Botticelli August 2023

Thread Games
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  1. I am not Vangelis.
  2. Dairy Queen for you.
  3. And another DQ.
  1. I am not Michael Vick.
  2. and 3.: Two trips to Dairy Queen for you, as well.
  1. I am not Violet…Beaumarchais? From the Series of Unfortunate Events novels. I think.
  2. And you get Dairy Queen, too!
  3. I am not Vanna White.
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#1 is correct.
#2 was Valerie Perrine in Slaughterhouse Five.
#3 was Jan-Michael Vincent on Airwolf.

DQs:

  1. Real?
  2. Male?
183

DQs:

  1. Real.
  2. Female.

@Prof.Pepperwinkle, DLR already asked the “Real?” DQ, so take another.

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DQ: Last name starts with V?

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IQs:

Did you have an unpleasant stay in Larkhill? - Not Violet Beaumarchais, but V. (Hugo Weaving), in V for Vendetta. Larkhill was the British concentration camp he broke out of.
Did you throw your wedding ring in a chemical toilet, and then take it back out again? - Virgil (Ed Harris) in The Abyss
Have you spent a lot of time with Pat Sajak over the years? - Yes, Vanna White

DQs:

American?
Living?

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IQs:

  1. After your death were rumors circulated that you had converted to Christianity on your deathbed, even though you hadn’t?
  2. Is there a museum in Indianapolis devoted to you and your works?
  3. Were you marred to Eddie van Halen?
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2 (Reddit founder’s sister-in-law) was Venus Williams; 3 (high-ranking Yeerk) was Visser 3.

2 DQs reserved.

188

IQs:

Were you a dissolute fictional French aristocrat?
Were you known for your Forties and Fifties pinup girls?
Were you the first white child born in the Americas?

189
  1. …not Richard Dawkins, not Julian the Apostate, not Bertrand Russell…Take a DQ.
  2. Take a DQ.
  3. I am not Valerie Bertinelli.
  1. I am not Valmont (sp.?? John Malkovich’s character in Dangerous Liaisons)
  2. I am not Boris Vallejo.
  3. I am not Virginia Dare.
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DQs:

  1. Real.
  2. Female.
  3. First name starts with “V”.
  4. American.
  5. Living.
191

IQs:
1. Did Ogden Nash say you needed a Kick in the Pance?
2. Were you a steamship mystery author and the creator of the above character?
3. Did Bert Lahr play you, in drag?

DQs:
1. known from the arts?
2. born after 1970?

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Previous IQs:

Were you a dissolute fictional French aristocrat? - Yes, Valmont
Were you known for your Forties and Fifties pinup girls? - Vallejo started in the Fifties; this was Alberto Vargas
Were you the first white child born in the Americas? - Yes, Virginia Dare

DQ:

Best known for the Arts?

IQs:

Did you meet Capt. Picard on Risa?
Were you a French official very helpful to the rebels during the American Revolution?
Was “Stinky” Mahmoud your friend?

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Three DQs. 2 is maybe (?) Jules Verne?

  1. Can’t think of her name. But she helped him with an archaeological exploration there.
  2. I am not the Comte de Vergennes, the French Foreign Minister who convinced Louis XVI to send money and troops to those upstart rebels in America.
  3. I am not Valentine Michael Smith, the Man From Mars.
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DQs:

  1. Real.
  2. Female.
  3. First name starts with “V”.
  4. American.
  5. Living.
  6. Known for a field that is a mixture of the arts and business.
  7. Born before 1970.

@Elendil_s_Heir, your DQ is a duplicate of DLR’s. Go ahead and ask another.

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1 was Philo Vance; 2 was S.S. Van Dine; 3 was Queen Victoria.

DQs:
1. born before 1950?
2. won any awards?
3. famous before 2000?

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DQs:

  1. Real.
  2. Female.
  3. First name starts with “V”.
  4. American.
  5. Living.
  6. Known for a field that is a mixture of the arts and business.
  7. Born before 1970.
  8. Born before 1950.
  9. Won two major awards in her field.
  10. Famous before 2000.
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#1 was Voltaire.
#2 is Kurt Vonnegut.
Correct on #3.

Hmmm.
Not Victoria’s Sectret, 'cause that was named after Queen Victoria.
Not Gloria Vanderbilt.

DQs:

  1. Known for fashion?
  2. Caucasian?

IQs:

  1. Are you in the Figure Skating Hall of Fame for designing Olympic swimsuits for American women contestants?
  2. Did you appear in an episode of Remington Steele as a celebrity who an unorthodox representative wanted to use to sell mayonnaise?
  3. Did you play the Man from U.N.C.L.E.?
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Whoot! Whoot! Dingadingandingading!

Yes, I am Vera Wang, former figure skater-turned fashion designer, known for her wedding dresses, and, as the Prof pointed out, costumes for US Olympic team figure skaters!

(Jeez, not even a dozen DQs. Next time, I’m picking a 19th c. Undersecretary of Agriculture or something…)

Congratulations, @Prof.Pepperwinkle! Also, I’m not Robert Vaughn. Don’t know IQ.2, though.

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IQ2 was Virginia Mayo.

Next up,

I am

That is an F if it doesn’t show up.

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IQ1: Were you a Red Skelton character?
IQ2: Were you an actress who was allegedly lobotomized whilst on a psych ward?
IQ2: Was the Golden Hind your ship?