Botticelli March 2024

I will say that out of these, the only one I would have gotten would’ve been #3 (though I’ve heard the other two mentioned).

Anyway, I’m here, so I might as well do some

IQs:
1. Do you play a lesbian Philadelphia cop in Drive-Away Dolls?
2. Did you recently propose a 32-hour work week for Americans?
3. Are you the obvious character to mention in the context of someone appearing when their name is spoken?

I am not Brian Doyle-Murray, Birch Bayh or Baba Yaga.

I’m not John Belushi, Jake Blues or Elwood Blues.

Dunno, not Bernie Sanders and not Beelzebub (“Speak of the Devil…”).

B.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. last name starts with B
  4. born before 1950
  5. dead
  6. not best known for the arts
  7. American

1 was Beanie Feldstein.

DQ: born before 1900?

#1 was Bobcat Goldthwait. Correct on the others.

1 DQ reserved.

DQ: Known for military/political?

IQs:
1. Does your husband get a mention in the spoken intro (on the album version) to Tom Lehrer’s “National Brotherhood Week”?
2. Did you write an American history book in which, to simplify things, all the dates are October 8th?
3. Are you another very obvious character to mention in the context of appearing when your name…your name…YOUR NAME! is spoken? (And vanishing when someone says it again?)

Not Barbara Stanwyck, Bill Maher or Beetlejuice.

B.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. last name starts with B
  4. born before 1950
  5. dead
  6. not best known for the arts
  7. American
  8. born after 1900
  9. not known for military/political

1 was Betty Shabazz; 2 was Dave Barry.

DQs:
1. known for science?
2. died before 2000?

IQs:

  1. Did you write The Face In The Frost?
  2. Did you write All The Bells On Earth?
  3. Are you William Shatner’s favorite author?

IQs:
1. Did you say you weren’t a real cowboy, but you were one helluva stud?
2. Were you, in fact, Robert Leroy Parker?
3. Threatened by someone who claimed to have a black belt in karate, did you reply that you had a black belt in bar stools (and use one in combat)?

Dunno, dunno and not Bill Shatner.

Dunno, not Bob Parker and dunno.

B.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. last name starts with B
  4. born before 1950
  5. dead
  6. not best known for the arts
  7. American
  8. born after 1900
  9. not known for military/political
  10. not known for science
  11. died after 2000

#1 was John Bellairs.
#2 was James P. Blaylock.
#3 is Ray Bradbury.

DQ: Known for business?

3 DQs reserved.

IQ1: Is a Swiss mountain pass named for you?
IQ2: Do the Black Monks follow your rule?
IQ3: Did you kill Grendel and his mother?

1 was Joe Buck, in Midnight Cowboy; 2 was Butch Cassidy; 3 was Foxy Brown. Now you know what movies I’ve been seeing recently.

DQs:
1. has something named after him?
2. born after 1925?
3. first name starts from A-M?

Dunno, not St. Benedict and not Beowulf.

B.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. last name starts with B
  4. born before 1950
  5. dead
  6. not best known for the arts
  7. American
  8. born after 1900
  9. not known for military/political
  10. not known for science
  11. died after 2000
  12. not known for business
  13. has something named after him
  14. born after 1925
  15. first name doesn’t start from A-M

Swept me, of course.

IQs:

  1. Did you escape to Sweden to avoid arrest by Germans during World War II?
  2. Did you get the assist on the U.S.'s game-winning goal to beat England in the 1950 World Cup?
  3. Are you #2’s son who scored all of his team’s points in the 1991 NFC Championship game?

DQ: Known for sports?

2 DQs reserved.

IQs:
1. Are you a character on Star Trek: Lower Decks?
2. Are you a character on Star Trek: Discovery?
3. Were you an accomplished female basketball player, track and field athlete, and especially golfer?

Not Niels Bohr (sp?), dunno and dunno.

Not Ens. Boimler, dunno, and not Babe Didrikson.

B.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. last name starts with B
  4. born before 1950
  5. dead
  6. not best known for the arts
  7. American
  8. born after 1900
  9. not known for military/political
  10. not known for science
  11. died after 2000
  12. not known for business
  13. has something named after him
  14. born after 1925
  15. first name doesn’t start from A-M
  16. known for sports

I think we have at least four reserved DQs, so no more IQs, please.

DQ: Known for a team sport?

1 DQ reserved.