IQs:
- Are you one of the Tanakh’s minor prophets?
- Are you a 12 c. Irish archbishop, who prophesized a list of 112 future popes?
- Are you the brother of Angela’s Ashes author Frank McCourt, and author of your own memoir A Monk Swimming?
IQs:
A clean sweep!
IQs:
1. Were you a real-life person and the title character of a 1980 film produced by Mel Brooks?
2. Did you write World War Z?
3. Are you a redheaded tomboy on Stranger Things?
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Previous IQs:
Did you command The Citadel after WWII? - Gen. Mark Clark
Did you costar in The Karate Kid? - Ralph Macchio
Were you no vampire gunslinger, despite your name? - Bat Masterson
DQs:
From the British Isles? (asking again; see post 356)
Activist or reformer of some kind?
Died before 1700?
Three DQs reserved.
IQs:
Were you the Nazi assassin in The ODESSA File?
Were you a sheepdog sung about in a pop song?
Do you command the Planetary Union starship Orville?
Correct
Mandy, from the song of the same name sung by…
Barry Manilow
Holding 2 DQs
- Are you one of the Tanakh’s minor prophets?
- Are you a 12 c. Irish archbishop, who prophesized a list of 112 future popes?
- Are you the brother of Angela’s Ashes author Frank McCourt, and author of your own memoir A Monk Swimming?
take 3 DQ
- Were you a real-life person and the title character of a 1980 film produced by Mel Brooks?
- Did you write World War Z?
- Are you a redheaded tomboy on Stranger Things?
- Did you found the Grand Duchy of Tuscany?
- Were you a descendant of the above who was a patron of Leonardo da Vinci?
- Did you write 12 books of epigrams?
Take 3 DQs
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Were you the Nazi assassin in The ODESSA File?
Were you a sheepdog sung about in a pop song?
Do you command the Planetary Union starship Orville?
3 more DQs (and darn it I actually was watching Orville a couple of month ago but I can’t remember the captain’s name.)
- Real
- Male
- Last name starts with M
- Contributed to the Arts but is not primarily known for them
- Born before 1960
- Not North American
- Dead
- European
- Not active in 20th century
- Died before 1800
- Known for Politics but not a politician
- Not from the British Isles (sorry for missing this Elendil)
- Definitely not an activist of reformer
- Died before 1700
I think we are well over 20 DQs at this point so lets try to get all of them in by noon Sunday.
IQs:
- Are you one of the Tanakh’s minor prophets?
- Are you a 12 c. Irish archbishop, who prophesized a list of 112 future popes?
- Are you the brother of Angela’s Ashes author Frank McCourt, and author of your own memoir A Monk Swimming?
DQ:
Well that was quick!
Since I’m a bit new to this I’m not sure whether the etiquette is to wait for Slow_moving_vehicle to make his guess official or just go ahead and reveal the answer declare him the winner now.
Okay, I’ll make it official:
Are you Niccolò Machiavelli?
Good job, SMV!
Thank you!
Do I need to wait for @Buck_Godot to make it official, or can I go ahead and start the next round?
Wait for him to make it official.
Previous IQs:
Were you the Nazi assassin in The ODESSA File? - Mackensen
Were you a sheepdog sung about in a pop song? - the titular Paul McCartney pet in “Martha My Dear”
Do you command the Planetary Union starship Orville? - Capt. Ed Mercer
Six DQs reserved, but I can see I won’t be using them
Okay, I’ll make it official:
Are you Niccolò Machiavelli? Plotter Schemer and all around not nice guy.
Yes I am. Good job Slow_Moving_Vehicle.
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli[a] (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was an Italian diplomat, author, philosopher and historian who lived during the Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince (Il Principe), written around 1513 but not published until 1532, five years after his death. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science. For many years he served as a senior official in the Florentine Republic with responsibilities in di...
Next round to you.
Sorry for getting this response out late I couldn’t get to the computer this morning.
No worries, and thanks, BG!
Were you a sheepdog sung about in a pop song? - the titular Paul McCartney pet in “Martha My Dear”
Today I learned something new. I had no idea that it was directed at his dog.
Thanks, all!
Sorry it’s been a minute since I’ve been able to get to a computer to start the next round. And I’m not going to delay it trying to figure out how to upload a fancy-dan calligraphy letter from my phone, so here goes:
I am “J”.
IQs:
Did Dolly Parton famously sing about you?
Have you played a blue-collar husband, the Speaker of the House and an evangelist?
Were you fooled by the Red-Headed League?
Congrats, SMV!
IQs:
1. Were you a real-life person and the title character of a 1980 film produced by Mel Brooks?
2. Do you currently write and draw the comic strip Nancy?
3. Were you the Democratic candidate for vice president in 2000?
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