Botticelli - Jan 2021

Thread Games
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DQ: Known primarily for being a socialite?

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My letter is P

  1. Real
  2. Female
  3. Last name begins with P
  4. Deceased
  5. American
  6. Known for The Arts
  7. Born before 1900
  8. She did write prose, but it was not what she was known for
  9. Born after 1800
  10. Won a top award
  11. Born after 1850
  12. I’d say known for the performing arts-ish
  13. Born east of the Mississippi
  14. Not a musician
  15. Caucasian
  16. Has acted either as herself or uncredited voices in a handful of films
  17. Not a comedian
  18. She did write a handful of screenplays, but that was not her primary focus
  19. Not a socialite

Since we’re close to the end, I’m throwing out a hint: Knowed_Out was really close in one question

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IQs:

  1. Did you have a pet boy named Sherman?
  2. Were you the title character in a 1950’s TV show starring Wally Cox?
  3. Did you write the play Romanov and Juliet?
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I am not Mr. Peabody
DQ
DQ

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IQ: Was your home’s name composed of the first syllables from your and your husband’s surnames?

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I am not Mary Pickford

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Correct on Peabody.
#2 was Mr. Peepers.
#3 was Peter Ustinov.

DQs:

  1. Known from radio?
  2. Columnist?
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My letter is P

  1. Real
  2. Female
  3. Last name begins with P
  4. Deceased
  5. American
  6. Known for The Arts
  7. Born before 1900
  8. She did write prose, but it was not what she was known for
  9. Born after 1800
  10. Won a top award
  11. Born after 1850
  12. I’d say known for the performing arts-ish
  13. Born east of the Mississippi
  14. Not a musician
  15. Caucasian
  16. Has acted either as herself or uncredited voices in a handful of films
  17. Not a comedian
  18. She did write a handful of screenplays, but that was not her primary focus
  19. Not a socialite
  20. Known partially for radio
  21. Most known for being a columnist
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IQ: Are you a silent movie actress whose stage name is contained in her real name, Eliza Susan?

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Last DQ

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Did you mean KO gets the Last DQ, or are you calling for final guesses?

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Previous IQs:

Did you write, “I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy”? - Also Dorothy Parker, about whom K_O already asked
Did you play a crime boss, an unsavory POTUS and the Reichsfuhrer-SS? - Donald Pleasence, in You Only Live Twice, Escape from New York and The Eagle Has Landed
Did you costar with Robert Wagner in a TV show? - Yes, Stephanie Powers, in Hart to Hart

DQ:

Associated with Hollywood?
Famous husband?

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Discourse removed my quoting KO. He received the last DQ.

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My letter is P

  1. Real
  2. Female
  3. Last name begins with P
  4. Deceased
  5. American
  6. Known for The Arts
  7. Born before 1900
  8. She did write prose, but it was not what she was known for
  9. Born after 1800
  10. Won a top award
  11. Born after 1850
  12. I’d say known for the performing arts-ish
  13. Born east of the Mississippi
  14. Not a musician
  15. Caucasian
  16. Has acted either as herself or uncredited voices in a handful of films
  17. Not a comedian
  18. She did write a handful of screenplays, but that was not her primary focus
  19. Not a socialite
  20. Known partially for radio
  21. Most known for being a columnist
  22. Associated with Hollywood
  23. None of her husbands were household names even back in her heydays.
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DQ1: Born north of the Mason-Dixon Line?
DQ2: Died before 1950?

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My letter is P

  1. Real
  2. Female
  3. Last name begins with P
  4. Deceased
  5. American
  6. Known for The Arts
  7. Born before 1900
  8. She did write prose, but it was not what she was known for
  9. Born after 1800
  10. Won a top award
  11. Born after 1850
  12. I’d say known for the performing arts-ish
  13. Born east of the Mississippi
  14. Not a musician
  15. Caucasian
  16. Has acted either as herself or uncredited voices in a handful of films
  17. Not a comedian
  18. She did write a handful of screenplays, but that was not her primary focus
  19. Not a socialite
  20. Known partially for radio
  21. Most known for being a columnist
  22. Associated with Hollywood
  23. None of her husbands were household names even back in her heydays.
  24. Born north of the Mason Dixon line
  25. Died after 1950
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Can’t figure out who this is. Hmmm…

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I was confidently going to guess Dorothy Parker, but yeah. Reread the IQs and answers.

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Come on, guys. First name starts with L, gossip columnist, feuded with Hedda Hopper.

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Beats the hell out of me, Roy.