DQs:
- Created after 1980?
- From a fantasy or science fiction series?
Correct on #1.
#2 were Peter Bergman and Phil Austin.
DQ: Are you a cartoon character?
IQs:
- Were your glasses the only way of starting a fire on an island?
- Are you a Mexican caricature used to advertise a South Carolina tourist trap?
- Did you win Wimbledon seven times, and the U.S. Open five times?
Three DQs.
P.
1. Male
2. Fictional
3. Only known name starts with P
4. Not from a work of prose fiction
5. American creator
6. Not created before 1950
7. American character
8. Considered a “good guy”
9. Did not first appear in a movie
10. First appeared on TV
11. Name begins Pa-Pl
12. Not created after 1980
13. Not from a fantasy or science fiction series
14. Not a cartoon character
Previous IQs:
Were you known for your Fifties sfx extravaganzas? - Yes, George Pal
Were you Arthur the Aardvark’s pet dog? - Yes, Pal, on PBS’s Arthur
Were you the title character of a Sinatra movie? - Close enough; simply Pal Joey
Swept me. Pal x3!
IQs:
Did you provide an afterword for a recent audiobook reissue of E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web?
Were you a notoriously klutzy, unsophisticated mayor of Cleveland, Ohio?
Were you a noted U.S. Army cavalry commander of the Civil War?
Piggy, from The Lord Of The Flies.
Pedro (of South of the Border fame).
Pete Sampras.
DQs:
Created before 1965?
Only known name is a surname (e.g. “Mr. Perry” rather than “Perseus”)?
From a sitcom?
Three DQs.
P.
1. Male
2. Fictional
3. Only known name starts with P
4. Not from a work of prose fiction
5. American creator
6. Not created before 1950
7. American character
8. Considered a “good guy”
9. Did not first appear in a movie
10. First appeared on TV
11. Name begins Pa-Pl
12. Not created after 1980
13. Not from a fantasy or science fiction series
14. Not a cartoon character
15. Created before 1965
16. Only known name is not a surname (e.g. “Mr. Perry” rather than “Perseus”)?
17. Not from a sitcom
DQs just awarded to EH put us up to at least 20 DQs, so no more, please. Ask all earned DQs by noon EDT Tuesday 17 June.
The 50s and early 60s were big on Westerns.
I had a similar thought, Prof.P.
Previous IQs:
Did you provide an afterword for a recent audiobook reissue of E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web? - George Plimpton
Were you a notoriously klutzy, unsophisticated mayor of Cleveland, Ohio? - Ralph Perk (who once accidentally set his own hair on fire during a welding demonstration, and turned down a White House dinner invitation because it was his wife’s bowling night)
Were you a noted U.S. Army cavalry commander of the Civil War? - Gen. Alfred Pleasonton
DQ:
Were you a gunslinger with the same name as a D&D character class?
Two DQs reserved.
Yes! I have a gun and will travel if you hire me – the “knight without armour in a savage land” called Paladin.
All yours, EH.
Almost said no to DQ10, but decided to check first before answering. Wiki says this was
one of the few cases where the tv show came first, before the radio programme.
Good job E_H!
IQs:
- Did Ingmar Bergman refer to you as his muse?
- Did Quentin Tarantino refer to you as his muse?
- Were you the third Secretary General of the UN?
Not Liv Ullman, Uma Thurman or U Thant.
A clean sweep!
I’ll try harder next time.
IQs:
- Are you an athlete nicknamed “The Golden Arm” by your peers and admirers?
- Is there a statue of you in your team’s stadium?
- Did you join Coca-Cola’s board of directors in 1986, following a high-profile job in the MLB?
Not Johnny Unitas, or also not Johnny Unitas, and dunno.
IQs:
- Were you the Bond girl in Dr. No?
- Did you make your fortune with deviled ham?
- Are you Sheen’s favorite hero?
Not Ursula Andress, Underwood or ULTRALORD!
I love Sheen.
- Correct
- Bob Uecker (there is a statue of Johnny Unitas, but it’s outside of Ravens’ stadium)
- Peter Ueberroth
DQs:
Real?
Male?