Botticelli April 2015

Thread Games
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IQs:

  1. Were you the protagonist in Stranger In A Strange Land?
  2. Were you the hostess for White House functions of the 8th U.S. President?
  3. Were you a printmaker associated with the Nabis?
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SUMMARY

  1. Real person
  2. Male
  3. First name starts with V
  4. Dead
  5. Not American
  6. European
  7. Died after 2000
  8. From the UK
  9. Not involved in the arts as commonly defined, but there was an element of artistry in my profession
  10. Not a political figure
  11. Not involved in science or technology
  12. Not best known for TV, but did have my own TV show at one time and did numerous TV commercials
  13. Had a large business empire, though “businessman” may not be the first noun used to describe me
  14. Not a criminal; my many business ventures were all completely legitimate
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Take 3 DQs. (Wish I knew Martin Van Buren’s wife’s name!)

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#1 was Valentine Michael Smith.
#2 was Angelica Singleton Van Buren, Martin’s daughter-in-law. His wife Hannah died before he was elected.
#3 was Edouard Vuillard.

3 DQs reserved.

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Previous IQs:

Did you refer to an older scientist as “Stinky”? - This was also Valentine Michael Smith; Dr. “Stinky” Mahmoud was on the crew of an Earth ship which visited Mars.
Did you play the Titanic’s builder? - Yes, Victor Garber.
Did your best-known character ruefully wonder why she was even eating that candy bar? - This was also Valerie Harper, playing Rhoda, who once looked at a candy bar and asked, “Why am I even eating this? I should just apply it directly to my hips.”

DQ:

Knighted?

IQs:

Were you a scruffy prophet, of sorts, in Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell?
Did Picard meet you on Risa?
Did you often date a guy with an alliterative name?

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SUMMARY

  1. Real person
  2. Male
  3. First name starts with V
  4. Dead
  5. Not American
  6. European
  7. Died after 2000
  8. From the UK
  9. Not involved in the arts as commonly defined, but there was an element of artistry in my profession
  10. Not a political figure
  11. Not involved in science or technology
  12. Not best known for TV, but did have my own TV show at one time and did numerous TV commercials
  13. Had a large business empire, though “businessman” may not be the first noun used to describe me
  14. Not a criminal; my many business ventures were all completely legitimate
  15. Was a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, if that counts as being knighted
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Take 3 DQs

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Vera Lynn

DQ: Is a product or service named for you?

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SUMMARY

  1. Real person
  2. Male
  3. First name starts with V
  4. Dead
  5. Not American
  6. European
  7. Died after 2000
  8. From the UK
  9. Not involved in the arts as commonly defined, but there was an element of artistry in my profession
  10. Not a political figure
  11. Not involved in science or technology
  12. Not best known for TV, but did have my own TV show at one time and did numerous TV commercials
  13. Had a large business empire, though “businessman” may not be the first noun used to describe me
  14. Not a criminal; my many business ventures were all completely legitimate
  15. Was a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, if that counts as being knighted
  16. Had a line of products named after me
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DQs:

  1. Common first name?
  2. Known for sports?

1 DQ reserved.

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Previous IQs:

Were you a scruffy prophet, of sorts, in Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell? - Vinculus
Did Picard meet you on Risa? - Vash
Did you often date a guy with an alliterative name? - Veronica Lodge and Archie Andrews

Three DQs reserved.

I think I’ve got it:

IQ:

Were you best known as a master hairdresser and for selling haircare products?

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Edit: Dammit - ninja’d by EH!

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Oh, that’s a good guess!

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Grats ahead of time, EH. :slight_smile:

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SUMMARY

  1. Real person
  2. Male
  3. First name starts with V
  4. Dead
  5. Not American
  6. European
  7. Died after 2000
  8. From the UK
  9. Not involved in the arts as commonly defined, but there was an element of artistry in my profession
  10. Not a political figure
  11. Not involved in science or technology
  12. Not best known for TV, but did have my own TV show at one time and did numerous TV commercials
  13. Had a large business empire, though “businessman” may not be the first noun used to describe me
  14. Not a criminal; my many business ventures were all completely legitimate
  15. Was a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, if that counts as being knighted
  16. Had a line of products named after me
  17. Not involved in sports
  18. Very uncommon first name
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YESSSSSS! I am** VIDAL SASSOON**, hairdresser to the stars (which, I think you’ll agree, is a profession requiring some artistry) in the 1960s, and later a manufacturer of stylish blue jeans and hair care products. My motto was, “If you don’t look good, WE don’t look good.”

(I thought of him because Mrs. Astorian’s longtime hairdresser is an Englishman who trained under Vidal Sassoon.)

Congrats, Elendil.

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Thanks, everyone! Our next letter is

G

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IQ1) Were you the original lead singer of King Crimson?
IQ2) Did you create Della Street and Lieutenant Arthur Tragg?
IQ3) Are you the strongest of the Dinobots?

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IQ1: Did you compose Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris?
IQ2: Are you IQ1’s brother and composer of Someone to Watch Over Me?
IQ3: Are you the co-writer of Pirates of Penzance?

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IQs:

  1. Were you called the New Cincinnatus?
  2. Were you an American folk artist who started painting at the age of 78?
  3. Were you Saul of Tarsus’s rabbi?