Oh, well, AFTER the O.K. Corral he was attacked and nearly assassinated, and THEN he had a damaged arm. So they didn’t take that much of a liberty with the facts.
BTW, I had originally considered using Robert Etienne, the fellow who added the chapter and verse divisions to the Bible, but figured he was too obscure. Was I right?
I would say so. I’ve never heard of him FWIW.
I’d never heard of him either.
Okay, I have an F person. Let the games begin.
IQ1: Are you the lead singer for Limp Bizkit?
IQ2: Do you write jokes and work sound effects for The Howard Stern Show?
IQ3: Are you a former SNL cast member who created the sketch series Portlandia?
Not Fred Durst, Fred (Call Me “Eric”) Norris or Fred Armisen
IQs:
- Are you the Teutonic god of virility?
- Did you play Mrs. Good on Good Neighbors (aka The Good Life)?
- Were you Mr. Wagnalls’ business partner?
IQs:
Was your best friend killed before your eyes on your dad’s orders?
Were you president of Oberlin College and head of the Aspen Institute?
Were you, for awhile, the only grandson of a retired cop?
Not… Frigg?
No idea on #2
Not Isaac Funk
You get either 1 or 2 DQs.
No idea on Oberlin President…
Drawing a blank on the retired cop’s grandson
Ah, just take 3 DQs. Dang, I haven’t been stumped so completely in a while.
#1 is Frey or Freyr, brother to Freya or Frigga or Frigg.
#2 was Felicity Kendall.
Correct on Funk.
DQs:
- Real?
- Male?
IQs:
- Was Paul put on trial before you in Caesarea?
- Did you formulate the first law of opposition, to wit: “If you push something hard enough, it will fall over,”?
- Were you the main antagonist on Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius?
SUMMARY
- Real Person
- Male
Not Festus, Mr. Dillon
Not (Elmer) Fudd? (hat tip to the Firesign Theater).
No clue on #3
Take one DQ
Correct on 1 and 2. #3 is Dr. Finbarr Calamitous.
DQ: Alive?
IQs:
- Were you the eponymous protagonist of a later Heinlein novel?
- Do you have naturally curly hair?
- Did Paul & Art sing goodbye to you?
IQ1: Are you Hagrid’s dog?
IQ2: Shall we go for a ride, courtesy of your two feet?
IQ3: Are you the father of Duke Cariadoc of the Bow?
IQ1: Are you a northern barbarian whose partner in crime is the Gray Mouser?
IQ2: Do you play bass for the Red Hot Chili Peppers?
IQ3: Were you entombed while looking for a cask of rare wine?
Previous Qs:
Was your best friend killed before your eyes on your dad’s orders? - Frederick the Great, who tried to run away from his oppressive dad, the king at the time, with his best friend (and possible lover, some historians think)
Were you president of Oberlin College and head of the Aspen Institute? - S. Frederick Starr
Were you, for awhile, the only grandson of a retired cop? - Frederick Crane, Frasier’s only child
DQs:
Last name starts with F?
American?
Born since 1950?
IQs:
Were you one of the Pink Ladies?
Were you an early pioneer of TV research?
Did you carve the sculpture of the President in the Lincoln Memorial?