OK, thanks! Good one, CIAS. Let me think of our next Mystery Person....
OK, thanks! Good one, CIAS. Let me think of our next Mystery Person....
I was torn on the team sport question as while he won everything as himself, cycling is a team sport. In his case it was US Postal.Originally posted by Erictelevision
BTW
No, he didn't play a team sport
Yes, he did win the most prestigious event in his sport.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
OK, our next letter is
W
IQ: Were you Kevin Arnold's first love?
IQ2: Is a beef dish named in your honor?
IQ3: Were you the only POTUS born in the 18th c. not to live into the 19th?
Dunno, not Arthur Wellesley (AKA the Duke of Wellington), and not George Washington.
Winnie Cooper
DQ: Real?
IQ: Were you paralyzed in an assasination attempt while running for POTUS?
IQ2: Are you a governor and VP candidate who went on to an historic tenure as Chief Justice?
IQ3: Did you succeed #2 as CJ of SCOTUS?
Not George Wallace, Earl Warren or Warren Burger (and the title is "Chief Justice of the United States," not "of the Supreme Court").
Thanks for correcting that.
IQ: Are you nicknamed "The Logo" because your silhouette is the logo for the league you played in?
BTW: you probably knew this, but: Warren was peripherally relavent to the most famous headline in American history.
IQ: We're you VP before Truman?
IQ3: Did your ex-fiancé go on a hot streak in his sport after ending the engagement?
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Yes, Warren was GOP nominee Thomas Dewey's running mate in 1948: http://allthingsd.com/files/2012/11/...ats-truman.jpg
Dunno about "the Logo."
Not VP Wallace; dunno the hot streak athlete.
Jerry West is the logo for the NBA
Caroline Wozniacki was engaged to Rory McIllroy
His first name was Henry, BTW
DQ: Male?
DQ: Living?
(You owe me an answer to my first DQ)
W.
1. real
2. male
I got the "W" part of Wallace's name, so you didn't earn a DQ for that.
IQs:
1. Are you known for making up fantastic stories about your humdrum life?
2. Were you a 25th Century Colonel assisting a timetraveller?
3. Did you invent the turbojet engine?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
My DQs were for:
Winnie Cooper
Jerry West
Caroline Wosniacki
IQ: Were you Bubba's Secretary of State?
IQ2: Were you a dying traveling salesman?
IQ3: Did you have a chocolate factory?
Ah, I see.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
CIAS, dunno any of those.
ET, not Warren Christopher, Willie Loman or Willy Wonka.
IQ: Were you the first non local in your job in over 400 years?
IQ2: Are you a tennis champ named after a planet?
IQ3: Are you #2's sister?
Dunno, not Venus Williams, and not Serena Williams.
Karol Woltja, AKA Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian Pope in 400+ years.
DQ:,American?
1. Walter MItty
2. Col. Wilma Deering
3. Frank Whittle
DQs:
1. Last name begins with W?
2. Known for the arts?
3. Born before 1900?
IQs:
1. Are you difficult to spot in every scene you're in?
2. Did you catalogue the adventures of your intelligent companion?
3. Are you known for your trick shots and giant moustache in tennis?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
IQ: Were a Senator, VP, losing Presidential candidate, and briefly considered an emergency Senate candidate?
IQ: Are you a former mid-major college bball star, who I nicknamed,"The Amusement Park"?
IQ: Did you found the Big 3 car maker that nearly went under in the 80s?
D'oh! Shoulda got Mitty and Col. Deering. Good ones.
Not Waldo or Dr. John H. Watson; dunno the third.
Not Walter Mondale, dunno, or Walter Chrysler.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. last name begins with W
6. not known for the arts
7. born before 1900
That was Wally Szczerbiak ("Wally World") BTW, he played at Miami-OH
DQ: Political/Military figure?
IQ: Did your death nearly thrust Walter Mondale back into public life?
IQ2: Are you a Civil War general still hated in the South, especially Georgia?
IQ3 Are you an academic and commentater, who opines on the African-American experience?
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Not Paul Wellstone or William T. Sherman.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. last name begins with W
6. not known for the arts
7. born before 1900
8. not political/military
What about the commentator?
Just saw it wasn't there when you replied!
You got me on that one. I can only think of Henry Louis Gates, who isn't a "W."
IQ: Were you our commander in Vietnam?
IQ2: Were you the only POTUS to go onto the SCOTUS?
Cornel West
DQ: Sports figure?
IQ3: Were you the first great SS?
3. Wally Monsour
DQ:
Inventor?
IQs:
1. Did you say Michael Howard had "something of the night about him?"
2. Is your death the main reason for the extensions of copyright law?
3. Was the King who opposed you shot in the eye?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Not William Westmoreland or William Howard Taft.
Dunno this one.
Dunno, not Walt Disney and not William the Conqueror.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. last name begins with W
6. not known for the arts
7. born before 1900
8. not political/military
9. not a sports figure
10. inventor, but arguably not best-known for that
Honus Wagner
DQ: Died after 1950?
IQ: Were a key figure in electricity?
IQ2: Are you a golfer who didn't find success until you stopped playing guys?
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IQ3: Were you runner up to the most controversial WSOP Main Event champion?
Not George Westinghouse; dunno the golfer.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. last name begins with W
6. not known for the arts
7. born before 1900
8. not political/military
9. not a sports figure
10. inventor, but arguably not best-known for that
11. died before 1950
Michelle Wie
DQ: Born East of the Mississippi?
IQ: Are you the "Wizard of Westwood"?
IQ2: Were you so vain, you thought the song was about you?
Dunno, and not Warren Beatty (allegedly).
W.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. last name begins with W
6. not known for the arts
7. born before 1900
8. not political/military
9. not a sports figure
10. inventor, but arguably not best-known for that
11. died before 1950
12. born east of the Miss.
John Wooden
DQ: Born South of the Mason-Dixon Line
IQ: Did you risk history by playing a double-header on the last day of the season?
you missed my poker IQ
Dunno either.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. last name begins with W
6. not known for the arts
7. born before 1900
8. not political/military
9. not a sports figure
10. inventor, but arguably not best-known for that
11. died before 1950
12. born east of the Miss. River
13. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
Paul Wasicka lost to Jamie Gold, a guy will a big ego who pushed rule boundaries.
Ted Williams went into the last day of the 1941 season hitting .3996, wanting to "earn" .400, he played, going 6-8, raising his average to .406
DQ1: Born East of the Appalachians?
DQ2: Turn invention into a business?
IQ: Until Nixon came along, were you the most scandal plagued POTUS?
IQ2: Were you a baseball hitter who famously loved fried chicken?
IQ3: Did you serve up a Pennant clinching HR to Aaron *bleeping* Boone?
Didn't know that about Ted Williams - cool! Did you know that John Glenn was his Korean War USMC wingman?
Not Warren G. Harding, dunno and dunno.
W.
1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. last name begins with W
6. not known for the arts
7. born before 1900
8. not political/military
9. not a sports figure
10. inventor, but arguably not best-known for that
11. died before 1950
12. born east of the Miss. River
13. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
14. born east of the Appalachians
15. turned invention into business
Kind of hard to answer that, as asked. Not just his doing, but he was heavily involved.
Did know that Glenn was Ted's wingman.
Wade Boggs
Tim Wakefield
DQ: Died after 1925?
DQ2: Named invention/company after himself?
IQ: Did Joe Carter end the World Series by hommering off you?
IQ2: Were you the last Whig to run for POTUS?
1. Anne Widdecombe
DQs:
Born before 1850?
IQs:
1. Is your name across several breakfast cereals?
2. Are you known for operas around Norse mythology?
3. Did you capture Princess Leia?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
IQ: Are you the villian in the current version of "Hawaii 5-0"?
IQ2: Were you a manager people thought misspelled his 1st name?
I technically have 4 IQs outstanding. Please indulge me, answer all 4.
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