Botticelli June 2015

[Elendil_s_Heir]

IQs:

Were you a plump judge appointed to SCOTUS by Lincoln?
Were you a fictional monarch who wanted a spacecraft?
Were you a noted early American painter born in East Liverpool, Ohio?

[astorian]

@SCAdian

IQ1: Were you the second admiral in the US Navy?
IQ2: Were you his adoptive brother, the first admiral in the US Navy?
IQ3: Did you play a werewolf, an SS lieutenant colonel, and a king of Scotland?

For #2… Not David Farragut?

If that’s right, take two DQs. If wrong, take 3.

[astorian]

SUMMARY

1. Real person
2. Dead
3. Male
4. Last name starts with “D”
5. Not known for the arts
6. Died after 1900
7. American
8. Not known for an historical event
9. Died before 2000

[astorian]

@Elendil_s_Heir

IQs:

Were you a plump judge appointed to SCOTUS by Lincoln?
Were you a fictional monarch who wanted a spacecraft?
Were you a noted early American painter born in East Liverpool, Ohio?

No idea on #1 or #2. And… nope, no idea on #3.

Take 3 DQs.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Previous IQs:

Were you a plump judge appointed to SCOTUS by Lincoln? - David Davis.
Were you a fictional monarch who wanted a spacecraft? - The title character in Niven and Pournelle’s King David’s Spaceship.
Were you a noted early American painter born in East Liverpool, Ohio? - David Gilmour Blythe, perhaps best known for his pro-Lincoln paintings: http://beltmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Lincoln-640x525.jpg, http://civilwar.picturinghistory.gc.cuny.edu/archive/archive/files/c020380b99f2e6503a53bf192772c0a8.jpg.

David x3!

DQs:

Political/military?
Best known for a single event?
Died after 1950?

IQs:

Did you fly your queen out of the fighting pits of Meereen?
Did your case set the standard for scientific evidence in American courts?
Were you a key member of the Mad Scientists’ Club?

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

IQs:

1. Were you one of the stars of the movie Strange Brew?
2. Were you the character that #1 played?
3. Did you play Wimpy in the movie Popeye?

[astorian]

SUMMARY

1. Real person
2. Dead
3. Male
4. Last name starts with “D”
5. Not known for the arts
6. Died after 1900
7. American
8. Not known for an historical event
9. Died before 2000
10. Best known for a single accomplishment
11. Died after 1950
12. Not known for involvement in politics or the military

[astorian]

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1. Were you one of the stars of the movie Strange Brew?
2. Were you the character that #1 played?
3. Did you play Wimpy in the movie Popeye?

Not Dave Thomas, Doug MacKenzie (How’s it going, eh?) or Paul Dooley

[astorian]

@Elendil_s_Heir

IQs:

Did you fly your queen out of the fighting pits of Meereen?
Did your case set the standard for scientific evidence in American courts?
Were you a key member of the Mad Scientists’ Club?

Take three DQs, though I ought to know #1.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Previous IQs:

Did you fly your queen out of the fighting pits of Meereen? - The dragon Drogon, on Game of Thrones.
Did your case set the standard for scientific evidence in American courts? - Jason Daubert: Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Wikipedia
Were you a key member of the Mad Scientists’ Club? - Mortimer Dalrymple, in the kids’ books of the same name.

DQs:

Died after 1975?
Scientist/inventor?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Did you star in Timecop?
Do you work for the PHB?
Did your show set the TV Tropes standard for older actors playing younger characters?

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

Correct, Hoser! Swept the category, eh?

IQs:

1. Are you the protagonist in Jim Butcher’s P.I. series?
2. Did you write Hammer’s Slammers?
3. Were you Jean Gray’s codename after Mastermind & the Hellfire Club had their way with you?

[astorian]

SUMMARY

1. Real person
2. Dead
3. Male
4. Last name starts with “D”
5. Not known for the arts
6. Died after 1900
7. American
8. Not known for an historical event
9. Died before 2000
10. Best known for a single accomplishment
11. Died after 1950
12. Not known for involvement in politics or the military
13. An inventor, but not a scientist of any kind
14. Died before 1975

[astorian]

@Elendil_s_Heir

IQs:

Did you star in Timecop?
Do you work for the PHB?
Did your show set the TV Tropes standard for older actors playing younger characters?

Not Jean-Claude van Damme or Dilbert.

Take a DQ for 3

[astorian]

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

Correct, Hoser! Swept the category, eh?

IQs:

1. Are you the protagonist in Jim Butcher’s P.I. series?
2. Did you write Hammer’s Slammers?
3. Were you Jean Gray’s codename after Mastermind & the Hellfire Club had their way with you?

Not Harry Dresden

Take DQs for 2 & 3

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1. Are you the protagonist in Jim Butcher’s P.I. series?
2. Did you write Hammer’s Slammers?
3. Were you Jean Gray’s codename after Mastermind & the Hellfire Club had their way with you?

@astorian

Not Harry Dresden

Take DQs for 2 & 3

Correct on Harry. #2 was David Drake. #3 was Dark Phoenix.

DQ: Is your name attached to or synonymous with your invention?

(e.g., Hoover vacuum, Birdseye frozen dinner)

1 DQ reserved.

[Knowed_Out]

DQ: Is a product or service named after you?

1 DQ left

[Knowed_Out]

IQ1: Are you the Doctor Who archenemy who created the Daleks?
IQ2: Did Terry Farrell play you in ST: Deep Space Nine?
IQ3: Are you a blind superhero from Marvel comics?

[Knowed_Out]

Prof ninja’ed my DQ, so I retract it and go back to holding 2 DQs.

[Knowed_Out]

DQ: Is the product a form of pastime/leisure?

holding a DQ

[astorian]

Knowed Out’s DQ is pretty much the same as Professor Pepperwinkle’s, so he can have a new one.

SUMMARY

1. Real person
2. Dead
3. Male
4. Last name starts with “D”
5. Not known for the arts
6. Died after 1900
7. American
8. Not known for an historical event
9. Died before 2000
10. Best known for a single accomplishment
11. Died after 1950
12. Not known for involvement in politics or the military
13. An inventor, but not a scientist of any kind
14. Died before 1975
15. No good, product or service bears my name
16. My invention is a type of pastime or leisure activity