Botticelli - December 2015

Thread Games
201

not Cyrus Vance, DQ x2

202

DQ: Best known as a stage performer of some sort?

2 DQs reserved.

203

DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Alive
  4. First name starts with V
  5. American
  6. Technically is known for the Arts, but that’s debatable
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Born before 1950
  9. Common first name
  10. Known for the performing arts, but see #6
  11. Probably considered good-looking by his wife, but most likely didn’t succeed because of his looks
  12. Surprised to find out he was born south of the Mason-Dixon line
  13. Not known as a stage performer
204

Previous IQs:

Were you Carter’s SECSTATE? - Yes, Cyrus Vance.
Were you a hero of Little Round Top? - Col. Strong Vincent.
Did you write about Charles Manson and JFK’s death? - Former LA prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi.

DQs:

Has won a top award in his field?
Has prominently appeared on TV more than once since 2010?

IQs:

Do you possibly have grandchildren named Ben and Rey?
Did you have a brother named Theo who cared about you very much?
Were you played at different ages by a famous actor and his nephew?

205

DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Alive
  4. First name starts with V
  5. American
  6. Technically is known for the Arts, but that’s debatable
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Born before 1950
  9. Common first name
  10. Known for the performing arts, but see #6
  11. Most likely didn’t succeed because of his looks
  12. Born south of the Mason-Dixon line
  13. Not known as a stage performer
  14. Has won top awards in his field, but some were self-presented
  15. Has prominently appeared on TV more than once since 2010
206

not Darth Vader, DQ x2

207

Thinking, but this is gonna have to way a day or two. Merry Christmas everyone!

208

To you, as well!

Previous IQs:

Do you possibly have grandchildren named Ben and Rey? - Yes, Darth Vader.
Did you have a brother named Theo who cared about you very much? - Vincent Van Gogh.
Were you played at different ages by a famous actor and his nephew? - Lord Voldemort.

DQs:

Self-presented awards were done jokingly?
Best known as a comedian or comic?

IQs:

Were you a critic of Charlie Brown?
Were you one of the Mercury Seven?
Were you a king after Elendil?

209

DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Alive
  4. First name starts with V
  5. American
  6. Technically is known for the Arts, but that’s debatable
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Born before 1950
  9. Common first name
  10. Known for the performing arts, but see #6
  11. Most likely didn’t succeed because of his looks
  12. Born south of the Mason-Dixon line
  13. Not known as a stage performer
  14. Has won top awards in his field, but some were self-presented
  15. Has prominently appeared on TV more than once since 2010
  16. Self-presented awards were more for vanity’s sake, but could be taken in humorous context
  17. Although comedy is not officially a job description, he definitely seeks to provoke any kind of reaction, including laughter
210

not Lucy Van Pelt, DQ, DQ

and hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

211

DQ: Known for commercials?

212

DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Alive
  4. First name starts with V
  5. American
  6. Technically is known for the Arts, but that’s debatable
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Born before 1950
  9. Common first name
  10. Known for the performing arts, but see #6
  11. Most likely didn’t succeed because of his looks
  12. Born south of the Mason-Dixon line
  13. Not known as a stage performer
  14. Has won top awards in his field, but some were self-presented
  15. Has prominently appeared on TV more than once since 2010
  16. Self-presented awards were more for vanity’s sake, but could be taken in humorous context
  17. Although comedy is not officially a job description, he definitely seeks to provoke any kind of reaction, including laughter
  18. Has done commercials, but not primarily known for it
213

Previous IQs:

Were you a critic of Charlie Brown? - I’ll rephrase.
Were you one of the Mercury Seven? - Virgil “Gus” Grissom.
Were you a king after Elendil? - Valandil.

Two DQs reserved. Can’t figure out who this is. What would be good to ask next?

IQs:

You were not named Van Pelt. Were you a critic of Charlie Brown?

214

not Violet? (One of those two taller girls who eventually got phased out)

215

We can ask about the types of TV shows he’s on, whether or not he’s in a current series, whether he appears as himself (as a newscaster or talk show host, for instance). He’s 65 or older, and his first name is something like Victor, Val or Vincent.
Thinking…

216

Yes, Violet.

DQ:

Best known for TV appearances on interview shows?

One DQ reserved.

217

DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Alive
  4. First name starts with V
  5. American
  6. Technically is known for the Arts, but that’s debatable
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Born before 1950
  9. Common first name
  10. Known for the performing arts, but see #6
  11. Most likely didn’t succeed because of his looks
  12. Born south of the Mason-Dixon line
  13. Not known as a stage performer
  14. Has won top awards in his field, but some were self-presented
  15. Has prominently appeared on TV more than once since 2010
  16. Self-presented awards were more for vanity’s sake, but could be taken in humorous context
  17. Although comedy is not officially a job description, he definitely seeks to provoke any kind of reaction, including laughter
  18. Has done commercials, but not primarily known for it
  19. Has been a guest on interview shows, but not best known for that
218

DQ: Appears regularly on a currently running series?

219

DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Alive
  4. First name starts with V
  5. American
  6. Technically is known for the Arts, but that’s debatable
  7. Born before 1970
  8. Born before 1950
  9. Common first name
  10. Known for the performing arts, but see #6
  11. Most likely didn’t succeed because of his looks
  12. Born south of the Mason-Dixon line
  13. Not known as a stage performer
  14. Has won top awards in his field, but some were self-presented
  15. Has prominently appeared on TV more than once since 2010
  16. Self-presented awards were more for vanity’s sake, but could be taken in humorous context
  17. Although comedy is not officially a job description, he definitely seeks to provoke any kind of reaction, including laughter
  18. Has done commercials, but not primarily known for it
  19. Has been a guest on interview shows, but not best known for that
  20. Occasionally appears in a currently running series

Bonus Holiday hint: He is a longtime producer of a specific type of entertainment

Good luck!

220

IQ:

Are you a much-hated pro wrestling exec who also sometimes appears in the ring as a competitor?