Botticelli, April 2012 - Le Ministre de l'au-delà, chooser; initial Q

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I am European.
I am not famous as a politician or statesman.

No, I was not born after 1900.

Summary:

  1. M is the first letter of my last name.
  2. I am real, not fictional.
  3. I am male.
  4. I am not alive.
  5. My field is not related to the arts.
  6. I am not North American.
  7. I am European.
  8. I am not famous as a politician or statesman.
  9. I was not born after 1900.
122

IQ1: Did a popular 1960s rumor have you on the receiving end of a Mars candy bar?
IQ2: Did the same rumor have you on the giving end of same Mars bar?
IQ3: Were you credited with making the trains run on time?

123

ChockFull, your first two questions were already addressed in this round.

OK, my three DQs, then:

British?
Born after 1700?
Explorer or scientist?

And three new IQs:

Were you inspired by the thief of a notable artwork?
Were you Hercules’s sweetheart in a movie?
Are you typically shown with a pricetag in your headgear?

124

Yes, as I recall, the first two of these appeared earlier. So I’ll continue with your IQ3:

No, I am not Benito Mussolini.

125

I am not British.
I was born after 1700.
Given a choice between explorer and scientist, I’d have to say scientist.

Summary:

  1. M is the first letter of my last name.
  2. I am real, not fictional.
  3. I am male.
  4. I am not alive.
  5. My field is not related to the arts.
  6. I am not North American.
  7. I am European.
  8. I am not famous as a politician or statesman.
  9. I was not born after 1900.
  10. I am not British.
  11. I was born after 1700.
  12. Given a choice between explorer and scientist, I’d have to say scientist.

No ideas on the first two. Take two DQs.

On the third; no, I am not Minnie Pearl.

126

Sherlock Holmes’s nemesis Prof. James Moriarty was inspired by Adam Worth, thief of the famous Gainsborough portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire.
Megara was the strongman’s true love in the Disney movie Hercules.

DQs:

French?
Born after 1800?

IQs:

Did you first build the cars that now have a distinctive three-armed logo?
An Italian, did you build the high-performance sports cars that are now among the most costly in the world?
You’re right about Minnie Pearl, so I’ll revise my question: Are you, a dude, typically shown with a pricetag in your headgear?

127

:smack: And here I was trying to recall all those old sword-and-sandal movies with Steve Reeves! :smack:

I am not French.
I was born after 1800.

Summary:

  1. M is the first letter of my last name.
  2. I am real, not fictional.
  3. I am male.
  4. I am not alive.
  5. My field is not related to the arts.
  6. I am not North American.
  7. I am European.
  8. I am not famous as a politician or statesman.
  9. I was not born after 1900.
  10. I am not British.
  11. I was born after 1700.
  12. Given a choice between explorer and scientist, I’d have to say scientist.
  13. I am not French.
  14. I was born after 1800.

IQ1: All I can think of are Mercedes-Benz cars, but that was Karl Benz. From what I understand, the “Mercedes” part was the name of his daughter. If I’m wrong, which is likely, take a DQ.

IQ2: No, I am not Maserati.

IQ3: No, I am not the Mad Hatter, from the Alice in Wonderland stories.

128

IQ1: Did you write a series of hard-boiled crime novels?

IQ2: Were you prosecuted for war crimes in the early 21st century?

IQ3: Were you a Phrygian ruler associated with legendary wealth?

129

IQ1: No, I am not Mickey Spillane. (Pretty sure that you’re looking for Spillane–if I’m wrong, take a DQ.)

IQ2: No, I am not Slobodan Milosovic.

IQ3: No, I am not King Midas.

130

Oll Korrect.

IQs:

Were you half of a famous legal directory pair?
Did perhaps your best-known movie character have an eye problem?
Were you the Swiss-born governor of a New England state?

131

IQ1: Did you pioneer the study of genetics with experiments on pea plants?
IQ2: On the TV show Home Improvement, did Tim Taylor end up with your steering wheel?
IQ3: Are you a famous sunglass-wearing comedian with an unusual delivery whose content contained a lot of one-liners, non sequiturs, and drug references?

132

For my DQ:

Was your field of study biology?

IQ: Could you be nicknamed ‘Sweet Pea’ because of your studies?

EDIT: Gah, beaten to the punch by** Baffle**.

133

Pat Metheny is from Lee’s Summit, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.

DQ: Are you German?

IQ: Did you develop the table of the elements?

134

IQ1: No idea; take a DQ. (To save a little face, I do use Black’s and Barron’s, but admit to unfamiliarity with others.)

IQ2: All that comes to mind are Snake Plissken and Mad-Eye Moody, neither of whom were played by “M” actors. Take a DQ.

IQ3: No idea; take a DQ.

135

IQ1: No, I am not Gregor Mendel.

IQ2: Not sure, but I think I recall that wheel as belonging to Mario Andretti. If I’m wrong, take a DQ.

IQ3: No idea; take a DQ.

136

No, I am not German.

Summary:

  1. M is the first letter of my last name.
  2. I am real, not fictional.
  3. I am male.
  4. I am not alive.
  5. My field is not related to the arts.
  6. I am not North American.
  7. I am European.
  8. I am not famous as a politician or statesman.
  9. I was not born after 1900.
  10. I am not British.
  11. I was born after 1700.
  12. Given a choice between explorer and scientist, I’d have to say scientist.
  13. I am not French.
  14. I was born after 1800.
  15. I am not German.

No, I am not Dmitri Mendeleev.

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IQ1: Are you a Russian mathematician who worked on random processes?

IQ2: Were you Snoopy’s nemesis when he was perched on top of his doghouse?

IQ3: Are you a Nobel Prize winning, Colombian novelist?

138

IQ: Did you pioneer work on the wireless?

139

IQ1: No idea; take a DQ.

IQ2: No, I am not Manfred von Richtofen, otherwise known as the Red Baron.

IQ3: No, I am not Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

140

I did indeed, because I am…

Guglielmo Marconi!

Well done, Wargamer, and congratulations! Take us into another round.