To be clear, astorian, Abe Fortas was nominated for Chief Justice, but was not confirmed by the Senate and then resigned. Clement Haynsworth and G. Harold Carswell were nominated to his then-vacant seat as an Associate Justice, not as Chief Justice, and neither was confirmed. Warren Burger was nominated for and confirmed as Chief Justice, and directly replaced Earl Warren in that post.
Previous IQs:
Have you played a concierge, a network executive and a computer guru? - Bob Balaban, in The Grand Budapest Hotel, Seinfeld and 2010: The Year We Make Contact.
Did you create Cop Rock? - Steven Bochco
Were you the last knight to stand with King Arthur, in some tellings of the tales? - Yes, Sir Bedivere (or Bedevere).
DQs:
Has been nominated for or won an Oscar?
Best known for movies?
IQs:
Queen Elizabeth II is known by what nickname in Private Eye magazine?
Did you replace the Mad King as top dude in Westeros?
Are you the probably-gay brother of that top dude?
To me, astorian’s question is a very different one from those asked by etv and EH. Since etv’s version came first, I’ll answer it (as well as astorian’s); EH can reuse his DQ.
B
Real
Female
Living
American
Last name starts with B
Best known for the arts, broadly defined
Born east of the Mississippi River
Not born after 1970
Not known for the Creative Arts (as opposed to the Performing Arts)
IQ1: Did you play a reporter kidnapped by Kim Jong-Il in 30 Rock? — Elizabeth Banks
IQ2: Did William Shatner’s character in Boston Legal have a real doll version of you made? — Candice Bergin
IQ3: Did you play Henry Hill’s wife in Goodfellas? — Lorraine Bracco
IQ1: Are you an actress who bought the town of Braselton, GA in 1989?
IQ2: Did you play Kevin Spacey’s wife in American Beauty?
IQ3: Are you an actress who goes by your first two names after dropping your last name Luetkemeyer?
Queen Elizabeth II is known by what nickname in Private Eye magazine? - Brenda
Did you replace the Mad King as top dude in Westeros? - King Robert Baratheon, in Game of Thrones
Are you the probably-gay brother of that top dude? - Renly Baratheon
Four DQs reserved. I’m drawing a blank at the moment…