Botticelli - May, 2013

Thread Games
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Woo-hoo! Thanks for the extra info. I couldn’t figure out what DQ11 might have been, but it seemed like everything else fit.

Next round:

J

142

IQ: Were you expected to die, not talk?

143

Not James Bond

144

IQs:

  1. Did you write a book about a cross-eyed lion?
  2. Did you smash a grapefruit into a blonde’s face?
  3. Are you the king of the Roman gods?
145

IQ: Did you write a song recounting 40 years of history?

146

1)I didn’t realize Daktari was based on a book. (Unless there’s another cross-eyed lion besides Clarence) Take a DQ.
2) Not James Cagney
3) Not Jupiter

Not Billy “We Didn’t Start The Fire” Joel

147

That was Born Free by Joy Adamson, who, incidentally, was a Botticelli target last month.

DQ: Male?

IQs:

  1. Are you the son of a famous cartoon scientist?
  2. Were you the beloved disciple?
  3. Did you invent/discover the idea of synchronicity?
148

IQ: Do you portray a theoretical physicist who may, or may not, have Aspergers?

149

IQ1. Were you and your wife abandoned on the coast of Angola following a mutiny aboard the Fuwalda?
IQ2: Are you the finest swordsman of two worlds?
IQ3: Did you write a book about three men (and a dog) who went for a boaring holiday on the Thames?

150

no

  1. Take a DQ
  2. Not John, brother of James.
  3. Not Carl Jung (nor Sting either)

I’m guessing someone on Big Bang Theory, but I don’t watch it. Take a DQ.

  1. Take a DQ.
  2. Not John Carter of Mars?
  3. Take another DQ

Summary:
J

  1. Female
151

Jonny Quest, son of Dr. Benton Quest.

DQ: Are you alive?

152

Aargh!! That was supposed to be “boating holiday”…

Correct on John Carter. The first is John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke (Tarzan’s father), and the third is Jerome K Jerome.
DQ1: Real?
If you feel that the misspelling in my third IQ affected your answer, I’ll cede the second IQ.
IQ1: Were you the last surviving Bounty mutineer?
IQ2: Were you a well-known lawyer from Braintree, Massachusetts, who became even better known for another job he held?
IQ3: Were you that lawyer’s father?

153

DQ: American?

(The actor’s name is Jim Parsons)

154

IQs:

  1. Did you work for an impatient boss voiced by Mel Blanc?
  2. Were you a songstress who also played an emergency room nurse?
  3. Were you the live-in lover to a big, blue naked guy?
155

No

Yes

I was guessing you meant boating, so take the other DQ.

  1. Take another DQ
  2. Not John Quincy Adams
  3. Not John Adams.

Yes

  1. Not George Jetson
    Take 2 more DQs. (#3 is probably Silk Spectre, but I don’t remember her civilian name. Or else it’s somebody from Smurf Pr0n)

Summary:
J

  1. Female
  2. Dead
  3. Real
  4. American
156

Julie London was the singer who worked on the show Emergency. Silk Spectre was also called Sally Jupiter, so I won’t take that one.

DQ: Did you die before 1950?

IQs:

  1. Were you encouraged by your future wife to be more assertive?
  2. Were you a member of the Global Guardians?
  3. Are you currently touring in formal wear?
157

IQ: Are you noted humanitarian who created a major instution in Chicago?

158

No

  1. Not Justin “Suit and Tie” Timberlake.
    Take DQs for the other 2.

Take a DQ.

Summary:
J

  1. Female
  2. Dead
  3. Real
  4. American
  5. Died after 1950
159

John Alden, to whom Priscilla Mullins said, “Speak for yourself, John.” The fifth-tier DC hero is Jack O’Lantern.

DQ) Were you an entertainer (actress, comedienne, singer, dancer, etc.)?
I’ll save the other DQ for now.

160
  1. John Adams.
  2. Actually, I was thinking of his father, John Adams.
  3. Actually, I was thinking of his father, John Adams.
    DQ1: Known for the arts (IAW our usual definition)?
    IQ1: Were you living under the alias of Howard when you were shot by a trusted friend?
    IQ2: Were you better known as “Curly”?
    IQ3: Did a horde of orange-roofed buildings bear your name?