Botticelli - December 2014

Thread Games
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Previous IQs:

Was your tour of the U.S. the subject of a recent PBS documentary? - Yes, ol’ Nikita K. himself
Did you talk to a subordinate about your boss being “loaded”? - Dr. Henry Kissinger; see about halfway down here: Is the Secret Service responsible for keeping the president from getting drunk? - The Straight Dope
Are you the most famous fictional fan of the Toledo Mudhens? - Yes, Klinger from MASH*.

DQ:

Actor?

IQs:

Are you the U.S. ambassador to Japan?
Were you buried at sea from the deck of a warship even though you weren’t technically entitled to be?
Are you a possibly-immortal NBC page?

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Kemal Ataturk was the guy Monty Python claimed had a menagerie all named Abdul

Kenny Rogers sang the acid rock song “I Just Stopped By to See What COndition My Condition Was In” with the First Edition.

The first British author to win the Nobel Prize was Rudyard Kipling.

I’ll save my 3 DQs until I see some other answers.

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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. First name starts with K
  3. American
  4. Male
  5. Alive
  6. Known for the Arts, performing or creative
  7. Born after 1950
  8. Born west of the Mississippi
  9. Known for the performing arts
  10. First name is fairly common
  11. Born since 1970
  12. Has not received top prize in his field
  13. Known from TV
  14. Actor
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pass, don’t recall, not Kenneth Parcell of 30 Rock

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IQ: Did you appear on the show Growing Pains?

DQ: Are you in a currently running TV series?

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DQ1) Have you appeared regularly on a sitcom?

DQ2) Caucasian?

DQ3) First name start with “Ke”?

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IQ1) Did you ride a Segway during much of your best-known movie?

IQ2) DId you write the #1 single “Sugar, Sugar” for the Archies and later record a #1 single of your own?

IQ3) HAve you received several Emmy nominations for your work in*** Entourage***?

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IQ1 was Rokk Krinn (aka Cosmic Boy). Kyle Gardner sounds like an amalgam of Green Lanterns…
2. Ken Jennings
3. Kevin Anderson

There are currently 4 DQs pending, so I’ll continue to sit on a stack of them, I guess

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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. First name starts with K
  3. American
  4. Male
  5. Alive
  6. Known for the Arts, performing or creative
  7. Born after 1950
  8. Born west of the Mississippi
  9. Known for the performing arts
  10. First name is fairly common
  11. Born since 1970
  12. Has not received top prize in his field
  13. Known from TV
  14. Actor
  15. On a currently running TV series
  16. Has not regularly appeared on a sitcom
  17. Caucasian
  18. First name does not begin with Ke
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not Kevin James, pass x2

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John Kenneth Galbraith.
Edith Keeler.
Correct. (Very good!)
Two DQs reserved.

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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. First name starts with K
  3. American
  4. Male
  5. Alive
  6. Known for the Arts, performing or creative
  7. Born after 1950
  8. Born west of the Mississippi
  9. Known for the performing arts
  10. First name is fairly common
  11. Born since 1970
  12. Has not received top prize in his field
  13. Known from TV
  14. Actor
  15. On a currently running TV series
  16. Has not regularly appeared on a sitcom
  17. Caucasian
  18. First name does not begin with Ke

Previous IQs:

Are you the U.S. ambassador to Japan? - Caroline Kennedy
Were you buried at sea from the deck of a warship even though you weren’t technically entitled to be? - Her brother, JFK Jr.
Are you a possibly-immortal NBC page? - Yes, Kenneth Parcell on 30 Rock.

We’re near the end of our DQs. What would be useful to know?

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Andy Kim wrote “Sugar Sugar” and later sang the #1 hit “Rock Me Gently”

Kevin Dillon is the co-star of ***Entourage ***

DQ1) Do you appear on an action-oriented or crime-oriented TV show?

DQ2) Is your best-known show on ABC, CBS, NBC or FOX?

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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. First name starts with K
  3. American
  4. Male
  5. Alive
  6. Known for the Arts, performing or creative
  7. Born after 1950
  8. Born west of the Mississippi
  9. Known for the performing arts
  10. First name is fairly common
  11. Born since 1970
  12. Has not received top prize in his field
  13. Known from TV
  14. Actor
  15. On a currently running TV series
  16. Has not regularly appeared on a sitcom
  17. Caucasian
  18. First name does not begin with Ke
  19. Does not appear on an action-oriented or crime-oriented TV show
  20. Best-known show is on ABC, CBS, NBC or FOX

We are now at the phase where players ask “Are you <first name/last name>?”
If no one guesses correctly, tune in tomorrow for the identity of our mystery guest to be revealed!

Bonus hint: #16 does not disqualify him from being a comedian.

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Brainstorming… The only non-Ke fairly common first name that comes to my mind is Karl.

Kim would also qualify, though in the US that’s more commonly a female name…

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Kurt…

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Karl, Kim, Kirk, Kurt, Kyle…

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Could be a drama, a talk show, a soap opera, a sports show, a game show, a reality show, et cetera.

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Are you Kyle Maclachlan?

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Are you Kyle Davis from American Horror Story?