Botticelli - February 2019

Thread Games
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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
  21. Has “written” books, but not known as a writer
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Two truths and a lie

He is somewhat of a ladies’ man and has had numerous affairs
He used to have a daytime TV show
David Letterman once sprayed him in the face with a fire extinguisher

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Are you Regis Philbin?

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I am not Regis Philbin

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Are you Richard Simmons?

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Yes, I am Richard Simmons!

Congrats Prof!

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I wouldn’t have gotten it except for the David Letterman clue.

I, of course, am S.

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Good job, Prof. P.!

S it is.

IQs:

Did you get a top Federal job as a result of a political deal reached in Chicago before 1880?
Were you the next person to hold that job?
Were you the first black woman to mount a serious campaign for the U.S. Presidency?

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#3. I am not Shirley Chisholm (??)
Take 2 or 3 DQs.

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Previous IQs:

Did you get a top Federal job as a result of a political deal reached in Chicago before 1880? - Simon Cameron, Lincoln’s first SECWAR
Were you the next person to hold that job? - Edwin Stanton
Were you the first black woman to mount a serious campaign for the U.S. Presidency? - Yes, Shirley Chisholm

DQs:

Real?
Male?

IQs:

Were you AKA Curunir?
Were you AKA Annatar?
Were you Elanor the Fair’s dad?

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IQ1: Are you head coach of the New Orleans Saints?
IQ2: Are you head coach of the Los Angeles Rams?
IQ3: Are you head coach of the San Francisco 49ers?

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DQS

  1. Real
  2. Male

Both of you take 3 DQs.

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Previous IQs:

Were you AKA Curunir? - Saruman, in the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien
Were you AKA Annatar? - Sauron, ditto
Were you Elanor the Fair’s dad? - Samwise Gamgee, ditto

DQs:

Living?
American?
Last name start with S?

IQs:

Were you the peg-legged governor of New Amsterdam?
Was your horse, now stuffed and on display in a museum, named Rienzi?
Were you a sf character said to be a descendant of that person?

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DQS

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Living
  4. Not American
  5. Last name starts with S
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  1. I am not Peter Stuyvesant.
    Take 2 DQs.
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Previous IQs:

Were you the peg-legged governor of New Amsterdam? - Yes, Peter Stuyvesant
Was your horse, now stuffed and on display in a museum, named Rienzi? - Gen. Phil Sheridan
Were you a sf character said to be a descendant of that person? - Cmdr. John Sheridan, on Babylon 5

DQs:

European?
Born since 1950?

IQs:

Were you Robert Baratheon’s younger brother?
Were you a giant imaginary hedgehog feared by a British criminal?
Were you a costar of Moonlighting?

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Sean Payton, Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan

holding 3 DQs

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DQS

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Living
  4. Not American
  5. Last name starts with S
  6. Not European
  7. Born before 1950
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  1. Take a DQ.
  2. I am not Sonic the Hedgehog (??)
  3. I am not Cybill Shepard.
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Previous IQs:

Were you Robert Baratheon’s younger brother? - Stannis Baratheon, on Game of Thrones
Were you a giant imaginary hedgehog feared by a British criminal? - Not Sonic, but Spiny Norman (at 7:37 here: The Piranha Brothers - YouTube)
Were you a costar of Moonlighting? - Yes, Cybill Shepard

DQs:

Born east of the Prime Meridian?
Born in the Northern Hemisphere?

IQs:

Did you look for the Godwulf Manuscript?
Were you that person’s significant other?
Was your daughter named Demora?