Well, the hint rules out my ideas of biographer, historian, or scientist…
I’m stuck, so I’ll just ask more IQs.
IQ1: Do you have dogs on your farm to keep young Hobbits from stealing your mushrooms?
IQ2: Are you a Black Númenórean who haggled with the Army of the West in front of the Black Gate?
IQ3: Were you the Dark Lord of Middle Earth before Sauron?
Previous IQs:
You are not Jacko. Were you hurt by fire in a pre-1970 on-set sfx accident? - Margaret Hamilton, during The Wizard of Oz.
Did Alex Kingston’s early career get a big boost by playing you? - Moll Flanders.
Is your tomb only a block away from your birthplace? - MLK Jr., in Atlanta.
Hmmm. Dunno what to ask next.
(Well, actually, he was ALSO a scientist.)
I am not Farmer Maggot.
Take 2 DQs for the others.
Mouth of Sauron, Melkor or Morgoth
holding 3 DQs
DQ: Known for education?
holding 2 DQs
DQs:
- Real
- Male
- First name does not start with M
- American
- Dead
- Best known for the arts
- Born before 1900
- Died before 1950
- Born east of the Mississippi
- Writer of various sorts, among other things
- Born after 1800
- Best known for his writing, though not literature
- Not a poet
- Not a songwriter, nor known for music in any way
- Not known for writing plays or screenplays
- Not known as an essayist or critic
- Not known for news or journalism
- Not known as a diarist of a witnessed event
- Not known for education
Tim’s guesses in post 480 are pretty much on the money.
My last DQ) Did you invent a comic strip or comic book character?
I have a feeling it will be someone I’ve never heard of, but I’ve heard of his best-known characters.
DQs:
- Real
- Male
- First name does not start with M
- American
- Dead
- Best known for the arts
- Born before 1900
- Died before 1950
- Born east of the Mississippi
- Writer of various sorts, among other things
- Born after 1800
- Best known for his writing, though not literature
- Not a poet
- Not a songwriter, nor known for music in any way
- Not known for writing plays or screenplays
- Not known as an essayist or critic
- Not known for news or journalism
- Not known as a diarist of a witnessed event
- Not known for education
- Invented a very famous comic strip or comic book character
And that’s 20. It’s the usual DQs in “Are you Firstname Lastname?”, or I’ll do the reveal tomorrow about 10 a.m.
Are you Winsor McKay, artist of Dream of the Rarebit Fiend?
Are you William Moulton Marston, creator of Wonder Woman?
Great guess, but no.
Once again the amazing mind of astorian has prevailed.
Yes, I am lawyer and inventor William Moulton Marston, creator of Wonder Woman, and, according to some, the inventor of the lie detector!
Good job, astorian!
I needed all those hints.
Let’s see, how about… L
I never knew that about Wonder Woman’s origins. I just assumed any comic book character is the product of a roomful of sweaty nerds and marketing slime.
wtg, astorian. I was so sure I had it. On to L…
IQ1: Are you a recording artist whose real name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant?
IQ2: Are you a member of NSYNC who trained to be a cosmonaut?
IQ3: Are you an actor who pioneered makeup techniques so effectively you came to be known as “The Man of a Thousand Faces?”
IQs:
- Were you a French Cubist painter, sculptor and filmmaker?
- Did you name oxygen?
- Did you appear in a number of notable commercials for Lay’s chips?
Not Lance Bass or Lon Chaney
Take a DQ for 1
Not Antoine Lavoisier
Take DQs for 1 and 3