Botticelli - June 2012

Thread Games
221

IQ1: DQ
IQ2: I am not Woody Boyd
IQ3: I am not Bear Bryant

222

IQ1 - Robert Ballard, who, upon discovering the wreck of the RMS Titanic failed to claim the salvage rights, and regrets that failure since items have been taken from the wreck by commercial companies.

IQ2 - Hitler drew inspiration from Benito Mussolini in the 1920’s as he clawed his way to power in Germany.

IQ3 - John Basilone won the CMH on Guadalcanal when he manned a machine gun and mowed down a large number of Japanese infantry, as depicted in HBO’s The Pacific.

DQ - Are you noted mainly for your performance in your art, as an actor for example, rather than creating it, as a director?

DQ - Were you born after January 1, 1950?

I would like to reserve my third DQ until these two are answered. (Mainly b/c I have no idea for a third question - yet!)

223

This is Banksy.

I’m stuck for a DQ too - Wargamer asked the one I was thinking of, so I’ll wait to see how his are answered before I ask mine.

224

After I shut my computer down, I curled up on the couch, planned on taking a nap… BANKSY! fnarg.

The letter is B

  1. I am a real person
  2. I am male
  3. My last name begins with B
  4. I am alive as of today (06/18/12)
  5. I am American
  6. I am involved in the creative arts
  7. The medium is visual
  8. No, I am NOT noted for my performance in my art
  9. I was born after 01/01/1950
225

Yes, Bender from Futurama.
Boromir’s dad preferred him to Faramir in LOTR.
The conservative challenger’s opponent in Bob Roberts was played by… Gore Vidal.

DQs:

Best known for film work?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Was your grandfather a cook for British troops?
Did you compose the score for Out of Africa?
Were you reelected even after being filmed committing a crime?

226

IQ1: DQ
IQ2: I am not John Barry
IQ3: I am not Marion Barry she says, sniffing and wiping her nose

The letter is B
The letter is B

  1. I am a real person
  2. I am male
  3. My last name begins with B
  4. I am alive as of today (06/18/12)
  5. I am American
  6. I am involved in the creative arts
  7. The medium is visual
  8. No, I am NOT noted for my performance in my art
  9. I was born after 01/01/1950
  10. I am not best known for work in film.
227

DQ: Are you best known for work in television?
IQ1: Are you a director known in large part for fantastic explosions and special effects?
IQ2: Are you the author of The Decameron?
IQ3: Are you a prolific author of horror and fantasy?

228

Barack Obama.
Correct as to J. Barry and M. Barry.

DQs:

Painter?
Have you won any widely-recognized awards?

IQs:

Are you a CMU grad featured in the most recent issue of Parade magazine?
Did your brother joke about an odd way to announce your new job?
Were you Lokai’s nemesis?

229

IQ1: I am not Michael Bey
IQ2: DQ
IQ3: I am not Ray Bradbury

IQ1: I am not John Besh
IQ2: DQ
IQ3: DQ

230

The letter is B

  1. I am a real person
  2. I am male
  3. My last name begins with B
  4. I am alive as of today (06/18/12)
  5. I am American
  6. I am involved in the creative arts
  7. The medium is visual
  8. No, I am NOT noted for my performance in my art
  9. I was born after 01/01/1950
  10. I am not best known for work in film.
  11. I am not best known for work in television
  12. I am not a painter
  13. I have won an award for my work
231

Giovanni Bocaccio

DQ: Are you a writer?
IQ1: Are you a Colombian artist famous for exaggeratedly plump figures?
IQ2: Are the Hellraiser and Candyman movie franchises based on your work?
IQ3: Were you banned from MLB for life in 1921?

232

My reserved DQ

Are you a sculptor?

IQ1. Did you once tell your leading lady there were only two reasons you take off your hat?

IQ2. Were the actor who delivered that line?

IQ3. Were you a Cold War hero who beat the Russkies at their own game?

233

IQ1: I am not Botero
IQ2: I am not Clive Barker
IQ3: DQ

IQ1:DQ
IQ2: DQ
IQ3: DQ

234

The letter is B

  1. I am a real person
  2. I am male
  3. My last name begins with B
  4. I am alive as of today (06/18/12)
  5. I am American
  6. I am involved in the creative arts
  7. The medium is visual
  8. No, I am NOT noted for my performance in my art
  9. I was born after 01/01/1950
  10. I am not best known for work in film.
  11. I am not best known for work in television
  12. I am not a painter
  13. I have won an award for my work
    14: I am a writer
    15: I am not a sculptor
235

Besh didn’t go to CMU, but Blair Underwood did.
Anticipating the outcries of “Nepotism!”, JFK joked that he would announce his brother Bobby’s appointment as Attorney General by whispering the news out the doorway at midnight, but only if the sidewalk was empty.
Bele, in the Star Trek episode “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield.” (Frank Gorshin played one of them; I forget which).

DQ:

Best known for work in theater?

Two DQs reserved.

IQs:

Did you once play an underling for a boss with a very pecular phobia?
Was your faith in the Constitution whole and complete?
Did you foolishly try to keep pictures of your mansion from being published?

236

IQ1: DQ
IQ2: DQ
IQ3: I can only think of Barbra Streisand, so probable DQ

The letter is B

  1. I am a real person
  2. I am male
  3. My last name begins with B
  4. I am alive as of today (06/18/12)
  5. I am American
  6. I am involved in the creative arts
  7. The medium is visual
  8. No, I am not noted for my performance in my art
  9. I was born after 01/01/1950
  10. I am not best known for work in film.
  11. I am not best known for work in television
  12. I am not a painter
  13. I have won an award for my work
    14: I am a writer
    15: I am not a sculptor
  14. I am not best known for my work in the theater
237

Bob Hoskins played Smee in the movie Hook; his boss had a thing about alligators with clocks in their tummies.
Barbara Jordan: American Rhetoric: Barbara Jordan - Statement on House Judiciary Proceedings to Impeach President Richard Nixon (text-audio-video)
Yes, Barbra Streisand: Streisand effect - Wikipedia

DQs:

Are you a dancer?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Did you star in White Nights?
Did you create an oft-performed arrangement of The Nutcracker?
Were you Al Gore’s 2000 campaign chair?

238

IQ1: I am not Baryshnikov
IQ2: I am not Balanchine
IQ3: DQ

The letter is B

  1. I am a real person
  2. I am male
  3. My last name begins with B
  4. I am alive as of today (06/18/12)
  5. I am American
  6. I am involved in the creative arts
  7. The medium is visual
  8. No, I am not noted for my performance in my art
  9. I was born after 01/01/1950
    10. I am not best known for work in film.
  10. I am not best known for work in television
  11. I am not a painter
  12. I have won an award for my work
    14: I am a writer
    15: I am not a sculptor
  13. I am not best known for my work in the theater
  14. I am not a dancer
239

IQ: Did you cause a plane to delay departure because you refused to put your iPhone away?

240

Catcher Buck Weaver of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal.

DQ: Are you primarily known as a novelist?

IQ1: Did Tom Hanks star in two recent films based on your novels?
IQ2: Are you a playwright and actor who took a turn as a police captain one of the Law and Order franchise shows?
IQ3: Did your feud with Tupac (allegedly) turn deadly for both of you?