I won’t ask you anything about the SEC then. 
correct, Typhon, correct
holding a DQ
IQ1: Are you lead guitarist for Soundgarden?
IQ2: Are you the substance-abusing leader of the band Days of the New?
IQ3: Were you guitarist for Yes from 1983 to 1995?
Probably wise not to ask about the S.E.C. But I know bupkis about prog rock and indie music. Take three DQs.
On the other hand, you gave me a chance to take a shot at Tim Tebow, whom I can’t stand for his evangelicalism and for being a damned Gator, so, y’know, thanks!
Glad to oblige.
Kim Thayle, Travis Meeks, Trevor Rabin
DQ: Known for a product?
DQ: Primarily known for a single event?
DQ: Primarily known for religious activities?
holding a DQ
DQs:
23: Born east of the Mississippi?
24: Musical instrument is a stringed instrument?
1 DQ reserved.
DQs:
1: Real.
2: Female.
3: Living.
4: American.
5: Surname begins with “T”.
6: Not primarily known for the arts, but tangentially associated with a musical instrument. Not what she’s best known for, though.
7: Not a scientist or inventor.
8: Born before 1950.
9: Not considered a beauty.
10: Known in a field closely associated with politics.
11: Caucasian.
12: Widow of a U.S. Senator. Current husband is not famous.
13: Late husband was Senator of a state west of the Mississippi.
14: Late husband was Senator of a state north of the Mason-Dixon line.
15: Late husband was not a Republican.
16: Better known than late husband.
17: “T” surname is her maiden name.
18: Late husband died before 2000.
19: Not known for business.
20: Not known for a product.
21: Not primarily known for a single incident; known for a body of work. A couple of instances of that work have been especially notable, though.
22: Not known for religious activities.
23: Born east of the Mississippi.
24: Musical instrument is a stringed instrument.
And that’s twenty, gentlemen. Please have your last DQs in by 11:00 pm Eastern on Tuesday, July 2.
Still stumped. The only noteworthy widow of a senator I can think of is Teresa Heinz Kerry, and her surname doesn’t start with a T.
25: Lawyer or judge?
DQs:
1: Real.
2: Female.
3: Living.
4: American.
5: Surname begins with “T”.
6: Not primarily known for the arts, but tangentially associated with a musical instrument. Not what she’s best known for, though.
7: Not a scientist or inventor.
8: Born before 1950.
9: Not considered a beauty.
10: Known in a field closely associated with politics.
11: Caucasian.
12: Widow of a U.S. Senator. Current husband is not famous.
13: Late husband was Senator of a state west of the Mississippi.
14: Late husband was Senator of a state north of the Mason-Dixon line.
15: Late husband was not a Republican.
16: Better known than late husband.
17: “T” surname is her maiden name.
18: Late husband died before 2000.
19: Not known for business.
20: Not known for a product.
21: Not primarily known for a single incident; known for a body of work. A couple of instances of that work have been especially notable, though.
22: Not known for religious activities.
23: Born east of the Mississippi.
24: Musical instrument is a stringed instrument.
25: Not a lawyer or judge.
I have no more DQ’s, but I’m thinking the military is closely associated with politics, as is social activism. (DQ10).
I thought the rule was that if you had earned a DQ anytime during the round, you got one more at just before the firstname-lastname questions, regardless of whether or not you had any earned DQs left?
No, you can only use as many DQ’s as you’ve earned, excepting that last “Are you FirstName LastName?” question, which you only get if you’ve earned a DQ in the game.
Gentlemen, you appear to be a bit stumped. So let me offer this: If you have an old “Feel the Bern” sticker on your Prius, the radio of which is set to NPR, and you are a Rachel Maddow fanboy, you are likely to be familiar with this woman and her work. If you listen to Sean Hannity, watch Fox News, and use the words “militant feminist”, “SJW” or “political correctness” unironically, you’ve probably never heard of her.
Oh, well, that IS a big help.
Yeah, I had some fun crafting that clue. But how about this one?
This woman’s profession is mentioned in the U.S. Constitution.
I’m not that liberal, so I don’t have a clue.
None of the above…
Re Maddow and Hannity: I’ve heard both names, but I haven’t the faintest idea who they are or what they do.
Since we’re passed the cutoff point for new DQ’s, I’ll ask my final DQ:
DQ: Are you Nina Tottenberg of NPR?
Final DQ time?
Pass.
And the Professor bears away the bell! Yes, I am Nina Totenberg, legal affairs correspondent for NPR news, winner of multiple awards for journalism, and widow of Senator Floyd Haskell, Democrat of Colorado. I famously covered the story of Anita Hill’s sexual harassment charges against Clarence Thomas, and broke the news that Supreme Court nominee Douglas Ginsberg admitted to having smoked marijuana while at Harvard. I am the daughter of concert violinist Roman Totenberg, whose Stradivarius, known as “the Ames Stradivarius”, was stolen by a student and later recovered by the FBI and returned to me and my sisters.
Congratulations, Prof. Pepperwinkle, and whew - I was having trouble thinking of a “U” person.
I am U.