Botticelli - December 2017

Thread Games
161

Correct on Lucy.
#2 was Leander.
#3 was Laertes.

DQs:

  1. Male?
  2. American?
162

correct, Tommy Lee, Heather Locklear

DQ: Military?

holding a DQ

163

L.

  1. real
  2. last name starts with L
  3. dead
  4. male
  5. American
  6. not best known for his military service
164

IQ1: Are you a TV and film actor perhaps best known for playing an alien living on Earth?
IQ2: Were you a famous Canadian 100m sprinter in the 1990s?
IQ3: Or indeed a successful British 100m sprinter from the same era?

165

IQs:

  1. Did you write Death’s Master and Wolf Tower?
  2. Did you write Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town?
  3. Did you play Catwoman in the 1960’s Batman movie?
166

Dunno x3.

Ditto!

167

#1 is John Lithgow, from Third Rock from the Sun. For #2 I was thinking of Leroy Burrell, but it turns out he was American, not Canadian, so no DQ for me on that one. #3 is Linford Christie.

DQ1: Died before 1900?
DQ2: White?

168

#1 was Tanith Lee.
#2 was Stephen Leacock.
#3 was Lee Meriwether.

DQ: Known for the Arts?
2 DQs reserved.

169

L.

  1. real
  2. last name starts with L
  3. dead
  4. male
  5. American
  6. not best known for his military service
  7. died after 1900
  8. white
  9. not known for the Arts
170

IQ1: Are you a noted player for the Boston Celtics who was named NBA’s Most Valuable Player from 1984–1986?
IQ2: Are you a stand-up comic noted for “Git 'er done”?
IQ3: Are you the drummer for U2?

171

DQs:

  1. Died after 1990?
  2. Known for politics?
172

IQs:

  1. Did Zeus come to you in the form of a swan?
  2. Are you Superman’s archenemy’s sister?
  3. Did you create Dr. Doolittle?
173

Not Larry Bird, Larry the Cable Guy or Larry Dunnohislastname

Not Leda, dunno and dunno.

L.

  1. real
  2. last name starts with L
  3. dead
  4. male
  5. American
  6. not best known for his military service
  7. died after 1900
  8. white
  9. not known for the Arts
  10. died after 1990
  11. not known for politics
174

IQ1: Did you accidentally commit murder through not knowing your own strength, before being shot and killed by your best friend?
IQ2: Were you the lead singer for the Eurythmics before having a successful solo career?
IQ3: Are you an executive produce for Pixar?

175

Correct on Leda.
#2 is Lena Luthor, aka Lena Thorul.
#3 was Hugh Lofting.

DQs:

  1. Known for police work, law or crime?
  2. Known for writing?
176

Dunno, not Annie Lennox and not John Lassiter.

L.

  1. real
  2. last name starts with L
  3. dead
  4. male
  5. American
  6. not best known for his military service
  7. died after 1900
  8. white
  9. not known for the Arts
  10. died after 1990
  11. not known for politics
  12. not known for police work, law or crime
  13. not known for writing

I consider writing, other than journalism, part of the Arts.

177

Nonfictional writing is a kind of gray area (especially religious, scientific and philosophical works, as well as works such as Jane’s Fighting Ships), so I wanted to be sure.

IQs:

  1. Did you name your son Jesus “'cause you liked the name”?
  2. Did you host Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous?
  3. Did you host Kids Say The Darnedest Things?
178

Correct on the second two, the first was Lennie from Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men (I don’t think we learn his surname in the book).

DQ: Known for sport?

179

Fair point.

Not Levon, Robin Leach or Art Linkletter.

L.

  1. real
  2. last name starts with L
  3. dead
  4. male
  5. American
  6. not best known for his military service
  7. died after 1900
  8. white
  9. not known for the Arts
  10. died after 1990
  11. not known for politics
  12. not known for police work, law or crime
  13. not known for writing
  14. known for sport
180

Correct x3.

IQs:

  1. Did you appear on Broadway in a role specifically written for you by playwright Joseph Kesselring?
  2. Did you write the music to Camelot and Brigadoon?
  3. Did you write the lyrics to Camelot and Brigadoon?