Correct on James. #2 was Giotto. #3 was Goya.
DQs:
- Real?
- Male?
IQ1: Was your name originally Hiram, before you went to college?
IQ2: Did you play a cruise ship purser?
IQ3: Were you said purser?
IQs:
- Were you Darren & Samantha’s nosy neighbor?
- Were you the title character in a late 1950’s musical by Lerner & Lowe?
- Were you the title character in a late 1950’s musical by Sondheim & Styne?
DQ Roundup
- Real
- Male
dunno x2, not Gopher
not Gladys Kravitz, take 2 DQs
Huh - I didn’t know Dodi’s Hollywood ties. Well done, KO!
On to G.
IQs:
Did you allegedly strike a deal with a political rival in the restaurant Granita?
Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”?
Were you the longtime editor of The Liberator?
Correct on Gladys.
#2 was Gigi.
#3 was Gypsy (Rose Lee).
DQs:
- Alive?
- American?
Hiram Ulysses Grant’s name was changed due to an error by the congressman who nominated him for West Point.
Fred Grandy.
Correct.
DQ: Known for the Arts?
One DQ reserved.
IQ1: Did a mayor of Chicago promise to punch you in the snoot if you ever came to his city?
IQ2: Were you the first ruler of the United Kingdom?
IQ3: Were you the maternal grandfather of the Earl of Wessex?
DQ Roundup
- Real
- Male
- Alive
- Amurrikun
- Has worked in the arts, but not most famous for it
3 DQs 4 U
Take a DQ for 1. I thought Aethelstan was the first UK king? It seems like 3 would have more than one answer. I’ll compromise by giving up a DQ for 2, but I ask you to please be more specific with 3.
IQs:
- Are you the star of a Canadian comedy series who can fix nearly anything with duct tape?
- Did you paint The Raft of the Medusa?
- Were you a puppet Ed Sullivan occasionally kissed good night?
George V.
George III.
IQ: Were you the maternal grandfather of the current Earl of Wessex?
Previous IQs:
Did you allegedly strike a deal with a political rival in the restaurant Granita? - Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, deciding that Blair would be PM first.
Were you “the Rock of Chickamauga”? - George H. Thomas: Honoring the Rock of Chickamauga - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board
Were you the longtime editor of The Liberator? - Ardent abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison.
DQs:
Last name start with G?
Born since 1950?
Best known for politics/military?
IQs:
Did you and your mom see JFK the day before he died?
Did you name your plane after your girlfriend?
Did you have a dog named Sweetlips and a horse named Nelson?
Psssst - it’s August now!
My how time flies… I will start the August thread.
IQ1) Were you both a starter on the winning team in the first Super Bowl, and the head coach of a team that lost the Super Bowl?
IQ2) Did your best-known band get deported from Germany because you were under legal working age?
IQ3) Did you write the best-seller Dad Is Fat?