Botticelli, February 2014

IQs:

  1. Did you costar with Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin’ in the Rain?
  2. Were you the eponymous star of a comic strip about a WWII orphan?
  3. Were you Lillian Gish’s sister?

I am not … the Black Douglas?
I am not Daffy Duck
I don’t know to whom you refer

Sorry, Prof. I don’t mean to keep missing your posts like this - anyway, you get 3 DQs out of this one.

3 DQs

My initial is D and
1: I am real
2: I am male
3: I am currently alive
4: I am American
5: I am not known for the arts
6: My last name starts with D
7:I was born since 1950
8: I am not a political or military figure
9: I was born WEST of the Missisippi
10: I was born SOUTH of the Mason-Dixon line

No big deal. I’ve done it myself.
They are:

  1. Donald O’Connor.
  2. Dondi
  3. Dorothy Gish

DQs:

  1. Known for Science?
  2. Born since 1980?

I’ll save the others for now.

IQ1: Are you a former misfit that named a band after yourself?
IQ2: Are you married to Incontinentia Buttocks?
IQ3: Did Robert Heinlein spend waaaay too much time talking about your nipples?

Again, King David. :smiley: (Robert the Bruce was Lord of Annandale; he was succeeded by King David II.)
Correct on Daffy Duck.
Dominique (St Dominic).
Four DQs reserved pending the answers to Prof P’s.
IQ1: Were you a big man, as tall as a mountain, with an eye like an eagle?
IQ2: Did you play a woman who donned a mermaid costume to amuse passengers on a boat?
IQ3: Did you write about an American archaeologist who was transported to sixth-century Rome?

IQs:

  1. Did Gene Hackman play you in The French Connection?
  2. Did you star with Mel Brooks and Marty Feldman in Silent Movie
  3. Are you the host of the upcoming revised series Cosmos?

pass
I am not Biggus Dickus
pass

I am not … Davy Crockett?
I am not … Doris Day?
pass

pass
pass
I am not … Neil deGrasse Tyson?

My initial is D and
1: I am real
2: I am male
3: I am currently alive
4: I am American
5: I am not known for the arts
6: My last name starts with D
7:I was born since 1950
8: I am not a political or military figure
9: I was born WEST of the Missisippi
10: I was born SOUTH of the Mason-Dixon line
11: I am not known for science
12: I was born BEFORE 1980.

#1 was Popeye Doyle. #2 was Dom DeLuise. You are correct on #3.

DQ: Known for Sports?

I’ll wait on the others.

My initial is D and
1: I am real
2: I am male
3: I am currently alive
4: I am American
5: I am not known for the arts
6: My last name starts with D
7:I was born since 1950
8: I am not a political or military figure
9: I was born WEST of the Missisippi
10: I was born SOUTH of the Mason-Dixon line
11: I am not known for science
12: I was born BEFORE 1980.
13: I am NOT known for sports

Oh, well, with the Olympics on, I thought it was worth a shot.

DQ: Famous as a criminal?

Previous IQs:

Did Sam Neill play you as an adult? - Damien, the Antichrist in the Omen movies.
Were you the protagonist in many P.D. James mysteries? - Det. Adam Dalglish.
Were you a top JFK White House aide? - Dave Powers.

DQ:

Businessman?

Two DQs reserved.

IQs:

Were your garish suspenders remarked upon in Inherit the Wind?
Are you the real person that character was based upon?
Were you noted for your work with lepers?

Reuben Kincaid was the manager of the Partridge Family, on that old sitcom. His nemesis was Danny Partridge, played by Danny Bonaduce.

Dean Martin played Vernon Demerest (the original Airport), Sam Harmon (the original Oceans 11), and Matt Helm (The Ambushers, among other Matt Helm spy movies from the 1960s).

Three DQs reserved for now.

I haven’t seen the film, so pass.
I am aware of the case it was about, so I am not Clarence Darrow
Did Mother Theresa have a D name?

My initial is D and
1: I am real
2: I am male
3: I am currently alive
4: I am American
5: I am not known for the arts
6: My last name starts with D
7:I was born since 1950
8: I am not a political or military figure
9: I was born WEST of the Missisippi
10: I was born SOUTH of the Mason-Dixon line
11: I am not known for science
12: I was born BEFORE 1980.
13: I am NOT known for sports
14: I am NOT a criminal
15: I AM a businessman

Close - Daniel Boone.
Correct on Doris Day (The Glass Bottom Boat).
L Sprague de Camp (Lest Darkness Fall).
DQs reserved…

IQ: Are you a Texan who founded a computer company?

Congratulations, Professor - you’ve got it. I am Michael Dell!

Well done, Professor! I had a feeling that your last IQ would turn out to be the correct one, and it was. Great job!

Thanks! and now,

I am W!

IQ1: Are you a former Texas governor who was named after his father?
IQ2: Did you look out on the feast of Stephen?
IQ3: Are you a primary antagonist in The Pillars of The Earth?

IQ1: Did you put Golden Tickets in your products, the finders of which got a tour of your factory?
IQ2: Did you play a character who didn’t need coins for the jukebox?
IQ3: Verily I do not wish to be verbose, but will you vouchsafe if you verbalized for V?