Botticelli - May 2022

DQ: Lived to be over 60?

IOs:

  1. Were you born Frances Gumm?
  2. Did you date Selena Gomez for awhile?
  3. Did you recently die the day before you were to be inducted into a Hall of Fame?

J

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with J
  3. Male
  4. Dead
  5. American
  6. Did not die after 1900
  7. Not known for the Arts
  8. Not political/military
  9. Died after 1800
  10. Not an athlete
  11. Died after 1850
  12. Not known for business
  13. Not known for crime
  14. Not best known for science
  15. Best known for a single incident or event today, although was known for several profession-related activities during his lifetime
  16. Not known from something relating to the Civil War
  17. Died before reaching the age of 60

Not Judy Garland
Not Justin Bieber
DQ

IQs:

Did you have official letters retyped after you bled on them with your rash-infected hands?
A tailor by trade, did your wife teach you how to read?
Were you either of two FBI special agents summoned to the Nakatomi Tower?

2 DQs
Neither Big Johnson nor Little Johnson

Lyndon Johnson (as a Congressional aide), Andrew Johnson, and yes, Johnson and Johnson (“No relation”) in Die Hard.

Johnson x3!

DQs:

Won a top award in his field?
Associated with NYC?

One DQ reserved.

Correct, Correct, Naomi Judd.

1 DQ reserved.

J

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with J
  3. Male
  4. Dead
  5. American
  6. Did not die after 1900
  7. Not known for the Arts
  8. Not political/military
  9. Died after 1800
  10. Not an athlete
  11. Died after 1850
  12. Not known for business
  13. Not known for crime
  14. Not best known for science
  15. Best known for a single incident or event today, although was known for several profession-related activities during his lifetime
  16. Not known from something relating to the Civil War
  17. Died before reaching the age of 60
  18. Did not win a top award in his field - unless you count being on a postage stamp
  19. Not associated with NYC

Can’t figure out who this is. I yield my reserved DQ to whoever would like to use it.

DQ: Known to be the first at doing something?
EHDQ: Known for writing?

J

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with J
  3. Male
  4. Dead
  5. American
  6. Did not die after 1900
  7. Not known for the Arts
  8. Not political/military
  9. Died after 1800
  10. Not an athlete
  11. Died after 1850
  12. Not known for business
  13. Not known for crime
  14. Not best known for science
  15. Best known for a single incident or event today, although was known for several profession-related activities during his lifetime
  16. Not known from something relating to the Civil War
  17. Died before reaching the age of 60
  18. Did not win a top award in his field - unless you count being on a postage stamp
  19. Not associated with NYC
  20. Not known to be the first at doing something

I would consider “Known for writing” to have been addressed in #7 “Not known for the arts”.
Have another DQ.

We’re at 20, so no more IQs, please.

DQ: Died in the single event or incident?

J

  1. Real
  2. Last name starts with J
  3. Male
  4. Dead
  5. American
  6. Did not die after 1900
  7. Not known for the Arts
  8. Not political/military
  9. Died after 1800
  10. Not an athlete
  11. Died after 1850
  12. Not known for business
  13. Not known for crime
  14. Not best known for science
  15. Best known for a single incident or event today, although was known for several profession-related activities during his lifetime
  16. Not known from something relating to the Civil War
  17. Died before reaching the age of 60
  18. Did not win a top award in his field - unless you count being on a postage stamp
  19. Not associated with NYC
  20. Not known to be the first at doing something
  21. Died in the single event or incident

DQ: Are you Casey Jones?

Yes!! I am Casey Jones!
I had phrase #6 somewhat awkwardly because he died in 1900, so I couldn’t replace “after” with “before”.

Nice one! I didn’t remember when it happened, just the song from my childhood.

I am

Congrats, Prof.!

IQs:
1. Did you write “The New Colossus"?
2. Were you an Albanian dictator?
3. Were you very close (literally, all the time) to your brother Chang?

#1. I am not Emma Lazarus.
#2. Take a DQ.
#3. I am not Eng (??)

1 was correct; 2 was Enver Hoxha; 3 was indeed Eng Bunker.

DQ: real?

DQ:

  1. Real