Yes! Landon Donovan. Thanks - that's it. My son has a soccer jersey with his name and number.
Not Abraham Lincoln, dunno and not Leif Ericsson.
L.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. not from literature
6. from film
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Yes! Landon Donovan. Thanks - that's it. My son has a soccer jersey with his name and number.
Not Abraham Lincoln, dunno and not Leif Ericsson.
L.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. not from literature
6. from film
Cool! Is he a player or just a fan?
Correct
Lisa Leslie
Correct
DQ: Created before 1950?
IQ: Are you the actress whose daughter murdered her stepfather?
IQ2: Did a movie title ask who shot you?
IQ3: Did you found the American Nazi Party?
Used to be a player; now is just a fan.
Not Lana Turner, Liberty Valance or George Lincoln Rockwell.
L.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. not from literature
6. from film
7. created after 1950
3 for 3
IQ: Did you pull a notable upset at the '98 Olympics?
IQ2: Did you play the ditzy masseuse who wanted to Pair the Spares with the dimwitted soap actor?
IQ3: Are you the recent Cooperstown inductee who overcame Coors Field bias?
Not Greg Louganis, dunno and dunno.
Tara Lipinski
Lisa Kudrow
Larry Walker
DQ: Considered "Good Guy"?
DQ2: Created after 2000?
DQ3: Award winning character?
IQ: Do you costar in a Polynesian-set animated Disney movie?
IQ2: Were you the best player on the losing team in the most wateched college basketball game?
IQ3: Are you the spoiled daughter of a fictional hotel magnate?
Dunno, dunno and dunno.
L.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. not from literature
6. from film
7. created after 1950
8. not considered a good guy
9. created before 2000
10. not an award-winning character
Lilo
Larry Bird
London Tipton
DQ: Main antagonist?
DQ2: Kid-friendly character?
DQ3: Appeared in multiple movies (i.e. Sequels)
L.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. not from literature
6. from film
7. created after 1950
8. not considered a good guy
9. created before 2000
10. not an award-winning character
11. main antagonist
12. not a kid-friendly character
13. appeared in multiple movies (i.e. sequels)
IQ: Did you "eat a census takers liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti"?
IQ2: Did you accidentally kill an animal, and not have the mental capacity to realize what you had done?
IQ3: Do you anchor NBC Nightly News?
Not Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Lenny or Lester Whatshisname.
Correct
Correct (I forgot the specific animal, bunny right?)
Yup, Lester Holt
IQ: Are you the "Star Wars" character who probably ordered Colt 45 malt liquor at the cantina?
IQ2: Are you the controversial female radio psychologist?
IQ3: Are you the former RI Senator?
I'm not Lando Calrissian, Dr. Laura Schlesinger or Lincoln Chaffee.
Lenny wants to raise rabbits but accidentally kills a puppy, IIRC, as well as the ranch owner's wife.
Speaking of Lester: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v--znY7yk84
3 for 3.
Has Lester ever "Slowjammed the News"?
IQ: Were you Born the same day as an influential scientist?
IQ2: Were you close at hand for 3 different Presidential assasinations?
IQ3: Did your character invent a time Machine while recovering from a concussion?
Not Abraham Lincoln, who shared the exact same birthday as Charles Darwin; not Robert Todd Lincoln, and not Doc Brown.
Don't know about a Lester slowjam. It'd probably be on YouTube, if he did.
Correct
Correct
Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown of course)
DQ: Died in-universe?
Saw your Z game, thought of Zemeckis. :)
Couldn't find Lester slowjamming.
IQ: Did you jokingly advise your young Twitter followers: "Get a White House internship, it will look great on your resume."?
IQ2: Did you contribute iconic songs to the "Top Gun" and "Footloose" soundtracks?
IQ3: Was your biggest hit originally written for a man?
Not Monica Lewinsky, Kenny "Danger Zone" Loggins and dunno.
L.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. not from literature
6. from film
7. created after 1950
8. not considered a good guy
9. created before 2000
10. not an award-winning character
11. main antagonist
12. not a kid-friendly character
13. appeared in multiple movies (i.e. sequels)
14. did not die in-universe
Correct
Correct
Cyndi Lauper ("Girls Just Wanna Have Fun")
DQ: Financially successful series?
L.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. not from literature
6. from film
7. created after 1950
8. not considered a good guy
9. created before 2000
10. not an award-winning character
11. main antagonist
12. not a kid-friendly character
13. appeared in multiple movies (i.e. sequels)
14. did not die in-universe
15. series was not particularly financially successful
IQ: Did you become famous playing Dracula?
IQ2: Are you the "Man of 1000 Faces"?
IQ3: Are you #2's son?
Not Christopher Lee, Lon Chaney or Lon Chaney Jr.
Bela Lugosi
Correct
Correct
DQ: Killed someone?
IQ: Are you the philosopher who greatly influenced Jefferson?
IQ2: Did you play the boxer who lost in "Rocky IV"?
IQ3: Are you the most famous vegetarian sax player?
I think Christopher Lee also got famous that way. See the second sentence here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lee. No DQ, I think. Remember that you may rephrase any IQ up to three times if the answer I give is factually accurate but not who you had in mind.
Not John Locke or Dolph Lundgren and dunno.
Correct
Correct
Lisa Simpson
DQ: Killed someone? :)
L.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. not from literature
6. from film
7. created after 1950
8. not considered a good guy
9. created before 2000
10. not an award-winning character
11. main antagonist
12. not a kid-friendly character
13. appeared in multiple movies (i.e. sequels)
14. did not die in-universe
15. series was not particularly financially successful, but first movie did very well
16. did kill someone, but not personally
Answer #15 amended.
IQ: Are you the noted Jewish gangster?
IQ2: Is today the 32nd anniversary of your famous debate soundbite?
IQ3: Are you the former MLB manager who's the oldest living HOFer?
Not Meyer Lansky, Lloyd Bentsen or Tommy LaSorda.
3 for 3, though the S in Lasorda isn't capitalized AFAIK. :)
Ah, thanks.
IQ: Are you a recent former FL politician?
IQ2: Are you the famously acrobatic former Steelers WR?
IQ3 Did you play the Hulk?
Not Lawton Chiles, Lynn Swann or Lou Ferrigno (sp?).
3 for 3 (forgot exactly which offices Chiles held)
IQ: Are you the notable NFL player whose brain cancer you blamed on your extensive use of steroids?
IQ2: Are you the NFL HOFer who had 2 sons play in the league?
IQ3: Are you the voice of Garfield?
Governor and U.S. senator - a good guy, from all I've read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawton_Chiles
Dunno, dunno and not Bill Murray, but he's not an "L." Not... Donal Logue?
Lyle Alzado
Howie Long
Lorenzo Music
DQ: Movie(s) win major Oscars?
DQ2: Role win Best (Supporting) Actor Oscar?
DQ3: Movies considered all time great movies?
L.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. not from literature
6. from film
7. created after 1950
8. not considered a good guy
9. created before 2000
10. not an award-winning character
11. main antagonist
12. not a kid-friendly character
13. appeared in multiple movies (i.e. sequels)
14. did not die in-universe
15. series was not particularly financially successful, but first movie did very well
16. did kill someone, but not personally
17. first movie won major Oscars
18. role did not win any Oscars
19. first movie generally considered an all-time great movie
IQ: Did someone "make you an offer you couldn't refuse"?
IQ2: Was your thoroughbred horse decapited, his head ending up in your bed?
IQ3: Are you the play-by-play man for the WSOP?
Not Lipertazzi, dunno and dunno.
Dunno the character's name so I cede the DQ
Lon Mcherean
DQ: Created after 1980?
I was just guessing with Lipertazzi. Was I right?
L.
1. fictional
2. male
3. American
4. would be dead, if real
5. not from literature
6. from film
7. created after 1950
8. not considered a good guy
9. created before 2000
10. not an award-winning character
11. main antagonist
12. not a kid-friendly character
13. appeared in multiple movies (i.e. sequels)
14. did not die in-universe
15. series was not particularly financially successful, but first movie did very well
16. did kill someone, but not personally
17. first movie won major Oscars
18. role did not win any Oscars
19. first movie generally considered an all-time great movie
20. created before 1980
No more IQs, please.
Dunno. When's my deadline?
How about Sun. noon EST?
Excellent! Time to ponder.
My guess:
LUCA BRASSI from "The Godfather"
Good guess (although it's "Brasi"). I am actually another mobster:
Doyle Lonnegan
The ruthless Irish-American gangster and card cheat, played by Robert Shaw, ripped off by Newman and Redford in The Sting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sting
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070735...ters/nm0001727
Thanks for correcting me. Good pick!
Next letter?
Want me to update the "used letters" page?
No, I'll do it, thanks. And lemme see, our next letter is...
C
IQ: Did your legislative work ensure you wouldn't live to see the Civil War?
IQ2: Are you the VP who resigned to become a Senator, not exactly upsetting the POTUS you served under?
IQ3: Are you 1 of 3 new POTUS NOT sworn in by the Chief Justice?
Not Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun (feh) or Calvin Coolidge.
3 for3 of course
IQ: Are you the football kicker with the worst holder in history?
IQ2: Did you co-win a Grammy with Jason Mraz?
IQ3: Are you the former SI model and social media figure who recently suffered a miscarriage?
Dunno x3.
Charlie Brown
Colbie Callait
Chrissy Teigen
DQ: Real?
DQ2: Male?
DQ3: Living?
IQ: Are you the fictional scientist who won a Nobel Prize in record time?
IQ2: Are you the 1st love of a MSN who relived his Nixon era adolescence during Poppy Bush's presidency?
IQ3: Are you the CNN anchor who lost his mother last year?
IQ: Are you the fictional scientist who won a Nobel Prize in record time?
IQ2: Are you the 1st love of a man who relived his Nixon era adolescence during Poppy Bush's presidency?
IQ3: Are you the CNN anchor who lost his mother last year?
D'oh! I shoulda known all three of those.
I'm not Dr. Sheldon Cooper, Courtney Cox or Anderson Cooper.
Correct
Winnie Cooper
Correct
CooperX3
DQ reserved, pending answers to existing DQs in post 8859
Ooops, right!
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
DQ: American?
Do you read the Layeral Puzzle game on the Dope? I didn't get the exact details, but I deduced the event precipitating the events in the puzzle.
No, I didn't read that.
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
Yeah, it's in Thread Games.
IQ: Did your daughter marry a noted playwright?
IQ2: Are you that daughter?
IQ3: Are you the cellist who entertained JFK?
Not Charlie Chaplin, not Oona Chaplin, and not Pablo Casals.
3 for 3 of course
IQ: Did you play the Joker on TV?
IQ2: Did you play the dive 3B in "Major League"?
IQ3: Are you Ms. John Tesh?
Not Cesar Romero, Corbin Bernsen or Connie Seleca (sp?).
I believe Connie doubles the L, but 3 for 3.
IQ: Did you have a hit with "Fast Car"?
IQ2: Is your husband a much reviled Senator?
IQ3: Are you the tennis legend who made a deep U.S. Open run late in your career?
Not Tracy Chapman, Mrs. Ted Cruz or Chrissy Evert.
Correct
Elaine Chao
Jimmy Connors
DQ: European?
DQ2: Created by European?
IQ: Are you the former MA congressman who lost to a member of the #Squad?
IQ2: Are you the NJ Senator who ran for POTUS this year, and found little traction?
IQ3: Are you the congresswoman and best known member of the #Squad?
I think my Mrs. Ted Cruz answer is responsive (they're maybe the two most-loathed men in the Senate, and that's saying a lot), so I'm gonna have to deny you a DQ for that. Remember you can rephrase up to three times.
Dunno, and not Cory Booker (much to my regret) or Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (sp?).
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
5. European
Good enough on "Mrs." Cruz
Mike Capuano (he lost to Ayanna Presley, I live in her district)
Correct
Correct
DQ: Created by a European?
IQ: Are you the NFL coach who twice beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl?
IQ2: Were you the title character in what is widely considered the first English language novel?
IQ3: Are you the Trump advisor who tested positive for Coronavirus shortly after advising Trump in debate tactics designed to provoke his stutter?
IQ: Are you the NFL coach who twice beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl?
IQ2: Were you the title character in what is widely considered the first English language novel?
IQ3: Are you the Trump advisor who tested positive for Coronavirus shortly after advising Trump in debate tactics designed to provoke Biden's stutter?
Not Bill Cowher, David Copperfield or Chris Christie.
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
5. European
6. created by Europeans
Tom Coughlin
Robinson Crusoe
Correct
DQ: Created before 1800?
DQ2: From mainland Europe?
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
5. European
6. created by Europeans
7. created after 1800
8. not from mainland Europe
IQ: Are you the boxer who was beaten to death by a roided up Russian dude?
IQ2: Did you play #1?
IQ3: Did you share your 1st kiss with Harry Potter?
I'm not Apollo Creed, Carl Weathers or Cho Chang.
3 for 3 once again
IQ: Did predict the hero would experience "pain"?
IQ2: Do you host the 8 PM show on MSNBC?
IQ3: Are you the famed country fiddler?
Not Clubber Lang, dunno and dunno.
Correct
Chris Hayes
Charlie Daniels
DQ: From work of prose?
DQ2: British?
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
5. European
6. created by Europeans
7. created after 1800
8. not from mainland Europe
9. not from a work of prose
10. British
IQ: Are you the Vikings QB?
IQ2: Are you the journalist whose husband specializes in trashy talk show topics?
IQ3: Are you the golfer affectionately nicknamed "Boom Boom"?
Dunno, not Connie Chung and dunno.
Kirk Cousins
Correct ("You ARE the Elendil's Heir")
Fred Couples
DQ: Created after 1900?
DQ2: From a poem?
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
5. European
6. created by Europeans
7. created after 1800
8. not from mainland Europe
9. not from a work of prose
10. British
11. created after 1900
12. not from a poem
IQ: Are you the most famous Holy Cross basketball player?
IQ2: Are you the former NBA career scoring champ, still the single game leader?
IQ3: Are you the current NFL QB of a team whose dynasty is dying?
Not Wilt Chamberlain, also not Wilt Chamberlain, and dunno.
Bob Cousy (Wilt went to Kansas)
Correct
Cam Newton
DQ: Created after 1950?
DQ2: From a play?
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
5. European
6. created by Europeans
7. created after 1800
8. not from mainland Europe
9. not from a work of prose
10. British
11. created after 1900
12. not from a poem
13. created after 1950
14. not from a play
IQ: Did you recently play a role originated by Kris Kristofferson?
IQ2: Are you recent VPOTUS who never ran for POTUS?
IQ3: Were you the NBA #1 pick who's much better known as Michael Jordan's coach when he 1st made the playoffs?
Not Bradley Cooper, Dick Cheney or Chris Jackson.
Correct
Correct
Doug Collins
DQ: From a song?
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
5. European
6. created by Europeans
7. created after 1800
8. not from mainland Europe
9. not from a printed work of prose
10. British
11. created after 1900
12. not from a poem
13. created after 1950
14. not from a play
15. not from a song
Answer #9 clarified.
IQ: Are you the baseball player who struck out to end a rally?
IQ2: Were you Clinton's initial SECSTATE?
IQ3: Are you the all-time great pitcher who lied to Congress?
Dunno x3, although I should know #2.
Casey
Warren Christopher
Roger Clemens
DQ: From an oral tradition?
DQ2: Created after 2000?
DQ3: Kid friendly character?
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
5. European
6. created by Europeans
7. created after 1800
8. not from mainland Europe
9. not from a printed work of prose
10. British
11. created after 1900
12. not from a poem
13. created after 1950
14. not from a play
15. not from a song
16. not from an oral tradition
17. created before 2000
18. kid-friendly character, I suppose
Although not really in a work meant for kids.
IQ: Are you the poker great who nearly won the most prestigious tournament 3 straight years?
IQ2: Are you the Congressional leader whose advanced age led to a shuffling of the succession order?
IQ3: Are you the Congressman who shared a name with a SC Justice?
Dunno x3.
Johnny Chan (WSOP Main Event champion in '87 and '88, runnerup in '89)
Carl Albert
Carl Vinson
DQ: Got film adaptation?
DQ2: Main character?
DQ3: Considered "good guy"?
I don't think that's true of Carl Albert. Cite?
He was in his 70s (at least) when he was Speaker and Watergate put him close to the Presidency.
That did not lead "to a shuffling of the succession order," however. The law for that last changed during the Truman Administration.
C.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
5. European
6. created by Europeans
7. created after 1800
8. not from mainland Europe
9. not from a printed work of prose
10. British
11. created after 1900
12. not from a poem
13. created after 1950
14. not from a play
15. not from a song
16. not from an oral tradition
17. created before 2000
18. kid-friendly character, I suppose
19. was in a film adaptation
20. not the main character
That's it for IQs. Please ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon EST Tuesday.
Which reminds me... a final hint:
21. Character has just one name.
"UNCLE!"
Happy Thanksgiving!
To you, as well! Hope you were able to have plenty of pie.
I am
Concorde
Sir Lancelot's trusty (and remarkably arrow-resistant) squire in Monty Python and the Holy Grail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmrLsJUtxG4
Want to go next?
I'll think of a letter (which HOPEFULLY will be a word that means what I think it means)
We're surprisingly overdue for:
M
Righto!
IQs:
Has Jon Voight's daughter twice played you recently in movies?
Did T.R. agree with your theories on naval power?
Were you captain of the Firefly-class interplanetary transport Serenity?
Not Malecifent
Not Mahan (used to stump the Dope awhile back)
DQ
Previous IQs:
Has Jon Voight's daughter twice played you recently in movies? - Yes, Maleficent
Did T.R. agree with your theories on naval power? - Yes, Alfred Thayer Mahan
Were you captain of the Firefly-class interplanetary transport Serenity? - Mal Reynolds
DQ:
Real?
IQs:
Did you play a White House chief of staff in House of Cards?
Were you known as "the Vilnius schoolmaster"?
Did Ralph Fiennes play you in a recent National Theatre filmed production?
DQ
Dunno the Baltic schoolteacher
DQ
M
1) Real
Previous IQs:
Did you play a White House chief of staff in House of Cards? - Mirshalala Ali (sp?)
Were you known as "the Vilnius schoolmaster"? - Marko Ramius, in The Hunt for Red October
Did Ralph Fiennes play you in a recent National Theatre filmed production? - Marc Antony, in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra
DQs:
Last name start with M?
American?
Living?
IQs:
Were you the Nazi killer in The ODESSA File?
Were you the leader of the nice aliens in Galaxy Quest?
Were you once Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger partner before turning bad?
3 DQs, though Jonathan would know 3 (my nephew)
M
1) Real
2) Last name begins "M"
3) NOT American
4) Dead
Previous IQs:
Were you the Nazi killer in The ODESSA File? - Mackensen
Were you the leader of the nice aliens in Galaxy Quest? - Mathazar
Were you once Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger partner before turning bad? - Warp Dark Matter
DQs:
European?
Best known for the Arts?
Died since 1900?
IQs:
Did you direct a series of short documentaries for The New York Times?
Were you the lead prosecutor in the case The People of California v. O.J. Simpson?
Do you play Teddy on Westworld?
DQ
Not Marcia Clark
DQ
M
1) Real
2) Last name begins "M"
3) NOT American
4) Dead
5) European
6) No connection to Arts
7) Died BEFORE 1900
Previous IQs:
Did you direct a series of short documentaries for The New York Times? - Erroll Morris
Were you the lead prosecutor in the case The People of California v. O.J. Simpson? - Yes, Marcia Clark
Do you play Teddy on Westworld? - James Marsden
DQs:
British?
Political/military?
IQs:
Were you killed by your ambitious son in Gladiator?
Were you Capt. Jack Aubrey's particular friend?
Did Dr. Strangelove report to you in the War Room?
3 DQ
M
1) Real
2) Last name begins "M"
3) NOT American
4) Dead
5) European
6) No connection to Arts
7) Died BEFORE 1900
8) NOT British
9) Political/Military
You've seem to forgotten an OBVIOUS DQ. :)
I'm getting there! ;)
Previous IQs:
Were you killed by your ambitious son in Gladiator? - Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Were you Capt. Jack Aubrey's particular friend? - Dr. Stephen Maturin, in the works of Patrick O'Brian
Did Dr. Strangelove report to you in the War Room? - President Merkin Muffley (both played by Peter Sellers)
DQs:
Male?
Died before 1800?
Head of state?
IQs:
Were you a noted modern leader of Finland?
Were you Charlemagne's dad?
Did you tell many tall tales about yourself, including a fanciful visit to the Moon?
DQ
Not Charles Martel
DQ
M
1) Real
2) Last name begins "M"
3) NOT American
4) Dead
5) European
6) No connection to Arts
7) Died BEFORE 1900
8) NOT British
9) Political/Military
10) Male
11) Died AFTER 1800
12) NOT Head of State
Previous IQs:
Were you a noted modern leader of Finland? - Field Marshal Mannerheim
Were you Charlemagne's dad? - Yes, Charles Martel
Did you tell many tall tales about yourself, including a fanciful visit to the Moon? - Baron von Munchausen
DQs:
Best known for politics?
Best known for a single incident?
IQs:
Were you the first female Governor of Vermont?
Although in the U.S. presidential line of succession, were you ineligible to become President?
A fictional little girl, did you live in a house in Paris "all covered in vines"?
DQ
Not Madeline Albright (forgot she was foreign-born for a moment)
DQ
M
1) Real
2) Last name begins "M"
3) NOT American
4) Dead
5) European
6) No connection to Arts
7) Died BEFORE 1900
8) NOT British
9) Political/Military
10) Male
11) Died AFTER 1800
12) NOT Head of State
13) Best known for Politics I'd say
14) Best known for single event
Previous IQs:
Were you the first female Governor of Vermont? - Madeline Kunin
Although in the U.S. presidential line of succession, were you ineligible to become President? - Yes, Czech-born SECSTATE Madeline Albright
A fictional little girl, did you live in a house in Paris "all covered in vines"? - The little French girl Madeline in the books by Ludwig Bemmelmans
DQs:
DQs:
Born in or east of Vienna?
Born in or north of Vienna?
M
1) Real
2) Last name begins "M"
3) NOT American
4) Dead
5) European
6) No connection to Arts
7) Died BEFORE 1900
8) NOT British
9) Political/Military
10) Male
11) Died AFTER 1800
12) NOT Head of State
13) Best known for Politics
14) Best known for single event
15) Born NORTH of Vienna
16) Born WEST of Vienna
IQs:
Were you a noted European diplomat of the Napoleonic era?
Were you a notorious blackmailer of the Sherlock Holmes stories?
At FDR's request, did you write the definitive U.S. naval history of WWII?
YES! I AM indeed:
Metternich! Take it away Elendil!
Woohoo! Thanks, EricT.
Other previous IQs:
Were you a notorious blackmailer of the Sherlock Holmes stories? - Charles Augustus Milverton
At FDR's request, did you write the definitive U.S. naval history of WWII? - Samuel Elliot Morrison
Our next letter, also not played in quite awhile, will be
I
IQ: Did you create the character whose most memorable portrayer died this year?
IQ2: Are you the noted 19th c philosopher?
IQ3: Did you narrate the story of a man obsessed with his white whale?
Not Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond (RIP Sean Connery); not Ignatius Loyola; not Ishmael of the whaler Pequod.
Correct on all counts
Immanuel Kant
Correct
DQ: Real?
IQ: Did you create the character memorably played Melissa Gilbert?
IQ2: Did you drop from the sky because your aviation aid had a fatal flaw?
IQ3 Did you famously play a cafeteria worker who befriends a group of foul-mouthed troublemakers?
Not Laura Ingalls Wilder, not Icarus, and dunno.
I.
1. real
Correct
Correct
Isaac Hayes from "South Park"
DQ: Living?
RESPECT MY AUTHORITAY!
IQ: Did you lead 2 of the biggest companies in their industry, saving the latter from ruin?
IQ2: Were you the groom in the "Big Fat Greek Wedding"?
IQ3: Are you the FDR Cabinet secretary with a very "earthy" job?
I'm 42 (43 in March) and my 1st 2 TV crushes were:
Winnie Cooper (cliche I know)
Simone from "Head of the Class" (redhead)
Not Lee Iacocca, Chris Ives or Harold Ickes.
I.
1. real
2. living
Correct
Ian Gomez
Correct
DQ: Male?
IQ: Are you the British actor with a MUCH younger boyfriend?
IQ2: Were you doomed by a loose scarf?
IQ3: Are you the singer whose last name is your genre?
Not Ian McKellen, Isadora Duncan or... Iris Rock?
I.
1. real
2. living
3. male
Correct
Correct
Iggy Pop
DQ: American?
I.
1. real
2. living
3. male
4. American
IQ: Are you the top poker player who finished 10th in the 2003 WSOP MAIN EVENT?
IQ2: Did you win the NBA FINALS MVP on the strength of your defense?
IQ3: Was the 4th movie in your franchise just announced?
Dunno, dunno and not (God help us all) the star of Indiana Jones and the Hernia Truss of the Gods.
Phil Ivey
Andre Iguodala
Correct (very funny)
DQ: Born East of the Mississippi?
DQ2: Born Soiuth of the Mason-Dixon?
IQ: Are you the 1st great MLB position player from Japan?
IQ2: Are you the late MLB pitcher derisively nicknamed "Big Toad"?
IQ3: Did you famously play Ted Danson's cousin/lover?
Dunno x3.
I.
1. real
2. living
3. male
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
Ichiro Suzuki
Hideki Irabu
Isabella Rossellini
DQ: Born after 1950?
DQ2: In Arts, broadly defined?
DQ3: Caucasian?
IQ: Did you have a sword fight with a man who caused you great grief, and informed him he should be ready to meet his maker?
IQ2: Are you the Australian golfer who won a single Masters during the 00s?
IQ3: Are you the Welsh golfer who topped the rankings before Tiger?
Not Inigo Montoya, dunno and dunno.
What Ted Danson/Isabella Rossellini movie or show was that?
I.
1. real
2. living
3. male
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
7. not born after 1950
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
9. not Caucasian
"Cousins"
Correct
Trevor Immelmann
Ian Woosnam
DQ: Political/Military figure?
DQ2: African-American?
IQ: Did Forrest Whitaker win an Oscar playing you?
IQ2: Did your sister's shotgun wedding inspire your biggest hit?
IQ3: Are you Ziggy Stardust's widow?
Not Idi Amin, Billy Idol or Iman.
Thanks as to Cousins. Never saw it, although I vaguely remember when it came out. Good movie?
I.
1. real
2. living
3. male
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
7. not born after 1950
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
9. not Caucasian
10. arguably political/military figure
11. not African-American
Couldn't say.
3 for 3
IQ: Are you the most famous Asian-American architect?
IQ2: Are you the wife of a dictator who was a famous shoe whore?
IQ3 Did you play the woman Costanza had one night stand with in effort to end his engagement?
Not I.M. Pei (my favorite work of his is the JFK Library in Boston: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F...titch_Crop.jpg), or Imelda Marcos, and dunno.
Correct (if you ever can get to Boston, let me know and I can be sure to be on duty at JFK)
Correct
Ileana Douglas
DQ: Asian-American?
IQ: Were you the marathoner who contended at the Boston Marathon during the 90s?
IQ2: Are you the equestrian missing an important body part?
IQ3: Did you create #2?
Dunno x3.
I.
1. real
2. living
3. male
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
7. not born after 1950
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
9. not Caucasian
10. arguably political/military figure
11. not African-American
12. Asian-American
Ibrahim Hussein
Ichabod Crane
Washington Irving
DQ: Regarded positively by history?
DQ2: Served in federal government?
DQ3: War veteran?
I messed up IQ2! :facepalm:
Merry Christmas Eve and Merry Christmas.
Likewise, Eric!
Yes, it was the Headless Horseman who was missing a body part, not poor ol' Ichabod Crane. I could not have answered #2, given that error, and since #3 directly followed from that, shall I just give you two DQs as a Christmas present?
Thanks! It's JUST what I wanted! ;)
DQ: Ever serve in political office?
DQ2: Considered positively by history?
IQ: Were you the longtime, original HI Senator who lost his arm fighting in WWII?
IQ2: Are you the female Indian PM?
IQ3: Are you the NBA player who famously didn't want to waste effort between games?
There's a word in IQ that is inaccurate, though you should still know it.
Not Daniel Inouye (sp?), Indira Gandhi or Isaiah Thomas.
I.
1. real
2. living
3. male
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
7. not born after 1950
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
9. not Caucasian
10. arguably political/military figure
11. not African-American
12. Asian-American
13. served in non-political office
14. not considered positively by history, all in all
15. did not serve in Federal government
Correct (entered Senate in '62) BTW: know how I spell his last name? Wrong every time! ;)
Correct
Allen Iverson. ("We're talking about practice! Not a game, not a game..")
DQ: Known as a criminal?
IQ: Are you the LPGA golfer who fell into a playoff after inexplicably missing a tap-in putt on the 72nd hole of a major?
IQ2: Are you the LPGA golfer who had a big run at the top of the sport, winning a few majors?
IQ3: Did you betray your friend for silver?
Dunno, dunno and not Judas Iscariot.
I.
1. real
2. living
3. male
4. American
5. born west of the Mississippi
6. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
7. not born after 1950
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
9. not Caucasian
10. arguably political/military figure
11. not African-American
12. Asian-American
13. served in non-political office
14. not considered positively by history, all in all
15. did not serve in Federal government
16. not known as a criminal
I.K. Kim (The Nabisco a few years ago)
Inbee Park
Correct
DQ: Associated with legal profession?
DQ2: Born West of the Rockies?
IQ: Were you the presiding judge at the "Trial of the Century", and allowed it to get out of hand?
IQ2: Were you a 2B for the Tigers and Rangers?
Dingdingding! Yes, I am
Judge Lance Ito
Actually a very respected judge before Hurricane O.J. hit his courtroom; his reputation never recovered thereafter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Ito
Well done, Eric!
Thanks!
BTW: the other was Ian Kinsler
New letter momentarily
We're overdue for
S
IQs:
Were Lincoln's first SECWAR?
Were you his second?
Were you his one and only SECSTATE?
Not Edwin Stanton
DQ
Not William Seward
Previous IQs:
Were Lincoln's first SECWAR? - No, Simon Cameron
Were you his second? - This was Stanton
Were you his one and only SECSTATE? - Yes, William Seward
DQs:
real?
male?
IQs:
Were you AKA Annatar?
Were you AKA Curunir?
Was your papa AKA "the Gaffer"?
S
1.Real
2.Male
3 DQ
Have you ever had a game where the answer was a real living person who died DURING the playing of the game?
No! I guess you'd have to revise your answer(s). Has that happened here?
Previous IQs:
Were you AKA Annatar? - Sauron, in the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien
Were you AKA Curunir? - Saruman, ditto
Was your papa AKA "the Gaffer"? - Samwise Gamgee, ditto
DQs:
Living? ;-)
American?
Last name start with S?
IQs:
Were you the lead character of a recent novel that adapted and retold the story of Hamlet?
Was your wife the first Anne Hathaway?
Did an interviewer ask you about your wife, not realizing she had died several years earlier?