Wait a moment…
IQ: You hoopy frood, do you know where your towel is?
Yes, I am Ford Prefect from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! Have some gnat spray Prof!
Why, thank you. Ah, such a refreshing vintage, too!
And so, on to G!
:: headsmack ::
Of course - Ford Prefect! Coulda shoulda got that. Good one. Well done, Prof. P.!
IQs:
According to its sculptor, does the best-known bust of you show your expression when you were quoted an exorbitant price for a horse?
When your loyalty was unfairly doubted, did you say you were willing to swear an oath before every meal?
Did you write Scapegoats of the Empire?
Take 3 DQs.
****To All:
****I had considered using Gavrilo Princip (who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand, providing the starting impetus for WWI) for this round, but figured he was too obscure. Was I right in not using him?
IQ1: Are you a MLB relief pitcher who’s nicknamed after a waterfowl?
IQ2: Are you the first professional wrestler to use a flamboyant gimmick where you wore resplendent capes and sported platinum blond hair?
IQ3: Are you an R&B singer whose manager suggested using a stage name that sounded like a public service announcement for sales of federal government instruments of indebtedness?
I wouldn’t have gotten it, but I wouldn’t have objected. He was an important historical figure.
- I am not Goose Gossage (?)
- I am not Gorgeous George.
- I am not Gary “U.S.” Bonds.
Take DQ’s where’er I’m wrong.
I think using Gavrilo Princip would absolutely be fair game. Not too obscure, and an important historical figure, as KO said.
Previous IQs:
According to its sculptor, does the best-known bust of you show your expression when you were quoted an exorbitant price for a horse? - George "You want me to pay what?" Washington, in the sculpture by Houdon: http://s3.amazonaws.com/mtv-main-assets/files/pages/9--houdon-bust-2.jpg
When your loyalty was unfairly doubted, did you say you were willing to swear an oath before every meal? - Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, during the Civil War
Did you write Scapegoats of the Empire? - George Witton, about the events of Breaker Morant
George x3!
DQs:
Real?
Male?
Last name start with G?
IQs:
Did Ramsay paint the best-known portrait of you?
Did you try to keep your estranged wife out of an important ceremony?
Have you been played relatively recently by two different actors, neither of whom looked anything like you?
DQs:
- Real
- Male
- Last name starts with G
- I am not George III.
Take 2 DQs.
I actually thought of Ford Prefect last night, but I was under the impression that the radio programme came first, not the books, and was unaware of the movie. And I didn’t see any point in racking up more DQs when we were that close to the end of the game…
I might not have guessed Princip if you’d used him, but I recognised the name immediately when I saw your post.
IQ1: Are you currently third in line to the throne of the UK?
IQ2: Were you the best-known second cousin of Mary II of England?
IQ3: Did you play baseball with Satchel Paige before moving on to basketball?
I think you are correct about the radio shows being the original form of HHGTTG.
- I am not Prince George.
Take 2 DQs.
Previous IQs:
Did Ramsay paint the best-known portrait of you? - Yes, King George III: George III - Wikipedia
Did you try to keep your estranged wife out of an important ceremony? - George IV, at his coronation
Have you been played relatively recently by two different actors, neither of whom looked anything like you? - George VI, in The King’s Speech and The Crown
George x3 redux!
DQs:
American?
Living?
IQs:
Were you married in Cleveland while on tour?
Were you that man’s wife?
Was your last film appearance in Xanadu?
Correct.
George I.
Goose Tatum (Harlem Globetrotters).
DQ1: Known for the Arts?
One DQ reserved.
DQs:
- Real
- Male
- Last name starts with G
- American
- Dead
- Not known for the Arts
#1. I am not Vince Gill.
#2. I am not Amy Grant.
#3. I am not Gene Kelly.
I’m not at all certain of the first two. I do know they are married to each other, though.
IQ1: Are you a playfully grotesque cartoon artist whose work has been published in Playboy and The New Yorker for the past 50 years?
!Q2: Are you a Victorian-era style illustrator who created The Cashlycrumb Tinies?
IQ3: Are you an EC Horror comics artist whose nickname was “Ghastly”?
- I am not Gahan Wilson.
- I am not Edward Gorey.
Take a DQ for #3.
Previous IQs:
Were you married in Cleveland while on tour? - George Burns
Were you that man’s wife? - Gracie Allen
Was your last film appearance in Xanadu? - Yes, Gene Kelly
DQs:
Political/military?
Died since 1950?
IQs:
Were you Ted Baxter’s naive girlfriend?
Were your encounters with the Green Knight an important part of Arthurian legend?
Did you appear with a young Lucille Ball in Room Service?