Boticelli March 2022

Thread Games
161

M
DQs:

  1. Fictional
  2. Last name starts with M
  3. Male
  4. Not created by an American or Americans
  5. Not originally from a work of prose
  6. Could be alive today, if real
  7. Not an American character
  8. Not originally from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
162

2 DQs
Not Willy Mays

DQ
Not Marilyn McCoo
DQ

2 DQs
Not Morty Smith

163

1 was Helen Macdonald; 2 was Groucho Marx.

DQs:
1. created after 1922?
2. created by Europeans?

164

#1 was Zeppo Marx.
Correct on Marilyn.
#3 was Mighty Manfred.

DQ: Originally from a song?
1 DQ reserved.

165

Previous IQs:

Did you lead the good-hearted aliens of Galaxy Quest? - Mathazar
Did you own a creepy old house overlooking 'Salem’s Lot, Maine? - Hubie Marsden
Are you Jerry and Beth Smith’s son? - Yes, Morty Smith, of Rick and Morty

DQs:

European character?
Considered a good guy?

IQs:

Were you an early collaborator of Kenny Loggins?
Were you a European chemist who rose high in the politics of your country after 1970?
Were you, too?

166

IQs:
1. Did you play Mick Jagger on SNL, in a 1992 Point-Counterpoint segment on Weekend Update?
2. Did you play Keith Richards in that segment?
3. Does your book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures open with the Shakespeare quote “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so”?

167

M
DQs:

  1. Fictional
  2. Last name starts with M
  3. Male
  4. Not created by an American or Americans
  5. Not originally from a work of prose
  6. Could be alive today, if real
  7. Not an American character
  8. Not originally from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
  9. Created after 1922
  10. Created by Europeans
  11. Not originally from a song
  12. European character
  13. Considered a good guy 83% of the time, but definitely not the for the remainder
168

Not Jim Messina
2 DQs

Not Mike Myers
Not Mick Jagger
DQ

169

3 was Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy.

DQ: created after 1972?

170

DQ: Originally from a play?

171

M
DQs:

  1. Fictional
  2. Last name starts with M
  3. Male
  4. Not created by an American or Americans
  5. Not originally from a work of prose
  6. Could be alive today, if real
  7. Not an American character
  8. Not originally from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
  9. Created after 1922
  10. Created by Europeans
  11. Not originally from a song
  12. European character
  13. Considered a good guy 83% of the time, but definitely not the for the remainder
  14. Created before 1972
  15. Not originally from a play
172

Previous IQs:

Were you an early collaborator of Kenny Loggins? - Yes, Jim Messina
Were you a European chemist who rose high in the politics of your country after 1970? - Margaret Thatcher
Were you, too? - Angela Merkel

DQs:

British?
Lead character?

IQs:

Was Hornbeck an expy of you?
Did you win the Battle of Cowpens?
Is the principal U.S. base in Antarctica named after you?

173

IQs:

  1. Did you play The Saint on TV?
  2. Are you the literary “actual” author of The Princess Bride?
  3. Was your last performance as the guest on an episode of The Muppet Show which aired after you died?
174

IQs:
1. Told by studio executives that a film you were producing should “get rid of the elephant at the beginning and the woman at the end”, did you reply “We are involved in a business venture. We screened the film for you to bring you up to date as to the status of the business venture. Do not misconstrue this as our soliciting the input of raging primitives”?
2. Were you a real-life person and titular character of the above movie?
3. Do your twin sisters work at a DMV?

175

M
DQs:

  1. Fictional
  2. Last name starts with M
  3. Male
  4. Not created by an American or Americans
  5. Not originally from a work of prose
  6. Could be alive today, if real
  7. Not an American character
  8. Not originally from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
  9. Created after 1922
  10. Created by Europeans
  11. Not originally from a song
  12. European character
  13. Considered a good guy 83% of the time, but definitely not the for the remainder
  14. Created before 1972
  15. Not originally from a play
  16. Presumably British
  17. Part of an equally weighted ensemble
176

2 DQs
Not McMurdo

Not Roger Moore
Not S. Morgenstern
DQ

2 DQs
Not Marge Simpson

177

Correct, Correct, and Zero Mostel.

1 DQ reserved.

178

Hmm. DQ #13 sounds like he might have gone bad, betrayed his friends and/or been revealed as a traitor or mole.

Previous IQs:

Was Hornbeck an expy of you? - H.L. Mencken, in Inherit the Wind
Did you win the Battle of Cowpens? - Gen. Daniel Morgan, during the American Revolution (the climactic scenes of The Patriot are loosely based on the battle)
Is the principal U.S. base in Antarctica named after you? - Yes, Royal Navy Lt. Archibald McMurdo, from his 1841 discovery of the area

DQs:

Best known for genre fiction?
White?

179

1 was Mel Brooks; 2 was Joseph Merrick, the “Elephant Man”.

DQ: created after 1947?

1 DQ reserved.

180

M
DQs:

  1. Fictional
  2. Last name starts with M
  3. Male
  4. Not created by an American or Americans
  5. Not originally from a work of prose
  6. Could be alive today, if real
  7. Not an American character
  8. Not originally from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
  9. Created after 1922
  10. Created by Europeans
  11. Not originally from a song
  12. European character
  13. Considered a good guy 83% of the time, but definitely not the for the remainder
  14. Created before 1972
  15. Not originally from a play
  16. Presumably British
  17. Part of an equally weighted ensemble
  18. Not best known for genre fiction
  19. White
  20. First appeared after 1947 - it’s possible the creator created him before 1947

That’s 20 and there are 2 DQs being held
No more IQs please.
Ask the outstanding DQs by 12 noon PST Sunday 3/27