Botticelli March 2025

Thread Games
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1 was Oliver Stone; 2 was indeed Ransom Eli Olds; 3 was April O’Neil.

2 DQs reserved.

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IQs:

Were you part of a biracial Venetian couple, undone by jealousy?
Were you AKA Tharkun?
Were you Fawn Hall’s NSC boss?

63
  1. I am not Othello.
  2. I am not Olorin.
  3. I am not Oliver North.
64

IQs:

  1. Were you struck down for refusing to sleep with your brother’s wife?
  2. Did you build your business into an empire that offers free science lesson plans for teachers in public schools?
  3. [EDITED] Withdrawn because of duplication.
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IQs:
1. Are you a Japanese baseball player whose translator got caught stealing from you to cover his gambling debts?
2. In McDonald’s ads are you Grimace’s Irish uncle, appearing around this time of year to promote the Shamrock Shake?
3. Did your cow (allegedly) start the Great Chicago Fire?

DQs:
1. originally from comic strips/comic books?
2. has appeared in movies?

66
  1. I am not Onan (??)
  2. Take a DQ.

Take 2 DQs.

  1. I am not Mrs. O’Leary.
67

DQs:

  1. Last name starts with O
  2. Fictional
  3. Female
  4. Not from a work of prose fiction
  5. Not known from movies or TV
  6. Girlfriend of main character
  7. Not from comic strips or comic books
  8. Has not appeared in movies (with one possible exception, but IMDB doesn’t actually list the cast and no copies are known to exist)
68

Swept me! Well done.

IQs:

Did you shoot a tiger while serving as a policeman in India?
Were you Mork’s boss?
Were you probably not, in fact, descended from Lincoln’s SECNAV?

69
  1. I am not George Orwell.
  2. I am not Orson.
    Take a DQ.
70

1 was Shohei Ohtani; 2 is Uncle O’Grimacey.

DQs:
1. from theater?
2. created after 1960?

71
  1. Onan is correct
  2. Otto Orkin

DQ:

First name begins A-M?

72

Previous IQs:

Did you shoot a tiger while serving as a policeman in India? - Yes, George Orwell
Were you Mork’s boss? - Yes, Orson
Were you probably not, in fact, descended from Lincoln’s SECNAV? - Orson Welles / Gideon Welles

DQ:

American character?

IQs:

Were you played by Shelley Duvall in a movie with Robin Williams?
Are you the heroine of The Handmaid’s Tale?
Did you invent the Klingon language?

73

IQs:
1. Did you have a chaotic Night at the Opera?
2. Now you are become Death, destroyer of worlds?
3. Did you host Ask Me Another on NPR?

74

DQs:

  1. Last name starts with O
  2. Fictional
  3. Female
  4. Not from a work of prose fiction
  5. Not known from movies or TV
  6. Girlfriend of main character
  7. Not from comic strips or comic books
  8. Has not appeared in movies (with one possible exception, but IMDB doesn’t actually list the cast and no copies are known to exist)
  9. Not from theater
  10. Created before 1960
  11. American character
75
  1. I am not Olive Oyl.
    Take 2 DQs.
  1. I am not Otis B. Driftwood.
  2. I am not Mr. Oppenheimer.
  3. Take a DQ.
76

Missed one!

77

Previous IQs:

Were you played by Shelley Duvall in a movie with Robin Williams? - Yes, Olive Oyl
Are you the heroine of The Handmaid’s Tale? - Offred (“Of Fred”)
Did you invent the Klingon language? - Marc Okrand

DQs:

Considered a beauty?
Eventually got married?

IQs:

A Marylander, did you fall short in your recent bid to become DNC Chair?
Did Roald Dahl write about your erotic exploits?
Did you win an Oscar for your role in Moonstruck?

78

3 (Ask Me Another) was Ophira Eisenberg.

DQ: created before 1900?

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DQs:

  1. Last name starts with O
  2. Fictional
  3. Female
  4. Not from a work of prose fiction
  5. Not known from movies or TV
  6. Girlfriend of main character
  7. Not from comic strips or comic books
  8. Has not appeared in movies (with one possible exception, but IMDB doesn’t actually list the cast and no copies are known to exist)
  9. Not from theater
  10. Created before 1960
  11. American character
  12. First name begins with A-M
  13. Personal appearance is not mentioned
  14. Eventual marital status is not mentioned
  15. Created before 1900
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Take 3 DQs.