Unutterably Silly Quiz

[Shayne Parkinson]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Is #7 a non-fiction writer like Edgar Hoover, Harry Truman or Alfred Kinsey?

No, the person isn't principally famous for being a writer.

[Kumabjorn]

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

No, the person isn't principally famous for being a writer.

Is it an academic?
Like Richard Feyneman? Could it be Oppenheimer?

[Shayne Parkinson]

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Is it an academic?
Like Richard Feyneman? Could it be Oppenheimer?

You're definitely on the right track! Not one of those two, though - person #7 died earlier than either of them (in the 1950s).

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

You're definitely on the right track! Not one of those two, though - person #7 died earlier than either of them (in the 1950s).

With that clue: Albert Einstein?

[Kumabjorn]

Too late, the story of my life.

[red_phoenix]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Michael Jackson earnings guess $200 million

@Shayne Parkinson - I think you missed this guess by Fbone. I did not see a yea or nay to this answer. If I missed it I apologize.

[Kumabjorn]

Would someone like Andy Warhol be on the list? Aren't his soup cans and Marilyns still on the market?

[Shayne Parkinson]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

With that clue: Albert Einstein?

Einstein it is. For those who (like me) were surprised to see his name on this list, Forbes' comments:

Associated with all things intelligent, Einstein's name continues to be used to peddle Baby Einstein products, a majority Disney-owned venture designed to make infants smarter. Other lucrative tie-ins include Italy’s Banca Profilo’s “Face Value” campaign, Chrysler’s Ram brand truck ads and a collection of A.J. Morgan “geek chic” glasses. The scientist's estate has also expanded into videogames with a Nintendo DS brain game that retails for about $50.

[Shayne Parkinson]

Originally Posted by red_phoenix

@Shayne Parkinson - I think you missed this guess by Fbone. I did not see a yea or nay to this answer. If I missed it I apologize.

Thank you, I did miss that. Jackson's earnings are so much higher than all the others that I'll declare this close enough to the Forbes figure of $170 million.

[Shayne Parkinson]

1. Michael Jackson Bilbo1967 $170 million Fbone
2. Elvis Presley Daithi $55 million Fbone
3. Marilyn Monroe Hamlet53 $27 million Fbone
4. Charles Schultz Fbone $25 million Fbone
5= John Lennon Daithi $12 million norway1456
5= Elizabeth Taylor norway1456 $12 million norway1456
7. Albert Einstein pdurrant
8. Theodor Geisel Issybird
9= Jimi Hendrix norway1456
9= Stieg Larsson Daithi

Points:
Fbone 5 points
Norway1456 4 points
Daithi 3 points
Bilbo1967, Hamlet 53, issybird, pdurrant 1 point each

One point for getting the person's (or rather the estate's) 2011 earnings correct to within the nearest $5 million for amounts over $10 million, or the nearest $1 million for amounts of $10 million or less.

[Iznogood]

What are Forbes comments on Charles Schultz? I could look it up, but since I'll be guessing the 2011 earnings, I can't look it up yet. Is the $25M "only" syndicated earnings from the Peanuts strip, or is it mostly from Fantagraphics restauration and complete print of Peanuts?

$25M is a lot, but Peanuts is one of the finest comic strips created.

I think I'm on the safe side to guess that Both Elizabeth Taylors and John Lennons earnings are about $16M

[Fbone]

Elvis $50 million
Marilyn $25 million
Albert $5 million
Theodore $5 million
Jimmi $3 million
Steig $2 million

[Shayne Parkinson]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Elvis $50 million
Marilyn $25 million

Close enough: Elvis $55 million, Marilyn $27 million

Albert $5 million
Theodore $5 million
Jimmi $3 million
Steig $2 million

Keep trying.

[Shayne Parkinson]

Originally Posted by norway1456

What are Forbes comments on Charles Schultz? I could look it up, but since I'll be guessing the 2011 earnings, I can't look it up yet. Is the $25M "only" syndicated earnings from the Peanuts strip, or is it mostly from Fantagraphics restauration and complete print of Peanuts?

$25M is a lot, but Peanuts is one of the finest comic strips created.

"After last year's Iconix purchase of an 80% stake, Schulz' prized cartoon characters maintained a bulk of their reported 1,200 licensing agreements with the likes of Met-Life, Warner Home Video, ABC and Hallmark. The focus of the last year has been bringing Peanuts to the digital space, with a Capcom video game, low-priced e-books, a Facebook application and comics and graphic novels on iTunes. "

I think I'm on the safe side to guess that Both Elizabeth Taylors and John Lennons earnings are about $16M

You are indeed. It's $12 million.

[Iznogood]

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

You are indeed. It's $12 million.

If they are at $12M, Einstein should perhaps be around 10M, and Hendrix and Larson about $5M? Theodor Geisel (who was he, by the way) somewhere between