I apologize if you now have the "Jetsons" theme stuck in your head.
IQ: Are you an actor turned famous for being famous guy known for your perpetual tan?
IQ2: Are you the former NY governor who was too moderate to win the 2016 GOP nomination?
IQ3: Were you the ultimate victim of the Watergate break-in?
BTW, it's George Reeves.
I don't mind the tune!Originally posted by Erictelevision
I apologize if you now have the "Jetsons" theme stuck in your head.
IQ: Are you an actor turned famous for being famous guy known for your perpetual tan?
IQ2: Are you the former NY governor who was too moderate to win the 2016 GOP nomination?
IQ3: Were you the ultimate victim of the Watergate break-in?
Not three more Georges: Hamilton, Pataki or McGovern.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
IQ: Are you the Olympic athlete whose injury may have recklessly exposed doctors to HIV?
IQ2: Did your base running stunt lead to a change in rules?
IQ3: Are you the John Wooden of women's basketball?
I don't either. Much worse earworms!
Not Greg Louganis; dunno the other two.
Germany Schaefer (tried to steal 2nd as part of a double steal, when it didn't work, stole 1st)
Geno Ariemma
DQ: American?
DQ2: Born since 1950?
IQ: Are you an auto executive turned politician whose son has "binders full of women"?
IQ2: Did you create Star Trek, and its various spinoffs?
IQ3: Are you the Castro ally killed in Bolivia?
Not George Romney, Gene Roddenberry or Che Guevara.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. Born before 1950
3 for 3, of course
IQ: Did you WIN the "Long Count Bout"?
IQ2: Were you the skinny, balding member of a movie reviewing pair?
IQ3: Are you a college football analyst whose last name would rack up points in Scrabble?
Not Gene Tunney, Gene Siskel or Gene Somebodyelse.
Gene Wojciechowski. (I THINK).
IQ: Are you the wife of a famously taciturn POTUS?
IQ2: Are you actor who was: a member of a fictional rock band, actor in a community play, participant in a dog show?
IQ3: Are you a wrestler married to a buff TV chef?
You get at least one DQ.
Not Grace Coolidge; dunno x2.
Christopher Guest ("This is Spinal Tap", "A Mighty Wind", "Best in Show") respectively
Gail Kim is married to Robert Irvine
DQ1: Born East of the Mississippi?
DQ2: Born North of the Mason-Dixon Line
IQ: Did your revalations about an affair with Bill Clinton nearly derail his candidacy before it even got started?
IQ2: Are you the famously mustachioed TV film critic?
IQ3: Are you rookie cop turned eye candy on "Hawaii 5-O"?
Not Gennifer Flowers, dunno, not Grace Park.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. Born before 1950
6. born east of the Miss. River
7. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
That's Gene Shalit.
DQ: In Arts, broadly defined?
IQ: Are you an actress who "consciously uncoupled" with your husband?
IQ2: Are you the only CIA head to become POTUS?
IQ3: Are you the only POTUS with a MBA? (God-willing, this will stay true)
Ah, yes. Gene Shalit. I could see his (funny) face, but not remember his name.
Not Gwyneth Paltrow, George H.W. Bush or George W. Bush.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. Born before 1950
6. born east of the Miss. River
7. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
IQ: Are you the Notre Dame player whose pneumonia death lead to a famous rallying cry?
IQ2: Are you former assistant to the traveling secretary to the NY Yankees?
IQ3: Are you the only POTUS not a member of a political party when entering office?
Yeah, Gene is NOT a handsome man.
Not another trio of Georges: Gipp, Costanza or Washington (and maybe the only time these three have ever been mentioned in the same sentence!).
Yeah, a case of "Sentence never written before."
IQ: Were you youngest elected POTUS before JFK?
IQ2: Were you the Nazi propaganda minister?
IQ3: Were you the Korean born golfer whose back issues truncated your career?
Not James A. Garfield (guessing), Joseph Goebbels or... dunno.
U.S. Grant
Grace Park (another one)
DQ: Political/military figure?
DQ2: Born after 1925?
G.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. Born before 1950
6. born east of the Miss. River
7. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
9. a political/military figure, very broadly defined
10. born before 1925
IQ: Were you Secretary of State under Reagan, and other Cabinet posts under prior GOP POTUS?
IQ2: Did you coach the "Over the Hill Gang"?
IQ3: Are you the son of #2, who was a Senator who infamously used a racial slur?
Not George Schultz, George Allen Sr. or George Allen Jr.?
Thought FOR sure it was Schultz!! (You nailed the George Allens btw)
IQ: Are you the American General who would've been paralyzed if you survived the car accident that killed you?
IQ2: Did you play the Al Bundy expy whose best friend was a doll voiced by officer Zed?
IQ3: Are you the notoriously reclusive movie legend?
Not George Patton, dunno, and not Greta Garbo.
Geoff Pierson ("Unhappily Ever After" the bunny was voiced by Bobcat Goldwait).
DQ: WWII veteran?
IQ: Are you the American cyclist who got to keep your Tour de France win?
IQ2: Did you play Frank Drebin's fellow cop in "Naked Gun"?
IQ3: Are you the 3rd member mentioned in 2 famous supergroups?
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Dunno, dunno, and not George Harrison.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. Born before 1950
6. born east of the Miss. River
7. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
9. a political/military figure, very broadly defined
10. born before 1925
11. not a WWII veteran
Although in answering that question, I just learned that he wanted to serve but was turned down by Uncle Sam for medical reasons.
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Greg Lemond
George Kennedy
Graham Nash (CSN & CSNY)
DQ: Elected official?
DQ2: Born East of the Appalachians?
DQ3: Namesake of something?
Ah, "mentioned." I get it. I was thinking of the Beatles and the Traveling Wilburys.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. Born before 1950
6. born east of the Miss. River
7. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
9. a political/military figure, very broadly defined
10. born before 1925
11. not a WWII veteran
12. not an elected official
13. born among or near the Appalachians
14. namesake of something
As to #13, it's hard to tell from the maps. That's my best answer.
IQ: Is the standard military rifle named after you?
IQ2: Are you the POTUS whose death was more due to poor medical care than the assassination attempt?
IQ3: Were you that assassin?
Not (used to be) Garand, Garfield or Gaeiteau (sp?).
Was thinking Gatling for first one
I BELIEVE it's Guiteau
DQ: Appointed official?
IQ: Were you a longtime Cubs great who famously didn't wear batting gloves?
IQ2: Did you "Do what Fred Astaire did, only backwards and in high heels"?
IQ3: Were you an actress turned royal?
Dunno, but not Ginger Rogers or Princess Grace.
Gatling guns are not rifles, so I don't think you've earned a DQ with that one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatling_gun
That's Mark Grace
DQ: Appointed official? (Now I'll get my answer).
IQ: Are you the 80s Jets DE who pioneered the sack dance?
IQ2: Are you the POTUS who shares his name with a beloved Sesame Street resident?
IQ3: Are you that beloved Muppet?
Dunno, not Grover Cleveland (one of my favorite underappreciated Presidents) or the much shorter, furrier and bluer Grover.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. Born before 1950
6. born east of the Miss. River
7. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
9. a political/military figure, very broadly defined
10. born before 1925
11. not a WWII veteran
12. not an elected official
13. born among or near the Appalachians
14. namesake of something
15. not an appointed official
That's Mark Gastineau
DQ: Spouse of public figure?
IQ: Were you the main female character in a popular book and movie franchise?
IQ2: Are you the longest lived VP?
IQ3: Are you the platinum blonde SI swimsuit model?
Dunno, not John Nance Garner, and dunno.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. Born before 1950
6. born east of the Miss. River
7. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
9. a political/military figure, very broadly defined
10. born before 1925
11. not a WWII veteran
12. not an elected official
13. born among or near the Appalachians
14. namesake of something
15. not an appointed official
16. not the spouse of a public figure
Hermoine Granger ("Harry Potter" of course)
Genievieve (sp?). Morton
DQ: First initial "G"?
DQ2: Associated with a scandal?
IQ: Are you the KFC colonel who realized you were replaceable, and dropped character to lament it?
IQ2: Are you the political pundit married to "Schmoopy"?
IQ2: Did you formerly have a talk show after Conan?
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Not Jim Gaffigan (loved those ads!), dunno, and not Lou Gehrig.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. Born before 1950
6. born east of the Miss. River
7. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
9. a political/military figure, very broadly defined
10. born before 1925
11. not a WWII veteran
12. not an elected official
13. born among or near the Appalachians
14. namesake of something
15. not an appointed official
16. not the spouse of a public figure
17. last name starts with G
18. not associated with a scandal
LOVE that you got Gaffigan. (BTW: should've asked the previous one as: "Are you the extra crispy colonel?")
George Stephanopolous married Schmoopy
DQ: Regaed positively by history?
IQ: Did you have a talk show after Conan?
IQ2: Were you a diva who on a 3hr tour that lasted MUCH longer?
IQ3: Were you the lead singer of a band that went through several name changes?
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Had to fix a spelling error
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Dunno x3.
G.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. Born before 1950
6. born east of the Miss. River
7. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
9. a political/military figure, very broadly defined
10. born before 1925
11. not a WWII veteran
12. not an elected official
13. born among or near the Appalachians
14. namesake of something
15. not an appointed official
16. not the spouse of a public figure
17. last name starts with G
18. not associated with a scandal
19. rega[rd]ed positively by history
I'd say so, all in all, although he certainly has his critics.
George Lopez
Ginger from "Gilligan's Island"
Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship)
DQ: Common first name?
DQ2: From an original colony?
DQ3: Served in a position "at the pleasure of the President"?
IQ: Are you someone who would've been in grave danger if your friends took the obvious way out of the trouble you caused?
IQ2: Did you create the most popular show in AMC history?
IQ3: Did you HATE spunk?
Okay, reviewing what I know:
A 90 year-old American man from the SE USA (Cumberland Pass area).
Sorta a political/military guy.
Something named after him.
No famous spouse.
Not associated with a scandal.
Not an elected OR appointed official.
Though not universally, regarded positive by history
Last initial "G"
Ginger - of course! :: headsmack ::
G.
1. real
2. male
3. alive
4. American
5. Born before 1950
6. born east of the Miss. River
7. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
8. not in the Arts, broadly defined
9. a political/military figure, very broadly defined
10. born before 1925
11. not a WWII veteran
12. not an elected official
13. born among or near the Appalachians
14. namesake of something
15. not an appointed official
16. not the spouse of a public figure
17. last name starts with G
18. not associated with a scandal
19. rega[rd]ed positively by history
20. somewhat uncommon first name
21. from one of the 13 original American colonies
22. did not serve in a position "at the pleasure of the President"
I won't answer your last batch of IQs, sorry, as you now have more than 20 DQ answers.
Please ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon Thurs.
Understood. FTR, those were:
Gilligan ("Just Eat Gilligan" is a trope)
Vince Gilligan created "Breaking Bad"
Lou Grant
Time to ponder
UNCLE!
Sorry for the delay. I am noted evangelist, theologian and confidante of multiple Presidents
Billy Graham
For more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Graham
I have serious issues with 9 and 20
9). He, IN NO WAY, is a "political/military figure"
20) "Billy" is a rather common name
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