Botticelli - November 2023

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Oops, I’d missed the “Living” answer. “Born before 1980” had already been asked - may I have another DQ, or if not, strike answer 14, please?

Previous IQs:

Were you stabbed to death in your bath? - Yes, Marat
Did you say, late in life, “I am always learning”? - Michelangelo
Did you write and illustrate Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus? - Yes, the delightful Mo Willems

One (maybe two?) DQs reserved.

IQs:

Did Dustin Hoffman play you in a movie with Natalie Portman?
Were you a manic, fast-talking, occasional comic visitor to NPR shows like All Things Considered in the late Eighties?
Were you the title character in the Sherlock Holmes story “The Greek Interpreter”?

[ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness]

M

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with M
4. Living
5. Not American
6. First name starts with A-M
7. Not best known for politics/military
8. European
9. Born before 1980
10. Mother tongue is not English
11. Known for the arts
12. Best known for the performing arts, but not as a performer
13. Not considered handsome, at least not in my opinion

Eliminating #14 as it was a duplicate of #9

[ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness]

@Elendil_s_Heir

may I have another DQ, or if not, strike answer 14, please?

Sure. I missed that I’d already answered the revised version of the question. You still have 2 DQs.

@Elendil_s_Heir

Did Dustin Hoffman play you in a movie with Natalie Portman?
Were you a manic, fast-talking, occasional comic visitor to NPR shows like All Things Considered in the late Eighties?
Were you the title character in the Sherlock Holmes story “The Greek Interpreter”?

Not Mr. Magorium
2 more DQs

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

1. Did you originate both the roles of Peter Pan and Maria Von Trapp on Broadway?
2. Despite your fame as a comedian, comic actor, and writer, is your true passion banjo music?
3. Are you a gender-fluid Canadian actor now, resident in the UK, who wrote and starred in the series Feel Good, opposite Charlotte Ritchie and Lisa Kudrow?

DQ
Not Steve Martin
DQ

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

1. Did you originate both the roles of Peter Pan and Maria Von Trapp on Broadway?
2. Despite your fame as a comedian, comic actor, and writer, is your true passion banjo music?
3. Are you a gender-fluid Canadian actor now, resident in the UK, who wrote and starred in the series Feel Good, opposite Charlotte Ritchie and Lisa Kudrow?

DQ
Not Steve Martin
DQ

1 was Mary Martin, 2 was indeed Steve Martin, and 3 was comedian Mae Martin. Martins, all the way down! I considered finishing it up with an IQ about an 18th c. Gaelic writer called Martin Martin, who published a description of the Outer Hebrides in 1703, but figured he was a bit too obscure, even for the SDMB.

DQs:

1. Works in the music industry?
2. Media creator (i.e., director, producer, content creator)?

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

IQs:

1. Were you half a comedy duo who greeted people with “Hello, dere!”
2. Did you star in the underrated movie Serial?
3. Did you write the scripts for the highly acclaimed stomach-flutting, windmill-scented 1950’s BBC radio series The Goon Show?

[ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness]

M

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with M
4. Living
5. Not American
6. First name starts with A-M
7. Not best known for politics/military
8. European
9. Born before 1980
10. Mother tongue is not English
11. Known for the arts
12. Best known for the performing arts, but not as a performer
13. Not considered handsome, at least not in my opinion
14. Works in the music industry
15. Media creator (i.e., director, producer, content creator)

[ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness]

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

1. Were you half a comedy duo who greeted people with “Hello, dere!”
2. Did you star in the underrated movie Serial?
3. Did you write the scripts for the highly acclaimed stomach-flutting, windmill-scented 1950’s BBC radio series The Goon Show?

2 DQs
Not Spike Mulligan? - I’m slowly learning from these games

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

IQs:

1. Did your mother Pasiphaë’s kinky fetish result in your birth?

2. Were you a popular liberal Texas political commentator and editorialist?

3. Were you the second-greatest basketball player to come from Wilmington, North Carolina?

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Previous IQs:

Did Dustin Hoffman play you in a movie with Natalie Portman? - Yes, the title character of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium
Were you a manic, fast-talking, occasional comic visitor to NPR shows like All Things Considered in the late Eighties? - Moe Moskowitz
Were you the title character in the Sherlock Holmes story “The Greek Interpreter”? - Mr. Melas

DQs:

Greatest fame before 2000?
Best known for rock music?

One DQ reserved.

[ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness]

M

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with M
4. Living
5. Not American
6. First name starts with A-M
7. Not best known for politics/military
8. European
9. Born before 1980
10. Mother tongue is not English
11. Known for the arts
12. Best known for the performing arts, but not as a performer
13. Not considered handsome, at least not in my opinion
14. Works in the music industry
15. Media creator (i.e., director, producer, content creator)
16. Greatest fame after 2000
17. Not best known for rock music

[ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness]

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

1. Did your mother Pasiphaë’s kinky fetish result in your birth?
2. Were you a popular liberal Texas political commentator and editorialist?
3. Were you the second-greatest basketball player to come from Wilmington, North Carolina?

Not the Minotaur
Not Molly Ivens
DQ

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

1. Did your mother Pasiphaë’s kinky fetish result in your birth?
2. Were you a popular liberal Texas political commentator and editorialist?
3. Were you the second-greatest basketball player to come from Wilmington, North Carolina

Not the Minotaur
Not Molly Ivens
DQ

Correct on the first two. 3 was Meadowlark Lemon.

DQ: Songwriter?

[ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness]

M

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with M
4. Living
5. Not American
6. First name starts with A-M
7. Not best known for politics/military
8. European
9. Born before 1980
10. Mother tongue is not English
11. Known for the arts
12. Best known for the performing arts, but not as a performer
13. Not considered handsome, at least not in my opinion
14. Works in the music industry
15. Media creator (i.e., director, producer, content creator)
16. Greatest fame after 2000
17. Not best known for rock music
18. Songwriter

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

IQs:

1. If you can’t come to the mountains, do they come to you?

2. According to Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, were you actually the Archangel Gabriel, living on earth under an assumed name and posing as a jazz musician?

3. Were you a Broadway and film actor with an oddly numeric name, who originated the roles of Max Bialystock in The Producers and Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum?

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness

@Prof.Pepperwinkle

1. Were you half a comedy duo who greeted people with “Hello, dere!”
2. Did you star in the underrated movie Serial?
3. Did you write the scripts for the highly acclaimed stomach-flutting, windmill-scented 1950’s BBC radio series The Goon Show?

2 DQs
Not Spike Mulligan? - I’m slowly learning from these games

#1 was Marty Allen.
#2 was Martin Mull.
#3 was Spike Milligan, close 'nuff.

DQs:

1. Born before 1960?
2. Native speaker of a Romance language?

[ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness]

M

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with M
4. Living
5. Not American
6. First name starts with A-M
7. Not best known for politics/military
8. European
9. Born before 1980
10. Mother tongue is not English, although does speak English
11. Known for the arts
12. Best known for the performing arts, but not as a performer
13. Not considered handsome, at least not in my opinion
14. Works in the music industry
15. Media creator (i.e., director, producer, content creator)
16. Greatest fame after 2000
17. Not best known for rock music
18. Songwriter
19. Born after 1960
20. Not a native speaker of a Romance language

I amended #10. Certainly does speak English, but not as his mother tongue.

And that is 20, so no more IQs please.
Ask any remaining DQs (I’m about to hand out some more) by 11:59 pm PST, Friday Dec. 1

[ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness]

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

1. If you can’t come to the mountains, do they come to you?
2. According to Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, were you actually the Archangel Gabriel, living on earth under an assumed name and posing as a jazz musician?
3. Were you a Broadway and film actor with an oddly numeric name, who originated the roles of Max Bialystock in The Producers and Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum?

DQ
DQ - I know it’s from Good Omens, but I read it a long time ago
Not Zero Mostel

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

1. If you can’t come to the mountains, do they come to you?
2. According to Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, were you actually the Archangel Gabriel, living on earth under an assumed name and posing as a jazz musician?
3. Were you a Broadway and film actor with an oddly numeric name, who originated the roles of Max Bialystock in The Producers and Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum?

DQ
DQ I know it’s from Good Omens, but I read it a long time ago
Not Zero Mostel

1 is Muhammad - the proverb goes, “If Muhammad can’t come to the mountain, then the mountain must come to Muhammad.” 2 was Miles Davis - the Archangel Gabriel is associated with trumpets. 3 was indeed Zero Mostel.

DQs:

1. Known for metal music?
2. Native speaker of a Germanic tongue (i.e., German, Icelandic, Dutch, Norwegian, etc.?)

[ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness]

M

1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with M
4. Living
5. Not American
6. First name starts with A-M
7. Not best known for politics/military
8. European
9. Born before 1980
10. Mother tongue is not English, although does speak English
11. Known for the arts
12. Best known for the performing arts, but not as a performer
13. Not considered handsome, at least not in my opinion
14. Works in the music industry
15. Media creator (i.e., director, producer, content creator)
16. Greatest fame after 2000
17. Not best known for rock music
18. Songwriter
19. Born after 1960
20. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
21. Definitely not known for metal music
22. Native speaker of a Germanic tongue (i.e., German, Icelandic, Dutch, Norwegian, etc.?)

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

Okay, guys, I think this one is up to one of y’all. As far as I can guess, it’s a German-speaking classical music composer, but the most recent Germanic composer I can think of is Gustav Mahler, and he’s been dead for over a century. I got nuthin’.