Botticelli – July 2026

  1. Martina Navratilova
  2. Martina McBride
  3. Marina Sirtis.

3 DQs

Not … Aimee Semple McPherson? (Don’t think that’s right, but she’s all I can think of.)
DQ
DQ


M

1. Real
2. Not originally American
3. Male
4. Alive
5. Known from the arts
6. Originally European
7. Last name begins with M

1 was Mary Baker Eddy; 2 was Mike Judge; 3 was Minnie Bannister.

DQs:
1. known from the performing arts?
2. born after 1960?
3. best known as a European?

Maeby Funke (Arrested Development)
Michael Cera
Ethel Merman

DQS:

Best known for a single role or event?
Best work done before 2000?

1 DQ reserved

M

1. Real
2. Not originally American
3. Male
4. Alive
5. Known from the arts
6. Originally European
7. Last name begins with M
8. Not known from the performing arts
9. Not born after 1960
10. Not best known as a European
11. Not best known for a single role or event
12. Best work according to personal taste; perhaps done before 2000

DQ: Best known from movies or TV?

M

1. Real
2. Not originally American
3. Male
4. Alive
5. Known from the arts
6. Originally European
7. Last name begins with M
8. Not known from the performing arts
9. Not born after 1960
10. Not best known as a European
11. Not best known for a single role or event
12. Best work according to personal taste; perhaps done before 2000
13. Not best known from movies or TV

DQs:

  1. Best known from a genre?
  2. Caucasian?

IQs:

  1. Did you host a game show with the word “deal” in the title?
  2. Did you also host a game show with the word “deal” in the title?
  3. Are you Dwight’s cousin?

IQs:
1. Do you play Odysseus in the movie adaption of The Odyssey that opened last week?
2. Did you found the Foursquare Church?
3. Are Rick and you the title characters of an animated show from Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland?

Not Monty Hall
DQ
DQ

DQ
Still not Aimee Semple McPherson
Not … Morty?


M

1. Real
2. Not originally American
3. Male
4. Alive
5. Known from the arts
6. Originally European
7. Last name begins with M
8. Not known from the performing arts
9. Not born after 1960
10. Not best known as a European
11. Not best known for a single role or event
12. Best work according to personal taste; perhaps done before 2000
13. Not best known from movies or TV
14. Not best known from a genre
15. Caucasian

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Which puts us over twenty, so no more IQs, please.

By my count, knoodler and EH each have two remaining DQs, and DLR has four.

Please ask them by 2100 Eastern tomorrow, 27 July.

Correct (Let’s Make a Deal)
Howie Mandel (Deal or No Deal)
Mose (The Office)

DQ: Born after 1950?

1 DQ remaining

M

1. Real
2. Not originally American
3. Male
4. Alive
5. Known from the arts
6. Originally European
7. Last name begins with M
8. Not known from the performing arts
9. Not born after 1960
10. Not best known as a European
11. Not best known for a single role or event
12. Best work according to personal taste; perhaps done before 2000
13. Not best known from movies or TV
14. Not best known from a genre
15. Caucasian
16. Not born after 1950

1 (Odysseus) was Matt Damon; 2 is correct; 3 is correct.

No, I don’t, I have one (from above, which I’m reserving). I haven’t reserved any other DQs this whole game.

I’ve got 3.

Recount shows knoodler and DLR have one each, EH has two, and Eureka has three.


Too much blood in my caffeine system. . . .

  1. Has this person won any major awards for his work?
  2. Did this person first become widely known before 1980?

1 DQ reserved

M

1. Real
2. Not originally American
3. Male
4. Alive
5. Known from the arts
6. Originally European
7. Last name begins with M
8. Not known from the performing arts
9. Not born after 1960
10. Not best known as a European
11. Not best known for a single role or event
12. Best work according to personal taste; perhaps done before 2000
13. Not best known from movies or TV
14. Not best known from a genre
15. Caucasian
16. Not born after 1950
17. No major awards for my work, but I was on the cover of Life magazine
18. First become widely known before 1980

Last DQ from me: last name starts with Ma-mi?