Eddie Izzard and Ivan Boesky.
DQ: Involved in the arts, by the usual expansive definition?
DQ: Did you die before 1900?
Well done and congrats, Ministre!
From the previous round:
Correct as to both. The second was Norbert the little dragon; Hagrid was very upset when he had to leave.
As to I:
IQs:
Were you the king of disaster movies?
Depending on how your tale is told, were you either a teacher or a detective?
Did you write about The Culture?
Not Isaac Asimov. I don’t know about the other two; it’s a bit of a moot point, though, as
Not Irwin Allen nor Ichabod Crane. However, I am
Iain (M.) Banks, the Scottish author of both science fiction and literary fiction (as well as an outstanding guide to whisky throughout the regions where it is produced), who died of cancer two weeks ago at the tragically young age of 51.
Well done, Elendil’s Heir!!
Tanya n’quel, Elendil’s Heir! If your choice is as tough as your IQs, we’re all in trouble!
Nice work, EH!
Richard Ira Bong, a P-38 pilot who shot down 40 Japanese planes during WW II.
Ira Hayes, the man at extreme left in the famous picture of the Iwo Jima flag-raising (the one man who is no longer actually touching the flagpole).
Many thanks! A shot in the dark… glad I hit the mark.
I’ll start a new round tomorrow, most likely.
I see it’s been awhile since our letter has been
S.
Have at it!
IQs:
- Were you one of the Fellowship of the Ring?
- Were you Supergirl’s pet?
- Did Alan Arkin play you in an eponymous movie about a man who is made to believe he’s a space alien?
IQ1: Are you a composer from Honfleur?
IQ2: Did you famously decline to teach composition to George Gershwin?
IQ3: Are you a composer whose nickname could be translated as ‘Tubby’ or ‘Little Mushroom’?
Not Samwise Gamgee, Superpup, or Simon. The second is a guess.
Dunno the first; not Shostakovich or Sibelius? Both are guesses.
IQ1. Did you kill a relative because he found a ring and wouldn’t give it to you for your birthday?
IQ2: Were you an Army psychiatrist in Korea?
IQ3: Were you a bonnie prince?
Not Superpup, but Streaky the Super-Cat.
DQ: Real?
IQs:
- Do you know…what evil…lurks…in the hearts of men?
- Did you play a miniature conductor on Shining Time Station?
- Was your entire life portrayed calendrically?
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Arguably Honfleur, Normandy’s most famous son, Eric Satie was born and grew up there. The Satie Museum is located there.
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is Igor Stravinsky. During Gershwin’s time in Paris, he sought out many contemporary ‘classical’ composers, including Ravel, Stravinsky, Nadia Boulanger, Francis Poulenc. The story is told that Gershwin asked Stravinsky if he (Gershwin) could study composition with him. Stravinsky asked “Forgive me, Mr. Gershwin, but how much money do you make in a year?” When Gershwin told him that his Broadway shows were yielding him a six figure per year income, Stravinsky smiled ironically and said “Perhaps I would do better to study with you!”
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is Franz Schubert, whose nickname was ‘Schwämmerl’, meaning ‘Little Mushroom’ and implying that he was short and fat. There was no need to imply it, dear old Schubert was short and fat…
DQ1: Male?
DQ2: Is ‘S’ the initial letter of your last name?
I’ll reserve the last DQ until I find out if you are real or not…
Where does everybody disappear to on weekends??
In my case, family obligations and chores.
Well, wake me up if anything happens…
:: gently shakes SCAdian ::
Not Smeagol, Dr. Sidney Steinberg or Charles Stuart of Scotland.
Not The Shadow, Ringo Starr or… dunno the third.
S.
- Real
- Male
- Last name begins with S
Last DQ from post #314: Are you alive?
S.
- Real
- Male
- Last name begins with S
- Dead