Yup, Buchanan, who I assume you are not.
IQ: Were you a Civil War nurse who went on to found a major humanitarian agency?
Bela is, of course, correct. Bartok was Rasputin’s companion in Anastasia. Comedic actress Beatrice Lillie was also the Lady Peel in real life.
DQs:
- Known for scientific work?
- Born after 1850?
:: ahem ::
Oops. Thought I had.
1: Pass
2: I’m not … Bill Murray?
3: Pass
Pass
DQ1: I am real.
DQ2: I am American.
DQ3: I am not currently alive.
DQ4: I am not male.
DQ5: I am not known for the arts
DQ6: I was born east of the Mississippi
DQ7: I died before 1950
DQ8: My last name starts with B
DQ9: I am not known for scientific work
DQ10: I was born after 1850
Correct on all.
IQ1: Did you sing a song that told the story of Lola, Tony, and Rico (who wore a diamond)?
IQ2: Did you know Paul, the real estate novelist who never had time for a wife?
IQ3: Did you play a detective who had a pet cockatoo named Fred?
That was Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross.
DQ: Born South of the Mason-Dixon line?
Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.
Boris Badenov, frequent opponent of Moose and Squirrel.
Boris Godunov, Russian tsar.
DQ: Military or political figure?
Two DQs reserved.
IQ1: Were you the Confederate commander during the attack on Fort Sumter?
IQ2: Were you a 19th-century American botanist?
IQ3: Did you carve mountains into artwork?
1: I am not Barry Manilow
2: I don’t know to whom you refer
3: I don’t know to whom you refer
1: I am not … Nathaniel Bedford Forrest?
2: The only name that comes to mind is George Washington Carver, and he doesn’t fit the letter, so - DQ
3: I’m guessing this is a Mount Rushmore reference, but I don’t know who did that so - DQ.
DQ1: I am real.
DQ2: I am American.
DQ3: I am not currently alive.
DQ4: I am not male.
DQ5: I am not known for the arts
DQ6: I was born east of the Mississippi
DQ7: I died before 1950
DQ8: My last name starts with B
DQ9: I am not known for scientific work
DQ10: I was born after 1850
DQ11: I was not born south of the Mason-Dixon line
DQ12: I was not a political or military figure.
IQ: Were you a producer known for grand musical productions?
I am not … Irving Berlin?
That’s Busby Berkley
DQ: Business figure?
My initial is B and…
DQ1: I am real.
DQ2: I am American.
DQ3: I am not currently alive.
DQ4: I am not male.
DQ5: I am not known for the arts
DQ6: I was born east of the Mississippi
DQ7: I died before 1950
DQ8: My last name starts with B
DQ9: I am not known for scientific work
DQ10: I was born after 1850
DQ11: I was not born south of the Mason-Dixon line
DQ12: I was not a political or military figure.
DQ13: I was not a business figure
IQ: Were you a “Cinderella Man”?
Correct on Manilow. You undoubtedly recognized Lola, Tony, and Rico from his song, “Copacabana.”
IQ2 was another song lyric reference: Paul, the real estate novelist, was a character in “Piano Man,” by Billy Joel. Finally, Robert Blake played Baretta the cockatoo-owning detective.
Two DQs reserved for now.
Previous IQs:
Are you a Texan who played an android? - Brent Spiner played Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Have you played a network exec, a computer whiz and a music impresario? - Bob Balaban, in Seinfeld, 2010: The Year We Make Contact and A Mighty Wind.
Did you sing about geometric shapes in a granular medium? - That was Belinda Carlisle: Belinda Carlisle - Circle in the sand - YouTube
DQs:
Better known in your own right, or as someone’s wife?
Died before 1900?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Did you have to wear fur in your best-known role?
Were you known for belting out a particular patriotic song?
Were you briefly known as “Mrs. Nesbit”?
P G T Beauregard.
Luther Burbank.
Gutzon Borglum (who was responsible for Stone Mountain, as well as for Mount Rushmore).
Psst - Nathan Forrest, not Nathaniel…
Five DQs reserved…
IQ1: Is a style of women’s drawers known by your name?
IQ2: Did you give your mother forty whacks?
IQ3: Is it said that you waved a US flag to annoy Confederate troops?