Botticelli February 2024

[SunUp]

A.

1. Real.
2. Male.
3. Dead.
4. First name starts with A.
5. Died after 1950.
6. Died before 2000.
7. American.
8. Not known for the arts.
9. Known for military/politics.
10. Died before 1980.
11. Not known for politics.

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

@SunUp

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. Were you an RP-speaking, quintessentially English television presenter who nevertheless loved and spent most of his career in the United States, most notably hosting Masterpiece Theater?
2. Are you an Irish-British comedian, best known in the U.S. for the series Living With Yourself, opposite Paul Rudd?
3. Were you the leader of the Green Mountain Boys?

I am not Alistair Cooke.
Take a DQ.
I am not Ethan Allen

Correct on 1 and 3. 2 is Aisling Bea.

DQ: Served at sea (i.e., Navy or Coast Guard)?

IQs:

1. Did your husband famously bequeath to you his second-best bed?

2. Did you play a journalism student interning at a fashion magazine?

3. Was No. 2’s boss an expy of you?

[De_La_Rue]

IQs:
1. Did Brie also voice you in BoJack Horseman–a normal adult with a job at the business factory, and most definitely not three kids in a trenchcoat?
2. Did you draw Dykes to Watch Out For?
3. Were you “Carlos Danger”?

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Previous IQs:

Were you Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s predecessor as colonel of the 20th Maine? - Yes, Adelbert Ames, later a Carpetbagger governor of Mississippi.
Were you a master blackmailer who tangled with Sherlock Holmes? - Irene Adler wasn’t blackmailing anyone; she just wanted to be left alone. This was Charles Augustus Milverton.
Were you a Harry Truman SECSTATE? - Allen Dulles was never SECSTATE, although his brother John Foster was, for Eisenhower. This was Dean Acheson.

DQs:

Best known for uniformed service?
Best known for WWII fame?

IQs:

Were you the most highly-decorated American soldier of WWII and later became an actor?
Were you a Scotland Yard detective who appears in the Sherlock Holmes stories?
Did you cheat at both cards and golf with the guy who eventually killed you?

[kitap]

I’m trying to think of some.

[SunUp]

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. Did your husband famously bequeath to you his second-best bed?
2. Did you play a journalism student interning at a fashion magazine?
3. Was No. 2’s boss an expy of you?

I am not Anne Hathaway.
I am also not Anne Hathaway.
I am not Anna Wintour.

@De_La_Rue

IQs:

1. Did Brie also voice you in BoJack Horseman–a normal adult with a job at the business factory, and most definitely not three kids in a trenchcoat?
2. Did you draw Dykes to Watch Out For?
3. Were you “Carlos Danger”?

I definitely need to watch BoJack Horseman. Take a DQ.
I am not Alison Bechdel.
Only thing coming to mind is MIchael Vick, but he was Ron Mexico. Take a DQ.

@Elendil_s_Heir

IQs:

Were you the most highly-decorated American soldier of WWII and later became an actor?
Were you a Scotland Yard detective who appears in the Sherlock Holmes stories?
Did you cheat at both cards and golf with the guy who eventually killed you?

I am not Audie Murphy.
All I’m coming up with is Lestrade. Take a DQ.
Take a DQ.

[De_La_Rue]

@SunUp

I definitely need to watch BoJack Horseman. Take a DQ.
I am not Alison Bechdel.
Only thing coming to mind is MIchael Vick, but he was Ron Mexico. Take a DQ.

1 was Vincent Adultman; 3 was Anthony Weiner.

2 DQs reserved.

[SunUp]

A.

1. Real.
2. Male.
3. Dead.
4. First name starts with A.
5. Died after 1950.
6. Died before 2000.
7. American.
8. Not known for the arts.
9. Known for military/politics.
10. Died before 1980.
11. Not known for politics.
12. Did not serve at sea.
13. Best known for uniformed service.
14. Not best known for WWII fame.

@kitap

I’m trying to think of some.

No worries! Take your time.

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

IQs:

1. Were you a Democrat who ran for president repeatedly and unsuccessfully?
2. Did you woo Hyacinth in Fantasia?
3. Did you write A Word A Day?

[SunUp]

I am not Adlai Stevenson.
Take 2 DQs.

[kitap]

I’m sorry. I got some very bad news and my three DQs are up for grabs.

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

Sorry to hear it. Take care!

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1. Were you a Democrat who ran for president repeatedly and unsuccessfully?
2. Did you woo Hyacinth in Fantasia?
3. Did you write A Word A Day?

Correct on Adlai Stevenson/
#2 was Ali Gator (in the Dance of the Hours section; Hyacinth is the hippo prima ballerina).
#3 is Anu Garg.

DQ: Died in the line of duty?

1 DQ reserved.

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

Be well, @kitap, and I hope everything works out. We’ll be here when you come back.

@SunUp

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. Did your husband famously bequeath to you his second-best bed?
2. Did you play a journalism student interning at a fashion magazine?
3. Was No. 2’s boss an expy of you?

I am not Anne Hathaway.
I am also not Anne Hathaway.
I am not Anna Wintour.

Swept!

IQs:

1. Does your favorite beverage, a mixture of iced tea and lemonade, now bear your name?

2. Did you collaborate with one of SMV’s earlier IQs to capture Fort Ticonderoga?

3. Have you lived in the United States for so long that you now have to work with a dialect coach to maintain your iconic accent?

[De_La_Rue]

DQs:
1. died after 1965?
2. served in the Army?

IQs:
1. Were you a gruff-speaking, quintessentially blue television presenter who loved a certain baked good and spent most of his career in the United States, most notably hosting Monsterpiece Theater?
2. Did you weep, for there were no more worlds to conquer?
3. VVere you in Split, Emma, and The Queen’s Gambit?

[SunUp]

Best wishes @kitap ! Hope things get better soon.

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. Does your favorite beverage, a mixture of iced tea and lemonade, now bear your name?
2. Did you collaborate with one of SMV’s earlier IQs to capture Fort Ticonderoga?
3. Have you lived in the United States for so long that you now have to work with a dialect coach to maintain your iconic accent?

I am not Arnold Palmer.
I am not Benedict Arnold.
I am not Arnold Swarzenegger.

Arnold x3 !?!

@De_La_Rue

IQs:

1. Were you a gruff-speaking, quintessentially blue television presenter who loved a certain baked good and spent most of his career in the United States, most notably hosting Monsterpiece Theater?
2. Did you weep, for there were no more worlds to conquer?
3. VVere you in Split, Emma, and The Queen’s Gambit?

Take a DQ.
I am not Alexander the Great.
I am not Anya Taylor-Joy.

[SunUp]

A.

1. Real.
2. Male.
3. Dead.
4. First name starts with A.
5. Died after 1950.
6. Died before 2000.
7. American.
8. Not known for the arts.
9. Known for military/politics.
10. Died before 1980.
11. Not known for politics.
12. Did not serve at sea.
13. Best known for uniformed service.
14. Not best known for WWII fame.
15. Did not die in the line of duty.
16. Died before 1965.
17. Served in the Army.

[De_La_Rue]

@SunUp

Take a DQ.
I am not Alexander the Great.
I am not Anya Taylor-Joy.

1 was, of course, Alistair Cookie.

1 DQ reserved.

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

@SunUp

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

IQs:

1. Does your favorite beverage, a mixture of iced tea and lemonade, now bear your name?
2. Did you collaborate with one of SMV’s earlier IQs to capture Fort Ticonderoga?
3. Have you lived in the United States for so long that you now have to work with a dialect coach to maintain your iconic accent?

I am not Arnold Palmer.
I am not Benedict Arnold.
I am not Arnold Swarzenegger.

Arnold x3 !?!

Swept me again! Yes, I was going for the Arnold three-fer.

IQs:

1. Were you a Democratic politician whose presidential campaign was beset by anti-Catholic prejudice?

2. Are you an actress who made a drawing, then turned it into a “snow scene” by shaking your dandruff onto it?

3. Were you the most famous Danish-American accountant of all time?

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

DQ: First name starts with A - Am?