Botticelli August 2022

Thread Games
161

DQs:
1. male
2. real
3. last name starts with Y
4. living
5. born before 1970
6. known for the Arts

162

DQ1: American
DQ2: Born before 1950?

163

IQ1: Were you lead singer for the Limeliters?
IQ2: Did you, with others, sing “Teach Your Children”?
IQ3: Did you create Blondie?

164

IQs:

  1. Were you the artist son of Victor Vasarely?
  2. Are you mentioned along with Lyle Lovett in a song by Mary Chapin Carpenter?
  3. Did you play the love interest in the original movie version of The Time Machine?
165

Previous IQs:

Were you one of the first two astronauts to venture into orbit aboard a Space Shuttle? - Yes, John Young
Were you part of a famous folk trio? - Yes, Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul & Mary
Was your cinematic death mentioned in an episode of Friends? - Old Yeller

DQ:

Best known for the performing arts?

IQs:

Did you play Rocky’s eventual brother-in-law?
Did you star in Witchblade?
Are you a country star with two two-syllable names?

166

IQ1: Take a DQ.
IQ2: Take a DQ.
IQ3: I am not Chic Young.

1. Take a DQ.
2. Take a DQ.
3. I am not Yvette Mimieux.

Respectively:
I am not Burt Young.
I am not Yancy Butler.
I am not Tricia Yearwood.

DQs:

  1. male
  2. real
  3. last name starts with Y
  4. living
  5. born before 1970
  6. known for the Arts
  7. American
  8. born after 1950
  9. best known for the performing arts
167

Swept me!

IQs:

Were you the only woman to appear in The Black Hole?
Were you John Carpenter’s well-endowed muse?
Were you one of the Dionne quintuplets?

168

#1 was Yvaral.
#2 is Dwight Yoakam (in the song I Feel Lucky).
Correct on Ms. Mimieux.

DQs:

  1. Best known as an actor?
  2. Caucasian?
169

Respectively:
I am not Yvette Mimieux (previously used by the Prof.).
Take a DQ.
I am not Yvonne Dionne.

DQs:
1. male
2. real
3. last name starts with Y
4. living
5. born before 1970
6. known for the Arts
7. American
8. born after 1950
9. best known for the performing arts
10. has acted, not best known for it
11. Caucasian

170
  1. Glenn Yarbro
  2. Neil Young
  3. Correct


DQ1: Best known as a singer?
One DQ reserved.

171

Swept me, and I realized my second question was about Adrienne Barbeau, who wasn’t a Y, so never mind.

Lemme think of some more Ys…

172

IQs:

  1. Were you a Peruvian-American soprano well known in the 1950s?
  2. Are you one of Dr. Henry Pym’s many aliases?
  3. Are you a Greek-American entertainer known by one name?
173

Ah, I was wondering about that. Neither Barbeau nor Jamie Lee Curtis fit.

1. I am not Amy Camus Yma Sumac.
2. I am not Yellowjacket.
3. I am not Yanni.

DQs:
1. male
2. real
3. last name starts with Y
4. living
5. born before 1970
6. known for the Arts
7. American
8. born after 1950
9. best known for the performing arts
10. has acted, not best known for it
11. Caucasian
12. known for music, including singing

174

IQs:

Was your killing referred to in a West Wing episode title?
Are you a very tall Chinese athlete?
Are you a popular chef featured on PBS?

175

IQ1: Were you an oversized gorilla?
IQ2: Did you play a WAAF officer in The Battle of Britain?
IQ3: Did you play a Sandman looking for Sanctuary?

176

Respectively:
I am not Yamamoto.
I am not Yao Ming.
I am not Yan.

IQ1: I am not Mighty Joe Young.
IQ2: Take a DQ.
IQ3: I am not Michael York.

DQs:
1. male
2. real
3. last name starts with Y
4. living
5. born before 1970
6. known for the Arts
7. American
8. born after 1950
9. best known for the performing arts
10. has acted, not best known for it
11. Caucasian
12. known for music, including singing

177

IQs:

  1. Were you the first Darren?
  2. Did Cotton Mather request your book collection for his new college?
  3. Is your face a trademark of displeasure and warning?
178

Swept me again! I’m running out of Ys…

IQs:

Were you Abner Marsh’s business partner?
Did you play Superman’s mom?
Did you often say Jon Snow knew nothing?

179

1. I am not Dick York.
2. I am not Elihu Yale.
3. I am not Mr. Yuk.

Respectively:
Take a DQ.
I am not Susannah York.
Take a DQ.

DQs:
1. male
2. real
3. last name starts with Y
4. living
5. born before 1970
6. known for the Arts
7. American
8. born after 1950
9. best known for the performing arts
10. has acted, not best known for it
11. Caucasian
12. known for music, including singing

180

Swept me again!

IQs:

  1. Were you a French artist who was a progenitor of the performance art movement?
  2. Were you a son of Morgan le Fay?
  3. Are you a Hall of Famer who spent his whole career with the Boston Red Sox?