Botticelli February 2024

Thread Games
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[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:137, topic:996971, full:true”]
DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. Male
  4. Last names starts with K
  5. Died after 1900
  6. Died before 1960
  7. Known for the Arts
  8. Not American
  9. European
  10. Born South of Vienna
  11. Born West of Vienna
  12. Not known for the performing arts
  13. Not known as a writer
  14. Received honors, but no award as such
142

Take 3 DQs.

#1. I am not Jack Kirby.


#2. Take a DQ.
#3. I am not Helen Keller.

143

2 was Sam Kieth.

DQ: painter?

144

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. Male
  4. Last names starts with K
  5. Died after 1900
  6. Died before 1960
  7. Known for the Arts
  8. Not American
  9. European
  10. Born South of Vienna
  11. Born West of Vienna
  12. Not known for the performing arts
  13. Not known as a writer
  14. Received honors, but no award as such
  15. Painter
145

IQs:

  1. Did you found a sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan touting a healthy diet?
  2. Did you win a Nobel Peace Prize for a treaty that renounced war as an instrument of national policy?
  3. Have you been played by David Janssen and Harrison Ford?
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  1. I am not Mr. Kellogg.
  2. I am not Henry Kissinger (??)
  3. I am not the Fugitive, Dr. Richard Kimble.
147

Correct (John Harvey Kellogg), Frank B. Kellogg, and correct.

DQ reserved.

148

Well, that narrows it down to around 12 or 13 countries…

IQ1: Were you perhaps the most famous bushranger?
IQ2: Were you an oversized Marvel villain?
IQ3: Did you attempt to start a settlement in Vinland?

149

IQs:
1. Were you Hillary Clinton’s running mate?
2. Have you pondered Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
3. Are you a former Joker henchman and current friend of Harley Quinn?

150

Is #4 (“last names”) plural on purpose?

Previous IQs:

Were you buried at sea from the deck of a US Navy warship even though you weren’t technically entitled to be? - JFK Jr. never served in the military, but died at sea, and President Clinton approved a waiver of the Pentagon rule
Were you that person’s uncle? - Ted Kennedy
Were you that person’s late uncle? - Bobby Kennedy

Kennedy x3 redux!

IQs:

Did Helen Mirren star in a movie about your work?
Are you a noted contemporary Sherlock Holmes scholar and commentator?
Are you a mad scientist who may be a Hitler clone?

151

IQs:

  1. Did you set the world marathon record in last year’s Chicago Marathon?

  2. Did No. 1 break your previous record?

  3. Did you lose your job for kneeling during the national anthem, to protest police brutality?

152

Take 3 DQs.

  1. I am not Tim Kaine.
    Take 2 DQs.

IQs:

Did Helen Mirren star in a movie about your work?
Are you a noted contemporary Sherlock Holmes scholar and commentator?
Are you a mad scientist who may be a Hitler clone?

  1. I am not Frida Kahlo (?)
    Take 2 DQs.

And, no, it should be “last name” on #4.

153

2 was comedienne Mindy Kaling; 3 was Kevin.

DQs:
1. speaker of a Romance language?
2. Impressionist?

154

Ned Kelly
The Kingpin
Thorfinn Karlsefni


DQ: Born west of Zürich?
Two DQs reserved.

155

Take 3 DQs.

156

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. Male
  4. Last name starts with K
  5. Died after 1900
  6. Died before 1960
  7. Known for the Arts
  8. Not American
  9. European
  10. Born South of Vienna
  11. Born West of Vienna
  12. Not known for the performing arts
  13. Not known as a writer
  14. Received honors, but no award as such
  15. Painter
  16. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
  17. Not an Impressionist
  18. Born in Switzerland, moved to Germany

Now there are more than 2 DQs outstanding, so I’m calling a halt to new IQs.
Please ask all remaining DQs by 10pm EST Sunday.

157

1 is Kelvin Kiptum, whose 2:00:35 Chicago Marathon result beat the previous world record held by his countryman, No 2, Eliud Kipchoge. 3 was Colin Kaepernick.

DQs:

  1. Abstract artist?

  2. Associated with a particular school?

  3. First name begins N - Z?

158

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. Male
  4. Last name starts with K
  5. Died after 1900
  6. Died before 1960
  7. Known for the Arts
  8. Not American
  9. European
  10. Born South of Vienna
  11. Born West of Vienna
  12. Not known for the performing arts
  13. Not known as a writer
  14. Received honors, but no award as such
  15. Painter
  16. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
  17. Not an Impressionist
  18. Born in Switzerland, moved to Germany
  19. Painted some abstract works, many non-abstract works
  20. Associated with several schools
  21. First name begins with N - Z
159

I haven’t a clue, so I might as well narrow things down for someone else who might.

DQ: First name begins with N-S?

160

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. Male
  4. Last name starts with K
  5. Died after 1900
  6. Died before 1960
  7. Known for the Arts
  8. Not American
  9. European
  10. Born South of Vienna
  11. Born West of Vienna
  12. Not known for the performing arts
  13. Not known as a writer
  14. Received honors, but no award as such
  15. Painter
  16. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
  17. Not an Impressionist
  18. Born in Switzerland, moved to Germany
  19. Painted some abstract works, many non-abstract works
  20. Associated with several schools
  21. First name begins with N - Z
  22. First name begins with N - S