IQ: Did you command troops in Vietnam?
DQ: Are you a fictional character
I am not Gen. William Westmoreland.
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, John Walker (who made life so much more difficult for me), and Medal of Honor recipient Dr Leonard Wood.
DQ1: Male?
DQ2: American?
DQ3: Known for the Arts?
IQ1: Did you have 14 points?
IQ2: Were you the companion of a man who was lost on a desert island?
IQ3: Did you and a co-author write two books about planets called Bronson Alpha and Bronson Beta?
DQs:
- Real
- Male
- Not American
- Not known for the Arts
I’m not Woodrow Wilson. Take a DQ for whoever Friday isn’t.
I’m not Philip Wylie of When Worlds Collide.
IQ: Is a beef dish named in your honor?
Madame Pepperwinkle makes a lovely Beef Wellington.
IQ1: Did you improve the power source for mining pumps?
IQ2: Did you claim that the British people have never had it so good?
IQ3: Are you known for cycling and sideburns?
Wilson the Volleyball. (I thought I was giving it away by asking it directly after another Wilson question…)
DQ: European?
IQ1: Were you the oldest cadet to ever pass Navy flight school?
IQ2: Did you fortunately decide to take a bus instead of flying?
IQ3: Did David Allan Coe write a song, the title of which referred to you, #2 and himself?
DQs:
- Real
- Male
- Not American
- Not known for the Arts
- European
Oh, Wilson the Volleyball. Riiight. Excuse me a second…:smack:
I am neither Waylon Jennings nor Willie Nelson. Take a DQ for #1.
William “Bull” Halsey. He was required to pass aerial observer school in order to accept command of a carrier; he decided to go through flight school instead.
Correct on Waylon and Willie.
DQ: Living?
IQ1: Are you an inventor with an extremely intelligent dog?
IQ2: Did you earn your nickname by “accidentally” flying to Ireland?
IQ3: Are you a time traveller (and world traveller) who is difficult to locate?
Pssst - post 249…
William Jefferson Clinton promised his Arkansas constituents, during his last reelection campaign for governor, that he wouldn’t leave midterm to run for President. Then the opportunity became just too appealing to pass up; he toured the state and asked in public meetings if folks would mind if he ran for President after all. Public opinion polls showed strong support for him doing so; he did and won.
William McKinley. The painting and the table are both still at the White House:
http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_pictures/images/mckinley-03.jpg
George Washington, land-rich but cash-poor, had to borrow money to go to NYC for his first inauguration in 1789.
SCAdian, Halsey is a relative of mine by marriage. A great but not perfect admiral.
DQs:
British?
Last name start with W?
Political/military figure?
IQs:
Did the Pope give you a special flag for your important venture?
Did a joke about you cause an ambassador to get sent home?
Did your owner shout “Revenge! Revenge!”
Take 2 DQS. If IQ2 isn’t Winston Churchill, take 3.
Take 1 for #1.
I’m not Wrong Way Corrigan, and I’m not Doctor Who (or for that matter, Waldo).
Hmmm. Nope, I got nothing. Take 3 DQs.
DQs:
- Real
- Male
- Not American
- Not known for the Arts
- European
- Dead
- Naturalized British citizen
- Last name starts with W
- Not a political/military figure
I was thinking of Harold Wilson, but it turns out I’d had him mixed up with Harold McMillan, who actually said the “never had it so good” line - Question withdrawn.
Bradley Wiggins, who lost his distinctive sideburns by the time the photos wikipedia uses were taken, but came to prominence looking like this
DQ1: Did you die before 1900?
DQ2: Are you known for your contributions to science or technology?