Botticelli - February 2017

Thread Games
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I am not Emma Stone, Emmylou Harris (total stab in the dark, only name I could come up with), and dunno.

1 or 2 DQs depending on my guesswork. As an aside, if I admit I’m flailing blindly and happen to come up with the right answer, does it count? Because I’ve done it at least twice now. :slight_smile:

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Yep, as long as it’s the right answer it counts.

Correct, Correct, and T. S. Eliot.

DQ: European?

23

E.

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Not American
  5. Last name does not start with E
  6. Born before 1964
  7. European
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IQs:

  1. Were you known as the Hammer of the Scots?
  2. Are you the Father of Geometry?
  3. Did you star in CHiPS?
25

Not King Edward, Euclid, or Erik Estrada.

26

hehe… sportsball…

Eddy Lacy

DQ: Politics/Royalty?

IQs

IQ1: Are you an environmental activist portrayed in film by Julie Roberts?
IQ2: Did you portray Doreen Lewis in both the film and TV version of Private Benjamin?
IQ3: Are you the goddess of the underworld in Mesopotamian myth?

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Previous IQs:

Was your eventual husband’s first name Fitzwilliam? - Yes, Elizabeth Bennet (one “t”)
Did an intruder refer to you as “Poppet”? - Yes, Elizabeth Swann (two "n"s)
Did you declare that you did not seek “windows in men’s souls”? - Queen Elizabeth I, trying to put an end to Protestant-Catholic religious strife in England

Elizabeth x3!

DQ:

Born before 1800?

IQs:

Were you a noted Irish freedom fighter of the late 18th century?
Did a cartoonist once draw you standing in the corner while your mother sat nearby, not looking at you?
Did your father have your pockets sewn shut so that you couldn’t stick your hands in them?

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I am not Erin Brockovich, Eileen Brennan, or Ereshkigal (I think).

Perhaps I’ll regret answering these before coffee, but none of them are ringing a bell, so 3 DQs to you.

E.

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Not American
  5. Last name does not start with E
  6. Born before 1964
  7. European
  8. Not political or royalty
  9. Not born before 1800
29

All correct.

IQs:

  1. Did you come up with theory of relativity?
  2. Did you direct the film Battleship Potemkin?
  3. Are you a superhero aka Ralph Dibny?
30

I am not Einstein or Elongated Man, but you can take a DQ for the second one.

31

Correct, Sergei Eisenstein, correct.

DQ: Native speaker of English?

32

IQ1: Did your brother trick you into exchanging your birthright for his stew?
IQ2: Were you a high priest of Shiloh and subject of a song by Three Dog Night?
IQ3: Were you a Hebrew priest who hammered the bronze censers of those who rebelled against Moses into a protective covering for an altar?

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IQs:

  1. Did Zeus seduce you in the form of a bull?
  2. Are you the author of the Artemis Fowl series?
  3. Were you Johnny Carson’s sidekick on The Tonight Show?
34

I am not Esau or Eli, but take a DQ for #3.

I am not Europa or Ed McMahon, but I’m drawing a blank on #2, so DQ to you.

E.

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Not American
  5. Last name does not start with E
  6. Born before 1964
  7. European
  8. Not political or royalty
  9. Not born before 1800
  10. Native English speaker
35

Correct, Eoin Colfer, correct.

DQ) Born after 1900?

36

E.

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Not American
  5. Last name does not start with E
  6. Born before 1964
  7. European
  8. Not political or royalty
  9. Not born before 1800
  10. Native English speaker
  11. Not born after 1900
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IQs:

  1. Did you play a psychiatrist in Arsenic and Old Lace?
  2. Did you play the ghost in the TV series The Ghost and Mrs. Muir?
  3. Did you have a hit with Take Me Home Tonight?
38

I am still not Eddie Money, but I’m very upset with myself for not at least remembering the Arsenic and Old Lace actor, because I get distracted on account of Cary Grant being so dreamy. So, 2 DQs and a glass of elderberry wine to you.

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  1. Edward Everett Horton.
  2. Edward Mulhare.
    Correct on Eddie Money.

DQs:

  1. First name start with “ed”?
  2. Known for the Arts?
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E.

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Not American
  5. Last name does not start with E
  6. Born before 1964
  7. European
  8. Not political or royalty
  9. Not born before 1800
  10. Native English speaker
  11. Not born after 1900
  12. First name starts with “Ed”
  13. Not known for the arts