Botticelli - Jan 2021

Thread Games
581

Not Tuvok
Not Tasha Yar
Take a DQ

Not Tammy Faye Baker
Not Toto
Not Tristan

582

DQs:
T

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with T
  3. Living
  4. Male
  5. Not American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. European
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Known for music
  10. Not born after 1959
  11. From the British Isles
  12. English
  13. Rock genre
  14. Has released solo material, but not primarily known as a solo artist.
  15. Still active
  16. Has not won a Grammy, although he has been nominated multiple times
583

Previous IQs:

Were you Chief of Security of the USS Voyager? - Yes, Tuvok
Were you First Officer in an alternative timeline of the USS Enterprise? - Not Tasha Yar, who remained Chief of Security, but Thelin, an Andorian, in “Yesteryear,” one of the animated episodes
Were you an ancestor of Cmdr. Riker who served in the American Civil War? - Thaddeus Riker

DQs:

Hard rock?
Greatest fame before 2000?

IQs:

Did your later-famous son not attend your funeral, even though he could have without too much difficulty?
Were you Ulysses’s son?
Did you rant about Americans’ obsession with bosoms?

584

IQ1: Are you the drummer for Queen?
IQ2: Are you a guitarist whose last name rhymes with “dour”?
IQ3: Are you lead vocalist for Radiohead?

585

Swept me.

IQs:

  1. Do you drive a Thunderbolt Grease-Slapper?
  2. Are you a trickster character from German folklore of the 14th-15th Cenury?
  3. Were you a villainous minister in 19th Century Collinwood on Dark Shadows?
586

DQ
Not Telemachus
DQ

Not Roger Taylor
Not Robin Trower
Not Thom Yorke

Take 3 DQs

587

DQs:
T

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with T
  3. Living
  4. Male
  5. Not American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. European
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Known for music
  10. Not born after 1959
  11. From the British Isles
  12. English
  13. Rock genre
  14. Has released solo material, but not primarily known as a solo artist.
  15. Still active
  16. Has not won a Grammy, although he has been nominated multiple times
  17. Hard rock, although depending on time period, also pop rock.
  18. Greatest fame before 2000
588

#1 was Tom Slick.
#2 is Till Eulenspiegel.
#3 was Rev. Trask.

DQ: Singer?
2 DQs reserved.

589

DQs:
T

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with T
  3. Living
  4. Male
  5. Not American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. European
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Known for music
  10. Not born after 1959
  11. From the British Isles
  12. English
  13. Rock genre
  14. Has released solo material, but not primarily known as a solo artist.
  15. Still active
  16. Has not won a Grammy, although he has been nominated multiple times
  17. Hard rock, although depending on time period, also pop rock.
  18. Greatest fame before 2000
  19. Not primarily known as a singer, although has sang.

I should point out the solo material in #14 which features the singing in #19 is pretty obscure. In fact, I first found out it existed this week when I was double checking Wikipedia to make sure I answered #14 accurately. While it exists, it is definitely not what he is known for or what comes to mind when you hear his name.

590

DQ: Came to fame in the British Invasion of the mid-1960’s?

1 DQ reserved.

591

DQs:
T

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with T
  3. Living
  4. Male
  5. Not American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. European
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Known for music
  10. Not born after 1959
  11. From the British Isles
  12. English
  13. Rock genre
  14. Has released solo material, but not primarily known as a solo artist.
  15. Still active
  16. Has not won a Grammy, although he has been nominated multiple times
  17. Hard rock, although depending on time period, also pop rock.
  18. Greatest fame before 2000
  19. Not primarily known as a singer, although has sang.
  20. Did not come to fame in the British Invasion of the mid-1960’s
592

Previous IQs:

Did your later-famous son not attend your funeral, even though he could have without too much difficulty? - Thomas Lincoln; he and Abraham definitely had some issues
Were you Ulysses’s son? - Yes, Telemachus
Did you rant about Americans’ obsession with bosoms? - The British comedian Terry-Thomas. My favorite scene from the whole movie: Milton Berle and Terry-Thomas discuss America, England and bosoms - YouTube

Hmm. Can’t figure out who this English rocker is. I yield my two earned DQs to other players, one apiece.

593

IQ1: Were you a Tarmangani adopted by the Mangani?
IQ2: Did #1 kill you when you attempted to kill his foster mother?
IQ3: Did you travel on a German submarine to Caprona?


EH’s first DQ: Primarily known as a drummer?

594

3 DQs for you. I know last one is from The Land That Time Forgot, but I don’t remember any character names.

595

DQs:
T

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with T
  3. Living
  4. Male
  5. Not American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. European
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Known for music
  10. Not born after 1959
  11. From the British Isles
  12. English
  13. Rock genre
  14. Has released solo material, but not primarily known as a solo artist.
  15. Still active
  16. Has not won a Grammy, although he has been nominated multiple times
  17. Hard rock, although depending on time period, also pop rock.
  18. Greatest fame before 2000
  19. Not primarily known as a singer, although has sang.
  20. Did not come to fame in the British Invasion of the mid-1960’s
  21. Not primarily known as a drummer

We are over 20 DQs now. I’ll leave it open for IQs until 8:00 pm Pacific Time today, then we’ll see how many DQs have been awarded.

596

My last DQ: Guitarist?

597

DQs:
T

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with T
  3. Living
  4. Male
  5. Not American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. European
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Known for music
  10. Not born after 1959
  11. From the British Isles
  12. English
  13. Rock genre
  14. Has released solo material, but not primarily known as a solo artist.
  15. Still active
  16. Has not won a Grammy, although he has been nominated multiple times
  17. Hard rock, although depending on time period, also pop rock.
  18. Greatest fame before 2000
  19. Not primarily known as a singer, although has sang.
  20. Did not come to fame in the British Invasion of the mid-1960’s
  21. Not primarily known as a drummer
  22. Not a guitarist
598

Tarzan.
Tublat.
Bowen Tyler.


DQ: Last name starts with Ta-Ti?
Other two DQs reserved in case someone wants to question the notability of Tublat or Tyler.

599

DQs:
T

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with T
  3. Living
  4. Male
  5. Not American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. European
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Known for music
  10. Not born after 1959
  11. From the British Isles
  12. English
  13. Rock genre
  14. Has released solo material, but not primarily known as a solo artist.
  15. Still active
  16. Has not won a Grammy, although he has been nominated multiple times
  17. Hard rock, although depending on time period, also pop rock.
  18. Greatest fame before 2000
  19. Not primarily known as a singer, although has sang.
  20. Did not come to fame in the British Invasion of the mid-1960’s
  21. Not primarily known as a drummer
  22. Not a guitarist
  23. Last name starts with Ta-Ti
600

EH’s last DQ: Known as a keyboardist?