Botticelli - May 2019

IQ: Known from science?

Swept me.

IQs:

  1. Are you the Greek goddess of magic?
  2. Are you a falcon-headed Egyptian god?
  3. Is your face on the world’s most valuable baseball card?

1: I am not Hecate.
2: I am not Horus.
3: I am not Honus Wagner.

H.

  1. Real.
  2. Surname starts with “H”.
  3. Male.
  4. Born before 1900.
  5. Not American.
  6. Dead.
  7. Born after 1700.
  8. British.
  9. Not known as an author of fiction.
  10. Born before 1800.
  11. Not in politics or royalty.
  12. Died before 1861.
  13. Not known for the creative arts.
  14. Not known for science.

Swept me, too.

IQs:

Did you get your first name from a Cleveland department store?
Did you make a robot duplicate of your hated wife Stella?
Are you the Duke of Sussex?

Swept again.

  1. Did you have a hit with Tiny Bubbles?
  2. Are you a detective in a series by Michael Connelly?
  3. Are you the author of Complete Book of Marvels?

1: Take a DQ. I suspect you’re referring to Higbees, but I don’t know any character of that name.
2: Take a DQ.
3: I am not Prince Harry.

Returned the favor! Take three DQs.

H.

  1. Real.
  2. Surname starts with “H”.
  3. Male.
  4. Born before 1900.
  5. Not American.
  6. Dead.
  7. Born after 1700.
  8. British.
  9. Not known as an author of fiction.
  10. Born before 1800.
  11. Not in politics or royalty.
  12. Died before 1861.
  13. Not known for the creative arts.
  14. Not known for science.

Oh, good!

#1 was Don Ho.
#2 is Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch.
#3 is Richard Halliburton.

DQ: Known for business?

2 DQs reserved.

IQ1: Are you a British admiral whose statue has a nauseated lion by his chair to reflect that despite his affinity for sea warfare, he was prone to seasickness?
IQ2: Did you discover Uranus?
IQ3: Did you win the Heisman Trophy in 1982 as a running back for UGA?

Previous IQs:

Did you get your first name from a Cleveland department store? - Halle Berry
Did you make a robot duplicate of your hated wife Stella? - Harry Mudd, on the original Star Trek
Are you the Duke of Sussex? - Yes, Prince Harry

DQs:

Noble either by birth or ennobling?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Were you the best-known doctor from Cabot Cove, Me.?
Did you share living quarters with him?
Were you Shakespeare’s wife?

1: I am not Horatio, Lord Nelson.
2: I am still not William Herschel. :smiley:
3: I am not Herschel Walker.

1: I am not Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce. (Did you mean Crabapple Cove? Cabot Cove, I think, is from Murder, She Wrote.)
2: I am not B.J. Hunnicut.
3: I am not Anne Hathaway.
H.

1: Real.
2: Surname starts with “H”.
3: Male.
4: Born before 1900.
5: Not American.
6: Dead.
7: Born after 1700.
8: British.
9: Not known as an author of fiction.
10: Born before 1800.
11: Not in politics or royalty.
12: Died before 1861.
13: Not known for creative arts.
14: Not known for science.
15: Not known for business.
16: Not a nobleman.

DQ: Known for exploration?

H.

  1. Real.
  2. Surname starts with “H”.
  3. Male.
  4. Born before 1900.
  5. Not American.
  6. Dead.
  7. Born after 1700.
  8. British.
  9. Not known as an author of fiction.
  10. Born before 1800.
  11. Not in politics or royalty.
  12. Died before 1861.
  13. Not known for creative arts.
  14. Not known for science, though did work that can be considered a precursor to psychology and cognitive neuroscience.
  15. Not known for business.
    16: Not a nobleman.
  16. Not known for exploration.

Note that after consideration, and checking Wikipedia, I’ve revised the answer to 14 for accuracy.

Swept me.

IQs:

Did you carry Bran Stark around for quite awhile?
Were you an Elf who died fighting in Rohan?
Was the place where that Elf died named after you?

IQ1: Did Ray Liotta play you in Goodfellas?
IQ2: Are you the former lead for Black Flag who went on to do rant tours and some acting in Scifi shows?
IQ3: Did you compose the theme for The Pink Panther?

1: I am not Hodor.
2: I am not Haldir.
3: I am not Helm the Hammerhand.

1: I am not Henry Hill.
2: Take a DQ. (Henry Something, I think?)
3: I am not Henry Mancini.

H.

  1. Real.
  2. Surname starts with “H”.
  3. Male.
  4. Born before 1900.
  5. Not American.
  6. Dead.
  7. Born after 1700.
  8. British.
  9. Not known as an author of fiction.
  10. Born before 1800.
  11. Not in politics or royalty.
  12. Died before 1861.
  13. Not known for creative arts.
  14. Not known for science, though did work that can be considered a precursor to psychology and cognitive neuroscience.
  15. Not known for business.
    16: Not a nobleman.
  16. Not known for exploration.

Note that after consideration, and checking Wikipedia, I’ve revised the answer to 14 for accuracy.

IQ: Are you a Scottish philosopher known for A Treatise on Human Nature?

Henry Rollins - I saw him rant in Chapel Hill NC about 20 years ago.

holding a DQ

Swept me again. I suspect Prof. P. has it. But if not…

IQs:

Were you senior NCO to Capt. Miller in Saving Private Ryan?
Were you a little boy from 1950s Maine who found a gigantic playmate?
Were you the speckled white owl of a young wizard?

DING DING DING DING! Fire the T-shirt cannons, cue the dancing girls and ponies, we have a winner!

Yes, I am David Hume, Scottish philosopher, economist, skeptic and historian, who was such an Anglophile I was said to have died confessing not my sins, but my Scotticisms.

Congratulations, Professor Pepperwinkle!

Now on to I!

Yeah, the extra info on 14 was the giveaway to a philosopher.

I am I!