Jeremy Irons Q&A

In honor of Jeremy Irons’ birthday … this is a game of famous people who have meaningful names. But this time, let’s make it a Q&A game. Each player answers the previous clue correctly, giving a response that’s a complete sentence, then gives the next clue. Example:

Player 1:
British actor presses his laundry.

Player 2:
Jeremy Irons.

Who is going to write about conservatism and baseball?

Player 3:
George Will.

Best wishes to the former president of Nigeria!

Player 4:
Goodluck, Jonathan!

Instruction to a child to give his sister some of his candy.

Player 5:
Cher.

Comparative rowdiness between a Victorian playwright and the playwright of ‘Our Town’.

Player 6:

Oscar was Wilde, but Thornton was Wilder.

Etc.

You can answer any previous clue that hasn’t been correctly answered (or add an appropriate answer of your own). Ok, let’s start with the obvious one:

British actor presses his laundry.

Jeremy Irons

Civil rights icon puts her car in the driveway.

Rosa Parks

Scottish poet falls asleep sunbathing.

Robert Burns

English poet tanning or baking gradually

Robert Browning

Scottish sci-fi author confines rivers.

Iain Banks

Irish Gothic author keeps the train running.

Not quite.

OK, Iain M. Banks.

Irish Gothic author keeps the train running.

Are you going for Bram Stoker? I’d guess so, as I doubt there’s one called Stokes, although that would be the right tense.

Didn’t know I was going to run into the word police.

Irish Gothic author is one who keeps the train running.

Perfect enough for you?

Moving right along…

Not really. “Bram Stoker” isn’t a sentence. But let’s be a bit flexible.

The Dude builds a structure over a river.

Jeff Bridges

You romantic author, take something without consent.

Danielle, Steele!

Roman dictator looks at a woman.

Julius Caesar

Oscar-winning actress prepares to catch fish.

Kathy Bates

Who can play guitar for Queen?

Brian may.

Gossip rags are questioning a singer’s sexuality.

Hurry up, or you’ll be late to get your Oscar for “Shine”!

That black country singer was nosy.

What happened when Mr. Roper stepped on ice?

Norman Fell.

Schizophrenic motel owner gets ready to fish.