Botticelli - November 2024

Thread Games
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DQs

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. First name begins with M
  4. Living
  5. American
  6. Not known for arts
  7. Born since 1950
  8. Not political/military
  9. Not known for science/technology
  10. Not Caucasian
382

SunUp had asked, “Known for business or science/technology?” Does your answer #9 mean he is known for business?

Previous IQs:

Were you a top Clinton White House aide who worked most notably on healthcare reform? - Ira Magaziner
Did you command The Citadel after WWII? - Gen. Mark Clark
Were you the jittery, driven young producer of FYI? - Miles Silverberg, on Murphy Brown

DQs:

Black?
Has a famous spouse?

Three DQs reserved.

IQs:

Did you play the last U.S. serviceman executed for desertion?
Are you the young protagonist of The Phantom Tollbooth?
Is it possible that your best-known work is actually a political satire?

383

My apologies for missing the “business” part of the question. I’ll update my DQ list.

Take 3 DQs

384

DQs

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. First name begins with M
  4. Living
  5. American
  6. Not known for arts
  7. Born since 1950
  8. Not political/military
  9. Not known for business nor science/technology
  10. Not Caucasian
  11. I am a Black person
  12. I do not have a famous spouse, other than her being married to me
385

Previous IQs:

Did you play the last U.S. serviceman executed for desertion? - Martin Sheen, in The Execution of Private Slovik
Are you the young protagonist of The Phantom Tollbooth? - Milo
Is it possible that your best-known work is actually a political satire? - Machiavelli’s The Prince (that’s one academic theory, anyway)

DQs:

Best known for sports?
Most famous since 2014?

Four DQs reserved.

IQs:

Were you FDR’s longtime personal secretary?
Did you play Leeta on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine?
Were you the goodhearted leader of the Thermians in Galaxy Quest?

386
  1. Take a DQ
  2. I am not Chase Masterson
  3. I am not Malthesar
387

DQs

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. First name begins with M
  4. Living
  5. American
  6. Not known for arts
  7. Born since 1950
  8. Not political/military
  9. Not known for business nor science/technology
  10. Not Caucasian
  11. I am a Black person
  12. I do not have a famous spouse, other than her being married to me
  13. Best known for sports
  14. Most famous before 2014
388

DQ: Known for one of the US’s big 4 sports (football, baseball, basketball, or hockey?)
DQ: Is a Hall of Famer in their sport?

IQs:

  1. Did you lead the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships?
  2. Did you lead the New York Giants to two Super Bowl titles?
  3. Are you the all-time top home run hitter as a catcher?
389

#1 is Bullwinkle J. Moose.
#2 was Minnie Mouse.
#3 is Mr. Miracle.

DQ: Born after 1980?

2 DQs reserved.

390
  1. Yes! I am Michael Jordan!

Good job @SunUp!

391

Ooo, I was thinking of him. Good job, SunUp!

Previous IQs:

Were you FDR’s longtime personal secretary? - Missy LeHand
Did you play Leeta on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine? - Yes, Chase Masterson
Were you the goodhearted leader of the Thermians in Galaxy Quest? - Close enough; it’s Mathesar

392

I was living in Portland when they played the Bulls in the '92 championship series. Jordan went off with five 3-point shots in the first quarter! I knew the series was over, even though the Blazers managed to win two games against the Bulls.

393

Interesting - I was living in Beaverton at the time!

Anyway, sorry for the brief hiatus, sometimes life gets in the way. I went ahead and started a new thread here: Botticelli - December 2024

See you there!