Botticelli August 2023

Thread Games
341

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. First name starts with “M”
  4. Not known for the arts
  5. Dead
  6. Not American
  7. Not European
  8. Not primarily known for politics/military, though they impinged on his field
  9. Died before 1950
  10. No surname per se, but the nearest equivalent begins A - M
  11. Died before 1900
  12. Asian
  13. Died before 1500
342

#1 was Miniver Cheevy.
#2 was Mithridates.
#3 was Moses Wine.

DQs:

  1. From the Middle East?
  2. Died before 100 AD?
  3. Known from religion?
343

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. First name starts with “M”
  4. Not known for the arts
  5. Dead
  6. Not American
  7. Not European
  8. Not primarily known for politics/military, though they impinged on his field
  9. Died before 1950
  10. No surname per se, but the nearest equivalent begins A - M
  11. Died before 1900
  12. Asian
  13. Died before 1500
  14. From the Middle East
  15. Died after 100 CE
  16. Known for religion
344

DQs:
1. founded a religion?
2. died before 1000 CE?

1 DQ reserved.

345

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. First name starts with “M”
  4. Not known for the arts
  5. Dead
  6. Not American
  7. Not European
  8. Not primarily known for politics/military, though they impinged on his field
  9. Died before 1950
  10. No surname per se, but the nearest equivalent begins A - M
  11. Died before 1900
  12. Asian
  13. Died before 1500
  14. From the Middle East
  15. Died after 100 CE
  16. Known for religion
  17. Founded a religion (although his followers would say he only revealed it)
  18. Died before 1000 CE

And we’re over 20 DQs now, so no more IQs. Please ask your remaining DQs/firstname-lastname by 9:00 pm Thursday, August 24.

346

Are you Mohammed?

347

Oh, yeah - previous IQs:

Did you head the DM Scranton office? - Yes, Michael Scott, on The Office
Were you a presidential candidate with the middle name Stanley? - Michael S. Dukakis
Did you build a replica of the starship Protector? - From Galaxy Quest, yes, but this was Mathazar, the head Thermian

348

Once again @Elendil_s_Heir susses me out. Yes, I am Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, founder of Islam, trader, politician and warrior.

Nicely done, EH! You’re up next.

349

Thanks! A great mystery person, SMV.

Next up, let’s go with

Y

350

IQs:

  1. Was Steve Dallas your date to a high school dance?
  2. Are you the figurehead CEO of what once was a flourishing social media company?
  3. Are you a Swedish metal guitarist, named by Time as one of the one hundred best of all time?
351

IQs:
1. Were you a Russian cosmonaut?
2. Were you Maid Marian in Robin Hood: Men in Tights?
3. Did you wear a black-and-white keffiyeh?

352

Not Yasmine, dunno, and not Yars Yohanssen.

353

Not Yuri Gagarin, dunno, and not Yasir Arafat.

354

2 was Amy Yasbeck.

DQ: real?

355

Y.

  1. Real
356
  1. was Yaz Pistachio, from Bloom County. 2. is Linda Yaccarino, CEO in name only of Twitter. 3. is Yngwie Malmsteen.

DQs:

  1. Female?
  2. Dead?
  3. American?
357

IQs:

  1. Did you win a joint Nobel Peace Prize for your work facilitating the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
  2. Were you an Alabama senator who was the chief of the pro-slavery “Fire-Eaters” in the U.S. Senate?
  3. Are you a former fanservice actress on Baywatch?
358

IQs:
1. Did you direct The Lobster and The Favourite?
2. Did both paths of a fork in the road lead to your house in Montclair, NJ (which explains the directions you gave)?
3. Anyone can rob a bank. Did you and your boyfriend (who you called “Honey Bunny”) try to rob the patrons of a diner?

359

IQs:

  1. Are you Rizzo the Rat’s main girlfriend in the Muppet movies?
  2. Were you aka Amy Camus?
  3. Are you a French-born cellist whose repertoire includes bluegrass?
360

IQ:

  1. Did your husband write a song about your paparazzi filled honeymoon?
  2. Do you live in a water tower with your brother and Sister?
  3. In Mother Russia are you asked a question to identify Elendil_S_Heir?