IQ: Did both you and your equally fictitious brother share the same first name?
IQ: Are you a French composer who is a member of The Apaches?
I know some French “M” composers, but have never heard of the Apaches… so ask a DQ.
I have an idea, but I’m not sure… so ask a DQ.
“The Apaches” was a nickname attached to Maurice Ravel and his associates; it came from a newspaper seller who once yelled as Ravel and some of his friends were walking down the street “Look out for the Apaches”, French slang at the time for ‘Hooligan’.
DQ: Are you fictional?
IQ: Is one of your characters named ‘Offred’?
No.
- Male
- Real person
If I’d had to guess, I’d have gone for Maurice Ravel, but I don’t like to guess.
No, I’m not Margaret Atwood (and I still want back the money I spent to rent that crappy “Handmaid’s Tale” movie).
IQ: Were you to Monty Hall what Vanna White is to Pat Sajak?
IQ: Did you once silence the hecklers in the audience at a concert of Arnold Schoenberg’s music, even though you later confessed to your wife that you did not understand what Schoenberg was doing?
I never watched “Let’s Make a Deal,” so ask a DQ.
Despite my dislike of blind guessing, I’ll take an educated guess and say… No, I’m not Gustav Mahler.
Well done!
IQ: Are you best known for composing an 18th century concerto for trumpet?
This time, I don’t even have an educated guess. Ask a DQ.
Michael Haydn, brother of the much more famous Joseph Haydn, was also a highly respected composer. His ‘Concerto for Trumpet’ in C Major is a mainstay of the repertoire.
DQ: Were you born in the 20th century?
Yes.
- Male
- Real person
- Born in the 20th century
IQ: Will you speak more in a minute than you will stand to in a month?
IQ: Is your wife famous for her shoe collection?
No, I am not Ferdinand Marcos
I’ll undoubtedly slap myself and groan “Oh yeah” when you tell me, but right now, I’m stumped. Ask a DQ.