Botticelli - Aug. 2021

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One quick note: American in #5 refers to the U.S. only, not Canada or Latin America. Or Native Americans for that matter.

Or he could be Australian.

42

Last DQ: From Oceania (Australia, New Zealand or one of the island nations)?

43

Yes, agreed, Prof. P. - “American” has long been interpreted as referring only to US citizens or pre-1924 Native Americans in our Botticelli games here.

F.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. alive
  4. born before 1970
  5. not American
  6. not known from the Arts
  7. not known from politics or the military
  8. not known for business
  9. first name starts with F
  10. not known for crime
  11. born before 1960
  12. not European
  13. not known for science
  14. known for sports or athletics
  15. not Asian
  16. not African
  17. not known from the Olympics
  18. participated in a team sport
  19. greatest fame arguably before 1980
  20. not from Oceania (Australia, New Zealand or one of the island nations)
44

Am I right in thinking all of the DQs have been asked?

45

Yes, I believe so, now.

46

Geographically it looks we’ve eliminated everywhere except the Americas, with the exception of the United States. For Canada, maybe a hockey player. South of the border, maybe baseball or soccer.

Only one who comes to mind is Fernando Valenzuela of the Dodgers, but Fernando-mania hit when I was in high school, so not before 1980.

I surrender my Firstname Lastname question to whoever wants it.

47

No idea.

48

Okay. Because I am clueless - are you Fran Tarkenton? Just so I make a guess.

49

Are you Fernando Valenzuela?

50

I am not.

I am not.

Please ask all other earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon Tues. EST.

51

Absolutely no idea.

52

The baseball and Canadian guesses were warm. I am in fact

Fergie Jenkins

Canada’s only citizen in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and one of the oldest living Hall of Famers. For more: Ferguson Jenkins - Wikipedia

53

I can honestly say I’ve never heard of him. I don’t care much for basketball, though.

54

Ditto, but baseball.

55

Pfui, I misread that. I still don’t know him.

56

Never heard of him; I’m not a baseball fan.

57

Not familiar with him. Based on the Wikipedia article, looks like he was before my time. And he was mostly AL East, which I ignore.

58

That;'s everyone who participated in this round, so the hosting reverts to Miss Take. Sorry, EH.

59

Oh, okay.

I AM P

60

IQs:

  1. Are you one of the founders of Cubism?
  2. Are you one of the Big Five in French Impressionism?
  3. Are you another of the Big Five?