Botticelli February 2021

Thread Games
101

You had already asked about Bob Hope in post 65.

H.

  1. male
  2. fictional
  3. first name starts with H
  4. American creator(s)
  5. created before 2000
  6. not originally from TV or movies
  7. originally from prose fiction
  8. created before 1950
  9. not created before 1900
  10. not the protagonist
  11. has appeared in film or TV adaptions
  12. from a novel
  13. did not often carry a gun
  14. first appeared before 1935
  15. from science fiction or fantasy genre
  16. not an antagonist
  17. adult character
102

Well, I’ll never give up Hope! :grinning:

103

:: rimshot ::

104

:white_check_mark:
Henry IV.
Henry I.


DQ: Name begins with Ha-Hi?
Three DQs reserved.

105

DQ: Human?
Two DQs reserved.

106

IQs:
1. Did you say you were abducted by aliens with wraparound eyes in 1961, although it’s possible your description of them was influenced by an episode of The Outer Limits that aired two weeks before your hypnosis session?
2. Speaking of wraparounds, are you a fair-haired German singer known for Schlager and folk songs who wears black sunglasses?
3. Was your slogan “Every man a king”?

One DQ reserved.

107

IQ1: Were you a convicted bank robber called Tania?
IQ2: Did you ride a tricycle with what appeared to be a small shed on the back?
IQ3: Were you one of the leaders of the American attempt to reach Bronson Beta?

108

Not Mr. Hill, not David Hasselhof, and not Huey Long.

Not Patty Hearst, dunno and dunno.

H.

  1. male
  2. fictional
  3. first name starts with H
  4. American creator(s)
  5. created before 2000
  6. not originally from TV or movies
  7. originally from prose fiction
  8. created before 1950
  9. not created before 1900
  10. not the protagonist
  11. has appeared in film or TV adaptions
  12. from a novel
  13. did not often carry a gun
  14. first appeared before 1935
  15. from science fiction or fantasy genre
  16. not an antagonist
  17. adult character
  18. name begins with Ha-Hi
  19. human

Since we’re going to be well over 20, no more IQs, please.

109

Close enough on Barney Hill. 2 was Heino; note also that “Hasselhoff” is spelled with two Fs.

Two DQs reserved.

110

:white_check_mark:
Humphrey Pennyworth (Joe Palooka).
Cole Hendron (When Worlds Collide).


DQ1: From A clearly SF work, not fantasy?
DQ2: Common first name?
Two DQs reserved.

111

H.

  1. male
  2. fictional
  3. first name starts with H
  4. American creator(s)
  5. created before 2000
  6. not originally from TV or movies
  7. originally from prose fiction
  8. created before 1950
  9. not created before 1900
  10. not the protagonist
  11. has appeared in film or TV adaptions
  12. from a novel
  13. did not often carry a gun
  14. first appeared before 1935
  15. from science fiction or fantasy genre
  16. not an antagonist
  17. adult character
  18. name begins with Ha-Hi
  19. human
  20. not from a clearly SF work
  21. relatively common first name
112

So, thinkin’ out loud… we may be talking about Burroughs or Lovecraft.

Hastur’s a relatively common name, right? :grinning:

I wouldn’t think the Oz books (Uncle Henry, anyone?) would count as “not from a clearly SF work” though.

113

Since there are no more IQs and I’m out of DQs, I’m gonna blow my one “Are you” question right now.

Are you Lovecraft’s Herbert West - Reanimator?

114

DQ: first appeared before 1920?

One DQ reserved.

115

H.

  1. male
  2. fictional
  3. first name starts with H
  4. American creator(s)
  5. created before 2000
  6. not originally from TV or movies
  7. originally from prose fiction
  8. created before 1950
  9. not created before 1900
  10. not the protagonist
  11. has appeared in film or TV adaptions
  12. from a novel
  13. did not often carry a gun
  14. first appeared before 1935
  15. from science fiction or fantasy genre
  16. not an antagonist
  17. adult character
  18. name begins with Ha-Hi
  19. human
  20. not from a clearly SF work
  21. relatively common first name
  22. first appeared before 1920

I am not.

116

DQ: Name begins with Ha?
One DQ reserved.

117

I’m positive they would.

118

Yeah, you’re right. I completely misread that.

119

H.

  1. male
  2. fictional
  3. first name starts with H
  4. American creator(s)
  5. created before 2000
  6. not originally from TV or movies
  7. originally from prose fiction
  8. created before 1950
  9. not created before 1900
  10. not the protagonist
  11. has appeared in film or TV adaptions
  12. from a novel
  13. did not often carry a gun
  14. first appeared before 1935
  15. from science fiction or fantasy genre
  16. not an antagonist
  17. adult character
  18. name begins with Ha-Hi
  19. human
  20. not from a clearly SF work
  21. relatively common first name
  22. name doesn’t begin with Ha

Please ask all earned DQs by noon EST Monday.

120

You left out:
first appeared before 1920

DQ: Okay, are you Uncle Henry from the Oz books?