IQ: Did you change the pronunciation of your last name while you were at Notre Dame?
The Alice books were illustrated by Sir John Tenniell.
DQ: Are you active in the arts?
Are you a former newscaster born again Christian who somehow managed to make a second career out of being a composer of the world’s shittiest new age music?
Jack Twist was Ennis cowboy lover in “Brokeback Mountain” (which gave us the unintentionally hilarious line “I wish I knew how to quit you”).
DQ: Were you a writer?
Hmm… not technically European, but everyone considers him a Euro…
Did you create Smeagol?
Boy, lots of editorializing in this round. 
I sure did. I’m John Ronald Reuel Tolkien - or, as my friends call me, JRR.
Great game everyone! Briefer than usual, but I have exams coming up so its for the best. I am afraid my Europe comment may have given away too much, but I think it was fair.
Take it away, astorian. Next round is yours.
Good game, WoodenTaco, thanks!
And I’m glad it was someone we’ve all heard of! 
Oh, I’m also dying to know who this is. Fantastic blurb.
My apologies to Yankee and John Tesh fans. Hey, I didn’t even get to toss in my “Did you suffer the worst sports injury ever recorded on video?”. OUCH!
I beat you to that one:
He really wanted that trophy - when he was a freshman, he pronounced his name “THEEZ man.”
And Clint Malarchuk has him beat by a country mile. You can google it, but don’t watch the video unless you’ve got an iron (and empty) stomach.
I still think the Joe Theismann video is more horrific to watch.
PS - The guy who laid down the playoff winning hit - Jake Taylor, from the movie Major League.