DQ: Were you born after 1970?
#1 was James Taylor, #2 is Livingston Taylor.
DQ: Known for music?
I’ll reserve the second DQ for now.
Mr. T played Clubber Lang and B.A. Baracus
James Thompson wrote the lyrics to Rule Britannia
In fictionalised accounts of Dick Turpin’s exploits, his horse is called Black Bess - but research I’ve performed since posing the question indicates that that particular detail is purely fictional.
IQs:
- Did you paint “The Madonna of the Rabbit”?
- Were you a very short Parisian poster artist of the late 19th Century?
- Did Mervyn Peake feature you in his sprawling trilogy?
Union Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, an unsung hero of the Civil War
Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas Jefferson
DQs:
American?
Two DQs reserved.
IQs:
Did you buy Skittles and iced tea not long before you died?
Are you an actress and poker ace?
Were you inappropriately played by a Texan?
IQ: Did you play Larry Sander’s sidekick?
T
- Male
- Real
- T is not my first initial
- T is my last initial
- From the Western Hemisphere
- Known for the Arts
- Alive
- Not born after 1970
- Not known for music
- American
Professor Pepperwinkle has one reserved DQ.
fanganga has three reserved DQs.
Elendil’s Heir has two reserved DQs.
Neither Titian nor Titus Groan. DQ for #2.
Not Trayvon Martin. DQs for #2 and 3.
DQ.
Toulouse-Lautrec’s the short artiste.
DQs:
- Born before 1900?
- Author/poet/playwright/epic scribbler, etc.?
That was Jeffery Tambor
DQ: From north of the Mason-Dixon line?
T
- Male
- Real
- T is not my first initial
- T is my last initial
- From the Western Hemisphere
- Known for the Arts
- Alive
- Not born after 1970
- Not known for music
- American
- Not born before 1900
- Author/poet/playwright/epic scribbler, &c
- Not from north of the Mason-Dixon line
fanganga has three reserved DQs.
Elendil’s Heir has two reserved DQs.
IQs:
- Did you write The Wonderful O and illustrate it yourself?
- Did you interview hundreds of everyday workers to create Working?
- Were you the original gonzo journalist?
Yes, Trayvon Martin
Jennifer Tilly
Thaddeus Stevens, born in Vermont and representing Pennsylvania in Congress in 1865, portrayed in Lincoln by Tommy Lee Jones of Texas (with an accent to match).
DQs:
Best known for novel(s)?
Best known for work after 1945?
Won a top prize in your field?
Any of your work adapted into a movie?
IQs:
Were you a singer named after an American state?
Were you a playwright named after an American state?
Did you once own more bison than any other individual?
Not Hunter S Thompson.
DQs for 1 and 2.
Neither Tennesse Ernie Ford nor Tennessee Williams.
DQ for #3.
T
- Male
- Real
- T is not my first initial
- T is my last initial
- From the Western Hemisphere
- Known for the Arts
- Alive
- Not born after 1970
- Not known for music
- American
- Not born before 1900
- Author/poet/playwright/epic scribbler, &c
- Not from north of the Mason-Dixon line
- Best known for novel(s)
- Best known for work after 1945
- Have won a top prize in my field
- None of my work has been adapted into a movie
fanganga has three reserved DQs.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Prof. Pepperwinkle
IQs:
- Did you write The Wonderful O and illustrate it yourself?
- Did you interview hundreds of everyday workers to create Working?
- Were you the original gonzo journalist?
Not Hunter S Thompson.
DQs for 1 and 2.
1 was James Thurber; 2 was Studs Terkel.
Time to start thinking seriously…
IQ: Did you write A Confederacy of Dunces?
DQ.
A Confederacy of Dunces was by John Kennedy Toole.
I’ve got nothing on this one. I’m drawing a complete blank, even for IQs. I’m apparently just not up on my 20th century southern writers.