H
1)Real
2)Male
3)Dead
4)American
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H
1)Real
2)Male
3)Dead
4)American
Previous IQs:
Was your ship the Half Moon? - Yes, Henry Hudson
Did Bruce Willis play you in movie that became a semi-cult favorite? - Yes, Hudson Hawk
Did Paul Newman provide your voice near the end of his life? - Hudson the police car, in Cars
Hudson x3!
DQs:
Political/military?
IQs:
Did Adam Sandler play you in a title role?
Were you Nelson Rockefeller's second wife?
Were you not quite as slutty in your film debut as in the book in which you first appeared?
Not Happy Gilmore
Not Happy Rockefeller
DQ
H
1)Real
2)Male
3)Dead
4)American
5)Not Political/Military
I've heard that Julia Roberts was a beyotch while making "Hook", and blamed the broken engagement for her behavior.
Previous IQs:
Did Adam Sandler play you in a title role? - Yes, Happy Gilmore
Were you Nelson Rockefeller's second wife? - Yes, Happy Rockefeller
Were you not quite as slutty in your film debut as in the book in which you first appeared? - Holly Golightly, in Breakfast at Tiffany's
DQ:
Best known for the Arts?
IQs:
Were you a Federation administrator in the Star Trek episode "Wolf in the Fold"?
Did you play an overly-emotional astronaut in Interstellar?
Were you Shakespeare's wife?
DQ
Not Anne Hathaway (?)
Not the other Anne Hathaway
(3 led me to 2)
H
1)Real
2)Male
3)Dead
4)American
5)Not Political/Military
6)Involved in Arts but not best known for it
Previous IQs:
Were you a Federation administrator in the Star Trek episode "Wolf in the Fold"? - Mr. Hengist
Did you play an overly-emotional astronaut in Interstellar? - Yes, Anne Hathaway
Were you Shakespeare's wife? - Ditto
DQ:
Died since 2000?
IQs:
Were you Capt. Miller's right-hand man in Saving Private Ryan?
Did Carol Burnett play your nemesis in a recent movie?
Did you command the Continental forces at the 1777 Battle of Oriskany, N.Y.?
DQ
DQ
Not General Haig (wonder if Al is a descendent)
H
1)Real
2)Male
3)Dead
4)American
5)Not Political/Military
6)Involved in Arts but not best known for it
7)Died BEFORE 2000
Previous IQs:
Were you Capt. Miller's right-hand man in Saving Private Ryan? - Sgt. Horvath
Did Carol Burnett play your nemesis in a recent movie? - She played the mean, bossy kangaroo mom in Horton Hears a Who
Did you command the Continental forces at the 1777 Battle of Oriskany, N.Y.? - Gen. Herkimer, not Haig
DQs:
Athlete?
Best known for a single event?
Died before 1950?
IQs:
Do some historians think Lloyd George was right not to give you more troops?
Did Richard Dreyfus once play you in a TV movie based on actual events?
Did you play Bobby Hill's partner in a TV series?
Not General Haig
Not Matt Hooper (maybe it was based on factual events)
DQ
H
1)Real
2)Male
3)Dead
4)American
5)Not Political/Military
6)Involved in Arts but not best known for it
7)Died BEFORE 2000
8)NOT an athlete
9)NOT known for single event (arguable)
10)Died AFTER 1950
Previous IQs:
Do some historians think Lloyd George was right not to give you more troops? - Yes, Gen. Douglas Haig
Did Richard Dreyfus once play you in a TV movie based on actual events? - Al Haig, in a movie about the 1981 Reagan assassination attempt
Did you play Bobby Hill's partner in a TV series? - Charles Haid, who played Ptl. Andy Renko on Hill Street Blues
DQs:
Best known as a businessman?
Last name start with H?
IQs:
Did you give your name to the journal of the British House of Commons, and now many others?
Were you an Elf who died at an important Rohan fortification in the movie LOTR: The Two Towers?
Was that fortification named after you?
3 DQs!
H
1)Real
2)Male
3)Dead
4)American
5)Not Political/Military
6)Involved in Arts but not best known for it
7)Died BEFORE 2000
8)NOT an athlete
9)NOT known for single event (arguable)
10)Died AFTER 1950
11)Best known as businessman (dabbled in various businesses)
12)Both names start "H"
Previous IQs:
Did you give your name to the journal of the British House of Commons, and now many others? - Mr. Hansard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansard
Were you an Elf who died at an important Rohan fortification in the movie LOTR: The Two Towers? - Haldir
Was that fortification named after you? - The kingly namesake of Helm's Deep
Three DQs reserved.
IQ:
Did you build the "Spruce Goose"?
YES!! I am indeed
HOWARD HUGHES. :D. Great job!
WRT #9: the incident I was thinking of was the one time the "Spruce Goose" flew.
WRT #6: He owned RKO studios of course.
Thanks! You didn't have to tell me that both names started with H, but once you did, it all clicked.
OK, next let's go with
A
IQ: Did you write the most famous fables?
IQ2: Are you the American Quisling?
IQ3: Are you the gymnast who doesn't play one on TV, but is a doctor?
Not Aesop, Benedict Arnold or... dunno.
Correct
Correct
Amy Chow is a pediatrician
DQ: Real?
IQ1) Did you play a mystery writer by day, serial killer by night?
IQ2) Are you the VPOTUS born in D.C.?
IQ3) Were you mayor of NYC during the 80s?
Dunno, dunno and not Abe Beame.Quote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
A.
1. real
Angela Lansbury (how else do you explain all those murders in Cabot Cove?)
Al Gore
Al Koch
DQ: Male?
DQ2: Living?
DQ3: American?
IQ: Were your rights traded for Kevin Love?
IQ2: Are you the NFL QB who recently bought a percentage of your local NBA team?
IQ3: Are you the NFL QB who replaced a legend, but have dealt with a potentially career ending shoulder injury?
Dunno x3.
The Lansbury question is a bit dodgy - I know it's a funny fan (or critic) theory, but we don't know that she really was a serial killer (and obviously she wasn't portrayed that way). It's not a factual question. And Koch's first name was Ed (Edward), so he's not an "A."
A.
1. real
2. male
Yeah, my Lansbury question was totally tongue-in-cheek, and I can't believe I messed up Koch!
Andrew Wiggins
Aaron Rodgers bought into the Bucks
Andrew Luck replaced Peyton Manning, has been injury prone
DQ: Living?
DQ2: American?
DQ3: In Arts, broadly defined?
IQ: Were you a NY Senator during the 80's?
IQ2: Were you on of FDR's VPs?
IQ3: Were you TIME's Man of the 20th Century?
Not Al D'Amato, Henry A. Wallace or Albert Einstein.
A.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
Correct
Misremembered but he fits
Correct
IQ: Were you Truman's VP?
IQ2: Are you the famous "plus size" model? (I put it in quotes because she'd be considered normal size in the real world)
IQ3: Are you about to become the newest member of the 3000 hit club?
Not Alben Barkley, dunno and dunno.
Correct
Ashley Graham
Albert Pujols needs 6 hits
DQ: European?
DQ2: Military/Political figure?
IQ: Are you the War of 1812 hero who won an ultimately meaningless battle?
IQ2: Are you the Scottish industrialist who pioneered modern philanthropy?
IQ3: Did you famously hate spunk?
Not Andrew Jackson, Andrew Carnegie or Ed "Lou Grant" Asner.
A.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. European
7. kinda sorta a military/political figure, but not best known for that
3 for 3 of course
IQ: Did you found modern Turkey?
IQ2: Did you replace Churchill in the aftermath of WWII?
IQ3: Did you replace Churchill in the 50s?
Not Kemal Ataturk, Clement Attlee or Anthony Eden.
3 for 3 once again.
IQ: Are you the architect of American Cold War foreign policy?
IQ2: Did you have a usually friendly rivalry with the Sage of Monticello?
IQ3: Were you his wife?
Not Dean Acheson (or Harry Truman, or George F. Kennan); not John or Abigail Adams.
3 for 3 (I was crediting Dean as SoD at the time)
DQ: Are you the GM of the team that traded you in part of the 1985 NCAA TOURNAMENT MOP?
IQ2: Were you the first manager to win the WS in both leagues?
IQ3: Are you the tv judge who considered himself a magician?
Acheson was SECSTATE, not SECDEF.
Dunno x2; not Harry Anderson of Night Court.
Of course the State Department helps set foreign policy
Danny Ainge is GM in Boston, part of trade for Ed Pinckney
Sparky Anderson managed Cincinnati's Big Red Machine and the '84 Tigers
Correct of course
DQ: Best known for Science?
DQ2: From Warsaw Pact nation?
IQ: Did you create the basic American financial system?
IQ2: Did you murder #1?
IQ3: Did you once hold the most revered record in sports, and still do in some eyes?
Of course, but you wrote "SoD," which I presume meant "Secretary of Defense" - which he was not.Quote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
Not Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr or Hank Aaron.
A.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. European
7. kinda sorta a military/political figure, but not best known for that
8. arguably not best known for science
9. not from a Warsaw Pact nation
I was pointing out the fact I erred as to his Cabinet position.
3 for 3 of course
IQ: Were you the first victim of the Boston Massacre?
IQ2: Are you the Founding Father associated with craft beer?
IQ3: Are you the computer scientist driven to suicide because of your homosexuality?
Who’s gateway is San Soucy? (I figured out the other 2)
Not Crispus Attucks, Sam Adams or Alan Turing.
3 for 3
IQ: Are you the mythical figure who gave his name to an important piece of lower body tissue?
IQ2: Are you the ventriloquist dummy who's a parody of OBL?
IQ3: Are you the Italian female Iron Chef?
Dunno, not Ahmed, and dunno.
Achilles
Correct (spelled Achmed)
Alex Guarnaschelli
DQ: Namesake of something?
DQ2: Had leadership position?
IQ: Are you the noted 20th c. photographer?
IQ2: Did you play a doctor with an Iowa reference nickname?
IQ3: Did you have your breakout in a Doritos SB commercial?
Not Ansel Adams (love him!), not Alan Alda (it was a Last of the Mohicans and not an Iowa reference, wasn't it?) and dunno.
A.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. European
7. kinda sorta a military/political figure, but not best known for that
8. arguably not best known for science
9. not from a Warsaw Pact nation
10. Namesake of something
11. had leadership position
Correct
Correct (probably, I just know Hawkeye as the Iowa team nickname)
Ali Landry
DQ: Died before 1850?
IQ: Are you the Yankee slugger who causes fans to "all rise"?
IQ2: Are you the Red Sox OF whose last name is frequently misspelled?
IQ3: Are you the "L&O" ADA who got engaged on "The Tonight Show"?
Not A-Rod, dunno, and not Andi Harmon (?).
A.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. European
7. kinda sorta a military/political figure, but not best known for that
8. arguably not best known for science
9. not from a Warsaw Pact nation
10. Namesake of something
11. had leadership position
12. died after 1850
Aaron Judge
Andrew BeniNtendi
Angie Harmon (close enough). :D
DQ: Acquired power legitimately?
DQ2: Died BEFORE 1950?
IQ: Are you the CT peddling radio host?
IQ2: Were you the football coach at Notre Dame in the 60s?
IQ3: Are you the 90s NBA player who costarred in a commercial with a puppet of you?
Dunno x2; not Anthony Hardaway.
A.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. European
7. kinda sorta a military/political figure, but not best known for that
8. arguably not best known for science
9. not from a Warsaw Pact nation
10. Namesake of something
11. had leadership position
12. died after 1850
13. acquired power legitimately
14. died before 1950
Alex Jones
Ara Parseghian
Anfernee Hardaway (So close)
DQ: Elected official?
DQ2: Namesake of something tangible?
DQ3: Famous, rather than infamous?
IQ: Are you the Yankee pitcher who was contrite when it was revealed he used PEDs?
IQ2: Are you the Food Network host of "Iron Chef:America", and its various spinoffs?
IQ3: Are you the former #1 NFL pick who was just traded from the team he resurrected his career from, making way for a former high pick?
Dunno x3
A.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. European
7. kinda sorta a military/political figure, but not best known for that
8. arguably not best known for science
9. not from a Warsaw Pact nation
10. Namesake of something
11. had leadership position
12. died after 1850
13. acquired power legitimately
14. died before 1950
15. not an elected official
16. namesake of something tangible
17. famous rather than infamous today
Andy Pettite
Alton Brown
Alex Smith
DQ: Advisor to Head of Government?
DQ2: Reputation has improved since his death?
DQ3: Died of natural causes?
Aaand that's 20
Ah, yes - Alton Brown. I shoulda gotten that.
A.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. not in the Arts, however defined
6. European
7. kinda sorta a military/political figure, but not best known for that
8. arguably not best known for science
9. not from a Warsaw Pact nation
10. Namesake of something
11. had leadership position
12. died after 1850
13. acquired power legitimately
14. died before 1950
15. not an elected official
16. namesake of something tangible
17. famous rather than infamous today
18. not an advisor to a Head of Government
19. reputation has improved since his death
20. died of natural causes
Ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon Sun. EST, please.
Just under the gun, but are you:
AMBROSE BURNSIDE
Happy Mother's Day to your wife and mother!
Thanks for the good wishes, Eric.
I am not Ambrose Burnside, who WAS American (DQ 4). Rather, I am
Alfred Nobel
The Swedish businessman, arms merchant and inventor of dynamite, but better-known today for establishing the coveted prizes that bear his name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel
Read a biography of him years ago! Good one! Next letter?
It's been awhile since we've had
I
IQ: Are you Herman Melville's most famous character?
IQ2: Are you the medieval theologian who gave his name to colleges?
IQ3: Were you FDR's Secretary of Agriculture?
Not Ishmael, St. Ignatius Loyola or Harold Ickes.
3 for 3 of course
IQ: Are you a noted 19th c. Philosopher?
IQ2: Did you play grandma Griswold in the first "Vacation" movie?
IQ3: Are you the Asian First Lady whose hubby was overthrown in the mid-80s?
Not Immanuel Kant, Imogene Coca or Imelda Marcos.
Once again, 3 for 3!
IQ: Are you the fedora wearing adventurer who feared snakes?
IQ2: Are you the martyred Israeli PM?
IQ3: Are you the Miami based "Around the Horn" panelist?
Not Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr. or Itzhak Rabin; dunno the third.
Correct
Correct
Israel Gutierrez
DQ: Real?
IQ: Were you famously done in by a loose scarf?
IQ2: Are you an iconic sci-fi author?
IQ3: Did you host a PBS weekly news wrap up show?
Not Isadora Duncan, Isaac Asimov or Gwen Ifill.
I.
1. fictional
3 for 3 once again!
IQ: Are you a character in “The Headless Horseman”
IQ2: Did you create said character?
IQ3: Are you a famous composer whose last name is a European capital?
Not Ichabod Crane, Washington Irving or Isaiah Berlin.
Correct
Correct
Irving Berlin
DQ: Male?
IQ: Are you the "Love Boat" bartender?
IQ2: Did you play guitar for Guns n Roses?
IQ: Are you the musician whose last name is the genre?
Not Isaac, dunno and dunno.
I.
1. fictional
2. female
Correct (points and winks)
Izzy Stratling
Iggy Pop
DQ: Would be living if real?
DQ2: American?
IQ: Did you save a Big 3 company from bankruptcy in the 80s?
IQ2: Are you the greatest Japanese baseball player in MLB history?
IQ3: Did you play the woman George Constanza cheated with in an effort to end his engagement?
Not Lee Iacocca, dunno and dunno.
I.
1. fictional
2. female
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
Correct
Ichiro Suzuki
Ileana Douglas
DQ: Created before 1800?
DQ2: Created by American?
IQ: Did you codify the laws of basic physics?
IQ2: Were you a WR from the “Greatest Show on Turf”?
IQ3: Are you a Tiger/Ranger 2B?
Not Sir Isaac Newton; dunno x2.
I.
1. fictional
2. female
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created after 1800
6. not created by an American
Yup
Isaac Bruce
Ian Kinsler
DQ: Created by a European?
DQ: Created before 1900?
IQ: Are you a father of newborn twins with Anna Kournikova?
IQ2: Are you the proud grandfather?
IQ3: Did you run the ER from your crutches for much of "ER"'s run?
Dunno x3.
I.
1. fictional
2. female
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created after 1800
6. not created by an American
7. created by a European
8. created before 1900
Enrique Iglesias
Julio Iglesias
Laura Innes
DQ: From a work of prose?
DQ2: Creator from Traditional NATO country?
DQ3: Created AFTER 1850?
IQ: Are you the "Fluffy" comic?
IQ2: Did you betray your friend for silver?
IQ3: Did you have a "Big Fat Greek Wedding"?
Dunno, not Judas Iscariot, and dunno.
I.
1. fictional
2. female
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created after 1800
6. not created by an American
7. created by a European
8. created before 1900
9. from a work of prose
10. creator from a traditional NATO country
11. created after 1850
Gabriel Iglesias
Correct of course
Ian Gomez (he's Nia's hubby)
DQ: Speaks a Romance language?
DQ2: Book taught in school?
IQ: Were you the PG on the "Bad Boy" Pistons?
IQ2: Did you go from NBA "Mr. Irrelevant" to Celtics folk hero to injury plagued irrelevance?
IQ3: Were you a major 60s folk singer?
Not Isaiah Thomas, dunno and dunno.
I.
1. fictional
2. female
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created after 1800
6. not created by an American
7. created by a European
8. created before 1900
9. from a work of prose
10. creator from a traditional NATO country
11. created after 1850
12. unknown if she speaks a Romance language
13. book not typically taught in school
That's Isiah Thomas
THIS is Isaiah Thomas (yeah, it's a nitpicky distinction)
Janis Ian
DQ: Scandinavian?
DQ2: Received movie adaptation?
DQ3: Human (just to be thoroughl). ;)
BTW: the improver from the Dope game spells his name Greg Proops. ("Greg Proops the Prooper Scooper")
I.
1. fictional
2. female
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created after 1800
6. not created by an American
7. created by a European
8. created before 1900
9. from a work of prose
10. creator from a traditional NATO country
11. created after 1850
12. unknown if she speaks a Romance language
13. book not typically taught in school
14. not Scandinavian
15. has received movie adaptation
16. human
IQ: Did you have a famous touchdown dance in the 80s?
IQ2: Are you Sir Walter Scott's most famous character?
IQ3: Are you a famous monster from early cinema?
Dunno, dunno (but I should know that), and dunno.
Ickey Woods
Ivanhoe (mentioned on "Jeopardy" Friday)
Imhotep
DQ: Movie released between 1950 and 2000?
DQ2: Book received awards?
DQ3: Main character?
Wikipedia being weird
Um, you shouldn't be checking Wikipedia while playing the game. It's about your memory and not your online research skills.
I.
1. fictional
2. female
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created after 1800
6. not created by an American
7. created by a European
8. created before 1900
9. from a work of prose
10. creator from a traditional NATO country
11. created after 1850
12. unknown if she speaks a Romance language
13. book not typically taught in school
14. not Scandinavian
15. has received movie adaptation
16. human
17. movie not released between 1950 and 2000
18. book did not receive awards
19. not the main character
I checked AFTER the fact. Sorry I didn’t make that clear.
IQ: Did you design the JFK museum?
IQ2: Did you write “Peace Train” in a former life?
IQ3: Are you the world leader assasinated by your own bodyguard?
I M not I.M. Pei, I forget Cat Stevens's current name, and not Indira Gandhi. Take a DQ.
Correct (only “I” architect I know)
Yusef Islam
Correct
DQ: Movie win awards?
AAAND that’s 20
BTW: Did you change 17, or did I misread it before?
No, I didn't change DQ 17's answer.
I.
1. fictional
2. female
3. would be dead now, if real
4. American
5. created after 1800
6. not created by an American
7. created by a European
8. created before 1900
9. from a work of prose
10. creator from a traditional NATO country
11. created after 1850
12. unknown if she speaks a Romance language
13. book not typically taught in school
14. not Scandinavian
15. has received movie adaptation
16. human
17. movie not released between 1950 and 2000
18. book did not receive awards
19. not the main character
20. movie won awards, although not an Oscar
Please ask your "Are your Firstname Lastname?" question by noon EST tomorrow.
Yeah, I figured I has misread that. :)
Are you
ISOLDE?
Created after 1800, so no. Rather, I am
Irene Adler
One of the few women known to have bested Sherlock Holmes, and long admired by him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Adler
Rachel McAdams played her in the two recent Holmes movies.
Very nice! You used another Holmes character recently. I’m off to bed, I’ll think of a letter or IQs, depending on whose turn you deem it.
We're overdue for W, so I'll think about that if you'd like.
Sure, go ahead.
So, like I said, your letter is:
W
IQs:
Was Thurlow Weed your longtime political ally?
Did you joke about having worn Fat Boy jeans as a kid?
Is your home now open for tours in Cincinnati?
3 DQS
Previous IQs:
Was Thurlow Weed your longtime political ally? - William H. Seward, Lincoln's SECSTATE
Did you joke about having worn Fat Boy jeans as a kid? - William J. Clinton
Is your home now open for tours in Cincinnati? - William Howard Taft
William x3!
DQs:
Real?
Male?
Last name start with W?
IQs:
Was Garth your best friend?
Did you win the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
Did you costar with Kim Darby in a film late in your career?
Not Wayne Campbell (Party on Elendil!)
DQ
DQ
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins “W”
Previous IQs:
Was Garth your best friend? - Yes, Wayne from Wayne's World (Party on, Eric!)
Did you win the Battle of Fallen Timbers? - Gen. "Mad Anthony" Wayne
Did you costar with Kim Darby in a film late in your career? - John Wayne, in True Grit
Wayne x3!
DQs:
American?
Living?
Political/military?
IQs:
Did you and your siblings found a major business in the American West?
Are you the senior U.S. senator from Virginia?
Are you his former colleague?
DQ
Not John Warner
Not Jim Webb
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins W
4.American
5.Dead
6.Not Political/Military
Previous IQs:
Did you and your siblings found a major business in the American West? - Any of the Warner Brothers of Hollywood
Are you the senior U.S. senator from Virginia? - Not John but Mark Warner
Are you his former colleague? - That was John Warner (no relation)
Warner x3!
DQs:
Best known for the Arts?
Died since 1950?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Does the same actor usually play both your father and your nemesis?
Before your middle name was established as being "Thomas," did one writer speculate that it was "Thelonious"?
Were you a notable Confederate cavalry commander?
Totally should have known the Warner Bros.!
DQ
DQ
DQ (though I should know)
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins W
4.American
5.Dead
6.Not Political/Military
7.Not in Arts
8.Died BEFORE 1950
Previous IQs:
Does the same actor usually play both your father and your nemesis? - Wendy Darling in stage productions of Peter Pan
Before your middle name was established as being "Thomas," did one writer speculate that it was "Thelonious"? - Cmdr. William T. Riker of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Were you a notable Confederate cavalry commander? - Wade Hampton
DQs:
Died before 1861?
Best known for a single incident?
Businessman/entrepreneur?
One DQ reserved.
IQs to follow.
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins W
4.American
5.Dead
6.Not Political/Military
7.Not in Arts
8.Died BEFORE 1950
9.Died AFTER 1861
10.NOT best known for a single incident
11.NOT a businessman p/entrepreneur
DQ:
Athlete?
IQs:
Did a comedian say he hoped to be reincarnated as your fingertips?
Are you that comedian?
Were you a disgraced top judge in New York?
3 DQS
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins W
4.American
5.Dead
6.Not Political/Military
7.Not in Arts
8.Died BEFORE 1950
9.Died AFTER 1861
10.NOT best known for a single incident
11.NOT a businessman/entrepreneur
1.NOT an athlete
Previous IQs:
Did a comedian say he hoped to be reincarnated as your fingertips? - Warren Beatty
Are you that comedian? - Woody Allen
Were you a disgraced top judge in New York? - Sol Wachtler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Wachtler
DQs:
Associated with NYC?
Best known for role in the legal system?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Were you a mayor of Chicago who died in office?
Is your letter to Touro Synagogue famous?
Were you one of the first elected mayors of your city?
DQ
Not George Washington
DQ
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins W
4.American
5.Dead
6.Not Political/Military
7.Not in Arts
8.Died BEFORE 1950
9.Died AFTER 1861
10.NOT best known for a single incident
11.NOT a businessman/entrepreneur
12.NOT an athlete
13.NOT associated with NYC
14.No link to the legal system in any way
Previous IQs:
Were you a mayor of Chicago who died in office? - Harold Washington
Is your letter to Touro Synagogue famous? - Yes, George Washington: http://tourosynagogue.org/history-learning/gw-letter
Were you one of the first elected mayors of your city? - Walter Washington, of Washington, D.C.
Washington x3!
DQs:
Died after 1900?
Married to a famous person?
IQs:
Were you a musician who changed genders?
Were you a commentator on NPR who had the same last name as that person?
Were you a rock singer who also did?
3 DQS
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins W
4.American
5.Dead
6.Not Political/Military
7.Not in Arts
8.Died BEFORE 1950
9.Died AFTER 1861
10.NOT best known for a single incident
11.NOT a businessman/entrepreneur
12.NOT an athlete
13.NOT associated with NYC
14.No link to the legal system in any way
15.Died AFTER 1900
16.No famous SO
Previous IQs:
Were you a musician who changed genders? - Music synthesizer expert Wayne Williams became Wendy Carlos
Were you a commentator on NPR who had the same last name as that person? - Juan Williams
Were you a rock singer who also did? - Wendy Williams
Williams x3!
DQs:
Scientist?
Won a top award in his field?
Two DQs reserved.
IQs:
Was your football nickname "Whizzer"?
Were you the heroine of a Joe Haldeman sf short story set on an environmentally-ruined Earth?
Were you the antihero of Breaking Bad?
Not future SCOTUS Justice Byron White (1st man to lead college football in Total Offense)
DQ
Not Walter White
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins W
4.American
5.Dead
6.Not Political/Military
7.Not in Arts
8.Died BEFORE 1950
9.Died AFTER 1861
10.NOT best known for a single incident
11.NOT a businessman/entrepreneur
12.NOT an athlete
13.NOT associated with NYC
14.No link to the legal system in any way
15.Died AFTER 1900
16.No famous SO
17.NOT a scientist
18.Holds top distinction in life (worded for accuracy/help solve)
Previous IQs:
Was your football nickname "Whizzer"? - Yes, Byron "Whizzer" White
Were you the heroine of a Joe Haldeman sf short story set on an environmentally-ruined Earth? - The title character of "For White Hill"
Were you the antihero of Breaking Bad? - Yes, Walter White
White x3!
DQ:
Journalist?
Greatest fame before 1900?
One DQ reserved.
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins W
4.American
5.Dead
6.Not Political/Military
7.Not in Arts
8.Died BEFORE 1950
9.Died AFTER 1861
10.NOT best known for a single incident
11.NOT a businessman/entrepreneur
12.NOT an athlete
13.NOT associated with NYC
14.No link to the legal system in any way
15.Died AFTER 1900
16.No famous SO
17.NOT a scientist
18.Holds top distinction in life (worded for accuracy/help solve)
19.NOT a journalist
20.Greatest fame AFTER 1900
Take that last DQ (will set deadline after I answer)
DQ:
Died before 1925?
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins W
4.American
5.Dead
6.Not Political/Military
7.Not in Arts
8.Died BEFORE 1950
9.Died AFTER 1861
10.NOT best known for a single incident
11.NOT a businessman/entrepreneur
12.NOT an athlete
13.NOT associated with NYC
14.No link to the legal system in any way
15.Died AFTER 1900
16.No famous SO
17.NOT a scientist
18.Holds top distinction in life (worded for accuracy/help solve)
19.NOT a journalist
20.Greatest fame AFTER 1900
21.Died AFTER 1925
Please submit your guess by 3PM ET tomorrow. (About 24 hours)
You got an extra few hours, so our mystery man is:
ROBERT WADLOW, the tallest man in history
Never heard of him. Should I do the next round?
WOW! Genuinely thought you'd know who he is. I'll think of a letter.
Stumbled on site called findadeath.com, and the forum had an early thread on him.
I vaguely remember some of the world's tallest, fattest, shortest etc. people from The Guinness Book of World Records, but not him.
Sorry to leave you hanging! Inspired by my Instagram feed
Your letter is
C
IQs:
Did you marry your first cousin, a devout Christian who worried about your soul due to your work?
Did you serve on SCOTUS twice, and run for President in-between?
Were you a Tory grandee who was not above occasional backstabbing in Jeffrey Archer's political thriller First Among Equals?
DQ
Not Charles Evans Hughes
DQ
IQs:
Did you marry your first cousin, a devout Christian who worried about your soul due to your work? - Charles Darwin; she wasn't crazy about his theory of evolution
Did you serve on SCOTUS twice, and run for President in-between? - Yes, Charles Evans Hughes
Were you a Tory grandee who was not above occasional backstabbing in Jeffrey Archer's political thriller First Among Equals? - Charles Seymour
Charles x3!
DQs:
Real?
Male?
IQs:
Were you Nelson's #2 at Trafalgar?
Were you recently U.S. ambassador to Japan?
Did you write a book about preparing for the role of Shakespeare's Richard III?
Remember the question, but not the answer
DQ
DQ
1.Real
2.Male
Colibri should have made a Plan to say John Marshall. ;)
This is going to be tricky, having a Botticelli "C" round going in two places at once.
Previous IQs:
Were you Nelson's #2 at Trafalgar? - Adm. Cuthbert Collingwood
Were you recently U.S. ambassador to Japan? - Caroline Kennedy
Did you write a book about preparing for the role of Shakespeare's Richard III? - British actor Simon Callow
DQs:
Living?
American?
Best known for the Arts?
IQs:
Did you dictate letters to your spinster sister in Boston from far away?
Were you a longtime TV journalist with the same first name as that person?
Were you the last person of your rank to enter a particular room in England?
DQ
DQ
Not Neville Chamberlain
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.No connection to the Arts
Should have known Kennedy! It’s even mentioned in our FAQ binder!
Could I ask you to not look at the SDMB Botticelli round we're done with "C" there, please?
Previous IQs:
Did you dictate letters to your spinster sister in Boston from far away? - Charles Emerson Winchester, from South Korea, on M*A*S*H
Were you a longtime TV journalist with the same first name as that person? - Charles Collingwood
Were you the last person of your rank to enter a particular room in England? - King Charles I, just before the English Civil War. No monarch has entered the House of Commons chamber since.
Charles x3!
DQs:
Died since 2000?
Political/military?
Last name start with C?
IQs:
Did you write about the doings on Klickitat Street?
Were you fictionalized as a man named Drummond in a notable play?
Were you compared to "a rotten mackerel by moonlight"?
Sure! That would DEFINITELY be cheating. :)
DQ
Not Clarence Darrow
Not Henry Clay
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.No connection to the Arts
6.Died BEFORE 1900
7.Political/Military figure
8.Last initial "C"
Was going to guess Charles I! Outsmarted myself!
Thanks for avoiding the SDMB Botticelli thread for the time being.
Previous IQs:
Did you write about the doings on Klickitat Street? - Beverly Cleary, in her Henry Huggins, Beezus and Ramona books
Were you fictionalized as a man named Drummond in a notable play? - Yes, Clarence Darrow, in Inherit the Wind
Were you compared to "a rotten mackerel by moonlight"? - Yes, Henry Clay, because, as a critic said, "he both shone and stank"
DQ:
Held Federal office?
IQs:
Were you Lincoln's SECTREAS?
Were you Lincoln's first SECWAR?
Did you die at the Battle of the Little Big Horn?
Not Salmon Chase
DQ
Not General George Custer
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.No connection to the Arts
6.Died BEFORE 1900
7.Political/Military figure
8.Last initial "C"
9.Never held Federal office
BTW, I'd asked about his death being since 2000; you referred to it being before 1900. Was that intentional?
Previous IQs:
Were you Lincoln's SECTREAS? - Yes, Salmon P. Chase
Were you Lincoln's first SECWAR? - Simon Cameron
Did you die at the Battle of the Little Big Horn? - Yes, Gen. Custer
DQ:
Best known as a military figure?
IQs:
Were you a hero of Little Round Top?
Did you hold the Union center at the Battle of Franklin?
Is your giant image being carved on a Western mountain?
Why YES, I am
JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN! Surprised you took that long to get there.
All right - thanks! He's long been a hero of mine (and he died after 1900).
My other IQs:
Did you hold the Union center at the Battle of Franklin? - Gen. Jacob D. Cox, later Governor of Ohio
Is your giant image being carved on a Western mountain? - Crazy Horse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse_Memorial
Let me think of our next person....
I should have looked up his DOD! I was inspired because the Round Top anniversary was the other day.
I SO should have known Crazy Horse!
With a monument that may never be completed.
And our next letter is
R
IQ: Until 45 came along, were you the oldest POTUS?
IQ2: Were you the spiritual advisor to a royal family massacred by the new government?
IQ3: Are you the most famous man in adult entertainment?
Not Ronald Reagan, Rasputin or Ron Jeremy.
3 for 3 of course
IQ: Are you the British explorer who lent his name to a state capital?
IQ2: Did Jamie Foxx earn an Oscar playing you?
IQ3: Did you play a politician during the 80s and a sports tv executive in the 00's?
Not Sir Walter Raleigh, Ray Charles or Robert Guillaime.
3 for 3 once again! :)
IQ: Are you the would-be HOF pitcher who lied to Congress?
IQ2: Are you the Pats TE clearly enjoying being famous?
IQ3: Are you the Red Sox slugger who ok awhile to get into the HOF because his stats got dwarfed by the Steriod Era?
Dunno x3.
Roger Clemens
Rob Gronkowski
Jim Rice
DQ: Real?
DQ2: Male?
DQ3: Living?
IQ: Are you the most famous singer to come out of Barbados?
IQ2: Are you Kelly Clarkson’s mother-in-law?
IQ3: Did you commit the “Crime of the Century”?
Ah, yes. Clemens I should've gotten.
Not Rihanna, Reba McEntire (?) and dunno.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
Correct
Correct :)
Richard Bruno Hauptmann
DQ: American?
IQ: Did you write a book about overgrown produce?
IQ2: Did you create Deal-a-Meal?
IQ3: Did you lead a band of merry men?
Not Roald Dahl, dunno, and not Robin Hood.
Correct
Richard Simmons
Correct
DQ: Created after 1900?
IQ: Were you the General in charge of the Army of Northern Virginia?
IQ2: Are you married to the most successful reality show producer?
IQ3: Were you the tallest man in history?
Not Robert E. Lee, dunno, and dunno.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
4. created before 1900
Did you miss DQ: American?
Correct
Roma Downey is married to Mark Burnett ("Survivor","Apprentice")
Robert Wadlow
2 DQS Rserved
Sorry.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
4. created before 1900
5. not American
DQ: From Literature?
DQ2: European?
IQ: Were you an African dictator during the 70s and 80s?
IQ2: Are you the most famous newscaster from San Diego?
IQ3: Are you the NASCAR driver sponsored by Wonder Bread?
Dunno, not Ron "Kind of a big deal" Burgundy, or Ricky "Thank you, Baby Jesus!" Bobby.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
4. created before 1900
5. not American
6. from literature
7. European
Robert Mugabe
Correct
Correct
DQ:Created after 1800?
IQ: Are you a paleontologist who nursed a crush, and later had a baby, with your sister's best friend?
IQ2: Were you the politician who helped create the Reform Party?
IQ3: Are you the nuclear scientist who had issues with the FBI?
Mugabe wasn't in office in the '70s, as I recall. I think I have to disallow that DQ.
Not Ross Geller, Ross Perot or Robert Oppenheimer.
3 for 3! I would’ve had to cheat to confirm that.
IQ: Did you coach Villanova to their 1st hoops title?
IQ2: Are you the namesake of the NBA COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD?
IQ3: Are you the member of the greatest band of all time who shares a birthday with my celebrity crush?
Mugabe didn’t come to power until ‘81 (per Wikipedia)
OK, thanks.
Dunno your three IQs.
Rollie Massimino ('85)
Red Auerbach
Ringo Starr (Michelle was born on his 40th birthday)
DQ: Created after 1800?
DQ2: From Mainland Europe?
DQ3: Adapted for the screen?
IQ: Are you the NBC reporter who frequently does in depth foreign policy specials?
IQ2: Are you the MSNBC host whose show is preempted by those specials?
IQ3: Are you the singer whose parents were early TV's first popular family, and whose sones were an 80s 1-hit wonder?
BTW: I was reading previous games, and reminthat Nia Vardolas and Ian Gomez are separated. :(
Dunno x2; not Rick Nelson.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
4. created before 1900
5. not American
6. from literature
7. European
8. created before 1800
9. not from mainland Europe
10. adapted for the screen
Richard Engel
Rachel Maddow
Yup, Ricky Nelson (BTW, the song was "(Can't Live Without) Your Love and Affection"))
DQ: British?
DQ2: Movie made after 1950?
IQ: Are you the inventor who hawked your inventions on infomercials?
IQ2: Are you the 60-70s child star turned 90s-present director?
IQ3: Did you play the eccentric "Office" employee?
Dunno, not Ron Howard, and not Rainn Wilson.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
4. created before 1900
5. not American
6. from literature
7. European
8. created before 1800
9. not from mainland Europe
10. adapted for the screen
11. British
12. best-known movie made after 1950
Ron Popeil
Correct
Correct
DQ: Best known adaptation win marquee Oscars? (Picture, Director, Acting)
IQ: Were you the SMU coach who set the events in motion that led to the "death penalty"?
IQ2: Are you the 1st Lady delivered by your future mother-in-law?
IQ3: Are you the rodent who doesn't need a plane to fly?
Dunno, not Nancy Reagan (?), and dunno.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would now be dead
4. created before 1900
5. not American
6. from literature
7. European
8. created before 1800
9. not from mainland Europe
10. adapted for the screen
11. British
12. best-known movie made after 1950
13. best-known adaptation did not win any marquee Oscars (Picture, Director, Acting)
Ron Meyer
Rosalyn Carter
Rocky the Flying Squirrel
DQ: Movie made after 2000?
DQ2: Live-action character?
DQ3: Human?
IQ: Are you the TV actor who invented the dance named after your most famous character?
IQ2: Did you break the record for single season HRs, with a fitting total for the season you set the record?
IQ3: Were you the existing record holder when #2 set the new record?
Dunno, dunno, and not Babe Ruth.
Quote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
I'd never heard that before, and neither of their Wiki bios mention it. I also could not confirm it through a Google search. Do you have a reliable cite?Quote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
Saw it mentioned in a documentary about him (or First Ladies) I’ll cede the DQ if you aren’t able to confirm.