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[Lepton*]

I think I've asked my two generals, although one of them ("...America...?") doesn't appear in the latest update.

Orion's enemies include Scorpio.

Are you Shakespeare's most famous Jew?

[3iff]

General: Were you born in, or at any point a citizen or permanent resident of, the United States of America? YES

Sorry Lepton*, it got away from me...It's not easy checking all the posts and getting all the info in one place.

Lepton*: Are you Shakespeare's most famous Jew? If you ask me, do I not know? Shylock.

[Quailman]

Did you lead a March to the Sea during the American Civil War?

[3iff]

Quailman: Did you lead a March to the Sea during the American Civil War? Smith (Good generic answer that'll be incredibly wrong)

[groza528]

Quail: General William Tecumseh Sherman. I don't know if anybody's certain, but I've heard that I may be a descendant of his.

Stumper: Did you lead the Islamic army during the Crusades?

[3iff]

Quailman has a general. (General Sherman??)

Groza528: Did you lead the Islamic army during the Crusades? Saladin??

[groza528]

Saladin is correct.
Are you Calvin's intergalactic alter-ego?

[Quailman]

General: Did you die before 1980?

Stumper: Did you portray Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls?

[Lepton*]

Were you a character in Galileo's "Dialogue Concerning Two Chief World Systems"?

[3iff]

Groza528: Are you Calvin's intergalactic alter-ego? Not a clue
Quailman: Did you portray Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls? Frank Sinatra
Lepton*: Were you a character in Galileo's "Dialogue Concerning Two Chief World Systems"? No idea but I'll guess Suleman

General: Did you die before 1980? NO

[3iff]

Summary of Generals

General: Are you alive? NO
General: Are you European? NO
General: Are you best known for your contributions in the entertainment field? YES
General: Are you male? NO
General: Are you best known for your singing career? YES
General: Were you born in, or at any point a citizen or permanent resident of, the United States of America? YES
General: Did you die before 1980? NO

Not aware of any outstanding generals, but if you do have one I'm sure you'll tell me.

[Zag]

Zag: Did you play the character that the title character of this famous movie calls out for near the end, when he is almost completely (or perhaps completely) blinded?

(How's THAT for a confusingly-worded question? I'll break it down:

A famous movie.
Near the end of the movie, the title character is blinded, or nearly so.
While in this state, he calls out for another character.
Who played that other character?
)

Come on, guys! Think harder. I'll guarantee 95% of you know the answer to this. (I originally had "you all know" but possibly there's one person who doesn't. I doubt it, but possibly.)

Stumper: Are you a cartoon character whose full name includes your species, your shape, and your only piece of clothing?

[3iff]

Zag: Are you a cartoon character whose full name includes your species, your shape, and your only piece of clothing? Stimpy??

Just asked my colleague your 'obvious' question and he's unable to answer it too. I'll try and research it.

[Quailman]

Zag: Are you a cartoon character whose full name includes your species, your shape, and your only piece of clothing? Stimpy?? SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS!

Groza528: Are you Calvin's intergalactic alter-ego? Not a clue SPACEMAN SPIFF!

[Quailman]

Stumper: Did you have a pair of boots that "were made for walking"?

[3iff]

Stumper: Did you have a pair of boots that "were made for walking"? Nancy Sinatra again.

[ralphmerridew]

Galileo: Simplicio

[3iff]

Generals for Zag, Lepton* and Groza528 I think.

[lexprod]

[Quailman]

Stumper: Did you recently leave Good Morning America to replace Charlie Gibson as anchor of the ABC evening news?

[3iff]

Quailman: Did you recently leave Good Morning America to replace Charlie Gibson as anchor of the ABC evening news? No idea.

[PuzzleScot]

Stumper: Did you work alongside Florence Nightingale during the Crimean war?

[Zag]

[Lepton*]

Zag, I'm going to have to claim that 5%. Ralphmerridew, thanks!

General: Was your singing career primarily in the genres of rock or pop? (if that is too broad, would you have been eligible to appear on the contemporaneous Billboard music charts?)

Stumper: Did you give your name -- with an acoustic suffix -- to the popular musical instrument you invented? (there are two possible answers)

[lexprod]

[Zag]

[MatthewV]

I don't see this one answered yet...
Groza528: Are you Calvin's intergalactic alter-ego? Spaceman Spiff!

[Quailman]

Stumper: Did you replace Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America?

[Zag]

Stumper: Are you backed up by the E Street Band?

[milkshake]

[3iff]

A lot of overnight stuff...

Puzzlescot: Did you work alongside Florence Nightingale during the Crimean war? Seacole (can't remember her first name. Jenny?)

Zag. Sometimes stumper questions are too clever for their own good...
As for Spongebob, that's something that passed me by...(fortunately!)
General: Did you die of natural causes? YES

Lepton*:
General: Was your singing career primarily in the genres of rock or pop? NO
Did you give your name -- with an acoustic suffix -- to the popular musical instrument you invented? (there are two possible answers) Suza/Suzaphone (was going to say Saxaphone but I think my new answer is better)

Lexprod: Are you referred to as a "Putty Tat?" Sylvester the cat, said by Tweety Pie.

Zag: I've never seen Rocky either. Any of them. By choice. (seen Casablanca though and I know the name of the pianist.)

Quailman: Enough with the Good Morning America questions. Being in the UK, it's impossible for me to even see this program.
Did you replace Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America? No idea.

Zag: Are you backed up by the E Street Band? Bruce Springsteen

Milkshake: Shostakovich was a guess as he was the only name I could think of. As I said, I was surprised it was a right answer.

Lost track of who has a general but I think Quailman is owed one.
Just shout if I've overlooked something.

Due to an xmas lunch scheduled today, I'll be around for another 3.5 hours from this post.

[3iff]

Summary of Generals

General: Are you alive? NO
General: Are you European? NO
General: Are you best known for your contributions in the entertainment field? YES
General: Are you male? NO
General: Are you best known for your singing career? YES
General: Were you born in, or at any point a citizen or permanent resident of, the United States of America? YES
General: Did you die before 1980? NO
General: Did you die of natural causes? YES
General: Was your singing career primarily in the genres of rock or pop? NO

[Lepton*]

Stumper: Are you a crass American female Jewish comedian?

[3iff]

Lepton*: Are you a crass American female Jewish comedian? No idea. I can 'see' her face but I can't put a name to it. I'm now going to look it up.

Ohhh I was thinking of Joan Rivers...It's the 'other' one I did know but again couldn't put a name to her. Depends if anyone else knows her name...

[PuzzleScot]

MARY Seacole, by the way - Close enough (drat!). I'd never heard of her until my son did a project on her last year at school.

Stumper: Were you the commander of US army forces in the gulf war?

[3iff]

Puzzlescot. I remember her being mentioned as the forgotten Florence Nightingale in some newspaper article ages ago. I was just going to put "No Idea" when I remembered her surname. Sorry.

Puzzlescot: Were you the commander of US army forces in the gulf war? Don't know that one.

[PuzzleScot]

[3iff]

[PuzzleScot]

[groza528]

General (for Spaceman Spiff): Was your singing typically part of a further stage production, such as opera or Broadway musicals?

Lepton*: Sarah Silverman

Stumper: Are you a 9-fingered engineer with an apropos accent?