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[Elendil's Heir]

G.

1. real
2. last name begins with G
3. male
4. living
5. born before 1969
6. known for the Arts
7. not American
8. actor
9. European
10. born after 1940
11. native English speaker
12. not best known for movies
13. arguably not best known for one role
14. born after 1950
15. best known from television
16. well (or best) known from a TV series produced this century
17. born after 1960
18. known as a lead actor in a series

Originally Posted by Elendil's Heir

...We're going to go over 20 again, so more IQs, please. I'll answer all earned DQs asked by noon EST Friday.

That is, no more IQs, please. Thanks. 151

[Knowed Out]

IQ1: Are you a longtime tuxedo-wearing wrestling announcer who passed away this past January?
IQ2: Are you considered the NFL insider for Fox Sports?
IQ3: Were you a longtime Monday Night Football play-by-play caller alongside Howard Cosell and Don Meredith?

Dunno, dunno, and not... Bryant Gumbel? Probably not.

Gene Okerlund, Jay Glazer, Frank Gifford

DQ: Best known for comedic roles?

holding 3 DQs 152

[Elendil's Heir]

G.

1. real
2. last name begins with G
3. male
4. living
5. born before 1969
6. known for the Arts
7. not American
8. actor
9. European
10. born after 1940
11. native English speaker
12. not best known for movies
13. arguably not best known for one role
14. born after 1950
15. best known from television
16. well (or best) known from a TV series produced this century
17. born after 1960
18. known as a lead actor in a series
19. not best known for comedic roles 153

[Knowed Out]

DQ: Currently in a series that's still airing?

holding 2 DQs 154

[Elendil's Heir]

G.

1. real
2. last name begins with G
3. male
4. living
5. born before 1969
6. known for the Arts
7. not American
8. actor
9. European
10. born after 1940
11. native English speaker
12. not best known for movies
13. arguably not best known for one role
14. born after 1950
15. best known from television
16. well (or best) known from a TV series produced this century
17. born after 1960
18. known as a lead actor in a series
19. not best known for comedic roles
20. currently in a series that's still airing 155

[De La Rue]

DQ: from the UK?

One DQ reserved. 156

[Knowed Out]

DQ: Does the series this person star in air on BBC America?

holding a DQ 157

[Elendil's Heir]

Originally Posted by De La Rue

...One DQ reserved.

Remind me from what IQ you have one reserved? I looked back and saw only one, which you just asked.

G.

1. real
2. last name begins with G
3. male
4. living
5. born before 1969
6. known for the Arts
7. not American
8. actor
9. European
10. born after 1940
11. native English speaker
12. not best known for movies
13. arguably not best known for one role
14. born after 1950
15. best known from television
16. well (or best) known from a TV series produced this century
17. born after 1960
18. known as a lead actor in a series
19. not best known for comedic roles
20. currently in a series that's still airing
21. not from the UK
22. series this person stars in does not air on BBC America 158

[De La Rue]

Originally Posted by Elendil's Heir

Not Mrs. Grundy, "Glamorous" Glynnis Yeager, and dunno (although I can visualize the actor; he also played Raj's dad on BBT).

Belated IQ wrap-up: 3 was Brian George.

Originally Posted by Elendil's Heir

Remind me from what IQ you have one reserved? I looked back and saw only one, which you just asked.

Post #136. I count:
two DQs earned from the reply in post #139 (the answer for 1 being G. Gordon Liddy, not George Peppard),
one asked in post #148,
one earned in post #149,
and one asked in post #156.

Looking back, I notice I didn't say "1 DQ reserved" in post #148, which was sloppy of me. 159

[Knowed Out]

Native English speaker but not from the UK? Why do you hate us?

DQ: Is current series airing on an American antenna channel (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX, CW, etc)? 160

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Could be Canadian, Australian or Irish. 161

[Elendil's Heir]

Originally Posted by De La Rue

...Post #136. I count:
two DQs earned from the reply in post #139 (the answer for 1 being G. Gordon Liddy, not George Peppard),
one asked in post #148,
one earned in post #149,
and one asked in post #156....

OK, thanks.

G.

1. real
2. last name begins with G
3. male
4. living
5. born before 1969
6. known for the Arts
7. not American
8. actor
9. European
10. born after 1940
11. native English speaker
12. not best known for movies
13. arguably not best known for one role
14. born after 1950
15. best known from television
16. well (or best) known from a TV series produced this century
17. born after 1960
18. known as a lead actor in a series
19. not best known for comedic roles
20. currently in a series that's still airing
21. not from the UK
22. series this person stars in does not air on BBC America
23. current series not airing on an American antenna channel (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX, CW, etc) 162

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Clarification : does "still airing" include reruns? 163

[Knowed Out]

Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle

Could be Canadian, Australian or Irish.

He said European and not from the UK, so that eliminates Canadian and Australian. I thought UK included all of Ireland, but Brexit might have changed that. Plenty of Europeans speak multiple languages, so the mystery guest could be multilingual.

Series could be on a cable or streaming channel. Preacher and Walking Dead have non-Americans playing Americans, so possibly somebody from there. 164

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

The UK includes Northern Ireland, but not Ireland, which is a separate country.

But thanks for the catch. 165

[Elendil's Heir]

Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle

Clarification : does "still airing" include reruns?

No. I'd interpret "still airing" to mean "new episodes are still being made." 166

[De La Rue]

Final DQ: best known from an HBO show? 167

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by Elendil's Heir

No. I'd interpret "still airing" to mean "new episodes are still being made."

Good. So would I. 168

[Elendil's Heir]

G.

1. real
2. last name begins with G
3. male
4. living
5. born before 1969
6. known for the Arts
7. not American
8. actor
9. European
10. born after 1940
11. native English speaker
12. not best known for movies
13. arguably not best known for one role
14. born after 1950
15. best known from television
16. well (or best) known from a TV series produced this century
17. born after 1960
18. known as a lead actor in a series
19. not best known for comedic roles
20. currently in a series that's still airing
21. not from the UK
22. series this person stars in does not air on BBC America
23. current series not airing on an American antenna channel (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX, CW, etc)
24. arguably best known from an HBO show

Please ask all earned "Are you Firstname Lastname?" questions by noon EST Sun. 169

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Let's see... Trevor Gnoah? Gno.

DQ: Are you Aiden Gillen from Game of Thrones and currently on Project: Blue Book? 170

[Elendil's Heir]

Dingdingding! Yes, I am the Irish actor

Aidan Gillen

Known for my work on Queer as Folk, The Wire and Game of Thrones, and now Project Blue Book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan_Gillen

Good job! Thought I might've had you this time. 171

[De La Rue]

Congrats, Prof.! I suspected Gillen as well (thus the UK and HBO questions). 172

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Thanks! I am W.W 173

[Elendil's Heir]

IQs:

Was your middle name Ewart?
Did you joke about wearing Fat Boy jeans as a kid?
Was your strongest political ally Thurlow Weed? 174

[atimnie]

Doing another one? Okay...

IQs:

IQ1: Are you a British panel game show host that was once comedy partners with the star of an American medical show?
IQ2: Are you the regular panelist on the show hosted by the above?
IQ3: Are you the current host of that show?

Not sure if I got the formatting right... 175

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by Elendil's Heir

IQs:

Was your middle name Ewart?
Did you joke about wearing Fat Boy jeans as a kid?
Was your strongest political ally Thurlow Weed?

Take 3 DQs. 176

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by atimnie

Doing another one? Okay...

IQs:

IQ1: Are you a British panel game show host that was once comedy partners with the star of an American medical show?
IQ2: Are you the regular panelist on the show hosted by the above?
IQ3: Are you the current host of that show?

Not sure if I got the formatting right...

Formatting is fine.

#1 sounds like Stephen Fry, but he's not a W.

Take 3 DQs. 177

[atimnie]

It has to be a W? Not sure I can take the DQs then, since it was Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, and Sandy Toksvig.

IQs

IQ1: Are you the Scottish hero of a movie directed by and starring Mel Gibson?
IQ2: Were you the inspiration for the character Charles Foster Kane?
IQ3: Were you the supposed replacement for the dead Paul McCartney? 178

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by atimnie

It has to be a W? Not sure I can take the DQs then, since it was Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, and Sandy Toksvig.

IQs

IQ1: Are you the Scottish hero of a movie directed by and starring Mel Gibson?
IQ2: Were you the inspiration for the character Charles Foster Kane?
IQ3: Were you the supposed replacement for the dead Paul McCartney?

No, you are correct; your questions have to be W's as well.

1. I am not William Wallace.
2. I am not William Randolph Hearst.
Take a DQ for #3. 179

[atimnie]

3 was William Campbell

DQ: Real person? 180

[De La Rue]

IQs:
1. Did you disappear into the Upside Down?
2. Did Edward VIII abdicate for you?
3. Are you mentioned in the song "Hackensack", by Fountains of Wayne? 181

[Knowed Out]

IQ1: Are you QB for the Seattle Seahawks?
IQ2: Are you QB for the Tamp Bay Buccaneers?
IQ3: Are you GM for NXT? 182

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

DQs:

1) Real 183

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by De La Rue

IQs:
1. Did you disappear into the Upside Down?
2. Did Edward VIII abdicate for you?
3. Are you mentioned in the song "Hackensack", by Fountains of Wayne?

1. I am not Will Byers.
2. I am not Wallis Simpson.
Take a DQ for #3. 184

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by Knowed Out

IQ1: Are you QB for the Seattle Seahawks?
IQ2: Are you QB for the Tamp Bay Buccaneers?
IQ3: Are you GM for NXT?

Take 3 DQs. 185

[atimnie]

IQs:

IQ1: Are you the president who denied having sexual relations with that woman?
IQ2: Are you the actor who played the Waco Kid in a Mel Brooks movie?
IQ3: Are you the composer of several soundtracks to movies by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and many others? 186

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by atimnie

IQs:

IQ1: Are you the president who denied having sexual relations with that woman?
IQ2: Are you the actor who played the Waco Kid in a Mel Brooks movie?
IQ3: Are you the composer of several soundtracks to movies by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and many others?

1) I am not William Clinton.
2) I am not Gene Wilder.
3) I am not John Williams. 187

[Knowed Out]

IQ1: Are you QB for the Seattle Seahawks?
IQ2: Are you QB for the Tamp Bay Buccaneers?
IQ3: Are you GM for NXT?

Take 3 DQs.

Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, William Regal

DQ: Male?
DQ: Last name begins with W?
DQ: Alive? 188

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

DQs:

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with W
4. Dead 189

[Elendil's Heir]

Previous IQs:

Was your middle name Ewart? - British PM William Gladstone
Did you joke about wearing Fat Boy jeans as a kid? - William Clinton
Was your strongest political ally Thurlow Weed? - William H. Seward, Lincoln's SECSTATE

Like atimnie, William x3!

DQs:

American?
Political/military?
Died before 1950?

IQs:

Were you Dennis the Menace's grumpy neighbor?
Were you the best-known person from Staunton, Va.?
Did Tom Hanks's character talk to you in Cast Away? 190

[atimnie]

IQ:

IQ1: Are you famous for playing mostly cowboys, and did you star as a mongol conqueror using that same cowboy voice?
IQ2: Did you star in a reality courtroom show, and was one of Dustin Hoffman's characters slightly obsessed with you?
IQ3: Are you an actor formerly married to Liz Taylor? 191

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

DQs:

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with W
4. Dead
5. Not American
6. Not political/military
7. Died before 1950 192

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by Elendil's Heir

IQs:

Were you Dennis the Menace's grumpy neighbor?
Were you the best-known person from Staunton, Va.?
Did Tom Hanks's character talk to you in Cast Away?

I am not Mr. Wilson, Woodrow Wilson or Wilson the Volleyball. 193

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by atimnie

IQ:

IQ1: Are you famous for playing mostly cowboys, and did you star as a mongol conqueror using that same cowboy voice?
IQ2: Did you star in a reality courtroom show, and was one of Dustin Hoffman's characters slightly obsessed with you?
IQ3: Are you an actor formerly married to Liz Taylor?

1. I am not John Wayne.
2. Take a DQ.
3. I am not Michael Wilding. 194

[atimnie]

Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. "Five minutes to Wapner." Thought you'd get that one.

DQ: Was this person living in a century previous to the 20th? 195

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

DQs:

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with W
4. Dead
5. Not American
6. Not political/military
7. Died before 1950
8. Lived most of his life in the 19th Century 196

[De La Rue]

Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle

1. I am not Will Byers.
2. I am not Wallis Simpson.
Take a DQ for #3.

3 was Christopher Walken ("I saw you talkin'/to Christopher Walken/on my TV screen.").

DQ: born after 1800?


IQs:
1. Do you play the mother of Will Byers?
2. Are you the first person Milo meets in the Lands Beyond?
3. Did you animate King Kong? 197

[atimnie]

IQs

IQ1: Were you an author, journalist, and script writer who died during production of the original King Kong?
IQ2: Were you a 19th century actor known for roles in "Masks and Faces", "No Thoroughfare", and his own dramatization of "The Cricket on the Hearth"?
IQ3: Did Malcolm McDowell play you in a movie as a time traveler chasing Jack the Ripper? 198

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

DQs:

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with W
4. Dead
5. Not American
6. Not political/military
7. Died before 1950
8. Lived most of his life in the 19th Century
9. Born after 1800 199

[Prof. Pepperwinkle]

Originally Posted by De La Rue

IQs:
1. Do you play the mother of Will Byers?
2. Are you the first person Milo meets in the Lands Beyond?
3. Did you animate King Kong?

#1. I am not Winona Ryder.
#2. I am not the Watchdog.
Take a DQ.

Originally Posted by atimnie

IQs

IQ1: Were you an author, journalist, and script writer who died during production of the original King Kong?
IQ2: Were you a 19th century actor known for roles in "Masks and Faces", "No Thoroughfare", and his own dramatization of "The Cricket on the Hearth"?
IQ3: Did Malcolm McDowell play you in a movie as a time traveler chasing Jack the Ripper?

Take 2 DQs.
#3. I am not H. G. Wells. 200