Not archy
Not Aldo Ray
Take a DQ for #3
Not Andy Warhol for #2
Take 2 DQs for the others
Creighton Abrams (the guy the tank was named for).
Correct on the other two.
DQ: Known for a sport in which a ball (or ball equivalent) is used?
One DQ reserved.
IQ1: Did your staff turn into a snake?
IQ2: Were you Nefertiti’s hsband?
IQ3: Are you a monocle-wearing vegetable?
SUMMARY
- Real
- Male
- Dead
- American
- Not involved in the arts
- Not a military figure
- Died after 1900
- First name starts with A
- Born after 1850
- Born East of the Mississippi
- Not involved in science
- Not involved in politics
- Died before 1960
- Best known for involvement in sports
- A “businessman” of sorts, not an inventor
- Best known for one particular incident
- Best known for connection to a sport in which a ball is used.
Not Aaron or Akhenaten
Take a DQ for the veggie
Previous IQs:
Did you eject just moments before your ride crashed? - Neil Armstrong: Armstrongs Close Call Smithsonian Magazine
Were you J.L. Chamberlain’s superior officer, and later a Carpetbagger governor? - Adelbert Ames, formerly of the 20th Maine
Did you celebrate Communion in a unique place? - Buzz Aldrin: Did Buzz Aldrin Take Communion on the Moon? | Snopes.com
I’m not much good on sports, and can’t think of who this guy is based on my limited knowledge. I yield my DQs to others, one per player.
Correct on the first two. #3 was King Alexander I of Serbia. His wife, Queen Darga, was similarly executed and humiliated.
1 DQ reserved.
Archibald Asparagus, from VeggieTales.
DQ1: Baseball or football player?
DQ2: Played for a team east of the Mississippi?
I can only think of two ball players whose first names start with A, and as far as I know they’re both still alive. Those DQs look like they might be helpful for people who know more about sports than I do…
IQ: Are you frequently credited with inventing baseball?
SUMMARY
- Real
- Male
- Dead
- American
- Not involved in the arts
- Not a military figure
- Died after 1900
- First name starts with A
- Born after 1850
- Born East of the Mississippi
- Not involved in science
- Not involved in politics
- Died before 1960
- Best known for involvement in sports
- A “businessman” of sorts, not an inventor
- Best known for one particular incident
- Best known for connection to a sport in which a ball is used.
- Not known as an athlete or sports player
Since I DIDN’T play for ANY team, SCAdian gets his DQ back
Neither Abner Doubleday (who deserves NO credit for inventing baseball) nor Alexander Cartwright (who DOES deserve some credit)
<Thinking out loud>
Anybody know offhand who organised the Black Sox scandal?
Anybody know who jinxed the Red Sox by trading Babe Ruth?
Does football or basketball history include any such events?
</Thinking out loud>
Getting warm… VERY warm!
Andy Roddick, correct, Andy Serkis (model for Gollum and King Kong)
holding 4 DQs as I ruminate
DQ: Sports team owner?
SUMMARY
- Real
- Male
- Dead
- American
- Not involved in the arts
- Not a military figure
- Died after 1900
- First name starts with A
- Born after 1850
- Born East of the Mississippi
- Not involved in science
- Not involved in politics
- Died before 1960
- Best known for involvement in sports
- A “businessman” of sorts, not an inventor
- Best known for one particular incident
- Best known for connection to a sport in which a ball is used.
- Never owned a sports team
All good thoughts… but no "A"s spring to mind that would fit.
The only Black Sox scandal names that come to mind are Shoeless Joe Jackson and Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
DQ: Known from a scandal in baseball?
Just a heads-up, the first # 18
- Not known as an athlete or sports player
seems to have disappeared between summaries.
Good catch, Tim. I thought I remembered reading the mystery guest wasn’t an athlete, but it’s not on the latest summary.