Botticelli June 2016

Thread Games
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Oll korrect.

I have a feeling I’m not going to recognize this dude’s name when I hear it.

IQs:

Was your raid an important event in South African history?
Was your raid an important event in Indiana and Ohio history?
Did Maroon 5 sing about your moves?

242

I am not Mick Jagger. Take 2 DQs for the raiders.

243

DQ: Subject matter primarily about health/medical?

holding 1 DQ

244

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with J
  4. Dead
  5. Not American
  6. Not European
  7. Northern Hemisphere
  8. Died before 1964
  9. Eastern Hemisphere
  10. Known for the Arts
  11. Not a musician
  12. Not an actor
  13. Writer
  14. Nonfiction writer, whose works have been used in some form in some movies and TV, but really not known for that
  15. Born west of Bangladesh
  16. Not a scientist or science writer
  17. Asian
  18. Subject matter not about health or medicine
    Hint: You might wanna narrow down when he was alive.
245

IQ1: Were you in a rock band named after yourself that included Magic Dick and Peter Wolf?
IQ2: Did you win a Grammy in 2007 for your album Continuum?
IQ3: Are you a blind Canadian blues-rock guitarist who had a hit in 1989 with Angel Eyes?

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Previous IQs:

Was your raid an important event in South African history? - Jameson (key event before the Boer War).
Was your raid an important event in Indiana and Ohio history? - John Hunt Morgan (captured near my hometown).
Did Maroon 5 sing about your moves? - Yes, Mick Jagger.

DQs:

Philosopher/deep thinker?
Died before 1850?

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I’d say take 3 DQs, but we are at 20.

If no one has made his guess by 8 am EST tomorrow, I’ll reveal.

248

J. Giles, John Mayer, Jeff Healey

and EH’s DQs need answering.

249

I thought I did. Where’d that post go?

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with J
  4. Dead
  5. Not American
  6. Not European
  7. Northern Hemisphere
  8. Died before 1964
  9. Eastern Hemisphere
  10. Known for the Arts
  11. Not a musician
  12. Not an actor
  13. Writer
  14. Nonfiction writer, whose works have been used in some form in some movies and TV, but really not known for that
  15. Born west of Bangladesh
  16. Not a scientist or science writer
  17. Asian
  18. Subject matter not about health or medicine
  19. Died before 1850
  20. Historian, rather than philosopher

Now we are at 20. I’ll reveal tomorrow at 8 am if not guessed.

250

Are you Abu Ja’far?

251

Fold.

252

I am not.

253

Since EH has folded, I will reveal my name.

I am Titus Flavius Josephus, 1st Century author of *The Jewish War *and Antiquities of the Jews, and one of the earliest non-Christian sources that mentions Jesus Christ.

Once someone confirms he’s heard of this guy, I’ll do K.

254

While he’s not on my reading list, I don’t object to this choice.

255

I’ve certainly heard of him, and am kicking myself that I didn’t name him: Josephus - Wikipedia

Good one, Prof.!

256

Oh, good. Then,
I am K!

257

IQ1: Are you a defensive lineman for the Carolina Panthers and the youngest recipient of the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award?
IQ2: Are you a strong safety for the Seattle Seahawks and member of the Legion of Boom?
IQ3: Did Shane Stant club you in the right knee with a police baton in 1994, in what came to be known as The Whack Heard Round the World?

258

IQs:

Were you secretly taking French lessons in the last few months before you died?
Was your husband’s sailboat the Victura?
Did you make a cameo appearance on Murphy Brown?

259
  1. I am not Nancy Kerrigan. Take 2 DQs.
260

Take 3 DQs. (All I’m coming up with for #3 are Linda Ellerbee, Barry Manilow & Dan Quayle.)