Did you come from “out of the blue” to appear on a short-lived late-1970’s television series?
Governor Quinn: Although I didn’t know of that particular distinction of his, I was all set to ask about the guy who played both Bilbo and Frodo until I did a quick check of his Wiki page and discovered that particular claim to fame!
Orson Bean, whom I know primarily for his seemingly ubiquitous panelist gigs on game shows of the 1970’s
The last 5-star general was Omar Bradley
Muhammad Ali’s tough foe was Oscar Bonavena
The foxy detective was Olivia Brown.
DQ1: Are you male?
DQ2: Are you currently alive?
DQ3: Are you American?
What are the freakin’ odds that we’d simulpost about the exact same actress? :eek: Wow!
I won’t ask a DQ; wouldn’t be fair to WormTheRed.
Another IQ: Did you write your best-known short story partly to overcome your fear of an insect?
Sure not, have a dq.
I’m male, I’m alive, but I’m not american.
I haven’t got a clue. Have a DQ
This one is probably going to be over quite fast…
Olivia Barash appeared as Laura Richards on Out of the Blue in 1979.
DQ: Are you European?
IQ: Did you play third base for the Washington Senators?
Yes
The what? Have another dq
SUMMARY:
Male
Alive
European
Did you win a gold medal in figure skating?
Did you serve as President of Guatemala?
Was a Midwestern state capital named after you?
Did you write two of Elvis Presley’s #1 hits in the 1950’s?
Did you create a social/friendship network for Google?
Ok - I’m really getting the feeling that my correct guess in the last game was a complete fluke. As I haven’t got a clue of any of these either.
Take 5 DQ.s Astorian.
Sorry for being late; I’ve been busy the last few days.
DQs:
Are you best known as a politician?
Are you from a Warsaw Pact nation?
IQ: Were you an associate of Oswald Mosley for one day?
Octavia Butler wrote her brilliantly creepy short story “Bloodchild” to get over her fear of bot flies.
DQ: Are you an entertainer?
Oksana Baiul was the gold medalist in figure skating the year everyone was paying attention to Tonya HArding and Nancy Kerrigan
Oscar Berger was president of Guatemala
Bismarck, North Dakota was named after Otto von Bismarck
Otis Blackwell wrote “Don’t Be Cruel” and “All Shook up”
Orkut Buyukkokten created Google’s Orkut social system
DQ1: Are you an athlete?
DQ2: Are you a politician?
DQ3: Are you a scientist or inventor?
DQ4: Are you a citizen of the UK?
DQ5: Are you involved in the entertainment business?
Is your name highly recognized by British sculptors and students of South African history?
The Sentors featured Ossie Bluege (whose name was on my mind because of the SDMB Baseball Hall of Fame balloting currently underway) at the “hot corner” for most of the 1920’s and '30’s.
DQ: Are you from Norway?
IQ: (related to the above): Are you known for winning national championships in cross-country skiing?
Not a politician
Not from a Warsawa Pact nation
And have another dq