3 for 3
Merry Christmas!
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3 for 3
Merry Christmas!
Thanks, and to you, too!
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
IQ: Did you go to prison for stealing your own memorabilia?
IQ2: Are you the MSNBC personality known for your election night map punditry?
IQ3: Did you go from “Silver Spoins” to “NYPD Blue”?
Not O.J. Simpson, Nate Silver or... dunno.
Correct
Steve Kornacki
Rick Schroeder
DQ: Born East of the Mississippi?
DQ2: Born after 1950?
IQ: Did you found the website fivethirtyeight?
IQ2: Were you nicknamed "The Old Ball Coach"?
IQ3: Are you the college hoops coach whose 4-corner offense led the NCAA to institute the shot clock?
Not Nate Silver (aha!), dunno and dunno.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
Correct
Steve Spurrier
Dean Smith
DQ: Born south of the Missouri River?
DQ: Military/Political figure?
IQ: Did you write "Where the Sidewalk Ends"?
IQ2: Were you the "Simpsons" writer who played poker?
IQ3: Were you the announcer on 2 versions of "Hollywood Squares"?
Not Shel Silverstein, dunno, and dunno.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
Correct
Sam Simon
Shadoe Stevens
DQ: In the Arts, broadly defined?
DQ2: From territory gained in Mexican War?
IQ: Did you famously perform stand up comedy with an arrow through your head?
IQ2: Were you fired by Apple, only to later return, and bring Apple to previously unknown heights?
IQ3: Are you the Trump administrative official whose dad had run for POTUS?
Not Steve Martin, Steve Jobs or Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
3 for 3
IQ: Do you do comedy sketch that ALMOST makes me feel sorry for Sarah Sanders?
IQ2: Do you air opposite his lead-in?
IQ3: Were you the corrupt Nixon administration official whose corruption WAS NOT connected to Watergate?
Not Seth Meyers, dunno, and not Spiro Agnew.
Correct (pleasant surprise)
Stephen Colbert
Correct.
DQ: Athlete?
IQ: Are you the HOF pitcher nicknamed “Tom Terrific”?
IQ2: Do you hold the single game NBA assist record?
IQ3: Are you the Trump supporter best known for being Richie Cunningham’s brother-in-law?
Not Tom Seaver, Scottie Pippen or Scott Baiao (sp?).
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
Correct
Scott Skiles
Yup, Scott Baio
DQ: Scientist/Inventor?
IQ: Were you the only teammate of Jordan for all 6 titles?
IQ2: Did you have the most combined time as Speaker?
IQ3: Did you found the largest retailer in America?
Not Scottie Pippen, Sam Rayburn or Mr. Sears.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
12. not a scientist/inventor
Correct
Correct
Sam Walton
DQ: Businessman?
IQ: Did you play Punky Brewster?
IQ2: Are you the comic book icon who recently passed away?
IQ3: Did your loss in the 2003 Main Event launch the poker boom?
Dunno, not Stan Lee, and dunno.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
12. not a scientist/inventor
13. not a businessman
Soleil Moon Frye
Correct
Sam Farha
DQ: Associated with a crime, as either victim or perpetrator?
DQ2: Born after 1975?
IQ: Did you originally host shows now hosted by Seth Meyers and James Corden?
IQ2: Did you play both a Duke brother and Superman’s dad?
IQ3: Are you the incoming Senate Minority Leader?
Dunno, dunno and not Chuck Schumer.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
12. not a scientist/inventor
13. not a businessman
14. not associated with a crime, as either victim or perpetrator
15. born before 1975
Tom Snyder
John Schneider
Correct
DQ: Infamous rather than famous?
DQ2: Had secondary fame as a political/Military figure?
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
12. not a scientist/inventor
13. not a businessman
14. not associated with a crime, as either victim or perpetrator
15. born before 1975
16. not infamous rather than famous
17. did not have secondary fame as a political/military figure
IQ: Are you the coach of the New Orleans Saints?
IQ2: Did you drive a runaway bus?
IQ3: Were you the intimidating Bears MLB during the 80s?
Dunno, not Sandra Bullock, and dunno.
Sean Payton
Correct
Mike Singletary
DQ: Associated with tangible object?
DQ2: Namesake of something (tangible or not)?
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
12. not a scientist/inventor
13. not a businessman
14. not associated with a crime, as either victim or perpetrator
15. born before 1975
16. not infamous rather than famous
17. did not have secondary fame as a political/military figure
18. associated with a tangible object
19. namesake of something (tangible or not)
IQ: Did you invent the wire toy that can climb down stairs?
IQ2: Did you lose 2 Presidential elections to the same man?
IQ3: Were you Happy Gilmore's rival?
Not Mr. Slinky or Adlai Stevenson, and dunno.
Correct
Correct
Scooter McGavin
DQ Object owned by typical American?
The Coolidge anecdote you mentioned awhile back was cited on the beige prose tvtropes page.
Thanks - I just looked that up. Never heard it said that Coolidge immediately left, though.
S.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born after 1950
7. born south of the Missouri River
8. not best known as a military/political figure
9. not n the Arts, broadly defined
10. not from territory gained in the Mexican War
11. not an athlete
12. not a scientist/inventor
13. not a businessman
14. not associated with a crime, as either victim or perpetrator
15. born before 1975
16. not infamous rather than famous
17. did not have secondary fame as a political/military figure
18. associated with a tangible object
19. namesake of something (tangible or not)
20. object could be owned by a typical American, but the odds are against it
Right! Please ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon Fri. EST, please.
My (wrong) guess:
Johann Saab
Not bad, but I'm actually
Chesley Sullenberger
Quick-thinking pilot of a US Airways flight who was able to successfully land his plane in the Hudson River in 2009, saving everyone aboard. Tom Hanks played him in the movie that bears his nickname: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_Sullenberger
GREAT PICK! Did you see the movie yet?
Next letter?
Yes, I saw the movie. It was pretty good.
You can start the next round, if you like.
The first new letter of 2019 is:
C
Righto!
IQs:
In "The Red-Headed League," did Holmes foil your criminal scheme?
Was it said by a foe that you were "like a rotten mackerel by moonlight"?
Was this the birth name, later changed, of one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century?
DQ
Not Cameron
Not Cassius Clay, much better known as Muhammad Ali
Previous IQs:
In "The Red-Headed League," did Holmes foil your criminal scheme? - John Clay
Was it said by a foe that you were "like a rotten mackerel by moonlight"? - Not anyone named Cameron, but Henry Clay, "in that he both shined and stank"
Was this the birth name, later changed, of one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century? - Yes, Cassius Clay
Clay x3!
DQs:
Real?
Male?
IQs:
Were you the first to fly across America, "crash by crash"?
Did you command the 20th Maine on Little Round Top?
Were you apocryphally said to have remarked, "I have never wished anyone dead, but I have read some obituaries with a great deal of satisfaction"?
Not Corrigan
Not Joshua Chamberlain
Not Winston Churchill
C
1.Real
2.Female
Previous IQs:
Were you the first to fly across America, "crash by crash"? - Not "Wrong Way" Corrigan, but Cal Rodgers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calbraith_Perry_Rodgers
Did you command the 20th Maine on Little Round Top? - Yes, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Were you apocryphally said to have remarked, "I have never wished anyone dead, but I have read some obituaries with a great deal of satisfaction"? - Not Churchill, but Clarence Darrow
DQs:
Living?
American?
IQs:
Are you a conservative newspaper columnist?
Were you a robopsychologist in the stories of Isaac Asimov?
Was a lake stocked with fish for your visit to South Dakota?
Not Martha Crowley
DQ
DQ
C
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.American
Not Martha Crowley
DQ
Not Calvin Coolidge
Previous IQs:
Are you a conservative newspaper columnist? - I'll rephrase
Were you a robopsychologist in the stories of Isaac Asimov? - Dr. Susan Calvin
Was a lake stocked with fish for your visit to South Dakota? - Yes, Calvin Coolidge (the same visit in which he dedicated the Mount Rushmore project)
DQ:
Last name start with C?
IQs:
You are not Martha Crowley. Are you a conservative newspaper columnist?
Were you a Tennessee Republican critic of President Trump?
Did you perform with Patrick Stewart both on TV and on stage?
Not Charles Krauthammer
Not Bob Corker
DQ
C
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.American
5.Part of her last name begins "C"
Previous IQs:
You are not Martha Crowley. Are you a conservative newspaper columnist? - I'll rephrase again
Were you a Tennessee Republican critic of President Trump? - Yes, Sen. Bob Corker
Did you perform with Patrick Stewart both on TV and on stage? - Ron Canada, who was in an episode of ST:TNG and then appeared with Stewart in a race-reversed production of Shakespeare's Othello
DQ:
Best known for the Arts?
IQs:
You are not Martha Crowley or Charles Krauthammer. Are you an elderly, conservative newspaper columnist?
Did you find yourself alone in a cage with an amorous gorilla in a movie comedy?
Did you earn your wings helping George Bailey?
DQ
DQ
Not Clearance (*bells ring*)
C
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.American
5.Part of her last name begins "C"
6.No association with the Arts
Previous IQs:
You are not Martha Crowley or Charles Krauthammer. Are you an elderly, conservative newspaper columnist? - Cal Thomas
Did you find yourself alone in a cage with an amorous gorilla in a movie comedy? - Clarence Biggs, in Trading Places
Did you earn your wings helping George Bailey? - Almost; it was Clarence (for extra credit, his last name was Odbody)
DQs:
Political/military?
Born since 1950?
IQs:
Are you the best-known person from Pin Point, Ga.?
Is your father a patent lawyer?
Did you fight to desegregate New York City's streetcars?
3 DQs
C
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.American
5.Part of her last name begins "C"
6.No association with the Arts
7.Political/Military figure
8.Born AFTER 1950
Haven't thought about Cal Thomas in YEARS!
You're not the only one. Looks like he's still at work, though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Thomas
Previous IQs:
Are you the best-known person from Pin Point, Ga.? - Clarence Thomas
Is your father a patent lawyer? - Calvin from Calvin & Hobbes
Did you fight to desegregate New York City's streetcars? - Chester Arthur, as a young lawyer there
DQs:
Best known for politics?
Born north of the Mason-Dixon Line?
Born east of the Mississippi River?
IQs:
Were you MLK's widow?
Were you a fictional bucktoothed Vice President?
Did you give the dedicatory address for the Statue of Liberty?
Not Coretta Scott King
DQ
Not Grover Cleveland
C
1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.American
5.Part of her last name begins "C"
6.No association with the Arts
7.Political/Military figure
8.Born AFTER 1950
9.Best known for Politics
10.Born NORTH of the Mason-Dixon Line
11.Born EAST of the Mississippi River
Previous IQs:
Were you MLK's widow? - Yes, Coretta Scott King
Were you a fictional bucktoothed Vice President? - Cletus Spuckler, on The Simpsons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZH7euRPLZs
Did you give the dedicatory address for the Statue of Liberty? - Yes, Grover Cleveland
DQ:
Now holds elective office?
IQs:
Did a video of you dancing while in college recently go viral?
Are you a Texas Democrat who may run for President?
Are you his brother?
YES!! I am:
ALEXANDRA OCASIO-CORTEZ! :)
BTW: I'm obviously neither of the Castro brothers
Great - thanks! I'll start the next round later today, I hope.
Sorry for the delay. Our next letter is
E
Have at you!
IQ: Are you me?
IQ2: Were the nuclear scientist who invented the H-bomb?
IQ3: Were you AG in the 80s?
I'm not the great and entirely wonderful Erictelevision, nor am I Edward Teller or Edwin Meese.
3 for 3
IQ: Are you the Sesame Street character who had THE Christmas toy one year?
IQ2: Did you leak embarrassing government secrets?
IQ3: Are you the late screenwriter who's my cousin-in-law's aunt?
I endeavor to be great and wonderful. :D
And you do so damn well at it.
Not Elmor, Edward Snowden or... Ed Manckiewicz?
Correct (Elmo I assume you mean)
Correct
Nora Ephron
DQ: Real?
IQ: Are you the longest reigning British monarch?
IQ2: Are you #1's uncle, who reigned during WWI?
IQ3: Were you the namesake of the subject of Gordon Lightfoot's biggest hit?
Yes, Elmo, thanks. Thought I deleted that final "r."
Not Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, long may she reign - oh, wait, she already has, and is! Not Edward VIII (he reigned in 1936; his father, George V, reigned during WWI), and not Edmund Fitzgerald.
E
1. real
3 or 3 (I forgot the mid-century succession). :)
IQ: Were you the first man atop the highest peak?
IQ2: Were you the top player on the winning side in college basketball's "Game of the Century"?
IQ3: Were you the top scoring threat on the 80's Nuggets?
Not Sir Edmund Hillary, dunno, and dunno.
Yup
Elvin Hayes (they beat UCLA)
Alex English
DQ: Male?
DQ2: Living?
IQ: Are you the Chiefs assistant seen as a hot coaching candidate?
IQ2: Were you AG under Obama?
IQ3: Did you originally play Marty McFly before Michael J Fox became available?
Not Eric Somebody, not Eric Holder, and not Eric Stoltz.
E
1. real
2. male
3. dead
Bieniemeny
Correct
Correct
EricX3
IQ: Did you cofound Monty Python?
IQ2: Were you a Norse explorer at the turn of the 1st millennium?
IQ3: Are you his son?
Not Eric Idle (I read that as "confound" at first), Eric the Red or Leif Ericsson.
And you still get a DQ for Eric Bieniemeny. I was just guessing.
You got the important part correct. :)
3 for 3 on the recent batch
IQ: Were you the 49ers owner during their glory years?
IQ2: Is your most famous work Associated with Liberty Enlightening the World?
IQ3: Are you the 20the century writer accused of communist sympathies?
No, really, I was just taking a chance on it being another Eric. I don't know that particular person at all. Please take another DQ.
Dunno, not Emma Lazarus, and not Emma Goldman.
Ok, thanks.
DQ: Born after 1900?
Eddie Debartolo Jr.
Correct
Ezra Pound
DQ: In Arts?
DQ2: American?
IQ: Was the most famous college in CT named after you?
IQ2: Was the youngest Ivy League college named after you?
IQ3: Were you a late 19th century Secretary of State?
Not Eli Yale, dunno, and dunno.
I see that Emma Goldman was more an anarchist than a communist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Goldman#Anarchism. But Ezra Pound was a fascist, not a communist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_P...,_World_War_II. So I don't think you get a DQ for that one.
E
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not in the Arts
I knew Goldman was an anarchist, didn't realize Pound was more Moussilini than Stalin.
Correct
Ezra Cornell
Elihu Root
DQ: Born after 1900?
DQ2: Political/Military figure?
IQ: Did your invention make American slavery profitable?
IQ2: Did you twice beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl?
IQ3: Are you the opera singer turned actress who earned a hot dog from Conan O'Brien after singing an aria?
Not Eli Whitney, dunno, and dunno.
Elihu Root wasn't SecState until early in the 20th C.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elihu_Root
E
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not in the Arts
5. born before 1900
Thanks, I knew I was in the ballpark time wise.
Correct
Eli Manning
Emmy Fossum
DQ: Political/Military figure?
DQ2: Born after 1800?
Thanks, I knew I was in the ballpark time wise.
Correct
Eli Manning
Emmy Rossum
DQ: Political/Military figure?
DQ2: Born after 1800?
IQ: Did Keith Olbermann oppropriate your sign-off?
IQ2: Did your character hate spunk?
IQ3: Are you the famously long-lived actor known for action movies during the Golden Age of Hollywood ?
Not Edward R. Murrow, Ed Asner or... dunno.
E
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not in the Arts
5. born before 1900
6. not a political/military figure
7. born after 1800
Correct
Correct
Eli Wallach
DQ: Scientist/Inventor?
IQ: Are you the great DH poise to FINALLY reach the HOF?
IQ2: Are you the noted ventriloquist whose daughter's show was recently rebooted?
IQ3: Did you create Tarzan?
Dunno, not Edgar Bergen and not Edgar Rice Burroughs.
E
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not in the Arts
5. born before 1900
6. not a political/military figure
7. born after 1800
8. not a scientist/inventor
Edgar Martinez
Correct
Correct
EdgarX3
DQ: Explorer/Adventurer?
IQ: Were you the teacher in "Stand & Deliver"?
IQ2: Are you the 20th literary giant with descendants in acting?
IQ3: Are you the Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent for NBC?
Dunno, not Ernest Hemingway (I'm a fan), and dunno.
E
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not in the Arts
5. born before 1900
6. not a political/military figure
7. born after 1800
8. not a scientist/inventor
9. not an explorer/adventurer
Jaime Escalante
Correct
Richard Engel
DQ: Businessman?
DQ2: Died before 1950?
IQ: Did you co-write the "Communist Manifesto"?
IQ2: Were you the Beav's troublemaker best friend?
IQ3: Did your character begin every story with,"Picture it, Sicily...."
Not Friedrich Engels, dunno and dunno.
E
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not in the Arts
5. born before 1900
6. not a political/military figure
7. born after 1800
8. not a scientist/inventor
9. not an explorer/adventurer
10. businessman
11. died before 1950
Correct
Eddie Haskell
Estelle Getty (Sophia from "Golden Girls")
DQ: American?
DQ reserved
IQ: Were you forceably repatriated to Cuba?
IQ2: Were you considered the 5th Beatle?
IQ3: Were you the last POTUS born in the 19th century?
Not Elian Gonzales, dunno (not Pete Best or Stuart Sutcliffe... it's on the tip of my tongue, dammit!), and not Dwight D. Eisenhower.
E
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not in the Arts
5. born before 1900
6. not a political/military figure
7. born after 1800
8. not a scientist/inventor
9. not an explorer/adventurer
10. businessman
11. died before 1950
12. American
Correct
Brian Epstein
Correct
DQ: Born East of the Mississippi?
DQ2: Born South of the Mason-Dixon Line?
IQ: Did you recently play an adult Rusty Griswald in a new "Vacation" movie?
IQ2: Are you the late MSNBC pundit whose catchphrase was,"Let's get to work"?
IQ3: Did you play the Mission Control director in "Apollo 13"?
Dunno, dunno, and not Ed Harris.
E
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not in the Arts
5. born before 1900
6. not a political/military figure
7. born after 1800
8. not a scientist/inventor
9. not an explorer/adventurer
10. businessman
11. died before 1950
12. American
13. born east of the Miss. River
14. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
Ed Helms
Ed Schultz
Correct
EdX3
DQ: Namesake of company/product?
DQ2: Born after 1875?
IQ: Are you the namesake of a notorious consumer flop?
IQ2: Were you the Sweathog with a fro?
IQ3: Were you the famous Channel swimmer?
Dingdingding! Yes, I am indeed
Edsel Ford
I'd always thought he had a big ego and named the car after himself, but he was in fact dead by that time and it was named in his honor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsel_Ford
Good job, Erictelevision!
Go me! I knew he didn't name the car, but didn't realize he was dead.
The others:
Juan Epstein
Gertrude Ederle
Latter soon
Your letter is
T
IQs:
A great warrior, was your name the middle name by another great warrior?
Were you "the Rock of Chickamauga"?
Were you the Governor of Illinois in the 1980s?
Not Tecumseh
Not William Tecumseh Sherman
DQ
Previous IQs:
A great warrior, was your name the middle name by another great warrior? - Yes, Tecumseh
Were you "the Rock of Chickamauga"? - Not Sherman, but George H. Thomas, a hero of mine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Henry_Thomas
Were you the Governor of Illinois in the 1980s? - Jim Thompson
DQs:
Fictional?
Male?
IQs:
Do you work on the Island of Sodor?
Are you the boss of the subject of that question?
Were you a famous midget who visited Lincoln in the White House?
DQ
DQ
Not little person Tom Thumb
T
1.Real
2.Male
Previous IQs:
Do you work on the Island of Sodor? - Thomas the Tank Engine
Are you the boss of the subject of that question? - Sir Topham Hatt
Were you a famous midget who visited Lincoln in the White House? - Yes, "Gen." Tom Thumb
DQs:
Living?
American?
IQs:
Are you the weird quasi-butler in the terrible, terrible movie Manos: Hands of Fate?
Are you the alien cardinal in George R.R. Martin's short story of a distant-future Catholic Church, "The Way of Cross and Dragon"?
Are you the gluttonous rat in Charlotte's Web?
3 DQ (3rd one annoying me). TOTALLY should have known Thomas the Tank Engine
T
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.NOT American
Previous IQs:
Are you the weird quasi-butler in the terrible, terrible movie Manos: Hands of Fate? - Torgo
Are you the alien cardinal in George R.R. Martin's short story of a distant-future Catholic Church, "The Way of Cross and Dragon"? - Torgathon
Are you the gluttonous rat in Charlotte's Web? - Templeton
DQs:
European?
Last name starts with T?
Political/military?
IQs:
Were you Cersei's younger son?
Were you a beautiful young woman in The Best Years of Our Lives?
Are you a superstar quarterback with the same last name as a Civil War photographer?
DQ
DQ
Not Tom Brady (don't think they're related, but that would be AWESOME!)
T
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.NOT American
5.NOT European
6.Last name begins "T"
7.NOT Political/Military
Previous IQs:
Were you Cersei's younger son? - Tommen, in Game of Thrones
Were you a beautiful young woman in The Best Years of Our Lives? - Theresa Wright
Are you a superstar quarterback with the same last name as a Civil War photographer? - Yes, Tom Brady, and no, I don't think they are, either: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathew_Brady
DQs:
Best known for the Arts?
Born since 1950?
IQs:
Were you a former Governor of Wisconsin who served in the George W. Bush Cabinet?
Was your best-known hymn featured in the movie The Trip to Bountiful?
Did you play Marty McFly's mom, both young and old, in Back to the Future?
Not former HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson
DQ
Not Lea Thompson (I think Michael is OLDER)
T
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.NOT American
5.NOT European
6.Last name begins "T"
7.NOT Political/Military
8.NOT in Arts
9.Born BEFORE 1950
Just checked m Michael and Lea are the same age
Previous IQs:
Were you a former Governor of Wisconsin who served in the George W. Bush Cabinet? - Yes, Tommy Thompson
Was your best-known hymn featured in the movie The Trip to Bountiful? - Will Thompson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EgJxPbS9ds
Did you play Marty McFly's mom, both young and old, in Back to the Future? - Yes, Lea Thompson.
Thompson x3!
DQs:
Best known for athletics?
Asian?
IQs:
Did Natasha Kinski play you in an early role?
In your first appearance on TV, were you dressing a deer carcass?
Were you the younger son of that character?
3 DQs
T
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.NOT American
5.NOT European
6.Last name begins "T"
7.NOT Military, BUT had minor political activities
8.NOT in Arts
9.Born BEFORE 1950
10.Not involved in Athletics
11.NOT Asian
Note change to #7
Previous IQs:
Did Natasha Kinski play you in an early role? - The lead role in Tess of the D'Urbevilles (sp?)
In your first appearance on TV, were you dressing a deer carcass? - Tywin Lannister, in Game of Thrones
Were you the younger son of that character? - Tyrion
DQs:
Born in the Northern Hemisphere?
Best known for business?
Greatest fame before 1980?
IQs:
Did you try really hard not to be de-rezzed?
Were you a feline character of Beatrix Potter's?
Did you hire Bilbo Baggins as a burglar?
3 DQs
T
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.NOT American
5.NOT European
6.Last name begins "T"
7.NOT Military, BUT had minor political activities
8.NOT in Arts
9.Born BEFORE 1950
10.Not involved in Athletics
11.NOT Asian
12.Born in SOUTHERN Hemisphere
13.No connection to Business
14.Greatest fame AFTER 1980 (made judgement call)
Note change to #7
Previous IQs:
Did you try really hard not to be de-rezzed? - The title character in Tron
Were you a feline character of Beatrix Potter's? - Tom Kitten
Did you hire Bilbo Baggins as a burglar? - Thorin Oakenshield, in The Hobbit
DQs:
Born east of the prime meridian? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_meridian)
Best known for a single incident?
Considered a "good guy" by most Americans?
IQs:
Did Charles Dance play you on HBO?
Does Peter Dinklage play you on HBO?
Did a flight attendant ask you to turn off your laptop, and you gave her a hard time?
3 more DQS
T
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.NOT American
5.NOT European
6.Last name begins "T"
7.NOT Military, BUT had minor political activities
8.NOT in Arts
9.Born BEFORE 1950
10.Not involved in Athletics
11.NOT Asian
12.Born in SOUTHERN Hemisphere
13.No connection to Business
14.Greatest fame AFTER 1980 (made judgement call)
15.Born EAST of the Greenwich PM
16.NOT known for a single incident
17.Considered a "good guy" by Americans
Note change to #7
Previous IQs:
Did Charles Dance play you on HBO? - Lord Tywin, on Game of Thrones
Does Peter Dinklage play you on HBO? - Tyrion, ditto
Did a flight attendant ask you to turn off your laptop, and you gave her a hard time? - Toby, on The West Wing, revealing he was an asshole in his very first scene on the show
DQs:
African?
Two DQs reserved.
IQs:
Were you the commencement speaker at Oberlin College in May 1987?
Did you succeed Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa?
Did you write Shibumi?
3 DQs though either of the first 2 could be him
T
1.Real
2.Male
3.Living
4.NOT American
5.NOT European
6.Last name begins "T"
7.NOT Military, BUT had minor political activities
8.NOT in Arts
9.Born BEFORE 1950
10.Not involved in Athletics
11.NOT Asian
12.Born in SOUTHERN Hemisphere
13.No connection to Business
14.Greatest fame AFTER 1980 (made judgement call)
15.Born EAST of the Greenwich PM
16.NOT known for a single incident
17.Considered a "good guy" by Americans
18.African
Note change to #7
Previous IQs:
Were you the commencement speaker at Oberlin College in May 1987? - Archbishop Desmond Tutu (and I got to meet him!)
Did you succeed Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa? - Thabo Mbeki
Did you write Shibumi? - the American author Trevanian
YES! I am your commencement speaker:
DESMOND TUTU! Great job, and meeting him MUST HAVE been a thrill!
Obama was commencement speaker at my alma mater before becoming POTUS
NEXT LETTER?
BTW: Obama spoke at UMB in '06.
I spoke to Tutu only briefly on the stage during the ceremony, after I got my diploma, but it was an honor. A remarkable man who did a lot of good for his country. I met Obama (and his wife) in late 2010 at a Democratic fundraiser and we got to talk a little more than I did with Tutu. Giving the First Lady a smooch (with her permission) was also fun. I admire them both.
Lemme see... OK, our next letter is
J
IQ: Are you the Victoria Secret and SI model who once dated an athletic rival of your friend's husband?
IQ2: Are you the actress who started on "The Real World" and later played Mulan on TV?
IQ3: Did you famously have an insurance claim conversation with a man whose wife doubted your identity?
Dunno x3
Jarah Mariano once dated Fernando Vedasco, a tennis player (Andy Roddick is married to Brooklyn Decker)
Jamie Chung
Jake from State Farm
DQ: Real?
DQ2: Male?
DQ3: Living?
J.
1. fictional
2. male
3. dead
IQ: Did you think your most famous job wasn't "worth a warm pail of piss"?
IQ2: Were you the first person to hold this job?
IQ3: Were you #2's son?
Not John Nance Garner, John Adams or John Quincy Adams.
3 for 3 of course
IQ: Did your commission investigate Iran-Contra?
IQ2: Are you the PG denied championships by Jordan?
IQ3: Did you originate the role of The Joker on the big screen?
Not John Tower, dunno and not Jack Nicholson.
ETA: Although he didn't really originate it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1966_film)
Correct
John Stockton
Correct (is the '66 movie considered canon?)
DQ: American?
IQ: Did you hang down by the schoolyard?
IQ2: Did you create most of the beloved kid-friendly puppets from modern TV and movies?
IQ3: Is your name my name too?
Don't know if canon is really an issue if you're talking about who first played a role in a particular medium.
Not me and Julio, and neither Jim Henson nor John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt.
J.
1. fictional
2. male
3. dead
4. American
3 for 3. :)
IQ: Did you join the Sons of Liberty after severely injuring your hand in a silversmithing accident?
IQ2: Were you Evita's husband?
IQ3: Were you Empress of France during the early 19th century?
Not John Hancock (guessing), Juan Peron or Josephine.
Johnny Tremain
Correct
Correct
DQ: Created by American?
IQ: Were you Tarzan's girlfriend?
IQ2: Are you the chaste character played by Gina Rodriguez?
IQ3: Were you an ignorant slut?
Not Jane, Jane the Virgin, or Jane Curtain. Jane x3!
J.
1. fictional
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. created by Americans
Correct on all counts! :D
IQ: Did you go from sweet innocent book worm to Lifetime femme fatale?
IQ2: Are you the criminal the actor based on Keith Richards?
IQ3: Were you the longtime "L&O" DA?
Dunno, not Cap'n Jack Sparrow, and dunno.
Josie Davis
Correct
Jack McCoy
DQ: Created after 1900?
DQ2: From Literature?
IQ1: Are you the actress who infamously hated wire clothes hangers?
IQ2: Are you the 70s middle sister who was jealous of your older sister?
IQ3: Did your book expose the steroid culture in baseball?
I remember Faye Dunaway played her but dunno, not Jan "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" Brady, and dunno.
J.
1. fictional
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. created after 1900
7. not from literature
Joan Crawford
Correct
Jose Canseco
DQ: From Film?
DQ2: Created after 1950?
IQ: Did your character admit to "yada yada-Ing" sex?
IQ2: Did you play a modern version of Desdemona?
IQ3: Did you get married in the series finale of a beloved 70s show?
Joan Crawford! :: headsmack :: Of course.
Not Julia Louis-Dreyfus, dunno, and dunno.
J.
1. fictional
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. created after 1900
7. not from literature
8. from film
9. created after 1950
Correct (she DID mention the bisque). ;)
Julia Stiles ("O")
Joanie Cunningham
DQ: Main character?
DQ2: Movie win Oscars?
IQ: Were you the lead detective on "Dragnet"?
IQ2: Did you hold the heavyweight title for a record 12 years?
IQ3: Until Foreman regained it, were you the oldest heavyweight champion?
Not Joe Friday, Joe Frazier or... um, dunno, so I'll say Joe Frazier again. Had to be one of 'em.
J.
1. fictional
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. created after 1900
7. not from literature
8. from film
9. created after 1950
10. main character
11. won an Oscar; nominated for more
Correct
Joe Louis
Correct
DQ: Won marquee Oscar (Acting, Best Picture, Best Director)
IQ: Are you the all-time leader of golf Majors?
IQ2: Did you go from HUD Secretary to failed VP candidate?
IQ3: Are you the ventriloquist with many un-PC characters?
Correct
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
DQ: Won marquee Oscar (Acting, Best Picture, Best Director)
DQ2: Created after 1975?
IQ: Are you the all-time leader of golf Majors?
IQ2: Did you go from HUD Secretary to failed VP candidate?
IQ3: Are you the ventriloquist with many un-PC characters?
Not Jack Nicklaus, Jack Kemp and dunno.
J.
1. fictional
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. created after 1900
7. not from literature
8. from film
9. created after 1950
10. main character
11. won an Oscar; nominated for more
12. did not win a marquee Oscar (Acting, Best Picture, Best Director)
13. created after 1975
Correct
Correct
Jeff Dunham
DQ: Kid friendly character?
IQ: Did you famously tell your husband,"Weren't you a little tough on the Beaver last night?"
IQ2: Are you the actress who did ads for adult diapers in the 80s?
IQ3: Are you the comedian who was an original panelist on "The View"?
Not June Cleaver (apocryphally?), June Allyson (sp?) and dunno.
J.
1. fictional
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. created after 1900
7. not from literature
8. from film
9. created after 1950
10. main character
11. won an Oscar; nominated for more
12. did not win a marquee Oscar (Acting, Best Picture, Best Director)
13. created after 1975
14. not specifically intended as a kid-friendly character, but I suppose he might be considered one
Correct (and yes, that was totally tongue in cheek). :)
Correct (spelling is also correct)
Joy Behar
DQ: Live action character?
IQ: Did you famously break your ankle on MNF and witness another QB suffer a similar injury?
IQ2: Areyou the Ravens QB who rode a historic defense to a SB title, and recently lose your starting job?
IQ3: Are you the animated redhead who supposedly flashed the audience?
Dunno, dunno, and not Jessica Rabbit.
J.
1. fictional
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. created after 1900
7. not from literature
8. from film
9. created after 1950
10. main character
11. won an Oscar; nominated for more
12. did not win a marquee Oscar (Acting, Best Picture, Best Director)
13. created after 1975
14. not specifically intended as a kid-friendly character, but I suppose he might be considered one
15. live-action character
Joe Theismann
Joe Flacco
Correct
DQ: Created before 2000?
DQ2: Financial success?
J.
1. fictional
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. created after 1900
7. not from literature
8. from film
9. created after 1950
10. main character
11. won an Oscar; nominated for more
12. did not win a marquee Oscar (Acting, Best Picture, Best Director)
13. created after 1975
14. not specifically intended as a kid-friendly character, but I suppose he might be considered one
15. live-action character
16. created before 2000
17. financial success but not a huge blockbuster
IQ: Are you the superhero whose last name is a word for "Journey"?
IQ2: Are you the recently departed AG?
IQ3: Were you the 1st female AG?
Not Jon Jonnz the Martian Manhunter, not Jefferson Sessions, and not Janet Reno.
Johnny Quest
Correct
Correct
DQ: Considered "good guy"?
J.
1. fictional
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. created after 1900
7. not from literature
8. from film
9. created after 1950
10. main character
11. won an Oscar; nominated for more
12. did not win a marquee Oscar (Acting, Best Picture, Best Director)
13. created after 1975
14. not specifically intended as a kid-friendly character, but I suppose he might be considered one
15. live-action character
16. created before 2000
17. financial success but not a huge blockbuster
18. definitely a good guy
IQ: Are you the former SNL character known for trashing movies and TV shows?
IQ2: Were you the "West Wing" POTUS?
Dunno, and not Josiah Bartlet, Democrat of New Hampshire.
Jebidiah Atkinson
Correct
DQ: Spawned sequel(s)?
IQ: Were you the 1st Chief Justice?
IQ2: Are you the CJ with the longest tenure?
IQ3: Were you friends with the Silent Bob?
Not John Jay, not (my favorite CJ) John Marshall, and not Jay.
J.
1. fictional
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. created after 1900
7. not from literature
8. from film
9. created after 1950
10. main character
11. won an Oscar; nominated for more
12. did not win a marquee Oscar (Acting, Best Picture, Best Director)
13. created after 1975
14. not specifically intended as a kid-friendly character, but I suppose he might be considered one
15. live-action character
16. created before 2000
17. financial success but not a huge blockbuster
18. definitely a good guy
19. did not spawn a sequel
And that's a good thing, I'd say.
3 for 3. Thought it might be Jay. :)
IQ: Did you investigate a convoluted crime in Depression era Los Angeles?
IQ2: Did you play that character?
IQ3: Were you the love of Forest Gump's life?
I read the 1st "Spenser" book, but I completely forgot the actual story.
Not Jake Gittes in Chinatown, not Jack Nicholson, and not Jenny.Quote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
3 for 3. I ALWAYS misspell Forrest
I just was reading the game, looking for ideas. I had asked about Jack early in the round. :)
IQ: Are you the American dancer who lived most of her adult life in Paris?
IQ2: Are you the ageless hockey player who wore a mullet as a youngster?
IQ3: Are you the famous macadamia nut farmer?
Not Josephine Baker, dunno and dunno.
Correct
Jaromir Jagr
Jim Nabors
DQ: Human?
DQ2: Considered "Cult Classic"?
J.
1. fictional
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. created after 1900
7. not from literature
8. from film
9. created after 1950
10. main character
11. won an Oscar; nominated for more
12. did not win a marquee Oscar (Acting, Best Picture, Best Director)
13. created after 1975
14. not specifically intended as a kid-friendly character, but I suppose he might be considered one
15. live-action character
16. created before 2000
17. financial success but not a huge blockbuster
18. definitely a good guy
19. did not spawn a sequel
20. human
21. not considered a cult classic
Please ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon Weds. EST.
Was Tyler denied national honors because he joined the CSA HoR?
I'm late, but I cry "UNCLE!"
It wasn't so much that he was denied them, as that he died and was buried in what was then the Confederacy, and the Confederates treated him as one of their own: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_T...ency_and_deathQuote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
Aaaaand I am
Joe Pendleton
As played by Warren Beatty; a Rams quarterback and hero of the 1978 supernatural tragicomic romance Heaven Can Wait:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven...it_(1978_film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqt-O9F6AkQ
Want to start the next round?
The Dope was talking about that movie recently
Letter soon
Your letter is
H
IQs:
Were you Lincoln's VP?
Did you play Michael Kuzsak on LA Law?
Were you FDR's cadaverous top aide?
Not Hannibal Hamlin
Not Harry Hamlin
Not Henry Hopkins (couldn't think of another Hamlin? ;))
Swept me, and no, I couldn't!
IQs:
Were you an aide to both Lincoln and TR?
Were you Tony Stark's right-hand man?
Are you the Duke of Sussex?
Not John Hay
DQ
DQ
Previous IQs:
Were you an aide to both Lincoln and TR? - Yes, John Hay
Were you Tony Stark's right-hand man? - Happy Horrigan
Are you the Duke of Sussex? - Prince Harry of Wales
DQs:
Real?
Male?
IQs:
Did you give your name to a major Baltimore-area university?
Were you featured on Alabama's state quarter a few years ago?
Are you buried in Trinity Episcopal Church's Wall Street graveyard?
Not Johns Hopkins
Not Hellen Keller
DQ
1.Real
2.Male
Previous IQs:
Did you give your name to a major Baltimore-area university? - Yes, Johns Hopkins
Were you featured on Alabama's state quarter a few years ago? - Yes, Hellen [sic] Keller
Are you buried in Trinity Episcopal Church's Wall Street graveyard? - Alexander Hamilton
DQ:
Living?
IQs:
Did you write, "In our youths, our hearts were touched with fire"?
Were you a founding member of the Diogenes Club?
Were you that person's better-known brother?
3 DQs
H
1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
Can't believe I didn't know Hamilton was buried in NYC
Yup. I've seen it myself:Quote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
http://www.infotrue.com/images/cemeterytrinity.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hAOZVXoO7...2.XG5A1378.jpg
http://images.mentalfloss.com/sites/...esize=1100x619