Botticelli -- May 2026

Thread Games
21

1 was Frank Oz; 2 was Nick Foles; 3 was Franka Potente.

DQs:
1. American?
2. first name begins from A-M?

22

Welcome to the game, Eureka!

23

1 was Lionel Fenn.
2 was Frank Fontaine.
3 is Freddy Freeman.

3 DQs reserved.

24
  1. “Downtown” Freddy Brown
  2. World B Free (formerly Lloyd Free)
  3. Festus Ezeli

NBA players x3!

3 DQs reserved

25

3 DQs
(#3, I suspect, is probably Watson or Crick, but I’ve no idea what their first names were.)


And that puts us over twenty, so no more IQs, please. Please ask your earned DQs NLT 10 PM Eastern Thursday, 7 May.


F

1. Real
2. Female
3. Last name starts with F
4. Not known for the arts
5. Living
6. American
7. First name does not begins with A-M


I was just thinking about Frederick Funston the other day, but I hadn’t realised he made general.

26
  1. Aretha Franklin
  2. Benjamin Franklin
  3. Rosalind Franklin–the slightly less well known third member of Watson & Cricks team

Franklin X3

27

Known for sports?

28

F

1. Real
2. Female
3. Last name starts with F
4. Not known for the arts
5. Living
6. American
7. First name does not begins with A-M
8. Not known for sports

29

DQ1. Known for Politics?

DQ2. Born after 1970?

2 DQs reserved.

30
  1. Real
  2. Female
  3. Last name starts with F
  4. Not known for the arts
  5. Living
  6. American
  7. First name does not begin with A-M
  8. Not known for sports
  9. Not known for politics
  10. Not born after 1970
31

DQs

  1. Born after 1900?
  2. Known from writings?
    1 DQ reserved.
32

DQs:

  1. Known for single item or event?
  2. First name begins with N-R?

1 DQ reserved

33

Footnote from the peanut gallery: 3 could’a’ been Frances Crick, too.

34

F

1. Real
2. Female
3. Last name starts with F
4. Not known for the arts
5. Living
6. American
7. First name does not begins with A-M
8. Not known for sports
9. Not known for politics
10. Not born after 1970
11. Born after 1900
12. Probably known to most people for single item or event
13. First name does not begin with N-R

DQ4. Try again.

35

DQs

  1. Known for social activism?
  2. Last name starts with Fa - Fi?
36

F

1. Real
2. Female
3. Last name starts with F
4. Not known for the arts
5. Living
6. American
7. First name does not begins with A-M
8. Not known for sports
9. Not known for politics
10. Not born after 1970
11. Born after 1900
12. Probably known to most people for single item or event
13. First name does not begin with N-R
14. Not known for social activism
15. Last name does not start with Fa - Fi


Please ask remaining earned DQs NLT 10 PM Eastern tomorrow, Thursday, 7 May.

37

Last DQ: Known for science?

38

F

  1. Real
  2. Female
  3. Last name starts with F
  4. Not known for the arts
  5. Living
  6. American
  7. First name does not begins with A-M
  8. Not known for sports
  9. Not known for politics
  10. Not born after 1970
  11. Born after 1900
  12. Probably known to most people for single item or event
  13. First name does not begin with N-R
  14. Not known for social activism
  15. Last name does not start with Fa - Fi
  16. Known for science-related activity


@knoodler

I show you as still having one DQ:

+ 3 (5)
- 2 = 1 (10)
+ 3 = 4 (16)
- 2 = 2 (32)
- 1 = 1 (37)

39

I’m happy to have another shot but remember I withdrew an IQ for not beginning with F.

40

Okay. That’s where I messed up my count.

@kitap and @Eureka still have two each. @SunUp and @DLR have one each.