Let's play Botticelli!

Previous IQs:

Did you write, "In our youths, our hearts were touched with fire"? - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., writing about his experiences as a young officer in the Civil War
Were you a founding member of the Diogenes Club? - Mycroft Holmes
Were you that person's better-known brother? - Sherlock Holmes

Holmes x3!

DQs:

American?
Last name started with H?
Born after 1950?

IQs:

Were you AKA Vulcan?
Are you humorist David Sedaris's longtime companion?
Was a replica of your signature painted across the stern of a U.S. Navy warship?

DQ
DQ
Not John Hancock (you linked to pic in a previous round)

H

1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950

Previous IQs:

Were you AKA Vulcan? - Hephaestus, the blacksmith of Greek mythology
Are you humorist David Sedaris's longtime companion? - Hugh Hamrick
Was a replica of your signature painted across the stern of a U.S. Navy warship? - Yes, John Hancock

DQs:

Political/military?
Generally considered a "good guy"?

IQs:

Did you win big at Saratoga?
Were you the first President pro tem Emeritus of the U.S. Senate?
Did Gregory Peck play you in one and only one movie?

Not Nathan Hale
DQ
DQ

H

1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"

Previous IQs:

Did you win big at Saratoga? - Not Nathan Hale, but Horatio Gates
Were you the first President pro tem Emeritus of the U.S. Senate? - Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Did Gregory Peck play you in one and only one movie? - Horatio Hornblower

Horatio x3!

DQs:

Best known as political figure?

Two DQs reserved.

IQs:

Did you play Lois Lane on TV?
Were you born in London but raised in Cleveland?
Did you live in Troublesome Gulch, Colo.?

Not Teri Hatcher
Not Bob Hope
DQ

H

1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure

Previous IQs:

Did you play Lois Lane on TV? - Yes, Teri Hatcher
Were you born in London but raised in Cleveland? - Yes, Bob Hope
Did you live in Troublesome Gulch, Colo.? - Gary Hart

DQs:

Democrat?
Held Federal elective office?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Was Floyd Tolson a longtime aide of yours?
Did you have to deal with a dangerous fire at Christmastime in the place where you were then living?
Were you that person's spouse?

I think we determined it was Clyde, nevertheless I'm not J Edgar Hoover
DQ
DQ

H

1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office

Previous IQs:

Was Floyd Tolson a longtime aide of yours? - Yes, J. Edgar Hoover, boss, friend and perhaps lover of Clyde Tolson (don't know why I keep thinking it's Floyd!)
Did you have to deal with a dangerous fire at Christmastime in the place where you were then living? - President Herbert Hoover, at the White House in 1929: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/th...g-fire-of-1929
Were you that person's spouse? - First Lady Lou Hoover

Hoover x3!

DQs:

Held American public office before 1789?

Two DQs reserved.

IQs:

Is a giant outdoor monument being built to you?
Were you, in 2001, the junior U.S. senator from New York?
Were both of your parents dentists?

Not Crazy Horse (hopefully they EVENTUALLY finish it)
Not Hillary Clinton
Not Bill Clinton (MAYBE?!)

H

1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office
12.Held American political office pre-1789

Previous IQs:

Is a giant outdoor monument being built to you? - Yes, Crazy Horse
Were you, in 2001, the junior U.S. senator from New York? - Yes, Hillary Clinton
Were both of your parents dentists? - Hermione Granger, in the Harry Potter series

DQs:

Held American political office between 1776-89?
Supported independence?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Were you McKinley's kingmaker?
An actress, did you date JFK Jr. for awhile?
Were you a young assassin trained by your ex-CIA agent father?

Not Mark Hanna
Not Darryl Hannah
DQ (another Hannah?)

H

1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office
12.Held American political office pre-1789
13.Held political office between 1776-89
14.DEFINITELY supported independence

Previous IQs:

Were you McKinley's kingmaker? - Yes, Marcus (Mark) Hanna
An actress, did you date JFK Jr. for awhile? - Yes, Darryl Hannah
Were you a young assassin trained by your ex-CIA agent father? - Yes, the title character of Hanna (a good but, I'd say, not great spy thriller): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u73CLdHpbNk

IQs:

Did you design an early U.S. flag?
Did two of your descendants become President of the United States?
Were you a top cavalryman for Gen. George Washington?

And you rightfully earned a DQ for #3 above


DQ
Not Declaration of Independence signer Benjamin Harrison. Dad of our 9th POTUS and great grandfather of our 23rd
DQ

OK, thanks.

Previous IQs:

Did you design an early U.S. flag? - Francis Hopkinson, a member of the Continental Congress
Did two of your descendants become President of the United States? - Yes, Benjamin Harrison
Were you a top cavalryman for Gen. George Washington? - "Light-Horse Harry" Lee, Robert E.'s father

DQs:

Member of the Continental Congress?
Slave owner?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Were you a top Gestapo official in SS-GB?
Were you a real person who made a cameo appearance in both the book and the TV miniseries of the same name?
Were you attacked by two British-trained Czech partisans in Prague during WWII?

3DQS

H

1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office
12.Held American political office pre-1789
13.Held political office between 1776-89
14.DEFINITELY supported independence
15.Member of the Continental Congress
16.Probably owned slaves (owned large tract of land in slave state)

Previous IQs:

Were you a top Gestapo official in SS-GB? - Standartenfuhrer Oskar Huth
Were you a real person who made a cameo appearance in both the book and the TV miniseries of the same name? - Heinrich Himmler
Were you attacked by two British-trained Czech partisans in Prague during WWII? - Reinhard Heydrich, "the Butcher of Prague," who later died of his wounds

Lemme think....

Should have known those crazy Nazis!

I know, right? What a kooky, zany, nutty bunch they were.

DQs:

From Virginia?
Signed the Declaration of Independence?

Two DQs reserved.

H

1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office
12.Held American political office pre-1789
13.Held political office between 1776-89
14.DEFINITELY supported independence
15.Member of the Continental Congress
16.Probably owned slaves (owned large tract of land in slave state)
17.NOT a Virginian
18.Did NOT sign Declaration of Independence

DQs:

Appeared in the musical 1776?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_(..._original_cast

One DQ reserved.

H

1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office
12.Held American political office pre-1789
13.Held political office between 1776-89
14.DEFINITELY supported independence
15.Member of the Continental Congress
16.Probably owned slaves (owned large tract of land in slave state)
17.NOT a Virginian
18.Did NOT sign Declaration of Independence
19.NOT in the cast of "1776"

DQ:

From one of the Carolinas?

H

1.Real
2.Male
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last iniial "H"
6.Born BEFORE 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Considered "Good guy"
9.Political figure
10.Not a Democrat, because the party didn't exist
11.Held proto-federal office
12.Held American political office pre-1789
13.Held political office between 1776-89
14.DEFINITELY supported independence
15.Member of the Continental Congress
16.Probably owned slaves (owned large tract of land in slave state)
17.NOT a Virginian
18.Did NOT sign Declaration of Independence
19.NOT in the cast of "1776"
20.NOT a Carolinian

Please submit your guess by Noon Friday

So far I'm stumped. Thinkthinkthink....

Okay, times up. Our mystery man is:

JOHN HANSON. The President of the Continental Congress, often erroneously considered the "First President of the United States".

Damn! I was wracking my brains and didn't think of him, although I have certainly heard of him. Good one.

Want to go again, or shall I?

All yours Elendil.

BTW: the town my brother lives in was named after his grandson.

Thanks! Right, then. Been awhile since we've done

R

IQ: Did you apocryphally help a queen keep a clean dress?
IQ2: Are you the actress who played Ted Danson's cousin/lover?
IQ3: Did you coach Villanova to a famous upset?

Dunno x3, although I should know the first.

Walter Raleigh
Isabella Rossellini
Rollie Massamino


DQ: Real?
DQ2: Male?
DQ3: Living?

IQ: Are you the pirate namesake of a mixed drink?
IQ2: Did you have clearance issues with the FBI?
IQ3: Are you the actor who starred in the most watched miniseries of all time?

D'oh! Shoulda got those first two .

Not Rob Roy, Dr. Robert Oppenheimer or... Richard Chamberlain (Shogun)?

R.

1. real
2. male
3. dead

Correct
Correct
Correct (Thronbirds)

IQ: Are you the biggest name in popcorn?
IQ2: Are you the most famous broadcaster in San Diego?
IQ3: Did you host the 9PM show on MSNBC?

Rob Roy was a Scottish outlaw, not a pirate, but I thought that was probably who you were going for: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_MacGregor. And I believe Roots got higher ratings than The Thorn Birds.

Not Orville Reddenbacher, Ron "Go fuck yourself, San Diego" Burgundy,* and dunno.

I have to share my favorite scene from that movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ccp-lEmoAE

Correct
Correct (and NOT very classy)
Rachel Maddow

DQ: American?

IQ: Were you the coach of the "Showtime" Lakers?
IQ2: Were you the cop on "Dukes of Hazzard"?
IQ3: Did Tom Hanks play you in your recent biopic?

I just watched it! OMG, that's great!

I know, right? I love all the disgusting analogies for what Sex Panther smells like.

Dunno x3.

R.

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

Pat Riley
Roscoe P. Coltrane
Fred Rodgers

DQ: Born After 1900?
DQ2: In Arts, broadly defined?

DQ reserved

IQ: Are you the composer favored by the Nazis?
IQ2: Were you unfairly blamed for the Olympic bombing?
IQ3: Did you coach the Celtics to their most recent title?

The Fred Rodgers (sic) biopic hasn't come out yet, so it isn't "recent." I don't think that earns you a DQ.

Not Richard Wagner, Richard Jewell and dunno (Another Richard? Take a DQ).

R.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born before 1900

They've been talking about it so much, I thought it came out.

Correct
Correct
Doc Rivers

DQ: Born after 1800?

IQ: Are you the entertainer whose last name is a monster?
IQ2: Are you the host of an upcoming wild game show?
IQ3: Were you recently caught up in a prostitution sting?

Not Rob Zombie, not Rob Lowe, and not Richard Krafft (?), the Patriots owner.

R.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born before 1900
6. born after 1800

Correct
Correct (looks fun)
Robert Kraft (like the mac&cheese)

DQ: Born after 1850?

IQ: Did you become POTUS after a disputed election, whose consequences stayed with us for a century?
IQ2: Are you the only union head to become POTUS?
IQ3: Are you the film critic who famously wrote a screenplay for a cult classic?

Not Rutherford B. Hayes, Ronald Reagan or Roger Ebert (Valley of the Dolls, wasn't it?)

R.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born before 1900
6. born after 1800
7. born after 1850

Correct
Correct
Correct (on both counts) I had to remind myself about which movie, and I was right

IQ: Are you the safety who had part of his finger amputated so he wouldn't miss any playing time?
IQ2: Are you the comic turned serious actor whose signature character has appeared in a record number of shows?
IQ3: Are you the former NFL QB famous for your impeccable reputation and All-American life story?

Dunno, dunno and not Roger Staubach.

Actually, I see it was Beyond the Valley of the Dolls; Ebert does not appear to have been involved in the first film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond...y_of_the_Dolls

Ronnie Lott
Richard Belzer
Correct (VERY nice!)

DQ: Military/Political figure?
DQ: Born South of the Mason-Dixon Line?
DQ: Born Wast of the Mississippi?

IQ: Are you the doctor who set a significant track record?
IQ2: Were you the Texas representative who was Speaker intermittently during the 20th century?
IQ3: Did you star in an 80s action-adventure show whose reboot pales in comparison to your version?

Not Roger Bannister, Sam Rayburn or... dunno.

R.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born before 1900
6. born after 1800
7. born after 1850
8. kinda sorta a military/political figure
9. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
10. born east of the Mississippi

Correct (heart surgeon IIRC)
Correct
Richard Dean Anderson ("MacGyver")

DQ: Combat veteran?

IQ: Were you a powerful NY political figure of the 1880s?
IQ2: Are you best known for investigating a polarizing politician?
IQ3: Were you an African dictator during the 80s?

Bannister was a neurologist.

Didn't know that - thanks. Knew he was a medico of some kind.

Not Roscoe Conkling, Robert Mueller or Robert Mugabe (and well beyond the '80s, unfortunately).

R.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born before 1900
6. born after 1800
7. born after 1850
8. kinda sorta a military/political figure
9. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
10. born east of the Mississippi
11. not a combat veteran, as far as I can determine

3 for 3

IQ: Are you the basketball coach who was the face of recruiting's sleazy side?
IQ2: Did you go from an Alaska doctor to government agent who used math to solve mysteries?
IQ3: Did you famously "submit things for our approval"?

Dunno, not Rob Whasisname from Northern Exposure, and not Rod Serling.

Rick Pitino
Yup, Rob Morow (his other show was NUMB3RS)
Correct

DQ: Regarded positively by history?

IQ: Were you the runner-up in the recent season of "Celebrity Big Brother"?
IQ2: Are you the son from America's first popular TV family who later perished in a plane crash?
IQ3: Are you the Hispanic singer who died on The Day the Music Died?

Dunno, not Rickie Nelson, and not La Bamba. I forget his "R" name, so take two DQs.

R.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born before 1900
6. born after 1800
7. born after 1850
8. kinda sorta a military/political figure
9. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
10. born east of the Mississippi
11. not a combat veteran, as far as I can determine
12. to the extent he's remembered at all, regarded positively by history

Ricky Williams
Correct
Richie Valens (yes, the "La Bamba" guy)

DQ: Appointed official?
DQ2: Associated with scandal?

IQ: Are you the former Cowboys QB who seamlessly transitioned to broadcasting?
IQ2: Are you the former Seton Hall hoops coach much better known for broadcasting?
IQ3: Are you the new Twins manager?

Dunno x3.

R.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born before 1900
6. born after 1800
7. born after 1850
8. kinda sorta a military/political figure
9. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
10. born east of the Mississippi
11. not a combat veteran, as far as I can determine
12. to the extent he's remembered at all, regarded positively by history
13. not an appointed official
14. not associated with scandal

Tony Romo (he's the color guy with Jim Nantz, and is TERRIFIC!)
Bill Raftery
Rocco Baldelli

DQ: Died before 1925?
DQ2: Part of POTUS inner circle?
DQ3: Federal official?

IQ: Did you leave the business world to join JFK's Cabinet?
IQ2: Were you another member of JFK's Cabinet?
IQ3: Were you the member of JFK's Cabinet whose appointment led to a new law regarding Presidential appointments?

Not Robert McNamara, Dean Rusk or Robert Kennedy.

I've vaguely heard of Tony Romo but not the other two.

R.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born before 1900
6. born after 1800
7. born after 1850
8. kinda sorta a military/political figure
9. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
10. born east of the Mississippi
11. not a combat veteran, as far as I can determine
12. to the extent he's remembered at all, regarded positively by history
13. not an appointed official
14. not associated with scandal
15. died after 1925
16. not part of a POTUS's inner circle
17. not a Federal official

3 for 3 (can NEVER keep Macnamara and Rusk perfectly straight)

IQ: Did you cofound your brother's eponymous movie studio?
IQ2: Are you the football player who got confused, and nearly scored a safety?
IQ3: Was your last big hit the theme song for Julia Roberts' breakout role?

Not Roy Disney, dunno (another Roy?) and not Roy Orbison.

Correct
Roy Riegels
Correct

RoyX3

DQ: Namesake of something?

R.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born before 1900
6. born after 1800
7. born after 1850
8. kinda sorta a military/political figure
9. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
10. born east of the Mississippi
11. not a combat veteran, as far as I can determine
12. to the extent he's remembered at all, regarded positively by history
13. not an appointed official
14. not associated with scandal
15. died after 1925
16. not part of a POTUS's inner circle
17. not a Federal official
18. namesake of something

IQ: Were you a member of a Latin boy band?
IQ2: Was your last MLB hit a memorable milestone hit?
IQ3: Are you the only man to collect 7 hits in a 9-inning game?

Not Ricky Iglesias, dunno and dunno.

Ricky Martin (He was in Menudo)
Roberto Clemente (his last hit was his 3000th)
Rennie Stennett

DQ: State official?
DQ: Law named after him?
DQ: Died before 1940?

I see Stennett was the first to do it in the 20th century, but it had happened before:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennie_Stennett
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...e_hits_leaders

R.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born before 1900
6. born after 1800
7. born after 1850
8. kinda sorta a military/political figure
9. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
10. born east of the Mississippi
11. not a combat veteran, as far as I can determine
12. to the extent he's remembered at all, regarded positively by history
13. not an appointed official
14. not associated with scandal
15. died after 1925
16. not part of a POTUS's inner circle
17. not a Federal official
18. namesake of something
19. not a state official
20. law not named after him
21. died before 1940

Please ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon EST Thursday.

I knew that caveat about Stennett (I assume you wouldn't have known anyway?)

Time to ponder

No, that's why I gave you the DQ without a quibble.

Okay: a non-veteran elected local official from the Midwest or Northeast corridor who wasn't scandalous or memorable, died during the Depression era, has something, but not a law, named after him? Hmm

That summary contains an assumption not warranted by my answers so far.

True, he could have died BEFORE the crash. Still pondering, but not coming up with anything.

Heh. That's actually not the assumption I had in mind.

Interesting. Not coming up with anything.

I am in fact

Charles E. Rushmore

after whom the famous mountain with its huge carvings of four Presidents is named: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_E._Rushmore

I never said he was an elected local official.

Want to start the next round?

You're right about that, of course. NEVER knew the mountain had a namesake

Letter coming soon

Your letter is

P

Righto!

IQs:

Did you surrender the Confederate garrison at Vicksburg?
Were you perhaps the most notorious actual American cannibal not in the Donner Party?
Do many credit you with inventing TV?

DQ
DQ
Not Philo T. Farnsworty

Previous IQs:

Did you surrender the Confederate garrison at Vicksburg? - Gen. Pemberton
Were you perhaps the most notorious actual American cannibal not in the Donner Party? - Alferd [sic] Packer
Do many credit you with inventing TV? - Almost; Philo Farnsworth

DQs:

Real?
Male?

IQs:

Are you the best-known person born on Corfu?
Were you "trainer to the gods" in Disney's Hercules?
Famous in your own right, are you married to a famous cartoonist?

Not Prince Philip
DQ
Not Jane Pauley (came to me!)

1.Real
2.Male

Previous IQs:

Are you the best-known person born on Corfu? - Yes, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Were you "trainer to the gods" in Disney's Hercules? - Philoctetes (voiced by Danny DeVito)
Famous in your own right, are you married to a famous cartoonist? - Yes, Jane Pauley, married to Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau

DQ:

Alive?

IQs:

Were you one of the officers on CHIPs?
Did you both succeed and precede the same doctor in an important job?
Were you Brett's supervisor?

Not Ponch
DQ
DQ

P

1.Real
2.Male
3.Alive

Previous IQs:

Were you one of the officers on CHIPs? - Yes, Ponch
Did you both succeed and precede the same doctor in an important job? - Dr. Katherine Pulaski, on Star Trek: The Next Generation
Were you Brett's supervisor? - Parker, in Alien

DQs:

American?
Last name start with P?

IQs:

Were you a presidential candidate in the first season of 24?
Were you an acerbic weatherman stuck in a small Pennsylvania town for a looooong time?
Were you the small mammal he once stole?

DQ
Don't know Bill Murray's character from "Groundhog Day"
Not Puxatawny Phil

P

1.Real
2.Male
3.Alive
4.American
5.Last initial "P"

Previous IQs:

Were you a presidential candidate in the first season of 24? - David Palmer
Were you an acerbic weatherman stuck in a small Pennsylvania town for a looooong time? - Phil Connors, yes, in Groundhog Day
Were you the small mammal he once stole? - Yes, Puxatawny [sic] Phil

DQs:

Born since 1950?
Political/military?

IQs:

Were you a Confederate general who was also an Episcopal bishop?
Were you the first female U.S. Cabinet secretary?
Were you a major character in Shakespeare's The Tempest?

DQ
Not Frances Perkins
DQ

P

1.Real
2.Male
3.Alive
4.American
5.Last initial "P"
6.Born AFTER 1950
7.Political/Military figure

Previous IQs:

Were you a Confederate general who was also an Episcopal bishop? - Leonidas Polk
Were you the first female U.S. Cabinet secretary? - Yes, Frances Perkins
Were you a major character in Shakespeare's The Tempest? - Prospero

DQs:

Ever held elective office?
Democrat?

IQs:

Are you the incumbent VPOTUS?
Did "Stormin' Norman" answer to you in the early 1990s?
Did your hair catch fire during a welding demonstration?

Not Mike Pence
Not Colin Powell
DQ

P

1.Real
2.Male
3.Alive
4.American
5.Last initial "P"
6.Born AFTER 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Never held elected office
9.Republican

Previous IQs:

Are you the incumbent VPOTUS? - Yes, Mike Pence
Did "Stormin' Norman" answer to you in the early 1990s? - Yes, Colin Powell
Did your hair catch fire during a welding demonstration? - Cleveland Mayor Ralph Perk: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvYfbxx9G7...0/church+4.jpg

DQ:

Ever held appointive office?

IQs:

Were you the longtime and fabled LAPD chief?
Were you a jazz musician with the nickname "Bird"?
Were you a great Pittsburgh Pirates slugger in the 1970s-80s?

DQ
Not Charlie Parker
Not Dave Parker

P

1.Real
2.Male
3.Alive
4.American
5.Last initial "P"
6.Born AFTER 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Never held elected office
9.Republican
10.Not an administration appointed official

Previous IQs:

Were you the longtime and fabled LAPD chief? - Chief John (?) Parker, after whom HQ was named
Were you a jazz musician with the nickname "Bird"? - Yes, Charlie Parker
Were you a great Pittsburgh Pirates slugger in the 1970s-80s? - Yes, Dave Parker

Parker x3!

DQs:

Currently holds some public office?

IQs:

Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation?
A Rhode Islander, did you attend Jack and Jackie Kennedy's wedding?
Were you a Sith Lord?

DQ
Not Michelle Kwan's former grandfather-in-law, Claiborne Pell
Not Padme

And I figured that was another Parker

P

1.Real
2.Male
3.Alive
4.American
5.Last initial "P"
6.Born AFTER 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Never held elected office
9.Republican
10.Not an administration appointed official
11.Never held public office

Previous IQs:

Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation? - Preem Palver, in the works of Isaac Asimov
A Rhode Islander, did you attend Jack and Jackie Kennedy's wedding? - Yes, Claiborne Pell
Were you a Sith Lord? - Padme was never a Sith Lord; this was Darth Plagueis

DQs:

Best known for military service?
Best known for a single incident?

IQs:

Are you an outstanding Olympic swimmer?
Were you a key member of the original IMF?
Were you one of the "three little maids from school"?

Not Michael Phelps
DQ
DQ

P

1.Real
2.Male
3.Alive
4.American
5.Last initial "P"
6.Born AFTER 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Never held elected office
9.Republican
10.Not an administration appointed official
11.Never held public office
12.Not known for military service
13.Not known for single incident

Previous IQs:

Are you an outstanding Olympic swimmer? - Yes, Michael Phelps
Were you a key member of the original IMF? - Jim Phelps, on Mission: Impossible
Were you one of the "three little maids from school"? - Pitti-Sing, in G&S's The Mikado

DQs:

Best known as a campaign official or advisor?
Still active in politics?

IQs:

Were you recently sentenced by two Federal judges?
Did you write "I Will Always Love You" about a fellow singer?
Were you that singer?

Not Paul Manafort (ALMOST picked him)
Not Dolly Parton (I was 14 when the cover came out, HATED it with a white hot passion)
DQ

P

1.Real
2.Male
3.Alive
4.American
5.Last initial "P"
6.Born AFTER 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Never held elected office
9.Republican
10.Not an administration appointed official
11.Never held public office
12.Not known for military service
13.Not known for single incident
14.Campaign advisor
15.No longer active in politics

Previous IQs:

Were you recently sentenced by two Federal judges? - Yes, Paul Manafort
Did you write "I Will Always Love You" about a fellow singer? - Yes, Dolly Parton
Were you that singer? - Porter Waggoner

DQ:

Advised one or more Presidents?

IQs:

Were you a senior Obama campaign officer in 2008?
Was your campaign email account hacked in 2016?

Not Paul Begala
Not John Podesta

P

1.Real
2.Male
3.Alive
4.American
5.Last initial "P"
6.Born AFTER 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Never held elected office
9.Republican
10.Not an administration appointed official
11.Never held public office
12.Not known for military service
13.Not known for single incident
14.Campaign advisor
15.No longer active in politics
16.Advised only 1 POTUS

Not sure Begala worked on Obama's 2008 campaign, but I'll rephrase.

IQs:

You are not Paul Begala. Were you another senior Obama campaign officer in 2008?
Did you once wear a sign around your neck with your salary written on it?
Did Maj. "Hot Lips" Houlihan marry you?

Not Leon Pannetta
DQ
Not Col. Potter

Previous IQs:

You are not Paul Begala. Were you another senior Obama campaign officer in 2008? - No, it was David Plouffe
Did you once wear a sign around your neck with your salary written on it? - American writer and wit Dorothy Parker, at a cocktail party, after her boss forbade her and her coworkers from "talking about your salaries"
Did Maj. "Hot Lips" Houlihan marry you? - Donald Penobscot (Col. Potter was already married)

DQs:

Advised a President elected after 1979?
Born east of the Miss. River?
Born north of the Mason-Dixon Line?

IQs:

Were you a fictional Thirties sf hero?
Did you like to pretend to be that hero?
Did the same actor play both your nephew and a younger you?

3 DQS (I know the 3rd is a "Harry Potter" reference)
The idea of Potter having sex is an image I'd rather NOT contemplate

P

1.Real
2.Male
3.Alive
4.American
5.Last initial "P"
6.Born AFTER 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Never held elected office
9.Republican
10.Not an administration appointed official
11.Never held public office
12.Not known for military service
13.Not known for single incident
14.Campaign advisor
15.No longer active in politics
16.Advised only 1 POTUS
17.Advisor to POTUS elected AFTER 1979
18.Born BARELY WEST of the Mississippi
19.Born NORTH of the Mason-Dixon Line

Previous IQs:

Were you a fictional Thirties sf hero? - Captain Proton: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_Proton
Did you like to pretend to be that hero? - Tom Paris
Did the same actor play both your nephew and a younger you? - Not a Harry Potter character, but Jean-Luc Picard: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki...Tristan_Birkin

DQs:

Advisor to POTUS elected after 1999?

Two DQs reserved.

P

1.Real
2.Male
3.Alive
4.American
5.Last initial "P"
6.Born AFTER 1950
7.Political/Military figure
8.Never held elected office
9.Republican
10.Not an administration appointed official
11.Never held public office
12.Not known for military service
13.Not known for single incident
14.Campaign advisor
15.No longer active in politics
16.Advised only 1 POTUS
17.Advisor to POTUS elected AFTER 1979
18.Born BARELY WEST of the Mississippi
19.Born NORTH of the Mason-Dixon Line
20.Advisor to POTUS elected AFTER 1999

Once you use those DQs, I'll set your deadline

Hmm. Gotta think....

Bump

You stumped me. Who is it?

Our mystery man is:

CARTER PAGE, Trump's foreign policy advisor during the transition

If you Want, I can Think of a new letter

Ah, good one. I'd almost forgotten him.

Sure, start another round, if you like.

Your letter is

M

IQs:

Did your theories on naval power influence TR?
Are you the villain of the movie Dredd?
Were you Keiko's husband and Molly's dad?

Not Mahan (someone stumped the Dope with him
DQ
DQ

Previous IQs:

Did your theories on naval power influence TR? - Yes, Alfred Thayer Mahan
Are you the villain of the movie Dredd? - Ma-Ma, a badly-scarred drug queen and former prostitute
Were you Keiko's husband and Molly's dad? - Miles O'Brien, on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

DQs:

Real?
Male?
Last name start with M?

IQs:

Did you lament that you were just a pawn in life?
A young stunner, did you play Princess Irulan?
Are you Duchess of Sussex?

That's only 2 DQs. ;)

Not Mongo
DQ
Not Pippa Middleton

M

1.Real
2.Male

Oh, right. Sorry - just earned two.

Previous IQs:

Did you lament that you were just a pawn in life? - Yes, good ol' Mongo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKRma7PDW10
A young stunner, did you play Princess Irulan? - Virginia Madsen, in David Lynch's Dune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ7DkBFjLRI
Are you Duchess of Sussex? - Not Pippa Middleton, but the former Meghan Markle

DQs:

Last name starts with M?
Living?

IQs:

Did you appear in a single scene in Saving Private Ryan?
Played by Tom Hanks, did you appear in many?
Did Richard Harris play you in Gladiator?

3 DQS

M

1.Real
2.Male
3.Last initial "M"
4.Dead

Previous IQs:

Did you appear in a single scene in Saving Private Ryan? - Gen. George C. Marshall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvwsdDRyXPw
Played by Tom Hanks, did you appear in many? - Capt. John Miller
Did Richard Harris play you in Gladiator? - Emperor Marcus Aurelius

DQs:

American?
Died since 1900?
Political/military?

IQs:

Were you the Lucifer figure of Tolkien's legendarium?
Did you oversee the halls of the dead in the same works?
Were you the best-known Brandybuck?

3 more DQs

M

1.Real
2.Male
3.Last initial "M"
4.Dead
5.NOT American
6.Died AFTER 1900
7.Political/Military

Previous IQs:

Were you the Lucifer figure of Tolkien's legendarium? - Melkor AKA Morgoth
Did you oversee the halls of the dead in the same works? - Mandos
Were you the best-known Brandybuck? - Meriadoc AKA Merry, a hobbit

DQs:

Mostly political?
European?
Died since 1950?

IQs:

Were you a friendly alien in Galaxy Quest?
Were you the young heroine of G&S's The Pirates of Penzance?
Did you head The Citadel military institute after WWII?

DQ
DQ
Not George Marshall (?!)

M

1.Real
2.Male
3.Last initial "M"
4.Dead
5.NOT American
6.Died AFTER 1900
7.Political/Military
8.Primarily Political
9.European, per our definition
10.Died AFTER 1950

Just noticed you already used Marshall. That's 3 DQs

Previous IQs:

Were you a friendly alien in Galaxy Quest? - Mathazar
Were you the young heroine of G&S's The Pirates of Penzance? - Mabel
Did you head The Citadel military institute after WWII? - Gen. Mark Clark

DQs:

British?
Died after 1980?
Was a head of state or of government?

IQs:

Did the Sweathogs go to a school named after you?
Were you a Congresswoman with an excrutiatingly WASPy name?
Did Sean Penn play you in a recent biopic?

DQs:

Not Millard Fillmore
DQ
Not Harvey Milk

M

1.Real
2.Male
3.Last initial "M"
4.Dead
5.NOT American
6.Died AFTER 1900
7.Political/Military
8.Primarily Political
9.European, per our definition
10.Died AFTER 1950
11.NOT British
12.Died AFTER 1980
13.NOT Head of government/state

Previous IQs:

Did the Sweathogs go to a school named after you? - Yes, Millard Fillmore
Were you a Congresswoman with an excrutiatingly WASPy name? - Millicent Fenwick (of Connecticut, I believe)
Did Sean Penn play you in a recent biopic? - Yes, Harvey Milk

DQ:

Conservative?

IQs:

Are you the longest-serving female member of the U.S. House of Representatives?
Are you captain of the Orville?
Are you a kid in Peanuts?

DQ
Not Seth McFarlane
Not Marcy

M

1.Real
2.Male
3.Last initial "M"
4.Dead
5.NOT American
6.Died AFTER 1900
7.Political/Military
8.Primarily Political
9.European, per our definition
10.Died AFTER 1950
11.NOT British
12.Died AFTER 1980
13.NOT Head of government/state
14.NOT conservative (using US definitions)

Previous IQs:

Are you the longest-serving female member of the U.S. House of Representatives? - Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio)
Are you captain of the Orville? - I'll rephrase
Are you a kid in Peanuts? - Yes, Marcy

DQ:

Born in or east of Vienna?

IQs:

Does Seth McFarlane play you, the captain of the Orville?
Did you play a custodian in Night at the Museum?
Were you Dr. John H. Watson's first wife?

DQ
Not Robin Williams (RIP) :(
DQ

M

1.Real
2.Male
3.Last initial "M"
4.Dead
5.NOT American
6.Died AFTER 1900
7.Political/Military
8.Primarily Political
9.European, per our definition
10.Died AFTER 1950
11.NOT British
12.Died AFTER 1980
13.NOT Head of government/state
14.NOT conservative (using US definitions)
15.Born EAST of Vienna

Previous IQs:

Does Seth McFarlane play you, the captain of the Orville? - Ed Mercer
Did you play a custodian in Night at the Museum? - Robin Williams isn't an "M," and he played TR (and very well, too!); Mickey Rooney played a custodian
Were you Dr. John H. Watson's first wife? - Mary Morstan

DQs:

Born in or north of Vienna?
Served in the Cabinet or equivalent of his country?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

A diplomat, was a distinctive kind of "cocktail" named after you?
Are you now a US senator from West Virginia?
Did you first own the old mansion which overlooked 'Salem's Lot, Maine?

YES! I am:

Mr. Molotov! Very nice

Woohoo! Thanks. For more:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyacheslav_Molotov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov_cocktail

Fun factoid: in my Soviet Studies course in college, I once read that Molotov was so scared of Stalin that, every time he was called to the Kremlin for a meeting, he brought along an aide with a suitcase holding a complete change of clothes for him. Without even trying, Stalin sometimes made him accidentally crap his pants.

Previous IQs:

Are you now a US senator from West Virginia? - Joe Manchin
Did you first own the old mansion which overlooked 'Salem's Lot, Maine? - Huey Marsden, a gangster with an interest in the occult, in the Stephen King novel

Next let's go with

L

IQ: Did you go from CNBC to the Trump administration?
IQ2: Were you Michael Cohen's lawyer?
IQ3: Are you the host of MSNBC's 10PM show?

Dunno x3

Larry Kudlow
Lanny Davis (you knew that before)
Lawrence O'Donnell

DQ: Real?
DQ2: Living?
DQ3: Male?

IQ: Did you pull an upset at the 1998 Winter Olympics?
IQ2: Are you the coach of the Lakers?
IQ3: Are you the only player in NBA history in the top 10 in points and assists?

My mind must be going.

Dunno, dunno and not Larry Bird.

L.

1. real
2. living
3. male

Tara Lipinski
Luke Walton
Lebron James

DQ: Born after 1950?
DQ2: American?
DQ3: Military/Political figure?

IQ: Were you the best player on the losing side of the famous game played 40 years ago yesterday?
IQ2: Are you the GOP Senator known as a HUGE Trump ally?
IQ3: Did you co-create "Seinfeld" and create "Curb Your Enthusiasm"?

Note about the Dope game: Deion Sanders was an All-Star in both sports. Jackson did it in the same season IIRC.

Quote:

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Originally posted by Erictelevision

IQ: Were you the best player on the losing side of the famous game played 40 years ago yesterday?
IQ2: Are you the GOP Senator known as a HUGE Trump ally?
IQ3: Did you co-create "Seinfeld" and create "Curb Your Enthusiasm"?

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Dunno, not Lindsey Graham, and not Larry David

L.

1. real
2. living
3. male
4. born before 1950
5. American
6. sorta kinda a military/political figure

Larry Bird
Correct (worried this was too broad)
Correct

DQ: Born East of the Mississippi?

IQ: Did your character's attempted murder captivate America with speculation as to who pulled the trigger?
IQ2: Are you the boy band member who almost went to space?
IQ3: Did you play a character we wouldn't like when he's angry?

Not Larry Hagman, Lance Bass or Lou Ferrigno.

L.

1. real
2. living
3. male
4. born before 1950
5. American
6. sorta kinda a military/political figure
7. born east of the Miss.

3 for 3! :D

IQ: Will you be singing your annual song on the 1st Monday in April, at about midnight?
IQ2: Did you play Ally's bitchy coworker on "Ally McBeal", and later become an Angel who clashed with Charlie?
IQ3: Are you the greatest American male soccer player?

Dunno, not Lucy Liou and dunno.

Luther Vandross ("One Shining Moment" after the basketball game)
Correct, spelled Liu
Landon Donovan

DQ: Born South of the Mason-Dixon Line
DQ2: Appointed official

IQ: Are you the reason nobody is credited with winning the Tour de France for many years in the 00s?
IQ2: Are you the "Beverly Hills 90210" heartthrob who recently died?
IQ3: Did your ideas inform the Declaration of Independence?

Not Lance Armstrong, Luke Perry or John Locke.

L.

1. real
2. living
3. male
4. born before 1950
5. American
6. sorta kinda a military/political figure
7. born east of the Miss.
8. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. not an appointed official

3 for 3

IQ: Were you Clinton's Chief of Staff and Obama's CIA director?
IQ2: Did your crime mar the Buffalo Exposition?
IQ3: Were you the ultimate victim of the Saturday Night Massacre?

Just noticed something funny

Not Leon Panetta, Leon Czolgosz (sp?) or... hmm, not Richard Nixon or Archibald Cox. Did you mean Leon Jaworski? He got a new job out of it - not really a victim at all.

Yes I going for Jaworski, forgot he landed on his feet

LeonX3 (only noticed afterward) and that spelling looks good

IQ: Are you the Senator from Alaska?
IQ2: Did you write a musical using hip hop to tell the story of a Founding Father?
IQ3: Were you the Celtics draft pick who overdosed on cocaine?

Not Lisa Murkowski, Lin-Manuel Miranda or Len Bias.

Correct
Correct
Correct (great job)

IQ: Did you instigate the Reformation?
IQ2: Did you found the Soviet Union?
IQ3: Were you the first great women's UCONN player?

Not Martin Luther, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin or... someone I've probably never heard of before.

Correct
Correct
Rebecca Lobo

DQ: Federal official?

IQ: Were you the only POTUS sworn in by a woman?
IQ2: Are you the most famous Dracula?
IQ3: Were you the 1st coach in Dallas Cowboys history?

Not Lyndon Johnson, Bela Lugosi or Tom Landry.

L.

1. real
2. living
3. male
4. born before 1950
5. American
6. sorta kinda a military/political figure
7. born east of the Miss.
8. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. not an appointed official
10. not a Federal official

3 for 3

IQ: Are you the poker player accused of shorting a pot of an ante?
IQ2: Do you have 2 brothers with the same name?
IQ3: Are you the horticulturalist who shares his name with a CA city?

Dunno, not Larry (and Darryl and his other brother Darryl), and not... Jim Losangeles?

Jeff Lisandro
Correct (was first series finale I ever watched)
Luther Burbank

DQ: State/municipal official?
DQ2: Associated with major historic event/current news story?

IQ: Are you the Stooge that probably went to the barber and said,"Give me the George Costanza"? ;)
IQ2: Did you famously win a First Amendment lawsuit when Jerry Falwell sued you for libel?
IQ3: Were you Teri Hatcher's breakout role?

Dingdingding!

Not Larry the Stooge, and not Lois Lane, but yes, I am the notorious pornographer and First Amendment semi-hero

Larry Flynt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Flynt#Legal_battles

Good job, eric!

That was unexpected! :)

Let me ponder a letter

And of course you nailed Larry Fine and Lois Lane

Your letter is

S

IQs:

Were you Lincoln's SECSTATE?
Were you his first SECWAR?
Were you his second?

Not Edwin Stanton
Not Salmon Chase
Not John Seward

No, it was

William H. Seward
Simon Cameron
Edwin Stanton

I'll just take two DQs, though.

DQs:

Real?
Male?

IQs:

Did Alan Arkin play you in a movie that included the intriguing line, "The Nixon who went to China was not the Nixon who came back"?
Were you the hero of Jeffrey Archer's political thriller First Among Equals?
Did Mike Meyer play you, a precocious English boy taking a bath?

3 DQS, though I recognize #3. Yeah, I figured I mangled those 3 exactly.

S.

1)Fictional
2)Male