Botticelli - January 2018

Thread Games
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  1. I am not Nimrod.
  2. Take a DQ.
  3. I am not Nancy Reagan. (total guess)
82

DQ: Known for appearing in franchise movies? (Twilight, etc)

1 DQ left in the tank

83

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Alive
  3. Male
  4. First name starts with N
  5. Not American
  6. European
  7. Has written, but not known for it
  8. Under the age of 50
  9. British
  10. Best known for the Arts
  11. Not considered handsome
  12. Best known for the performing arts
  13. Has not won a top award in his field
  14. Actor
  15. Best known for movies, but has done quite a bit of TV
  16. Not known as a dramatic actor
  17. Known for appearing in a sort of a trilogy, but not really a franchise
84

Previous IQs:

A great king of ancient times, did your name unfortunately become synonymous with “dweeb”? - Yes, Nimrod
Do many blame you for the Fort Pillow Massacre? - Nathan Bedford Forrest
Did you write about Ronald Reagan’s funeral before he’d even died? - Onetime Reagan speechwriter and later political commentator Peggy Noonan; she imagined, in an essay, how sad but stirring it would be to march in his funeral parade behind the caisson

Two DQs reserved. What do you think I should ask?

85

Correct with Neil Sedaka. 2 is Norman Lovett, who played the ship’s computer Holly in Red Dwarf and claimed he had an IQ of 6,000 (hence the joke). 3 is Nico Rosberg.

DQ: best known for comedy?

One DQ reserved, but I don’t think I’m going to get this one as I’m not up on my films.

86

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Alive
  3. Male
  4. First name starts with N
  5. Not American
  6. European
  7. Has written, but not known for it
  8. Under the age of 50
  9. British
  10. Best known for the Arts
  11. Not considered handsome
  12. Best known for the performing arts
  13. Has not won a top award in his field
  14. Actor
  15. Best known for movies, but has done quite a bit of TV
  16. Not known as a dramatic actor
  17. Known for appearing in a sort of a trilogy, but not really a franchise
  18. Best known for comedy
87

Now comes the point where I think about this for days until one of my neurons fire up.

88

DQ: English?

IQ1: Did you move from acting to dressing?
IQ2: Are you the former leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)?
IQ3: Is probably your most famous role in the Scream films?

89

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Alive
  3. Male
  4. First name starts with N
  5. Not American
  6. European
  7. Has written, but not known for it
  8. Under the age of 50
  9. British
  10. Best known for the Arts
  11. Not considered handsome
  12. Best known for the performing arts
  13. Has not won a top award in his field
  14. Actor
  15. Best known for movies, but has done quite a bit of TV
  16. Not known as a dramatic actor
  17. Known for appearing in a sort of a trilogy, but not really a franchise
  18. Best known for comedy
  19. English
90

Take 3 DQs.

91

DQs:

Best known for a single role?
Greatest fame since 2008?

92

1 is Paul Newman, who has (or at least, had) his own salad dressing range. 2 is Nigel Farage, 3 is Neve Campbell.

3 DQs reserved.

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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Alive
  3. Male
  4. First name starts with N
  5. Not American
  6. European
  7. Has written, but not known for it
  8. Under the age of 50
  9. British
  10. Best known for the Arts
  11. Not considered handsome
  12. Best known for the performing arts
  13. Has not won a top award in his field
  14. Actor
  15. Best known for movies, but has done quite a bit of TV
  16. Not known as a dramatic actor
  17. Known for appearing in a sort of a trilogy, but not really a franchise
  18. Best known for comedy
  19. English
  20. Not best known for a single role, at least not in the U.S.

Anyone with DQs left to ask may ask them today. Tomorrow morning we’ll move on to Final Jeopardy.

94

Overlooked - thanks.

95

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Alive
  3. Male
  4. First name starts with N
  5. Not American
  6. European
  7. Has written, but not known for it
  8. Under the age of 50
  9. British
  10. Best known for the Arts
  11. Not considered handsome
  12. Best known for the performing arts
  13. Has not won a top award in his field
  14. Actor
  15. Best known for movies, but has done quite a bit of TV
  16. Not known as a dramatic actor
  17. Known for appearing in a sort of a trilogy, but not really a franchise
  18. Best known for comedy
  19. English
  20. Not best known for a single role, at least not in the U.S.
  21. Greatest fame since 2007
96

DQ: was the “sort of a trilogy” in 17 a comedy trilogy?

Hang on, I think I might have it (or at least, this is my best guess).

IQ: are you Simon Pegg’s fat sidekick?

97

We have a winner! Yes, I am Nick Frost, seen with Mr. Pegg in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End. He also appeared in a fairly recent Doctor Who Christmas Special as Santa Claus.

Well done, DC!

98

/smacks forehead

Grats DC!

99

D’oh! I have some forehead-smacking to do, too. Good on ya, DC!

100

Thanks all. I estimate I have only watched about 200 films in my life (seriously - much lower than the average, I would wager) but fortunately Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz were two of them.

I guess I’ll be O, then - fire away.