Dunno x2; not Edmund Fitzgerald.
E.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might still be living if real, but unlikely
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Dunno x2; not Edmund Fitzgerald.
E.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might still be living if real, but unlikely
Eric Dickerson (2105 in '84)
Ed Reed
DQ: American?
DQ2: Created by American?
IQ: Did you write a song about your son, who fell out of a window in your apartment building?
IQ2: Did you cover a Sting hit, and had your version become famous because of its association with my celebrity crush?
IQ3: Are you the first POTUS to be buried West of the Mississippi?
Not Eric Clapton, dunno, and not Eisenhower.
E.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might still be living if real, but unlikely
4. American
5. created by an American
Eva Cassidy covered "Fields of Gold", Michelle Kwan used it in one of her better known programs.
DQ: Created after 1950?
IQ: Did you play McGyver's friend in the original version of the show?
IQ2: Did you play a classic horror movie villain?
IQ3: Were you a major Manhattan Project scientist?
Dunno, dunno, and not Albert Einstein.
E.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might still be living if real, but unlikely
4. American
5. created by an American
6. created before 1950
Dana Elcar
Robert Englund played Freddy Krueger
That was Edward Teller
DQ: From Literature?
DQ2: Main character?
DQ3: Created after 1900?
E.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might still be living if real, but unlikely
4. American
5. created by an American
6. created before 1950
7. not from literature
8. not the main character
9. created after 1900
IQ: Are you the most famous would-be immigrant from Cuba?
IQ2: Did you co-write the Communist Manifesto?
IQ3: Were you the Nazi captured in Argentina by Mossad?
Not Elian Gonzalez, Friedrich Engels or Albert Eichmann.
3 for 3. :)
IQ: Did you score the most famous goal in Olympic hockey history?
IQ2: Were you the southern Senator who ran for POTUS, became a failed VP candidate, and infamously had a love child behind your dying wife's back?
IQ3: Were you the voice of the San Diego Padres better known for broadcasting other sports?
Dunno (I assume in the 1980 U.S. vs. Soviet final), not John Edwards (ptui) and dunno.
Mike Eruzione (yup, from the "Miracle on Ice", common misconception, but it wasn't actually the final)
Correct (asshole)
Dick Enberg (better known for calling NFL games)
DQ: From film?
DQ reserved
IQ: Are you the child depicted on the Jimmy Fund logo?
IQ2: Were you First Lady of Argentina during the 70s? (Might be decade off)
IQ3: Were you the Nazi First Lady?
Dunno, not Eva Peron (in the late Forties and early Fifties, I think), and not Eva Braun.
E.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might still be living if real, but unlikely
4. American
5. created by an American
6. created before 1950
7. not from literature
8. not the main character
9. created after 1900
10. from film
That's Einar Gustafson
DQ: From the Silent Era?
IQ: Did you use a snack cake to explain an imminent dire situation?
IQ2: Are you the most successful Caucasian rapper?
IQ3: Are you the orange Muppet living with your BFF?
Not Egon "That's a big Twinkie" Krentz (sp?) in Ghostbusters, Eminem or Ernie (not Bert).
E.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might still be living if real, but unlikely
4. American
5. created by an American
6. created before 1950
7. not from literature
8. not the main character
9. created after 1900
10. from film
11. not from the Silent Era
Egon's last name was Spengler, but 3 for 3.
IQ: Are you the Broncos QB who became their GM?
IQ2: Were you the "Desert Fox"?
IQ3: Are you the Vermont soldier who became the namesake of a furniture store?
Not John Elway, Erwin Rommel or Ethan Allen.
3 for 3
IQ: Did you ruin the Patriots' pursuit of perfection?
IQ2: Are you considered the the greatest DH of all-time?
IQ3: Were you the longtime Reagan confidante who became AG?
Dunno x2; not Ed Meese.
Eli Manning (SB XLII)
Edgar Martinez
Correct of course
DQ: Live-action character?
DQ2: Human?
IQ: Is your father a very polarizing political leader?
IQ2: Did you play the mom on "Silver Spoons"?
IQ3: Did you lose out on credit for a major invention due to filing your patent too late?
Not Eric Trump, dunno, and not... Thomas Edison?
E.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might still be living if real, but unlikely
4. American
5. created by an American
6. created before 1950
7. not from literature
8. not the main character
9. created after 1900
10. from film
11. not from the Silent Era
12. live-action character
13. human
Correct
Erin Gray
Elisha Gray (his telephone patent was hours behind Bell's)
DQ: Award winning movie?
DQ2: Considered "good guy"
E.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might still be living if real, but unlikely
4. American
5. created by an American
6. created before 1950
7. not from literature
8. not the main character
9. created after 1900
10. from film
11. not from the Silent Era
12. live-action character
13. human
14. Award-winning movie
15. considered a good guy
IQ: Were you the head of the Untouchables?
IQ2: Were you about the only honorable member of the Nixon administration?
IQ3: Were you friends with alien who loved Reece's Pieces?
Just saw I have an unused DQ.
DQ: Role win an award?
Not Elliot Ness, Elliot Richardson or Elliot the kid in E.T. Elliot x3!Quote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
E.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might still be living if real, but unlikely
4. American
5. created by an American
6. created before 1950
7. not from literature
8. not the main character
9. created after 1900
10. from film
11. not from the Silent Era
12. live-action character
13. human
14. Award-winning movie
15. considered a good guy
16. role did not win an award
IQ: Did Jesper Parnevik introduce you to your ex-husband?
IQ2: Are you the given name of that ex-husband?
IQ3: Did you play a blatant ripoff of Arnold Drummond?
Dunno x3.
Elin Nordgrin
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods
Emmanuel Lewis. ("Webster")
DQ: Were those awards marquee Oscars?
DQ2: Love interest of main character?
DQ3: Preserved by the LoC National Film Registry?
E.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might still be living if real, but unlikely
4. American
5. created by an American
6. created before 1950
7. not from literature
8. not the main character
9. created after 1900
10. from film
11. not from the Silent Era
12. live-action character
13. human
14. Award-winning movie
15. considered a good guy
16. role did not win an award
17. sole Oscar was not in a marquee category
18. was not love interest of main character
19. preserved by the LoC National Film Registry
IQ: Are you the one-time youngest WSOP MAN EVENT champion?
Dunno - take a DQ.
Pete Eastgate
DQ: Movie based on factual events?
E.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might still be living if real, but unlikely
4. American
5. created by an American
6. created before 1950
7. not from literature
8. not the main character
9. created after 1900
10. from film
11. not from the Silent Era
12. live-action character
13. human
14. Award-winning movie
15. considered a good guy
16. role did not win an award
17. sole Oscar was not in a marquee category
18. was not love interest of main character
19. preserved by the LoC National Film Registry
20. movie not based on factual events
21. B&W movie (bonus DQ)
Ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon Sat. EST, if you please.
I know I have 10 minutes, but I cry "Uncle"
OK, I am
Ernie
The cabbie from It's a Wonderful Life:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ul_Life%29.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life
And contrary to the UL, he was NOT the inspiration for the Sesame Street character. :)
My dad was born on the actor's 45th birthday. :)
And he was Regis' father-in-law for a time.
Yes, I knew the Sesame Street "connection" was denied by Jim Henson's colleagues. Didn't know the other two things!
Start the next round, if you like.
In honor of Father's Day (enjoy your Father's Day). Your letter is of course
F
Got that from the actor's Wikipedia page.
Good stuff!
F it is.
IQs:
Did Hitler have a portrait of you hanging in the Fuhrerbunker?
Did you design the landscaping of New York's Central Park?
Did Earl Warren succeed you as Chief Justice of the United States?
Not Henry Ford (who had a picture of Hitler on HIS desk)
Not Frank Olmsted (who designed the Arboretum in Boston)
Not Fred Vinson
ALMOST earned DQ for 2, had to remember his first name
I realized shortly after posting that that his first name was Frederick
Previous IQs:
Did Hitler have a portrait of you hanging in the Fuhrerbunker? - Not Henry Ford, but Frederick the Great
Did you design the landscaping of New York's Central Park? - Yes, Frederick Law Olmsted
Did Earl Warren succeed you as Chief Justice of the United States? - Yes, Frederick "Fred" Vinson
Frederick x3!
DQ:
Real?
IQs:
Did your daughter have a sugar-laden cereal named after her?
Did the actress who played your girlfriend turn out to be a real-life math wiz?
Were you a longtime CBS News leader with a jovial name?
Not Fred Flintstone
Not Fred Savage (Danicka was one of my first celebrity crushes)
Not Fred Friendly
FredX3
1.Real
Swept all three. Well done.
IQs:
Did you play Jean Grey in the X-Men movies?
Were you a fan-favorite Elf at the Council of Elrond?
Were you credited by most people for the construction of the Suez Canal?
3 DQs
Previous IQs:
Did you play Jean Grey in the X-Men movies? - Famke Jannsen (sp?)
Were you a fan-favorite Elf at the Council of Elrond? - Figwit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figwit
Were you credited by most people for the construction of the Suez Canal? - Ferdinand de Lesseps
DQs:
Male?
Living?
Last name start with F?
IQs:
Did your mother leave you happily among the cork trees?
Did your assassination trigger WWI?
Were you a French general and leader between 1900-1920?
DQ
Not Archduke Ferdinand
DQ (going to annoy me!)
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.Last name begins "F"
Previous IQs:
Did your mother leave you happily among the cork trees? - Ferdinand the bull, in the Robert Lawson kid's book
Did your assassination trigger WWI? - Yes, Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Were you a French general and leader between 1900-1920? - Ferdinand Foch
Ferdinand x3!
DQs:
American?
Political/military?
IQs:
Did your wife have a notably large collection of shoes?
Are you the incumbent Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio?
Were you a werewolf and a bad guy in the Harry Potter books?
Not Ferdinand Marcos
DQ
DQ
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.Last name begins "F"
5.American
6.Not a Political/Military figure
Previous IQs:
Did your wife have a notably large collection of shoes? - Yes, Ferdinand Marcos
Are you the incumbent Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio? - Frank Jackson
Were you a werewolf and a bad guy in the Harry Potter books? - Fenris
DQs:
Best known for the Arts?
Born since 1964?
IQs:
Were you Oscar Madison's flatmate?
Were you commander of the Hill Street precinct?
Were you FYI's in-the-field reporter?
Not Felix Unger
DQ
Not Frank Fontana
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.Last name begins "F"
5.American
6.Not a Political/Military figure
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Born before 1964
Correct on the first and third; the second was Capt. Frank Furillo on Hill Street Blues.
DQ:
Best known for the performing arts?
IQs:
Were you the antihero of the original British House of Cards?
Were you the antihero of the American remake of House of Cards?
Were you the American Revolutionary hero known as "the Swamp Fox"?
DQ
DQ
NOT Francis Marion
REALLY need to start watching all these "new Golden Era" shows!
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.Last name begins "F"
5.American
6.Not a Political/Military figure
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Born before 1964
9.Best known from performing arts
Nvm
Previous IQs:
Were you the antihero of the original British House of Cards? - Francis Urquhart
Were you the antihero of the American remake of House of Cards? - Frank Underwood
Were you the American Revolutionary hero known as "the Swamp Fox"? - Yes, Francis Marion
DQs:
Actor?
Has won a top award in his field?
IQs:
Did your dad say he'd rather you had died than your brother?
Were you the first female member of the U.S. Cabinet?
Were you one of the Pink Ladies in Grease?
DQ (I'll pay for his therapy)
Not Frances Perkins (FDR's Labor Secretary)
DQ
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.Last name begins "F"
5.American
6.Not a Political/Military figure
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Born before 1964
9.Best known from performing arts
10.Actor
11.Never won top award in his field (which surprised me)
Previous IQs:
Did your dad say he'd rather you had died than your brother? - Faramir, in LOTR
Were you the first female member of the U.S. Cabinet? - Yes, Frances Perkins
Were you one of the Pink Ladies in Grease? - Frenchy
DQs:
Leading man?
Greatest fame before 1980?
IQs:
Did you play the President in Fail-Safe?
Were you his son?
Did you play a bail bondsman in Jackie Brown?
Not Henry Fonda
Not Peter Fonda
DQ
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.Last name begins "F"
5.American
6.Not a Political/Military figure
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Born before 1964
9.Best known from performing arts
10.Actor
11.Never won top award in his field (which surprised me)
12.Not a leading man
13.Greatest fame before 1980
Yes, the Fondas, and Robert Forster.
DQ:
Considered handsome?
IQs:
Did you star in Network?
Did you write and direct There's Something About Mary?
Did you play a railroad baggage handler in Trading Places?
3 DQS
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.Last name begins "F"
5.American
6.Not a Political/Military figure
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Born before 1964
9.Best known from performing arts
10.Actor
11.Never won top award in his field (which surprised me)
12.Not a leading man
13.Greatest fame before 1980
14.Not considered especially handsome
Previous IQs:
Did you star in Network? - Peter Finch, and won a posthumous Oscar
Did you write and direct There's Something About Mary? - Either of the Farrelly Bros.
Did you play a railroad baggage handler in Trading Places? - Al Franken
DQs:
Best known for movies?
Appears in a big-screen release now in theatres?
Best known for comedies?
IQs:
Did you appear in Best in Show and WALL-E?
Did you appear in Backdraft and The Right Stuff?
Did you direct Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?
DQ
Not Frank Stallone
DQ
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.Last name begins "F"
5.American
6.Not a Political/Military figure
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Born before 1964
9.Best known from performing arts
10.Actor
11.Never won top award in his field (which surprised me)
12.Not a leading man
13.Greatest fame before 1980
14.Not considered especially handsome
15.Not best known for movie
16.Not currently appearing on the big screen
17.Best known for comedy
Previous IQs:
Did you appear in Best in Show and WALL-E? - Fred Willard (whom I hate)
Did you appear in Backdraft and The Right Stuff? - Not Frank Stallone, but Fred Ward
Did you direct Dirty Rotten Scoundrels? - Frank Oz
DQs:
Castmember of a popular sitcom?
Two DQs reserved.
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.Last name begins "F"
5.American
6.Not a Political/Military figure
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Born before 1964
9.Best known from performing arts
10.Actor
11.Never won top award in his field (which surprised me)
12.Not a leading man
13.Greatest fame before 1980
14.Not considered especially handsome
15.Not best known for movie
16.Not currently appearing on the big screen
17.Best known for comedy
18.Cast member of popular sitcom
DQ:
Sitcom currently airing?
One DQ reserved.
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.Last name begins "F"
5.American
6.Not a Political/Military figure
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Born before 1964
9.Best known from performing arts
10.Actor
11.Never won top award in his field (which surprised me)
12.Not a leading man
13.Greatest fame before 1980
14.Not considered especially handsome
15.Not best known for movie
16.Not currently appearing on the big screen
17.Best known for comedy
18.Cast member of popular sitcom
19.Sitcom no longer airing
DQ:
Sitcom was in Nielsen Ratings top ten for at least two years
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.Last name begins "F"
5.American
6.Not a Political/Military figure
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Born before 1964
9.Best known from performing arts
10.Actor
11.Never won top award in his field (which surprised me)
12.Not a leading man
13.Greatest fame before 1980
14.Not considered especially handsome
15.Not best known for movie
16.Not currently appearing on the big screen
17.Best known for comedy
18.Cast member of popular sitcom
19.Sitcom no longer airing
20.Spent at least 2 years in top 10 of ratings
How about Saturday at 5pm EST (that gives you about 24 hours)
Are you John Fiedler of Newhart?
Is that your official guess?
Okay, I gave you a few extra hours. The mystery person is:
JAMIE FARR from "M*A*S*H"
Ah, good one! And a fellow Ohioan, too. Shall I start the next round, or do you want to?
I'll start it tomorrow
Was quicker thinking of someone:
Your letter is. P
IQs:
Did you surrender at Stalingrad?
Did you star in Jury Duty?
Did you have an epiphany on the road to Damascus?
DQ
Not Pauly Shore
Not Prodigal Son
Previous IQs:
Did you surrender at Stalingrad? - Field Marshal von Paulus
Did you star in Jury Duty? - Yes, Pauly Shore
Did you have an epiphany on the road to Damascus? - Not the Prodigal Son (which is a title and not a name), but St. Paul
Paul[etc.] x3!
DQs:
Real?
Male?
IQs:
Did you experiment with salivating dogs?
Were you a young Russian man's nonexistent brother?
Were you a top courtier (and possible lover) of Catherine the Great?
Not Pavlov
DQ
Not Peter the Great
ALMOST guessed St. Paul!
1.Real
2.Female
Previous IQs:
Did you experiment with salivating dogs? - Yes, Pavlov
Were you a young Russian man's nonexistent brother? - Piotr Chekov, on Star Trek
Were you a top courtier (and possible lover) of Catherine the Great? - Peter the Great was Catherine's predecessor and never (from all I've ever read) her lover. This was Prince Potemkin (after whom the battleship made famous in the October Revolution was named).
Three Russian P's!
DQs:
Living?
Last name start with P?
IQs:
Did an eagle find your liver a daily treat?
Were you acclaimed as "Muad'dib"?
Was your very energetic sex life referred to in Roald Dahl's My Uncle Oswald?
Knew it wasn't really Peter the Great (Potemkin was also the namesake of "Potemkin Villages", the fake cities build to mask poverty and destruction)
3 DQS
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.First name begins "P"
Probably apocryphal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_villageQuote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
Previous IQs:
Did an eagle find your liver a daily treat? - Prometheus, punished by Zeus after giving humanity fire
Were you acclaimed as "Muad'dib"? - Paul Atreides, in Dune
Was your very energetic sex life referred to in Roald Dahl's My Uncle Oswald? - Pablo Picasso
DQs:
American?
Born since 1964?
Best known for the arts?
IQs:
Are you the Duchess of Cambridge's younger sister?
Was your best friend Meriadoc Brandybuck?
Were you a violist who played for JFK at the White House?
Not Pippa Middleton
DQ
Not Pablo Casals. (I recently began working at the JFK MUSEUM, they have pictures of him performing)
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.First name begins "P"
5.Naturalized American
6.Born after 1964
7.In Arts
Happy Fourth Elendil!
Thanks! It's been a good one.
Previous IQs:
Are you the Duchess of Cambridge's younger sister? - Yes, Pippa Middleton
Was your best friend Meriadoc Brandybuck? - Peregrin "Pippin" Took, in LOTR
Were you a violist who played for JFK at the White House? - Yes, Pablo Casals (I'm a contributing member of the JFK Library - keep up the good work!)
DQ:
Actress?
Greatest fame before 2000?
IQs:
Were you an alliteratively-named tennis star?
Did an English actor play you, a Roman general who was unlucky in romance, in Masada?
Were you that actor?
3 DQS. (I work the JFK info booth, telling visitors things are "back and to the right, back and to the right")
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.First name begins "P"
5.Naturalized American
6.Born after 1964
7.In Arts
8.Not an actress
9.Greatest fame since 2000
I've long been a JFK admirer, despite his long-hidden flaws. As it happens, I'm now reading Sally Bedell Smith's Grace and Power, about his White House years - it's pretty good.
Previous IQs:
Were you an alliteratively-named tennis star? - Withdrawn. I was thinking of someone else.
Did an English actor play you, a Roman general who was unlucky in romance, in Masada? - Pomponius Falco
Were you that actor? - Peter O'Toole
DQs:
Singer?
Considered a beauty?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Did you play a younger sister in A League of Their Own?
Are you married to Ric Ocasek?
Did you sing "Chained to the Rhythm"?
DQ (I JUST read article about the movie the other day!)
Not Paulina Porhizkova
DQ
I believe Paulina was in the "Drive" video
weird double post
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.First name begins "P"
5.Naturalized American
6.Born after 1964
7.In Arts
8.Not an actress
9.Greatest fame since 2000
10.Not a singer
11.DEFINITELY considered a beauty
Previous IQs:
Did you play a younger sister in A League of Their Own? - Lori Petty
Are you married to Ric Ocasek? - Yes, Paulina Porizkova (sp?)
Did you sing "Chained to the Rhythm"? - Katy Perry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um7pMggPnug
DQs:
In the performing arts?
Born in Europe?
IQs:
Did you appear with your then-boyfriend in Vanilla Sky?
Did you live involuntarily with your husband Hades?
Was Tolkien's Middle-earth equivalent of you named Ulmo?
No the YUMMY Penelope Cruz
Not Persephone
DQ
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.First name begins "P"
5.Naturalized American
6.Born after 1964
7.In Arts
8.Not an actress
9.Greatest fame since 2000
10.Not a singer
11.DEFINITELY considered a beauty
12.Not in performing arts (meaning NOT: singer, actress etc.)
13.Not European by birth
Previous IQs:
Did you appear with your then-boyfriend in Vanilla Sky? - Yes, indeed, Penelope Cruz, and yes, she IS yummy: http://haircolorss.website/wp-conten...brown-eyes.jpg
Did you live involuntarily with your husband Hades? - Yes, Persephone
Was Tolkien's Middle-earth equivalent of you named Ulmo? - Poseidon
DQ:
Born in the Western Hemisphere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Hemisphere)?
IQs:
Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation?
Were you the puppy of a young aardvark?
Was your death fictionalized in The Godfather, Part 3?
3 DQs
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.First name begins "P"
5.Naturalized American
6.Born after 1964
7.In Arts
8.Not an actress
9.Greatest fame since 2000
10.Not a singer
11.DEFINITELY considered a beauty
12.Not in performing arts (meaning NOT: singer, actress etc.)
13.Not European by birth
14.Not from West of the Prime Meridian
Previous IQs:
Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation? - Preem Palver, in the Asimov stories
Were you the puppy of a young aardvark? - Pal, on PBS's kid show, Arthur
Was your death fictionalized in The Godfather, Part 3? - Pope John Paul I
DQs:
Born in the Southern Hemisphere?
Best known for the visual arts?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Was your motto "Have gun, will travel"?
Were you Brett's boss aboard the USCSS Nostromo?
Are your sons Stewie and Chris?
Previous IQs:
Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation? - Preem Palver, in the Asimov stories
Were you the puppy of a young aardvark? - Pal, on PBS's kid show, Arthur
Was your death fictionalized in The Godfather, Part 3? - Pope John Paul I
DQs:
Born in the Southern Hemisphere?
Best known for the visual arts?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Was your motto "Have gun, will travel"?
Were you Brett's boss aboard the USCSS Nostromo?
Are your sons Stewie and Chris?
Not Peter Gunn
DQ
Not Peter Griffin
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.First name begins "P"
5.Naturalized American
6.Born after 1964
7.In Arts
8.Not an actress
9.Greatest fame since 2000
10.Not a singer
11.DEFINITELY considered a beauty
12.Not in performing arts (meaning NOT: singer, actress etc.)
13.Not European by birth
14.Not from West of the Prime Meridian
15.From Northern Hemisphere
16.Not from visual arts (I.e. Not best known as a model, depicted in a painting or photograph)
Yes, Parker in the movie Alien, and yes.
DQ:
Has won a top award in her field?
IQs:
Were you a Pittsburgh Pirates teammate of Willie Stargell?
Were you another?
Did you say, "Money doesn't just talk, it screams"?
Neither Phil Garner nor Dave Parker
DQ
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.First name begins "P"
5.Naturalized American
6.Born after 1964
7.In Arts
8.Not an actress
9.Greatest fame since 2000
10.Not a singer
11.DEFINITELY considered a beauty
12.Not in performing arts (meaning NOT: singer, actress etc.)
13.Not European by birth
14.Not from West of the Prime Meridian
15.From Northern Hemisphere
16.Not from visual arts (I.e. Not best known as a model, depicted in a painting or photograph)
17.Nominated for, but never won Top award in her field
Correct as to the two Pirates; the other was Dorothy Parker.
DQ:
An organizer/impresaria of the arts?
IQs:
Did your car get stuck in a river in a Sixties movie comedy?
Are you the best-known person from Corfu?
Were you Alexander the Great's royal dad?
DQ
DQ
Not Philip of Macedonia
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.First name begins "P"
5.Naturalized American
6.Born after 1964
7.In Arts
8.Not an actress
9.Greatest fame since 2000
10.Not a singer
11.DEFINITELY considered a beauty
12.Not in performing arts (meaning NOT: singer, actress etc.)
13.Not European by birth
14.Not from West of the Prime Meridian
15.From Northern Hemisphere
16.Not from visual arts (I.e. Not best known as a model, depicted in a painting or photograph)
17.Nominated for, but never won Top award in her field
18.Not a organizer
Previous IQs:
Did your car get stuck in a river in a Sixties movie comedy? - Phil Silvers, in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Are you the best-known person from Corfu? - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Were you Alexander the Great's royal dad? - Yes, Philip of Macedon
Phil(ip) x3!
DQs:
Born in or east of Vienna?
Born in or north of Vienna?
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.First name begins "P"
5.Naturalized American
6.Born after 1964
7.In Arts
8.Not an actress
9.Greatest fame since 2000
10.Not a singer
11.DEFINITELY considered a beauty
12.Not in performing arts (meaning NOT: singer, actress etc.)
13.Not European by birth
14.Not from West of the Prime Meridian
15.From Northern Hemisphere
16.Not from visual arts (I.e. Not best known as a model, depicted in a painting or photograph)
17.Nominated for, but never won Top award in her field
18.Not a organizer
19.Born East of Vienna
20.Born South of Vienna
Freebie: From TV
I'll give you until Noon EST Monday for your final guess
You got me. Who is it?
Giving up 10 hours early?!
I'm PADMA LAKSHMI! The host of the reality show "Top Chef". (She was born in India)
Pick the next letter, or see if Cat wants to.
OK. I've only vaguely heard of her.
I'll PM CIAS.
Bump
Right. No response from CIAS, so our next letter is
H
IQ: Did you write an early code of law?
IQ2: Are you the Nazi who committed suicide on the eve of your execution?
IQ3: Did you make an unauthorized attempt to make peace with England during WWII?
Not Hammurabi, Hermann Goering or Rudolph Hoess.
3 for 3
IQ: Did you entitle your manifesto "My Struggle"?
IQ2: Were you FDR's trusted aide at Yalta?
IQ3: Were you the anti-Semitic industrialist who was in a mutual admiration society with #1?
Not Adolf Hitler, Harry Hopkins (before Yalta, too) or Henry Ford (who, although an anti-Semite for many years, does not appear to have been admirer of Hitler, as such: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_...d_antisemitism).
It may be apocryphal, but I thought they had pictures of each other on their respective office desks.
IQ: Are you the most famous magician?
IQ2: Are you the POTUS Sheldon Cooper would derisively call "a dirt person"?
IQ3: Are you the politician the former home of the Twins and Vikings was named after?
Never read that anywhere.
Not Houdini, Herbert Hoover (guessing) or Hubert Humphrey.
Yup. Hoover was a Geologist as a young man.
IQ: Did you deliver the longest innagural speech?
IQ2: Did you go 1-1 in Presidential elections against the same person?
IQ3: Are you considered the most hated man in poker?
Not William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison (v. Cleveland) and still not Hitler. No, just kidding - take a DQ for that final one.
That is Howard Lederer. He allegedly ran a Ponzi scheme on a poker site.
DQ: Real?
IQ: Are you the eccentric businessman who founded RKO Stuio?
IQ2: Are you the longtime government figure whose deputy helped bring down a POTUS?
IQ3: Are you the poker player known for your unorthodox play and good looks?
Not Howard Hughes, J. Edgar Hoover (as to Mark Felt) and dunno.
H.
1. fictional
Gus Hansen plays unorthodox hands. He also made People's "Most Beautiful" issue awhile back.
DQ: Male?
IQ: Were you the dragon will a beloved son?
IQ2: Did you coin the term for a situation with unforeseen consequences?
IQ3: Were you left to reassure America "The Gipper" would be okay?
I don't understand the first question, not Heisenberg, and not Al Haig.
I'll rephrase the 1st two
IQ: Were you a dragon who son left "the nest" much to your consternation?
IQ2: Did you write a book whose title became synonymous with a situation with unfortunate consequences?
DQ: Would be living, if real?
Dunno x2.
H.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
Hagrid
Joseph Heller ("Catch-22")
DQ: American?
DQ2: Created by American?
IQ: Are you the most famous entertainer from Hawaii?
IQ2:Are you a top female poker player with an unfortunate last name?
IQ3: Are you the least formally educated POTUS of the 20th century?
Hagrid wasn't a dragon; he was a half-giant.
Not Don Ho, dunno, and not Harry Truman.
H.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
Ah, I remember you using Hagrid in a question. But wasn't really familiar with him.
The poker player is Maria Ho (not related to Don AFAIK)
DQ: Created by American?
IQ: Were you the HS student who went on a fateful school trip to Aruba?
IQ3: Did you famously ask punks if they felt lucky?
IQ3: Are you the voice actor who plays: an inept police chief, bartender with an over-inflated self image, among many others?
For more on Hagrid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubeus_Hagrid
Not Chris Hansen (from Into the Wild?), Det. "Dirty Harry" Callahan, dunno.
H.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
Natalee Holloway
Correct
Hank Azaria
DQ: From Film/TV?
DQ reserved
IQ: Are you the MLB player promoted as the next big thing, only to be eclipsed by Mike Trout?
IQ2: Were you fired from your eponymous sitcom during the 80s?
IQ3: Did you set up internet stings to entrap pedophiles?
Hagrid sounds like the "Potter" version of Deep Throat.
Hmm. Never thought that about Hagrid.
Dunno x3.Quote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
H.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not originally from film/TV
Bryce Harper
Valerie Harper
Chris Hansen
DQ: Created after 1900?
DQ: From Literature?
2 DQs reserved
IQ: Are you the supermodel married to the most overrated player in MLB history?
IQ2: Were you a worthy successor to Jack Nicholson?
IQ3: Are you the goalie on the Women's National soccer team?
The first two questions are rather subjective, but not Halle Berry, Gene Hackman or... dunno.
H.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not originally from film/TV
7. created after 1900
8. not from Literature
Hannah Jeter (Married to Derek)
Heath Ledger (took over the role of The Joker). (Thought you'd get that FOR SURE)
Hope Solo
DQ: Main creator born before 1950?
DQ2: From a visual medium?
DQ3: Created before 1950?
DQ4: Adapted for screen/TV?
DQ reserved
Ah, all good ones! You got me.
H.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not originally from film/TV
7. created after 1900
8. not from Literature
9. main creator born before 1950
10. from a visual medium
11. created after 1950
12. adapted for screen/TV
IQ: Are you a below average nuclear safety inspector?
IQ2: Are you a space pirate who teamed up with a pair of siblings to defeat the Force?
IQ3: Are you the UN Secretary General who perished in plane crash, which many believe was an asassination?
DQ: From a comic/manga?
Not Homer J. Simpson ("Simpson, eh?"), Han Solo (did you mean the Empire and not the Force?) or Dag Hammerskjold (sp?).Quote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
H.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not originally from film/TV
7. created after 1900
8. not from Literature
9. main creator born before 1950
10. from a visual medium
11. created after 1950
12. adapted for screen/TV
13. not from a comic/manga
Yeah, I OBVIOUSLY meant the Empire! :face palm:
If you hadn't got the first one, and I revealed the answer, I hope you would've said, "D'oh!" ;)
IQ: Did you allegedly hide documents in a pumpkin?
IQ2: Were you a Texas founding father after whom the 4th largest city in America is named after?
IQ3: Was the voice actor associated with your most famous character recently fired?
BTW: I think you nailed Dag's last name spelling.
Not Alger Hiss (a law school classmate of my grandfather's), the great Sam Houston or Jim Henson (I hear the most recent Kermit puppeteer got the axe).Quote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
I see I was one letter off ol' Dag's last name - should "mar" and not "mer."
3 for 3 of course.
IQ: Were you the little person who was happy to see "the plane, the plane"?
IQ2: Did you create Dennis the Menace?
IQ3: Did you spend your childhood in an idyllic NC town, and your teen years (MANY years later) in Milwaukee?
Not Herve Villachaize (sp again?), Hank Ketcham or Ron Howard.
Once again, 3 for 3. I also think you nailed Tattoo's spelling.
IQ: Are you the golfer who famously hoped he picked the right club?
IQ2: Are you another golfer who earned your rhyming nickname after missing a putt at the Masters?
IQ3: Are you a race car driver once married to the most famous Kentucky hoops fan?
Misidentified the driverQuote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
Dunno x3 anyway.
Hal Sutton (he hit an approach shot, and exclaimed,"be the right club today.")
Scott Hoch ("Hoch as in choke")
Helio Castronevas (BTW, Dario Frachetti was married to Ashley Judd)
DQ: Adapted for a movie?
DQ2: Won major awards?
DQ3: Originally from cartoon?
H.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not originally from film/TV
7. created after 1900
8. not from Literature
9. main creator born before 1950
10. from a visual medium
11. created after 1950
12. adapted for screen/TV
13. not from a comic/manga
14. adapted for a movie
15. won major awards
16. not originally from cartoon
IQ: Did you front the band that started out backing up Linda Ronstadt?
IQ2: Were you the famously demagogue southern governor who almost challenged FDR?
IQ3: Were you the would-be assasin obsessed with Jodie Foster?
Dunno, not Huey Long, and not John Hinckley.
Don Henley (that's how The Eagles got their start)
DQ: Were those awards Oscars?
IQ: Were you Lincoln's original VP?
IQ2: Did you appear in one of the first mainstream movies to depict male homosexuality, later appearing on "L.A. LAW"?
IQ3: Were you the loquacious coach who won SB IV?
Not Hannibal Hamlin, Harry Hamlin or George Hallas.
H.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not originally from film/TV
7. created after 1900
8. not from Literature
9. main creator born before 1950
10. from a visual medium
11. created after 1950
12. adapted for screen/TV
13. not from a comic/manga
14. adapted for a movie
15. won major awards
16. not originally from cartoon
17. movie won one Oscar
Halas never coached a SB. That was Hank Stram. (The camera was on him more than the game, seemingly)
DQ: Was it a marquee Oscar?
IQ: Were you the NFL Founding Father who died on Halloween?
IQ2: Are you the POTUS credited with popularizing the term "Founding Father"?
IQ3: Were you the mastermind behind the scandal, which my celebrity crush was peripherally relevant to, that brought your sport its biggest mainstream coverage to that point?
Dunno, not Herbert Hoover and dunno.
H.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not originally from film/TV
7. created after 1900
8. not from Literature
9. main creator born before 1950
10. from a visual medium
11. created after 1950
12. adapted for screen/TV
13. not from a comic/manga
14. adapted for a movie
15. won major awards
16. not originally from cartoon
17. movie won one Oscar
18. not a marquee Oscar
George Halas ('83)
Warren G Harding. (I already covered Hoover)
Tonya Harding (the Nancy Kerrigan debacle)
DQ: Created after 2000?
DQ2: Financial success?
DQ ceded because, that gets me to 20
H.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not originally from film/TV
7. created after 1900
8. not from Literature
9. main creator born before 1950
10. from a visual medium
11. created after 1950
12. adapted for screen/TV
13. not from a comic/manga
14. adapted for a movie
15. won major awards
16. not originally from cartoon
17. movie won one Oscar
18. not a marquee Oscar
19. created before 2000
20. big financial success
Ask your other earned DQ, if you like.
Thanks!
DQ: From the Sci-Fi or Fantasy genre?
H.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not originally from film/TV
7. created after 1900
8. not from Literature
9. main creator born before 1950
10. from a visual medium
11. created after 1950
12. adapted for screen/TV
13. not from a comic/manga
14. adapted for a movie
15. won major awards
16. not originally from cartoon
17. movie won one Oscar
18. not a marquee Oscar
19. created before 2000
20. big financial success
21. not from the Sci-Fi or Fantasy genre
Ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon EST tomorrow, please.
Given I'll probably forget about this, my (bad) guess:
Horatio Hornblower
No, Hornblower was from literature and was created by a Brit IIRC.
I was thinking of Prof.
Harold Hill
The con-man antihero, eventually redeemed, of the musical and later movie adaptations of The Music Man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_Man
I'll start the next round soon.
Knew title, but was completely unfamiliar with the actual plot. :). Eagerly awaiting the next letter.
I also didn't actually think it was a Horatio.
Here's the best song IMHO from The Music Man - Hill (Robert Preston) is the man on the right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_Oe-jtgdI
Our next letter is
I
IQ: Were you the longtime moderator of "Washington Week in Review"?
IQ2: Are you the dancer injured by your scarf?
IQ3: Was your boss obsessed with the animal that crippled him?
Not Angela Ifill, Isadora Duncan or Ishmael (in Moby-Dick).
Her first name was Gwen, but 3 for 3. :)
IQ: Were you a notable 19th c. Philosopher?
IQ2: Are you Harrison Ford's 2nd most famous role?
IQ3: Are you a Miami-based "Around the Horn" panelist?
Not Immanuel Kant, not Indiana Jones, and dunno.
Israel Guitierrez
DQ: Real?
IQ: Did you play Ted Danson's cousin/lover in a movie?
IQ2: Did you play Drew Carey's coworker/frenemy on his sitcom?
IQ3: Are you the British actor in a May/December same-sex relationship?
Dunno x3.
I.
1. real
Isabella Rossellini ("Cousins")
Ian Gomez
Ian McKellan
DQ: Living?
DQ2: Male?
DQ3: American?
IQ: Are you the Polish pianist turned politician?
IQ2: Did you rely on wax to keep you aloft, forgetting that wax melts?
IQ3: Were you the Far Eastern First Lady with a serious shoe habit?
:Nongame question: are you using Harold in the Dope Botticelli game? :)
No, I'm not using Prof. Hill again over there.
Not Ignatz Paderewski (sp?), Icarus or Imelda Marcos.
I.
1. real
2. dead
3. male
4. American
3 for 3.
IQ: Are you poet daughter of a South American dictator?
IQ2: Did you help revitalize one of the Big 3 carmakers during the 80s?
IQ3: Were you the pizza guy who owned 2 Motown sports teams?
Not Isabel Allende (I thought she was a distant cousin, not the daugher), Lee Iacocca or... dunno.
She may be (that's who I meant anyway)
Correct
Mike Illich. (He founded Little Caesars, owned the Tigers and Red Wings)
DQ: Died after 1900?
IQ: Were you a medieval Catholic leader whose religious order gave its name to many colleges?
IQ2: Were you a major Cabinet member under FDR?
IQ3: Were you a major African dictator during the 70s?
Not Ignatius Loyola, Harold Ickes or Idi Amin.
I.
1. real
2. dead
3. male
4. American
5. died before 1900