Botticelli - April 2023

Thread Games
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DQs

  1. Real

  2. Male

  3. Living

  4. The Arts made them famous, but not because they are an artist. If that makes sense. Like, um, journalists made Harry Truman famous because he refused to evacuate from his home near Mount St. Helens, not because he was an artist. Does that make sense?

  5. Not American

  6. Born before 1971

  7. Not political/military

  8. European

  9. White

  10. First name does not start with H.

  11. British

  12. Not known for sports.

  13. Not known for business.

  14. Does not hold a royal or noble title.

  15. Not best known as the subject of a pinting.

  16. Presenter or host of some kind.

Let me clarify #4. He is not known for the Arts, but tge Arts are what made him famous. Like Gordon Ramsey. He’s not known for the Arts, but TV made him famous.

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DQ: From a show currently on the air?

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DQs

  1. Real

  2. Male

  3. Living

  4. The Arts made them famous, but not because they are an artist. If that makes sense. Like, um, journalists made Harry Truman famous because he refused to evacuate from his home near Mount St. Helens, not because he was an artist. Does that make sense?

  5. Not American

  6. Born before 1971

  7. Not political/military

  8. European

  9. White

  10. First name does not start with H.

  11. British

  12. Not known for sports.

  13. Not known for business.

  14. Does not hold a royal or noble title.

  15. Not best known as the subject of a pinting.

  16. Presenter or host of some kind.

  17. From a show that is currently on the air in the sense that it is still being produced but at this time it is between seasons.

Let me clarify #4. He is not known for the Arts, but tge Arts are what made him famous. Like Gordon Ramsey. He’s not known for the Arts, but TV made him famous.
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Just to make sure…

DQ: Show primarily seen in Britain?
Four DQs reserved.

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DQs

  1. Real

  2. Male

  3. Living

  4. The Arts made them famous, but not because they are an artist. If that makes sense. Like, um, journalists made Harry Truman famous because he refused to evacuate from his home near Mount St. Helens, not because he was an artist. Does that make sense?

  5. Not American

  6. Born before 1971

  7. Not political/military

  8. European

  9. White

  10. First name does not start with H.

  11. British

  12. Not known for sports.

  13. Not known for business.

  14. Does not hold a royal or noble title.

  15. Not best known as the subject of a pinting.

  16. Presenter or host of some kind.

  17. From a show that is currently on the air in the sense that it is still being produced but at this time it is between seasons.

  18. Mainly seen in the UK.

Let me clarify #4. He is not known for the Arts, but tge Arts are what made him famous. Like Gordon Ramsey. He’s not known for the Arts, but TV made him famous.

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I yield my remaining four DQs (one per customer) to anybody who can think of a good use for them.

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SCA DQ: From a British panel show?

(e.g., QI, Would I Lie To You?, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Duck Quacks Don’t Echo)

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DQs

  1. Real

  2. Male

  3. Living

  4. The Arts made them famous, but not because they are an artist. If that makes sense. Like, um, journalists made Harry Truman famous because he refused to evacuate from his home near Mount St. Helens, not because he was an artist. Does that make sense?

  5. Not American

  6. Born before 1971

  7. Not political/military

  8. European

  9. White

  10. First name does not start with H.

  11. British

  12. Not known for sports.

  13. Not known for business.

  14. Does not hold a royal or noble title.

  15. Not best known as the subject of a pinting.

  16. Presenter or host of some kind.

  17. From a show that is currently on the air in the sense that it is still being produced but at this time it is between seasons.

  18. Mainly seen in the UK.

  19. Not from a panel show.

Let me clarify #4. He is not known for the Arts, but tge Arts are what made him famous. Like Gordon Ramsey. He’s not known for the Arts, but TV made him famous.

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last and only DQ:
Known for science?

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Actually I’m going to jump in and make my guess.

Are you Paul Hollywood?

211

That’s a good guess.

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Never heard of him.

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Yes! I am bread baker and co-judge of The Great British Bake Off Paul Hollywood!

Well done!

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Thanks, I was lucky that it was one of the few British Celebs I actually know.

So I’ve got an entry that could be be easy, could be hard,but hopefully should be interesting. So lets go with

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IQs:

  1. Were you the Democratic candidate who lost the presidency twice in the 1950’s?
  2. Did you write the scripts for the highly acclaimed chiaroscuro 1950’s BBC radio series The Goon Show?
  3. Did you have a hit with Anticipation?
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  1. Take a DQ
  2. I’m not Peter Sellers
  3. I’m not Britany Spears?
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Good job, Buck!

Previous IQs:

Were you sorry to let Norbert go? - Yes, Hagrid, and his pet dragon
Were you the only human being to appear in the first SpongeBob movie? - David Hasselhof
Were you a very scary interdimensional bad guy in the works of H.P. Lovecraft? - Hastur the Unspeakable

On to S.

IQs:

Were you Lincoln’s first SECWAR?
Were you his second?
Were you his SECSTATE?

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Congrats, Buck!

IQs:
1. Were you a Jewish LA Dodger?
2. Is your book On Writing on writing?
3. Did you command your footwear to begin perambulating?

219

#1 was Adlai Stevenson.
#2 was Spike Milligan. Peter did do a number of characters on the show, though.
#3 was Carly Simon.

DQs:

  1. Real?
  2. Male?
  3. Last name starts with S?
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  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Only name starts with S