IQs:
- Is a law of linguistics named after you?
- Did you conceive of the collective unconscious?
- Was Hugh Downs the announcer on your talk show?
Yes, Janis Joplin
IQ: Were you an expat dancer in France?
IQ: Are you friends with a “Pretty Little Liar”?
Correct on all 3 IQs
Then I know none of them, I was thinking of a different Scott McCloud, the one who wrote Understanding Comics.
That’s the Scott McCloud I was thinking of. I’ve never heard of the Space Angel one.
Sorry about getting back to y’all so late.
Three DQs.
Three DQs.
Not … Jacob Grimm?
DQ.
DQ.
Not Josephine Baker.
DQ.
J.
- Real
- Dead
- Female
- J is initial of first name
- Died after 1900
- American
- Died before 1950
- Not best known for the creative arts
That was Jessica Gomes, friends with Shay Mitchell.
DQ: From East of the Mississippi?
I’ll bring this one forward now.
DQ: Known for work in politics/business?
Jacob Grimm is correct. #2 is Carl Jung. #3 was Jack Paar.
DQ: Known for the performing arts?
And I’ll hold on to the others for now.
IQ1: Did you refer to your parent as “Mommie Dearest”?
IQ2: Did you crawl out on top of the trunk of a convertible as it was driving through Dallas?
IQ3: After showing off your sense and sensibility, did you immerse yourself in pride and prejudice?
“Mommie Dearest” was Joan Crawford, but I don’t remember her daughter’s name, so DQ.
Not Jackie Kennedy.
Not Jane Austen.
J.
- Real
- Dead
- Female
- J is initial of first name
- Died after 1900
- American
- Died before 1950
- Not best known for the Arts
- From east of the Mississippi
- Not known for politics/business
This one’s tricky - she doesn’t really fit into one of the standard categories. I think so far “business” comes closest to the target. I’ve combined Prof P’s DQ into DQ8 to make room for another one.
Actually, I realized too late that I wrote the question wrongly–it is looking for the wrong person. Put it down to an extra cocktail before dinner. At any rate, no DQ for me.
FTR, the author of “Mommie Dearest” was Christina Crawford.
The band in question is Led Zeppelin, and the members are John Bonham, drums; Jimmie Page, guitar; John Paul Jones, bass, keyboards and everything else.
Holding fire on my DQs for a bit…
DQ: Born south of the Mason-Dixon line?
IQs:
- Were you a noted madam in Storyville, New Orleans?
- Were you a lady Indian fighter best known for her acquaintance with Wild Bill Hickok?
- Are you an overdeveloped chanteuse married to an animal?
Previous IQs:
Are you a leading character in Stranger in a Strange Land? - Jubal Harshaw.
Did you play an Assistant DA on Law and Order? - Jill Hennessy.
Was your last movie This is It? - Michael Jackson.
DQs:
Married to a man who was famous in his own right?
Known for social activism?
Died before 1925?
IQs:
Did you marry Crabman, your adulterous lover?
Did the Red-Headed League select you?
Are you depicted on a mural before which Loki walked?
IQ: Is your name used as the female equivalent of “Uncle Tom”?
DQ.
Not Calamity Jane.
DQ.
Three DQs. (It’s been a few years since I last read Holmes.)
Not … Aunt Jemima?
J.
- Real
- Dead
- Female
- J is initial of first name
- Died after 1900
- American
- Died before 1950
- Not best known for the Arts
- From east of the Mississippi
- Not known for politics/business
- Born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
- Not married to a man who was famous in his own right
- Known for social work of a sort, but not activism
- Died after 1925
This one’s tricky - she doesn’t really fit into one of the standard categories. I think so far “business” and “social” come closest to the target.
IQ: Were you a abolitionist?
IQ1: Did you host a long-running TV show on French cooking?
IQ2: Were you a 1960s TV character who was played by Diahann Carroll?
IQ3: Were you a milk-drinking gambler in Guys and Dolls?
Quote:
#1 WAS Josie Arlington. #3 is Jessica Rabbit.
Hmmm…