IQ: Are you the star tennis player who just had an unexpected run at the Australian Open?
IQ2: Are you the lefty clay court specialist?
IQ3: Are you the fictional NASCAR driver sponsored by Wonder bread?
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IQ: Are you the star tennis player who just had an unexpected run at the Australian Open?
IQ2: Are you the lefty clay court specialist?
IQ3: Are you the fictional NASCAR driver sponsored by Wonder bread?
Dunno x2; not Ricky Bobby (my favorite scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYiWydDyMIE).
R.
1. fictional
2. would probably still be living if real
3. created after 1950
4. from film/TV
5. American
6. created by American(s)
7. male
8. created before 2000
9. not from TV
10. won no major awards at the time of release, although has been recognized since for excellence
11. no sequel
12. considered a cult classic by some
13. selected by the National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress
14. created after 1975
15. last name starts with R
16. don't know of any memes involving him
17. comedic role
18. arguably the actor's best-known role
19. known for being quotable
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
DQ: Had a remake, or was itself a remake?
DQ ceded as I hit 20
R.
1. fictional
2. would probably still be living if real
3. created after 1950
4. from film/TV
5. American
6. created by American(s)
7. male
8. created before 2000
9. not from TV
10. won no major awards at the time of release, although has been recognized since for excellence
11. no sequel
12. considered a cult classic by some
13. selected by the National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress
14. created after 1975
15. last name starts with R
16. don't know of any memes involving him
17. comedic role
18. arguably the actor's best-known role
19. known for being quotable
20. no remake and wasn't a remake
Ask your last DQ, if you like.
Thanks!
DQ: Human?
R.
1. fictional
2. would probably still be living if real
3. created after 1950
4. from film/TV
5. American
6. created by American(s)
7. male
8. created before 2000
9. not from TV
10. won no major awards at the time of release, although has been recognized since for excellence
11. no sequel
12. considered a cult classic by some
13. selected by the National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress
14. created after 1975
15. last name starts with R
16. I've found memes involving him, but they never went viral AFAICT
17. comedic role
18. arguably the actor's best-known role
19. known for being quotable
20. no remake and wasn't a remake
21. human
Answer #16 revised.
Please ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question within 24 hours.
Coming back to cry "Uncle!"
OK, I am
Ned Ryerson
The annoying insurance salesman from Groundhog Day (the day on which we started this round).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JEryd3Y_G8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film)
Very nice! Next letter?
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...499b9f6a46.jpg
Did you know the character?
Not really, never saw movie.
You should! Very funny comedy with a serious message at its core.
Go ahead and start the next round, if you wish.
Your letter is:
M
IQs:
Did you head The Citadel after WWII?
Is your heraldic symbol a lion with a book?
Did you command the submarine Red October?
3. DQs
Previous IQs:
Did you head The Citadel after WWII? - Gen. Mark Clark
Is your heraldic symbol a lion with a book? - St. Mark, patron saint of Venice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_t...k.27s_identity
Did you command the submarine Red October? - Marko Ramius
Mark(o) x3!
DQs:
Real?
Male?
Last name start with M?
IQs:
Were you married to Keiko and had a daughter named Molly?
Were you the exec producer of FYI?
Were you Maj. Gen. Stanley's winsome daughter?
Not Mikado (KNOW that's wrong!)
DQ
DQ
1.Real
2.Male
3.First name begins "M"
Previous IQs:
Were you married to Keiko and had a daughter named Molly? - Miles O'Brien, on ST: DS9
Were you the exec producer of FYI? - Miles Silverberg, on Murphy Brown
Were you Maj. Gen. Stanley's winsome daughter? - Mabel, in The Pirates of Penzance
DQs:
American?
Living?
Best known for the arts?
IQs:
Did you write "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"?
Did you speak in May 1963 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio?
Were you Frasier's and Niles's dad?
DQ
Not John Foster Dulles (pure guess)
Not Marty Crane
1.Real
2.Male
3.First name begins "M"
4.Living
5.American
6.Not in the Arts
Previous IQs:
Did you write "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"? - Martin Luther
Did you speak in May 1963 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio? - Martin Luther King Jr.
Were you Frasier's and Niles's dad? - Yes, Martin "Marty" Crane
Martin x3!
DQs:
Political/military?
Born since 1964?
IQs:
Are you and just one other woman unique in American history?
Were you the hero of Gary Jennings's historical epic Aztec?
Are you the quite-possibly-insane bad guy in Poe's The Cask of Amontillado?
DQ (ask a more specific IQ please)
DQ
DQ
The MLK one I should have gotten!
1.Real
2.Male
3.First name begins "M"
4.Living
5.American
6.Not in the Arts
7.Formerly military/political
8.Born BEFORE 1964
Should have got Miles Silverberg!!
Previous IQs:
Are you and just one other woman unique in American history? - Well... if you have no answer to the question as posed, I'm not obligated to rephrase it. I'll give you another chance, if you like. If you give a valid answer and it wasn't who I was thinking of, of course, I may rephrase.
Were you the hero of Gary Jennings's historical epic Aztec? - Mixtli (great book, BTW)
Are you the quite-possibly-insane bad guy in Poe's The Cask of Amontillado? - "For the love of God, Montresor! For the love of God!"
DQs:
Retired from Federal elective office?
Greatest fame before 1990?
IQs:
Did you serve as Mayor of Baltimore and then Governor of Maryland?
Are you a former Governor of Massachusetts who now teaches at Northeastern U.?
Were you a JFK supporter who served as Governor of Ohio in the early 1960s?
Not Martin O'Malley
Not Michael Dukakis (he spoke about 20 years ago to UMB class)
DQ for the Buckeye
Not Martha Washington (the unique woman)
1.Real
2.Male
3.First name begins "M"
4.Living
5.American
6.Not in the Arts
7.Formerly military/political
8.Born BEFORE 1964
9.Did not retire from an ELECTED office, federal or otherwise
10.Greatest fame after 1990
How were Martha W. and just one other woman unique?
Correct as to O'Malley and Dukakis. The Buckeye was Mike DiSalle (in whose presence, during a campaign swing, JFK once joked, "Nowhere do I get a warmer welcome and fewer votes than Columbus, Ohio").
DQ:
Retired from a Federal appointive office?
IQs:
Were you a member of Reagan's first-term "troika"?
Were you, also?
Did you, since 2000, hurriedly decide not to seek reelection to your then-current job in order to seek another?
3 DQs but the 3rd one is going to annoy me!
I didn't really think it was Martha, so that's a DQ for you.
1.Real
2.Male
3.First name begins "M"
4.Living
5.American
6.Not in the Arts
7.Formerly military/political
8.Born BEFORE 1964
9.Did not retire from an ELECTED office, federal or otherwise
10.Greatest fame after 1990
11.Resigned from a federally appointed office
Changed the wording for a free hint
Previous IQs:
Are you and just one other woman unique in American history? - Melania Trump and Louisa Adams (John Quincy's wife) are the only two foreign-born First Ladies
Were you a member of Reagan's first-term "troika"? - Michael Deaver
Were you, also? - Ed Meese
Did you, since 2000, hurriedly decide not to seek reelection to your then-current job in order to seek another? - Mike Pence
DQs:
Greatest fame since 2000?
Was on the White House staff?
Appointed by a Republican President?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Were you President Trump's first national security advisor?
Are you the current U.S. Secretary of the Treasury?
At a faculty meeting, did you admit your name wasn't Bruce?
Yes I am indeed the first symptom of what a Trumpster fire this administration is going to be:
MIKE FLYNN!
Woohoo! Yeah, I'm not sure my heart can take another four years of this. I joked to my wife that NPR should just begin every news broadcast with "The latest White House outrage is...."
Previous IQs:
Are you the current U.S. Secretary of the Treasury? - Steven Mnuchin
At a faculty meeting, did you admit your name wasn't Bruce? - Michael: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyVX3uJpqxc
Hmm. It's been awhile since we've played
Z
IQ: Are you the Welsh actress who married into Hollywood royalty?
IQ2: Are you the soccer player who used his head in unapproved ways?
IQ3: Did you take the most famous home movie in history?
Yeah, that is EXACTLY how Chris and Rachel should open their shows from now on!
Not Catherine Zeta-Jones, dunno, and not Abraham Zapruder.
Zinadine Zidane
DQ: Real?
IQ: Are you the most important Geek god?
IQ2: Are you the TE who sexually harassed Lisa Olson?
IQ3: Did you get sick at the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument?
Not Zeus, dunno, and not poor Zachary Taylor.
Z.
1. fictional
Zeke Mowatt (she was the reporter they harassed in the locker room)
DQ: Male?
IQ: Are you the actress known for your bangs and quirkiness?
IQ2: Were you the female lead in "Avatar"?
IQ3: Were you a worthy successor to Leonard Nimoy?
Dunno, not Zoe Saldana, and not Zachary Quinto.
Z.
1. fictional
2. male
Zoey Deschanel
DQ: Would be living, if real?
IQ: Are you the extremely tall defenseman for the Bruins?
IQ2: Were you in the original "Producers" movie?
IQ3: Are you the Roaring 20s figure slated to be played by Christina Ricci in your biopic?
Dunno, not Zero Mostel, and not Zelda Fitzgerald.
Z.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
Zendo Chara
DQ: American?
IQ: Did you play the oldest son on "Home Improvement"?
IQ2: Are you the actress whose breakout role was in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?
IQ3: Were you the first man to win all 3 long running events at the Olympics?
Dunno, dunno (although I remember she was beautiful), and dunno.
Z.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
Zachary T Bryan
Zhang Ziyi (and YES, RAWRR!)
Emil Zatopek
DQ: From film TV?
DQ2: Created after 1900?
DQ3: European?
IQ: Are you Tonto's loyal friend?
IQ2: Are you the famed author of western novels?
IQ3: Did you play the 2nd most evil character in "Titanic"? (The most evil being the iceberg of course)
Not Zane Johnson, not Zane Grey, and not Billy Zane.
Z.
1. fictional
2. male
3. would be dead now, if real
4. not American
5. not from film or TV
6. created after 1900
7. European
Is Zane Johnson the character's real name?
IQ: Are you the Swiss theologian important in the Reformation?
IQ2: Are you the Russian contributory to TV technology?
IQ3: Are you the linguist who invented an artificial language?
Just realized it's NOT who I was thinking (Tonto's friend)
I was taking a guess as to the Lone Ranger's real name. I don't know what it really is.
Not Zwingli, dunno and dunno.