Yes, I am Nicholas of Myra, a fourth century bishop of what is now Demre, Türkiye, known as “Nicholas the Wonderworker” for the miracles attributed to him. The most famous legend of St. Nicholas has him dropping a bag of gold through a poor man’s window, three nights in a row, to save his three daughters from being forced into prostitution by giving them dowries. This is of course is why he was mythologized into the Dutch “Sinterklaas”, who became the modern Santa Claus.
I figured Saint Nick would be appropriate for our first December round. Little surprised it took this long, given all the “Nicholas/Nick” IQs y’all asked.
Anyway, well done, @Prof.Pepperwinkle! Hope you’re feeling better! And a Merry Dopemass to all, and may Unca Cecil bless us, every one!
Did you have arguably the silliest alternative name in all of Middle-earth?
Were you Lincoln’s first political hero?
Were you the mythical antihero of Motie society?
Jane Fonda played Cat Ballou. Lee Marvin was the drunk cowboy Kid Shalleen and his evil twin. As Stubby Kaye and Nat King Cole are my witnesses, 'tis so.
IQs:
1. Were you the host of To Tell the Truth?
2. Were you a Roman dictator who voluntarily gave up the post after the crisis was over?
3. Were you regarded as the first person killed in the American Revolution?
1 was Chubby Checker, who urged everybody to do the Twist. 2 was Anders Celsius, who formulated a temperature scale that had the boiling point of water at 0° and the freezing point at 100°; this was later inverted at the suggestion of Linnaeus. 3 was the noted outlaw Butch Cassidy.
Given my mistake on Cat Ballou, I will only claim two DQs, reserved.
IQs:
1. Did you make a lot of money after winning the World Series of Poker in 2003?
2. Did you star in Trog?
3. Are you the main character of Inception?