Originally Posted by astorian
IQ1)** Were you the only “member” of Pink Floyd to make a profit on the 1982 The Wall tour?**
Keyboard player Richard Wright. He was kicked out of the band by Roger Waters, but was allowed to come on the tour as a paid accompanist. As it turned out, the tour was a disaster- Wright got paid for his performances. and didn’t take a financial bath as he would have if he were still officially part of the group. IQ2) Is there an 8 foot bronze statue of you at New York City’s Port Authority bus terminal?
The world’s most famous fictional bus driver, Ralph Kramden (played by Jackie Gleason on The Honeymooners), has a statue at Port Authority bus terminal IQ3) Are you a former opthalmologist played by Vanessa Redgrave in a made-for TV movie?
Vanessa Redgrave played former opthalmologist Dr. Richard Raskind, who had a sex change operation and became tennis player Renee Richards
Originally Posted by astorian IQ1) Are you a world-famous musician whose daughter is a Grammy winning singer/pianist?
Sitar player Ravi Shankar is the father of pianist-singer Norah Jones. IQ2) Are you a Brooklyn-born Irish-American country singer who first came to prominence after writing a hit for Elvis in the Seventies?
Eddie Rabbit (his real name) wrote Elvis’ hit “Kentucky Rain.” IQ3) Did you wear stripes on your judicial robes, as a joking tribute to Gilbert and Sullivan?
IQ1: Did Sylvester Stallone portray you in First Blood?
IQ2: Did Sterling Hayden portray you in Dr. Strangelove?
IQ3: Did Brad Pitt portray you in Inglourious Basterds?
From all I’ve read, Rehnquist wasn’t joking - he just liked the look of the stripes.
I suspect Knowed Out has our man.
Previous IQs:
Did you pretend to call your famous dad in a TV commercial? - Ron Reagan, Jr., in a credit-card ad (“Hello, Dad…?”)
Were you that dad? - Ronald Reagan
Were you that dad’s wife? - Nancy Reagan
DQs:
Considered a “good guy”?
Served on or after December 7, 1941?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Did you hang out at Rhosgobel?
Did an author speculate that your middle name was Thelonious, although it was later revealed to be Thomas?
Did Beau Bridges play your exasperated dad several times?
IQ1: Were you Filipino in the book in which you initially appeared, though amongst many other errors the movie ‘adaptation’ (whose director openly expressed scorn for his source material) incorrectly claimed you were Argentinian?
Did you hang out at Rhosgobel? - Yes, Radagast the Brown.
Did an author speculate that your middle name was Thelonious, although it was later revealed to be Thomas? - Cmdr. William T. Riker.
Did Beau Bridges play your exasperated dad several times? - Randy Hickey, on My Name Is Earl.
DQs:
Serve on or after Jan. 1, 1965?
Often carried a rifle?
IQs:
Were you one of “The Untouchables”?
Are you the best-known person to come from Whittier, Calif.?
Did you boast of having been “severely conservative” in your public service?
Were you one of “The Untouchables”? - Elliot Ness was always barking out orders to “Rico! Youngblood!”
Are you the best-known person to come from Whittier, Calif.? - Richard M. Nixon
Did you boast of having been “severely conservative” in your public service? - Mitt Romney, describing his term as Governor of Massachusetts.
Hmmm.
DQs:
Officer?
U.S. Army?
Appeared in more than one movie?
IQs:
Were you the title character of your movie about the U.S. Navy in WWII?
Did you write bios of both William Gladstone and Winston Churchill?
Did you remain on the board of the company your brother started for many years after he died?