Botticelli - December 2022

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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. Not American
  4. Not European
  5. Not political/military
  6. Only name begins with Z
  7. Asian
  8. Died before 1900
  9. Not known for the Arts
  10. Male
  11. Not known for business
  12. Died before 1800
  13. Not Chinese
  14. Not semi-mythical, IMO, though there are those who would think otherwise
  15. Not Japanese
  16. From the Middle East
  17. Not a thinker or philosopher
  18. Mentioned in Islamic commentaries, but not particularly notable otherwise
162

Take 3 DQs.

163

Western author Zane Grey, actor Billy Zane, and the title character of Zoolander.

DQs:

Died before 1500?

Two DQs reserved.

164

1 was Zelda Gilroy, on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis; 2 was Zed, in Pulp Fiction; 3 was Zoë Wanamaker.

3 DQs reserved.

165

Well, that puts us well over 20 DQs. Please ask all remaining DQs by 6pm EST tomorrow.

166

DQs:

  1. Was he a known for religion?
  2. Was he Persian?
167

I already asked about Zarathustra, which is another name for Zoroaster, if that’s what you’re thinking.

168

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. Not American
  4. Not European
  5. Not political/military
  6. Only name begins with Z
  7. Asian
  8. Died before 1900
  9. Not known for the Arts
  10. Male
  11. Not known for business
  12. Died before 1800
  13. Not Chinese
  14. Not semi-mythical, IMO, though there are those who would think otherwise
  15. Not Japanese
  16. From the Middle East
  17. Not a thinker or philosopher
  18. Mentioned in Islamic commentaries on other religions, but not particularly notable otherwise
  19. Died before 1500
  20. Known for religion
  21. Not Persian
169

DQ: prophet?

2 DQs reserved.

170

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. Not American
  4. Not European
  5. Not political/military
  6. Only name begins with Z
  7. Asian
  8. Died before 1900
  9. Not known for the Arts
  10. Male
  11. Not known for business
  12. Died before 1800
  13. Not Chinese
  14. Not semi-mythical, IMO, though there are those who would think otherwise
  15. Not Japanese
  16. From the Middle East
  17. Not a thinker or philosopher
  18. Mentioned in Islamic commentaries on other similar religions, but not particularly notable otherwise
  19. Died before 1500
  20. Known for religion
  21. Not Persian
  22. Did do one prophecy, called “the Song of Z---------”
171

DQ: from the New Testament?

1 DQ reserved.

172

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. Not American
  4. Not European
  5. Not political/military
  6. Only name begins with Z
  7. Asian
  8. Died before 1900
  9. Not known for the Arts
  10. Male
  11. Not known for business
  12. Died before 1800
  13. Not Chinese
  14. Not semi-mythical, IMO, though there are those who would think otherwise
  15. Not Japanese
  16. From the Middle East
  17. Not a thinker or philosopher
  18. Mentioned in Islamic commentaries on other similar religions, but not particularly notable otherwise
  19. Died before 1500
  20. Known for religion
  21. Not Persian
  22. Did do one prophecy, called “the Song of Z---------”
  23. From the New Testament
173

No, I was thinking Persian ruler.

174

Gotcha.

DQ:

Are you Zachariah?

175

Yes, I am

Zachariah, the father of John the Baptist,

whose unusual life events can be found in Luke 2 as a prelude to the Nativity of Christ.

Well done, EH!

176

Thanks! Our next letter is

G

177

IQs:

  1. Did you tell Mary she was going to have a baby?
  2. Were you Saul of Tarsus’s rabbi?
  3. Are you, traditionally, one of the Three Kings in the Christmas story?
178

Not the Archangel Gabriel, Reb George Constantinou or Gaspar.

179

Correct, Gamaliel, and Correct.

DQ: Real?

180

DQs:
1. Did you say that to a man with an empty stomach, food is God?
2. Did you speak for the first time in Anna Christie?
3. Are you a cartoonist who wrote a memoir about your mother’s affair with another cartoonist?