Botticelli May 2025

[De_La_Rue]

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

1. I am not Deep Throat.
2. I am not Dave Barry.
3. I am not Kim Darby.

A clean sweep!

IQs:
1. W’ere you Janet on The Good Place?
2. As per the back of my Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, did you note “white cat or black cat—as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat”?
3. Were you The Last Dinosaur?

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Hmm, never heard of Hannie Caulder before. Good job, Prof. P.!

On to D:

IQs:

You were Lincoln’s campaign manager, and he put you on the Supreme Court.
Some (not many) historians believe you were POTUS for a single day.
You were a political patron and eventual frenemy of Winston Churchill’s.

[knoodler]

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

@knoodler

IQs:

1. Did you hijack a plane for cash, and get away with it?
2. Was your biggest hit a song based on a 1977 movie of the same title?
3. Do you consider yourself a “scream queen” and “the world’s best mom” because of your early movie roles?

1. I am not D.B. Cooper.
2. I am not David Gates (who had a hit with Goodbye Girl about then).
3. Take a DQ.

Correct, correct, and Dee Wallace (The Hills Have Eyes, Cujo, and E.T.)

3 DQs reserved (thanks, Prof)

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

@De_La_Rue

IQs:

1. W’ere you Janet on The Good Place?
2. As per the back of my Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, did you note “white cat or black cat—as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat”?
3. Were you The Last Dinosaur?

Take 3 DQs.

@Elendil_s_Heir

IQs:

You were Lincoln’s campaign manager, and he put you on the Supreme Court.
Some (not many) historians believe you were POTUS for a single day.
You were a political patron and eventual frenemy of Winston Churchill’s.

I oughta remember 1 and 2, but not this morning. Take 3 DQs.

[De_La_Rue]

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

Take 3 DQs.

1 was D’arcy Carden; 2 was Deng Xiaopeng; 3 was Denver.

DQs:
1. American?
2. living?
3. known from the arts?

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

DQs:

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with D
4. Not American
5. Dead
6. Not known from the arts

[knoodler]

DQs:

European?
Known for prose?

1 DQ reserved

[knoodler]

IQs:

1. Was your father a famous movie director, and your half-sister and grandfather both actors?
2. Are you a former Texas politican who hosts a popular talk show?
3. Are you a former sports anchor who hosts a popular sports talk show?

[SCAdian]

IQ1: Is your daughter noted for her roles in SF movies?
IQ2: Did you play a woman whose boyfriend was killed by a mugger?
IQ3: Were you an Amerind mutant?

[Thing.Fish]

1. Dylan Thomas
2. Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement
3. Danny Torrance, the kid from The Shining

Reserving 3 DQs for now

IQs:

1. Were you the last President of apartheid-era South Africa?
2. Were you a world leader who caused an international incident by saying “Vive le Quebec libre!” on an official visit to Canada?
3. Were you the first permanent non-Native resident of what is now Chicago?

[Thing.Fish]

OK, here are DQs.

1. Known for politics?
2. Known for science?
3. Died before 1900?

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

DQs:

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with D
4. Not American
5. Dead
6. Not known from the arts
7. European
8. Known for a specialized field of writing
9. Not known for politics
10. Known for Science
11. Died before 1900

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

@knoodler

Qs:

1. Was your father a famous movie director, and your half-sister and grandfather both actors?
2. Are you a former Texas politican who hosts a popular talk show?
3. Are you a former sports anchor who hosts a popular sports talk show?

take 3 DQs.

@Thing.Fish

IQs:

1. Were you the last President of apartheid-era South Africa?
2. Were you a world leader who caused an international incident by saying “Vive le Quebec libre!” on an official visit to Canada?
3. Were you the first permanent non-Native resident of what is now Chicago?

Take 3 DQs.

[Thing.Fish]

@Thing.Fish

• Were you the last President of apartheid-era South Africa?
• Were you a world leader who caused an international incident by saying “Vive le Quebec libre!” on an official visit to Canada?
• Were you the first permanent non-Native resident of what is now Chicago?

1. Frederik de Klerk
2. Charles de Gaulle
3. Jean-Baptiste Sable du Pont (He’s usually referred to as “du Pont”, but I’ll call for a ruling on whether that’s legit)

[Thing.Fish]

1. Did you sail for five years on the HMS Beagle?
2. Are you known to all as one of the greatest minds in the history of Western civilization, and to Monty Python fans as a guy whose name rhymes with “fart”?
3. Are you a black man known for comedy skits in which you play a blind KKK member who thinks he’s white?

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

I’ll accept “du Pont”, no problem.

1. I am not Charles Darwin.
2. I am not Rene Descartes.
3. Take a DQ.

[Thing.Fish]

3 was Dave Chappelle.

DQ reserved. Is it OK to keep asking questions, or should I wait and give others a chance?

[De_La_Rue]

IQs:
1. Did you and Robert Benchley consider getting a sign for the door of your shared office that said “Utica Drop Forge and Tool Company”?
2. Did you drive a car with a big 3 in it?
3. Did you investigate paranormal mysteries with your twin sister in Gravity Falls, Oregon?

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

@Thing.Fish

DQ reserved. Is it OK to keep asking questions, or should I wait and give others a chance?

It’s a matter of personal taste. I myself never let myself have more than 6 DQs waiting at a time. But it’s really up to you. You’re playing very well, BTW.

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

@De_La_Rue

IQs:

1. Did you and Robert Benchley consider getting a sign for the door of your shared office that said “Utica Drop Forge and Tool Company”?
2. Did you drive a car with a big 3 in it?
3. Did you investigate paranormal mysteries with your twin sister in Gravity Falls, Oregon?

1. I am not Dorothy Parker.
   Take 2 DQs.