Botticelli - May 2017

Thread Games
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What movie is the Bruce Willis line from?

Z.

  1. real
  2. female
  3. living
  4. American
  5. known for the Arts
  6. last name starts with Z
  7. actress
  8. not known primarily from movies
  9. born before 1977
  10. not best known for comedy, I’d say, although she has done it
  11. Caucasian
202

DQs:

  1. Did you win gold medals at the 1932 Olympics?
  2. Are you known for writing the Thrawn series of Star Wars novels?
  3. Did you write A Night In The Lonesome October on a bet?
203

Pulp Fiction

204

Hello divemaster. Always good to have more players.

DQ: Primarily known for appearing on soap operas?

205

IQ1: Are you an prophet whose teachings became the dominant religion of Ancient Persia?
IQ2: In Hindu myth, are you the first mortal to die and eventually become god of the underworld?
IQ3: Are you the father of serpents in Lovecraft’s mythos?

206

Thanks, divemaster. I’d forgotten that from Pulp Fiction.

Dunno, not Zahn, and not Zane Grey.

Not Zoroaster; dunno x2.

Z.

  1. real
  2. female
  3. living
  4. American
  5. known for the Arts
  6. last name starts with Z
  7. actress
  8. not known primarily from movies
  9. born before 1977
  10. not best known for comedy, I’d say, although she has done it
  11. Caucasian
  12. not primarily known for appearing on soap operas
207

#1 was Babe Zaharias.
Correct on Zahn.
#3 was Roger Zelazny, who wrote in on a bet with Robert Scheckey that he couldn’t create a story with Jack the Ripper as its hero.

I really better ask it:
DQ: Known from TV?

1 DQ reserved.

208

Z.

  1. real
  2. female
  3. living
  4. American
  5. known for the Arts
  6. last name starts with Z
  7. actress
  8. not known primarily from movies
  9. born before 1977
  10. not best known for comedy, I’d say, although she has done it
  11. Caucasian
  12. not primarily known for appearing on soap operas
  13. known from TV
209

DQ: best known for one particular show?

210

IQs:

  1. Known for playing Eden on Heroes?
  2. Are you half of the musical duo She & Him?
  3. Were you the main villain on season two of The Flash?
211

Dunno x3.

Z.

  1. real
  2. female
  3. living
  4. American
  5. known for the Arts
  6. last name starts with Z
  7. actress
  8. not known primarily from movies
  9. born before 1977
  10. not best known for comedy, I’d say, although she has done it
  11. Caucasian
  12. not primarily known for appearing on soap operas
  13. known from TV
  14. best known, I’d say, for two particular shows
212

I have 2 DQs left:

DQ: Is one (or both) of the particular shows a conventional network (i.e., ABC, CBS, NBC, or FOX) scripted weekly show? (as opposed to a reality/variety/news/talk show)

213

#1 is Nora Zehetner.
#2 is Zooey Deschanel.
#3 was Zoom.

3 DQs reserved.

214

Z.

  1. real
  2. female
  3. living
  4. American
  5. known for the Arts
  6. last name starts with Z
  7. actress
  8. not known primarily from movies
  9. born before 1977
  10. not best known for comedy, I’d say, although she has done it
  11. Caucasian
  12. not primarily known for appearing on soap operas
  13. known from TV
  14. best known, I’d say, for two particular shows
  15. one (or both) of the particular shows a conventional network (i.e., ABC, CBS, NBC, or FOX) scripted weekly show (as opposed to a reality/variety/news/talk show)
215

I totally screwed up. The last two are Y answers. Another senior moment.

216

Yog-Soggoth?

217

DQ: On a currently running series?

2 DQs reserved.

218

Z.

  1. real
  2. female
  3. living
  4. American
  5. known for the Arts
  6. last name starts with Z
  7. actress
  8. not known primarily from movies
  9. born before 1977
  10. not best known for comedy, I’d say, although she has done it
  11. Caucasian
  12. not primarily known for appearing on soap operas
  13. known from TV
  14. best known, I’d say, for two particular shows
  15. one (or both) of the particular shows a conventional network (i.e., ABC, CBS, NBC, or FOX) scripted weekly show (as opposed to a reality/variety/news/talk show)
  16. has appeared on currently-running series
219

IQ: Did you play Sarah on Twin Peaks?

220

Ding ding ding! Yes, I am

Grace Zabriskie

a hardworking character actress who played the moms of two doomed young women on TV, on both Twin Peaks (mom of homecoming queen Laura Palmer) and Seinfeld (mom of George’s fiancee Susan). According to Wiki, she has made appearances in three current TV series, and will also appear in the upcoming Twin Peaks sequel series.


Good job,** Prof. P.**!