IQ: Have you been described as the second wealthiest person in Canada?
Most of the time I just use one name. Sometimes I go by a title, in which case G could be considered the last initial.
Usually a villain, although I have been a hero at least once.
No, I am not G’Kar from Babylon 5
No. Ask a DQ.
Recap:
- Fictional
- Not female
- From a work of science fiction or fantasy
- Not human
- First appearance prior to 21st century but has appeared in the 21st century
- G is either only initial or initial after a title
- Usually a villian, but not always
Then you aren’t Galen Weston, best known for the Weston chain of bakeries and the Loblaw’s chain of supermarkets.
DQ: Was your first appearance in print?
IQ: Do people rub their cheeks in sympathy when they see you play your music?
Goldfinger was, of course, correct (easy if you know it) but the British TV chef I was thinking of is Gary Rhodes.
DQ: Are you a cartoon (in terms of traditional animation/drawing, i.e. not CGI/computer game character)?
George Washington.
DQ: American?
IQ: Although best known as an actor (and not named Arnold), did you once run for Governor of California?
IQ: Are you a giant robot bodyguard with a three word killswitch?
No.
No. Another DQ for you. Man, you are killing me. So far I’m 1/5 with you, and the one was a guess.
No
No
No, I am not Gary Coleman
Recap:
- Fictional
- Not female
- From a work of science fiction or fantasy
- Not human
- First appearance prior to 21st century but has appeared in the 21st century
- G is either only initial or initial after a title
- Usually a villian, but not always
- First appearance was not in print
- Not a cartoon
- Not American
So you’re not Dizzy Gillespie.
DQ: Is your creator (be that writer, director, art director, model maker, artist, etc.) Japanese?
No, I am not Gort.
Yes.
Recap:
- Fictional
- Not female
- From a work of science fiction or fantasy
- Not human
- First appearance prior to 21st century but has appeared in the 21st century
- G is either only initial or initial after a title
- Usually a villian, but not always
- First appearance was not in print
- Not a cartoon
- Not American
- Creator is Japanese
IQ: Are you one of a pair of huge badasses?
I don’t think so. Ask a DQ.
Gregor Clegane, brother of Sandor Clegane, enormous and quite unpleasant knights in George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones.
DQ: First appeared in a movie?
IQ: Were you very important to an amateur espionage agent?
IQ: Are you an Italian guitarist who was a court musician for Napoleon’s Empress Marie Louise, and who played (probably cello) in the first performance of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony?
IQ: Are you bigger than big and stronger than strong?
Yes
No. Take a DQ
And another DQ for you
No, I am not Gigantor
Recap:
- Fictional
- Not female
- From a work of science fiction or fantasy
- Not human
- First appearance prior to 21st century but has appeared in the 21st century
- G is either only initial or initial after a title
- Usually a villian, but not always
- First appearance was not in print
- Not a cartoon
- Not American
- Creator is Japanese
- First appeared in a movie
So you’re not Mauro Giuliani, 19th century guitarist, composer and teacher, as well as one of the rare Italian musicians of that period to have made a substantial name for himself (Beethoven had tremendous respect for him.) outside of the field of opera. If I remember correctly, he has around 140 opus numbers for his compositions, and less than ten of them are songs.
Hmm. A DQ. I must confess, I’m rather stumped.
DQ: When a title is used with your one name, is that title ‘Doctor’?
IQ: Are you a Québécois luthier?
Hiram Ulysses Grant became Ulysses S. Grant for several reasons, including the fact he hated his original monogram (HUG) and because he was erroneously nominated to West Point under what eventually became his “official” name.
DQ: Was your original film appearance in black-and-white?
IQ: Are you an inventive bird?