Botticelli - January 2019

Thread Games
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DQ, not Nigel Terry?, not Nichelle Nichols

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Previous IQs:

Did you win the unwelcome nickname “Commissary”? - Gen. Nathaniel Banks during the Civil War, when Confederate troops captured a lot of supplies from him
Did you play a wizard in a movie opposite your ex-girlfriend, whom you hated? - Nicol Williamson in Excalibur, opposite Helen Mirren as Morgana le Fay
Did MLK encourage you to remain in a TV role? - Yes, Nichelle Nichols, Uhura on ST:TOS (appropriate for this weekend)

DQs:

First appeared on a screen?
Associated with London?

IQs:

Were you Rom’s son?
Were you chef of the USS Voyager?
Were you an officer of the Bajoran Militia?

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Correct on Alfred Nobel.
#2 is Nick Chopper.
#3 is detective Nero Wolfe.

DQs:

  1. Unusual first name?
  2. First appeared in 2000 or later?
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DQ Prospectus

  1. Fictional
  2. Male
  3. First name starts with N
  4. Not American
  5. Would be alive today if real
  6. Hard to label as “good” or “bad” - story didn’t really have such roles
  7. European
  8. Did not first appear in print
  9. First appeared since 1975
  10. British
  11. First appeared on a screen
  12. Born in London
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not Nom, not Neelix, not Kira Nareese

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DQ Prospectus

  1. Fictional
  2. Male
  3. First name starts with N
  4. Not American
  5. Would be alive today if real
  6. Hard to label as “good” or “bad” - story didn’t really have such roles
  7. European
  8. Did not first appear in print
  9. First appeared since 1975
  10. British
  11. First appeared on a screen
  12. Born in London
  13. Not an unusual name for Brits, but arguably unusual name for Americans
  14. First appeared before 2000
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IQs:

  1. Are you one of the Three Amigos?
  2. Did you play Dr. Watson opposite Basil Rathbone’s Sherlock?
  3. Are you the lead guitarist for Spinal Tap?
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Yes, I am Nigel Tufnel! Had the volume turned up to 11 on that one Prof! Congrats!

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and so on to O.

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:: headsmack :: Should’ve asked earlier about ol’ Nigel - he actually crossed my mind a day or so ago. Well done, PP.

Previous IQs:

Were you Rom’s son? = Close; it was Nog
Were you chef of the USS Voyager? - Yes, Neelix
Were you an officer of the Bajoran Militia? - Yes, Kira Nerys

On to O…

IQs:

Are you an actor who has become something of a Doper meme?
Were you Mork’s boss?
Did you jackhammer the floor to get the low POV movie shot you wanted?

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  1. I am not Orson Bean.
  2. I am not Orson.
  3. I am not Orson Welles.
172

IQ1; Are you consort for Titania?
IQ2: Are you a gymnast called “the sparrow of Minsk”?
IQ3: Do you play Saul Goodman?

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Swept me!

IQs:

Were you beloved by Harriet the Spy?
Did you and Clark Kent work together?
Did you, to your credit, refuse to abide by segregation laws in New Orleans?

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  1. I am not Oberon.
  2. I am not Olga Korbut.
  3. Take a DQ.
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  1. Take a DQ.
  2. I am not Jimmy Olsen.
  3. Take a DQ.
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Bob Odenkirk

DQ: Real?

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IQ1: Are you a blond-highlighted wide receiver for the NY Giants?
IQ2: Are you head coach of the Houston Texans
IQ3: Does Rosalind Chao play you in ST:TNG and ST:DS9?

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Take 3 DQs.
DQ:

  1. Fictional
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Odell Beckham, Bill O’Brien, Keiko O’Brien

DQ: Last name start with O?
DQ: Male?
DQ: First appear in print?

180

IQ1: Are you an athlete who served 10 years for armed robbery and kidnapping, whom many thought should have been convicted of murder?
IQ2: Are you a British soldier who founded the colony of Georgia?
IQ3: Are you Gandalf’s name in your youth in the West that is forgotten?