Botticelli - February 2019

Thread Games
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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
  8. Born east of Prime Meridian
  9. Born in the Northern Hemisphere
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Take 3 DQs.

63

DQ!: Known for the Arts?
DQ2: Japanese?

holding a DQ

64

IQ1: Did you replace David Lee Roth as lead singer of Van Halen the first time?
IQ2: Were you the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court?
IQ3: Are you Prime Minister of Japan?

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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
  8. Born east of Prime Meridian
  9. Born in the Northern Hemisphere
  10. Not known for the Arts
  11. Not Japanese
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  1. I am not Sammy Hagar.
  2. I am not Sandra Day O’Connor.
    Take a DQ for 3.
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Shinzo Abe

DQ: Middle Eastern?

holding a DQ

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Previous IQs:

Did you look for the Godwulf Manuscript? - The Boston PI Spenser, in the first book of his series by Robert B. Parker
Were you that person’s significant other? - Susan Silverman
Was your daughter named Demora? - Capt. Hikaru Sulu, in the later iterations of Star Trek

DQs:

Political/military?
Best known for a single incident?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Did you appear as a waiter in an SNL skit about the Five-Timers Club?
Did Roberta Lincoln work for you?
Was your mother the former Amanda Grayson?

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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
  8. Born east of Prime Meridian
  9. Born in the Northern Hemisphere
  10. Not known for the Arts
  11. Not Japanese
  12. Middle Eastern
  13. Politically motivated, but not a politician
  14. Known for a single event
70

Take 3 DQs.

71

IQ1: Did you write The Satanic Verses?
IQ2: Are you an Indian sitar player and friend of George Harrison?
IQ3: Are you an ancient Mesopotamian ruler who established what is thought to be the world’s first empire?

72
  1. I am not Salman Rushdie.
  2. I am not Ravi Shankar.
    Take a DQ.
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Sargon

DQ: Criminal act?

holding a DQ

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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
  8. Born east of Prime Meridian
  9. Born in the Northern Hemisphere
  10. Not known for the Arts
  11. Not Japanese
  12. Middle Eastern
  13. Politically motivated, but not a politician
  14. Known for a single event
  15. Criminal act
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Previous IQs:

Did you appear as a waiter in an SNL skit about the Five-Timers Club? - Martin Short
Did Roberta Lincoln work for you? - Gary Seven, in an episode of the original Star Trek
Was your mother the former Amanda Grayson? - Cmdr. Spock

DQs:

Did you commit your crime in the US?
Are you an assassin?
Are you now imprisoned?

IQs:

Did you assassinate RFK?
Are you the best-known person from Lancaster, Ohio?
Did you win the Battle of Franklin in 1864?

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Yes, I am Sirhan Sirhan! Well done, EH!

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Grats EH! I was actually considering to ask Chinese instead of Middle Eastern. It would be gauche of me to say it was a shot in the dark.

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Thanks - good one, Prof. P.!

My other previous IQs:

Are you the best-known person from Lancaster, Ohio? - Gen. William T. Sherman
Did you win the Battle of Franklin in 1864? - Gen. John Schofield

Right, then. On to

T

79

IQ1: Are you head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers?
IQ2: Are you a country singer who stutters while talking, but not while singing?
IQ3: Did you make a couple of movies about your experience as a male stripper?

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Dunno, not Conway Twitty, and dunno.