Botticelli -- June 2026

Thread Games
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L

1. Real
2. Male
3. American
4. As best known, only name begins with L
5. Living
6. Not known for the Arts
7. Not known for appearances in media
8. Not born after 1970
9. Not known for sports
10. Caucasian
11. Born after 1950
12. Known for politics, or other form of leadership
13. Not known for fashion
14. Not best known for political activism
15. Name is usually accompanied by a title, such as Dr. or Sir
16. Not from a famous family
17. Not known for social activism
18. Became most famous after 2000
19. Best known from a single event or incident and its aftermath
20. Name starts with La - Le


Note correction to #17.

knoodler has 1 remaining DQ, and EH has 2.

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Final DQ: known from religion?

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My apologies. I see my error.

L

1. Real
2. Male
3. American
4. As best known, only name begins with L
5. Living
6. Not known for the Arts
7. Not known for appearances in media
8. Not born after 1970
9. Not known for sports
10. Caucasian
11. Born after 1950
12. Known for politics, or other form of leadership
13. Not known for fashion
14. Not best known for political activism
15. Name is usually accompanied by a title, such as Dr. or Sir
16. Not from a famous family
17. Not known for social activism
18. Became most famous after 2000
19. Best known from a single event or incident and its aftermath
20. Name starts with La - Le
21. Known from religion


knoodler has 1 remaining DQ, and EH has 2.

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I’ll give up my final DQ if someone wants to use it.

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knoodler’s DQ: Protestant?

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L

1. Real
2. Male
3. American
4. As best known, only name begins with L
5. Living
6. Not known for the Arts
7. Not known for appearances in media
8. Not born after 1970
9. Not known for sports
10. Caucasian
11. Born after 1950
12. Known for politics, or other form of leadership
13. Not known for fashion
14. Not best known for political activism
15. Name is usually accompanied by a title, such as Dr. or Sir
16. Not from a famous family
17. Not known for social activism
18. Became most famous after 2000
19. Best known from a single event or incident and its aftermath
20. Name starts with La - Le
21. Known from religion
22. Not Protestant


@Elendil_s_Heir has thirty minutes left… .

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“Firstname Lastname” questions – ask 'em if you’ve got 'em..

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Are You Pope Leo?

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Good call, Eureka!

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Yes – I am Robert Francis Prevost, known to the world as Pope Leo XIV. Well done, Eureka!


(I was actually expecting DLR to get it, after DQ21.)

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Well, I was awake in the middle of the night, and went "no clue ". "I could search but what would I even search for . " (lightbulb) Pope Leo!

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I am B.

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The Pope, ugh, shoulda gotten that! Good one.

On to B.

IQs:

Did you lose the Battle of Saratoga?
Did you lose the Battle of Fredericksburg?
Did you lose the Battle of Franklin?

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IQs

  1. Did you play the title role on TV’s The Magician?
  2. Are you remembered for your large painting of villagers hunting a wolf in the winter?
  3. Didvyou accompany St. Paul on his early missions?
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1, not general Burgoyne

  1. DQ
  2. DQ
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  1. DQ
  2. DQ
  3. Not Barnabus
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Previous IQs:

Did you lose the Battle of Saratoga? - Correct, Gen. John Burgoyne, in 1777
Did you lose the Battle of Fredericksburg? - Gen. Ambrose Burnside, in 1862
Did you lose the Battle of Franklin? - Gen. John Bell Hood (he always used his middle name), in 1864

DQs:

Male?
Real?

IQs:

Have you played a computer expert, a concierge, a TV network executive and an unscrupulous Federal prosecutor?
Did the Capitol Steps sing a song about your curious habit of referring to yourself in the third person?
Were you born in London but grew up in Cleveland?

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1 was Bill Bixby.
2 was Peter Brueghel.
3 is indeed Barnabas.

2 DQs reserved.

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3 DQs

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1.male

2 Real