I'll take my two DQs after EH's have been answered.
IQs:
1. Did you wear fluffy slippers while your character was blowing up a planet?
2. Are you the greatest Darts player ever?
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I'll take my two DQs after EH's have been answered.
IQs:
1. Did you wear fluffy slippers while your character was blowing up a planet?
2. Are you the greatest Darts player ever?
I know, I remember it well! I also remember the moment I finally knew what your screenname meant! :)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
EH's IQs:
1. No, I am not Peter Baker.
2. Geeze I want to say Aragorn but obviously that's not it, unless one of the umpteen-million other names he has begins with a "P." My mind's a blank. Stumped!
3. No, I am not Paula Hawkins. And unless I'm forgetting someone, isn't she the only woman Senator from Florida?
CIAS IQs:
1. Hee, I know this one. No, I am not Peter Cushing. I love that trivia.
2. Stumped and I don't feel the slightest bit guilty for not knowing this one. Slap me for being a bad Anglophile.
DQs
1. Male
2. Living
3. Last name start with P
4. Not American
5. European
6. Not involved in politics (well, slightly, but not enough to say "yes")
7. Born before 1975
8. Involved in the arts
9. British
10. Not involved in the visual arts (except somewhat tangentially)
11. Not a musician
12. A writer of some kind
13. Does not mainly write in fantasy/sci-fi
14. Not best known as a writer of literary fiction (novels, short stories)
15. Best-known work appeared since 1975*
* Okay, I am having a hard time deciding this one, but I'll fall on the side of yes; there are two bones of contention here -- whether it's his best-known work, and whether "since 1975" is inclusive, and also whether... argh, I can't really give away any more without being too obvious. You may want to ask the question very precisely.
Darts is played in more than just England. Ans: Phil TaylorQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
DQ: Best known work appeared in 1975?
Oh certainly, but no one else cares about it as much. Like snooker. :devil:Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
I'm not going to count the DQ against your overall total, just because it's a tricky one. But I'll also say that there's still more questions you can ask regarding this topic. (That one I'll count.) Oh, and there's also one other question on the list that could have been better phrased, but I'm already spoon-feeding you lot via italics in that "fantasy/sci-fi" thing and so on. Remember my generosity when I'm one of the guessers! :D
1. Male
2. Living
3. Last name start with P
4. Not American
5. European
6. Not involved in politics (well, slightly, but not enough to say "yes")
7. Born before 1975
8. Involved in the arts
9. British
10. Not involved in the visual arts (except somewhat tangentially)
11. Not a musician
12. A writer of some kind
13. Does not mainly write in fantasy/sci-fi
14. Not best known as a writer of literary fiction (novels, short stories)
15. Best-known work appeared since and in 1975
IQs:
Are you The New York Times's current White House correspondent? - Yes, Peter Baker. He and I worked on our college newspaper together, and I had a chance to catch up with him when he was in town a few months ago.
Did you know the ways of another people as if you had been raised among them? - Paul Atreides, in Dune.
Were you the first woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate from Florida? - Yes, I think Paula H. was the one and only.
DQ:
Best known as a journalist?
IQs:
Are you married to Marlo Thomas?
Did you help found Kenyon College?
Were you an Attorney General of the U.S. between 1865-1913?
How cool! Had you been keeping in touch with him for all this time?Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
IQs:
1. No, I am not Phil Donahue.
2. Oh I dunno. Poindexter Kenyon? :D Sooo very stumped.
3. Good grief! Even more stumped. (At first I thought you were saying this guy was AG for nearly fifty years!)
DQs:
1. Male
2. Living
3. Last name start with P
4. Not American
5. European
6. Not involved in politics (well, slightly, but not enough to say "yes")
7. Born before 1975
8. Involved in the arts
9. British
10. Not involved in the visual arts (except somewhat tangentially)
11. Not a musician
12. A writer of some kind
13. Does not mainly write in fantasy/sci-fi
14. Not best known as a writer of literary fiction (novels, short stories)
15. Best-known work appeared since and in 1975
16. Not best known as a journalist
Peter and I fell out of touch for awhile, but reconnected about five years ago. He's a good guy and a very talented writer.
Previous IQs:
Are you married to Marlo Thomas? - Yes, Phil Donahue.
Did you help found Kenyon College? - Philander Chase.
Were you an Attorney General of the U.S. between 1865-1913? - Philander Knox (I wasn't sure exactly when he served - under U.S. Grant, I think).
CIAS, any suggested DQs?
Hmm, I was wondering about journalism or composer type, but I think those can be excluded. Perhaps comic book witer or something similar, but that didn't really take off until later.
Actually one that does spring to mind that might be more in choie's areas of interest
DQ.
Playwright?
IQs:
Did you give humanity the gift of fire?
Did you design the USS Enterprise-D?
Were you a Canadian journalist who achieved his career high in the U.S.?
I will say this: the phrasing of the question "A writer of some kind?" doesn't quite match that some of the other questions. Just throwing it out there. :)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
EH IQs:
1. No, I am not Prometheus
2. Wait, do you mean in real life or in the show? In the show I can only think of Leah Brahms and she wasn't a designer. Real life.. argh, the only technical folks I know from memory are the Okudas who do the graphics and Herman Zimmerman who was their main designer. I know I'm missing someone obvious, darn it. Stumped.
3. No, I am not Peter Jennings? I'm almost certain he was Canadian. I met him back when I was working at Carnegie Hall (he used to introduce Great Performances, which often shows CH's opening night galas and other concerts. Quite respectful and friendly to a menial staffer as I was.
DQs:
1. Male
2. Living
3. Last name start with P
4. Not American
5. European
6. Not involved in politics (well, slightly, but not enough to say "yes")
7. Born before 1975
8. Involved in the arts
9. British
10. Not involved in the visual arts (except somewhat tangentially)
11. Not a musician
12. A writer of some kind
13. Does not mainly write in fantasy/sci-fi
14. Not best known as a writer of literary fiction (novels, short stories)
15. Best-known work appeared since and in 1975
16. Not best known as a journalist
17. Playwright*
* If a playwright includes someone who has written at least one stage play. Now I'm not pushing hints any further! :D
Correct as to the first and second. Andrew Probert designed the Enterprise-D.
DQ:
Known for comic plays?
IQs:
Did you write Equus?
Are you the best-known musician from Thunder Bay, Ontario?
Did your character's housemate report to a guy named Orson, last name unknown?
Ohhhh, okay, so it was real life. I feel marginally better that I wasn't missing out on something that was actually depicted, but nevertheless I'm embarrassed that such an important figure in TNG history is unknown to me.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
IQs:
1. No, I am not Peter Shaffer. Such a bizarre show. But then so is Amadeus (the stage version), so that's clearly just how he rolls.
2. Crap, the only Canadian musicians I can think of immediately are Anne Murray and Leonard Cohen. :D Or any of the Peter, Paul and Mary people Canadian? Argh. Stumped! I know I'm gonna kick myself.
3. Heh, no, I am not Pam Dawber.
Your DQ:
Arrgh this is another one that's frustrating because it's ambiguous. When you say "Known for writing comic plays," are you asking if he's known to have ever written comic plays, or if he's best known for writing comic plays?
The way I'm interpreting it, which I'll not reveal, I would say no. If you want to restate the question I won't count it against you. :D
DQs:
1. Male
2. Living
3. Last name start with P
4. Not American
5. European
6. Not involved in politics (well, slightly, but not enough to say "yes")
7. Born before 1975
8. Involved in the arts
9. British
10. Not involved in the visual arts (except somewhat tangentially)
11. Not a musician
12. A writer of some kind
13. Does not mainly write in fantasy/sci-fi
14. Not best known as a writer of literary fiction (novels, short stories)
15. Best-known work appeared since and in 1975
16. Not best known as a journalist
17. Playwright*
18. Not known for writing comic plays
* If a playwright includes someone who has written at least one stage play. Now I'm not pushing hints any further! Okay I apparently lied. O Lord, why am I providing aid and comfort to mine enemies?
Correct as to the first and third. The second is Paul Shafer, leader of David Letterman's house band.
What DQ ought I to ask, CIAS?
I'm not sure, but I have a feeling I'm really going to kick myself when I find out the answer :D
I'd suggest re-phrasing the DQ about comic plays though.
Might be worth asking if the person is a script writer or editor or perhaps if they work in TV.
If I were one of you guys and wanted to rephrase any question, it would be #12. Just sayin'. :)
That's one of EH's DQs.I wouldn't dream of rephrasing it without him. ;)
True, but this isn't a starter question on University Challenge. Conferring is allowed. :)
Well, if I can, then, I'll rephrase DQ 12:
Best known as a scriptwriter (such as for TV, radio or movies)?
Oh, goodness, I mustn't let you completely rewrite #12 including all the info you now know! Sly, EH, very sly! Rephrasing it, sure, and I'll toss in yet another hint. Now, if you still wanna go further in a certain direction or take a new one, you've got two questions left (before your final guesses). :)
God knows why I'm being helpful to my opponents in this fearsome battle of wits!
DQs:
1. Male
2. Living
3. Last name start with P
4. Not American
5. European
6. Not involved in politics (well, slightly, but not enough to say "yes")
7. Born before 1975
8. Involved in the arts
9. British
10. Not involved in the visual arts (except somewhat tangentially)
11. Not a musician
12. Probably not best known as a writer of some kind, but YMMV
13. Does not mainly write in fantasy/sci-fi
14. Not best known as a writer of literary fiction (novels, short stories)
15. Best-known work appeared since and in 1975
16. Not best known as a journalist
17. Playwright (if one defines it as writing at least one stage play)
18. Not known for writing comic plays
You're being helpful because its a battle of wits against two unarmed opponents. :woowoo:
Ok, it looks as though its someone in the arts, doesn't appear on stage or screen or sings or anything like that.
Has done some writing, but is not best known for it, ditto having written at least one stage play, also done a little bit of politics, probably a notable supporter or leads a cause.
It might be worth trying to narrow down another area of the arts he is more famous for or perhaps asking another born before, perhaps something like born before 1940 or so.
Objection, sir. Using facts not in evidence.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
You've ruled something out that you never asked about.
Ok, I ruled out appearing on stage, screen or singing.Quote:
Originally posted by choieObjection, sir. Using facts not in evidence.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
You've ruled something out that you never asked about.
Stage or screen is ruled by #10 - visual arts
Singing is ruled out by #11 - not a musician - unless you don't classify singers as musicians :dubious:
Performing arts != visual arts.
Acc. to Wikipedia = The visual arts are art forms that create works that are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, filmmaking and architecture. These definitions should not be taken too strictly as many artistic disciplines (performing arts, conceptual art, textile arts) involve aspects of the visual arts as well as arts of other types. Also included within the visual arts[1] are the applied arts[2] such as industrial design, graphic design, fashion design, interior design and decorative art.[3]
The "video" and "filmmaking" they refer to are the behind-the-scenes, technical side of those disciplines. They do say the definitions shouldn'g be taken "too strictly," but throughout this game we've only referred to "performing arts" not "visual" when we wanted to know if someone was a singer, musician, mime, actor, dancer, magician...
(Other data point: if you look at the "School of Visual Arts" curriculum, nowhere will you find musicians, actors, dancers, or other performers.)
:smack
*goes and hides under a stone*
"What we've got here is failure to communicate..." -- Strother Martin, Cool Hand Luke. Y'know, one of the performers in the film, and thus not a visual artist.* :devil:
I've been waiting on one certain question for several days and yet it never arrived!
* Well, he may be one, I just don't know that much about Mr. Martin's life other than as an actor.
Well, I'm baffled. But to earn our last few DQs:
IQs:
Are you a well-educated murder suspect who really gets around?
Were you a substitute consulting detective?
Were you the furry companion of another, older animal?
1. I don't know how well-educated he is, but no, I am not Oscar Pistorius? :D
2. No, I am not Saul Panzer, who often substituted for Archie Goodwin when he was otherwise indisposed and Nero Wolfe needed "the best independent operative in New York" to help.
3. No, I am not... Pussyfoot? And how sad is it that "furry companion" sounds like a fetish-based couple?
Previous IQs:
Are you a well-educated murder suspect who really gets around? - Never heard that Pistorious has any particular education; this was Professor Plum of the game and movie Clue.
Were you a substitute consulting detective? - I was thinking Solar Pons, but as we only have two DQs left to earn, I'll let it go.
Were you the furry companion of another, older animal? - This was Pal, the dog of Arthur, the aardvark kid in the children's book series.
Lemme think of two more DQs. Any suggestions, CIAS?
Well hey, my furry pal answer was right too! Pussyfoot is the tiny little cat who's befriended by Marc Anthony, the big bulldog, in the classic Warner Bros. cartoons. Here they are! I'd rather count Saul Panzer as wrong than this one. Because admittedly Archie is considered Wolfe's man of action/associate, rather than a consulting detective--although he's an extremely capable private detective in his own right (as he proves when they are briefly separated in one book); thus Saul wasn't really a substitute consulting detective. Although it's kinda funny how similar-sounding my guess was. Saul Panzer is kinda the way John Travolta would pronounce Solar Pons!Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
So you still get your two DQs, I just want them on the record correctly. :D
You may as well check if the person is a performer.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
I have a feeling we have led ourselves up the garden path with this one.
Okely dokely.
DQ:
Performer?
DQs:
1. Male
2. Living
3. Last name start with P
4. Not American
5. European
6. Not involved in politics (well, slightly, but not enough to say "yes")
7. Born before 1975
8. Involved in the arts
9. British
10. Not involved in the visual arts (except somewhat tangentially)
11. Not a musician
12. Probably not best known as a writer of some kind, but YMMV
13. Does not mainly write in fantasy/sci-fi
14. Not best known as a writer of literary fiction (novels, short stories)
15. Best-known work appeared since and in 1975
16. Not best known as a journalist
17. Playwright (if one defines it as writing at least one stage play)
18. Not known for writing comic plays
19. Yes, for goodness' sake, a performer
One more freebie, just because... I have no idea. :) At least two or three answers could be elaborated upon very slightly in ways that might help clarify things. This could mean that the wording of the question I was asked wasn't specific enough, or that I'm simply willing to add more details just 'cause I'm that munificent. For free, I will restate the answer of one of them. Pick a number from #14 through and including #17.
Or you can soldier on as you are. I'm just amused because it's someone I have no doubt you both know. :D
Hmm. I don't think I know any living British male performer who's written a play and whose last name starts with P. Think think think....
Which of the questions should we ask to be restated due to the bounteous benevolence shown towards us?
I have no doubt I'll be kicking myself though when I find out.
Oh well,let's get on with it. Do I still have a spare DQ kicking around?
Also can we change #15. Best-known work in film appeared since and in 1975?
DQs:
1. Male
2. Living
3. Last name start with P
4. Not American
5. European
6. Not involved in politics (well, slightly, but not enough to say "yes")
7. Born before 1975
8. Involved in the arts
9. British
10. Not involved in the visual arts (except somewhat tangentially)
11. Not a musician
12. Probably not best known as a writer of some kind, but YMMV
13. Does not mainly write in fantasy/sci-fi
14. Not best known as a writer of literary fiction (novels, short stories)
15. Best-known work appeared before, since, and in 1975, depending on whom you ask
16. Not best known as a journalist
17. Playwright (if one defines it as writing at least one stage play)
18. Not known for writing comic plays
19. Yes, for goodness' sake, a performer
:) That was the one I thought needed most clarification, so you picked well, sir.
Oh grief - I think I know who this is.
IQ: Did you appear as a treacherous Klingon General in Star Trek VI?
Heh. I should hope you do. It's for moments like these that this guy was invented: :smack
I'm pretty sure I know who played that dude, but let's say I'm STUMPED. So here's your DQ.
Umm, maybe it isn't then. The above was, of course, Christopher Plummer as General Chang.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Last DQ then.
20. Mainly known for appearing in film?
Oh, was Plummer your guess? Wait, what the heck was he in that would be considered his best-known work (depending on one's POV) in 1975?Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
DQs:
1. Male
2. Living
3. Last name start with P
4. Not American
5. European
6. Not involved in politics (well, slightly, but not enough to say "yes")
7. Born before 1975
8. Involved in the arts
9. British
10. Not involved in the visual arts (except somewhat tangentially)
11. Not a musician
12. Probably not best known as a writer of some kind, but YMMV
13. Does not mainly write in fantasy/sci-fi
14. Not best known as a writer of literary fiction (novels, short stories)
15. Best-known work appeared before, since, and in 1975, depending on whom you ask
16. Not best known as a journalist
17. Playwright (if one defines it as writing at least one stage play)
18. Not known for writing comic plays
19. Yes, for goodness' sake, a performer
20. Well, this sorta depends on what one would answer to #15, especially if you broaden the term to encompass film technology. But on the whole I'd say no, he's not mainly known for appearing in film
And here I thought for sure this choice was a gimme! I think coming up with a description of what you know about him (as you did before) might help you--reading it over could trigger that head-slapping moment. In fact, this is an even more apt smilie: :fishbeat: Seriously, I think you're closer than you think to guessing it. As the expression goes, if it were a snake it would've bitten you!
He appeared in Starcrash, everything is a fine work before/after that. :DQuote:
Originally posted by choie
Besides I thought Mick Foley would be a gimme.
Hmm, time to think again.
Still baffled. And even as a Trekker, I would say Plummer's best-known work was Sound of Music.
And besides, Plummer isn't British, is he? Pretty sure he's Canadian. :)
I don't mean to show you up or anything, but I showed my sister the list of DQs (plus some of my cool hints, if I do say so myself), and she guessed it. I know she's the dearest pal in my life and so one would expect her to know the way my mind works, but still, she had five minutes rather than enough time to circumnavigate the globe! :devil:
So, lads, what are your final guesses?
Time for firstname lastname questions, I guess. Still puzzled. CIAS, any thoughts?
Ok, let's see what we have MK.II
British male performer, not known for film work, so likely to be TV or radio. Last name begins with P. Had famous work before and after 1975, but certainly had something well known in 1975. Has written at least one play, but is not a musician. Has written some sci-fi/fantasy, ditto some literary works, but is not best known for it. Makes me wonder if the person has written some sci-fi/fantasy tv series.
Hmm, possibilities, Nicholas Parsons, Michael Palin, Robert Powell..., no, none of those fit the bill. Still thinking.
Please to be careful with your description, sir: "not known for film work" is not quite accurate; I said, depending on your POV, he is not best known for film work. Some people might disagree. :)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
I've given some brazen hints above, I'll say that.
When you decide to make an official guess, make sure you let me know that's your final answer. (You each get one, right?)
Brazen is certainly an adjective that can be applied, I'll leave it as an exercise for the reader as to what it should apply to. ;)Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Yup, we get one official guess each, although I doubt we will get it.
Hold on, quick fact check coming up...
Monty Python and the Holy Grail was in '75...Hmmmm, I can see why some would say it was his best work.
Oh what the heck... I guess Michael Palin.
Yes, I am Michael Palin!
- Wrote The Mirrorstone, a fantasy book for children, and co-wrote the fantasy "Time Bandits" w/Terry Gilliam
- Has written two novels, The Truth and Hemingway's Chair
- Wrote the lightly comic/autobiographical play "East of Ipswitch"
- Some may know him best from his TV work in "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (which ran from 1969 - 1974); others from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (premiered in 1975), still others from "The Life of Brian" (post-1975), and surprisingly some folks consider his hugely popular travelogues--which are filmed (hence the reference to film technology) but broadcast on TV
- Is president of the Campaign for Better Transport, a UK advocacy group lobbying to improve bus and rail service (hence involved in politics)
- Needless to say, is both a writer and performer. I could have stretched the 'musician' definition, since one of his best-known creations is "The Lumberjack Song," which he also sings (usually, although Eric Idle sometimes performed it in their stage shows), but I thought that would've been pushing it.
For the clues, there's "if it were a snake" (Python reference), "circumnavigating the globe" (his most famous travelogue is probably "Around the World in Eighty Days"), and even gave you a sort of tortured version of his name ("my cool ... pal in"). Oh, and then there's the fish-slapping smilie, which refers to the Fish Slapping Dance sketch, which is one of Palin's favorite bits).
Well done, if surprisingly drawn out! I really thought the 1975 date would give it away for sure. Probably if the "performer" question had been asked, you'd have twigged it earlier.
Typical :smack - I originally thought it wasn't him because I didn't see anything he had done in 1975. I could see him fitting all the other clues, but not that one.
It wasn't until I went and checked that I wondered if it could be him. If we had followed up on the performer bit earlier, it probably would have been easier to narrow it down.
Oh crumbs - now I have to go and think of another person.
Thanks choie - that was an entertaining one to say the least.
Good one, choie, and well-played, CIAS.
We're not supposed to check anything while playing; this is a game of memory and not of research skills.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
I feel kind of guilty now. EH, if you want to take it go for it.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
No, go ahead. Live and learn.
Ok, here we go, the letter is W
IQs:
Did a book of yours recently return home after visiting seven libraries?
Did you like to play with toy dinosaurs?
Were you fooled by the Red-Headed League?
1. Heard about this story, but cannot remember the book. WAG of Virginia Woolf.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Ummm. Wheeljack? who liked to play with the Dinobots who were a toy line. You buyin' this?
3. Aargh, a Sherlock Holmes question I can't remember the answer to. STUMPED.
2 or 3 DQs.
Previous IQs:
Did a book of yours recently return home after visiting seven libraries? - George Washington, whose annotated bound copy of the U.S. Constitution made the rounds of other Presidential libraries.
Did you like to play with toy dinosaurs? - Wash on Serenity.
Were you fooled by the Red-Headed League? - Jabez Wilson.
DQs:
Real?
Male?
Last name start with W?
IQs:
Were you Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy?
Was your middle name recently said to be "Hamish"?
Did you play the near-manic commander of the USS Constellation?
I want the answer to EH's second question to be "Jesus," as in "Jesus H. Christ." :D
IQs:
1. Was a certain kind of foot-covering named after you?
2. Did David Mitchell once take a bunch of fellow comedians to task for insulting your looks, rather than the fact that you're just a horrible, repellant person?
3. Are you a detective who rarely leaves his New York townhouse even to solve a murder, but will make exceptions for flower shows?
Nope, not him!: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/...jesus-h-christ
DQs:
1. Real
2. Female
3. Last name start with W
I'll just pass on all three of those, although I should probably know the third one, any name currently escapes me. 3 DQs coming your way.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
1. The Duke of WellingtonQuote:
Originally posted by choie
2. That's probably his partner being insulted - somebody Webb
3. Nope - don't know any New York detectives into flower shows - STUMPED
Take a DQ or two
1. Yes, although I was going for Arthur Wellesley so as not to be a hypocrite (see: Essex, Earl of) :D
2. Good heavens, no, Robert Webb isn't a horrible repulsive person! Ann Widdecombe. On "Would I Lie to You," Angus Deayton and the other panelists were going for the easy laughs at Widdecombe for appearance when Mitchell said, "I would sort of like to say, in defense of Ann Widdecombe, is that the thing that's bad about her is all of her horrible views, not the fact that she's ugly. Is that the best you can do, with this woman who's voted against gay rights, and horribly wanted to get into power and make us do horrible things, this evil person, and the only thing we can say about her is that she doesn't look great?" One of his typically on-point comments. (Big fan of his, in case you couldn't tell.)
3. Nero Wolfe, the co-star of my favorite mystery novel series written by Rex Stout. Lovely books, you should read them.
DQs:
4. Living?
5. European?
IQs:
1. In about a year or so, will you beat a particularly noteworthy record currently held by your great-great-grandmother?
2. Are you the reason why the person in #1 is even in the running to beat that record?
3. Did you build the remarkable last resting place of one of the people in my last set of questions?
Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Yeah, totally destined star-crossed pair indeed.
1. Yes, I am Elizabeth Windsor - aka Queen Elizabeth II
2. That could be her mother also Elizabeth Windsor aka The Queen Mother, although I'm betting your thinking of Wallis Simpson
3. The answer is probably Christopher Wren, when it comes to the Duke of Wellington.
I was hoping that would be a difficult one as her surname is so rarely used. :fail:
Congrats choie.
Well done, choie. I assume you were referring to breaking Queen Victoria's record for longest reign, CIAS?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ength_of_reign
Previous IQs:
Were you Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy? - Gideon Welles.
Was your middle name recently said to be "Hamish"? - Dr. John H. Watson, in the most recent season of Sherlock.
Did you play the near-manic commander of the USS Constellation? - William Windom, playing Commodore Matt Decker in ST:TOS "The Doomsday Machine."
Oh man, sorry CIAS, but that cracks me up! Lucky strike after 3 DQs! Actually I immediately thought of Lizzie W. because she was my first pick in the first (and only) Botticelli game I ran on my own forum. (Yes, EH, I was thinking of Victoria's impressive reign. Seems like the women on this side of her family live nice long lives, so I'm hoping QEII will surpass her ancestor.)
I was indeed thinking of Wallis Simpson rather than the Queen Mum, although she would've been a perfectly legit choice too; Christopher Wren also for the win.
EH would you take over for me in the answer-giver duties? I find it more taxing to answer than to question, plus it seems like it's been a while since we had one of your amazingly esoteric choices. :devil:
Ow, ow, quit twisting my arm!
Oh... OK. If you insist.
Our letter is (and I don't think we've done it before)
Z.
IQs:
1. Were you president of the galaxy before stealing the Heart of Gold
2. Were you the first human to invent a warp capable ship?
3. Are you a footballer famous for headbutting someone in a world cup final?
Not Zaphod Beeblebrox (he's one hoopy frood!), Zefram Cochrane or... someone I don't know.
Wow, Z. This will either be super-easy or super-hard. I'm suddenly reminded of an old gag in I Love Lucy where Ricky was, I think, looking up something in the phone book and Lucy asked him what the name began with, and Ricky said "Z! Z! As in Xavier Cugat!" :D Okay, yes, my pop culture references are sixty years old. Ahem. Anyway... the game is afoot!
1. Speaking of feet, is your name often considered synonymous with a device your company produces that's used by many seniors to help them keep their balance?
2. Can some of your ancient theoretical puzzles (supposedly) be solved by mathemeticians but (apparently) not by philosophers?
3. Are you one of Babar's best friends?
3. Zinedane Zidane - Just about the best player in the world at the time.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
DQ:
1. Real?
IQ:
1. Are you a well known British Rastafarian poet?
2. Are you the CEO of one of the Internet's biggest companies?
3. Were you in a band with the Spiders from Mars?
I don't know any of your respective three. Three DQs apiece.
Z.
1. Fictional
Not to rub it in, but I'm genuinely surprised you didn't get each of our second questions. I think you'll kick yourself over CIAS's (since that was the only one of his I know!).
1. Robert Zimmer, from whom we get the now-generic (but used to be only a brand) Zimmer frame, aka walker. More commonly a UK term, I think, but hey, I know it.
2. The mathematician Zeno, famous for "Zeno's Paradoxes," including the old Achilles vs. the Tortoise paradox regarding infinitely smaller distances (similar to the idea that if were to take a point in the distance and then journey halfway there, and then travelled halfway the distance again, and on and on and on, you'll never reach the end).
3. Zephir, from the awesome Babar books, including Babar and Zephir
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...4,203,200_.jpg
DQs:
2. Female?
3. Last name begins with Z?
4. If real, would s/he be alive today?
I remembered the monkey, but not his name.
Z.
1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with Z
4. if real, would be alive today
1. Benjamin ZephaniahQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook
3. Ziggy Stardust - one of David Bowie's alt personas
Aah, the joys of Xeno vs Zeno :D
DQ:
1. Human?
2. American?
3. Appears in mainly in print?
IQ:
1. Was your catchphrase. "Time for bed everybody."?
2. Were you the guiding wizard of the Seeker?
3. Did you live with your friends, George and Bungle?
Dunno any of those three.
Z.
1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with Z
4. if real, would be alive today
5. human
6. American
7. does not appear mainly in print
A chain of IQs:
1. Like #3, are you an egotistical and greedy (yet oddly, much-lauded) person in command who is particularly fond of velour as well as walking around nearly bare-assed?
2. Like #1, do you walk around almost completely bare-assed, but are short, bald, big-nosed, and quite staggeringly pathetic?
3. Like #2, are you short, bald, and big-nosed, and like #1 are an egotistical and greedy person in command--and also get sexual pleasure in a way that most of us wouldn't consider quite as... stimulating?
1. Zebedee from the Magic RoundaboutQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Zeddicus from legend of the seeker.
3. Zippy from kid's show Rainbow.
DQ:
1. First seen in film?
2. Appeared in contemporary works?
1DQ reserved.
IQ.
1. Were you a herald of Gozer?
2. Did you play the psycho to Nicole Kidman and Sam Neill's married couple?
3. Were you Lost in Space?
choie, dunno any of yours. Take three DQs.
CIAS, I have never heard of any of the people in your IQ answers. choie, have you?
As to your three new IQs, I'm not Zuul from Ghostbusters; dunno the other two. Two DQs.
It pains me to admit I've heard of the Legend of the Seeker dude (Zeddicus), and I am saddened yet again that so much of our crap TV is being exported.
My answers are:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0-rNXIgrGB...Zapp_promo.png
Zapp Brannigan (Futurama -- he's based on Shatner/Kirk!)
http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/x...pscf9f4916.jpg
Ziggy from, well, Ziggy
http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps46bd5e1a.jpg
Grand freakin' Nagus Zek from... oh, I won't insult you. :)
You didn't answer CIAS's DQs from earlier, though. Will reserve them until we're caught up. :)
Zebedee is from both TV and film.
http://magicroundabout.com/Character...id-Zebedee.jpg
Zippy is a very well known character in the UK, maybe Rainbow didn't get as far as the USA.
2. Billy Zane from the film Dead CalmQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
3. Dr Zachary Smith from both the TV series and the film.
I will also point out that Legend of the Seeker is one of the better series that the USA has produced UP UNTIL THE POINT IT WAS CANCELLED :RAEG:
The Sword of Truth books by Terry Goodkind OTOH, first couple good, rest bad.
DQs held until the last set answered.
Z.
1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with Z
4. if real, would be alive today
5. human
6. American
7. does not appear mainly in print
8. first seen in film
9. appeared in contemporary works
All righty! Thanks, EH.
Gotta earn some more of those sweet, sweet DQs.
1. Are you a talented but kinda jerkish scientist who made significant contributions to medical technology nearly 400 years from now?
2. Moving back nearly 100 years, are you the once-vibrant spouse of a well-known author, both becoming famous in your own ways and, after your marriage dissolved, both flaming out (shall we say) in different, tragic ends?
3. Are you and your identically-named ancestors/descendants linked by getting kidnapped by the same annoying villain, and being saved by different interations of the same hero?
DQs:
10. Ever adapted to a TV version?
11. Would most consider you a "good guy"?
Edited to remove my second question, which had to do with when the film premiered. CIAS -- I'm not sure if by "contemporary works" EH means the films are set in contemporary times, or if they were made in contemporary times. What do you think? Should I ask for this clarification by asking if the film premiered post-(some date)?
Dunno any of those IQs. Three DQs.
Z.
1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with Z
4. if real, would be alive today
5. human
6. American
7. does not appear mainly in print
8. first seen in film
9. appeared in contemporary works, both as set and when made
1. Lewis Zimmerman, aka the creator and model for the Emergency Medical Hologram (aka The Doctor, played by Robert Picardo) on ST:VOY, although the character first appeared on the far superior DS9 when he wanted to use Bashir as the model for a Longterm Medical Hologram -- the episode where we found out dear Julian is(spoilered just in case some poor souls haven't seen DS9 in full yet).Spoiler (mouseover to read):
genetically enhanced
(Now you're scaring me, EH. That's two gimme Trek questions you've missed! :D Are you not a DS9 fan?)
2. Zelda Fitzgerald, a notorious party gal and the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald. She was, I believe, bipolar (or would be considered so now) and ended up institutionalized. He died an alcoholic; she died in the hospital when it caught fire. Hence my incredibly bad-taste in using "flamed out." I know, I know, terrible. Sorry.
3. Princess Zelda, from the Legend of Zelda videogames. Her hero is "Link." Hence my use of "linked."
Ooh and thanks for the clarification on the contemporary issue! The freebie is appreciated. Didja see my DQs, though? I'll re-ask 'em.
10. Ever adapted into a TV version?
11. Would most consider you a "good guy"?
Reserved 3 DQs to let CIAS have his shot, and also to wait on the answers to the above.
DQs
12. Appeared in multiple films?
13. First film appeared after 2000?
1 DQ reserved.
and a couple more IQs:
1. Are you the physician for the Planet Express crew?
2. Do you carve your initial across the front of those you have defeated?
I do indeed like DS9. Sometimes my TTBF (Trekker trivia brain function) just doesn't work well.
CIAS, not Dr. Zoidberg or Zorro.
Z.
1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with Z
4. if real, would be alive today
5. human
6. American
7. does not appear mainly in print
8. first seen in film
9. appeared in contemporary works, both as set and when made
10. has appeared on TV in new material
11. would be considered a good guy by most people
12. has not appeared in multiple films
13. film first appeared after 2000
Wow. Okay, the film first appearing after 2000 puts me a big disadvantage. I don't go to the movies much anymore. Plus that lets out so many! Teen Wolf, Parenthood, Buffy, Stargate, uh, Sarah Connor (is that even still on? And wait, even without #13 a few of those two are disqualified by #12, what with the sequels and everything). Dang! This is a good one, EH! It's gotta be something way more obvious than I'm thinking but... yeesh.
Well I'll tentatively use two of my DQs.
DQs:
14. Was appearing on TV as of 2013?
15. Is he a live-action character?
(Not sure if "human" indicates this, but oh well.)
Build up some more of these so I have a buffer:
IQs:
1. Were your famous but kinda trashy western novels the favorites of Col. Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H?
2. Were you commemorated in a Richard Strauss tone poem that would be used as the background of one of the most famous sci-fi--actually, no genre qualification even necessary--film openings ever?
3. Not very picky about your sex partners--or mindful of whether the act was consensual or not--did you once boink someone while pretending to be a waterfowl?
Not Zane Grey (Eisenhower liked 'em, too), Zarathustra (love that Strauss piece - a lot of good stuff to it other than the famous opening) or Zeus.
Z.
1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with Z
4. if real, would be alive today
5. human
6. American
7. does not appear mainly in print
8. first seen in film
9. appeared in contemporary works, both as set and when made
10. has appeared on TV in new material
11. would be considered a good guy by most people
12. has not appeared in multiple films
13. film first appeared after 2000
14. not on TV as of 2013
15. live-action character
IQs:
1. Did you name your children Moon Unit and Dweezil?
2. Did your popstar father make your first name rhyme with your own surname which you promptly changed later on in life.
3. Were you the computer of the Liberator
Not Frank Zappa, dunno the second, and not... Zero?
Still no freakin' clue. I have a feeling I'm gonna be really annoyed w/myself at the end of this.
IQs:
1. Are you a traitor to your own homeworld who's basically indestructible now that you've arrived on Earth--something that was only thought to be the province of a far more famous emigrant?
2. Was the film based on one of your most famous novels considered an early--and in the minds of most Jewish film studio heads, potentially too disruptive--attempt to address post-WWII anti-semitism (so much so that it was only one of the few non-Jewish-owned film studios was willing to produce it)?
3. Moving from films to theater, were you an impressario who produced not only fluffy story-free shows, but also what's generally considered the first truly ambitious, thought-provoking musical on Broadway?
I'm not Zod or Zanuck; dunno the second.
Bzzt! :) I mean, yes to Zod, but the second question said "one of your novels," not "one of your films." Although funnily enough I didn't even think of the fact that I referred to Gentlemen's Agreement being produced by Darryl F. Zanuck!
#2 is author Laura Z. Hobson. And she always uses the "Z" so I'm sticking to that. :)
#3 is Florenz Ziegfeld, as in producer of the Ziegfeld Follies, and most notably, Show Boat by Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein, which included serious subjects like the devastation of gambling on a family, and a couple trying to hide the fact that the wife is part African American (the show, which premiered in the late 1920s, was set in a time/place where miscegenation was still illegal). Previously the Broadway musical world was occupied by revues and light operettas.
Will wait for CIAS. I didn't do a good job on the DQs so I wanna see what he comes up with first!
2. Zowie Bowie, son of David BowieQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
3. Zen
I'm still totally stumped on the character as well. Been in a single film, which then went on to have a TV series, possibly appeared in some print.
Is contemporary with today.
DQs:
16. Works are considered to be in the crime genre.
17. Was the lead protagonist in the film.
I never said the bolded portion above. As for the print question, I answered it exactly as it was asked of me.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Z.
1. fictional
2. male
3. last name starts with Z
4. if real, would be alive today
5. human
6. American
7. does not appear mainly in print
8. first seen in film
9. appeared in contemporary works, both as set and when made
10. has appeared on TV in new material
11. would be considered a good guy by most people
12. has not appeared in multiple films
13. film first appeared after 2000
14. not on TV as of 2013
15. live-action character
16. works not considered to be in the crime genre
17. was the lead protagonist in the film
Hmm, isn't that dumb, I didn't notice the difference between the question I asked ("Ever been adapted to a TV version?") and your answer! Sloppy of me. So this sounds like maybe a film that may have had a one-off sequel/tie-in (or two) that appeared on television in some way. What. The. Heck?
I also can't see a difference between what CIAS stated--"possibly appeared in some print" and his question/your answer "did not mainly appear in print." We don't know if he ever was in print, we only know if he did appear in print, it wasn't the bulk of how he got his fame. Isn't that accurate?
Though I'll be damned if I can imagine someone as famous as Botticelli who didn't get a film sequel. Is that even legal in Hollywood these days? :) Unless.... mmmmmmmaybe...
IQs:
1. Is your film perhaps the most iconic and wildely seen in history, despite being less than five minutes long?
2. Are you widely considered one of the most important and critically acclaimed African-American authors in the 20th century?
3. Are you a goofy, egotistical fashion model who something something something had some wacky international adventures? (Yeah I never saw the movie so don't know the specific plot.)
Dunno the first, and I'm not Zora Neal Hurston, but yes, I am
Derek Zoolander!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtQq0T3ExLs
Aw dang, I thought of him ages ago but dismissed it because I was obsessing on the TV series idea! And I also kinda thought he had a sequel, but I guess it's only been talked about. Surprising and rather refreshing that someone actually chose not to milk a comedy for all it's worth, aka Ace Ventura or Dumb & Dumber, etc. Although I still have no idea if it was even a good movie or not. But anyway, this was a good choice, EH!
As for the first question, shame shame shame! Does a guy named Abraham Zapruder ring a bell? :D
All right, ugh, I guess I go next.
The letter is.... R
I was wondering when someone would get around to Zapruder.
Zoolander is mostly dumb but has some laughs. If you liked the trailer, you'll probably like the movie; if the trailer didn't tickle your funnybone, the movie won't either.
IQs:
Are you the most famous person from Dixon, Illinois?
Did you fake an assassination attempt on yourself?
Are you a Federal officeholder with the middle name "Glover"?
I'll have to check out the trailer again. It's very vague except for seeing him on, maybe, the Daily Show? Some talk show, anyway.
1. Wow, not a clue. Don't even know that... town? City? Stumped!
2. Ronald Reagan! HA Just kidding. Ummm.... probably a Nazi, lots of R names there and I know they used false attempts at murder as excuses to take power. Or maybe I'm thinking of the Reichstag fire. Blerg. Stumped!
3. Yay, one I know. No, I am not Chief Justice John G. Roberts.
Two DQs right off the bat!
Previous IQs:
Are you the most famous person from Dixon, Illinois? - So close. THIS was Ronald Reagan!
Did you fake an assassination attempt on yourself? - The title character in the political satire Bob Roberts.
Are you a Federal officeholder with the middle name "Glover"? - Yes, Chief Justice Roberts.
DQs:
Real?
Male?
IQs:
Did you and the White House Chief of Staff swap jobs?
Did Denzel Washington play you in a noir drama?
Are you a jazz musician who played Oberlin College in the Eighties?
Nice one choie, I've heard of the film, but also never seen it and well done to EH for actually coming up with him in the first place.
IQs:
1. Were you the only one capable of leading a once a year party due to the inclement weather?
2. Did you mimic a companion to fool the Doctor after a regeneration to gain access to his intellect?
3. Are you a puppet pianist?
Oh holy crud, the Reagan thing is hilarious. I was trying to think of musicians! Bob Roberts is yet another film I've missed, but I really should see it. I really like Tim Robbins and the cynical political tale seems right up my alley.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
EH IQs:
1. What is this, "I Love the '80s"? No, I am not Donald Regan. :D
2. No, I am not Easy Rawlins, from the wonderful Walter Mosely series.
3. Oh geeze. Jazz musicians, "R." I should know this. My mother would be irked. But STUMPED.[/QUOTE]
CIAS IQs, and also thank you for the kudos!
1. Geeze. No, I am not Richard Harris? He left his cake out in the rain somewhere in MacArthur Park, I hear. No, that's not even a serious guess. STUMPED.
2. No, I am not... oh damn, this could be River Song or the Rani. Unless I'm mistaken, River wasn't involved in a regeneration... wasn't she only with 11? So I'll take a stab and say no, I am not the Rani.
3. HEE! No, I am not Ralph!
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not male
1. Rudolph the red nosed reindeer :DQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
Correct on the Rani and its Rowlf, not Ralph but close enough.
DQ:
Last name begins with R
IQ:
1. Were you the arch enemy of Basil the great mouse detective?
2. Were you the longest running contestant on Whose line is it anyway?
3. Did you have a Welsh Hamster called Errol as your technician?
Previous IQs:
Did you and the White House Chief of Staff swap jobs? - Yes, Donald Regan (and Jim Baker).
Did Denzel Washington play you in a noir drama? - Yes, Easy Rawlins, in Devil in a Blue Dress.
Are you a jazz musician who played Oberlin College in the Eighties? - Sonny Rollins.
DQ:
Last name start with R?
IQs:
Were you carried through a plane in basketball uniform?
Did you have something in common with a politician's wife in a Heinlein novel?
Did you play Veruca Salt's dad?
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Great Rudolph question, CIAS. Good one! Holy cow, the Rollins was a total stab in the dark. Literally the only jazz musician I could think of with an "R" name.
CIAS IQs:
1. No, I am not... Ratigan? I don't remember that film too well, but I feel like it was a play on "Rat" somehow.
2. No, I am not Ryan Stiles. LOVE that show!
3. Oh dear, this is going to be some obscure UK cartoon, right? Alas I am Stumped!
EH's IQs:
1. Is this an Airplane reference? Hmm. I know very little about that. And I might be wrong and it's not Airplane. Stumped!
2. Oh Heinlein can bite me. Stumped and I take pride in that fact! :D
3. Was this Leonard Rossiter? No, wait, I don't think so, I'm picturing someone with lighter hair and heavier. Damn! Stumped again!
DQs
1. Real
2. Not male
3. Last name begins with R
Previous IQs:
Were you carried through a plane in basketball uniform? - Yes, copilot Roger Murdock (Kareem Abdul Jabbar) in Airplane! You must see this movie if you haven't already. A comedy classic.
Did you have something in common with a politician's wife in a Heinlein novel? - Ahem. I will overlook your misplaced hostility towards one of the greatest sf writers of all time. Nancy Reagan consulted with an astrologer in guiding her husband's career, just as the wife of the North American leader did in Stranger in a Strange Land.
Did you play Veruca Salt's dad? - Roy Kinnear (his son Rory is a prominent Shakespearean actor today; I saw him recently in a simulcast of Othello).
DQs:
Living?
Born since 1900?
American?
IQs:
Were you a trusted advisor to Walt Disney?
Was your wife Cersei and your brother-in-law Jaime?
Did you hang out in Rhosgobel?
Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
1. Professor Rattigan -close enough
2. Yup to Ryan Styles
3. Roland Rat - if you indeed have heard of him
DQ:
Known for working in the arts ?
IQ:
1. Are you known for draining the powers of other mutants you touch?
2. Was your grave recently discovered under a car park in Leicester?
3. Were you the star of a self titular comedy show about a suburban family?
I liked (up to a point) Stranger, but when I got to Farnham's Freehold and his nauseatingly idealized (self-insert, IMHO) Farnham's apologia for getting to sex up his own daughter, and then Friday and the heroine's line "if you're going to be raped, might as well lie back and enjoy it," I hoped Heinlein managed to have such "enjoyments" himself, and gave up on the freak.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
EH IQs:
1. No, I am not... Roy Disney?
2. Oh God, GoT. At least this one I think I know. No, I am not King Robert?
3. This is from LOTR, I know that. I can't remember the character because I still haven't read the damn books. ARE YOU HAPPY FOR SHAMING ME??? You're gonna keep doing it too, I know it. Sigh. Stumped like Sauron after his finger got cut off.
Oh, that's not animated, it's like a puppet show, isn't it? You guys have more of those than we do. I think Barney is the only one that I can remember. Anyway, the answer is presumably Roland even if I haven't heard of him, right? :) Not your fault I'm ignorant.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
CIAS IQs:
1. No, I am not... Rogue? The Anna Paquin chick? I only saw the first movie and never read the comics, and I don't even remember her powers. But she's the only mutant I can recall with an R name, so...
2. No, I am not Richard III, aka Crookback Dick. That's got to be one of the most awesome finds ever. Actually kinda funny you asked about him, because... well, no. Don't want to give anything away.
3. No, I am not Roseanne Barr? Although I'm not sure the Connors were really suburban... OTOH they weren't in the city, and they weren't farmers, so what else would they be? All right, let's go with that.
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not male
3. Last name begins with R
4. Not living
5. Born since 1900
6. Not American
7. Not known for working in the arts
Previous IQs:
Were you a trusted advisor to Walt Disney? - Yes, his brother Roy.
Was your wife Cersei and your brother-in-law Jaime? - Yes, King Robert Baratheon, First of His Name.
Did you hang out in Rhosgobel? - Radagast the Brown, a wizard.
DQ:
Political/military?
IQs:
Did you once command His Imperial Majesty's Battlecruiser MacArthur?
Did you sign an interoffice memo (of sorts) with just your first name?
Did your son write a much-praised biography of you?
I will agree those aren't his best books. Try one of my favorites like Glory Road, The Moon is A Harsh Mistress, The Rolling Stones (all with strong female characters) or Starship Troopers, The Puppet Masters, Space Cadet, Have Space Suit - Will Travel, or his many excellent short stories, if you're willing to try again.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Hmm, all right. Well, let me get through Tolkien before I move on to the science fiction genre.
Radagast! I know that name, yeah. Rats.
EH IQs:
1. This can't be a real-life ship, because it sounds like a Japanese ship and there's no way one is named MacArthur. But I don't know what fictional universe would have one, either. So Stumped.
2. Total stab in the dark: No, I'm not Theodore Roosevelt. (LOL, no, I'm sure it wasn't.) Stumped.
3. If this turns out to be Theodore Roosevelt I'm gonna be really pissed off. Actually, wait, I think FDR's son was a biographer. Okay, let's go with No, I am not Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not male
3. Last name begins with R
4. Not living
5. Born since 1900
6. Not American
7. Not known for working in the arts
8. Not directly political/military, no. I'm not quite sure how to answer this one, to be honest.
Correct on all 3 - and I'm sure I'll find out in due course what's so amusing about me mentioning Richard III.
IQs:
1. Did your brother stop you becoming a god when he found out what kind of god you would be?
2. Were you punched out by an angry wife at the end of Die Hard?
3. Did you play someone who was transparently there?
It's a tenuous connection but the amusement to your question will indeed be explained in due course. :)Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
1. I can't imagine how one would stop anyone from becoming a God. Is this a Hercules thing? Hmm. Stumped!
2. I have no recollection of this happening so it's probably a different actor/character, but No, I am not Alan Rickman?
3. No, I am not Claude Rains (who played The Invisible Man)? I will be super-impressed if this is the correct answer*, just because it's such an old film. But then again, you know Paul Henreid so why not another Casablanca cast member? :)
* That is to say, it is a correct answer so even if it's not the one you're thinking of, I'm gonna count this as answered. :) I'm just interested to know if it's your correct answer.
1. Raistlin Majere from the Dragonlance chronicles.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Richard Thornburg was the reporter played by the excellent William Atherton.
3. It was indeed Claude Rains - congrats indeed :)
I certainly hope so, I'm curious about unanswered questions like that.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
I'll think on the DQs and post them shortly.
Previous IQs:
Did you once command His Imperial Majesty's Battlecruiser MacArthur? - Roderick, Lord Blaine, in the Niven and Pournelle sf epic The Mote in God's Eye.
Did you sign an interoffice memo (of sorts) with just your first name? - Rick Blaine approved a charge slip at his Casablanca bar and grille simply by writing "OK - Rick."
Did your son write a much-praised biography of you? - Randolph Churchill, dad of Winston.
DQ:
Married to a famous man?
Died since 1950?
Famous for just a single incident or event?
IQs:
Were you Earl's brother and Joy's former brother-in-law?
Were you a lizardlike creature who could turn invisible?
Were you "the only law west of the Pecos"?
An interoffice memo "of sorts" was your clue? How oblique can you get?! Now if you'd added "is your first appearance in a movie a shot of you signing an interoffice memo of sorts..." then I might've had a chance in hell of getting it. Maybe! :DQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
I just looked up Elliot Roosevelt and I think I should get credit for that. He did write a much-heralded bio of his parents, as it turns out. (I believe he also wrote mysteries starring Eleanor as a detective.) But since one of your DQs isn't gonna be of much help, I suppose I might as well let you have all of them.
IQs:
1. No, I am not Randy from My Name Is Earl
2. Oh now, see, if you hadn't coupled this with #1 I might not've thought of him, but: No, I am not Randall from Monsters Inc.
3. No, I am not Judge Roy Bean, whom I know you asked me about before because I remember mentioning the Lillie Langtry connection. :D
YES! Take that, "interoffice memo" guy! :devil:
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not male
3. Last name begins with R
4. Not living
5. Born since 1900
6. Not American
7. Not known for working in the arts
8. Not directly political/military, no.
9. Not married to a famous man
10. Did not die since 1950
11. Mmm, no, not famous for just a single incident or event. I'd say there is an incident/event that she's most famous for, but that's not the sum total of her fame.
You are correct as to all three of my IQs. Well done.
IQs:
Were you one of the first literary British vampires?
Were you a noted British parliamentarian of the past 50 years who never became Prime Minister?
Were you a great early baseball star who shares a last name with a noted American musician?
Fine. Now I'm curious because I like trivia and knowing stuff, even though I admit I'm not that good at either.
This game is confusing, and yes I read the first page of this thread.
So if you guys want someone who is awesome at some weird trivia and is under the age of seventy involved, could you please point me to like an animated diagram or whatever? Someone did a good thing for "Giant Steps," with like colored balls and stuff, so help me out, please? I'm not good at games, but at least I don't not play chess and bridge and gin so I don't not unlike games.
I'm confused.
ETA and also the guess word game is awesome. But I'm mad because I should be able to get these, just by working them out, but the words are hard. That's a good one, but it takes me a while to figure things out, and then I'm away from a computer, and then.....it's a good game. Botticelli if I could understand it could be good.
DQs:
12. Alive?
13. European?
IQs:
1. Are you known for sorting out Kitchen Nightmares?
2. Were you the object of Fire Chief's affection despite the size of his proboscis
3. Are you an American beauty known for her fur bikini when she was younger?
If you've read the first page (including the original post, which has links to the Botticelli rules on Wiki as well as to a previous game), I guess I don't know what you don't understand. Why not just try playing, consistent with what you've seen so far, and we'll (politely, of course) let you know how you're doing?Quote:
Originally posted by Jizzelbin
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Think of it as a simple 20 questions game, except the answer is always a person (rather than animal, vegetable or mineral).
1. One person is "it" -- I'm "it" now -- meaning that I've thought of a person with an initial. I tell the other players what the initial is. In this case, it's "R."
2. The players get a total of 20 yes/no questions to narrow down whom it could be. However, before you can ask me one of those yes/no questions (which are called "Direct Questions"), you have to "earn" them.
3. To earn a DQ, you as a player have to think of up to 3 people who share that initial (either first or last name, doesn't matter). Then you ask the "it" (me) specific questions (which are called "Indirect Questions") to see if I can guess whom you're asking about. If I can't, you've stumped me, and earned your DQ.
4. If I come up with someone who matches your question but isn't actually the person you were thinking of, I still "win" that round. For example, you could think of Franklin Roosevelt and ask, "Are you a member of a famous wealthy New York family who became president?" If I guess Theodore Roosevelt, that doesn't count as a wrong answer even though he's not whom you were thinking of, because TR does match the requirements of your question.
To show you the difference between a "Direct Question" and an "Indirect Question" --
Direct Question: "Are you alive?"
Indirect Question: "Are you a president who was known for falling asleep and eating jellybeans?"
5. If you do stump me, you start asking yes/no questions (one for each "stumped" question) to narrow down the person I'm thinking of. As you see in my previous post, the list of answers to all the DQs I've been asked in this round so far are:
1. Real
2. Not male
3. Last name begins with R
4. Not living
5. Born since 1900
6. Not American
7. Not known for working in the arts
8. Not directly political/military, no.
9. Not married to a famous man
10. Did not die since 1950
11. No, not famous for just a single incident or event
So, as EH says, just start of by thinking of some people with "R" as an initial, then ask me a question to see if I can guess whom you're thinking of. Look at all the questions Elendil's Heir and CatInASuit have asked me so you don't ask any duplicates.
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Okay, back to the questions.
EH IQs:
1. No, I am not Ruthven! Wow, good question.
2. I am extremely embarrassed to say I am stumped. I have no idea why I can't think of anyone... what kind of Anglophile am I? CIAS, forgive me! All I can think of is Jacob Rees-Mogg, and I doubt he'd be considered noteworthy enough. (I only know him because his father's mentioned in a sketch on A Bit of Fry and Laurie.)
3. No, I am not... Jackie Robinson? (Shares name w/Smokey Robinson?)
CIAS's IQs:
1. No, I am not Gordon Ramsay, you fucking pillock! :D
2. No, I am not Roxanne from Roxanne
3. No, I am not... Racquel Welch? Boy, any way I spell that it looks wrong.
(Hey you still get a DQ, because one of the ones you just asked was already answered. See #4)
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not male
3. Last name begins with R
4. Not living
5. Born since 1900
6. Not American
7. Not known for working in the arts
8. Not directly political/military, no.
9. Not married to a famous man
10. Did not die since 1950
11. Mmm, no, not famous for just a single incident or event
12. European, by most standards
Correct on all 3 again. I also appear to have duplicated question 4, so its two DQs. Not that it will help much. ;)
DQs:
13. Scientist?
14. Carried out what was considered a male role during her life?
IQs:
1. Did you commit suicide when your teenage wife was apparently found dead?
2. Are you a talking flying squirrel?
3. Was it joked that you were not even the best at your instrument by your talented bandmates?
Oh, that's the duplicate I was talking about--the "not living" question. Did you also have a DQ left over? Sorry, forgot about that!Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
IQs:
1. No, I am not Romeo? Took me a while.. I kept trying to think of rock/country singers!
2. No, I am not Rocky from Rocky & Bullwinkle
3. No, I am not Ringo Starr, and John was an asshat to say that (admittedly funny, but wrong: Paul's drumming was quite good as we can hear on "Back in the USSR"--and he supposedly also came up with the awesome rhythm Ringo played in "Ticket to Ride"--but Ringo was hella underrated; "Day in the Life" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" are proof of a great drummer right there)
Woohoo I'm on a roll, boys! You may need to pull out some more obscure UK children's shows, fantasy characters or comics trivia! :D
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not male
3. Last name begins with R
4. Not living
5. Born since 1900
6. Not American
7. Not known for working in the arts
8. Not directly political/military, no.
9. Not married to a famous man
10. Did not die since 1950
11. Mmm, no, not famous for just a single incident or event
12. European, by most standards
13. Not a scientist
14. Did not carry out a so-called male role
Your wish is my command...I think.
IQs:
1. Were you, until this season, Liverpool's top scorer in a single premiership season?
2. Are you one of the few women with access to the Long Room?
3. Do you have a part time panda for a father and a tomboy for a betrothed?
Ha! Well, I deserved those. The only thing I even recognize is the Long Room reference--that's part of Lord's, isn't it? Otherwise, I'm rather curious to know what in the heck a "part time panda" is. What is he the rest of the time?
Take your three DQs, and well played.
1. Robbie FowlerQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Rachel Heyhoe-Flint, former England Women's cricket captain
3. Ranma Saotome from Ranma 1/2. His father is human the other half of the time. Water dependent of course.
Hmm, time to think of some DQs.
Previous IQs:
Were you one of the first literary British vampires? - Yes, Lord Ruthven.
Were you a noted British parliamentarian of the past 50 years who never became Prime Minister? - Roy Hattersley.
Were you a great early baseball star who shares a last name with a noted American musician? - Jackie Robinson wasn't all that "early." This was Rogers Hornsby/Bruce Hornsby.
DQs:
British?
Died naturally?
IQs:
Have you written best-selling bios of both Churchill and Gladstone?
Did a U.S. President liken you to an Old Testament figure?
Did you win an Oscar playing an old newspaperman?
DQs:
1. Sportswoman?
2. Has something named after her?
I'll keep one in reserve.
EH IQs:
1. Stumped.
2. Good lord, that could be anyone. Stumped.
3. No, I am not Jason Robards (for All the President's Men; he wasn't personally old, but Ben Brantlee was certainly old school with tons of experience, so I'm counting this one!)
DQs:Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
1. Real
2. Not male
3. Last name begins with R
4. Not living
5. Born since 1900
6. Not American
7. Not known for working in the arts
8. Not directly political/military, no.
9. Not married to a famous man
10. Did not die since 1950
11. Mmm, no, not famous for just a single incident or event
12. European, by most standards
13. Not a scientist
14. Did not carry out a so-called male role
15. Not British
16. Did not die naturally (verrry good question, EH)
17. Not known as a sportswoman
18. Has something named after her (this one's pretty open-ended, but as asked, I'd say the answer is certainly "yes")
Previous IQs:
Have you written best-selling bios of both Churchill and Gladstone? - Roy Jenkins.
Did a U.S. President liken you to an Old Testament figure? - Bill Clinton likened assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to Isaac.
Did you win an Oscar playing an old newspaperman? - Yes, Jason Robards in All the President's Men.
Just two more DQs left. What should we ask, CIAS? We have a non-British European woman, born after 1900 and died before 1950, with a last name starting with R. Perhaps killed in WWII - a Holocaust victim? Anne Frank is the only noteworthy one I can think of.
Hmm, I can think of others like Violette Szabo, but I've a feeling you're on the right lines. Then again, the lady in question is not militarily involved. However, they are also famous for multiple things while alive. I'm fairly stumped on this one atm. European by most standards makes it feel like the person is from parts of East Europe/West Russia.....
IQ.
1. Are you the allegedly missing daughter of the last Tsar of Russia?
Wow, nice one, CIAS! I was gonna suggest that good areas of exploration would be the death year or her country of origin.
Yes, I am Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra (and also relative of the British royal family--she was Queen Victoria's great-granddaughter), who was murdered along with the rest of her family in 1918 after the Revolution.
After the murder, since two bodies were missing among the mass graves where the royals were kept (the bodies assumed to be the sole boy and one of the younger girls), rumors swelled that she had somehow escaped. A letter by one of the soldiers involved in the mass shooting was later discovered and stated that two of the bodies had been purposely removed from the site and buried/burned elsewhere in order to hide the fact that this was indeed the imperial family. I'm not quite sure why since it was obvious the family was dead; possibly because they didn't want people worshipping the gravesite as if they were martyrs?
Anyway, several women claimed to be Anastasia over the years, most famously Anna Anderson, who maintained her identity to her death. But after she died, when some DNA sample was found in a hospital, testing was performed to see if she was a match with Prince Phillip of England, who is part of the same female line (being a great-grandson of Anastiasia's grandmother). The tests were negative--instead, Anderson proved a match with a descendent of a young factory worker who had gone missing in the 1920s.
In 2007, rather amazingly, another grave in a forest was discovered by Russian archeologists, containing the burned remains of two young people--a boy and a young woman. Eventually DNA testing confirmed that these were indeed the missing son and daughter.
(And this incredible discovery is what I was referring to, CiAS, when I expressed amusement that you referenced the discovery of Richard III's bones.)
The stuff she was named for are the movies Anastasia (the Ingrid Bergman film and the animated film, both based on the Anna Anderson myth).
And I wasn't 100% certain whether to say she wasn't political/military; are royal daughters considered political? Neither a yes or no answer really fit. But since she was killed due to political machinations--and by the military, no less--I figured I'd say she wasn't directly political or military.
I've been fascinated with the Anastasia story since the 1980s. There was this awesome documentary on PBS about the DNA testing on Anna Anderson, which also compared ear shapes--apparently one of the unique identifiers on people, something I never knew--of Anderson with photos of Anastasia. Sure enough, their ears were very similar, which helped fuel the belief she was indeed the grand duchess. But the DNA findings on Prince Phillip conclusively proved otherwise.
Anastasia was canonized in the 2000s by the Russian Orthodox Church.
Anyhoo, well done, CIAS. Pulled that rabbit out of a hat!
Wow, that was a bolt of inspiration indeed. Anastasia Romanov has been one of those tragic romances that kept people guessing for decades.
I now see why the Richard III reference was so amusing.
Time to think of a new person. :)
Nicely done, CIAS. Shoulda seen that, but as is often the case with Botticelli, it was obvious only in retrospect!
Ok, here we go again. This will, once again,either be quick or amusing, probably both.
Your letter is U
Yay!
1. Are you an outwardly dignified but secretly malicious political schemer who often gets his message across merely by saying he couldn't possibly comment?
2. Do you wear a cape when you should really be wearing a collar and leash?
3. Are you a pain-in-the-ass nerd who created a robot version of yourself--as if the real you isn't incredibly annoying enough?
IQs:
Were you a British hero of A Bridge Too Far?
Did David Letterman mock your name?
Was this your real last name, although you picked a two-syllable fake last name that is better remembered?
1. That could be Sir Francis Urquhart, but I couldn't possibly comment - anyone saying Frank Underwood, knows not what they are talking about.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
2. Sounds like a flying dog of some description. - but Stumped.
3. That sounds like something Wesley Crusher would do - oh well - Stumped.
2 DQs.
1. I should know this, I know the action is Arnhem, but I don't know the name - Stumped.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. I don't watch Letterman - so Stumped
3. No idea - stumped
3 DQs
:) Yes, of course I was thinking Francis Urquhart. I haven't seen the Kevin Spacey version yet, although I do hear it's quite good (if anyone can do a decent job with translating the role to American, it would be Spacey). #2 was Underdog. I thought you'd get that one for sure since you knew Rocky & Bullwinkle. #3 is Steve Urkel, a nerdy sitcom character from "Family Matters." See your knowledge of crappy US TV confuses me because I can't tell whom you'd realistically have a chance of guessing.
My DQs:
1. Real?
2. Female?
Heh, I was close on the flying dog then. Never seen Family Matters though and I don't think it made it over the pond.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not Female
dp
Previous IQs:
Were you a British hero of A Bridge Too Far? - This was a General Urquhart, whose first name escapes me. Sean Connery played him in the movie IIRC.
Did David Letterman mock your name? - When he hosted the Oscars, he went on at tiresome length about "Uma [Thurman] and Oprah [Winfrey]."
Was this your real last name, although you picked a two-syllable fake last name that is better remembered? - Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin.
Spacey is pretty good in the American remake of House of Cards, although the character is much grimmer and not as joyously/engagingly evil as Ian Richardson's in the British original.
DQs:
last name start with U?
living?
American?
IQs:
Was your death an important Biblical dating reference?
Was this the pseudonym of a traveler who didn't want to be recognized?
Were you a Burmese diplomat of some note?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not Female
3. Last name starts with U
4. Living
5. Not American
1. Stumped - not even sure if its old or new testament being referenced.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Nope, doesn't ring a bell, stumped.
3. The only one I know is Aung Suu Kyi, so stumped.
Another 3 DQs for you, sir.
Previous IQs:
Was your death an important Biblical dating reference? - A passage in, I believe, the Book of Isaiah begins, "In the year King Uzziah died...."
Was this the pseudonym of a traveler who didn't want to be recognized? - Frodo Baggins traveled to Bree as "Mr. Underhill."
Were you a Burmese diplomat of some note? - U Thant, who served as Secretary-General of the UN.
DQs:
Born since 1975?
Best known for the arts?
European?
IQs:
Did you shoot Hitler at least twice?
Was "Antwerp" a key word in one of your best-known works?
Did Halle Berry emulate you in a movie scene?
I'm not even gonna comment on the obscurity of that biblical reference, but I sure want to. :D
IQs:
1. Is "U" the alternate (and slightly less popular) first initial of your name, although it's academic now since your life ended ignominiously in a shootout after you were hunted for nearly a decade?
2. Did you get all tied up by your employees when you decided you absolutely had to hear a particularly alluring group of female musicians?
3. Is the place of your burial used in a famous "gotcha" riddle?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not Female
3. Last name starts with U
4. Living
5. Not American
6. Not born since 1975.
7. Is best known for the arts.
8. Is European.
Mr Underhill - very good, should have known that one.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
IQs:
1. Shooting Hitler - not even sure this is in fiction or reality - stumped
2. Nope, no idea - Stumped
3. That would be Ursula Andress, in similar bond scenes of emerging from the waves.
I'm just letting the Isiah reference just wash over me.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
1. Life ended in shootout, umm Ned Kelly?
2. I have no idea - stumped
3. Well this riddle sure gotcha me :D - stumped.
LOL, Ned Kelly? I would say "U" would indeed be a pretty nonstandard way to spell that name! :D
#1 was Usama/Osama bin Laden
#2 was Ulysses, who made his fellow sailors stuff their own ears so they wouldn't be tempted by the Sirens, but because he wanted to hear them, he had them tie him up so he wouldn't be caught under their spell.
#3 was U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, the subject of the well-known (perhaps only in the U.S.? Sorry) riddle: "Who's buried in Grant's Tomb?" The idea is people actually have to think about it when the obvious answer is... Grant, duh.
DQs:
9. Most famous for work in the performing arts?
10. Born since 1960?
11. Is your first language English?
IQs:
1. In different media, did you portray two famous iconic fictional characters, both stout, both beloved (although irritating to some of the characters surrounding them), both created by British authors, but each pretty much at the opposite end of the intelligence spectrum?
2. Are you an anal-retentive divorced photographer whose best friend is a filthy slob?
3. Are you someone who's been proven a fraud (on national TV, yet!), and yet you still claim to be able to manipiulate cutlery with your mind?
Previous IQs:
Did you shoot Hitler at least twice? - Ursula, the heroine of Kate Atkinson's alternative-history novel Life After Life.
Was "Antwerp" a key word in one of your best-known works? - From Ursula K. LeGuin's The Lathe of Heaven, it's a hypnotic codeword.
Did Halle Berry emulate you in a movie scene? - Yes, Ursula Andress in Doctor No.
Two DQs reserved.
IQs:
Did you write about William of Baskerville?
Did you star in Jericho?
Did you seduce a fictional Duchess of Cornwall?
Previous IQs:
Did you shoot Hitler at least twice? - Ursula, the heroine of Kate Atkinson's alternative-history novel Life After Life.
Was "Antwerp" a key word in one of your best-known works? - From Ursula K. LeGuin's The Lathe of Heaven, it's a hypnotic codeword.
Did Halle Berry emulate you in a movie scene? - Yes, Ursula Andress in Doctor No.
Two DQs reserved.
IQs:
Did you write about William of Baskerville?
Did you star in Jericho?
Did you seduce a fictional Duchess of Cornwall?
Strangely enough, I've never seen it spelt Usama bin Laden, and I'm old school, so its always been Odysseus for me. As for Pres. Grant, it sounds like the old joke about "What do you put in a toaster?"Quote:
Originally posted by choie
IQs:
1. Hmm, going for a long shot of Peter Ustinov here
2. If this is the Lack Lemmon/Walther Matthau film, I can't remember the characters - Stumped
3. Uri Geller - and the scene where he bends the spoon in plain sight is fantastic as the TV show hadn't realised what they had got until later. Definitely not on James Randi's Xmas card lst :D
1. Hmm, This is going to be an medieval one, I can't remember.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Never seen Jericho, and I doubt the answer is Joshua, somehow
3. Umm, no idea, the though of someone seducing a fictional Camilla Parker Bowles though...
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not Female
3. Last name starts with U
4. Living
5. Not American
6. Not born since 1975.
7. Is best known for the arts.
8. Is European.
9. Most famous for work ni the performing arts.
10. Not born since 1960.
11. First language is not English.
Previous IQs:
Did you write about William of Baskerville? - Umberto Eco, in The Name of the Rose (Sean Connery played him in the movie).
Did you star in Jericho? - Skeet Ulrich.
Did you seduce a fictional Duchess of Cornwall? - Uther Pendragon, King Arthur's father, seduced the beautiful Ygraine.
DQs:
Actress?
Born in or east of Vienna?
Won a top award in her field?
IQs:
Are you an actress known for her work with Ingmar Bergman?
Did the Alan Parsons Project do a concept album about the author who created you?
Were you a thin black actress of the Seventies?
Drat - I like that movie as well, although I also got to read the book and its brilliant.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
I should also have got the Arthurian one as well :smack
IQs:Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
1. I should probably know this one, but stumped.
2. I have no idea who the Alan Parsons project are - so Stumped.
3. Nope, no idea.
Another 3 DQs on their way.
Would you like to reconsider your last set of DQs given that #2 is Not Female?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not Female
3. Last name starts with U
4. Living
5. Not American
6. Not born since 1975.
7. Is best known for the arts.
8. Is European.
9. Most famous for work ni the performing arts.
10. Not born since 1960.
11. First language is not English.
Oops, yes. Thanks.
Previous IQs:
Are you an actress known for her work with Ingmar Bergman? - Liv Ullman.
Did the Alan Parsons Project do a concept album about the author who created you? - Alan Parsons Project was a British rock band (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Parsons_Project); they did a concept album about Edgar Allan Poe called Tales of Mystery and Imagination, which included a song about "The Fall of the House of Usher" (Roderick, that is): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4K6j0m2mxE.
Were you a thin black actress of the Seventies? - Leslie Uggams.
Three DQs reserved.
Here are some of the Alan Parsons Project's other best-known songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOyP-0JQrXE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6xs_q6EOHw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNiie_zmSr8
Earlier DQs rephrased:
Actor?
Born in or east of Vienna?
Won a top award in his field?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not Female
3. Last name starts with U
4. Living
5. Not American
6. Not born since 1975.
7. Is best known for the arts.
8. Is European.
9. Most famous for work ni the performing arts.
10. Not born since 1960.
11. First language is not English.
12. Not an Actor.
13. Born west of Vienna.
14. Has won a (actually several) top award(s) in his field.
DQ:
Musician?
Two DQs reserved.
IQs:
Did you establish a major pharmaceutical company?
Are you a widely-reviled Hollywood director?
Were you a giant and very nasty spider?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not Female
3. Last name starts with U
4. Living
5. Not American
6. Not born since 1975.
7. Is best known for the arts.
8. Is European.
9. Most famous for work ni the performing arts.
10. Not born since 1960.
11. First language is not English.
12. Not an Actor.
13. Born west of Vienna.
14. Has won a (actually several) top award(s) in his field.[/QUOTE]
15. Is a musician
1. Umm, was there a Mr Uni? Chances are its the first part of the name as I seem to remember it was created from a merger with Lever&Lever. Oh well.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
2. Uwe Boll - tax write off man extrodinaire
3. Ungoliant
Previous IQs:
Did you establish a major pharmaceutical company? - Mr. Upjohn (don't know his first name).
Are you a widely-reviled Hollywood director? - Yes, Uwe Boll.
Were you a giant and very nasty spider? - Yes, Ungoliant.
DQ:
Best known as a singer?
IQs:
Were you a literary character whose name was used for another purpose much later?
Did you found a major American law firm?
Did you play a guy whose best friend was named after a bird?
Sorry for my absence!
Answers to 1 and 3 were correct of course. For Ustinov I was thinking of his playing Hercule Poirot in a few films, and for his recordings as Winnie-the-Pooh. #2, you had the right track (although I'm not sure if the character's work as a photographer was established in the film of The Odd Couple--I was thinking of the TV series version, which I figured you'd be more likely to know) and the answer is Felix Unger, as played by Tony Randall (or in the film, Jack Lemmon).
New IQs:
1. Are you a country music star who is one of the rare super-successful winners of a TV reality show?
2. Are you a highly regarded caberet singer known for her interpretations of the works of Kurt Weill?
3. Are you a famous author whose most well-known books are not, despite what you might think, about lagomorphs?
DQ:
14. Are you primarily known for playing an instrument?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not Female
3. Last name starts with U
4. Living
5. Not American
6. Not born since 1975.
7. Is best known for the arts.
8. Is European.
9. Most famous for work ni the performing arts.
10. Not born since 1960.
11. First language is not English.
12. Not an Actor.
13. Born west of Vienna.
14. Has won a (actually several) top award(s) in his field.[/QUOTE]
15. Is a musician
16. Best known as a singer, its YMMV really, I would say no, but he is certainly well known as a singer.
17. Are you primarily known for playing an instrument - YMMV again, I would say no, but he is certainly well known for playing an instrument
Amusingly enough, if I had said Mr Unie, it would also have been correct :)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
And the bad news for me is that I am stumped on all three of those :(
Another set of three I have no clue at. *sigh*Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Previous IQs:
Were you a literary character whose name was used for another purpose much later? - Uriah Heep.
Did you found a major American law firm? - Mr. Ulmer, of Ulmer & Byrne.
Did you play a guy whose best friend was named after a bird? - Robert Uhrich played the lead character on Spenser for Hire; his best friend was Hawk, played by Avery Brooks, later to play Benjamin Sisko on ST: DS9.
Three DQs reserved.
Welcome back, choie. Don't know of any musicians who fit the DQs given thus far. What should we ask next, do you think?
#1 was Carrie Underwood (American Idol winner), #2 was Ute Lemper, #3 was John Updike, who wrote the Rabbit... series.
Dang I don't know, EH. This is an interesting one! So from CIAS's POV, he's a musician famous for both singing and playing, although at least from CIAS's estimation, the guy isn't best known as one or the other. I suppose he could also be some other kind of musician (composer? conductor?) while still being a singer/instrumentalist.
So these are ambiguous, at least as I read them. Also interesting is that CIAS thought it could be a very easily guessed person. Presumably not born in the UK, unless he's one of the rare people still alive whose first language is Irish, Gaelic, Manx or Welsh.
What do you think, EH? Between us we have six questions but there are only three left. All I can think of that might actually narrow things a bit is focusing on the geography.
18. Born north of Vienna?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not Female
3. Last name starts with U
4. Living
5. Not American
6. Not born since 1975.
7. Is best known for the arts.
8. Is European.
9. Most famous for work ni the performing arts.
10. Not born since 1960.
11. First language is not English.
12. Not an Actor.
13. Born west of Vienna.
14. Has won a (actually several) top award(s) in his field.[/QUOTE]
15. Is a musician
16. Best known as a singer, its YMMV really, I would say no, but he is certainly very well known as a singer.
17. Are you primarily known for playing an instrument - YMMV again, I would say no, but he is certainly very well known for playing an instrument
18. Born north of Vienna.
For 16 and 17, I'll just add this, it is highly likely you know this person for singing or playing an instrument. I just know him for something else as well.
Still stumped.
DQ:
Has won an Emmy or its European equivalent?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not Female
3. Last name starts with U
4. Living
5. Not American
6. Not born since 1975.
7. Is best known for the arts.
8. Is European.
9. Most famous for work ni the performing arts.
10. Not born since 1960.
11. First language is not English.
12. Not an Actor.
13. Born west of Vienna.
14. Has won a (actually several) top award(s) in his field.
15. Is a musician
16. Best known as a singer, its YMMV really, I would say no, but he is certainly very well known as a singer.
17. Are you primarily known for playing an instrument - YMMV again, I would say no, but he is certainly very well known for playing an instrument
18. Born north of Vienna.
19. Has never won an Emmy or its European equivalent. Bonus hint: Has been nominated for a Tony Award though.
For 16 and 17, I'll just add this, it is highly likely you know this person for singing or playing an instrument. I just know him for something else as well which I consider more important.
Thanks for the hint! So this is probably more of a Broadway person. A living European male singer, at least 53 years old, last name starts with U, nominated for a Tony.
Hmm... still nothing.
Just as a further hint, in case anyone got the wrong idea, that Tony nomination wasn't for singing.
This is really gonna piss me off because this is totally in my wheelhouse. The Tony nomination is extra weird... not an actor, but has been nominated for a Tony? The only Tony categories that make sense in this context would be best score (assuming he's a composer) or maybe director, or even choreographer. Now CIAS has given us a big hint that there's a third thing this guy is famous for, aside from singer/musician, but it's apparently some niche that CIAS doesn't think we'd connect with him. What, did he win a Eurovision Song Contest or does he own a football team, or something else Eurocentric that we septics wouldn't really follow? :)
What do you think, should we ask if he's a composer? Dancer? (Dubious... singer/instrumentalist and dancer?) Should this final question ask if he's a classical musician? Or a rock/pop musician? I wish I'd asked earlier if maybe he's known by another name (like Gordon Sumner/Sting) which is why we're not thinking of it.
Oh wait. Wait. I may know who it is, although calling this person as well known as Botticelli might be pushing it, so I may be wrong... EH, do you mind if I ask the rock/pop musician question?
Now I never said that, this person is incredibly famous for singing, playing and something else, which I can almost certainly guarantee you will be aware of, at least once you know who he is.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
As for the rest of your post, well I will raise a smile at some of its accuracy, but as to what precisely it is, well I couldn't possibly comment. :D
LOL. Okay, I'm pulling the trigger on this. Feel free to kick me, EH. One thing that's making me doubt myself is that I can't visualize this guy's home country being east of Vienna. But my geography is famously awful, so it's quite possible parts of the country are indeed e. of V.
20. Are you a pop/rock singer/musician?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not Female
3. Last name starts with U
4. Living
5. Not American
6. Not born since 1975.
7. Is best known for the arts.
8. Is European.
9. Most famous for work ni the performing arts.
10. Not born since 1960.
11. First language is not English.
12. Not an Actor.
13. Born west of Vienna.
14. Has won a (actually several) top award(s) in his field.
15. Is a musician
16. Best known as a singer, its YMMV really, I would say no, but he is certainly very well known as a singer.
17. Are you primarily known for playing an instrument - YMMV again, I would say no, but he is certainly very well known for playing an instrument
18. Born north of Vienna.
19. Has never won an Emmy or its European equivalent. Bonus hint: Has been nominated for a Tony Award though.
20. Is most certainly a pop/rock singer/musician. Qualifies as all four really.
For 16 and 17, I'll just add this, it is highly likely you know this person for singing or playing an instrument. I just know him for something else as well which I consider more important.
*throws in another large hint* Careful, his birthplace is west of Vienna, not necessarily the country he comes from.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
WEST WEST WEST I knew that. I told you my geography is bad. That's what I meant. I need to look at a map when/if this is proven correct.
And also? If you hadn't mentioned the Tony thing I would never have got this. About twenty feet away from me is my CD collection of musicals, including Chess, which I was obsessed with back in the mid-1990s.
My guess is: Bjorn Ulveas?
(From ABBA, just in case EH doesn't know him.)
*BING* *BING* *BING* - and we have a winner folks.Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Yes, I am Bjorn Ulvaeus of Abba fame, singer, musician and above all songwriter, not just for the group but two other hit musicals as well, not to mention the film that was made of Mamma Mia which is currently the biggest grossing musical ever. If EH, hasn't heard of something that he has done, I would be amazed.
And, of course, they did win the Eurovision song contest. ;)
Also, Gothenburg is West of Vienna, but most of Sweden is above Austria.
*finishes by whistling One Night in Bangkok*
Hoo boy, that was a toughie! Very sadly I don't think we here in the US are wont to think of ABBA separately, even though Ulvaeus and Andersson have done so much more work since then. Theater types know their names, though--that's why your Tony clue helped.
And I totally thought all of Sweden was... if not east of Vienna, at least right on top of it. But looking at Wikipedia I do see Gothenburg is his birthplace, and that is slightly NW of Vienna. I was busy thinking of French celebrities this whole time.
The Eurovision Song Contest thing is hysterical. :D Ooh and look, at the bottom of his article on Wikipedia it says he also wrote the show's theme in 2013!
A cruel but fair choice, Mr. Suit. Gimme a bit to think of a good one myself.
Any ideas about the next person for us to guess at, choie?
Nicely done, both of you. I know ABBA, of course, but couldn't recall any of the members' actual names.
Oh, right, sorry. The letter is C
IQs:
Are you credited with taking fast, decisive action to preserve democracy in your country in the early 1980s?
Are you perhaps the best-known graduate of the Gordonstoun School?
Did your wife, who was also your first cousin, worry that you were going to Hell?
1. Hmmm. The first name that comes to me is Corazon Aquino, but she didn't preserve democracy--she brought it. Also that was mid-eighties anyway. So, stumped!
2. That would likely be Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor, sayeth the Anglophile. :)
3. I have a vague recollection that Charles Darwin was married to a cousin, and they didn't agree on religion. But I don't know if they were actual first cousins or if it was a second cousin/generational difference. (Seems kinda ironic for a guy who believes in evolution to marry a cousin, for some reason...) Eh, I'll say Darwin?
Previous IQs:
Are you credited with taking fast, decisive action to preserve democracy in your country in the early 1980s? - King Juan Carlos of Spain, during an attempted military coup.
Are you perhaps the best-known graduate of the Gordonstoun School? - Yes, the current Prince of Wales.
Did your wife, who was also your first cousin, worry that you were going to Hell? - Yes, Charles Darwin. She thought his theory of evolution was sinful.
DQ:
Real?
IQs:
You are fictional. Were you famously seen in front of a giant poster of yourself?
Were you a noteworthy 19th C. American preacher and college president?
Were your friends key to the movie Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?
Excellent, here we go again.
IQs:
1. Did you play a slob whose only companions include the hologram of his dead bunk mate and something evolved from his pet?
2. Did you write a song which is allegedly about Warren Beatty, but no-one has ever confirmed it.
3. Did you fall in love with someone truly scrumptious?
Oops, ninja'ed by CIAS. Will answer him too.
Wow I don't remember that coup attempt in Spain at all! That's embarrassing.
Answers to EH IQs:
1. No, I am not Charles Foster Kane? That's a pretty iconic image.
2. I want to say Charles Wesley but I'm pretty sure he was in the 18th century. (Also I think the school may have been named for his brother, not for him, plus I don't think either of them was the president, so basically, a sucky guess.) The only other religious figure that springs to mind from the 19th century is Brigham Young, and... yeah, not likely (and there's no "C" there anyway). In short, stumped.
3. Oh geeze I don't remember this film very well. Presumably the answer isn't Carl Reiner, the director, since I can't see how his friends would've helped much (unless there were more classic contemporaries of his in the film than I remember). Probably stumped.
CIAS IQs:
1. BOYS FROM THE DWARF! No, I am not Craig Charles. I love this show. (Well, as far as Series 6, anyway.)
2. Heh, no, I am not Carly Simon.
3. :D Great clue. No, I am not... oh crap, I don't remember if his first or last name was Caractacus? I feel like it was "Caractacus Potter" or something like that. Anyway, Dick van Dyke's character from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang..
DQ:
1. Real
Previous IQs:
You are fictional. Were you famously seen in front of a giant poster of yourself? - Yes, from Citizen Kane: http://www.haywiremag.com/wp-content...tizenKane3.jpg
Were you a noteworthy 19th C. American preacher and college president? - Charles Grandison Finney, of Oberlin College.
Were your friends key to the movie Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid? - Carlotta. "Friends of Carlotta" was a codephrase IIRC.
DQs:
Male?
Living?
IQs:
Did you wear a kilt in an outdoor photo op after getting married?
Did you try to help George Bailey?
Were you the principal villain at My Lai?
It was Caractacus Potts, so close enough.
IQ:
1. Did you wind up running from Vernicious Knids?
2. Are you possibly the heir to Ankh Morpork despite being raised a dwarf?
3. Did you start by having premonitions and end up giving birth to a demon while in a coma?
EH IQs:
1. I feel like this could be Prince Charles again. But probably not. Stumped?
2. No, I am not Clarence the Angel!
3. Hmmm. To me, the principal villain of that massacre was Captain Malina, but since that doesn't count as a "C" name (though I can think of a "c" name for him!), I'll go with the guy you're probably thinking of, and say no, I'm not Lt. whatsisname Calley. Thank God.
CIAS IQs:
1. Okay, this is from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, so no, I'm not Charlie Bucket?
2. I.... have literally no idea what Ankh Morpork is. A comics reference? Game reference? It sounds Egyptian but Morpork sure as heck doesn't. :) Stumped as heck.
3. Why yes. Yes I did. Oh wait, you mean the game. No, I am not Cordelia from Buffy / Angel.
DQs:
Real
Not male
Not living
Previous IQs:
Did you wear a kilt in an outdoor photo op after getting married? - Yes, Prince Charles. Did I already ask about him this round?
Did you try to help George Bailey? - Yes, Clarence in It's a Wonderful Life.
Were you the principal villain at My Lai? - Yes, Lt. Calley.
IQs:
Did your best-known character refer to his son-in-law as "Meathead"?
Were you punished with a bad job for doing well in a card game?
Was your house often destroyed while you bathed?
Terry Pratchet reference - the answer is Corporal Carrot.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
DQ:
1. Died before 1900
IQs:
1. Are you a real English Aristocrat famous for finding a complete tomb
2. Are you a fictional English Aristocrat famous for raiding tombs
3. Are you famous for the huge number of romance novels you have written?
:) Yes, like, two rounds ago. Graduate of the Gordonstoun school, remember?[/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
EH IQs:
1. No, I am not Caroll O'Connor in All in the Family
2. Moving on to another CBS sitcom, no, I am not Charles Emerson Winchester III in M.A.S.H., which happens to be my favorite sitcom of all time.
3. Now this one intrigues me. Someone's house is continually destroyed? While s/he bathes? For some reason the only character I can remember who's known for bathing a lot is the captain of the "B" ark in Life, the Universe and Everything (or was it Restaurant at the End of the Universe?), but his house wasn't destroyed. Sadly I'm gonna have to admit to being Stumped!
Oh geeze, Terry Pratchett. Someday I have to read his stuff. I know I'm missing out on a lot of geek humor by not reading him.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
CIAS IQs:
1. Damn. This is a King Tut reference, I'm sure of it. Can't remember the name, though. Stumped!
2. I've never played the game and I don't know if she's actually an aristocrat (she does have a butler played by wonderful Chris Barrie in the films, which is the sum total of my interest in this series), but I'll guess: No, I am not Lara Croft?
3. Dude! You're in my bailiwick now. (I write/edit them for a living. Well, fantasy romance & romantic suspense, but same diff.) Honestly this could be anyone from Catherine Cookson to Catherine Coulter to Loretta Chase to Jennifer Cruisie to Philippa Carr to Jackie Collins. But, seeing as you're a guy from the UK, I'm gonna guess you're referring to the one and only Lady in Pink who churned out crappy fluffy title after crappy fluffy title. So, no, I am most assuredly not Barbara Cartland.
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not male
3. Not living
4. Died before 1900
:) Yes, like, two posts earlier. Graduate of the Gordonstoun school, remember?Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
EH IQs:
1. No, I am not Carroll O'Connor in All in the Family
2. Moving on to another CBS sitcom, no, I am not Charles Emerson Winchester III in M.A.S.H., which happens to be my favorite sitcom of all time.
3. Now this one intrigues me. Someone's house is continually destroyed? While s/he bathes? For some reason the only character I can remember who's known for bathing a lot is the captain of the "B" ark in Life, the Universe and Everything (or was it Restaurant at the End of the Universe?), but his house wasn't destroyed. Sadly I'm gonna have to admit to being Stumped!
Oh geeze, Terry Pratchett. Someday I have to read his stuff. I know I'm missing out on a lot of geek humor by not reading him.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
CIAS IQs:
1. Damn. This is a King Tut reference, I'm sure of it. Can't remember the name, though. Stumped!
2. I've never played the game and I don't know if she's actually an aristocrat (she does have a butler played by wonderful Chris Barrie in the films, which is the sum total of my interest in this series), but I'll guess: No, I am not Lara Croft?
3. Dude! You're in my bailiwick now. (I write/edit them for a living. Well, fantasy romance & romantic suspense, but same diff.) Honestly this could be anyone from Catherine Cookson to Catherine Coulter to Loretta Chase to Jennifer Cruisie to Philippa Carr to Jackie Collins. But, seeing as you're a guy from the UK, I'm gonna guess you're referring to the one and only Lady in Pink who churned out crappy fluffy title after crappy fluffy title. So, no, I am most assuredly not Barbara Cartland.
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not male
3. Not living
4. Died before 1900
Previous IQs:
Did your best-known character refer to his son-in-law as "Meathead"? - Yes, Carroll O'Connor.
Were you punished with a bad job for doing well in a card game? - Yes, Maj. Winchester, reassigned to a field hospital because he was beating a general at cards.
Was your house often destroyed while you bathed? - Cleveland Brown, in a running gag on Family Guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DRrLU0_vho
DQ:
Last name start with C?
IQs:
Does Ryan Stiles often impersonate you?
Did you achieve early fame for singing about your crush on a much older man?
Did you have a pony named Macaroni?
1. Howard CarterQuote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
2. Yes, it's Lady Lara Croft
3. Given the volume, it could only be Barbara Cartland
DQ: European?
IQ:
1. Were you responsible for Minnie the Moocher?
2. As a happy regent, did you enjoy smoking, drinking and listening to your musicians?
3. Did you survive being turned to stone because you were looking through a camera lens?
EH IQs:
1. Ha! No, I am not Carol Channing.
2. Oh wow. Does it say a lot about my lack of pop culture knowledge that the only person I can think of is Judy Garland, who had a very early hit (as in, she was 14 or so) with her song about Clark Gable? ("You Made Me Love You... I didn't wanna do it...") Since obviously that's not it, I'm gonna take a huge stab and say No, I'm not Christina Aguilera, although I'm almost certain that's wrong.
3) Oh dear. This is going to be a president, I just know it. It's gotta be a Yankee Doodle reference. Um.... Chester A. Arthur? (I'd guess Jimmy Carter except he doesn't seem the type to ride horses. Mmm, could be Grover Cleveland too. Eh, I'll stick with Arthur, it'd be at least something mildly interesting about the guy.)
CIAS IQs:
1. No, I am not Cab Calloway. Hi-de-hidee-hidee-hi!
2. A happy regent! The only one I can think of is George IV. Damn, if this is British history I'm gonna be really annoyed with myself. Stumped, blast you.
3. Okay, someone meeting Medusa... with a camera? So a time traveler, presumably. Is this a Doctor Who reference? I can't think of a companion with a "c" name, although I'm sure there were some. Hm. Who else turns people to stone? The snake thingy in Harry Potter froze people... oh wait, this is coming together now. Vague memories... Wasn't one of the tiny underclass kids a photographer? Colin Creevy? Hot damn I bet that's it. No I am not Colin Creevy?
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not male
3. Not living
4. Died before 1900
5. Last name did not start with C
6. Not European
(I'm actually kinda regretting picking this person...)
2. Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his fiddler's three. :D
3. Correct on Colin Creevy.
DQ:
1. American
IQ:
1. Are you a fictional chinese detective dealing with number one son?
2. Were you alleged to have had lovers of the equine persuasion?
3. Did you promote your horse to the ruling council?
Previous IQs:
Does Ryan Stiles often impersonate you? - Yes, Carol Channing (once, imagining her as an astronaut landing on the Moon, he said, "Why, it's just as dry and barren as I am!").
Did you achieve early fame for singing about your crush on a much older man? - Carol Burnett sang about being madly in love with the very stodgy and unsexy Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles.
Did you have a pony named Macaroni? - Caroline Kennedy.
DQs:
American?
Political/military?
IQs:
Were you Admiral Lord Nelson's top guy at Trafalgar?
Were you the Secret Service agent who raced on foot to catch JFK's limo after the fatal shots were fired in Dallas?
Were you one of the musical Muses?
Oh that is just eeevil! Seriously, awesome clue. I got stuck on the "regent" and only thought of someone who's acting in place of the real ruler. (In fact, isn't that the actual definition? Maybe you meant "regnant"?) But fair do's, that was a good one and I doubt I'd have gotten it even if you'd said "a senescient regnant."Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
CIAS IQs:
1. No, I am not Charlie Chan. Of course I can only hear Peter Sellars's parody in Murder By Death, whose accent got on Truman Capote-as-Lionel Twain's nerves. "What manner of death?" "IS THE. IS THE. Say your goddamn articles!"
2. Neeeiigh, I am not Catherine the Great.
3. No, I am not Caligula. I, Claudius is on perma-rotation as one of the best series ever.
Would NEVER in a million years have thought of Carol Burnett! I'll have to find that recording. And dang, so close with a Kennedy!Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
EH IQs:
1. Um... No, I am not the Duke of Cornwall?
2. Oh crap, I should know this, I spent all summer in a Kennedy Assassination frenzy. But I'm picturing an H or W name for some reason. Isn't there a B.S. theory that the so-called "extra" gunshot heard on the police scanner is this guy allegedly shot Kennedy by accident? Anyway, Stumped.
3. No, I am not Calliope, who crashed to the ground according to Bruce Springsteen. :D (Actually I have the bad luck to have websites on a server that my host named "Calliope," and true to her name, she crashes like every other month. I've begged my host to change the name just to avoid the bad juju!)
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not male
3. Not living
4. Died before 1900
5. Not European
6. Last name did not begin with a C
7. Not American
8. I would have to say yes, political/military
Elendil's Heir, you get a substitute question, because CIAS just beat you to the "American?" question one post up. C'mon guys, work together! :D
[QUOTE=choie;236416]================================================== =
Think of it as a simple 20 questions game, except the answer is always a person (rather than animal, vegetable or mineral).
1. One person is "it" -- I'm "it" now -- meaning that I've thought of a person with an initial. I tell the other players what the initial is. In this case, it's "R."
2. The players get a total of 20 yes/no questions to narrow down whom it could be. However, before you can ask me one of those yes/no questions (which are called "Direct Questions"), you have to "earn" them.
3. To earn a DQ, you as a player have to think of up to 3 people who share that initial (either first or last name, doesn't matter). Then you ask the "it" (me) specific questions (which are called "Indirect Questions") to see if I can guess whom you're asking about. If I can't, you've stumped me, and earned your DQ.
4. If I come up with someone who matches your question but isn't actually the person you were thinking of, I still "win" that round. For example, you could think of Franklin Roosevelt and ask, "Are you a member of a famous wealthy New York family who became president?" If I guess Theodore Roosevelt, that doesn't count as a wrong answer even though he's not whom you were thinking of, because TR does match the requirements of your question.
/QUOTE]
Thanks belatedly for that. Pretty generous of you, actually. No, it's too complicated for me but now I can probably enjoy watching u guys play and have some idea of what's going on. Something I can only barely say for American Football.
Just a way to avoid some people bleating out random guesses. Yeah, I do get the game, I guess, just as I get older not as interested in new games as I could be.
Sorry for missing the earlier "American?" DQ.
Previous IQs:
Were you Admiral Lord Nelson's top guy at Trafalgar? - Adm. Cuthbert Collingwood.
Were you the Secret Service agent who raced on foot to catch JFK's limo after the fatal shots were fired in Dallas? - Clint Hill, on whom the Clint Eastwood character in In the Line of Fire was very loosely based.
Were you one of the musical Muses? - Yes, Calliope, although Bruce wrote about "the calliope," the musical instrument, and not the Muse, I think.
DQs:
Originally from the Northern Hemisphere?
Died before 1800?
Royalty?
IQs:
Were you a notable Frankish king?
Were you a historic emperor in Asimov's Foundation series?
Were you the last showrunner of Star Trek: Enterprise?
No problem, J. Enjoy watching!
I know, I was just kidding. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
EH IQs:
1. No, I am not... Charlemagne? I don't remember if he was Frankish or if he'd be considered a Norman. My knowledge of that era is wobbly.
2. Dude, you so know I'm stumped here. :)
3. I have no idea and can somewhat proudly say I never watched an episode of that show. Narrow-minded of me, but there you go. Stumped.
DQs:
1. Real
2. Not male
3. Not living
4. Died before 1900
5. Not European
6. Last name did not begin with a C
7. Not American
8. I would have to say yes, political/military
9. Originally from the Northern Hemisphere
10. Died before 1800
11. Royalty
IQs:
1. Did you accurately predict the outcome of the Trojan War?
2. Were you the last recruited member of Roj Blake's original team?
3. Did you met you death due to a pair of asps, rather than be captured?
Heh. "Listen - cow on wall speaks!"Quote:
Originally posted by choie
Previous IQs:
Were you a notable Frankish king? - Yes, Charlemagne.
Were you a historic emperor in Asimov's Foundation series? - Cleon.
Were you the last showrunner of Star Trek: Enterprise? - Manny Cotto.
There are maybe five or six actually good ENT episodes, I'd say, so you haven't missed much.
DQs:
Died before 1500?
Originally from Western Hemisphere?
IQs:
Were you Agamemnon's wife?
Did you defend the granaries at the start of your play?
Did you fly across America, crash by crash?