Botticelli, July 2025

Thread Games
101

Correct, Correct, and Ben Pepper ffrom The Five Little Peppers series.

DQ: Known for sports?

102

P

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Not known for the arts
  4. Last name starts with P
  5. Alive
  6. Not known for military/political
  7. Not American
  8. Born after 1970
  9. First name begins with A-M
  10. Not born in Europe, but has worked and lived there the majority of his life
  11. Born before 1990
  12. Not known for science
  13. Born before 1980
  14. Greatest fame after 2000
  15. Not best known for a single incident
  16. Not Australian
  17. Known for sports
103

DQ: African?
One DQ reserved.

104

1 was Pete; 2 was Peg; 3 was PJ or Pistol.

DQ: known for team sport?

2 DQs reserved.

105

Previous IQs:

Were you Brett’s boss aboard the USCSS Nostromo? - Yes, Parker, in Alien
Were you “trainer to the gods” in Disney’s Hercules? - Philoctetes AKA Phil (Danny DeVito)
Did you marry a Churchill and later a Harriman? - Yes, Pamela Digby Churchill Harriman, eventually US ambassador to France

DQs:

From the Southern Hemisphere?
From the Western Hemisphere?
Best know for a sport played with a ball?

One DQ reserved.

106

P

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Not known for the arts
  4. Last name starts with P
  5. Alive
  6. Not known for military/political
  7. Not American
  8. Born after 1970
  9. First name begins with A-M
  10. Not born in Europe, but has worked and lived there the majority of his life
  11. Born before 1990
  12. Not known for science
  13. Born before 1980
  14. Greatest fame after 2000
  15. Not best known for a single incident
  16. Not Australian
  17. Known for sports
  18. Not African
  19. Known for a team sport
  20. From the Southern Hemisphere
  21. From the Western Hemisphere
  22. Known for a ball sport
107

DQ: Known for soccer/football?

2 DQs reserved

108

P

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Not known for the arts
  4. Last name starts with P
  5. Alive
  6. Not known for military/political
  7. Not American
  8. Born after 1970
  9. First name begins with A-M
  10. Not born in Europe, but has worked and lived there the majority of his life
  11. Born before 1990
  12. Not known for science
  13. Born before 1980
  14. Greatest fame after 2000
  15. Not best known for a single incident
  16. Not Australian
  17. Known for sports
  18. Not African
  19. Known for a team sport
  20. From the Southern Hemisphere
  21. From the Western Hemisphere
  22. Known for a ball sport
  23. Known for soccer
109

DQ: Known for playing in France, Spain or Portugal?

110

I don’t know soccer all that well. I yield my remaining DQ to anyone who’d like it.

111

I know very few soccer players. It’s not Pele and it’s not Beckman, so good luck all!

112

Same here, my knowledge of players is very limited and aside from Pele I couldn’t name another P.

113

P

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Not known for the arts
  4. Last name starts with P
  5. Alive
  6. Not known for military/political
  7. Not American
  8. Born after 1970
  9. First name begins with A-M
  10. Not born in Europe, but has worked and lived there the majority of his life
  11. Born before 1990
  12. Not known for science
  13. Born before 1980
  14. Greatest fame after 2000
  15. Not best known for a single incident
  16. Not Australian
  17. Known for sports
  18. Not African
  19. Known for a team sport
  20. From the Southern Hemisphere
  21. From the Western Hemisphere
  22. Known for a ball sport
  23. Known for soccer
  24. Known for playing in France, Spain or Portugal
114

Final DQs:
1. plays for a country whose second letter (in English or original language) is R?
2. plays for a country whose last letter (in English or original language) is N?

115

I’m going to toss these back along with pointing out that I am between 44 and 55 years old and “play” should be in the past tense. Though I will note that I am currently active in the sport.

116

OK then.

Final DQs:
1. played for a country whose second letter (in English or original language) is R?
2. played for a country whose last letter (in English or original language) is N?

117

P

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Not known for the arts
  4. Last name starts with P
  5. Alive
  6. Not known for military/political
  7. Not American
  8. Born after 1970
  9. First name begins with A-M
  10. Not born in Europe, but has worked and lived there the majority of his life
  11. Born before 1990
  12. Not known for science
  13. Born before 1980
  14. Greatest fame after 2000
  15. Not best known for a single incident
  16. Not Australian
  17. Known for sports
  18. Not African
  19. Known for a team sport
  20. From the Southern Hemisphere
  21. From the Western Hemisphere
  22. Known for a ball sport
  23. Known for soccer
  24. Known for playing in France, Spain or Portugal
  25. Played for a country whose second letter is R
  26. Did not play for a country whose last letter is N

I think it’s time for the “are you firstname lastname” questions, by tomorrow noon EDT.

118

Pass.

119

Man, I can’t think of anyone.

120

There’s a player called Pedri, but it can’t be him either. I also pass.