Botticelli - February 2017

Thread Games
181

#1 was John Payne.
#2 is correct.
#3 is Peter, from Peter and the Wolf.

2 DQs reserved.

182

Sergei Prokofiev, correct, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

DQ: Known for being in the Korean war?

Holding 2 DQs

183

DQ: also known for the Arts?

1 DQ reserved.

184

IQ1: Did you hire a lot of black men as porters, under terms considered generous at the time?
IQ2: Was your conscription into the army broadly covered by major news outlets?
IQ3: Did you host The Tonight Show?

185

Dunno (the British guy in SHIELD?), not Patton, and dunno.

Dunno, not Elvis Presley, and not Jack Paar.

P.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. dead
  4. last name starts with P
  5. American
  6. known for politics/military, broadly speaking
  7. died after 1900
  8. died before 1980
  9. known for military pursuits, broadly speaking
  10. born east of the Mississippi
  11. had been an officer in a branch of the U.S. military
  12. not known for his service in either World War
  13. not known for serving in the Korean War
  14. not known for the Arts
186

DQ: Known for serving in the Vietnam war?

1 DQ in reserve

187

P.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. dead
  4. last name starts with P
  5. American
  6. known for politics/military, broadly speaking
  7. died after 1900
  8. died before 1980
  9. known for military pursuits, broadly speaking
  10. born east of the Mississippi
  11. had been an officer in a branch of the U.S. military
  12. not known for his service in either World War
  13. not known for serving in the Korean War
  14. not known for the Arts
  15. not known for serving in the Vietnam War
188

IQ1: While making the film Bustin’ Loose, did you pour rum on yourself, light yourself on fire, and run down the street till subdued by police?
IQ2: Did you pitch for the Atlanta Braves and get the most wins ever for a knuckleballer?
IQ3: Are you a MLB pitcher whose autobiography was titled Me and the Spitter?

189

Dunno x3.

190

Percy Pinkerton. He was one of Fury’s Howling Commandoes during the war, so he may have gone on to join SHIELD (as Dum Dum Dugan did).
John “Black Jack” Pershing.
Emma Peel. She took Cathy Gale’s place, and was then replaced by Tara King.
DQ1: Army officer?
DQ2: Died a natural death?
Four DQs reserved.
Aha! (Perhaps…)
IQ: Did you explore the Arctic with Matthew Henson?

191

Not Peary the Arctic explorer.

P.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. dead
  4. last name starts with P
  5. American
  6. known for politics/military, broadly speaking
  7. died after 1900
  8. died before 1980
  9. known for military pursuits, broadly speaking
  10. born east of the Mississippi
  11. had been an officer in a branch of the U.S. military
  12. not known for his service in either World War
  13. not known for serving in the Korean War
  14. not known for the Arts
  15. not known for serving in the Vietnam War
  16. not an Army officer
  17. did not die a natural death
192

Richard Pryor, Phil Niekro, Gaylord Perry

DQ: Navy?

holding 3 DQs

193

It’s that “broadly speaking” that has me concerned…

I asked about the Arts 'cause I thought he might’ve been with the USO or some such.

194

P.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. dead
  4. last name starts with P
  5. American
  6. known for politics/military, broadly speaking
  7. died after 1900
  8. died before 1980
  9. known for military pursuits, broadly speaking
  10. born east of the Mississippi
  11. had been an officer in a branch of the U.S. military
  12. not known for his service in either World War
  13. not known for serving in the Korean War
  14. not known for the Arts
  15. not known for serving in the Vietnam War
  16. not an Army officer
  17. did not die a natural death
  18. not in the Navy
195

That’s why I thought it might be Peary – a Navy officer who isn’t mainly known for naval activities.

196

George Pullman, of Pullman Porter fame, and you were correct on the other two.

Hmm… perhaps a dead astronaut? Anyone remember the names of the non-Grissom members of Apollo 1? Or a test pilot in the USAF, perhaps.

DQ: Died before 1950?

Holding two DQs.

197

P.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. dead
  4. last name starts with P
  5. American
  6. known for politics/military, broadly speaking
  7. died after 1900
  8. died before 1980
  9. known for military pursuits, broadly speaking
  10. born east of the Mississippi
  11. had been an officer in a branch of the U.S. military
  12. not known for his service in either World War
  13. not known for serving in the Korean War
  14. not known for the Arts
  15. not known for serving in the Vietnam War
  16. not an Army officer
  17. did not die a natural death
  18. not in the Navy
  19. died after 1950
198

Chaffee and White. First names were Roger and Ed, I think.

199

IQ: Were you shot down whilst flying a spy plane over the Soviet Union?

200

Oooo, good guess SCA!