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raekuul · Lives under a bridge & tells stories.

Stumper: Were you a member of a generic trio of people named in Star Wars?

Quailman · His Postmajesty

General: Was your career associated with the arts? NO
General: Did you conduct the first human heart transplant? NO
General: Are you best known for contributions in the fields of engineering, technology, or science? YES

No time to read stumpers - I'm on a bathroom break from a mtg.

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Stumpers:

ralphmerridew: Stumper: Are you the title character of "Oh My Goddess"?
Cordelia: Did you famously read passages while enunciating each piece of punctuation?
PuzzleScot: Were you the first person to fly across the English Channel? I am not Charles Lind Bergh.
Lepton: Will your character be killed by Ron Weasley's mother?
raekuul: Were you a member of a generic trio of people named in Star Wars?
Let me know if I missed any

Generals:

Undercover Monk, 3iff, Scurra 2, DP, DPW, maybe others- you know if you have one.

General 1: Are you alive? NO
General 2: Were you best known for contributions to entertainment? NO
General 3: were you female? NO
General 4: Were you known for holding political office? NO
General 5: Were you alive for any portion of the 20th century? YES
General 6: Are you known for a single contribution to history? YES (pretty much)
General 7: Were you aged 60 or more when you died? YES
General 8: Is your middle name(s) normally mentioned when discussing you? NO
General 9: Were you considered to be European? NO
General 10: Was your career associated with the arts? NO
General 11: Did you conduct the first human heart transplant? NO
General 12: Are you best known for contributions in the fields of engineering, technology, or science? YES

oh, and I am not Mel Blanc.

PuzzleScot · Daedalian Member

It's not Charles Lindberg.

ralphmerridew · Daedalian Member

raekuul: Biggs?

MatthewV · Daedalian Member :_

Is your name used to measure the speed of a modem?

Zag · Tired of his old title

Lepton: Will your character be killed by Ron Weasley's mother?
Very tricky question! You have to know not only something from the 7th book, which hasn't yet been made into a movie, and you also have to know who plays her.

Bellatrix Lestrange, played by Helena Bonham-Carter.

Scurra · Daedalian Member

Cordelia: Did you famously read passages while enunciating each piece of punctuation? That's the immortal Victor Borge.

And if you've never heard the routine, you can watch it here. Actually, just watch it anyway, even if you have heard it countless times (like me...)

And Puzzlescot's answer is Louis Bleriot.

General: Did you win the Nobel Prize?
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_{still Quiz Olympiad champion. Must get a life.

New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon}

jesternl · Yankee Doodle Dutchie

Stumper: Are you and your brother "on a mission from God"?

Quailman · His Postmajesty

I am not Mr. Baud
I am not Jake or Elwood Blues.
And after much thought I came up with "I am not Willy Brandt," Then I noticed that it's a general.

General: Did you win the Nobel Prize? NO

Zag · Tired of his old title

jesternl · Yankee Doodle Dutchie

Are you a French former actress, now mainly known as a animal rights activist?

Quailman · His Postmajesty

I am not Bridget Bardot.

Lepton* · Guest

Zag: Thanks! Can I use your analysis of my stumpers for college credit? : )

General: Are you best known for the invention or creation of a device or technology that at least 1% of Americans see or use directly every day?

Stumper: Did Hickham (the main character) shake your hand, not knowing who you were, in the based-on-real-life movie October Skies?

Zag · Tired of his old title

Quailman · His Postmajesty

General: Are you best known for the invention or creation of a device or technology that at least 1% of Americans see or use directly every day? YES

Did Hickham (the main character) shake your hand, not knowing who you were, in the based-on-real-life movie October Skies? I am not Jack Bauer?

MatthewV · Daedalian Member :_

I'll give him Baud(ot). And a gold star to Zag!

What about the telecommunications inventor with a name that rings?

Cordelia · Daedelia Member

Scurra, have I ever told you how much I loved you? It's true, Borge is a genius! By the way, slight hijack, but also everyone should go see this Dean Marth and Victor Borge duet.

General: Can I buy something you invented (either completely or in part) at Wal-Mart?[edit]added bold[/edit]

Though, obviously I shouldn't.

Stumper: Did you play a Cosby?

lexprod · NOT not a title

Did you develop a system so that the blind could read?

PuzzleScot · Daedalian Member

Were you the first person to fly across the English Channel? Louis Bleriot is correct (thx Scurra)

General: Is the device you created entirely electronic in operation?

Note: Thank-you for introducing me to Victor Borge - genius!!

Stumper: Are you the French director of 'The Fifth Element' ?

3iff · very unbifflike

Stumper: Were you killed by a shark owned by Kim Yong Il ??

Scurra · Daedalian Member

Lepton* · Guest

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Stumpers:

ralphmerridew: Stumper: Are you the title character of "Oh My Goddess"?
raekuul: Were you a member of a generic trio of people named in Star Wars?
PuzzleScot: Are you the French director of 'The Fifth Element' ?
3ifff: Were you killed by a shark owned by Kim Yong Il ??
Scurra: Are you an author who uses a middle initial to distinguish his different styles?
Let me know if I missed any

Generals:

Undercover Monk, 3iff, Scurra 2, DP, DPW, maybe others- you know if you have one.

General 1: Are you alive? NO
General 2: Were you best known for contributions to entertainment? NO
General 3: were you female? NO
General 4: Were you known for holding political office? NO
General 5: Were you alive for any portion of the 20th century? YES
General 6: Are you known for a single contribution to history? YES (pretty much)
General 7: Were you aged 60 or more when you died? YES
General 8: Is your middle name(s) normally mentioned when discussing you? NO
General 9: Were you considered to be European? NO
General 10: Was your career associated with the arts? NO
General 11: Did you conduct the first human heart transplant? NO
General 12: Are you best known for contributions in the fields of engineering, technology, or science? YES
General 13: Did you win the Nobel Prize? NO
General 14: Are you best known for the invention or creation of a device or technology that at least 1% of Americans see or use directly every day? YES
General 15: Can I buy something you invented (either completely or in part) at Wal-Mart? YES
General *: Is the device you created entirely electronic in operation?Not sure how to answer this.

I am not Alexander Graham Bell, Lisa Bonet or Louis Braille.

3iff · very unbifflike

General: Is the device/product implied in Generals 14/15 powered by batteries enabling it to be carried around (in the manner of a mobile phone/mp3 player etc)?

PuzzleScot · Daedalian Member

"Not sure how to answer this." No worries - That is a satisfactory response in itself, I think...

Thinking out loud - What device/technology could elicit this response?
Perhaps a CD player, floppy disk, HDD or radar but not a record player, phone, television, car or hula-hoop.
Then again, if it was any of the first items, I'd answer "not entirely". Confused

Quailman · His Postmajesty

General 16: Is the device/product implied in Generals 14/15 powered by batteries enabling it to be carried around (in the manner of a mobile phone/mp3 player etc)? NO

ralphmerridew · Daedalian Member

Fifth Element: Luc Besson?

PuzzleScot · Daedalian Member

Thanks ralphmerridew, Luc Besson is correct. (excellent film, not just for Mila Jovovich's appearance)

General: Does the aforementioned device require connection to mains electricity?

jesternl · Yankee Doodle Dutchie

ralphmerridew · Daedalian Member

I guess nobody else here is an anime fan. The answer to Oh My Goddess was Belldandy.

Stumper: Are you the civil war general who planned the Battle of the Crater?

Quailman · His Postmajesty

I am not Beelzebub.

I think I need to clarify one answer, since not all Wal-Mart stores are created equal. The YES answer may in fact only apply to about 74% of Wal-Mart stores.

General 15: Can I buy something you invented (either completely or in part) at Wal-Mart? YES

General17: Does the aforementioned device require connection to mains electricity? YES *

* The wording of this one takes for granted that something is "aforementioned", but I underlined part of one question for a reason.

PuzzleScot · Daedalian Member

stumper: Are you acknowledged as the inventor of the world wide web?

lexprod · NOT not a title

Stumper: Are you the Naughty Dog character that breaks crates and collects apples?

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Are you acknowledged as the inventor of the world wide web? I am not Al Gore!

Are you the Naughty Dog character that breaks crates and collects apples? I am not Bikachu?

ralphmerridew · Daedalian Member

WWW: Tim Berners-Lee

Cordelia · Daedelia Member

I believe that Naughty character is Crash Bandicoot.

Okay, smarty pants...
Stumper: Did you play a Cosby other than the very pointless and irritating Denise?

lexprod · NOT not a title

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Did you play a Cosby other than the very pointless and irritating Denise? I thought I did well to remember Lisa Bonet. I haven't seen that show in ages. Let's see, there was Bill Cosby, of course, and Keisha Knight-Pulliam, Phyllicia Rashad, Jamal who played Theo, another sister... Maybe some relatives I don't recall. I am not... Barbara Billingsly?

PuzzleScot · Daedalian Member

"WWW: Tim Berners-Lee" Correct!

I know Gore is taking the credit for saving the earth from global working - is he claiming the Web too?!
(Doesn't begin with 'B' anyway!)

I'm offering my General to the first person who can think of an intelligent question based on the answers so far. I'm stumped.

Stumper: Did you invent the automatic pistol?