Botticelli - May 2023

Thread Games
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No. 1 was Cornelius “Connie Mack” McGillicuddy.
No. 2 is comedian Lee Mack.
No. 3 is Mack the Knife.

Three big Macks to go, please!

DQs

  1. Known for the arts?
  2. Born after 1960?
  3. North American?
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Previous IQs:

Were you the son of two fictional psychiatrists? - That was Frederick and not Frasier Crane Jr.
Were you one of those two? - Yes, Dr. Frasier Crane
Were you killed by the FBI near East Liverpool, Ohio? - Yes, Pretty Boy Floyd

Good job, BuGo!

On to M.

IQs:

Were you a pretty big deal north of the Wall?
Were mischievous young hobbits always getting into your crops?
Were you a southern African pilot and writer?

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IQ1: Did you inform your clientele that they were soaking in it?
IQ2: Did you direct the first on-screen appearance of Hannibal Lecter?
IQ3: Were you the Angel of Death?

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IQs:
1. Have you had a long and varied career, from writing on Your Show of Shows in the early 50s to seeing the sequel to one of your films made as a series on Hulu?
2. Did you say “Hey” when you couldn’t remember people’s names?
3. Does one of your books begin “It was a dark and stormy night”?

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  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with M
  4. Contributed to the Arts but is not primarily known for them
  5. Born before 1960
  6. Not North American

take 3 DQs

  1. That palm olive woman. I want to say Marge?
  2. Take a DQ
  3. Not Archangel Michael?
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Welcome back, SMV!

IQs:

  1. Were you an award-winning playwright who married Marilyn Monroe?
  2. Did you star opposite Bob Hope in The Lemon Drop Kid?
  3. Were you the lead female singer for The Fifth Dimension?
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DQ: living?

(Also, I have IQs you haven’t answered yet.)

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Close enough, and you got the correct product. Madge
Michael Mann, director of Manhunter
Not who I had in mind, but it’s a valid response. I’ll rephrase.

DQ: European?

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IQ1: Were you known as the Angel of Death, and buried in Brazil under the false name Wolfgang Gerhard?
IQ2: Well, you came and you gave without taking?
IQ3: Did you sing about the answer to IQ2?

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IQs:

  1. Are you only pawn, in game of life?
  2. Are you the filmmaker who created IQ 1?
  3. Are you the jazz musician after whom IQ 2 named IQ 1?
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Sorry you slipped those in while I was answering the others

  1. I’m not Mel Brooks
  2. I’m not Hey! (take a DQ)
  3. I’m not Madeline Le’Engle (sp?)

Take 3 more DQs

  1. Oh that angel of death. I’m not Joseph Mengle
  2. I’m not Maria?
  3. Take a DQ
  1. I’m not poor Mongo
  2. I’m sitll not Mel Brooks
  3. I’m not Mongo Jerry?
  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with M
  4. Contributed to the Arts but is not primarily known for them
  5. Born before 1960
  6. Not North American
  7. Dead
  8. European
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Correct on Mongo and Mel Brooks; No. 3 was Mongo Santamaria. (Remember in the movie when the Mexican villager sees Mongo coming and cries “Mongo! Santa Maria!” then runs off in fear? Mel Brooks named Alex Karas’ character “Mongo” just so he could make that joke.)

DQ: Active in 20th century?

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  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with M
  4. Contributed to the Arts but is not primarily known for them
  5. Born before 1960
  6. Not North American
  7. Dead
  8. European
  9. Not active in 20th century
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1 was correct; 2 was Willie Mays; 3 was indeed Madeleine L’Engle.

DQ: died before 1800?

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#1 was Arthur Miller.
#2 was Marilyn Maxwell.
#3 was Marilyn McCoo.

DQ: Known for politics?

2 DQs reserved.

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Previous IQs:

Were you a pretty big deal north of the Wall? - Mance Rayder, King-beyond-the-Wall in GOT
Were mischievous young hobbits always getting into your crops? - Farmer Maggot, in LOTR
Were you a southern African pilot and writer? - Beryl Markham, perhaps best known from Out of Africa

DQs:

From the British Isles?

Two DQs reserved.

IQs:

Did you command The Citadel after WWII?
Did you costar in The Karate Kid?
Were you no vampire gunslinger, despite your name?

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IQs:
1. Are you the title character of a George Romero movie?
2. Did you have 95 theses?
3. Did you write “A Letter from Birmingham Jail”?

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  1. Douglas Macarther?
  2. I know both the actors that play both the boy and the teacher both have names beginning with M but I can’t remember either of them so take a DQ
  3. take another DQ (I’m curious about the answer to this this)
  1. I’m not Martin? (based purely on the question progression)
  2. I’m not Martin Luther
  3. I’m not Martin Luther King Jr.

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name starts with M
  4. Contributed to the Arts but is not primarily known for them
  5. Born before 1960
  6. Not North American
  7. Dead
  8. European
  9. Not active in 20th century
  10. Died before 1800
  11. Known for Politics but not politician
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Did you leave out a word here?

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Yes. I’m not Martin Luther King :man_facepalming: