Botticelli - February 2019

Thread Games
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#1 was Ronald Colman. #2 was Regina Belle. #3 was Richard Chamberlain.

DQs:

  1. Known for business?
  2. Unusual first name?
    1 DQ reserved.
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Previous IQs:

Did you command the Imperial battlecruiser MacArthur? - Roderick, Lord Blaine in Niven and Pournelle’s The Mote in God’s Eye
Did you own the Cafe Americain? - Rick Blaine, in Casablanca
Are you Sterling Archer’s go-to undercover name? - Yes, Randy etc.

DQs:

Born east of the Miss. River?
Born south of the Mason-Dixon Line?

IQs:

Are you AKA Walter Kovacs?
Do you live near Rhosgobel?
Is your middle name Luftwaffe?

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IQs:

  1. Were you the first superhero to be killed in the line of duty?
  2. Is Brendan Fraser playing you in an upcoming superhero team series?
  3. Did you freak out when you caught your wife playing pattycake with another man?
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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Living
  4. First name starts with R
  5. American
  6. Born before 1950
  7. Although known for the Arts, is not best known for it
  8. Not known for politics/military
  9. Became famous before 1990, enjoyed fame for many years after
  10. Has had a business presence, but not best known for it
  11. Not an unusual first name
  12. Born on the Mississippi River
  13. Born south of Mason-Dixon
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not Rorshack, DQ, DQ

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not Rapture Man?, not Mickey Rat?, not Ricky Ricardo?

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#1 was the Red Bee. Nobody missed him, either.
#2 is Robotman in the upcoming DC Streaming series Doom Patrol.
#3 was Roger Rabbit.

DQ: Known for religious or social activities?

3 DQs reserved.

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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Living
  4. First name starts with R
  5. American
  6. Born before 1950
  7. Although known for the Arts, is not best known for it
  8. Not known for politics/military
  9. Became famous before 1990, enjoyed fame for many years after
  10. Has had a business presence, but not best known for it
  11. Not an unusual first name
  12. Born on the Mississippi River
  13. Born south of Mason-Dixon
  14. Known for social activities to some degree
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DQ: Caucasian?

2 DQs reserved.

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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Living
  4. First name starts with R
  5. American
  6. Born before 1950
  7. Although known for the Arts, is not best known for it
  8. Not known for politics/military
  9. Became famous before 1990, enjoyed fame for many years after
  10. Has had a business presence, but not best known for it
  11. Not an unusual first name
  12. Born on the Mississippi River
  13. Born south of Mason-Dixon
  14. Known for social activities to some degree
  15. Caucasian

It didn’t occur to me the mystery guest would have this many not-so-clear-cut answers. I don’t mean to be evasive; it’s just that what he’s primarily known for doesn’t make a good fit for the questions asked so far.

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DQ: Known for the sciences?

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Previous IQs:

Are you AKA Walter Kovacs? - Yes, Rorschach from Watchmen
Do you live near Rhosgobel? - The wizard Radagast the Brown, in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien
Is your middle name Luftwaffe? - Ahnuld expy Rainier Wolfcastle, on The Simpsons

Two DQs reserved.

IQs:

Were you the protagonist of Heinlein’s Starship Troopers?
Was his troopship named after you, a real person?
Were you the first to fly across America, “crash by crash”?

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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Living
  4. First name starts with R
  5. American
  6. Born before 1950
  7. Although known for the Arts, is not best known for it
  8. Not known for politics/military
  9. Became famous before 1990, enjoyed fame for many years after
  10. Has had a business presence, but not best known for it
  11. Not an unusual first name
  12. Born on the Mississippi River
  13. Born south of Mason-Dixon
  14. Known for social activities to some degree
  15. Caucasian
  16. Not known for sciences
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Take 3 DQS. I haven’t read Starship Troopers in decades.

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Previous IQs:

Were you the protagonist of Heinlein’s Starship Troopers? - Johnny Rico
Was his troopship named after you, a real person? - Rodger Young (whose grave I have seen): Rodger Young - Wikipedia
Were you the first to fly across America, “crash by crash”? - Cal Rodgers: Calbraith Perry Rodgers - Wikipedia

DQs:

Athlete?
Considered handsome?
Often on TV these days?

Two DQs reserved.

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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Living
  4. First name starts with R
  5. American
  6. Born before 1950
  7. Although known for the Arts, is not best known for it
  8. Not known for politics/military
  9. Became famous before 1990, enjoyed fame for many years after
  10. Has had a business presence, but not best known for it
  11. Not an unusual first name
  12. Born on the Mississippi River
  13. Born south of Mason-Dixon
  14. Known for social activities to some degree
  15. Caucasian
  16. Not known for sciences
  17. Not an athlete, but probably could have been
  18. Not leading man handsome, but some may consider him cute
  19. Doesn’t appear on TV much these days, but used to
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DQ: known for news reporting?

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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Living
  4. First name starts with R
  5. American
  6. Born before 1950
  7. Although known for the Arts, is not best known for it
  8. Not known for politics/military
  9. Became famous before 1990, enjoyed fame for many years after
  10. Has had a business presence, but not best known for it
  11. Not an unusual first name
  12. Born on the Mississippi River
  13. Born south of Mason-Dixon
  14. Known for social activities to some degree
  15. Caucasian
  16. Not known for sciences
  17. Not an athlete, but probably could have been
  18. Not leading man handsome, but some may consider him cute
  19. Doesn’t appear on TV much these days, but used to
  20. Not a news reporter

That’s 20. Ask your outstanding DQs.

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I’m stumped. I yield my two reserved DQs, one apiece, to whoever would like to ask 'em.

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I’m out of my own, so I’ll ask one of EH’s:

DQ: Known as a writer?