Botticelli - March 2019

Thread Games
201

Not Bill Bradley (just saw him on TV the other day), dunno, and not Larry Bird

Dunno, dunno, and not… Tycho Braehe?

Not Yogi Berra (debatable), Antonio Banderas (obligatory link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml3ksls6S1o) and dunno

B.

  1. real
  2. first name starts with B
  3. male
  4. dead
  5. American
  6. not known from the Arts
  7. not known for politics
  8. died after 1900
  9. not known for a business or product
  10. known for sports
  11. died after Jan. 1, 1970
  12. known for a team sport
  13. died before 1999
  14. arguably best known for one particular incident
  15. known for playing the sport
  16. born east of the Mississippi River
  17. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
202

Correct, correct, and the last one is Larry Bird (again I missed that this had already been asked about) - apparently Twitter’s bird icon is named “Larry”. But I will withdraw that one for the duplication.

DQ held over: football player?

I’ll bow out of this one as my knowledge of American sport won’t be good enough to get this one - c’est la vie.

203

Didn’t know that about the Twitter icon. Nice!

B.

  1. real
  2. first name starts with B
  3. male
  4. dead
  5. American
  6. not known from the Arts
  7. not known for politics
  8. died after 1900
  9. not known for a business or product
  10. known for sports
  11. died after Jan. 1, 1970
  12. known for a team sport
  13. died before 1999
  14. arguably best known for one particular incident
  15. known for playing the sport
  16. born east of the Mississippi River
  17. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
  18. not a football player
204

DQ: Baseball player?

205

IQ1: Are you the only athlete to be named an All Star in both baseball and football?
IQ2: Are you a longtime blues rock guitarist who starred in Nike commercials with IQ1?
IQ3: Are you the official “Screener of Calls” for the Rush Limbaugh show?

206

1 was Lenny Bruce; 2 is Millie Bobby Brown; 3 was Bertrand Russell.

DQs:

  1. Does the company you founded still print your religious/philosophical messages on the labels of the soap it sells?
  2. Were you played by Phil Silvers in the sitcom You’ll Never Get Rich?
  3. Were you a South African anti-apartheid activist who died in police custody?
    DQ: incident happened while playing sport?

Two DQs reserved.

207

IQ1: Yes, Bill Bradley. IQ2: Bronko Nagurski. IQ3: Well, Larry Bird is a correct answer. But I was thinking of Bill Russell. So I’ll take just one DQ.

See above. Not sure how to score that.

DQ: hockey player?

208

Not Bo Jackson, Bo Diddley and dunno - some else named Bo? Take at least one DQ.

Dunno, dunno and not Steve Biko.

B.

  1. real
  2. first name starts with B
  3. male
  4. dead
  5. American
  6. not known from the Arts
  7. not known for politics
  8. died after 1900
  9. not known for a business or product
  10. known for sports
  11. died after Jan. 1, 1970
  12. known for a team sport
  13. died before 1999
  14. arguably best known for one particular incident
  15. known for playing the sport
  16. born east of the Mississippi River
  17. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
  18. not a football player
  19. baseball player
  20. incident happened while playing sport
  21. not a hockey player

No more IQs, as we’re now over twenty DQs. Please ask all earned DQs by noon EST Thursday.

209

I think I know who you are. But I’m out of DQs, so I’ll wait for the Prof or DLR to bring it home.

210

Bo Snerdly
So yes, Bo x 3!

DQ: Did incident involve cheating/rules breaking?

holding 2 DQs

211

If you think you know who it is, you are allowed to ask a final DQ in the form of “Are you Firstname Lastname?” as long as you earned at least one DQ during the game. So, ask!

212

1 was Dr. Emmanuel Bronner. 2 was Sergeant Bilko.

DQs:

  1. played for a team south of the Mason-Dixon Line?
  2. played for the National League?
  3. died before 1980?
  4. incident happened before 1950?
213

Thanks! Wasn’t sure. So if I ask and I’m wrong, I’m SOL, yes?

DQ: Are you Bill Buckner, the Boston Red Sox first baseman who let a grounder get through his legs, possibly costing his team the 1986 World Series?

214

I am not Bill Buckner, who is still alive. Yes, sorry, you’re SOL.

B.

  1. real
  2. first name starts with B
  3. male
  4. dead
  5. American
  6. not known from the Arts
  7. not known for politics
  8. died after 1900
  9. not known for a business or product
  10. known for sports
  11. died after Jan. 1, 1970
  12. known for a team sport
  13. died before 1999
  14. arguably best known for one particular incident
  15. known for playing the sport
  16. born east of the Mississippi River
  17. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
  18. not a football player
  19. baseball player
  20. incident happened while playing sport
  21. not a hockey player
  22. incident did not involve cheating/rules breaking
  23. played for teams on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line
  24. played for both the National and American Leagues
  25. died after 1980
  26. incident happened before 1950
215

DQ: Are you Billy Martin?

216

I am not.

217

DQ: Did you set a record of some kind?

holding a DQ

218

B.

  1. real
  2. first name starts with B
  3. male
  4. dead
  5. American
  6. not known from the Arts
  7. not known for politics
  8. died after 1900
  9. not known for a business or product
  10. known for sports
  11. died after Jan. 1, 1970
  12. known for a team sport
  13. died before 1999
  14. arguably best known for one particular incident
  15. known for playing the sport
  16. born east of the Mississippi River
  17. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
  18. not a football player
  19. baseball player
  20. incident happened while playing sport
  21. not a hockey player
  22. incident did not involve cheating/rules breaking
  23. played for teams on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line
  24. played in both the National and American Leagues
  25. died after 1980
  26. incident happened before 1950
  27. did not set a record of some kind
219

last DQ: known for some sort of disaster?

220

You asked after the noon deadline, KO, but I’ll allow it.

B.

  1. real
  2. first name starts with B
  3. male
  4. dead
  5. American
  6. not known from the Arts
  7. not known for politics
  8. died after 1900
  9. not known for a business or product
  10. known for sports
  11. died after Jan. 1, 1970
  12. known for a team sport
  13. died before 1999
  14. arguably best known for one particular incident
  15. known for playing the sport
  16. born east of the Mississippi River
  17. born south of the Mason-Dixon Line
  18. not a football player
  19. baseball player
  20. incident happened while playing sport
  21. not a hockey player
  22. incident did not involve cheating/rules breaking
  23. played for teams on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line
  24. played in both the National and American Leagues
  25. died after 1980
  26. incident happened before 1950
  27. did not set a record of some kind
  28. not known for some sort of disaster

Please ask all earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EST Saturday.