Botticelli, June 2011

No.

  1. I am or was a real person.
  2. Male
  3. Not born in the 20th century.

IQ: Did you do much of the actual killing in the Manson murders?

You are not Tritia Toyota, Los Angeles news anchor that was the subject of The Dickies’ “(I’m Stuck in a Pagoda With) Tricia Toyota” (yes, they misspelled her name in the song title)

DQ: Were you a political figure?

No, I am not Tex Watson.

No.

  1. I am/was a real person.
  2. Male
  3. Not born in the 20th century
  4. Not a poliitcal figure

So you aren’t Art Tatum, the astonishing jazz pianist of the 1940s.

DQ: Were you born in the 19th century?

That would be terribly mean-spirited of me, wouldn’t it? I am already certain that I will suffer terribly if I ever ascend to the Chooser’s Chair; I wouldn’t want to make it any worse for myself should that ever take place…

IQ: Did you walk in Ambarona, in Tauremora, in Aldalome, in your own land in the country of Fangorn?

IQ: Did Sam Malone have a statue of you in his bar?

Yes, I was born in the 19th century.

  1. I am/was a real person
  2. Male
  3. Born in the 19th century.
  4. Not a political figure.

No, I am not Tecumseh.

No, I am not Treebeard.

IQ: Were you the inspiration for the fictional pig Snowball?

IQ: Were you an inspiration to, though not a member of, the Group of Seven?

Just in case anyone was wondering, the reference is to Hubert “Geese” Ausbie.

Glad someone solved the previous challenge – I don’t recognize Ghidorah’s name, so I never would have guessed him.

IQ: Are you famous as an automaker even though your company only produced about 50 cars?

IQ: Are you famous for your landscapes?

No, I am not Lev/Leon Trotsky.

Ask a DQ.

No, I am not J.M.W. Turner.

No, I am not Preston Tucker.

So you aren’t Tom Thomson, who died under mysterious circumstances in Canoe Lake before the Group of Seven was actually formed.

DQ: Are you known for your accomplishments in the arts, be they in painting, literature, music, dance or acting?
(I also think you may have short-changed yourself - we’ve had 6 DQs so far.)