Botticelli, March 2014

Thread Games
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IQ1: Are you not the Messiah, but instead, a very naughty boy?
IQ2: Have your roles included Paul Kersey, Joseph Wladislaw, and Danny the Tunnel King?
IQ3: Were you a failed Georgia politician who named a beer after himself?

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DQ.

Not Brian.
Not Charles Bronson.
Not Billy Carter.

B

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Last name starts with ‘B’
  5. American
  6. Did not die after 1950
  7. Not known for achievements in the arts
  8. Did not die after 1900

Not at all. My answer’s right up there. ^^^

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DQs:

  1. Died after 1850?
  2. Know for politics?

Saving one more.

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That was James Buchanan.

DQ: Born East of the Mississippi?

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B

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Last name starts with ‘B’
  5. American
  6. Did not die after 1950
  7. Not known for achievements in the arts
  8. Did not die after 1900
  9. Did not die after 1850
  10. Some involvement in politics, but not best known for that
  11. Born east of the Mississippi
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IQs:

  1. Were you a man, a big man, with an eye like an eagle?
  2. Do you have electric boots and a mohair suit?
  3. Were you played by Scott Baio, but your singing done by Paul Williams?
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Previous IQs:

Did your character try to erect a makeshift barrier made of luggage? - Brad Pitt’s character in World War Z, on a jet being taken over by zombies.
Did your wife recently film scenes at a church which appears in Air Force One? - Ben Affleck’s wife Jennifer Garner, in Cleveland not long ago.
Have you played a folk music impresario, a TV network executive and a computer guru? - Bob Balaban in A Mighty Wind, Seinfeld and 2010: The Year We Make Contact.

DQs:

Best known for military service?
Died after 1775?
Born north of the Mason Dixon Line?

IQs:

Did you have a beautiful daughter named Theodosia?
Did you date and later marry a law firm supervisor?
Did you get a job held by the person in the previous question?

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Not Daniel Boone.
DQ.
DQ.

Not Aaron Burr.
DQ.
DQ.

B

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Last name starts with ‘B’
  5. American
  6. Did not die after 1950
  7. Not known for achievements in the arts
  8. Did not die after 1900
  9. Did not die after 1850
  10. Some involvement in politics, but not best known for that
  11. Born east of the Mississippi
  12. Known, though probably not best known, for military service
  13. Died after 1775
  14. Born south of the Mason-Dixon line
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Quote:

Right on #1. #2 was Benny (of Benny and the Jets). #3 was Bugsy Malone, from the film of the same name.

So, a Southerner who died between 1775 and 1850.
DQ: Known for your work in science?

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IQ: Is a code named for you?

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Previous IQs:

Did you have a beautiful daughter named Theodosia? - Yes, Aaron Burr.
Did you date and later marry a law firm supervisor? - Barack Obama.
Did you get a job held by the person in the previous question? - Roland Burris, appointed to Obama’s U.S. Senate seat.

DQs:

White?
Best known for his dealings with slavery?

IQs:

Was your wife credited with an automotive safety improvement?
Did you fake an assassination attempt against yourself?
Did you famously give a speech while standing on a tank?

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Not Monsieur Baudot.

DQ.
DQ.
Not … Omar Bradley?

B

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Last name starts with ‘B’
  5. American
  6. Did not die after 1950
  7. Not known for achievements in the arts
  8. Did not die after 1900
  9. Did not die after 1850
  10. Some involvement in politics, but not best known for that
  11. Born east of the Mississippi
  12. Known, though probably not best known, for military service
  13. Died after 1775
  14. Born south of the Mason-Dixon line
  15. Not known for work in science
  16. White
  17. Slave trader, but not best known for that
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Going for Samuel F. B. Morse.

DQ: Die of natural causes?

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However, Baudot is a valid answer, so no DQ.

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DQ: Explorer or frontiersman?

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DQs have always been granted under these circumstances, so have fun figuring it out guys, nice playing with you.

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Come back, etv! SCAdian is right (his answer was responsive and correct, even if it wasn’t who you were thinking of), but we hope you’ll still keep playing.

Previous IQs:

Was your wife credited with an automotive safety improvement? - Bob Dole’s wife Elizabeth, as U.S. Secretary of Transportation, pushed for the incorporation of a third, horizontal brake light on all U.S.-made cars.
Did you fake an assassination attempt against yourself? - The title character in the political satire Bob Roberts.
Did you famously give a speech while standing on a tank? - Bradley never gave a speech atop a tank that I recall. This was Boris Yeltsin, during the 1991 Soviet coup attempt.

Just two DQs left anyway, once Prof. P’s is answered. Let’s discuss. What else would be useful to know about this pre-Civil War Southerner?

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You’ve got me. I may not be American, but have studied American history, both formally and informally. That being said, I’ll admit that I have nowhere near as much knowledge of US history as those of you who went to school in the US. So, at this point, I got nuthin’.

Maybe the next time I win, I’ll choose a Canadian. :wink:

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Well, I’ve guessed explorer/frontiersman. I can’t think of any businessmen offhand that would fit otherwise.

IQ: Are you Daniel Boone’s best-known brother?

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Can we at least be consistent in granting DQs then? Either grant them if if you’re wrong, on not if thinking of someone else. Different posters have different standards it seems.