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[atimnie]

Would you rather have X? 101

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Huh, okay.

IQs:

1) Are you a short, bald, fat guy with a one-panel comic strip?
2) Are you the star of another comic strip that's usually alphabetically right after #1?
3) Did you film JFK's assassination? 102

[atimnie]

Not Ziggy, not Abe Zapruder, take a DQ on 2. 103

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle

Huh, okay.

IQs:

1) Are you a short, bald, fat guy with a one-panel comic strip?
2) Are you the star of another comic strip that's usually alphabetically right after #1?
3) Did you film JFK's assassination?

Originally Posted by atimnie

Not Ziggy, not Abe Zapruder, take a DQ on 2.

Correct, Zippy the Pinhead, correct.

DQ: Real? 104

[atimnie]

1. Real 105

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

IQs:

1) Did you create Esperanto?
2) Were you known as "the Father of Television"?
3) Did you voice The Spellbinder on Electric Company? 106

[atimnie]

Take 3 DQ's. 107

[Knowed Out]

Wonder of atimnie will remember my Z IQs if I reuse them?

IQ1: Did Jason Sudeikis voice you in a 2017 Fox sitcom that combined live action and animation?
IQ2: Did you play Mary Jane in Spider-man: Far From Home?
IQ3: Do you play the snotty passive-aggressive host of Between Two Ferns? 108

[atimnie]

Take 3 DQ's. Think this will be a quick game. 109

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1) Did you create Esperanto?
2) Were you known as "the Father of Television"?
3) Did you voice The Spellbinder on Electric Company?

1 was Ludwig Zamenhof.
2 was Vladimir Zwarykin, creator of the cathode ray tube.
3 was Zero Mostel.

DQs:

1) Male?
2) Living?
3) American? 110

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

IQs:

1) Are you aka Don Diego de la Vera?
2) Were you a painter known as "the Spanish Caravaggio"?
3) Are you the title character in the only novel by Max Beerbohm? 111

[atimnie]

1. Real
2. Female
3. Living
4. American 112

[atimnie]

Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1) Are you aka Don Diego de la Vera?
2) Were you a painter known as "the Spanish Caravaggio"?
3) Are you the title character in the only novel by Max Beerbohm?

Not Zorro, take 2 DQ's. 113

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1) Are you aka Don Diego de la Vera?
2) Were you a painter known as "the Spanish Caravaggio"?
3) Are you the title character in the only novel by Max Beerbohm?

Originally Posted by atimnie

Not Zorro, take 2 DQ's.

Correct, Francesco Zurbaran, Zuleika Dobson.

DQs:

1) Known for the Arts?
2) Born before 1960? 114

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

IQs:

1) Are you a Swiss printmaker known for "breastscapes"?
2) Did Josh Brolin play you in Men In Black 3?
3) Are you the Flash's greatest archenemy? 115

[atimnie]

1. Real
2. Female
3. Living
4. American
5. Known for the arts
6. Born after 1960 116

[atimnie]

Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1) Are you a Swiss printmaker known for "breastscapes"?
2) Did Josh Brolin play you in Men In Black 3?
3) Are you the Flash's greatest archenemy?

Agent Z for 2? Take 2 or 3 DQs. 117

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by atimnie

Agent Z for 2? Take 2 or 3 DQs.

Correct on Z (or Zed).
#1 was Anders Zorn.
#3 is Prof. Zoom, the Reverse Flash.

DQs:

1) Known for the Arts?
2) Born before 1980? 118

[atimnie]

1. Real
2. Female
3. Living
4. American
5. Known for the arts
6. Born after 1960
7. Born in 1980

Already asked 5, take another DQ. 119

[Slow Moving Vehicle]

Originally Posted by atimnie

Next: I am Z

Yes, again. I think you'll get this one.

Yeah, think I’m going to sit this one out. I was already straining to come up with “Z” people, and I feel it would somehow be cheating to recycle my IQs from the last round. 120

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

DQ: Actress?

SMV, go ahead and resubmit: this person could be someone we already asked about. 121

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

IQs:

1) Did your sister play the lead character on Bones?
2) Are you the title character in what has to be on of Sean Connery's worst movies?
3) Are you one of David Bowie's personae? 122

[Knowed Out]

IQ1: Did Jason Sudeikis voice you in a 2017 Fox sitcom that combined live action and animation?
IQ2: Did you play Mary Jane in Spider-man: Far From Home?
IQ3: Do you play the snotty passive-aggressive host of Between Two Ferns?

Son of Zorn, Zendaya, Zack Galifanakis

DQ: First name begin with Z?

holding 2 DQs 123

[atimnie]

Originally Posted by Slow Moving Vehicle

Yeah, think I’m going to sit this one out. I was already straining to come up with “Z” people, and I feel it would somehow be cheating to recycle my IQs from the last round.

Oh shit, they're onto me. 124

[atimnie]

1. Real
2. Female
3. Living
4. American
5. Known for the arts
6. Born after 1960
7. Born in 1980
8. Actress
9. First name starts with Z 125

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1) Did your sister play the lead character on Bones?
2) Are you the title character in what has to be on of Sean Connery's worst movies?
3) Are you one of David Bowie's personae?

Ahem. 126

[atimnie]

Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1) Did your sister play the lead character on Bones?

And the game's back to you. Yes Zooey Deschanel is the correct answer. 127

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Oh, good. I am Z!

No, wait a minute, that's no good...


I am S! 128

[atimnie]

IQs:

IQ1: Are you a military themed wrestler from the glory days of WWF?
IQ2: Were you the one eyed member of the Rat Pack?
IQ3: Are you the one eyed pusher of Wheat Thins who has a band named after you? 129

[Elendil's Heir]

IQs:

Were you Mr. Burns's right-hand man at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant?
Were you Lincoln's first SECWAR?
Were you his second? 130

[Slow Moving Vehicle]

IQ1: Were you an actor known for your overwrought, often-mocked commercials for the Christian Children’s Fund?
IQ2: Over the course of the work in which you are a character, did you grow from a silly girl obsessed with pretty dresses and handsome princes into a strategist and queen, ending up as one of the principle characters of the story?
IQ3: Were you a Roman emperor who invaded Scotland but died at York, who shares his name with a well-known character from a hugely-popular fantasy series? 131

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by atimnie

IQs:

IQ1: Are you a military themed wrestler from the glory days of WWF?
IQ2: Were you the one eyed member of the Rat Pack?
IQ3: Are you the one eyed pusher of Wheat Thins who has a band named after you?

1) Take a DQ.
2) I am not Sammy Davis, Jr.
3) I am not Sandy Duncan.

Originally Posted by Elendil's Heir

IQs:

Were you Mr. Burns's right-hand man at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant?
Were you Lincoln's first SECWAR?
Were you his second?

1) I am not Smithers.
2) I am not Simon Cameron.
3) I am not Edwin Stanton.

Originally Posted by Slow Moving Vehicle

IQ1: Were you an actor known for your overwrought, often-mocked commercials for the Christian Children’s Fund?
IQ2: Over the course of the work in which you are a character, did you grow from a silly girl obsessed with pretty dresses and handsome princes into a strategist and queen, ending up as one of the principle characters of the story?
IQ3: Were you a Roman emperor who invaded Scotland but died at York, who shares his name with a well-known character from a hugely-popular fantasy series?

1) I am not Sally Struthers (??)
2) I am not Sansa Stark.
3) Take a DQ. 132

[atimnie]

1) Take a DQ.
2) I am not Sammy Davis, Jr.
3) I am not Sandy Duncan.

1 was Sgt Slaughter.

DQ: Real? 133

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

DQs:

1. Real 134

[Elendil's Heir]

Swept me!

IQs:

Did you call a truce for a foe's wedding night?
Were your brothers Renly and Robert?
Were you AKA Curunir? 135

[Slow Moving Vehicle]

Previous IQs:

IQ1: Were you an actor known for your overwrought, often-mocked commercials for the Christian Children’s Fund?
IQ2: Over the course of the work in which you are a character, did you grow from a silly girl obsessed with pretty dresses and handsome princes into a strategist and queen, ending up as one of the principle characters of the story?
IQ3: Were you a Roman emperor who invaded Scotland but died at York, who shares his name with a well-known character from a hugely-popular fantasy series?

Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle

...

1) I am not Sally Struthers (??)
2) I am not Sansa Stark.
3) Take a DQ.

Correct on Sally Struthers and Sansa Stark. The Roman emperor was Septimus Severus, who shares his name with Professor Severus Snape, of the Harry Potter universe. Had an alliteration theme going.

IQ1: Are you the Sopwith Camel-flying sworn enemy of the Red Baron?
IQ2: As a young actor, did you star in a low-budget porn film that earned a larger audience once you became a well-recognized mainstream star?
IQ3: Were you Lincoln's secretary of state?

DQ1: Female? 136

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by Elendil's Heir

Swept me!

IQs:

Did you call a truce for a foe's wedding night?
Were your brothers Renly and Robert?
Were you AKA Curunir?

Take 3 DQs. 137

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

DQs:

1. Real
2. Male 138

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by Slow Moving Vehicle

IQ1: Are you the Sopwith Camel-flying sworn enemy of the Red Baron?
IQ2: As a young actor, did you star in a low-budget porn film that earned a larger audience once you became a well-recognized mainstream star?
IQ3: Were you Lincoln's secretary of state?

1. I am not Snoopy.
2. I am not Sylvester Stallone.
3. I am not William Seward. 139

[atimnie]

IQ1: Are you a game show host who briefly had his own talk show?
IQ2: Were you a senator who crashed into a tree while skiing?
IQ3: Did you fall for a Smooth Operator? 140

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by atimnie

IQ1: Are you a game show host who briefly had his own talk show?
IQ2: Were you a senator who crashed into a tree while skiing?
IQ3: Did you fall for a Smooth Operator?

1. I am not Pat Sajak.
2. I am not Sonny Bono.
3. I am not Sade. 141

[Elendil's Heir]

Bono was a Congressman, not a senator, FTR.

Previous IQs:

Did you call a truce for a foe's wedding night? - Saladin, during the Crusades
Were your brothers Renly and Robert? - Stannis Baratheon, on Game of Thrones
Were you AKA Curunir? - Saruman, in LOTR

DQs:

Living?
American?
Last name start with S?

IQs:

Were you T'Pring's fiancee?
Did she inexplicably want to marry this stiff instead?
Were you this inspirational figure from their society's ancient past? 142

[atimnie]

IQ1: Do you help in manufacturing planets, specializing in fjords?
IQ2: Are you a fan of a miraculously healed pinball wizard?
IQ3: Are you a hick persona of Jonathon Winters? 143

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

DQs:

1. Real
2. Male
3. Dead
4. Not American
5. Last name starts with S 144

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by Elendil's Heir

IQs:

Were you T'Pring's fiancee?
Did she inexplicably want to marry this stiff instead?
Were you this inspirational figure from their society's ancient past?

1. I am not Spock.
2. I forget. Take a DQ.
3. I am not Sarek?? Take another DQ.

Originally Posted by atimnie

IQ1: Do you help in manufacturing planets, specializing in fjords?
IQ2: Are you a fan of a miraculously healed pinball wizard?
IQ3: Are you a hick persona of Jonathon Winters?

1. I am not Slartibartfast.
2. Tommy, hmm, I'm gonna have to listen to that again. Take a DQ.
3. I am not Elwood P. Suggins. 145

[atimnie]

2 was Sally Simpson

DQ: From the 20th century? 146

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

DQs:

1. Real
2. Male
3. Dead
4. Not American
5. Last name starts with S
6. 20th Century 147

[Elendil's Heir]

Previous IQs:

Were you T'Pring's fiancee? - Yes, Spock
Did she inexplicably want to marry this stiff instead? - Stonn
Were you this inspirational figure from their society's ancient past? - Surak

DQs:

European?
Political/military?

IQs:

Are you the best-known person from Auburn, N.Y.?
Did you write and perform "She Used To Be Mine"?
Did you lead an uprising of Roman slaves? 148

[atimnie]

IQ1: Are you the quadruple named girl who would not take the garbage out?
IQ2: Are you her multi-talented bald and bearded creator?
IQ3: Are you an actress co-starring in The Four Seasons? 149

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

DQs:

1. Real
2. Male
3. Dead
4. Not American
5. Last name starts with S
6. 20th Century
7. Not European
8. Political/military 150