Botticelli - August 2015

Thread Games
421

DQ1: Known for sports?
DQ2: Last name starts with VA or VE?
IQ1: Did your performances often include an aria by Joe Green?
IQ2: Did your grandfather invent baking powder?
IQ3: Were you lead singer for a group whose hits included “Candy Girl” and “Dawn (Go Away)”?

422

DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with V
  4. Living
  5. American
  6. Not known for the arts
  7. Born after 1970
  8. Known for sports
  9. Last name does not begin with Va or Ve
423

dunno x2, not Franki Valli

424

DQ: Known for baseball?

1 DQ reserved.

425

Victor Borge.
Vincent Price.
Correct.
Two DQs reserved.

Never heard of him. :smiley:

426

Previous IQs:

Were you played by both an actor and his young nephew? - Lord Voldemort.
Were you Earl Warren’s predecessor? - Fred Vinson.
Are you one of the few non-Presidents to have an aircraft carrier named after you? - Carl Vinson.

DQs:

Best known for a team sport?
Has won a top championship in his sport?
Has competed in the Olympics?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Are you a top sports broadcaster with a four-letter nickname?
Were you a hero of Little Round Top?
Were you a top Copperhead?

427
  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with V
  4. Living
  5. American
  6. Not known for the arts
  7. Born after 1970
  8. Known for sports
  9. Last name does not begin with Va or Ve
  10. Not known for baseball
  11. Best known for a team sport
  12. Has not won a top championship in his sport
  13. Has not competed in the olympics
428

not Vin Scully(?), dunnox2

429

IQ1) Did you win two Super Bowls with last second field goals?

430

DQ: Known for football?

431

Previous IQs:

Are you a top sports broadcaster with a four-letter nickname? - “Vin” is three letters. I’m thinking of Richard “Dick” Vitale.
Were you a hero of Little Round Top? - Col. Strong Vincent.
Were you a top Copperhead? - Clement Vallandigham.

DQ:

Best known as a player of his sport?

Three DQs reserved.

432

not Adam Vinatieri

433
  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with V
  4. Living
  5. American
  6. Not known for the arts
  7. Born after 1970
  8. Known for sports
  9. Last name does not begin with Va or Ve
  10. Not known for baseball
  11. Best known for a team sport
  12. Has not won a top championship in his sport
  13. Has not competed in the olympics
  14. Known for football
  15. Well known as a player of his sport, but perhaps best known for something else
434

Iq1) Did you go to prison for engaging in dog fighting?

435

Yes, I am Michael [SIZE=“7”]Vick![/SIZE]

Grats astorian!

436

I was right.

437

I never heard of him either. Congrats, astorian!

438

Yup, I’d heard of him. Good pick.

439

I’m guessing some of our players would rather read books than watch CNN or NFL. :slight_smile:

440

Uh… Go Colts?