Not my thread, but:
No, I’m not Harpo Marx.
No, I’m not Horatio Alger.
No, I’m not… Hercule Poirot?
You got me. Johnny L.A., since my answer was incorrect, he’s earned his DQ.
- Born after 100 BCE
- Male
- Not the leader/monarch of a nation or empire
- American
- Dead
- Not celebrated for accomplishments in the arts (visual arts, music, literature, etc.)
- Not born in the 20th century
- Not famous in the fields of science or technology
- Did not die between Jan. 1, 1800 and Jan. 1, 1900
- Invented something, but not best known for that
- Nonfictional
- Born in the 19th century
- Not known for wartime accomplishments
- Not famous for sporting accomplishments
- Not known for holding a government/political office
- Not generally regarded as a villain/bad guy
IQ: Are you guy who runs the train company, whose guys are the guys in the question “Who are those guys”?
No, I’m not Hope Davis.
No, I’m not Mr. E.H. Harriman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Your answer, Harpo Marx, was also incorrect. However I consider my IQ to have been too vague, and so I won’t take a DQ for it. Let me try again.
In addition to working with Billy, Ira, and Carl in the '20s, did you ever refuse to admit a flight surgeon to your quarters after you suffered a heart attack?
IQ: Are you one of the Big Four?
No, I’m not Billie Holiday.
No, I’m still not Harry S Truman.
Nope - Horation Hornblower - who’s best friend and Able Sidekick William Bush died during a raid on a French army seige train on the Seine River in Lord Hornblower.
DQ - Did you die between Jan 1, 1900 and Jan 1, 1950?
IQ: Did you spend La Belle Epoque with the Little Birds?
I don’t know what Mencken did that year, but I had in mind Matthew Henson, who went with Peary to the North Pole and encountered not so much as an elf.
Darn it, that question was too open.
IQ: Is your name on the Last Spike?
Was Horation the brother of Horatio?
- Born after 100 BCE
- Male
- Not the leader/monarch of a nation or empire
- American
- Dead
- Not celebrated for accomplishments in the arts (visual arts, music, literature, etc.)
- Not born in the 20th century
- Not famous in the fields of science or technology
- Did not die between Jan. 1, 1800 and Jan. 1, 1900
- Invented something, but not best known for that
- Nonfictional
- Born in the 19th century
- Not known for wartime accomplishments
- Not famous for sporting accomplishments
- Not known for holding a government/political office
- Not generally regarded as a villain/bad guy
- Did not die between Jan. 1, 1900 and Jan. 1, 1950
Three more questions to go.
OK, ask a DQ.
Is that the same as the Golden Spike that finished the Transcontinental Railroad? Let’s see… no, I’m not President Benjamin Harrison.
DQ: Are you famous for either journalism or for medicine?