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Heard of him before, I trust?
Want to do the next round?
I’ve DEFINITELY heard of him. Let me think of a person for a bit.
Your letter is
A
IQs:
Was the first warship of the Continental Navy named after you?
Were you a noted academic proponent of sea power?
Was Dr. Joseph Bell your famously influential teacher?
DQ
Not Albert Mahan
DQ
Didn't realize Doper Qin Shi Quin digi took his handle from a real person
IQs:
Was the first warship of the Continental Navy named after you? - King Alfred of England
Were you a noted academic proponent of sea power? - Not Albert, but Alfred Thayer Mahan
Was Dr. Joseph Bell your famously influential teacher? - Arthur Conan Doyle, who based Sherlock Holmes on him
DQs:
Real?
Male?
Last name start with A?
IQs:
Were you a noted Arctic explorer from Scandinavia?
Did Patrick Stewart once play your father-in-law?
Were you Peer Gynt's long-suffering mom?
Not Aamundsen
DQ
DQ
A
1.Fictional
2.Male
3.Last name begins “A”
Previous IQs:
Were you a noted Arctic explorer from Scandinavia? - Yes, Roald Amundsen
Did Patrick Stewart once play your father-in-law? - Leodegrance, father of Guinevere, wife of King Arthur, in Excalibur (at 1:12 here): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSukMQHQLIs
Were you Peer Gynt's long-suffering mom? - Aase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBwxG20Umc
DQs:
American?
Would be alive today, if real?
IQs:
Were you Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's first CO?
Were you minstrel to Robin Hood and his men?
Did you play a historian, a doctor and a senator?
Not Ambrose Burnside
DQ
DQ
A
1.Fictional
2.Male
3.Last name begins "A"
4.American
5.Would be living if real
Previous IQs:
Were you Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's first CO? - Adelbert Ames, in the 20th Maine during the Civil War; Ames went on to become a Carpetbagger governor of Mississippi
Were you minstrel to Robin Hood and his men? - Alan a Dale
Did you play a historian, a doctor and a senator? - Alan Alda, in Sweet Liberty, M*A*S*H and The West Wing
DQs:
First appeared after 1975?
First appeared in print?
Considered a good guy?
IQs:
Were you a UN ambassador and later a mayor?
Are you the Duke of York?
Did your wife teach you to read?
Not Andrew Young
Not Prince Andrew
Not Andrew Johnson
AndrewX3
A
1.Fictional
2.Male
3.Last name begins "A"
4.American
5.Would be living if real
6.First appeared BEFORE 1975
7.Originally from print
8.Considered Good Guy
Swept me!
IQs:
Did Don Henley sing a song named after you, his daughter?
Are you the son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex?
Were you an independent counsel who bedeviled Nixon?
DQ
Not Prince Archie
Not previous Botticelli target Archibald Cox
Previous IQs:
Did Don Henley sing a song named after you, his daughter? - Annabel: https://www.megalyrics.net/don-henley/annabel
Are you the son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex? - Yes, Prince Archie (NOT a proper royal name IMHO)
Were you an independent counsel who bedeviled Nixon? - Yes, Archibald Cox
DQ:
Protagonist?
IQs:
Were you a hard-boiled private eye with the same last name as a fictional spy?
Is your codename "Duchess"?
Were you captain of the USS Enterprise, NX-01?
3 DQs (and yeah, "Archie" isn't a royal name)
A
1.Fictional
2.Male
3.Last name begins "A"
4.American
5.Would be living if real
6.First appeared BEFORE 1975
7.Originally from print
8.Considered Good Guy
9.Protagonist, of a sort
Previous IQs:
Were you a hard-boiled private eye with the same last name as a fictional spy? - Lew Archer
Is your codename "Duchess"? - Sterling Archer, in the FXX animated spy spoof Archer
Were you captain of the USS Enterprise, NX-01? - Jonathan Archer, on Star Trek: Enterprise
Archer x3!
DQs:
First appeared before 1925?
Has appeared in a movie?
In genre fiction (detective novel, sf, fantasy, Western, etc.)?
IQs:
Was your mother named Gilraen?
Was your mother named Igraine?
Were you science officer of the USCSS Nostromo?
3 more DQs
A
1.Fictional
2.Probably Male
3.Last name begins "A"
4.American
5.Would be living if real
6.First appeared BEFORE 1975
7.Originally from print
8.Considered Good Guy
9.Protagonist, of a sort
10.First appeared AFTER 1925
11.NOT from a movie
12.NOT from genre fiction
Note slight change to #2
Probably male, hmm?
Previous IQs:
Was your mother named Gilraen? - Aragorn, from LOTR
Was your mother named Igraine? - King Arthur
Were you science officer of the USCSS Nostromo? - Ash, from Alien
DQs:
First appeared in a novel?
Appeared in more than one print work?
Associated with NYC?
IQs:
Do you have a small museum named after you in San Francisco?
Did Paul Giamatti play you in a miniseries?
Were you that person's wife?
Not Ansel Adams
Not John Adams
Not Abagail Adams
AdamsX3
A
1.Fictional
2.Probably Male
3.Last name begins "A"
4.American
5.Would be living if real
6.First appeared BEFORE 1975
7.Originally from print
8.Considered Good Guy
9.Protagonist, of a sort
10.First appeared AFTER 1925
11.NOT from a movie
12.NOT from genre fiction
13.NOT from a novel
14.Appeared in multiple editions of a periodical
15.NOT Associated with/NYC
Note slight change to #2
Swept me!
IQs:
Were you the US Minister to the Court of St. James's during the Civil War?
Were you an author and good friend of John Hay's?
Does the work of an illustrator nicknamed "Slug" often accompany your writings?
3 DQs
Just looked at something, I'm betting it's IQ3. :)
Previous IQs:
Were you the US Minister to the Court of St. James's during the Civil War? - Charles Francis Adams
Were you an author and good friend of John Hay's? - Henry Adams
Does the work of an illustrator nicknamed "Slug" often accompany your writings? - Cecil Adams of the Straight Dope: http://www.straightdope.com/the-slug-signorino-faq/
Adams x3!
As I suspected, I AM the man fighting (and losing to) ignorance:
CECIL ADAMS
Charles and Henry were JQ's sons, correct?
Looked at Wikipedia, they were indeed JQ's sons.
Charles was JQ's son, and Henry was Charles's son (JQ's grandson).
Thanks for that round!
Lemme think of our next letter....
OK, it's been awhile since we've gone with
B
Thanks, misread the family tree. On to B
IQ: Were you a writer contemporary of Shakespeare, sometimes thought to be the real Bard?
IQ2: Are you former MN congresswoman who was target of much scorn?
IQ3: Was your death notoriously retconned by a shower scene?
Not Ben Jonson, Michelle Bachmann or Bobby Ewing.
I was thinking Bacon, but I think Ben is equally valid
Correct
Correct ("good morning")
IQ: Were you a newscaster whose weatherman had the easiest job in America?
IQ2: Are you the most famous real person from Scranton PA?
IQ3: Are you #2's SO?
Not Ron "Go fuck yourself, San Diego" Burgundy, not Joe Biden, and not Dr. Jill Biden.
3 for 3 :)
San Diego has the reputation as the easiest city to do forecasts for: 75 and sunny EVERY DAY!
IQ: Are you most famous for performing an illegal figure skating maneuver?
IQ2: Were you a famously moderate IN Senator?
IQ3: Were you #2 son, who some wanted to be replaced by John Mellencamp?
Not Brian Boitano, and not Birch or Evan Bayh.
Surya Bonaly did a backflip but you nailed the Bayhs.
DQ: Real?
IQ: Are you a figure skater turn FoodTV host?
IQ2: Did you think you would be the "Last President of the United States"?
IQ3: Are you the longest lived FLOTUS?
Dunno, not James Buchanan and not Barbara Bush.
B.
1. real
THAT was Brian Boitano
Correct
Bess Truman (she was 98)
DQ: Male?
DQ2: Living?
IQ: Was your husband the most famous person born in Milton MA? (My hometown)
IQ2: Did you speak jive?
IQ3: Were you the Olympic track star who,played for the Cowboys?
Dunno, not Barbara Billingsley, and dunno.
B.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
Barbara Bush
Correct (GREAT movie!)
Bob Hayes
DQ: American?
DQ: Born after 1900?
IQ: Are you the NBA legend who grew up in Italy?
IQ2: Was #1 your prom date?
IQ3: Did the Celtics drafting of you lead to the league closing a loophole in the draft rules?
Dunno, dunno and dunno.
Yes, I love Airplane! "Don't start up with your White Zone shit again, Betty...."
B.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born after 1900
Kobe Bryant
Brandy
Larry Bird (drafted as a "junior eligible")
DQ: Born before 1950?
DQ2: Born East of the Mississippi?
DQ3: Born South of the Mason-Dixon?
IQ: During the 80's, did you open the NFL TODAY by telling viewers,"You are looking LIVE.."
IQ2: Are you considered The Godfather of Texas Hold em?
IQ3: Did your discovery lead to the lightning rod?
Dunno, dunno and not Ben Franklin.
B.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born after 1900
6. born after 1950
7. born east of the Mississippi
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
Brent Musberger
Doyle Brunson
Correct
DQ: Died after 2010?
DQ2: Political/Military figure?
IQ: Are you a former state AG whose dad is running for POTUS?
IQ2: Are you credited with inventing the West Coast offense?
IQ3: Are you the NFL icon who had #2 on your coaching staff?
Not the late Beau Biden, dunno, and dunno.
B.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born after 1900
6. born after 1950
7. born east of the Mississippi
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. died before 2010
10. political/military figure, sort of, in a way
Correct (thought it was him for sure!)
Bill Walsh
Paul Brown
DQ: Born before 1975?
DQ2: Combat veteran?
IQ: Did you resign your Senate leadership position to run for POTUS?
IQ2: Were you the Nebraska senator who ran for POTUS in '92?
IQ3: Are you the polarizing Israeli politician?
Not Bob Dole, Bob Kerrey or Benjamin Netanyahu.
"...the polarizing Israeli politician"? You mean there's only one? ;-)
B.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born after 1900
6. born after 1950
7. born east of the Mississippi
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. died before 2010
10. political/military figure, sort of, in a way
11. born before 1975
12. not a combat veteran
3 for 3 (and SO true)
IQ: Did you obliterate the long jump record at the '68 Olympics?
IQ2: Did your lie about a helicopter trip lead to a demotion?
IQ3: Are you the astrophysicist who plays the guitar in a band whose lead singer had a recent biopic?
Dunno, dunno, and not Bill Bryson.
Bob Beamon
Brian Williams
Brian May
DQ: Died of natural causes?
DQ2: Appointed official?
DQ3: Positive reputation?
IQ: Were you Romona's sidekick?
IQ2: Did you create the above characters?
IQ: Did you create the young literary girl who frequently asked for God?
Not Beezus, Beverly Cleary or Judy Blume.
B.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born after 1900
6. born after 1950
7. born east of the Mississippi
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. died before 2010
10. political/military figure, sort of, in a way
11. born before 1975
12. not a combat veteran
13. did not die of natural causes
14. not an appointed official
15. positive reputation
3 for 3
IQ: Are your daughter and son-in-law MSNBC hosts?
IQ2: Did you leave the Cabinet to manage an unsuccessful Presidential campaign?
IQ3: Were you a western Senator who wouldn't have fared well in the #metoo era?
A Bachmann themed meme was in my Facebook memories today.
Woohoo!
Not Zbiginiew Brzhenski (sp?), not James Baker and... dunno.
Correct (unsure on spelling, not that I would've done better)
Correct
Bob Packwood
DQ: Assasinated?
IQ: Are you the mayor of city best known for its college football team?
IQ2: Are you the former congressman who has something interesting in common with the main actor from "That 70's Show"?
IQ3: Was your big hit covered by Nikki French?
Dunno x3.
B.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born after 1900
6. born after 1950
7. born east of the Mississippi
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. died before 2010
10. political/military figure, sort of, in a way
11. born before 1975
12. not a combat veteran
13. did not die of natural causes
14. not an appointed official
15. positive reputation
16. died violently, but not really an "assassination"
Pete Buttigieg (mayor of South Bend, where Notre Dame is)
Beto O'Rourke (Like Topher Grace, goes by creative nickname of his given name)
Bonnie Tyler
DQ: Died before 2000?
DQ2: Died in transportation accident?
DQ3: People responsibile for his death prosecuted?
IQ: Were you the 1st democratic leader of Russia?
IQ2: Did you go from: dentist with spurious religious convictions, to put upon dad of a child prodigy, to hack architect, to terminally ill chemistry teacher?
IQ3: Does some believe you faked your death, and lived out your days in Bolivia?
Not Boris Yeltsin (although Alexander Kerensky has a claim to the title), Bryan Cranston or Martin Bormann.
B.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born after 1900
6. born after 1950
7. born east of the Mississippi
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. died before 2010
10. political/military figure, sort of, in a way
11. born before 1975
12. not a combat veteran
13. did not die of natural causes
14. not an appointed official
15. positive reputation
16. died violently, but not really an "assassination"
17. died after 2000
18. did not die in a transportation accident
19. people responsible for his death not prosecuted
You may ask one more IQ.
Correct (on both counts)
Correct (thought that was tougher)
Butch Cassidy
Unless Botman was Butch's given name
DQ: Death led news?
Plays are DEFINITELY literature
No, Bormann was a top Nazi who was reputed to have escaped to South America in 1945 (not necessarily Bolivia), but was later confirmed to have died in Berlin during the Soviets' capture of the city.
B.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. born after 1900
6. born after 1950
7. born east of the Mississippi
8. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
9. died before 2010
10. political/military figure, sort of, in a way
11. born before 1975
12. not a combat veteran
13. did not die of natural causes
14. not an appointed official
15. positive reputation
16. died violently, but not really an "assassination"
17. died after 2000
18. did not die in a transportation accident
19. people responsible for his death not prosecuted
20. death was prominently reported, but didn't lead the news
Please ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon EST Weds.
I never said nothing about Nazis in that question. Time to ponder.
I guessed Martin Bormann in post 7671, and I thought your "Botman" post 7673 was about that.
Sorry to cross wires. :). Still have 18 hours or so.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
No worries!
UNCLE!
I am
Todd Beamer
Killed in the crash of United 93 on 9-11, and immortalized for his comment "Let's roll!" just before storming the cockpit with others: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Beamer
Uh, a plane crash is DEFINITELY a "transportation accident"!
It wasn't an accident. It was purposefully steered into the ground by the hijackers, according to the 9-11 Commission, to prevent the recapture of the aircraft.
Plane didn't land safely! I'll be at a family event today. Will have tablet, but unsure how much I'll be online.
Not landing safely is different from an "accident." It was no accident.
Start the next round, if you like.
I actually was surfing all night! :(
Your letter is P
IQs:
Were you Harry Truman's political patron?
Did you surrender Vicksburg on July 4, 1863?
Did Andre Braugher play you on Homicide?
Not John Pendergast
Not Pickett (KNOW that’s wrong, he was at Gettysburg at the time)
DQ
Previous IQs:
Were you Harry Truman's political patron? - Tom Pendergast, actually, but you got the last name right
Did you surrender Vicksburg on July 4, 1863? - Gen. Pemberton
Did Andre Braugher play you on Homicide? - Det. Pembleton
DQs:
Real?
Male?
IQs:
Did you try to steal a woodchuck?
Were you "trainer to the Gods"?
Did you run the bar frequented by the staff of FYI?
Not Phil From "Groundhog Day"
DQ
Not Phil
P
1.Fictional
2.Female
Previous IQs:
Did you try to steal a woodchuck? - Yes, Phil Connors in Groundhog Day
Were you "trainer to the Gods"? - Philoctetes (also called Phil) in Disney's Hercules
Did you run the bar frequented by the staff of FYI? - Yes, Phil, on Murphy Brown
Phil x3!
DQ:
Last name start with P?
IQs:
Did Judi Dench play you in a movie with Steve Coogan?
Did you play a tough cop in Hot Fuzz?
Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation?
3 DQS
P
1.Fictional
2.Female
3.FIRST name begins "P"
Previous IQs:
Did Judi Dench play you in a movie with Steve Coogan? - The title character in Philomena
Did you play a tough cop in Hot Fuzz? - Simon Pegg. A very funny British cop comedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOddZELDPmk
Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation? - Preem Palver, in the Foundation book series of Isaac Asimov
DQs:
First appeared in print?
American?
Would be alive today, if real?
IQs:
Did you play a little girl in the colonial drama The Piano?
Did you move in next door to Leonard and Sheldon?
Were you the spitting image of Buckaroo Banzai's late wife?
DQ
Not the future Penny Hofsteter
DQ
P
1.Fictional
2.Female
3.FIRST name begins "P"
4.Originally from print
5.NOT American
6.Could be alive if real
Previous IQs:
Did you play a little girl in the colonial drama The Piano? - Anna Paquin
Did you move in next door to Leonard and Sheldon? - Yes, Penny
Were you the spitting image of Buckaroo Banzai's late wife? - Penny Priddy
DQs:
European?
First appeared before 1950?
IQs:
Were you Capt. Aubrey's ill-tempered steward?
Did you command mortar boats during the Civil War?
Did you command the USS Essex during the War of 1812?
DQ
DQ
Not Commodore Perry
P
1.Fictional
2.Female
3.FIRST name begins "P"
4.Originally from print
5.NOT American
6.Could be alive if real
7.European
8.Appeared AFTER 1950
TOTALLY should have known Paquin!
IQs:
Were you Capt. Aubrey's ill-tempered steward? - Preserved Killick, in the Napoleonic sea-adventure novels of Patrick O'Brian
Did you command mortar boats during the Civil War? - David Dixon Porter
Did you command the USS Essex during the War of 1812? - His father, David Porter
DQs:
British?
Considered a beauty?
Protagonist?
IQs:
Were you a Bond girl with a particularly wince-worthy name?
Were you chief engineer of the USCSS Nostromo?
Does a statue of you stand in Huntington Park?
YES! I am every teenage boy's favorite Bond Girl:
PUSSY GALORE! :)
Heheh. Good one.
Previous IQs:
Were you chief engineer of the USCSS Nostromo? - Parker, in Alien
Does a statue of you stand in Huntington Park? - This was Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, in downtown Cleveland, Ohio
Lemme think of our next person....
Right. Let's go with
W
IQ: Are you Danica Mckellar's best loved role?
IQ2: Were you leader at Ft. Necessity?
IQ3: Are you the only POTUS with a Ph.d?
Not Winnie, George Washington or Woodrow Wilson.
3 for 3 :)
IQ: Were you the longtime owner, and son of the founder, of the NY Giants?
IQ2: Were you the 70s ChiSox knuckleballer who pitched ridiculous numbers of innings?
IQ3: Were you the 80s Cardinals speedster?
Dunno x3.
Wellington Mara (son of Tim)
Wilbur Wood
Willie McGee
DQ: Real?
DQ2: Male?
DQ3: Living?
IQ: Are you the legendary pool player?
IQ2: Were you the legendary jockey?
IQ3: Are you the openly lesbian African American comedienne?
Never heard of any of 'em (all four)!
Dunno, not Willie Shoemaker, and not Wanda Sykes.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. living
Willie Muscone
Correct
Correct
DQ: American?
IQ: Are you one of 2 living Democratic VPOTUS?
IQ2: Could they take your life but not your freedom?
IQ3: Were you our commander in Vietnam?
Not Walter Mondale, William Wallace or Gen. Westmoreland (whose first name escapes me).
W.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. not American
Correct
Correct
Correct (William I believe)
IQ: Are you 1 of 3 living Democratic POTUS?
IQ2: Are you Gal Godot's breakout role?
IQ3: Did you play Scott Bain's best friend on "Charles in Charles"?
Uh, I messed up the VPOTUS question! We have 3 living Democratic VPs! Forgot Uncle Joe!
No worries. And I see Dick Cheney is only six years older than Al Gore - I would've guessed much older: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_P...ice_presidency
I'm not William Clinton, Wonder Woman (hubba hubba!) and dunno.
WOW! That IS a shock!
Correct
Correct
Willie Ames
DQ: European?
IQ: Are you President Clinton's original Secretary of State?
IQ2: Are you the British PM who shared the last name of Dave Coulier's most famous role?
IQ3: Are you the famous Nebraska billionaire?
Not Warren Christopher, William Gladstone (?) or Warren Buffett.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. not American
5. not European
3 for 3
IQ: Are you one of the reasons the University of Dayton is called the Flyers?
IQ2: Did you die the same day as Gandhi?
IQ3: Are you the diminutive sex therapist?
I'm not Wilbur or Orville Wright, dunno, and not Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
The 1st was Wilbur, the 2nd Orville
Correct on Dr. Ruth
IQ: Are you the MLB pitcher affectionately called Fozzy?
IQ2: Were you the Dodger manager when they moved to LA?
IQ3: Are you the ESPN personality named after your dad and grandfather?
Dunno x3.
You get a DQ as to that second Wright question.
DQ: Asian
Michael Wacha ("Wacha, Wacha")
Walter Alston
Trey Wingo
DQ: Born before 1950?
DQ2: Military/Political figure?
DQ reserved
IQ: When you were in a job interview, did you tell them,"If there's a steady paycheck involved, ill believe anything you say."?
IQ2: Are you the NBA icon nicknamed "The Logo"?
IQ3: Are you the star female golfer who just became #2's daughter-in-law?
Dunno x3.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. not American
5. not European
6. born after 1950
7. not a military/political figure
Winston Zedmore from "Ghostbusters"
Jerry West
Michelle Wie
DQ: In Arts, broadly defined?
DQ2: Born after 1975?
DQ3: Asian?
DQ reserved
IQ: Are you the only British PM to win a Nobel Prize?
IQ2: Are you the golfer who had a shot at winning a major as a 59-year old?
IQ3: Were you the first great African American female Olympic champion?
Not Winston Churchill, dunno, and not Willa Jones.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. not American
5. not European
6. born after 1950
7. not a military/political figure
8. in the Arts, broadly defined
9. born after 1975
10. not Asian
Correct
Tom Watson
Wilma Rudolph
DQ: African?
DQ2: Actor?
IQ: Are you the great lefty Aussie golfer?
IQ2: Are you the character most recently played by Lucy Liu?
IQ3: Are you the pig who befriended a spider?
Read your list of things lawyers know, but Hollywood screws up. Another one I'd add, from the Legal Eagle YouTube channel:
Hollywood ALMOST ALWAYS skips discovery.
Just saw I have reserved DQ
Dunno, not Dr. Watson ("Joan" and not "John" on Elementary, IIRC) and not Wilbur (his owner, Homer Zuckerman, was the subject of a recent Doper round of Botticelli) from Charlotte's Web.
Wilma Rudolph, right! Couldn't quite come up with her.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. not American
5. not European
6. born after 1950
7. not a military/political figure
8. in the Arts, broadly defined
9. born after 1975
10. not Asian
11. not African
12. an actor
Mike Weir
Correct
Correct
DQ: From Latin America?
IQ: Did you famously do a parody ad for robot insurance?
IQ2: Did you play an FBI agent investigating the murder of civil rights workers?
IQ3: Was your husband the governor of the Bahamas?
Not Sam Waterston (one of my all-time favorite SNL fake ads), Willem Dafoe (whom I've met!: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb...d.php?t=725540) or Wallis Simpson AKA the Duchess of Windsor.
3 for 3
Too bad they didn't screen "Mississippi Burning"
IQ: Did you play 1B for the Yankees until an injury on May 1 1925, only to permanently lose your job?
IQ2: Were you the UCLA great whose NBA career was ruined by foot injuries?
IQ3: Is your most famous album titled "Songs in the Key of Life"?
Can't think of an IQ but I'm thinking the Dope mystery person is Zora Thurston.
Dunno, dunno and not Stevie Wonder.Quote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
Please don't tell me your guess(es) until a Botticelli round over there is complete. If I had the same thought, it would seem like cheating if I then posted it over there.Quote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
Ooh, yeah my bad. Further answers eliminated her.
Wally Pipp (replaced by Lou Gehrig)
Bill Walton
Correct
Reserving my DQs pending the answer to the outstanding one (post #7737)
Slow Moving Vehicle guessed herQuote:
Originally posted by Erictelevision
W.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. not American
5. not European
6. born after 1950
7. not a military/political figure
8. in the Arts, broadly defined
9. born after 1975
10. not Asian
11. not African
12. an actor
13. not from Latin America
DQ: Aussie/Kiwi?
DQ2: Known for drama?
IQ: Are you the Vietnam vet who became a welder and later a TERRIBLE Walmart greeter?
IQ2: Are you the actress whose breakout role was opposite Cher?
IQ3: Are you the British actress who famously had an online "countdown clock"? (This came up on Facebook)
Dunno, not Winona Ryder and dunno.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. not American
5. not European
6. born after 1950
7. not a military/political figure
8. in the Arts, broadly defined
9. born after 1975
10. not Asian
11. not African
12. an actor
13. not from Latin America
14. Aussie/Kiwi
15. arguably known for drama
Walter (Jeff Dunham's character)
Correct
Emma Watson (a Facebook friend reported her 10 year old daughter had been catcalled!)
DQ: Best known for film?
DQ2: Won awards?
IQ: Did a lost coinflip ultimately save your life?
IQ2: Did your father murder a federal judge?
IQ3: Did you give your name to the trope of exaggerating your persona for comedic effect?
Not Waylon Jennings, Woody Harrelson and dunno.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. not American
5. not European
6. born after 1950
7. not a military/political figure
8. in the Arts, broadly defined
9. born after 1975
10. not Asian
11. not African
12. an actor
13. not from Latin America
14. Aussie/Kiwi
15. arguably known for drama
16. best known for film
17. has won awards
Correct
Correct
Adam West
DQ: Won awards as the lead character?
IQ: Was your most famous character not given an actual name, merely an acronym describing him?
IQ2: Did you unretire from the NFL because you were a terrible broadcaster? (Watching REDZONE)
IQ3: Are you considered the "Father of Football"?
Dunno x3.
Ask no more IQs, please.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. not American
5. not European
6. born after 1950
7. not a military/political figure
8. in the Arts, broadly defined
9. born after 1975
10. not Asian
11. not African
12. an actor
13. not from Latin America
14. Aussie/Kiwi
15. arguably known for drama
16. best known for film
17. has won awards
18. has won awards as the lead character
Yup, those 3 DQs get me to. 21. :)
DQ: Oscar winner?
DQ2: From a franchise (as opposed to stand alone movie)
DQ3: Movie(s) financial success?
What were the answers to your IQs?
W.
1. real
2. male
3. living
4. not American
5. not European
6. born after 1950
7. not a military/political figure
8. in the Arts, broadly defined
9. born after 1975
10. not Asian
11. not African
12. an actor
13. not from Latin America
14. Aussie/Kiwi
15. arguably known for drama
16. best known for film
17. has won awards
18. has won awards as the lead character
19. not an Oscar winner
20. from a franchise
21. movie was a big financial success
Please ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon EST Weds.
D'oh sorry!
Wilmer Valderama from "That 70's Show"
Jason Witten
Walter Camp
Thanks! Only knew the first guy (Fez, right?).
Yup, spelled Fes ("foreign exchange student")
No "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question?
Are you
Mare Winningham (I KNOW that's wrong!)
No, I am not. I am
Sam Worthington
An Australian actor and the star of Avatar, for a decade or so the biggest-grossing movie in history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Worthington
I would have assumed he was American! Good one. Next letter
Go ahead, if you like.
I am
L
I was reading the recent Dope game, and figured out Jack Tripper! (Watched reruns as a kid, made me want to be chef)
IQs:
Do you have a fort named after you in western Penna.?
Did you write about the Owl and the Pussycat?
Did you host several world-famous detectives in your home, on a street named after your family?
DQ
Not Lewis Carrol
DQ
Previous IQs:
Do you have a fort named after you in western Penna.? - Lord Ligonier
Did you write about the Owl and the Pussycat? - Not Lewis Carroll, but Edward Lear: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...-the-pussy-cat
Did you host several world-famous detectives in your home, on a street named after your family? - Lionel Twain (Truman Capote), of 22 Twain, in the mystery comedy Murder by Death
DQs:
real?
male?
last name start with L?
IQs:
Did you represent Sangamon County in the legislature?
Were you that person's spouse?
Were you their eldest child?
Not Abraham Lincoln
Not Mary Todd Lincoln
Not Robert Todd Lincoln
L
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins "L"
RIP Maggie. :(
Swept me.
Maggie who?
IQs:
Did an editor say he thought you were a little crazy but that he loved your work?
Did you create the original Battlestar Galactica?
Have you played a longtime prisoner, sister of a slutty drunk, and a superheroine?
Doper Maggie the Ocelot
3 DQs
The Lincolns were good guesses
I'll be traveling this weekend with iffy Internet access. See you late Sunday, if not before. Thanks!
Okay, have fun World traveler! :)
Those were indeed good Lincoln guesses.
Well, maybe one last post before I head out the door....
Previous IQs:
Did an editor say he thought you were a little crazy but that he loved your work? - Far Side cartoonist Gary Larson
Did you create the original Battlestar Galactica? - Glen Larson
Have you played a longtime prisoner, sister of a slutty drunk, and a superheroine? - Brie Larson, in Room, Trainwreck and Captain Marvel
Larson x3!
DQs:
American?
Living?
Political/military?
IQs:
Did you sometimes sleep outside Lincoln's door with a blanket and weapons?
Were you nearly disemboweled by cannonfire?
Were you a noted pre-World War II German film director?
DQ
DQ
Not Leni Riefenstahl
L
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins "L"
4.American
5.Dead
6.NOT Political/Military
Previous IQs:
Did you sometimes sleep outside Lincoln's door with a blanket and weapons? - Ward Hill Lamon, US Marshal for the District of Columbia and the President's old friend
Were you nearly disemboweled by cannonfire? - Confederate Gen. Leonidas Polk, at Pine Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign
Were you a noted pre-World War II German film director? - I'll rephrase.
DQs:
Best known for the Arts?
Died since 1950?
IQs:
Were you a noted pre-World War II male German film director?
Were you a prominent American muckraker of the Progressive Era?
Did you direct My Life As A Dog?
DQ
Not H.L. Mencken
DQ
L
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins "L"
4.American
5.Dead
6.NOT Political/Military
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Died AFTER 1950
Previous IQs:
Were you a noted pre-World War II male German film director? - Fritz Lang
Were you a prominent American muckraker of the Progressive Era? - Mencken was more of an acerbic essayist than a muckraker, I'd say, but I'll rephrase
Did you direct My Life As A Dog? - Swedish director Lasse Halstrom (sp?)
DQs:
Best known for the visual arts (film, TV, stage, painting, sculpture, photography, etc.)?
Received a top arts prize?
IQs:
You are not Mencken. Were you a prominent American muckraker of the Progressive Era?
Did you portray Insp. Adam Dalglish on British TV for many years?
Were you a bootlegger who was drawn to the occult in Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot?
Not Sinclair Lewis
DQ
DQ
L
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins "L"
4.American
5.Dead
6.NOT Political/Military
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Died AFTER 1950
9.From a VISUAL art10.
10.Won an Honorary top award
Previous IQs:
You are not Mencken. Were you a prominent American muckraker of the Progressive Era? - OK, I'll rephrase one more time.
Did you portray Insp. Adam Dalglish on British TV for many years? - Roy Marsden
Were you a bootlegger who was drawn to the occult in Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot? - Hubert "Hubie" Marsden
DQs:
Actor?
Greatest fame before 1950?
IQs:
You are not Mencken or Lewis. Were you a prominent American muckraker of the Progressive Era?
Did you star in the first Battlestar Galactica?
Are you the title character of Heinlein's Star Beast?
3 DQs (now I REALLY don't know the 1st one! :))
L
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins "L"
4.American
5.Dead
6.NOT Political/Military
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Died AFTER 1950
9.From a VISUAL art10.
10.Won an Honorary top award
11.Actor
12.Greatest fame BEFORE 1950
I assume to Bob Taft who was a crook was Mr. Republican's son?
Grandson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Taft
Please note the superfluous "10." at the end of your DQ answer #9.
Previous IQs:
You are not Mencken or Lewis. Were you a prominent American muckraker of the Progressive Era? - Lincoln Steffens
Did you star in the first Battlestar Galactica? - Lorne Greene
Are you the title character of Heinlein's Star Beast? - Lummox
DQs:
Best known for movies?
Handsome?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Did you play the bad guy in It's A Wonderful Life?
Did you play a nurse in Witness for the Prosecution?
Were you the sleazy reporter in Red Dragon?
3 DQs
L
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins "L"
4.American
5.Dead
6.NOT Political/Military
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Died AFTER 1950
9.From a VISUAL art.
10.Won an Honorary top award
11.Actor
12.Greatest fame BEFORE 1950
13.Best known for movies
14.Not notably handsome
Previous IQs:
Did you play the bad guy in It's A Wonderful Life? - Lionel "Mr. Potter" Barrymore
Did you play a nurse in Witness for the Prosecution? - Elsa Lancaster
Were you the sleazy reporter in Red Dragon? - Freddy Loundes
DQs:
Best known for serious roles?
Best known for a single film?
Leading man?
IQs:
Were you the senior Buckingham Palace official early in Queen Elizabeth II's reign?
Did you play Ugarte in Casablanca?
Were you one of the Rat Pack?
DQ (just realized this is another Peter)
Not Peter Lorre
Not Peter Lawford
L
1.Real
2.Male
3.Last name begins "L"
4.American
5.Dead
6.NOT Political/Military
7.Best known for the Arts
8.Died AFTER 1950
9.From a VISUAL art.
10.Won an Honorary top award
11.Actor
12.Greatest fame BEFORE 1950
13.Best known for movies
14.Not notably handsome
15.NOT known for drama
16.Best known for single role (in fact arguably a single SCENE)
17.Leasing man, as in main character
Leasing man, eh? So he had some real estate skills? ;-)
Previous IQs:
Were you the senior Buckingham Palace official early in Queen Elizabeth II's reign? - Thomas "Tommy" Lascelles (not another Peter)
Did you play Ugarte in Casablanca? - Yes, Peter Lorre
Were you one of the Rat Pack? - Yes, Peter Lawford
DQ:
Honorary top award was an Oscar?
IQs:
Were you a beloved Cleveland Indians player of the 1990s?
Did you play the new sheriff in Blazing Saddles?
Did you direct Lawrence of Arabia?
Not Kenny Lofton (he played for a bunch of teams, surprisingly)
Dunno who played the black sheriff
DQ