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    Greg Norman
    Greg Rusedski
    George Gervin

    DQ1: In Politics?
    DQ2: European?
    DQ3: Died after 1950?

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    IQ1: Are you a wrestler who met your husband when he had to feed you and your friends on short notice?
    IQ2: Are you the John Wooden of women's hoops?
    IQ3: Are you a Presidential candidate whose failing to get traction due to being too moderate?

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    Ignore number 3 above

    IQ3) Are you a former governor running for President whose campaign is floundering due to your moderate views?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ1: Are you a wrestler who met your husband when he had to feed you and your friends on short notice?
    IQ2: Are you the John Wooden of women's hoops?
    IQ3) Are you a former governor running for President whose campaign is floundering due to your moderate views?
    Dunno the first two; not Jim Gillmore.

    G.

    1. real
    2. male
    3. dead
    4. died after 1900
    5. not American
    6. not in the Arts
    7. in politics, loosely defined
    8. not European
    9. died after 1950
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    Gail Kim
    Geno Auriemma

    DQ1: Died before 2000
    DQ2: Elected official

    IQ1) Are a former Northeast governor whose Presidential campaign is languishing partly because you've been out of office so long?

    IQ2) Were you a needless victim of political malfeasance?

    IQ3) Are you a southern Senstor running for POTUS, and are the big neocon in the race?
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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    IQs:

    1. Are you an English thriller writer with many of your novels turned into films?
    3. Have you appeared as a demon and a soldier in two separate Joss Whedon shows?
    1. Graham Greene
    2. Gina Torres

    DQs:
    1. Last name begins with G
    2. Born in the northern hemisphere

    IQs:
    1. Are you known for your mass campaigns of civil disobedience?
    2. Were you known for your use of propaganda just before World War II?
    3. Did you play a Colonel in the 25th Century?
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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
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    IQ1) Are a former Northeast governor whose Presidential campaign is languishing partly because you've been out of office so long?

    IQ2) Were you a needless victim of political malfeasance?

    IQ3) Are you a southern Senstor running for POTUS, and are the big neocon in the race?
    Dunno, dunno and what's a "Senstor"? Just kidding. I'm not Lindsay Graham.

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    ...IQs:
    1. Are you known for your mass campaigns of civil disobedience?
    2. Were you known for your use of propaganda just before World War II?
    3. Did you play a Colonel in the 25th Century?
    Not Mahatma Gandhi, Josef Goebbels (during the war, too!) or Col. Green from ST:TOS.

    G.

    1. real
    2. male
    3. dead
    4. died after 1900
    5. not American
    6. not in the Arts
    7. in politics, loosely defined
    8. not European
    9. died after 1950
    10. died before 2000
    11. not an elected official
    12. last name begins with G
    13. born in the Southern Hemisphere

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    Those were:

    George Pataki
    George McGovern

    DQ: African?
    DQ2: Dictator?

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    IQ: Are you the President who married your best friend's daughter?
    IQ2: Were you the youngest elected President before JFK?

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    IQ: Are you an African-American tennis player who is a generation older than the Williams'?

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    Pataki and McGovern! :: headsmack :: Nice. Shoulda gotten those.

    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you the President who married your best friend's daughter?
    IQ2: Were you the youngest elected President before JFK?
    ...
    IQ: Are you an African-American tennis player who is a generation older than the Williams'?
    Not Grover Cleveland or U.S. Grant. Dunno about the tennis player.

    G.

    1. real
    2. male
    3. dead
    4. died after 1900
    5. not American
    6. not in the Arts
    7. in politics, loosely defined
    8. not European
    9. died after 1950
    10. died before 2000
    11. not an elected official
    12. last name begins with G
    13. born in the Southern Hemisphere
    14. not African
    15. not a dictator
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    Zina Garrison

    DQ: Died after 1975?

    IQ: Are you a former NFL QB who shares his name with the King of Rock n Roll?
    IQ2: Are you a NBA player who helped end the Celtics title drought, and now plays for the team you broke in with?
    IQ3: Are you a retired golfer who probably said,"Frak!" When you hit a bad shot?
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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    IQs:
    3. Did you play a Colonel in the 25th Century?
    Star Trek:TOS is the 24th Century. I was thinking of Erin Grey who played Col. Wilma Deering.

    DQs:
    1. Middle/South American

    IQs:
    1. Are you a revolutionary who has appeared on more T-Shirts than anyone else?
    2. Are you one of the main authors in the cyberpunk genre?
    In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.

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    Quote Originally posted by CatInASuit View post
    ...
    IQs:
    1. Are you a revolutionary who has appeared on more T-Shirts than anyone else?
    ....
    Yes, I am

    Ernesto "Che" Guevara

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara

    Well done, CIAS!

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    Dammit Beavis!! Should have guessed that THIS game!

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    Oh incidentally: when you guessed Gilmore, I was thinking Pataki, and obviously still was when I stump you. Doesn't bode well for their candidacies.

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    My IQs were

    Elvis Grbac
    Kevin Garnett
    Grace Park (a different one)

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    Yes, Pataki certainly didn't spring to mind - and isn't for GOP voters nationally, either, judging by the polls.

    Start out our next round, please, CIAS.

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    Sorry all, bank holiday weekend in the UK and time just flew.

    Let's try N
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    Cool. Hope it was a good long weekend.

    IQ: Were you President of Egypt
    IQ2: Are you a politician in Israel hellbent on scuttling the Iran nuclear deal?
    IQ3: Were you name dropped by Charlie Brown in the Christmas special?

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    IQs:

    Were you a noted Confederate cavalry commander?
    Were you one of George Washington's top generals?
    Does a statue of you stand at CIA HQ in Langley, Va.?

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    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    Cool. Hope it was a good long weekend.

    IQ: Were you President of Egypt
    IQ2: Are you a politician in Israel hellbent on scuttling the Iran nuclear deal?
    IQ3: Were you name dropped by Charlie Brown in the Christmas special?
    Typical British Bank Holiday weekend - it rained for three days solid

    1. Nasser
    2. Benjamin Netenyahu (sp?)
    3. Pass

    Take a DQ

    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    IQs:

    Were you a noted Confederate cavalry commander?
    Were you one of George Washington's top generals?
    Does a statue of you stand at CIA HQ in Langley, Va.?
    Not a clue on any of them - take 3 DQs.
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    Previous IQs:

    Were you a noted Confederate cavalry commander? - Nathan Bedford Forrest (who went on to help found the KKK, ptui).
    Were you one of George Washington's top generals? - Nathanael Greene.
    Does a statue of you stand at CIA HQ in Langley, Va.? - Revolutionary War spy/martyr Nathan Hale.

    DQs:

    Real?
    Male?
    Last name start with N?

    IQs:

    Was your adoptive "father" very sorry to see you go?
    Were you FDR's first VP?
    Did you play Sherlock Holmes in The Seven Percent Solution?

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    Nebuchadnezzar.

    DQ: American?

    IQ: Have you been played by Anthony Hopkins and Frank Langella?
    IQ2: Were you a Bruin whose career was derailed by a hip condition?
    IQ3: Were you the first Asian to win a tennis Major?

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    BTW, I believe it's Netanyahu.

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    DQs

    1. Fictional
    2. Male
    3. First name starts with N
    4. American

    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    IQs:

    Was your adoptive "father" very sorry to see you go?
    Were you FDR's first VP?
    Did you play Sherlock Holmes in The Seven Percent Solution?
    Drat. Pass on all three, although I really should know the last one.

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    IQ: Have you been played by Anthony Hopkins and Frank Langella?
    IQ2: Were you a Bruin whose career was derailed by a hip condition?
    IQ3: Were you the first Asian to win a tennis Major?
    1. Captain Nemo?
    2. Pass
    3. Li Na.
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    Previous IQs:

    Was your adoptive "father" very sorry to see you go? - Hagrid finally had to let his little baby dragon Norbert leave.
    Were you FDR's first VP? - John Nance Garner (always used his middle name, so fair play, I think).
    Did you play Sherlock Holmes in The Seven Percent Solution? - Nicol Williamson (and he was great!).

    DQs:

    Would be live today, if real?
    Considered a "good guy"?
    First appeared in print?

    IQs:

    Were you a bureaucrat who annoyed Capt. Kirk?
    Were you Morpheus's former flame?
    Were you Lilith's former brother-in-law?

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    Richard Nixon ("Nixon" and "Frost/Nixon")
    Cam Neely

    2 DQs reserved.

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    IQ: Did your mom invent White-out?
    IQ2: Are you an influential 20th c. Philosopher?
    IQ3: Was that a pledge pin on your uniform?!

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    DQs

    1. Fictional
    2. Male
    3. First name starts with N
    4. American
    5. Would be live today, if real
    6. Considered a "good guy"
    7. Did not first appear in print

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    IQs:

    Were you a bureaucrat who annoyed Capt. Kirk?
    Were you Morpheus's former flame?
    Were you Lilith's former brother-in-law?
    1. Pass
    2. Niobe (Matrix reference?)
    3. Niles (Frasier reference?)

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    IQ: Did your mom invent White-out?
    IQ2: Are you an influential 20th c. Philosopher?
    IQ3: Was that a pledge pin on your uniform?!
    1. Pass
    2. Nietsche
    3. Pass
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    Previous IQs:

    Were you a bureaucrat who annoyed Capt. Kirk? - Nils Baris, in "The Trouble with Tribbles."
    Were you Morpheus's former flame? - Yes, Niobe.
    Were you Lilith's former brother-in-law? - Yes, Dr. Niles Crane.

    DQ:

    First appeared in movies or TV?

    IQs:

    Were you Sluggo's pal?
    Did you whisper "We're doing everything we can" to your husband?
    Did Sid Vicious maybe kill you?

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    Mike Nesmeith
    Niebuhr
    Nidemeyer ("Animal House")

    DQ1: Born after 1900?
    DQ2: Born East of the Mississippi?
    DQ3: Born South of the Mason-Dixon Line?

    2 DQs reserved

    IQ: Did Kelly Clarkson borrow one of your philosophies in the title of a song?
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    IQ: Are you the narrator in "The Great Gatsby"?
    IQ2: Are you a major 20th c. linguist?

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    DQs

    1. Fictional
    2. Male
    3. First name starts with N
    4. American
    5. Would be live today, if real
    6. Considered a "good guy"
    7. Did not first appear in print
    8. First appeared in Movies/TV.
    9. Birth details unknown, but born in the 20th Century

    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    IQs:

    Were you Sluggo's pal?
    Did you whisper "We're doing everything we can" to your husband?
    Did Sid Vicious maybe kill you?
    Dunno the first two, but the third is Nancy Spungen

    Take 2DQs.

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    IQ: Did Kelly Clarkson borrow one of your philosophies in the title of a song?
    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you the narrator in "The Great Gatsby"?
    IQ2: Are you a major 20th c. linguist?
    You have 4DQs outstanding - take the ones about birthplace again.

    Don't know the Kelly Clarkson or Gatsby one
    Otherwise Nioam Chomsky

    Take another 2 DQs
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    So birth location unknowable?

    DQ: Appeared on TV originally?
    DQ2: Originally appeared in colo(u)r?

    2 DQs reserved

    The philosopher was Nietzche ("What doesn't kill you makes you stronger")
    The narrator of "Gatsby" was Nick Carraway

    BTW, it's Noam Chomsky.
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    IQ: Are you reality host once married to the most successful 90s singer?
    IQ2: Are you Roger Federer's big righty rival?
    IQ3: Are you a clay court specialist who plays southpaw?
    Last edited by Erictelevision; 07 Sep 2015 at 09:22 AM.

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    DQ: Known for drama?

    DQ reserved

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    DQs

    1. Fictional
    2. Male
    3. First name starts with N
    4. American
    5. Would be live today, if real
    6. Considered a "good guy"
    7. Did not first appear in print
    8. First appeared in Movies/TV.
    9. Birth location unknown, but born in the 20th Century
    10. Originally appeared on TV
    11. Originally appeared in black and white
    12. Not known for Drama

    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you reality host once married to the most successful 90s singer?
    IQ2: Are you Roger Federer's big righty rival?
    IQ3: Are you a clay court specialist who plays southpaw?
    1. Define most successful 90's singer, also UK or US?
    2. Novac Djokevic
    3. Rafal Nadal
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    I believe she's credited worldwide, by record sales. So does that earn a DQ?

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    IQ: Are you a screenwriter, whose niece married my cousin?
    IQ2: Are you a supermodel who broke her pelvis fleeing a typhoon?
    IQ3: Was your sign off,"That's news to me."?

    DQ: Show win Emmy?

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    BTW, they spell their first names:

    Novak and Rafael, respectively. And I BELIEVE it's spelled Djokovic.

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    Previous IQs:

    Were you Sluggo's pal? - Nancy, in the kids' cartoons.
    Did you whisper "We're doing everything we can" to your husband? - Nancy Reagan, when the President couldn't hear a question about what was being done to free U.S. hostages:
    Did Sid Vicious maybe kill you? - Yes, Nancy Spungen.

    Nancy x3!

    DQs:

    Recurring character on TV?
    Comedic character?

    IQs:

    Were you best friends with a Boston mailman?
    Were you a scandalous figure in Ragtime-era NYC?
    Were you mayor of Nawlins when Katrina hit?

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    DQs

    1. Fictional
    2. Male
    3. First name starts with N
    4. American
    5. Would be live today, if real
    6. Considered a "good guy"
    7. Did not first appear in print
    8. First appeared in Movies/TV.
    9. Birth location unknown, but born in the 20th Century
    10. Originally appeared on TV
    11. Originally appeared in black and white
    12. Not known for Drama
    13. Show did not win an Emmy
    14. Not a comedic character


    Quote Originally posted by Erictelevision View post
    IQ: Are you a screenwriter, whose niece married my cousin?
    IQ2: Are you a supermodel who broke her pelvis fleeing a typhoon?
    IQ3: Was your sign off,"That's news to me."?
    Nope, no idea for any of them.

    Quote Originally posted by Elendil's Heir View post
    DQs:
    Recurring character on TV?

    IQs:

    Were you best friends with a Boston mailman?
    Were you a scandalous figure in Ragtime-era NYC?
    Were you mayor of Nawlins when Katrina hit?
    Can you clarify what you mean by recurring character on TV?

    And also pass on all three of those IQs.
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    The singer was Mariah Carey so withdrawn. :smh:

    The Screenwriter was Nora Ephron
    The model was Petra Nemcova
    The last was Kevin Nealon on SNL

    3 DQs reserved

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    Rephrased DQ:

    Part of the regular cast of a TV show?

    IQs:

    Were you best friends with a Boston mailman? - Norm, on Cheers.
    Were you a scandalous figure in Ragtime-era NYC? - Evelyn Nesbit.
    Were you mayor of Nawlins when Katrina hit? - Ray Nagin.

    Three DQs reserved.

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    Rereading my question, I was going for Nick Cannon, Mariah's ex.

    DQ: Variety show?
    DQ2: Reruns air on MeTv or Cozi?
    DQ3: Adaptation on big screen?

    DQ reserved

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    DQs

    1. Fictional
    2. Male
    3. First name starts with N
    4. American
    5. Would be live today, if real
    6. Considered a "good guy"
    7. Did not first appear in print
    8. First appeared in Movies/TV.
    9. Birth location unknown, but born in the 20th Century
    10. Originally appeared on TV
    11. Originally appeared in black and white
    12. Not known for Drama
    13. Show did not win an Emmy
    14. Not a comedic character
    15. Was part of the regular cast of a TV show
    16. Was not a variety show
    17. Has had a big screen adaptation

    Erictelevision:
    Reruns air on MeTv or Cozi? - I can't really answer this as they are US based and its not letting me find out.

    Take the DQ again.
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    Once again, forgot you're a Brit.

    DQ: Show considered "all time great" show?

    DQ2: Movie well regarded?

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    BTW, those are cable networks specializing in "classic" TV.

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    IQ: Did you win an Oscar for playing a serial killer?

    IQ2: Are you an R&B singer best known for a domestic violence incident involving your superstar girlfriend?

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