Botticelli - May 2017

Thread Games
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George Bernard Shaw. (If you’ve never seen Arms and the Man, stop reading this right now – run over to Youtube and watch it!)
Jonas Salk.
Steven Seagal (Under Siege).
DQ: Known for music?
Two DQs reserved.

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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with S
  3. Female
  4. Deceased
  5. American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Not an Actress
  8. Died after 1950
  9. Known for music
    I haven’t seen Arms and the Man, but I’ve read it several times.
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Colonel Sanders

DQ: Primarily known as a vocalist?

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IQ1: Did you sing “Blanket on the Ground”?
IQ2: Did you sing “Help Me Make It Through the Night”?
Arms and the Man was the senior class play when I was in 10th grade. That was what got me interested in theatre.

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IQ1: Were you George McGovern’s running mate in the 1972 presidential election?
IQ2: Were you Jack Burns’s mustachioed comedy partner?
IQ3: Are you the voice of Peter Griffin?

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Previous IQs:

You were a lawyer and not Gordon Strachan. Were you a Watergate conspirator? - Withdrawn - I thought Frank Sturgis was a lawyer, but I now see he wasn’t
Were you a French writer of detective fiction? - Yes, Georges Simenon, creator of Maigret
Were you the best digger in Cairo? - Yes, Sallah, in the Indiana Jones movies

So… new IQs:

Did Jennifer Garner play you on Alias?
Were you a Clinton advisor mentioned by name by Donald Trump in a 2016 debate?
Were you a maybe-gay, maybe-not character played by Tony Randall?

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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with S
  3. Female
  4. Deceased
  5. American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Not an Actress
  8. Died after 1950
  9. Known for music
  10. Primarily known as a vocalist
68

Take 2 DQs.

I just remember Kris Kristofferson singing #2.

69

The first one is withdrawn. Instead:

Were you a Southern girl who hosted her own TV show and sang in ads, “See the USA from your Chevrolet”?

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  1. I though that was Tom Eagleton. Take a DQ if I’m wrong.
  2. I am not Avery Schreiber.
  3. I am not Seth MacFarlane.
71

Take 3 DQs.

72

I am not Dinah Shore.

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Yes, Dinah Shore. Thought I might’ve had you there!

Previous IQs:

Did Jennifer Garner play you on Alias? - Sydney Bristow
Were you a Clinton advisor mentioned by name by Donald Trump in a 2016 debate? - Sidney Blumenthal
Were you a maybe-gay, maybe-not character played by Tony Randall? - The lead in Love, Sydney

Sydney/Sidney x3!

DQs:

Rock or pop musician?
Considered a beauty?
Won an Emmy?

IQs:

Did you compose the scores for the Lord of the Rings films?
Did you share a recipe for many years on NPR’s Thanksgiving broadcasts?
Did you have a garbage truck named after you?

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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with S
  3. Female
  4. Deceased
  5. American
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Not an Actress
  8. Died after 1950
  9. Known for music
  10. Primarily known as a vocalist
  11. Rock or pop singer
  12. Not considered a beauty
  13. Did not win an Emmy
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  1. I am not Howard Shore.
  2. Unless this is Martha Stewart again, take a DQ.
  3. Take a DQ.
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Sargent Shriver

holding a DQ

IQ: Are you noted for singing God Bless America on radio variety shows and army base tours?

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Yes, I am Kate Smith!

Good job, KO.

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She was living in Raleigh when she died, and I was in NC State’s marching band when we did a tribute to her.

Let’s go with G!

79

IQs:

  1. Did you do the voice for Iago in Aladdin?
  2. Were you king of England during the American Revolution?
  3. Did you win an Oscar for your role in The Sunshine Boys?
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DQ, not George III, not George Burns