Way to go, Le Ministre!
James Madison, who briefly but directly commanded U.S. troops in the field at Bladensburg, Md. during the War of 1812. The only other two Presidents to have done so were George Washington, in Western Pa. during the Whiskey Rebellion, and Abraham Lincoln, at Hampton Roads, Va. during the Civil War.
Congratulations, le Ministre!
These were Ian MacKellan, Malcolm McDowell, and Thurston Moore.
Come on le Ministre give us an ‘X’ or a ‘Z’, and we can check off the only two undone letters from the list!
Many thanks, everyone. Just for the curious -
was a reference to Miles Davis’ 1981 album ‘The Man with The Horn’.
was Richard Manuel. Though mostly a singer and pianist, he would also play drums whenever drummer Levon Helm was called upon to play mandoline. Manuel was a quirky drummer who played left- and right-handed. In the commentary to ‘The Last Waltz’, Levon Helm described Manuel’s drumming as ‘sounding like a truck with the rubber about to come off one of the tires’.
So, next round - I can’t resist the call of our underused letters…
Y it is…
IQs:
Were you part of a noteworthy folk trio?
Were a Night Watch warrior who met a bad end?
Were you played by a Python star in a generally-panned movie?
IQ1: Did you have no fear of the green monster?
IQ2: Were you a Tennessee boy who found fame in France?
IQ3: Were you famously shown getting a monkey off your back on national television?
IQ1: Are you a former Ukrainian prime minister and the most attractive head of state I’ve ever seen?
IQ2: Are you a throwback country musician who got his start in LA rock and punk clubs?
IQ3: Is your name synonymous with greatness on the mound?
No, I’m not Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary.
No clue, other than ‘some one from Terry Pratchett’ and ‘someone from Jabberwocky’.
No idea on 2 or 3.
So, 2 DQs for Elendil’s Heir, and at least 2 DQs for Wargamer. I’m off to a roaring start…
Yeah, Fenway opened the year after Young retired. You got all three of mine right, at least!
IQ1: Carl Yaztrmeski, Hall of Fame leftfielder for the Red Sox.
IQ2: Alvin York, who won the Congressional Medal of Honor in WW 1 for singlehandedly capturing/killing over 100 Germans.
IQ3: Steve Young, who after hearing for years how he couldn’t win the Big One, was captured on the sidelines of Super Bowl XXIX flinging a figurative monkey off his back.
DQ1: Are/were you a real person?
DQ2: Does your last name start with the letter Y?
Reserving last DQ for the moment.
**Summary - Y
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DQ: Are you currently still living?
IQ1: Are you the sixth leading scorer in NHL history?
IQ2: Did you help defuse a coup after The Wall fell?
IQ3: Are you the quarterback’s Great-great-great-etc-grandfather?
To answer this DQ - Yes, I am still living.
Summary - Y
IQ1: Did you catch passes from Neil O’Donnel in the mid 1990s?
IQ2: Did you adopt a new name and eschew a successful music career in 1977?
IQ3: Are you a protegé of Christian Dior and an influential fashion designer in your own right?
Actually, Steve Yzerman is the NHL’s sixth leading scorer. And knowing that Steve Young is a Mormon would help you deduce that his great-to-the-nth-grandfather was none other than Brigham Young.
Hmm. I’ll hold those two DQs to let some other folks have a chance.
I don’t know; take a DQ.
No, I’m not Yusef Islam, formerly Cat Stevens.
No, I’m not Yves Saint Laurent.
I’m showing my age - the first hockey player with a ‘y’ in his name that comes to mind will forever be Cournoyer. It was late last night when I realized ‘There’s no way Cournoyer could be number six in a post-Gretzky universe…’
Nitpick: Head of government.
Correct as to Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary.
Yorren was killed by the bad guys in George R.R. Martin’s A Clash of Kings.
Yellowbeard was a pirate played by Graham Chapman in the movie of the same name.
DQs:
American?
Male?
IQs:
Were you a Confederate diplomat who failed?
Were you admired by Chandler and Joey?
Was your name originally used with derision?
No, I’m not American (though I could easily be mistaken for one).
Yes, I’m male.
Nope, I have nothing. That would be three juicy, bacon-flavoured DQs for you…
**Summary - Y
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Outstanding DQs -
2 to Wargamer
3 to Elendil’s Heir