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E.
1. fictional
2. female
3. if real, would now be dead
4. American
5. not created after 1900
6. from literature
7. created by an American
8. created after 1800
9. from a work of prose
10. not the main character
11. book has been adapted for big screen
12. adaption made before 1975
13. considered "good girl," I suppose
14. mostly a kid-friendly character
15. not played by what most people today would say was a notable actress
16. an adult
17. book not commonly taught in schools these days, I believe
18. adaptation won Oscars that were arguably major
19. movie not initially a financial success
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IQ: Are you the most famous woman in etiquette?
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Correct
IQ: Are you the most famous clown
IQ2: Are you the singer whose most famous song was a tribute to your son?
IQ3: Are you the politician whose career was ruined by snow?
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Not Ebozo, Eric Clapton or Ed Muskie.
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Emmett Kelly
Correct
Correct
DQ: Considered cult classic? (19 made me think this)
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E.
1. fictional
2. female
3. if real, would now be dead
4. American
5. not created after 1900
6. from literature
7. created by an American
8. created after 1800
9. from a work of prose
10. not the main character
11. book has been adapted for big screen
12. adaption made before 1975
13. considered "good girl," I suppose
14. mostly a kid-friendly character
15. not played by what most people today would say was a notable actress
16. an adult
17. book not commonly taught in schools these days, I believe
18. adaptation won Oscars that were arguably major
19. movie not initially a financial success
20. by now, much too successful to be considered a cult classic
Righto! Please ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon EST Sunday.
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I JUST thought of who this! Is it:
AUNTIE EM, from "The Wizard of Oz"?
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Dingdingding! Yes, indeed, I am
Auntie Em
Dorothy Gale's testy but beloved caregiver in The Wizard of Oz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunt_Em
Your turn! Please see the last entry here for an updated list of the letters we've used, and when: http://www.mellophant.com/forums/sho...d-so-far/page2
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Among the letters we're WAY overdue for, your letter is:
U
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Unfortunately, the only thing I know about her actress is her sad end.
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U
it is.
IQs:
Were you a Burmese diplomat?
Were you an American diplomat around the same time?
Were you Architect of the U.S. Capitol?
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Not U Thant
DQ
DQ, though I SHOULD probably know
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Previous IQs:
Were you a Burmese diplomat? - Yes, U Thant
Were you an American diplomat around the same time? - U. Alexis Johnson, who served in JFK's and LBJ's administrations
Were you Architect of the U.S. Capitol? - Thomas U. Walter
DQs:
Real?
Male?
IQs:
Were you a nerdy black kid on TV?
Were you King Arthur's dad?
Were you a terrible giant spider?
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Is his middle initial routinely used?
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Who, Thomas U. Walter? Yes, I've always seen his name written that way.
Previous IQs:
Were you a nerdy black kid on TV? - Yes, Urkel
Were you King Arthur's dad? - Uther Pendragon
Were you a terrible giant spider? - Ungoliant, in the Middle-earth legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien
DQs:
Living?
American?
IQs:
Did you write about a wizards' school quite awhile before J.K. Rowling did?
Were you the villain of The Little Mermaid?
Were you the heroine of Life After Life?
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I thought so
DQ
Not Ursula
DQ
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U
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.American
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Previous IQs:
Did you write about a wizards' school quite awhile before J.K. Rowling did? - Ursula K. LeGuin, in her Earthsea books
Were you the villain of The Little Mermaid? - Yes, Ursula
Were you the heroine of Life After Life? - Ursula, in the Kate Atkinson book
Ursula x3!
DQs:
Last name start with U?
Best known for the Arts?
IQs:
Did you work prompt the passage of the Clean Food and Drug Act?
Did you kill an entire alien race in your rage and grief after your wife was murdered?
Were you that wife?
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Not Upton Sinclair ("The Jungle")
DQ
DQ
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U
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.American
5.LAST name begins "U"
6.No relation to Arts
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Previous IQs:
Did you work prompt the passage of the Clean Food and Drug Act? - Yes, Upton Sinclair
Did you kill an entire alien race in your rage and grief after your wife was murdered? - Kevin Uxbridge, in a ST:TNG episode
Were you that wife? - Rishon Uxbridge
DQs:
Political/military?
Born since 1950?
IQs:
Did Steve Martin fall in love with you in The Man with Two Brains?
Was your birthname actually Hiram?
Were you photographed in a swimsuit and fur coat 'way down south?
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Not Uma Thurman
Not U.S. Grant
Not Kate Upton
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U
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.American
5.LAST name begins "U"
6.No relation to Arts
7.NOT Political/Military figure
8.Born BEFORE 1950
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Previous IQs:
Did Steve Martin fall in love with you in The Man with Two Brains? - Not Uma Thurman, but Ann Umaalmahaye (sp?)
Was your birthname actually Hiram? - Yes, U.S. Grant
Were you photographed in a swimsuit and fur coat 'way down south? - Yes, Kate Upton. Mrowrrr: https://www.masslive.com/entertainme...imsuit_co.html
DQ:
Businessman/entrepreneur?
IQs:
Have you played a king, a doctor and a cop?
Are you married to an actress who will appear in an upcoming HBO miniseries?
Were you a noted medieval Pope?
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Not Robert Urich
DQ
Not Urban (many)
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U
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.American
5.LAST name begins "U"
6.No relation to Arts
7.NOT Political/Military figure
8.Born BEFORE 1950
9.NOT businessman/entrepreneur
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Previous IQs:
Have you played a king, a doctor and a cop? - Not Robert Urich, but Karl Urban, in The Return of the King, Star Trek and Dredd.
Are you married to an actress who will appear in an upcoming HBO miniseries? - Keith Urban is married to Nicole Kidman, who will be in The Undoing
Were you a noted medieval Pope? - Yes, several Urbans
Urban x3!
DQs:
Science/tech guy?
Has won a top award in his field?
IQs:
Did Frodo say he was you in Bree?
Did Ian Richardson play you, a Tory whip?
Did Kevin Spacey play you, a Democratic whip?
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DQ
Not Francis Urqurt
Not Frank Underwood
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U
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.American
5.LAST name begins "U"
6.No relation to Arts
7.NOT Political/Military figure
8.Born BEFORE 1950
9.NOT businessman/entrepreneur
10.NOT a science/tech guy
11. Did NOT win top award in his field
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Previous IQs:
Did Frodo say he was you in Bree? - Mr. Underhill, in LOTR
Did Ian Richardson play you, a Tory whip? - Close enough - Francis Urquhart, in the original British House of Cards
Did Kevin Spacey play you, a Democratic whip? - Yes, Frank Underwood, in the American remake
DQ:
Journalist?
IQs:
Did you sing "Scream" and "More"?
Was your sister buried too soon?
Did an award-show host's jokes about your name, and someone else's, flop?
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U
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.American
5.LAST name begins "U"
6.No relation to Arts
7.NOT Political/Military figure
8.Born BEFORE 1950
9.NOT businessman/entrepreneur
10.NOT a science/tech guy
11.Did NOT win top award in his field
12.NOT a journalist
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Previous IQs:
Did you sing "Scream" and "More"? - Usher
Was your sister buried too soon? - Roderick Usher, in the Poe story
Did an award-show host's jokes about your name, and someone else's, flop? - Yes, Uma Thurman ("Uma, Oprah... Oprah, Uma...!")
DQs:
Cop or criminal?
Best known for a single incident?
IQs:
Are you a widely-critically-loathed action-film director?
Did you star in Jericho?
Were you a noted black actress of the Seventies?
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Not Uwe Boll
Not Skeet Ulrich
DQ
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U
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.American
5.LAST name begins "U"
6.No relation to Arts
7.NOT Political/Military figure
8.Born BEFORE 1950
9.NOT businessman/entrepreneur
10.NOT a science/tech guy
11.Did NOT win top award in his field
12.NOT a journalist
13.NOT criminal/cop
14.NOT known for single incident
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Previous IQs:
Are you a widely-critically-loathed action-film director? - Yes, Uwe Boll
Did you star in Jericho? - Yes, Skeet Ulrich
Were you a noted black actress of the Seventies? - Leslie Uggams, seen more recently in the Deadpool movies
DQ:
Philosopher/thinker?
IQs:
Are you costarring in L.A.'s Finest?
Are you a track and field star?
Were you, arguably, even worse than your awful dad?
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U
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.American
5.LAST name begins "U"
6.No relation to Arts
7.NOT Political/Military figure
8.Born BEFORE 1950
9.NOT businessman/entrepreneur
10.NOT a science/tech guy
11.Did NOT win top award in his field
12.NOT a journalist
13.NOT criminal/cop
14.NOT known for single incident
15.NOT a philosopher/thinker
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Previous IQs:
Are you costarring in L.A.'s Finest? - Gabrielle Union
Are you a track and field star? - Yes, Usain Bolt
Were you, arguably, even worse than your awful dad? - Uday Hussein
DQs:
Religious leader of some kind?
Associated with NYC?
IQs:
Are you a noted Pixar staffer?
Does a fictional astronaut's experiences hearken back to your story?
Did a beautiful princess acquire your name?
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3 DQs! I SHOULD HAVE swept the previous round!
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U
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.American
5.LAST name begins "U"
6.No relation to Arts
7.NOT Political/Military figure
8.Born BEFORE 1950
9.NOT businessman/entrepreneur
10.NOT a science/tech guy
11.Did NOT win top award in his field
12.NOT a journalist
13.NOT criminal/cop
14.NOT known for single incident
15.NOT a philosopher/thinker
16.NOT a religious figure
17.Associated w/NYC
17a. Most famous job based in NYC
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Previous IQs:
Are you a noted Pixar staffer? - Lee Unkrich
Does a fictional astronaut's experiences hearken back to your story? - Bowman in 2001: A Space Odyssey, like Ulysses/Odysseus of old, defeats a one-eyed monster, survives a dangerous voyage and returns home forever changed. Ulysses was a bowman, and proved his identity by restringing his old bow and then expertly shooting an arrow through a series of holes in a row of ax handles
Did a beautiful princess acquire your name? - Arwen, later called Undomiel in LOTR
DQs:
Last letter of last name a vowel?
Greatest fame before 2000?
One DQ reserved.
I won't ask any more IQs.
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U
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.American
5.LAST name begins "U"
6.No relation to Arts
7.NOT Political/Military figure
8.Born BEFORE 1950
9.NOT businessman/entrepreneur
10.NOT a science/tech guy
11.Did NOT win top award in his field
12.NOT a journalist
13.NOT criminal/cop
14.NOT known for single incident
15.NOT a philosopher/thinker
16.NOT a religious figure
17.Associated w/NYC
17a. Most famous job based in NYC
18.Last name ends in CONSONANT
19.Greatest fame BEFORE 2000
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DQ:
Best known for sports?
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U
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.American
5.LAST name begins "U"
6.No relation to Arts
7.NOT Political/Military figure
8.Born BEFORE 1950
9.NOT businessman/entrepreneur
10.NOT a science/tech guy
11.Did NOT win top award in his field
12.NOT a journalist
13.NOT criminal/cop
14.NOT known for single incident
15.NOT a philosopher/thinker
16.NOT a religious figure
17.Associated w/NYC
17a. Most famous job based in NYC
18.Last name ends in CONSONANT
19.Greatest fame BEFORE 2000
20.Best known for his association with sports
Please submit your guess by 1:30 PM Saturday (It's 1:30 AM Friday as I type)
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Are you Al Unser, the racecar driver?
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No, I am instead:
PETER UEBERROTH Chairman of 1984 Olympics and MLB commissioner
