Botticelli - August 2018

Thread Games
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And now I am G.

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IQ1: Are you Howard Stern’s longtime producer, aka “Baba Booey”?
IQ2: Did you have an HBO series starring a fictional version of you hosting a late-night talk show?
IQ3: Are you an R&B artist whose nickname sounds like a PDA to buy government securities?

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#2. I am not Space Ghost (???).

Take 2 DQs (or maybe 3).

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Gary Dell’Abate, Gary Shandling (Space Ghost Coast to Coast was on Cartoon Network), Gary U.S. Bonds (He didn’t choose the name for that reason, though–it wound up helping him get more airplay anyway)

Gary x 3!

Real?
First name start with G?
Male?

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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with G
  3. Male
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IQ1: Are you the lead singer of Bush?
IQ2: Are you the lead singer of the Foo Fighters?
IQ3: Are you the former lead singer of Genesis, now a longtime solo artist?

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  1. Take a DQ.
  2. I am not Dave Grohl.
  3. I am not Peter Gabriel.
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Gavin Rossdale

DQ: Alive?

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IQ1: Did you play the title role in The Amazing Spider-Man?
IQ2: Did you play the title role in Adventures of Superman?
IQ3: Did you play Reed Richards in the first Fantastic Four film?

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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with G
  3. Male
  4. Living
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  1. I am not Andrew Garfield.
  2. I am not George Reeves.
  3. I am not Ioan Gruffudh (sp??).
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IQ1: Are you a really stupid warrior illustrated by Sergio Aragones?
IQ2: Are you the only alien character on The Muppet Show? (Didn’t know this til recently)
IQ3: Did Harvey Korman voice your character in the last season of The Flintstones?

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July’s thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=859353

IQs:

Did your wife burn most of your personal letters when you died?
Were you buried in Troy, N.Y., your wife’s hometown, despite having no other connection to it yourself?
Was your wife self-conscious about having eyes of different colors?

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  1. I am not Groo.
  2. I am not the Great Gonzo.
  3. I am not the Great Gazoo.
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#1) I am not George Washington.
Take 2 DQs.

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Previous IQs:

Did your wife burn most of your personal letters when you died? - Yes, George Washington
Were you buried in Troy, N.Y., your wife’s hometown, despite having no other connection to it yourself? - Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas
Was your wife self-conscious about having eyes of different colors? - George Burns

George x3!

DQs:

American?
Best known for the Arts?

IQs:

Did you tell a reporter, “I save my feelings for Mrs. [Lastname]”?
Are you the best-known person to come from New Rumley, Ohio?
Does a statue of you stand in Times Square, NYC?

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Back to sports…

IQ1: Are you head coach of the Oakland Raiders?
IQ2: Are you head coach of the Washington Redskins, and IQ1’s brother?
IQ3: Are you head coach of the Dallas Cowboys?

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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with G
  3. Male
  4. Living
  5. American
  6. Best known for the Arts
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Take 3 DQs.

Take 3 DQs.

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Previous IQs:

Did you tell a reporter, “I save my feelings for Mrs. [Lastname]”? - George C. Marshall, when asked what he “felt” about a bill pending on Capitol Hill
Are you the best-known person to come from New Rumley, Ohio? - George Armstrong Custer
Does a statue of you stand in Times Square, NYC? - George M. Cohan

George x3 redux!

DQs:

Best known for the performing arts?
Born since 1964?
Has won a top award in his field?

IQs:

Did Sherlock Holmes keep a portrait of you at 221B Baker Street?
Were you the victor of the Battle of Gettysburg?
Did the actor who played you appear twice in the cast-picnic photo of the film of which you were the protagonist?