Botticelli - May 2017

Thread Games
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#1. I am not Rumples Tiltskin (?). Take a DQ.
#2. I am not a Tengu.
Take a DQ for #3.

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Thanks, Prof. P.

Previous IQs:

Were you Governor of Illinois in the 1980s? - Jim Thompson
Did you write the hymn “Softly and Tenderly, Jesus is Calling”? - Yes, Will Thompson. Here’s one version of the song, Million Dollar Quartet - "Softly & Tenderly" (Live) - YouTube, and another: Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling - YouTube
Did you write Six Seconds in Dallas and Gumshoe? - Josiah Thompson

Thompson x3!

DQs:

Currently in elective office?
Republican?

Two DQs reserved.

IQs:

Are you the incumbent President of the United States?
Are you his wife?
Are you his youngest son?

163

Tom Tit Tot, correct, Thulsa Doom

holding 2 DQs

164

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Not known for the Arts
  3. Male
  4. Living
  5. Last name starts with T
  6. American
  7. Known primarily for politics
  8. Born before 1964.
  9. Not currently in an elective office
  10. Republican
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  1. I am not Donald Trump.
  2. I am not Melania Trump.
  3. I am not Barron Trump.
166

IQ1: Was one of the “41 for Freedom” named for you?
IQ2: Was one of the “41 for Freedom” named for you?
IQ3: Was one of the “41 for Freedom” named for you?

167

Take 3 DQs.

168

DQ: Known for having held federal-level office?

holding a DQ

169

Pick any three: Thomas Jefferson, Thomas A Edison, Theodore Roosevelt, or Tecumseh.
DQ: Currently in a non-elective office?
Two DQs reserved.

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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Not known for the Arts
  3. Male
  4. Living
  5. Last name starts with T
  6. American
  7. Known primarily for politics
  8. Born before 1964.
  9. Not currently in an elective office
  10. Republican
  11. Currently in a federal-level office
  12. Currently in a non-elective office
    This shouldn’t take much longer.
171

Don’t look at me…

172

Swept mine.

IQs:

Are you the incumbent U.S. Secretary of State?
Are you the best-known person to come from Pinpoint, Ga.?
Were you a Republican U.S. senator from the Deep South with a four-letter-long first name?

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Yes, I am the present Secretary of State, Ray “I didn’t want this job; my wife made me take it.” Tillerson.

Good job, EH!

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Woohoo! Thanks,** Prof.**. Can’t say I’m especially impressed by his work yet.

Previous IQs:

Are you the best-known person to come from Pinpoint, Ga.? - Justice Clarence Thomas
Were [Are] you a Republican U.S. senator from the Deep South with a four-letter-long first name? - Thad Cochran of Mississippi

It’s been awhile since we’ve done it, I see, so our next letter is

Z

Botticelli list updated: Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board

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IQ1: Were you the lead singer of Rage Against the Machine?
IQ2: Are you the only US President to come from Louisiana?
IQ3: Did you portray the antagonist Sylar in the TV series Heroes?

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Not Zachary Zomebody, Taylor or Quinto.

177

IQs:

  1. Did you invent Esperanto?
  2. Did you star on Broadway in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum?
  3. Did you found a Czech company (which is still in operation today) that produces art ceramics in the 19th Century?
178

IQ1: Were you really Don Diego de la Vega?
IQ2: Were you Joan Junior’s second husband?
IQ3: Did you explore the West while Lewis and Clarke were exploring the Northwest?

179

Zach de la Rocha

DQ: Real?

180

IQ1: Are you a dentist who wrote Westerns?
IQ2: Are you a stream-of-consciousness circus freak cartoon character created by Bill Griffith?
IQ3. Are you a David Bowie alter ego who has a God-given ass?