And if he’s not available - in no particular order: Alton Brown, Neil Caffrey*, Scott Bakula, Lewis Black, and this guy I’ve known for years who is, unfortunately, married.
I know nothing of the Actor Matt Boomer, but I love the Character Neil Caffrey
Name a monarch known as ‘the Great’ 1. Alexander 37
Peter 3
Alfred 2
Catherine 1
Frederick 1
Name a monarch who isn’t called ‘the Great’ but should be 2. Elizabeth I 26
Elizabeth II 5
Victoria 4
Julius Caesar 2
Genghis Khan 1
Henry VIII 1
Ivan the Terrible 1
Juan Carlos 1
King Richard 1
Louis XIV 1
Satchel Paige 1
Other than the UK, name a current monarchy 3. Spain 16
Sweden 10
Saudi Arabia 4
Japan 3
Monaco 3
Netherlands 3
Norway 2
Belgium 1
Canada 1
Denmark 1
Name a former monarchy 4. France 36
Russia 3
China 1
Greece 1
Hawaii 1
Iran 1
Nepal 1
Name a movie about a monarch 5. Elizabeth 15
The Madness of King George 11
The Queen 9
King Ralph 3
The Lion in Winter 2
Caligula 1
History of the World 1
King Arthur 1
The Return of the King 1
Other than food, name (one word only) the best thing about being a monarch 6. Power 13
Money/riches/wealth 9
Consort/mistress/sex/wenches 7
servants/chauffeur/pissboy 6
castle/palace 2
Jewels 2
Travel 2
Crown 1
Gifts 1
Sycophants 1
Other than potentially being overthrown and/or beheaded, name (one word only) the worst thing about being a monarch. 7. Privacy 10
responsibility 5
Paparazzi 4
Sycophants 3
enemies 2
Exposure 2
In-breeding 2
Parliament 2
Politics 2
Powerlessness 2
Assassinations 1
Blame 1
bodyguards 1
Clothes 1
conspirators 1
governing 1
Guillotines 1
Intrigue 1
Pressure 1
treachery 1
The US decides to create a monarchy with ceremonial powers ala the UK. Who should be named the first king/queen. 8. Oprah Winfrey 11
Me 5
Bill Clinton 4
Barack Obama 3
Jimmy Carter 3
Hillary Clinton 2
Morgan Freeman 2
Al Gore 1
Angelina Jolie 1
Beyonce the First 1
Bill Maher 1
Chuck Norris 1
Ellen Degeneres 1
George Clooney 1
John McCain 1
My dog 1
Nobody 1
Roger Staubach 1
Stephen Colbert 1
Tom Hanks 1
Vin Diesel 1
The US decides to make you an absolute monarch. Name one non-political celebrity you would have beheaded. (Or merely imprisoned/exiled/whatever for any wimps out there.) 9. Paris Hilton 9
Mel Gibson 4
Fred Phelps 3
Glenn Beck 3
nobody 3
Rush Limbaugh 3
Ryan Seacrest 3
Nancy Grace 2
Snooki 2
Carrot Top 1
Jack Chick 1
Jenna McCarthy 1
Ke$ha 1
Lady Gaga 1
Lindsay Lohan 1
Martha Stewart 1
Michael Moore 1
My former boss 1
Shia TheBeef 1
Simon Cowell 1
Tom Cruise 1
Name the person you would choose for your Queen Consort/Prince Consort 10. My current SO 17
Name a monarch who isn’t called ‘the Great’ but should be
Elizabeth I 27
Elizabeth II 5
Victoria 4
Julius Caesar 2
Genghis Khan 1
Henry VIII 1
Ivan the Terrible 1
Juan Carlos 1
King Richard 1
Louis XIV 1
Satchel Paige 1
Other than the UK, name a current monarchy
Spain 16
Sweden 10
Saudi Arabia 4
Japan 4
Monaco 3
Netherlands 3
Norway 2
Belgium 1
Canada 1
Denmark 1
Name a former monarchy
France 37
Russia 3
China 1
Greece 1
Hawaii 1
Iran 1
Nepal 1
Name a movie about a monarch
Elizabeth 16
The Madness of King George 11
The Queen 9
King Ralph 3
The Lion in Winter 2
Caligula 1
History of the World 1
King Arthur 1
The Return of the King 1
Other than food, name (one word only) the best thing about being a monarch
Power 14
Money/riches/wealth 9
Consort/mistress/sex/wenches 7
servants/chauffeur/pissboy 6
castle/palace 2
Jewels 2
Travel 2
Crown 1
Gifts 1
Sycophants 1
Other than potentially being overthrown and/or beheaded, name (one word only) the worst thing about being a monarch.
Privacy 11
responsibility 5
Paparazzi 4
Sycophants 3
enemies 2
Exposure 2
In-breeding 2
Parliament 2
Politics 2
Powerlessness 2
Assassinations 1
Blame 1
bodyguards 1
Clothes 1
conspirators 1
governing 1
Guillotines 1
Intrigue 1
Pressure 1
treachery 1
The US decides to create a monarchy with ceremonial powers ala the UK. Who should be named the first king/queen.
Oprah Winfrey 11
Me 5
Bill Clinton 4
Barack Obama 3
Jimmy Carter 3
Hillary Clinton 2
Morgan Freeman 2
Al Gore 1
Angelina Jolie 1
Beyonce the First 1
Bill Gates 1
Bill Maher 1
Chuck Norris 1
Ellen Degeneres 1
George Clooney 1
John McCain 1
My dog 1
Nobody 1
Roger Staubach 1
Stephen Colbert 1
Tom Hanks 1
Vin Diesel 1
The US decides to make you an absolute monarch. Name one non-political celebrity you would have beheaded. (Or merely imprisoned/exiled/whatever for any wimps out there.)
Paris Hilton 9
Mel Gibson 4
Fred Phelps 3
Glenn Beck 3
nobody 3
Rush Limbaugh 3
Ryan Seacrest 3
Nancy Grace 2
Snooki 2
Carrot Top 1
Jack Chick 1
Jenna McCarthy 1
Justin Beiber 1
Ke$ha 1
Lady Gaga 1
Lindsay Lohan 1
Martha Stewart 1
Michael Moore 1
My former boss 1
Shia TheBeef 1
Simon Cowell 1
Tom Cruise 1
Name the person you would choose for your Queen Consort/Prince Consort
And the winners are… Sparky812 and swampbear!! Woo-hoo! ::flings confetti:: They each got 9/10 top answers, but they were different! Good job, guys! Perfect score was 435.55.
Thanks for playing, everyone! Thanks for a fun game, 42fish.