Correct x2. #3 was Zig Ziglar.
DQ: Protagonist?
Previous IQs:
Did Rick Deckard shoot you? - Zhora, the dancer with the snake, in Blade Runner
Are you a Mobile Infantry noncom? - Yes, Sgt. Zim, in Starship Troopers
Was your truck called Richard the Deep Breather? - Zeke Boniface, in the Mad Scientist Club books
DQs:
Author born north of or in Vienna?
Considered a “good guy”?
IQs:
Did the Tijuana Brass famously record the theme music from the movie named after you?
Were you a glum alien on Babylon 5 who always referred to yourself in the third person?
Were you the heroine of a popular series of video games?
I knew that sounded familiar.
Z
- Fictional
- Male
- Last name starts with Z
- Was not created after 1950
- First appeared in print
- Not American
- Not created by an American author
- Created by a European author
- Created after 1799
- Created after 1899
- Not by a British or Irish author
- Not a children’s book
- Author born east of or in Vienna
- Author was not Russian
- Originally from a work of prose fiction
- Protagonist
- Author not born north of or in Vienna
- Considered a “good guy”
Still not Zelda, and not that other person, but yes, I am Greek chef, miner and musician Alexis Zorba.
I was wondering when somebody would ask…
Good one, EH! I like to think I would’ve come up with that name in a little bit.
At this point, EH, you might want to go ahead and start the November thread.
Righto: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=840307
The glum alien on Babylon 5 was Zathras.
Sorry, I forgot about this over the weekend. Right on #3, the other 2 were Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Zephaniah.
I’ve played before, but not in a while - should I ever stumble on a correct answer, I think I will end up giving away a lot of DQs! I assume no Googling for answers is obvious, so I’ve also tried to avoid Googling for questions. Is it permissible to use Google when guessing? For example, in this round, at one stage I thought the answer might be a Kafka character, but not knowing any by name, I looked up a couple of his major works to see if there was a match. Is that sort of thing allowed?
No, you should refrain from all research in playing the game. It’s all about what’s in your head, not your Google skillz. The only exception is that the gamemaster may do research only to ensure that his or her answers are accurate.
Thanks, that’s clear.