Botticelli - May 2023

IQs:
1. Did you write The Children of Men?
2. In the early seasons of The Venture Bros., was Dr. Girlfriend’s outfit clearly inspired by you (though she has no idea who you are)?
3. Are you a former president of Brazil?

IQ:

  1. Are you known for literally being two-faced
  2. Do you kill Thor at Ragnarok
  3. Did you lead and all-star team of Greek heroes on a heroic quest?
  1. I can picture her, but can’t think of her mind. Take a DQ.
  2. I am not Jenna Ortega.
  3. I am not Raul Julia.
  1. Take a DQ.
  2. And one more.
  3. I am not Javier Bolsonaro.
  1. I am not Janus.
  2. I am not…a Jotun? Take a DQ.
  3. I am not Jason.
  1. Jormungandr AKA the midguard Serpent.

1 and 3. correct

DQ: Known for Music?

2 DQ still held

DQs:

  1. Real.
  2. Female.
  3. Living.
  4. Not famous before 2000.
  5. Known for the arts.
  6. American.
  7. Surname begins with J.
  8. Not known for acting.
  9. Not known for music.

1 was P.D. James; 2 was Jackie Kennedy; 3 is Jair Bolsonaro. I’ll be nice and let you have it.

DQs:
1. born after 1980?
2. known for filmmaking?

Clever; I see what you did with the P.D. James question. :grin:

DQs:

  1. Real.
  2. Female.
  3. Living.
  4. Not famous before 2000.
  5. Known for the arts.
  6. American.
  7. Surname begins with J.
  8. Not known for acting.
  9. Not known for music.
  10. Born before 1980.
  11. Not known for filmmaking.

DQ:
Known for writing

DQs:

  1. Real.
  2. Female.
  3. Living.
  4. Not famous before 2000.
  5. Known for the arts.
  6. American.
  7. Surname begins with J.
  8. Not known for acting.
  9. Not known for music.
  10. Born before 1980.
  11. Not known for filmmaking.
  12. Known for writing.

#1 was Carolyn Jones. Correct on Jenna and Julia.

DQ: Known for writing fiction?

IQs:

  1. Did you have a hit with Don’t Know Why?
  2. Did you have a hit with Call Me Maybe?
  3. Did you compose Wolverine Blues?
  1. Take a DQ.
  2. I am not Carly Rae Jepsen.
  3. Take another DQ.

DQs:

  1. Real.
  2. Female.
  3. Living.
  4. Not famous before 2000.
  5. Known for the arts.
  6. American.
  7. Surname begins with J.
  8. Not known for acting.
  9. Not known for music.
  10. Born before 1980.
  11. Not known for filmmaking.
  12. Known for writing.
  13. Known for writing fiction.

#1 was Norah Jones.
#2 is correct.
#3 was Jelly Roll Morton.

DQs:

  1. Known for best-sellers?
  2. Known for genre fiction (sci-fi, fantasy, horror, westerns, &c.)?

I should have gotten the Norah Jones question; I had that album.

DQs:

  1. Real.
  2. Female.
  3. Living.
  4. Not famous before 2000.
  5. Known for the arts.
  6. American.
  7. Surname begins with J.
  8. Not known for acting.
  9. Not known for music.
  10. Born before 1980.
  11. Not known for filmmaking.
  12. Known for writing.
  13. Known for writing fiction.
  14. Not known for best sellers out of her genre, but well-known within it.
  15. Known for speculative fiction.

IQ:

  1. When we run errands does everyone always shout your (and my) name.
  2. is your name the title of a movie staring Whoopie Goldberg
  3. Back when classified ads were a thing did people often thank you in them.

IQs:
1. Are you the patron saint of libraries?
2. Does Hanukah commemorate your revolt against Antiochus?
3. In a film based on one of your books, does a character say “Looks like meat’s back on the menu, boys!”…raising the question of how someone of that species knows what a menu is, not to mention things being taken off or put back on one?

  1. Holy moly, that’s a stumper; I never shout anyone’s name when I’m running errands. DQ.
  2. I am not Jumpin’ Jack Flash.
  3. I am not Jesus.
  1. I am not Jeremiah.
  2. I am not Judah Maccabeus.
  3. Take a DQ.

1 was St. Jerome; 3 was J.R.R. Tolkien.

2 DQs reserved.

IQs:

  1. Did you write the Trillium series?
  2. Did you write Clan of the Cave Bear?
  3. Are you the title character of a song by the Hollies?
  1. Take a DQ.
  2. I am not Jean Auel.
  3. One more DQ.

And that takes us over 20 DQs - @De_La_Rue and @Buck_Godot each have two reserved, and @Elendil_s_Heir might have one - he’s not yet returned to confirm if my answers to his IQs in Post #378 were correct. So no more IQs, please, and please ask your final DQs by 11:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 1.