Botticelli - Dec. 2016

Thread Games
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d’Artagnan(the three opponents were the Three Musketeers), Alexandre Dumas, and Sue Dibny.

… and I’m pretty stumped at this point.

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IQs:

  1. Are you the Count of Monte Cristo?
  2. Are you the eldest of The Brothers Karamazov?
  3. Are you the silent one of the Seven Dwarfs?
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Dunno, not Dmitri, and not Dopey.

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#1 was Edmond Dantes. Correct on the other 2.

DQ: From a work originally in French?

1 DQ reserved.

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D.

  1. fictional
  2. male
  3. has appeared on TV and in movies
  4. last name starts with D
  5. first publication (in any medium) before 1990
  6. not the protagonist in the work I’m best known for
  7. first appearance before 1960
  8. kind of neutral, but I guess generally considered a ‘good guy’
  9. not from a comedy or series of comedies
  10. not American
  11. not from a mystery or crime drama
  12. European
  13. originally from a work of prose fiction
  14. from a work of European origin
  15. not from a work originally written in English
  16. written before 1900
  17. at least one each of my movie and TV appearances has been performed in English
  18. not from a work originally in French
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DQ: written before 1800?

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DQ1: Were you most commonly referred to including your D last name?
DQ2: Were you the antagonist in the work you’re best known for?

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D.

  1. fictional
  2. male
  3. has appeared on TV and in movies
  4. last name starts with D
  5. first publication (in any medium) before 1990
  6. not the protagonist in the work I’m best known for
  7. first appearance before 1960
  8. kind of neutral, but I guess generally considered a ‘good guy’
  9. not from a comedy or series of comedies
  10. not American
  11. not from a mystery or crime drama
  12. European
  13. originally from a work of prose fiction
  14. from a work of European origin
  15. not from a work originally written in English
  16. written before 1900
  17. at least one each of my movie and TV appearances has been performed in English
  18. not from a work originally in French
  19. written after 1800
  20. invariably referred to including my last “D” name
  21. not the antagonist in the work I’m best known for

OK, that’s it. Discuss amongst yourselves, if you like, and please ask your earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EST Sat.

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19th Century European novel, neither the protagonist nor the antagonist but a neutral “good guy”. Not English or French. Made into movies and TV appearances. Not from a mystery or crime drama or a comedy.

Well, there ought to be a good possibility or two. Time to rattle the brainpan.

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Ah, Christmastide is upon us, bringing with us The Nutcracker.

DQ: Are you Herr Drosselmeyer?

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Pass – though I think the Prof has it.

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I am indeed

Herr Drosselmeyer

The somewhat-mysterious clockmaker and inventor of Hoffmann’s story and the later ballet suite by Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - Wikipedia

Well done, Prof. P.!

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Yay! And now (consulting EH’s chart of wonders) a letter we haven’t used since June…

I am H!

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  1. Is there a museum and a Junior High School named after you here in Austin, Texas, where you published a magazine called (seriously)“Rolling Stone”?

  2. Are you good at removing enormous fangs?

  3. Did you try to steal a fortune in bonds on Christmas Eve?

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IQs:

Is Bruno Ganz one of the most recent actors to portray you?
Did you supposedly tell Abraham Lincoln to “Get down, you damn fool”?
Are you that person’s literary dad?

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#2. I am not Dr. van Helsing.
#3. I am not Henry Potter from It’s A Wonderful Life.

Take 1 or 2 DQs (If I’m wrong about #3).

Welcome back!

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#1. I am not Hitler. (Take a DQ, if I’m wrong.)
Take 2 DQs for the others. (I’m sure I should know these.)

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IQ1: Were you the only person who has been elected governor of two states?
IQ2: Did you become US president after losing the popular vote?
IQ3: Did your brother Arthur’s widow become your first wife?

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#2. I am not Benjamin Harrison.
Take 2 DQs for the others.

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Sam Houston (Tennessee and Texas).
Not whom I was thinking of, but a valid answer.
Henry VIII of England.
DQ1: Real?
DQ2: Male?
IQ1: Do you dally and gather and pluck and shine?
IQ2: Did you write a book in which the number ((six to the sixth power) to the sixth power) was important?
IQ3: Were you the main character of Centerburg Tales?
IQ3: