Botticelli, Nov. 2022

Thread Games
341

Last DQ: known for a team sport?

342

Ahem.

343

Previous IQs:

Were you nicknamed “Pops” on your sports team? - Not Warner, but Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Were you fired after you punched a player for the opposing team? - OSU football coach Woody Hayes, who liked to win just a little too much
Did you star in the Divergent movies? - Close enough; Shailene Woodley

Three DQs reserved.

344

W

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Last name begins with W
  5. Died after 1900
  6. American
  7. Not known for the Arts
  8. Died after 1960
  9. Died after 1990
  10. Not known from politics
  11. Known for sports
  12. Caucasian
  13. Known for a team sport
  14. Won a championship
  15. It’s subjective, but I’ll say greatest athletic glory after 1970. YMMV
  16. Not known for baseball
  17. Not known for football
  18. Known for basketball

kitap, take another DQ as your last one was already answered (#13)

345

Not Wendy Carlos
Not Walter Carlos
DQ

Not Walter Lantz
2 DQs

Not William Hearst
Not Frank Lloyd Wright?
Not Warren the worm

346

Well, rats. Um…Blast. Played on a pro yeam?

347

W

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Last name begins with W
  5. Died after 1900
  6. American
  7. Not known for the Arts
  8. Died after 1960
  9. Died after 1990
  10. Not known from politics
  11. Known for sports
  12. Caucasian
  13. Known for a team sport
  14. Won a championship
  15. It’s subjective, but I’ll say greatest athletic glory after 1970. YMMV
  16. Not known for baseball
  17. Not known for football
  18. Known for basketball
  19. Played on a pro team, but not best known for that
348

correct
correct
Will Scarlet

DQ1: Best known for college ball?
DQ2: Best known for playing the game?
One DQ reserved.

349

1 was correct; 2 (also built an enormous house in CA) was Sarah Winchester; 3 was correct. 1 DQ reserved.

IQs:
1. Did you play the only adult whose face was shown (well, until the last part of the movie), as Spielberg considered your character “one of the kids”?
2. Were you one of Ms. Frizzle’s students?
3. Did you compile The Complete Unabridged Super Trivia Encyclopedia?

350

W

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Last name begins with W
  5. Died after 1900
  6. American
  7. Not known for the Arts
  8. Died after 1960
  9. Died after 1990
  10. Not known from politics
  11. Known for sports
  12. Caucasian
  13. Known for a team sport
  14. Won a championship
  15. It’s subjective, but I’ll say greatest athletic glory after 1970. YMMV
  16. Not known for baseball
  17. Not known for football
  18. Known for basketball
  19. Played on a pro team, but not best known for that
  20. Best known for college ball
  21. Not best known for playing the game

And that’s over 20. No more IQs please.

351

Not Dee Wallace in ET?
Take 2 DQs

352

1 was correct; 2 was Wanda; 3 was Fred Worth.

DQ: best known for coaching?

2 DQs reserved.

353

W

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Last name begins with W
  5. Died after 1900
  6. American
  7. Not known for the Arts
  8. Died after 1960
  9. Died after 1990
  10. Not known from politics
  11. Known for sports
  12. Caucasian
  13. Known for a team sport
  14. Won a championship
  15. It’s subjective, but I’ll say greatest athletic glory after 1970. YMMV
  16. Not known for baseball
  17. Not known for football
  18. Known for basketball
  19. Played on a pro team, but not best known for that
  20. Best known for college ball
  21. Not best known for playing the game
  22. Best known for coaching
354

Correct on #1.
#2 is Winslow Homer.
#3 is Windy.

DQ: Last name starts with Wa-Wi?

1 DQ reserved.

355

W

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Last name begins with W
  5. Died after 1900
  6. American
  7. Not known for the Arts
  8. Died after 1960
  9. Died after 1990
  10. Not known from politics
  11. Known for sports
  12. Caucasian
  13. Known for a team sport
  14. Won a championship
  15. It’s subjective, but I’ll say greatest athletic glory after 1970. YMMV
  16. Not known for baseball
  17. Not known for football
  18. Known for basketball
  19. Played on a pro team, but not best known for that
  20. Best known for college ball
  21. Not best known for playing the game
  22. Best known for coaching
  23. Last name does not start with Wa-Wi
356

Last DQ: In the Hall of Fame?

357

Last DQ: Best known from a college east of the Mississippi?

358

W

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Last name begins with W
  5. Died after 1900
  6. American
  7. Not known for the Arts
  8. Died after 1960
  9. Died after 1990
  10. Not known from politics
  11. Known for sports
  12. Caucasian
  13. Known for a team sport
  14. Won a championship
  15. It’s subjective, but I’ll say greatest athletic glory after 1970. YMMV
  16. Not known for baseball
  17. Not known for football
  18. Known for basketball
  19. Played on a pro team, but not best known for that
  20. Best known for college ball
  21. Not best known for playing the game
  22. Best known for coaching
  23. Last name does not start with Wa-Wi
  24. In the Hall of Fame (2x)
  25. Not best known from a college east of the Mississippi
359

I don’t know college basketball at all, really. I release my three earned DQs, one per person, to other players.

360

one of EH’s DQs: Coached for UCLA?