[GAME] Botticelli Oct 2014

IQ: Were you a classical musician who committed suicide because you were about to be “outed”?

I believe that’s one theory about the death of… Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

(Take a DQ if that’s wrong)

George “Possum” Jones. (Virginia Wynette Pugh is better known as Tammy Wynette.)
Correct.
Correct. (And he was there with Pershing and that other ‘P’ you mentioned.)
DQ: Known for work in science?
IQ1: Did your grandfather invent baking powder?
IQ2: Did your life become very hectic on the day you tried to get an honest job?
IQ3: Are you best known as a swindler?

IQ1: Are you a German theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory?
IQ2: Are you an Ionian Greek philosopher for whom a geometric theorem is named?
IQ3: Are you a 13th century French scholar who pioneered research into magnetism which led to the development of the navigational astrolabe?

IQs:

  1. Are you Walt Kelly’s premiere creation?
  2. Are you #1’s prickly pal?
  3. Did you marry Nancy Fish?

Yup, Tchaikovsky.

Previous IQs:

Are you arguably the best-known person ever born on Corfu? - Yes, Prince Philip
Due to your elegant mustache and generally ornery attitude, were you likened to Yosemite Sam when you played for the Pittsburgh Pirates? - Phil Garner
Do you play a smart, media-savvy defense lawyer in Gone Girl? - Yes, Tyler Perry

DQ:

Best known for just a single event or incident?

IQs:

Did you fly a flag just once with a misspelling on it?
Were you an oenophilic amphibian?
Did you write Being There?

I almost asked you for a more specific question, but since you’ve already shown your brilliance, I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt here.

YESSSS! I am Charles Ponzi, the scam artist who invented the pyramid scheme/con game that bears my name. I consider Bernie Madoff my godson!

Bravo, SCAdian

Good job, SCAdian! Good luck with Q…

Criminal seemed like a possible field, so I started thinking about mafiosi and other gangsters, then made the jump to Ponzi. My original question was “Is a swindle scheme named after you?” That sounded weird, though, so I changed it.

And now I’m stuck with Q

Ask away; I’ll be back as soon as I think of someone. :slight_smile:

IQ: Were you a bad spelling VP?
IQ2: Did you betray Norway to the Nazis?
IQ3: Did you need a bigger boat?

IQs:

  1. Did you play Zorba the Greek?
  2. Did you have a hit with 96 Tears?
  3. Are you a Mercotan Doper?

IQ1: Are you the current governor of Illinois?
IQ2: Were you Sue Sylvester’s cheerleader spy in Glee?
IQ3: Do you play Nathan Fillion’s daughter in Castle?

Not Dan Quayle.
Not Vidkun Quisling.
DQ.

Not Anthony Quinn.
Not … Question Mark (“and the Mysterians”)?
Not Qadgop.

Three DQs.

Quint from “Jaws”

DQ: Real?

IQ: Are you “Mighty”?
IQ2: Are you a former Notre Dame QB whose been an NFL bust?

Correct on all 3.

IQs:

  1. Were you the governor of Syria at the time of Christ?
  2. Are you a Mesoamerican deity whose name means “feathered serpent”?
  3. Are you Desmond Llewellyn’s best known role?

Pat Quinn, Quinn Fabray, Molly Quinn
Quinn x3!

DQ: Male?

holding 2 DQs

Not Quinn the Eskino.
DQ.

DQ.
Not Quetzalcoatl.
Not Q.

Q

  1. Fictional
  2. Male

KO has two DQs.
etv has one.
Prof P has one.

#1 was Quirinius.

DQ: best known from film?

That’s Brady Quinn

DQ: Would be living, if real?