Botticelli - March 2019

Thread Games
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take 3 DQs

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Not this time. Take 3 DQs.

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Previous IQs:

Was your name part of the title of a West Wing episode? - “We Killed Yamamoto”
An entrepreneur, are you now running for President of the United States? - Andrew Yang
Were you a Japanese leader and personal friend of President Reagan’s? - Yasuhiro Nakasone

DQs:

Currently on active duty?
Reached flag rank (admiral or general)?
Best known for a single incident?

IQs:

Were you an ambassador to the UN and mayor of a large city?
Were you a Fifties sitcom actor?
Are you a noted soldier buried in Clyde, Ohio?

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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with Y
  4. Alive
  5. American
  6. Political/military
  7. Political affiliation unknown
  8. Has not held public office
  9. Best known for military service
  10. Not currently on active duty
  11. Reached flag rank (admiral or general)
  12. Best known for a single incident
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not Andrew Young? DQ DQ

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1 is Yao Ming. 2 is Yogurt (from Spaceballs). 3 is Yoko Ono.

IQs:

  1. Are you a short-tempered (and short in height) mustachioed cartoon outlaw, reportedly inspired in part by Warner Bros. animator Friz Freleng?
  2. In a classic children’s book, did you survey the pond you were king of from a throne made of creatures like yourself stacked on each other?
  3. In the “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” segment of Fantasia, are you the sorcerer?
    DQs:
  4. born before 1940?
  5. has any medals/awards?
  6. in the Air Force?
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DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with Y
  4. Alive
  5. American
  6. Political/military
  7. Political affiliation unknown
  8. Has not held public office
  9. Best known for military service
  10. Not currently on active duty
  11. Reached flag rank (admiral or general)
  12. Best known for a single incident
  13. Born before 1940
  14. Has plenty of medals and awards
  15. In the Air Force
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not Yosemite Sam ya varmint, not Yurtle the Turtle, DQ (I didn’t know he had a name)

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Previous IQs:

Were you an ambassador to the UN and mayor of a large city? - Yes, Andrew Young of Atlanta
Were you a Fifties sitcom actor? - Gig Young
Are you a noted soldier buried in Clyde, Ohio? - Rodger Young, mentioned prominently by Heinlein in Starship Troopers

Young x3!

DQs:

Greatest fame before 1960?
Best known for combat heroism?

IQ:

Were you the first pilot to break the sound barrier?
Are you the host of a TV cooking show?
Were you President Bartlet’s body man?

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Yes, I am Chuck Yeager! I knew you’d get this. Grats EH!

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Woohoo! The “single incident” and “Air Force” clues did the trick. Thanks, KO!

Wow, he’s 96!: Chuck Yeager - Wikipedia
And properly honored by Starfleet, I’m glad to see: USS Yeager (NCC-65674) | Memory Alpha | Fandom

Our next letter, of course, is

Z

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A nice bit from the Wiki bio:

Yeager is fully retired from military test flying, after having maintained that status for three decades after his official retirement from the Air Force. On October 14, 1997, on the 50th anniversary of his historic flight past Mach 1, he flew a new Glamorous Glennis III, an F-15D Eagle, past Mach 1. The chase plane for the flight was an F-16 Fighting Falcon piloted by Bob Hoover, a longtime test, fighter and aerobatic pilot who had been Yeager’s wingman for the first supersonic flight. This was Yeager’s last official flight with the U.S. Air Force. At the end of his speech to the crowd, Yeager concluded, “All that I am … I owe to the Air Force.”

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He also took part in the 50th and 65th anniversaries by recreating the flights. He was 89.

IQ1: Are you a noted pan flautist?
IQ2: Are known known for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin?
IQ3: Are you a a Decapodian doctor from Futurama?

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Dunno, not George Zimmerman, and not Dr. Zoidberg.

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Zamfir

DQ: Real?

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IQ1: Are you an alien from Irk who tries to conquer Earth with your malfunctioning robot sidekick GIR?
IQ2: Did you accompany Flash Gordon to Mongo?
IQ3: Did Sean Connery play you in a 1974 flop?

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Good job, EH!

IQs:

  1. Did you invent Esperanto?
  2. Did you star in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch?
  3. Are you a cartoon character associated with the U.S. Post Office?
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Dunno, not Dr. Zarkov, and not Zardoz.

Dunno, dunno, and not Mr. ZIP.

Z.

  1. fictional
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Invader Zim

DQ: Male?

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IQ1: Are you a glory-hogging starship captain from Futurama?
IQ2: Did you host a mock-public access show called Between Two Ferns?
IQ3: Are you the vocalist for Rage Against the Machine?