Previous IQs:
Did you and Jim Baker swap jobs? - U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Donald Regan and White House Chief of Staff Jim Baker swapped jobs in 1985, at the start of President Reagan’s second term.
Was your last movie The Killers? - Reagan himself.
Were your brothers Robert and Stannis? - Renly Baratheon, in Game of Thrones.
DQs:
Ever elected to Federal office?
Ever appointed to the U.S. Cabinet?
One DQ reserved.
R
The lovely Rachel Weisz (from the Mummy and the Mummy Returns and other, better, movies, is married to the present James Bond, and they’re appearing together in a play on Broadway at the moment.
1 DQ reserved. Time for some serious ponderment.
REVISED
R
EH has one DQ.
PP has two DQs.
KO has two DQs.
OK, I’m guessing the mystery guest isn’t famous for being in the military, but he was in the service.
DQ1: Performing arts?
DQ2: Medical field?
R
EH has one DQ.
PP has two DQs.
So… an American male, political/military, died between 1950-80, from the Southeast, first name starts with R. Was in the military but not noted for wartime service. Never held Federal elective office or in the Cabinet.
Hmm. A rear-echelon type like George C. Marshall, a state governor, or maybe someone in the Civil Rights Movement?
Adding to EH’s ruminations: First or middle name (or nickname) starts with R. Could also be some footnote-to-history person such as Wrong Way Corrigan.
IQ1: Did you have a major league record for most home runs in one season until 1998?
IQ2: Were you a MLB shortstop, known for your involvement in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal?
IQ3: Did you have a reputation for being the opposite of your last name, when you were suspended for three months for bullying a Miami Dolphins teammate?
SCAdian did say “Not best known for a single incident.”
Three DQs.
Yippie Kaiaiay!
Roger Maris, Swede Risberg & Richie Incognito
DQ: Athlete?
Reserving the other 2 DQs.
R
EH has one DQ.
PP has two DQs.
KO has two DQs.
And we’re at 19/20…
One of the interesting things I’ve learned in the last few days is that this man graduated from the Academy in 1912, was medically retired from the service as an O2 in 1916 - due to a sports injury received whilst at the Academy - and retired in 1947 as an O8.
/scratches head, wondering if the small print clue is a red herring
IQ1: Did you command the USS Denver during the Northern Solomon Islands campaign in 1943?
IQ2: Were you commander of the combined Army, Navy and Marines Air Forces at Guadalcanal in 1942?
IQ3: Were you Deputy Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1951?
I’m stumpity stump stumped.
Just a comment in response to your question about his being an athlete.
That would be three DQs if we weren’t already at the limit…
Robert Briscoe, Roy Geiger, and Randolph M. Pate.
I looked up O8s, the equivalent of major general in all branches of service, and filtered the lists down to those who were from the southeast US, had first names beginning with R, and died before 1980. I was hoping the three names I had left could be put into IQs and one of them would be correct. Otherwise, I got nuthin’.
Knowed, you’re not supposed to do any research. This is a game of memory, not research skills. Only the quizmaster may do research if necessary to ensure a correct answer to a DQ.
That said, I’m also stumped. I have a DQ remaining - what should I ask?
DQ: Uncommon first name?
Thinking out loud again…
Do we know if he’s famous for his military service? Perhaps he’s famous for something else?