff Goldblum's scientist character in Jurassic Park
Did you star in Shakes the Clown? - Bobcat Goldthwait
Did you often play colorful sidekicks in cowboy movies? - Gabby Hayes

Hmm. I think I may have it.

IQ:

Did you take your dog to a distant place and inadvertently kill two witches?

YES! You DO have it! I am indeed:

Dorothy Gale from "The Wizard of Oz".

Excellent! Thanks. Our next letter is

C

IQ: Were you the alleged beneficiary of a "corrupt bargain"?
IQ2: Did you sing a Grammy-winning duet with Jason Mraz?
IQ3: Are you the ESPN football analyst famous for your nicknames and catchphrases?

Not Henry Clay, Chris Cornell (?), dunno.

Correct of course
Colbie Callait ("Lucky")
Chris Berman

DQ: Real?
DQ2: Male?

IQ: Are you the former NFL receiver who overcame alcoholism to put together a HOF career?
IQ2: Are you the former NFL receiver who famously mistranslated Spanish?
IQ3: Are you former Bengals RB who won a SB with the Patriots?

Dunno x3.

C.

1. real
2. male

Cris Carter
Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson (he wore 85, of course)
Corey Dillon

DQ: Living?
DQ2: American?

DQ reserved

IQ: Did you go from NJ governor to national punchline?
IQ2: Did you go from NJ governor to "W"'s EPA?
IQ3: Did you resign the Vice Presidency to become a Senator?

Not Chris "Beach Chair" Christie, Christie Todd Whitman or John C. Calhoun.

C.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American

3 for 3 of course

IQ: Are you the supermodel who helps celebrities lip sync their favorite songs?
IQ2: I'd you win a talent competition and go on to judge a blatant ripoff of it?
IQ: Were you considered the power behind the throne during the '00s?

3 for 3 of course

IQ: Are you the supermodel who helps celebrities lip sync their favorite songs?
IQ2: Did you win a talent competition and go on to judge a blatant ripoff of it?
IQ: Were you considered the power behind the throne during the '00s?

Fixed typo

Dunno, dunno and not Dick Cheney.

Chrissy Teigen co-hosts "Lip Sync Battle"
Kelly Clarkson won "American Idol", will now be a judge on "The Voice"
Correct of course

DQ: In Arts, broadly defined?
DQ: Born after 1900?

DQ reserved

IQ: Are you the former government official, and noted football fan, who serves on the CFB playoff committee?
IQ2: Are you the tennis great who went on a magical U.S. Open run in the twilight of your career?
IQ3: Did you play the character who told the pizza delivery guy to,"keep the change you filthy animal."

Not Condoleeza Rice, Chrissy Evert and... dunno.

C.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. born after 1900

Correct of course
Jimmy Connors (went to the semis in '91)
Macauly Culkin ("Home Alone")

DQ: Born after 1950?
DQ2: Athlete?
DQ3: Born East of the Mississippi?

IQ: Are you the tennis great who won a Grand Slam every year for about 12 straight years?
IQ2: Are you the MMA fighter who briefly transitioned to boxing?
IQ3: Are you the greatest Chinese figure skater?

Looked it up, was 13 straight years.

Not Jimmy Connors; dunno x2.

C.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. born after 1900
7. born after 1950
8. not an athlete
9. born west of the Mississippi

Chris Evert ('75-'88)
Connor McGregor (lost to Mayweather)
Lu Chen

DQ: Died before 2000?
DQ2: Born West of the Continental Divide?
DQ3: Military/Political figure?
DQ4: Born South of the Missouri River?

IQ: Did you star in a movie spoofing Hitler, before fully realizing what a monster he was?
IQ2: Were you the Giants QB who ran into the buzzsaw that was the Ravens defense in the SB?
IQ3: Did you cost your team the chance at a national championship by calling a timeout you didn't have?

Not Charlie Chaplin, dunno and dunno.

C.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. born after 1900
7. born after 1950
8. not an athlete
9. born west of the Mississippi
10. died before 2000
11. born east of the Continental Divide
12. military/political figure, of a sort
13. born south of the Missouri River

Correct (he said he couldn't have made "The Dictator" if he knew the extent of Nazi evil)
Kerry Collins
Chris Webber

DQ: Appointed official?
DQ2: Died of natural causes?

IQ: Were you the fullback in the "Pony Express" backfield?
IQ2: Are you the "Whose Line is it Anyway" cast member who is notoriously bad at both impressions and the game "If you know what I mean"?
IQ3: Did you go from a MTV game show to SNL?

Dunno, not Colin Mochrie (love him!) and dunno.

C.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. born after 1900
7. born after 1950
8. not an athlete
9. born west of the Mississippi
10. died before 2000
11. born east of the Continental Divide
12. military/political figure, of a sort
13. born south of the Missouri River
14. not an appointed official
15. died of natural causes

Craig James
Correct (I love him too! He's HILARIOUSLY terrible at "If you know what I mean")
Colin Quinn (he was on "Remote Control")

DQ: Gained his power legitimately?
DQ2: From territory won in Mexican War?

IQ: Did your wife, perhaps apocryphally, tell White House staff,"Take care of everything, we'll be back in 4 years."?
IQ2: Did you leave a high job in one branch of the federal government to seek the highest job in another branch, only to eventually hold the highest job in the branch you intially left?
IQ3: Were you the character in a James Cameron movie played by his then-wife?

Not Mrs. Grover Cleveland, Charles Evans Hughes or Sarah Connor.

C.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. born after 1900
7. born after 1950
8. not an athlete
9. born west of the Mississippi
10. died before 2000
11. born east of the Continental Divide
12. military/political figure, of a sort
13. born south of the Missouri River
14. not an appointed official
15. died of natural causes
16. had no power
17. from territory won in the Mexican War

Was going for Grover himself (I'll give you credit)
Correct (worried the convoluted phrasing would throw you)
Correct

IQ: Were you the 1st First Child born in your father's presence?
IQ2: Are you the most recent Presidential candidate to win the popular vote but lose the Electoral College?
IQ3: Were you the 1st Boomer POTUS?

I'm not... Amy Carter? Not Hillary or Bill Clinton.

That's their daughter, Chelsea (I had wondered about this once, I thought it was Amy too)

DQ: Informal POTUS advisor?

IQ: Are you the 90's TV dad later revealed to be a child predator?
IQ2: Are you the would-be HOF pitcher who lied to Congress?
IQ3: Are you the dominant Dodger pitcher?

Not Stephen Collins (also appeared in ST:TMP), dunno and dunno.

C.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. born after 1900
7. born after 1950
8. not an athlete
9. born west of the Mississippi
10. died before 2000
11. born east of the Continental Divide
12. military/political figure, of a sort
13. born south of the Missouri River
14. not an appointed official
15. died of natural causes
16. had no power
17. from territory won in the Mexican War
18. not an informal POTUS advisor

Correct
Roger Clemens
Clayton Kershaw

DQ: Infamous rather than famous?
DQ2: Associated with a scandal?

IQ: Did you have your first kiss while mourning your brother being KIA in Vietnam?
IQ2: Are you the singer who took your stage name from the group you originally fronted?
IQ3: Are you the scientist whose backstory is being told in a prequel series to the popular show you're the breakout character on?

C.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. born after 1900
7. born after 1950
8. not an athlete
9. born west of the Mississippi
10. died before 2000
11. born east of the Continental Divide
12. military/political figure, of a sort
13. born south of the Missouri River
14. not an appointed official
15. died of natural causes
16. had no power
17. from territory won in the Mexican War
18. not an informal POTUS advisor
19. not infamous rather than famous
20. associated with a quasi-scandal

That's 20, so I decline to answer another three IQs. Please ask me your final specific-name question by, say, noon EST Tuesday.

I noticed I hit 20 too late.

FTR:

Winnie Cooper
Alice Cooper
Sheldon Cooper

CooperX3

Would you have known those?

Only the third, I think.

OK, time's up, and I am (woof)

Checkers

The Nixon family's dog, and subject of the then-VP nominee's famous 1952 televised speech:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkers_speech
http://presidentialpetmuseum.com/wp-...ogCheckers.jpg

Very nice! Never determined whether it was human. :)

Next letter?

:: wags tail ::

OK, thanks - let's go with

D

IQ: Did you play an M&M in a SB commercial?
IQ2: Were you "getting too old for this shit"?
IQ3: Did you play the son on "Who's the Boss"?

Dunno x3