Botticelli - Aug 2026

Thread Games
81

Oh, take a DQ anyway; my construction was a mighty slender reed to hang a correct answer on.

82

Ruby, Ruth Connell, Rowena.

3 DQs reserved

83

ISWYDT.

Previous IQs:

Were you named Chief Justice of the United States by President Reagan? - Yes, William H. Rehnquist
Were you poisoned while on duty alone in Engineering aboard the USS Enterprise? - Lt. Kevin Riley
Did you and your friend and coworker Nino make a cameo appearance in an opera? - Yes, RBG

DQ:

Best known as an actor?

IQs:

Did you capture Vincennes and Kaskaskia?
Were you the first to fly across America, “crash by crash”?
Were you Nixon’s first SECSTATE?

84

LOL ISWYDT

IQs:

  1. Did you step away for one season from playing in the NBA in the 1980s?
  2. Did you return to your team after they drafted this player in the first round?
  3. Were you a Hall of Fame NBA center nicknamed “The Chief”?
85
  1. Did you play the lead role in the movie A Walk in the Woods?
  2. Did you appear on TV for years wearing sweaters knit by your mother?
  3. Were you the Governor of Minnesota in the late '80s?
86

I am not George Rogers Clark.
Take 2 DQs.

Take 2 DQs and I am not Robert Parish.

Take a DQ.
I am not Fred Rogers.
Take another DQ.

R

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. American
  4. Living
  5. Known for the arts
  6. Last name does not begin with R
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Not best known as an actor
87
  1. Robert Redford
  2. Mr. Fred Rogers, correct
  3. Rudy Perpich

Direct questions

  1. Are you a singer?
  2. Did you win a major award in your field?
88

R

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. American
  4. Living
  5. Known for the arts
  6. Last name does not begin with R
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Not best known as an actor
  10. Sings, but not known as a singer
  11. Has not won a major award in his field
89
  1. Are you Marilla’s good friend?
  2. Are you a major character on Friends?
  3. Was the man who was in love with your forced (or tricked) into marrying your sister first?
90

Robert Reed
Ralph Samson
Correct

DQs:

Plays in a band?
Best known for performance or event before 2000?

2 DQs reserved

91

IQs:

  1. Are you Nurse Betty?
  2. Do you co-write songs with Mick Jagger?
  3. Were you told not to lose weight by a movie studio, as your character was supposed to be overweight?
92

Take a DQ.
I am neither Ross nor Rachel.
I am not Rachel.

Take a DQ.
I am not Keith Richards.
Take another DQ.

I think this takes us past 20 DQs. Let’s extend them until 9:00 p.m. CDT Monday, August 10.

R

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. American
  4. Living
  5. Known for the arts
  6. Last name does not begin with R
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Not best known as an actor
  10. Sings, but not known as a singer
  11. Has not won a major award in his field
  12. Leads his own band but is best known for playing in a backing band
  13. Not best known for a performance or event before 2000
93

DQ:

  1. Caucasian?
  2. Plays the drums?

One DQ reserved

94

Previous IQs:

Did you capture Vincennes and Kaskaskia? - Yes, George Rogers Clark, during the American Revolution
Were you the first to fly across America, “crash by crash”? - The great Cal Rodgers, who should’ve had a movie made about him by now
Were you Nixon’s first SECSTATE? - William Rogers

Rogers/Rodgers x3!

DQs:

Associated with a late-night talk show?
Has won a Grammy?

95

R

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. American
  4. Living
  5. Known for the arts
  6. Last name does not begin with R
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Not best known as an actor
  10. Sings, but not known as a singer
  11. Has not won a major award in his field
  12. Leads his own band but is best known for playing in a backing band
  13. Not best known for a performance or event before 2000
  14. Caucasian
  15. Does not play the drums
  16. Not associated with a late-night talk show

@Elendil_s_Heir , check answer #11 and ask your second DQ again.

96

Renee Zellweger
Correct
Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect franchise)

DQs:

As a backing band enjoyed highest popularity between 1970 - 1980?
Backing band less than five members?

2 DQs reserved

97

R

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. American
  4. Living
  5. Known for the arts
  6. Last name does not begin with R
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Not best known as an actor
  10. Sings, but not known as a singer
  11. Has not won a major award in his field
  12. Leads his own band but is best known for playing in a backing band
  13. Not best known for a performance or event before 2000
  14. Caucasian
  15. Does not play the drums
  16. Not associated with a late-night talk show
  17. As a backing band, did not enjoy highest popularity between 1970-1980
  18. Backing band has less than five members

I have @Elendil_s_Heir and @kitap with 1 DQ each, and @knoodler with 2 DQs.

98

First name starts with Ra -Rj?

99
  1. Mrs. Rachel Lynde (Anne with an E)
  2. Correct. Rachel
  3. Correct Rachel

Rachel x 3!

1 DQ reserved

100
  1. Plays guitar?