Hmm. Let's go with
R
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Hmm. Let's go with
R
IQ: Are you one of 2 U.S.civilians executed for espionage?
IQ2: Are you the other?
IQ3: Did you take the iconic photo at Iwo Jima?
Not Ethel or Julius Rosenberg; not (David?) Rosenthal.
He was Joe, but 3 for 3
IQ: Are you the silent film star ruined by a sex scandal?
IQ2: Are you the surviving co-star from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?
IQ3: Are you commissioner of MLB?
Dunno (although I remember the case), not Robert Redford and not Mr. Rozelle.
Roscoe Arbuckle
Correct
Rob Manfred
DQ: Real?
DQ2: Male?
IQ: Are you the NFL commissioner who created the Super Bowl and Monday Night Football?
IQ2: Are you the godmother of the environmental movement?
IQ3: Have you been played by Errol Flynn and Kevin Costner?
Not that other Mr. Rozelle, not Rachel Carson and not Robin Hood (to say nothing of Russell Crowe and Daffy Duck).
R.
1. fictional
2. male
He was Pete Rozelle, but 3 for 3.
You're right about Russell Crowe and Daffy Duck. We both forgot Cary Elwes. The only Robin Hood who spoke with a British accent. ;)
IQ: Are you the TV exec who was all for having the initial MNF package?
IQ2: Are you the dream girl of a fictional paleontologist?
IQ3: Are you the former NFL RB who caused a team to mortgage their future to draft you?
Dunno, not Rachel Green (or Isabella Rosselini) on Friends, and dunno.
Roone Arledge at ABC
CORRECT
Ricky Williams (New Orleans traded their whole draft for him)
DQ: Would be living, if real?
DQ2: American
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be living, if real
4. American
Sean Connery spoke with a British accent, by the way. He just didn't speak with an English accent.
That's true about Connery
IQ: Are you the retired fast food mascot?
IQ2: Are you the boxer played by your creator?
IQ3: Do you front the band Jerry Bruckheimer is a fan of?
Not Red Robin, dunno and not Roy Rogers.
Ronald McDonald
Rocky Balboa
Roger Daltrey
DQ:: From TV/Flm?
DQ2: Created by American?
DQ3: Created after 2000?
Hmm, Wiki doesn't say he's retired: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald. Don't think you get a DQ for that.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be living, if real
4. American
5. from TV/film
6. created by American(s)
Surprised. Haven't seen him on TV lately.
IQ: Were you confronted with pictures of your wife "playing pattycake"?
IQ2: Are you the wife from IQ1?
IQ3: Are you the world's richest kid?
Not Roger Rabbit, not his wife, the curvaceous Jessica "not bad, just drawn that way" Rabbit, and not Richie Rich (whose comics I used to avidly read, as did my sisters).
3 for 3
Happy Mother's Day to your wife and mother.
Thanks!
IQ: Are you the TV detective who lived in a trailer?
IQ2: Is your husband The Godfather of reality TV?
IQ3: Are you the college basketball coach who epitomized the sleazy side of the sport?
Not Jim Rockford, dunno and not Pat Riley.
Correct
Roma Downey (her husband Mark Burnett created "Survivor" and "The Apprentice")
Rick Pitino
DQ: Created after 1975?
DQ2: From TV?
IQ: Are you the Olympic hurdler who briefly played in the NFL?
IQ2: Are you the NFL safety who sacrificed part of your finger as to not miss playing time?
IQ3: Are you the NFL TE who came out of retirement to rejoin your former QB on his new team?
Dunno, dunno and dunno.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be living, if real
4. American
5. from TV/film
6. created by American(s)
7. created after 1975
8. not from TV
Renaldo Niemiah
Ronnie Lott
Rob Gronkowski
DQ: From West of the Mississippi?
DQ2: Fron North of the Mason-Dixon Line
DQ3: Considered "Good Guy"?
I don't doubt you, but I've never heard of any of those guys.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be living, if real
4. American
5. from TV/film
6. created by American(s)
7. created after 1975
8. not from TV
9. when we meet him, east of the Mississippi; birthplace unknown
10. almost certainly from north of the Mason-Dixon Line
11. most people would consider him a Good Guy, mostly
Peril of not being a sports fan. ;)
IQ: Did you take the longest nap in history?
IQ2: Are you the most famous porn star?
IQ3: Did you begin your acting career alongside Andy Griffith?
True dat.
Not Rip Van Winkle, not Ron Jeremy and dunno.
Correct
Correct
Ron Howard
DQ: Kid-friendly character?
IQ: Are you the San Diego newscaster who was the leader of your crew?
IQ2: Are you the MMA fighter who crossed over into wrestling and acting?
IQ3: Are you the most famous seamstress in history?
Ron Howard - d'oh! Of course.
Not Ron "Kind of a Big Deal" Burgundy, The Rock or Betsy Ross.
Correct
Rhonda Rousey (Rock never was in MMA)
Correct
DQ reserved pending answer to post #9237
Ah, right.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be living, if real
4. American
5. from TV/film
6. created by American(s)
7. created after 1975
8. not from TV
9. when we meet him, east of the Mississippi; birthplace unknown
10. almost certainly from north of the Mason-Dixon Line
11. most people would consider him a Good Guy, mostly
12. a kid-friendly character, I suppose; certainly not stern or scary in any way
DQ: Human
IQ: Were you the co-pilot a plane played by an NBA legend?
IQ2: Did you famously "submit things for our approval"?
IQ3: Were you the future husband of the character fans wanted to end up with Harry Potter?
I don't understand the first IQ - is there a missing word? Not Rod Serling and not Ron Weasley.
Yeah, that's grammatically messed up. You nailed the other 2
IQ: Are you the famous movie plane copilot played by an NBA legend?
IQ2: Are you the famous airborne rodent?
IQ3: Are you the priest who's the reason movies have the disclaimer "any resemblance to an actual person is purely coincidental"?
Not Roger "Definitely not Kareem Abdul-Jabbar" Murdock, not Rocky the Flying Squirrel and... dunno.
Correct ("You try dragging Bill Walton and Bob Lanier up and down the court...")
Correct
Rasputin
DQ: Created after 2000? (Plus the pending DQ from post #9242)
What did or does Rasputin have to do with that disclaimer?
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be living, if real
4. American
5. from TV/film
6. created by American(s)
7. created after 1975
8. not from TV
9. when we meet him, east of the Mississippi; birthplace unknown
10. almost certainly from north of the Mason-Dixon Line
11. most people would consider him a Good Guy, mostly
12. a kid-friendly character, I suppose; certainly not stern or scary in any way
13. human
14. created before 2000
MGM did a movie that was a retelling of his assasination, and the assasin nearly sued them for defamation (Google "Rasputin" and "any resemblance")
IQ: Did you infamously make a sex tape at the 1988 DNC?
IQ2: Are you the Presbyterian minister turned TV host?
IQ3: Are you the former Celtics player with a namesake recreation center for a local community college?
Ah, never heard that about Rasputin before - thanks!
Not Rob Lowe, Mr. Rogers or Ru Paul III.
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be living, if real
4. American
5. from TV/film
6. created by American(s)
7. created after 1975
8. not from TV
9. when we meet him, east of the Mississippi; birthplace unknown
10. almost certainly from north of the Mason-Dixon Line
11. most people would consider him a Good Guy, mostly
12. a kid-friendly character, I suppose; certainly not stern or scary in any way
13. human
14. created before 2000
Correct
Correct
Reggie Lewis
DQ: Main protagonist?
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be living, if real
4. American
5. from TV/film
6. created by American(s)
7. created after 1975
8. not from TV
9. when we meet him, east of the Mississippi; birthplace unknown
10. almost certainly from north of the Mason-Dixon Line
11. most people would consider him a Good Guy, mostly
12. a kid-friendly character, I suppose; certainly not stern or scary in any way
13. human
14. created before 2000
15. not the main protagonist
IQ: Are you the less famous doll that might fall apart at any moment?
IQ2: Are you the former NFL QB the most All-American life story?
IQ3: Were you a comedian that got "No Respect"?
Not Raggedy Ann (pronounced by my very young niece as "Renya"), I think you're missing a word or two, and not Rodney Dangerfield.
I AM missing a word there! You got the other 2 (though 1 I rephrased)
IQ: Are you Raggedy Ann's companion (don't remember how they know each other)?
IQ2: Are you the former NFL QB whose life story is THE All-American life story?
IQ3: Did you win a historic race with a historic time?
I'm not Raggedy Andy, not Roger Staubach and not Roger Bannister.
3 for 3 (were Ann and Andy bro/sis or a couple?)
Brother and sister, Wiki sez, although you couldn't prove it by me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raggedy_Ann
IQ: Are you the legendary NHL goalie who demanded to be traded after being left in a game to give up 5 goals?
IQ2: Are you the starting goalie for the Bruins?
IQ3: Were you the American goalie who backstopped the Rangers when they ended their 54-year Cup drought?
Boxing, my least favorite sport! ;-) Dunno x3.
It's hockey. :)
Patrick Roy
Tukka Rask
Mike Richter
DQ: Love interest of protagonist?
DQ2: Movie a financial success?
DQ3: Movie win major awards?
Hence my ;-)
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be living, if real
4. American
5. from TV/film
6. created by American(s)
7. created after 1975
8. not from TV
9. when we meet him, east of the Mississippi; birthplace unknown
10. almost certainly from north of the Mason-Dixon Line
11. most people would consider him a Good Guy, mostly
12. a kid-friendly character, I suppose; certainly not stern or scary in any way
13. human
14. created before 2000
15. not the main protagonist
16. not the love interest of the protagonist
17. movie was a modest financial success at the time
18. movie did not win major awards
Should have figured that.
IQ: Did you famously investigate a POTUS with skeevy business ties?
IQ2: Are you the perky TV chef turned talk show host?
IQ3: Are you the forgotten "Peanuts" sibling?
Not Robert Mueller, Rachael Ray or Rerun Van Pelt.
This dude is from a movie you will definitely have heard of, BTW, and quite likely have seen.
3 for 3. I bet it's someone I recognize.
No pressure, but I will be astonished if you don't.
IQ: Are you the Springfield version of Ahnold?
IQ2: Are you the NASCAR driver who prayed to EVERY deity PLUS Oprah?
IQ3: Are you the multi-threat QB for the 80s Eagles?
I am not Rainier Wolfcastle (bonus points if you know his middle name, as I do, without looking it up), dunno and dunno.
We previously established it's Luftwaffe
Correct
Ricky Bobby
Randall Cunningham
DQ: Sibling/parent of MC?
DQ2: Considred "Good Guy"?
Yes, indeed, Luftwaffe. Still maybe my all-time favorite fictional middle name!
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be living, if real
4. American
5. from TV/film
6. created by American(s)
7. created after 1975
8. not from TV
9. when we meet him, east of the Mississippi; birthplace unknown
10. almost certainly from north of the Mason-Dixon Line
11. most people would consider him a Good Guy, mostly
12. a kid-friendly character, I suppose; certainly not stern or scary in any way
13. human
14. created before 2000
15. not the main protagonist
16. not the love interest of the protagonist
17. movie was a modest financial success at the time
18. movie did not win major awards
19. not a sibling or parent of the main character
20. considered a "good guy," I guess - certainly not a villain, as such
When's my deadline?
Actually, your question 20 is a repeat of 11. Take another, if you like.
D'oh!
DQ: Commonly shown on TV?
R.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be living, if real
4. American
5. from TV/film
6. created by American(s)
7. created after 1975
8. not from TV
9. when we meet him, east of the Mississippi; birthplace unknown
10. almost certainly from north of the Mason-Dixon Line
11. most people would consider him a Good Guy, mostly
12. a kid-friendly character, I suppose; certainly not stern or scary in any way
13. human
14. created before 2000
15. not the main protagonist
16. not the love interest of the protagonist
17. movie was a modest financial success at the time
18. movie did not win major awards
19. not a sibling or parent of the main character
20. commonly shown on TV
Ask your "Are your Firstname Lastname?" question by noon EST tomorrow, please.
My (wrong) guess:
RoboCop
Not bad, but this was
Ned... Ryerson!
The old high school acquaintance of Phil Connors and annoying insurance salesman in Groundhog Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqSYC_vwhDg
Start the next round, if you like.
You used him before. )
I'll think a bit
We're WAY overdue for
Q
Huh. I don't remember using him before. Not here, anyway.
On to Q!
IQs:
Were you a Cayman Islander killed by a "dragon"?
Did Corbin Bernsen play someone very much like you, once and only once?
Are you a thin, scrawny American actor who's built a career playing thin, scrawny characters?
3 DQs
Previous IQs:
Were you a Cayman Islander killed by a "dragon"? - Quarrel, in Ian Fleming's novel Doctor No, and the movie
Did Corbin Bernsen play someone very much like you, once and only once? - Q, on ST:TNG
Are you a thin, scrawny American actor who's built a career playing thin, scrawny characters? - D.J. Qualls
DQs:
Real?
Male?
Last name start with Q?
IQs:
Did you design a particular mass-produced shelter that became well-known during WWII?
Were you the top Norwegian Nazi?
Were you skipper of the Orca?
DQ
Not Quisling
Not Queeg
Q
1) Real
2) Female
3) LAST name begins "Q"
Previous IQs:
Did you design a particular mass-produced shelter that became well-known during WWII? - Oops, I thought the Quonset hut was named after a dude, but I now see it wasn't: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quonset_hut. Question withdrawn.
Were you the top Norwegian Nazi? - Yes, Vidkun Quisling (executed after the war)
Were you skipper of the Orca? - Queeg was skipper of the USS Caine; Quint (played by Robert Shaw in Jaws) was master of the Orca
DQ:
Living?
IQs:
Did you go looking for King Solomon's mines?
Did you deal with an ancient alien spaceship found buried in London?
Are you a sex-crazed airline pilot on an animated show?
DQ
DQ
Not Johnny Quest
Q
1) Real
2) Female
3) LAST name begins "Q"
4) Living
Previous IQs:
Did you go looking for King Solomon's mines? - Alan Quartermain
Did you deal with an ancient alien spaceship found buried in London? - Prof. Quartermass
Are you a sex-crazed airline pilot on an animated show? - Jonny Quest is neither sex-crazed nor an airline pilot; this is Quagmire on Family Guy
DQs:
American?
Born since 1950?
Best known for the Arts?
IQs:
Were you one of the Rude Mechanicals?
Did you tell a former slave that people's stories were the most important thing about them?
Did you command the starship Protector?
3 DQ
Q
1) Real
2) Female
3) LAST name begins "Q"
4) Living
5) American
6) Born (barely) BEFORE 1950
7) No connection to Arts
Previous IQs:
Were you one of the Rude Mechanicals? - Peter Quince, in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Did you tell a former slave that people's stories were the most important thing about them? - John Quincy Adams in Amistad
Did you command the starship Protector? - Capt. Peter Quincy Taggart, in Galaxy Quest
DQs:
Political/military?
Considered a beauty?
White?
IQs:
Were you a financial columnist for Newsweek?
Were you a producer of Seventies cop shows?
Did the same actress play you, a hotshot financier's girlfriend and a doomed actress?
3 DQ
Q
1) Real
2) Female
3) LAST name begins "Q"
4) Living
5) American
6) Born (barely) BEFORE 1950
7) No connection to Arts
8) Associated with Political/Military figure
9) NOT considered beauty YMMV
10) White
IQs:
Were you a financial columnist for Newsweek? - Jane Bryant Quinn
Were you a producer of Seventies cop shows? - Quinn Martin
Did the same actress play you, a hotshot financier's girlfriend and a doomed actress? - The Joker's sidekick Harley Quinn, played by Margaret Robbie in several movies; she was also in The Wolf of Wall Street and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Quinn x3!
DQs:
Famous husband?
Republican?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Were you Second Lady of the U.S. from 1989-93?
Did Tom Selleck play you in a single movie?
Did you command an interstellar garbage-collection ship?
YES! I AM indeed:
Marilyn Quayle
Take it away EH!
Thanks - good one. I remember hearing her described as the smarter of the two Quayles; she allegedly had labor induced with one of their children so that she could take the Indiana bar exam on time.
Other previous IQs:
Did Tom Selleck play you in a single movie? - The title character (Tom Selleck) in Quigley Down Under
Did you command an interstellar garbage-collection ship? - The title character (Richard Benjamin) in Quark
OK, let's next go with
W
IQ: Did you cause a royal crisis mid-20th century?
IQ2: Are you a descendant of the spouse of the above who's 2nd in line to the throne?
IQ3: Are you the science teacher who used his knowledge to become a drug lord?
Not Wallis Simpson, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge or Walter White.
3 for 3
IQ: Are you the TV character who mourned the Vietnam War death of your brother in the pilot episode of the show?
IQ2: Are you the pig who befriended a spider?
IQ3: Are you the MLB pitcher who retired the all-time strikeout and shutout leader and 2nd in wins?
Dunno, not Wilbur and dunno.
Winnie Cooper ("Wonder Years")
Correct
Walter Johnson
DQ: Real?
DQ2: Male?
IQ: Did a lost coin flip allow your brother to make history?
IQ2: Are you that brother, who died the same day a would-be Nobel Laureate was assasinated?
IQ3: Are you the former VPOTUS who recently passed away?
Not either of the Wright Brothers, Orville or Wilbur (I've been to Kitty Hawk many times), and not Walter Mondale.
W.
1. fictional
2. male
3 for 3. Kitty Hawk must've been cool!
IQ: Are you the Everyman who had adventures which DID NOT effect historical events?
IQ2: Did you co-anchor a newsmagazine favored by optometrists?
IQ3: Did you tell a job interviewer,"if there's a steady paycheck involved, I'll believe anything you say."?
Not Walter Zelig, Mike Wallace or Walter White.
Yes, definitely worth a visit if you're ever on the Outer Banks. Favorite factoid: the Wright Brothers' first flight was less than the length of a Boeing 747.
Walter Mitty
Barbara Walters
Winston Zedmore
3 DQ reserved
DQ: Would be living, if real?
DQ2: American?
DQ3: Created by American(s)?
Another interesting factoid: if you were born the day before the Wright Brothers flight, and died the day after Armstrong walked on the moon, you only lived to be 65!
I just checked Wikipedia. If you were born the day before the 1st manned hot air ballon flight, and lived to see the Wright brothers, you lived to be 120.
Possible but unlikely, I'd say.
W.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might be living now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
Yeah, making it 120 is VERY unlikely
IQ: Are you the bear who's friends with: a pig, tiger, rabbit, owl and kangaroo?
IQ2: Are you the superhero who shares his name with a college football nickname?
IQ3: Are you the game show fixture whose niece was on the most popular show of the 90s?
Not Wizzly the Grizzly, not Captain Wonderful, and not Wink Martindale.
Winnie the Pooh
Wolverine
Wally Cox (Courtney from "Friends")
DQ: From Literature?
DQ2: Created after 1975?
DQ3: Kid friendly character?
Ouch! Should have gotten those first two. Didn't know that about Courteney's relative, either.
W.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might be living now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not from literature
7. created after 1975
8. not really a kid-friendly character
FWIW, this says the Coxes are no relation to each other, and neither of their Wiki bios mention a family tie: https://alt.obituaries.narkive.com/j...ox-feb-15-1973
Interesting
Three more IQs?
Sorry! Messy sleep pattern
IQ: Are you the character most recently played by Johnny Depp?
IQ2: Are you the actor who originally played the character referenced in IQ1?
IQ3: Have you been played by Lynda Carter and Gal Gadot?
Dunno, dunno and not Wonder Woman.
Willy Wonka
Gene Wilder
DQ: Created after 2000?
DQ2: From film?
Ah, of course.
W.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might be living now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not from literature
7. created after 1975
8. not really a kid-friendly character
9. created before 2000
10. from film
IQ: Were you the ardent suitor of Scarlett O'Hara?
IQ2: Did you commit a notorious crime on Good Friday?
IQ3: Were you dumped as a Presidential running-mate because you were too liberal, for a very unopportune election?
Not Ashley Wilkes, John Wilkes Booth or Henry Wallace in 1944 (and FWIW I think he would've been a disaster as a President in the early Cold War, given his illusions about Stalin and the USSR; Truman did much better).
3 for 3
IQ: Are you the SB winning QB who was apocryphally asked a dumb question at media day?
IQ2: Are you the put upon neighbor of a mischievous kid?
IQ3 Are you the welder-turned TERRIBLE Walmart greeter?
Dunno, not Mr. Wilson and not Wayne Gacy.
Doug Williams (was supposedly asked,"Have you always been a black quarterback.")
Correct
Walter (the Jeff Dunham character)
DQ: Movie won award(s)?
DQ2: Human?
W.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might be living now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not from literature
7. created after 1975
8. not really a kid-friendly character
9. created before 2000
10. from film
11. movie won award(s)
12. human
IQ: Were you the Dodgers manager when they moved to L.A?
IQ2: Is your most famous pop song a more popular cover of a country song?
IQ3: Are you the winningest pitcher who spent his whole career throwing a live ball?
Dunno, not Whitney Houston and dunno.
Walter Alston
Correct
Warren Spahn
DQ: Movie a financial success?
DQ2: Live-action character?
Just a fun note about an IQ from a LONG AGO round: Ms Carter delivered her future daughter-in-law Roslynh
You know, I think I read that somewhere awhile back. Thanks. For more: https://www.voanews.com/usa/jimmy-an...-year-marriage
W.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might be living now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not from literature
7. created after 1975
8. not really a kid-friendly character
9. created before 2000
10. from film
11. movie won award(s)
12. human
13. movie was a financial success
14. live-action character
IQ: Are you the Nazi who helped get NASA off the ground?
IQ2: Are you the famous African-American out lesbian comic?
IQ3: Are you the fictional character who Conan O'Brien frequently showed clips of at random moments?
I
Not Wernher von Braun (about whom Tom Lehrer had something to say, er, sing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJ9HrZq7Ro), not Wanda Sykes and dunno.
Correct
Correct
Walker, Texas Ranger
DQ: Movie rated PG-13 or R?
IQ: Are you the gymnast whose beam routine contained MANY non-standard elements?
IQ2: Dud you hold the NFL career rushing record from 1984 until 2002?
IQ3: Did you command our forces in Vietnam?
Dunno, dunno and not Westmoreland.
Wei wei from “Stick it” (saw it’s on TV tonight)
Walter Payton
Correct
2 DQ reserved
Righto.
I have a DQ in post 9342. :)
Oops, sorry, overlooked it.
W.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might be living now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not from literature
7. created after 1975
8. not really a kid-friendly character
9. created before 2000
10. from film
11. movie won award(s)
12. human
13. movie was a financial success
14. live-action character
15. movie rated PG-13 or R
DQ: Main protagonist?
DQ2: Considered “Good Guy”?
IQ: Were you the non-Earthling from “ST:TNG”?
IQ2: Are you the NBA legend nicknamed “The Logo”?
IQ3: Did you play Charles’ sidekick on “Charles in Charge”?
Not Worf, not Walter Havlichek (sp?) and dunno.
W.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might be living now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not from literature
7. created after 1975
8. not really a kid-friendly character
9. created before 2000
10. from film
11. movie won award(s)
12. human
13. movie was a financial success
14. live-action character
15. movie rated PG-13 or R
16. main protagonist
17. arguably a "good guy," in context
Correct
Jerry West (you’re thinking of John Havlicek)
Willie Aames
DQ:Sci-Fi character?
DQ2: Had love interest?
W.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might be living now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not from literature
7. created after 1975
8. not really a kid-friendly character
9. created before 2000
10. from film
11. movie won award(s)
12. human
13. movie was a financial success
14. live-action character
15. movie rated PG-13 or R
16. main protagonist
17. arguably a "good guy," in context
18. not a sf character
19. did not have a love interest
IQ: Are the MLB hitting savant famous for your fried chicken superstition?
IQ2: Are you the tallest man in history?
IQ2: Did your character famously move from Philadelphia to LA?
Dunno x3.
Wade Boggs
Robert Waddlow
Will “Fresh Prince” Smith
DQ: Crime-fighter?
DQ2: Movie get sequel(s)?
DQ3: Character survives whole film?
W.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might be living now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not from literature
7. created after 1975
8. not really a kid-friendly character
9. created before 2000
10. from film
11. movie won award(s)
12. human
13. movie was a financial success
14. live-action character
15. movie rated PG-13 or R
16. main protagonist
17. arguably a "good guy," in context
18. not a sf character
19. did not have a love interest
20. not a crime-fighter, as the term is usually interpreted
21. no sequel
22. character survives whole film
No more IQs, please, and ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon EST Thurs.
Thanks for answering all 3! Time to ponder
Righto!
My (bad) guess:
Winston Zedmore
Not a bad guess, but I'm actually
Capt. Benjamin Willard
The U.S. Army officer played by Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...kdown-1305611/
Start the next round, if you like.
Good one! I REALLY need to start watching all these classic movies! Letter shortly
Your letter in T
IQs:
Were you "the Rock of Chickamauga"?
Were you Col. J.L. Chamberlain's brother, whom he sent farther away from himself on the battlefield at Gettysburg so they wouldn't both be killed in an artillery barrage?
Was the Fat Controller your boss and friend?
3 DQ
Previous IQs:
Were you "the Rock of Chickamauga"? - Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, during the Civil War
Were you Col. J.L. Chamberlain's brother, whom he sent farther away from himself on the battlefield at Gettysburg so they wouldn't both be killed in an artillery barrage? - Lt. Thomas Chamberlain
Was the Fat Controller your boss and friend? - Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas x3!
DQs:
Real?
Male?
Last name start with T?
IQs:
Were you a satyr-like servant in the truly awful, no-good, avoid-at-all-costs movie Manos: Hands of Fate?
Did you command the starship Protector, with Dr. Lazarus your friend and trusted alien advisor?
Did you sure play a mean pinball?
DQ
DQ
Not Tommy and his supple wrists
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
Previous IQs:
Were you a satyr-like servant in the truly awful, no-good, avoid-at-all-costs movie Manos: Hands of Fate? - Torgo
Did you command the starship Protector, with Dr. Lazarus your friend and trusted alien advisor? - Cmdr. Peter Quincy Taggart, in Galaxy Quest
Did you sure play a mean pinball? - Yes, Tommy
DQs:
American?
Living?
IQs:
Were you Buckaroo Banzai's friend and bandmate?
Were you the ingenue in The Best Years of Our Lives?
Did you play Gen. Zod, a motivational speaker and a British gangster?
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
I asked another DQ, and three IQs. Thanks.
Sorry about the IQs! 3 DQs for those. What DQ did I miss?
Duh! I’ll add it now! :smack:
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
Many thanks!
Previous IQs:
Were you Buckaroo Banzai's friend and bandmate? - Perfect Tommy
Were you the ingenue in The Best Years of Our Lives? - Teresa Wright
Did you play Gen. Zod, a motivational speaker and a British gangster? - Terence Stamp, in Superman, Yes Man and The Limey
DQs:
Political/military?
Died since 1900?
Best known for a single incident?
IQs:
Were you a Time writer who became US ambassador to Russia?
Were you a British actor who had an epic movie rant about the American obsession with bosoms?
Were you Neo's lover?
DQ
Not Peter O’Toole
DQ
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
Previous IQs:
Were you a Time writer who became US ambassador to Russia? - Strobe Talbott
Were you a British actor who had an epic movie rant about the American obsession with bosoms? - Not Peter O'Toole (he'd be an "O," anyway, not a "T"), but Terry-Thomas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hln19l9RtWg
Were you Neo's lover? - Trinity, in the Matrix movies
DQs:
Best known for the Arts?
Died after 1950?
Famous wife?
IQs:
Were you a very small fellow who met President Lincoln once?
Did you hold Cmdr. Spock's job in an alternate universe?
Was your childhood nickname "Teedie"?
Not Tom Thumb
DQ
DQ
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
9) Associated with Arts
10) Died AFTER 1950
11) No famous wife
Previous IQs:
Were you a very small fellow who met President Lincoln once? - Yes, Tom Thumb
Did you hold Cmdr. Spock's job in an alternate universe? - Thelin: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Thelin
Was your childhood nickname "Teedie"? - Theodore Roosevelt
DQs:
Best known for the performing arts?
Won a top award in his field?
IQs:
Were you a noted Broadway performer known, among other things, for his lead role in The Will Rogers Follies?
Were you a clothes designer with the same first name as that guy?
Were you a former governor of Wisconsin, also with the same first name as that guy?
DQ
Not Tommy Hilfiger
Not Tommy Thompson
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
9) Associated with Arts
10) Died AFTER 1950
11) No famous wife
12) Associated with the Performing Arts
13) No top award
Previous IQs:
Were you a noted Broadway performer known, among other things, for his lead role in The Will Rogers Follies? - Tommy Tune
Were you a clothes designer with the same first name as that guy? - Yes, Tommy Hilfiger
Were you a former governor of Wisconsin, also with the same first name as that guy? - Yes, Tommy Thompson
Tommy x3!
DQ:
Actor?
IQs:
Did Hillary Clinton say in 1992 that she didn't want to be like you?
Did you direct The Thin Red Line and The Tree of Life?
Did you play the top Man in Black?
DQ
DQ
Not Tommy Lee Jones
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
9) Associated with Arts
10) Died AFTER 1950
11) No famous wife
12) Associated with the Performing Arts
13) No top award
14) NOT an actor
Previous IQs:
Did Hillary Clinton say in 1992 that she didn't want to be like you? - Tammy Wynette, who sang "Stand by Your Man"
Did you direct The Thin Red Line and The Tree of Life? - Terrence Malick
Did you play the top Man in Black? - Tommy played a senior agent, but his character answered to Rip Torn's Zed
DQs:
Best known for music?
Greatest fame before 2000?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Are you a pop singer who's become something of a meme over on the Straight Dope?
Were you a noted American woman dancer and choreographer?
Were you Jackie Kennedy's top White House aide?
Not Tommy Tune
Not Toni Basil
DQ
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
9) Associated with Arts
10) Died AFTER 1950
11) No famous wife
12) Associated with the Performing Arts
13) No top award
14) NOT an actor
15) No connection to Music
16) Greatest fame BEFORE 2000
That Sorensen memo was FASCINATING!
You must be referring to this: https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-...a-hurry/948238
Previous IQs:
Are you a pop singer who's become something of a meme over on the Straight Dope? - Tami
Were you a noted American woman dancer and choreographer? - I'll rephrase
Were you Jackie Kennedy's top White House aide? - Tish Baldridge
DQs:
Best known for work behind the scenes?
Best known for the movies?
IQs:
You are not Toni Basil. Were you another noted American woman dancer and choreographer?
Were you a noted Burmese diplomat since 1945?
Were you a noted Norwegian diplomat since 1945?
DQ
Not U Thant
Not Tryve Lye
Yup, EXACTLY what I was thinking of
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
9) Associated with Arts
10) Died AFTER 1950
11) No famous wife
12) Associated with the Performing Arts
13) No top award
14) NOT an actor
15) No connection to Music
16) Greatest fame BEFORE 2000
17) Inown for working behind the scenes
18) NOT known for movies
Previous IQs:
You are not Toni Basil. Were you another noted American woman dancer and choreographer? - Twyla Tharp
Were you a noted Burmese diplomat since 1945? - Yes, U Thant
Were you a noted Norwegian diplomat since 1945? - Yes, Try[g]ve Lie
DQ:
Best known for TV?
IQs:
Did Jimmy Carter nominate you for DCI?
Did Bruce Dern play your dad in a recent movie?
Were you mentioned in their work by both the Beatles and Monty Python?
3 DQ
Thanks for he Lie leeway
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
9) Associated with Arts
10) Died AFTER 1950
11) No famous wife
12) Associated with the Performing Arts
13) No top award
14) NOT an actor
15) No connection to Music
16) Greatest fame BEFORE 2000
17) Inown for working behind the scenes
18) NOT known for movies
19) Bedt known for TV
Previous IQs:
Did Jimmy Carter nominate you for DCI? - Ted Sorensen
Did Bruce Dern play your dad in a recent movie? - Ted Kennedy, in Chappaquiddick
Were you mentioned in their work by both the Beatles and Monty Python? - British PM Edward "Ted" Heath
Ted x3!
DQs:
Producer?
Best known for a single TV series?
One DQ reserved.