Botticelli - March 2018

Thread Games
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DQ Roundemup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with H
  4. Dead
  5. European
  6. British
  7. Died since 1900
  8. Served in military, but not primarily known for it
  9. Not known for politics
  10. Known for entertainment
  11. Died before 2000
  12. Has acted, but not primarily known for it
  13. Died after 1950
  14. Not best known as a writer
  15. Has not won a top award in his field
  16. He can sing, but not primarily known for it
  17. Known from TV
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IQ: Known for comedy?

163

Previous IQs:

Were you Lincoln’s first VP? - Hannibal Hamlin of Maine
Were you McKinley’s kingmaker? - Marcus Hanna
Were you TR’s first SECSTATE? - John Hay (also McKinley’s last)

DQs:

Best known as a TV host or personality?
Greatest fame after 1980?

Two DQs reserved.

IQ:

Are you closely associated with the tune “Wacky Sax”?

164

I think that’s a winner, EH…

165

Yes, I am Benny Hill!

and the tune is “Yakkety Sax.”

During a London tour, we passed by his home. Even though he made millions, he rented an everyday flat.

166

Well done, EH!

167

Thanks! Even though I misremembered the tune’s name: Benny Hill - Yakety Sax - YouTube

Our next letter is

S

168

IQs:

  1. Did you… see something… on the wing?
  2. Did you play the wife in McMillan & Wife?
  3. Were you the first Christian martyr?
169

IQ: Were you a 90s basketball superstar with a rhyming name?
IQ: Are you an actress whose most famous role involved triumphing over evil largely by being the only member of the crew to utilise any common sense?
IQ: Were you a former world leader who spent years in a coma before eventually passing?

170

IQ1: Are you the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination?
IQ2: Were you David Cassidy’s stepmother and did you also play his mother on TV?
IQ3: Are you a child actress for whom an adult beverage is named?

171

Not William Shatner (or John Lithgow), Stephanie Powers or… St. Stephen?

Dunno, not Sigourney Weaver (except for going back for the cat), and not Ariel Sharon.

Not Shirley Chisholm, Jones or Temple.

172

Correct.
#2 was Susan St. James.
Correct.

DQ: Real?

173

IQs

  1. Were you the antagonist in Amadeus?
  2. Were you the first American Bond girl?
  3. Are you the partner of Nick Frost in several zany British comedies?
174

IQs:

  1. Are you the notable female reporter in the musical Chicago?
  2. Is your best friend Mike Wazowski?
  3. Are you Cindy Williams’ best known role?
175

Not Salieri, still not Susan St. James, and not Simon Pegg.

Not Sally, Sully or Shirley.

S.

  1. real
176
  1. Correct
  2. Close but it was Jill St. John; DQ
  3. Correct

DQ
Are you American?

177

#1 was Mary Sunshine. Correct on Sully and Shirley.

DQ: Male?

178

IQs:

  1. Did you write The Vampire: His Kith and Kin?
  2. Did you have a hit with She Works Hard For The Money?
  3. Were you a notable ancient Athenian statesman remembered for your attempts at reform?
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Correct on those two, the basketball player is Shaquille O’Neal.

DQ: alive?

IQ: [Pretty sure I’ve asked this recently, but no harm in a little memory test] Did you receive nationwide acclaim for ‘just doing your job’ a few years ago (albeit you did that job in amazing circumstances that saved many lives)?
IQ: Were you famously born on a Monday?
IQ: Were you the founder of one of the oldest American breweries?

180

IQ1: Are you a “real” identity of Eminem?
IQ2: Are you a rodeo cowboy who got to ride a nuclear bomb?
IQ3: Are you a crooner known for your "Countrypolitan? singing style?