Botticelli - November 2019

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Previous IQs:

Is a modern handrail from your house routinely removed for period reenactments and filming? - Abraham Lincoln’s home in Springfield, Ill.
Did your husband like to spend a lot of time barefoot in the house, which annoyed you? - Mary Todd Lincoln
Is your country house Hildene? - Robert Todd Lincoln: Hildene - Wikipedia

Lincoln x3!

DQs:

Held elective office?
Held Federal office?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Did you badly lose to FDR in 1936?
Are you often credited with establishing Memorial Day?
Were you an occasional bodyguard to President Lincoln?

[SCAdian]

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1. Were you a British naturalist who became better known for your poetry?
2. Did you play Catwoman in the 1960’s Batman movie?
3. Are you the main character in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?

DQ.
Not Lee Meriwether.
DQ.

@Elendil_s_Heir

IQs:

Did you badly lose to FDR in 1936?
Are you often credited with establishing Memorial Day?
Were you an occasional bodyguard to President Lincoln?

Not Alf Landon.
Not … Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain?
DQ.

L

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with L
4. Not known for the arts
5. Dead
6. American
7. Did not die before 1900
8. Best known for politics/military
9. Died after 1960
10. Did not hold elective office
11. Did not hold Federal office

[De_La_Rue]

@SCAdian

Not Tom Lehrer.
DQ.
DQ.

2 was Lena the Hyena; 3 was Lorraine Warren.
DQs:

1. known only for the military?
2. died before 1990?

One DQ reserved.

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

IQs:

1. Were you a British naturalist who became better known for your poetry?
2. Did you play Catwoman in the 1960’s Batman movie?
3. Are you the main character in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?
   DQ.
   Not Lee Meriwether.
   DQ.

#1 was Edward Lear.
Correct on Lee Meriwether.
#3 was Lorelei Lee.

2 DQs reserved.

[atimnie]

*Originally Posted by atimnie View Post

1. Were you one of Dr Who’s Romanas?
2. Did you play a Union soldier and a ghost buster?
3. Were you in Blue Angel before going solo?*

Lalla Ward, Larry Storch on F Troop and The Ghost Busters, Cyndi Lauper.

Closely associated with a president?
Ran for office, but lost?
Controversial?

[SCAdian]

L

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with L
4. Not known for the arts
5. Dead
6. American
7. Did not die before 1900
8. Best known for politics/military
9. Died after 1960
10. Did not hold elective office
11. Did not hold Federal office
12. Widely known only for the military
13. Did not die before 1990
14. Not closely associated with a president
15. Did not run for office, but lose
16. Not controversial

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

DQs:

1. Served in the army?
2. Best known for activity in WWII?

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

IQs:

1. Were you occasionally known as Winston O’Boogie?
2. Were you the most famous accordion player before Weird Al Yankovic?
3. Did you host an exercise show on TV in the early 1960’s?

[SCAdian]

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

IQs:

1. Were you occasionally known as Winston O’Boogie?
2. Were you the most famous accordion player before Weird Al Yankovic?
3. Did you host an exercise show on TV in the early 1960’s?

DQ.
DQ.
Not Jack LaLanne.

L

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with L
4. Not known for the arts
5. Dead
6. American
7. Did not die before 1900
8. Best known for politics/military
9. Died after 1960
10. Did not hold elective office
11. Did not hold Federal office
12. Known only for the military
13. Did not die before 1990
14. Not closely associated with a president
15. Did not run for office, but lose
16. Not controversial
17. Served in the army
18. Best known for activity in WWII

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

IQs:

1. Were you occasionally known as Winston O’Boogie?
2. Were you the most famous accordion player before Weird Al Yankovic?
3. Did you host an exercise show on TV in the early 1960’s?
   DQ.
   DQ.
   Not Jack LaLanne.

#1 was John Lennon.
#2 was Lawrence Welk (a-wonnaful, a-wonnaful).
Correct on #3.

DQ: Best known for work in the Pacific theater during WWII?

1 DQ reserved.

[De_La_Rue]

IQs:

1. Did you play the Phantom of the Opera in a silent movie?
2. Did you play the Phantom of the Opera in a Hammer Studios film?
3. Did you not play the Phantom of the Opera, but the Wolfman for a series of films from Universal?
   DQ: commissioned officer?

[Elendil_s_Heir]

I’m not sure I understand DQ answer 15. Should it be “Did not run for office, but lost”?

Previous IQs:

Did you badly lose to FDR in 1936? - Yes, Alf Landon
Are you often credited with establishing Memorial Day? - Not Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, but John Logan: John A. Logan - Wikipedia
Were you an occasional bodyguard to President Lincoln? - Ward Hill Lamon, the larger-than-life US Marshal for the District of Columbia: Ward Hill Lamon - Wikipedia

DQs:

Best known for battlefield service?
Memorable for his death?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Did Winfield Scott tell you in 1861 that you had just made the worst mistake of your life?
Did you suggest that the US should “bomb the [enemy] back to the Stone Age”?
Were you US Ambassador to Nazi Germany in 1964 in Robert Harris’s alt-hist novel Fatherland?

[SCAdian]

@De_La_Rue

IQs:

1. Did you play the Phantom of the Opera in a silent movie?
2. Did you play the Phantom of the Opera in a Hammer Studios film?
3. Did you not play the Phantom of the Opera, but the Wolfman for a series of films from Universal?

I know two of those were Lon Chaney, so I’m going to guess:
Not Lon Chaney Sr.
DQ.
Not Lon Chaney Jr.

@Elendil_s_Heir

Did Winfield Scott tell you in 1861 that you had just made the worst mistake of your life?
Did you suggest that the US should “bomb the [enemy] back to the Stone Age”?
Were you US Ambassador to Nazi Germany in 1964 in Robert Harris’s alt-hist novel Fatherland?

Not … Robert E Lee?
Not … Curtis LeMay?
DQ.
L

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with L
4. Not known for the arts
5. Dead
6. American
7. Did not die before 1900
8. Best known for politics/military
9. Died after 1960
10. Did not hold elective office
11. Did not hold Federal office
12. Widely known only for the military
13. Did not die before 1990
14. Not closely associated with a president
15. Did not run for office, but lose
16. Not controversial
17. Served in the army
18. Best known for activity in WWII
19. Not best known for work in the Pacific theater during WWII
20. Became a commissioned officer
21. Best known for battlefield service
22. Not memorable for my death

Okay – that’s 22, with at least three DQs still outstanding. No more IQs; please ask all remaining DQs by 1200 Eastern tomorrow (Sun 24 Nov), and then we’ll go on to the “Firstname Lastname” DQs.

@Elendil_s_Heir

I’m not sure I understand DQ answer 15. Should it be “Did not run for office, but lost”?

Question 15 was:

@atimnie

Ran for office, but lost?

Answer 15: No, I did not do that (run for office, but lose).
“Did not run for office, but lost” makes no sense – how could I have lost if I didn’t run?

[SCAdian]

ZOJ1

@SCAdian

Okay – that’s 22, with at least three DQs still outstanding. No more IQs; please ask all remaining DQs by 1200 Eastern tomorrow (Sun 24 Nov), and [DEL]then[/DEL] after I answer them we’ll go on to the “Firstname Lastname” DQs.

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

DQ: Served in the Army Air Force?

[Elendil_s_Heir]

@SCAdian

…Answer 15: No, I did not do that (run for office, but lose).
“Did not run for office, but lost” makes no sense – how could I have lost if I didn’t run?

Ah, I see - thanks. :: mumbles :: I thought it was metaphorical or something.

Previous IQs:

Did Winfield Scott tell you in 1861 that you had just made the worst mistake of your life? - Yes, Robert E. Lee, after he turned down command of the US Army to go south
Did you suggest that the US should “bomb the [enemy] back to the Stone Age”? - Yes, Curtis LeMay, of the North Vietnamese
Were you US Ambassador to Nazi Germany in 1964 in Robert Harris’s alt-hist novel Fatherland? - Charles Lindbergh

DQs:

Was a brigadier general or higher by VE Day?
Best known for a single incident?

[SCAdian]

L

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with L
4. Not known for the arts
5. Dead
6. American
7. Did not die before 1900
8. Best known for politics/military
9. Died after 1960
10. Did not hold elective office
11. Did not hold Federal office
12. Widely known only for the military
13. Did not die before 1990
14. Not closely associated with a president
15. Did not run for office, but lose
16. Not controversial
17. Served in the army
18. Best known for activity in WWII
19. Not best known for work in the Pacific theater during WWII
20. Became a commissioned officer
21. Best known for battlefield service
22. Not memorable for my death
23. Did not serve in the Army Air Force
24. Was not a brigadier general or higher by VE Day
25. Not best known for a single incident

De La Rue still has at least one DQ.

[atimnie]

No clue, can I give my guess to someone else?

[SCAdian]

You can, but wait until after I answer DLR’s DQ(s) – that might provide the information you need.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

No idea who this is. The only famous non-general non-Pacific US Army man I can think of is Audie Murphy.