Weena, from The Time Machine by HG Wells
Walter Mitty
DQ1: Spy?
DQ2: From the comics?
reserving a DQ
Oops. Make that two DQs…
DQ: From a story set on Earth?
One DQ reserved.
IQ1: Did you write what has been called the most parodied poem?
IQ2: Did you play a person who fed a giant crocodile?
IQ3: Were you transformed into a fish, a squirrel, and a bird?
DQs:
- Fictional
- Male
- Created by an American
- Science fiction
- From literature
- From a work set after the 20th Century
- Still alive when last heard from
- Has not yet appeared on TV or in a film
- Created in 1970
- Considered a good guy
- Has been known to use weapons
- Last name starts with W
- It starts on Earth, but doesn’t stay there long.
- Not a spy
- Not from the comics
Take a DQ for #1.
I am not Betty White.
I am not Wart.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (The poem, of course, is “The Song of Hiawatha.”)
Correct on Betty and Wart.
Two DQs reserved while I think…
What’s the Betty White/giant crocodile story?
Previous IQs:
Did you perform with others on the song “No Church in the Wild”? - Kanye West: The Great Gatsby Soundtrack - No Church in the Wild - Jay Z - YouTube
You are not a monarch. Did your descendants retain foreign titles that were first awarded to you? - The Duke of Wellington: Duke of Wellington (title) - Wikipedia
Is the same actor who played you going to appear in the new Star Wars movie? - Bill Weasley was played by Domhnall Gleeson in the Harry Potter movies.
DQs:
Has appeared in more than one work by the same author?
Two DQs reserved.
IQ:
Are you a major Ringworld character of Asian ancestry?
EH, SCAdian is talking about Lake Placid.
Holding off because I think EH nailed it…
Yes! I am Louis Wu.
But, technically, Louis is a Flatlander, a mix of all races. He stands over 6’ tall, has yellow-brown skin and his eyes are only slanted if he wears appropriate makeup.
But, congratulations EH!
Thanks. It’s been a long time since I read Ringworld. Why are they called Flatlanders?
Our next letter is
Z
A Flatlander is an Earth-born human, rather than someone born in space.
IQs:
- Did something funny happen to you on the way to the forum?
- Did you invent Esperanto?
- Did you star in *Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch *?
IQ1: Are you Don Diego de la Vega?
IQ2: Were you CNO in the 1970s?
IQ3: Are you a comic strip character who doesn’t wear pants?
IQ1: In 1981, did you win a Golden Globe Award as New Star of the Year and the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress?
IQ2: Are you a recording artist who uses the Synclavier frequently?
IQ3: Were you part of a 4-man comedy troupe in five movies before departing to manufacture machine parts for the war effort?
IQ1: Were you Jimmy Carter’s National Security Advisor?
IQ2: Do you wonder if we are having fun yet?
IQ3: Did you play guitar and have a god-given ass?
Ah, thanks for the Flatlander explanation.
Not Zero Mostel, dunno, and dunno.
Dunno the first; not Elmo Zumwalt or Ziggy.
Not Pia Zadora, dunno, and not Zeppo Marx.
Not Zbigniew (sp?) Brzhenski (sp??), Zippy the Pinhead, and dunno.
Zorro.
Correct on Zumwalt and Ziggy.
DQ: Real?
(That seems to be the traditional first DQ…)
IQ1: Do you wear a red hood that is permanently attached to your face?
IQ2: Did you speak thusly?
IQ3: Are you famous for a home movie you made?
Correct on Zero.
L. L. Zamenhof invented Esperanto.
Zasu Pitts played Mrs. Wiggs opposite W. C. Fields. She, supposedly, was the inspiration for the character of Olive Oyl.
DQs:
- Male?
- Last name starts with Z?
IQs:
- Did Richard Strauss compose a work inspired by your sayings?
- Did you record Valley Girl with your dad?
- Are you the last character in any list of Marvel supervillains?
Correct, Frank Zappa, Correct
Holding a DQ
IQ1: Are you a runway model portrayed by Ben Stiller?
IQ2: Did you recently star in the remake of Rosemary’s Baby?
IQ3: Did you play Steve Sanders on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210?
Dunno the first two; not Abraham Zapruder.
Not Zoraster/Zarathustra, Moon Unit Zappa, or… Zzz?
Not Derek Zoolander; dunno the second.
Not Ian Zerling.
Z.
- fictional
- male
- first name starts with Z