Botticelli - May 2023

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Previous IQs:

Did Dolly Parton famously sing about you? - Yes, Jolene
Have you played a blue-collar husband, the Speaker of the House and an evangelist? - Yes, John Goodman, in Roseanne, The West Wing and The Righteous Gemstones
Were you fooled by the Red-Headed League? - Yes, Jabez Wilson, in the Sherlock Holmes story of the same name

Swept me!

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

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.

#1 was Julian May.
#2 is correct.
#3 is Jennifer Eccles.

DQs:

1. Surname starts with JA-to-JI?
2. Born before 1960?

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

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.

#1 was Julian May.
#2 is correct.
#3 is Jennifer Eccles.

DQs

1. Surname starts with JA-to-JI?
2. Born before 1960?

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.
16. Surname starts with Ja - to - Ji
17. Born after 1960.

@Elendil_s_Heir

Have you played a blue-collar husband, the Speaker of the House and an evangelist? - Yes, John Goodman, in Roseanne, The West Wing and The Righteous Gemstones

Funny, when I read your question I was thinking about Alpha House; but he plays a senator in that series.

[De_La_Rue]

DQ: African-American?

1 DQ reserved.

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

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.
16. Surname starts with Ja - to - Ji
17. Born after 1960.
18. African-American.

I’m guessing you’ve got it.

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

I’m glad someone does. All I’m coming up with is P. D. James, and she’s British and, if I remember correctly, dead.

[SCAdian]

Pretty sure I know who it is, but no more IQs are authorised.

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

You could try a firstname-lastname guess.

[SCAdian]

I haven’t played in this round.

[Buck_Godot]

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

@Buck_Godot

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.

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. John Jacob Jinglehammer Schmidt
2. Correct
3. I was thinking of St. Jude, but Jesus works.

Final 2 DQs

1. Were any of her works adapted for TV or Film?
2. Is her most famous work set in a the future?

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Hmm. I can’t think of anyone who fits all the answers given.

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

@Buck_Godot

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

@Buck_Godot

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.

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. John Jacob Jinglehammer Schmidt
2. Correct
3. I was thinking of St. Jude, but Jesus works

Final 2 DQs

1. Were any of her works adapted for TV or Film?
2. Is her most famous work set in a the future?

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.
16. Surname starts with Ja - to - Ji
17. Born after 1960.
18. African-American.
19. One of her works is in production to be made into a film, but not out yet.
20. Her arguably most famous work is set in the future.

[De_La_Rue]

Are you N.K. Jemisin?

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

And we have a winner! Yes, I am N.K. Jemisin, MacArthur genius grant recipient and the only writer to win a Best Novel Hugo for three consecutive years!

Congratulations, @De_La_Rue!

Next round is yours.

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

Very nice, DLR. I’ve seen the name but haven’t read any of her works.

[SCAdian]

Her name came up in something I was reading a couple weeks ago. Haven’t checked yet to see if the library has any of her books.

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

I was in a bookstore in Harvard Yard a year ago, and I picked up a collection of her short stories, How Long 'Til Black Future Month, which was a staff recommendation. She’s an excellent writer. Haven’t yet read any of her trilogies, but I did get The City We Became, which I very much enjoyed. Made me realize just how much fantasy I’ve read comes from a Eurocentric perspective.

[De_La_Rue]

New thread here: Botticelli June 2023

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Never heard of her. Ah, well.