Botticelli, Aug. 2011

Thread Games
141

Rabbit’s last name was Angstrom, BTW.

IQ: Are you a currently living actress and mother of a son who has the same first and last name as a man who pitched in the 1903 World Series?

142

Dunno. Ask a DQ.

  1. Dead
  2. Not European
  3. Real
  4. First name starts with “R”
  5. Born in the 20th century
  6. Not usually thought of as a political figure, as such
  7. Not a pro sportsman
  8. Not American
  9. Male
  10. Not known for writing
  11. Born north of the Equator
  12. Not an entertainer of any kind
  13. Not a scientist or inventor
143

You’re not Roger Moore.

DQ: Are you generally well regarded?

IQ: Are you famous for talking about Rich Corinthian Leather(as well as playing some guy in a sci fi movie)?

144

No, I’m not Ricardo Montalban.

  1. Dead
  2. Not European
  3. Real
  4. First name starts with “R”
  5. Born in the 20th century
  6. Not usually thought of as a political figure, as such
  7. Not a pro sportsman
  8. Not American
  9. Male
  10. Not known for writing
  11. Born north of the Equator
  12. Not an entertainer of any kind
  13. Not a scientist or inventor
  14. Generally not well-regarded

That last one is a toughie. There are many who admire him very much. However, most if not all of those playing this game, I daresay, do not.

145

Were you hung as a war criminal?

146

I’m afraid that won’t do - Richard Jenkins has not, to the best of my knowledge, written a libretto to anything. No, the author in question is Robertson Davies. ‘The Golden Ass’, based on the novel by Apuleius, music of Randolph Peters, libretto by Robertson Davies was premiered by the Canadian Opera Company in 1999. It was prefigured in Robertson Davies’ earlier novel “A Mixture of Frailties”.

DQ: Did you die in the 20th century?

147

This is Reese Witherspoon, whose son by Ryan Phillippe is named Deacon. The Deacon Phillippe who pitched Pittsburgh to victory in the Series opener is a distant relative of the younger Phillippes, even though Ryan pronounces the name with three syllables and the hurler needed just two.

DQ: Are you from Asia?

IQ: Were you a chief of the Cherokee despite your Anglo-Saxon name?

148

“Hanged” is the correct term, I believe, and no, I’m not the Nazi diplomat Joachim (sp?) von Ribbentrop.

Dunno about the Cherokee chief. Ask a DQ.

  1. Dead
  2. Not European
  3. Real
  4. First name starts with “R”
  5. Born in the 20th century
  6. Not usually thought of as a political figure, as such
  7. Not a pro sportsman
  8. Not American
  9. Male
  10. Not known for writing
  11. Born north of the Equator
  12. Not an entertainer of any kind
  13. Not a scientist or inventor
  14. Generally not well-regarded
  15. Died in the 20th century
  16. Asian
149

Were youthe Prime Minister from the Tokyo arm of the Axis?

150

The only Japanese PM I know of from Axis days was Heihachiro (sp?) Togo, who was not an “R.” Were you thinking of someone else?

151

John Ross led the Cherokee Nation from 1828 to '66.

DQ: Are you from a country generally considered Middle or Near Eastern?

IQ: Are you an explorer whose middle name is a kind of bird?

152

Never heard of John Ross. Has any other player? Might fail the as-well-known-as-Botticelli rule.

No, I’m not Robert Falcon Scott.

  1. Dead
  2. Not European
  3. Real
  4. First name starts with “R”
  5. Born in the 20th century
  6. Not usually thought of as a political figure, as such
  7. Not a pro sportsman
  8. Not American
  9. Male
  10. Not known for writing
  11. Born north of the Equator
  12. Not an entertainer of any kind
  13. Not a scientist or inventor
  14. Generally not well-regarded
  15. Died in the 20th century
  16. Asian
153

The Near and Middle East are part of the Asian continent. Could you address this in your summary (unless you’re waiting on confirmation of John Ross’s relative fame)? Too bad Sampiro isn’t playing, as he’s posted about Ross.

IQ: Are you a comedienne famous for such lines as “Some people build castles in the air. My mother cleans them”?

154

Did you die of natural causes?

155

Yes, I’m waiting to hear if any other player has heard of Ross.

No, I’m not Roseanne Barr.

No, I’m not Ronald Reagan.

156

Yeah, he was the chief of the Cherokee during the Trail of Tears.

157

IQ: Are you the only Toronto Blue Jay to have your number retired?

158

OK, then!

  1. Dead
  2. Not European
  3. Real
  4. First name starts with “R”
  5. Born in the 20th century
  6. Not usually thought of as a political figure, as such
  7. Not a pro sportsman
  8. Not American
  9. Male
  10. Not known for writing
  11. Born north of the Equator
  12. Not an entertainer of any kind
  13. Not a scientist or inventor
  14. Generally not well-regarded
  15. Died in the 20th century
  16. Asian
  17. From a country generally considered Middle or Near Eastern

No, I’m not Rod Carew.

159

Sadly, Mr. Carew never played for the Toronto Blue Jays. Roberto Alomar was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the Toronto Blue Jays retired his number, 12, in July of this year; he is the first Blue Jay to have his number retired.

DQ: Did you ever kill anyone?

160

Ah, thanks. Carew was just a stab in the dark anyway.

Do you mean personally killed, or did things (gave orders, set traps, dropped hints, etc.) that led to someone being killed?