Botticelli October 2011

Thread Games
101

Sigh… it was nice of you to give me another chance, but I feel guilty for getting it now.

Not George Lazenby from “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.”

102

Yes, it was Genseric and his Vandals.

DQ: Are you famous for either math or science?

103

No

  1. Real person
  2. Male
  3. Not American
  4. European
  5. Dead
  6. Not an entertainer
  7. Not known as a writer of any kind.
  8. Not involved with math or science
104

IQ1: Do you display feline behavior despite being a mollusk?

IQ2: Did a fictional serial killer frequently whistle a song originally associated with you?

IQ3: Did you compose the song referenced in IQ2?

105

You are not Gilles de Rais.

DQ: Did you live in the 20th Century?

IQ: Is there a calendar named after you?

106

You left “Not known for politics or military exploits” out of your last few summaries.

IQ: Were you the “Lonesome” guy frequently in the bottom left-handed corner on the Hollywood Squares board?

107

IQ: Did you lose two of three title fights to Tony Zale?

IQ: Are you the guy who said “We are as near to heaven by sea as by land”?

108

IQ: Are you a famous TV Chef?

109

The voice of Gary, the pet snail on SpongeBob SquarePants, is done by Tom Kenny, who also does SpongeBob’s voice.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is pretty famous.

Correct as to David Lloyd George.

N.B.: As Sternvogel noted, you dropped this earlier DQ answer from your list:
7. Not known for politics or military exploits

DQ: British?

DQ: Thinker/philosopher?

Three new IQs:

IQ: Did you once get stuck with the same needle just used on on a coworker?

IQ: Did you fail in your task to collect money from one of your boss’s debtors?

IQ: Did you mark tiny whips in your journals on nights when you might have been up to no good?

110

Not Gary the Snail (I’m still kicking myself for not getting Sheldon J. Plankton, as often as my 7 year old makes me watch SpongeBob)

I have no idea about the other 2 questions. The only movie serial killer I remember whistling was in “Jeepers Creepers,” and that’s not it.

So, ask two DQs.

111

No, I ddn’t live in the 20th century.

And I’m not Pope Gregory

  1. Real person
  2. Male
  3. Not American
  4. European
  5. Dead
  6. Not an entertainer
  7. Not known as a writer of any kind.
  8. Not involved with math or science
  9. Not known for political or military accomplishments
  10. Not alive in the 20th century
112

Not George “My father was the town drunk… and we lived in Chicago” Gobel
(I liked Charley Weaver much better)

113

Not Rocky Graziano.

But I don’t know the quote, so ask a DQ.

114

There are many to choose from, but let’s say… no, I’m not Graham Kerr, the Galloping Gourmet

115

No, I am neither British nor a philosopher.

However, don’t despair- you get 3 new DQs, because I don’t know any of these.

  1. Real person
  2. Male
  3. Not American
  4. European
  5. Dead
  6. Not an entertainer
  7. Not known as a writer of any kind.
  8. Not involved with math or science
  9. Not known for political or military accomplishments
  10. Not alive in the 20th century
  11. Not British
  12. Not a philosopher or thinker
116

You are not Sir Humphrey Gilbert, English navy captain and Sir Walter Raleigh’s half-brother, after whom the Gilbert Islands were not named (they were named for Captain Thomas Gilbert, who came along 200 years later, and the modern name “Kiribati” is simply the native rendering of “Gilbert”–isn’t that neat?).

DQ: Is “G” the initial of your last name?

117

Hans Beckert, the child killer portrayed by Peter Lorre in Fritz Lang’s M, frequently whistled Edvard Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King”, which was originally part of the musical accompaniment to the play Peer Gynt.

You are neither the title character Peer Gynt nor Edvard Grieg.

DQ1: Are you a religious figure?

DQ2: Were you born before 1800?

118

Yes.

  1. Real person
  2. Male
  3. Not American
  4. European
  5. Dead
  6. Not an entertainer
  7. Not known as a writer of any kind.
  8. Not involved with math or science
  9. Not known for political or military accomplishments
  10. Not alive in the 20th century
  11. Not British
  12. Not a philosopher or thinker
  13. Last name starts with “G”
119
  1. Real person
  2. Male
  3. Not American
  4. European
  5. Dead
  6. Not an entertainer
  7. Not known as a writer of any kind.
  8. Not involved with math or science
  9. Not known for political or military accomplishments
  10. Not alive in the 20th century
  11. Not British
  12. Not a philosopher or thinker
  13. Not a religious figure
  14. Born before 1800
  15. Last name starts with “G”
120

IQ: Were you once Mrs. Gary Chapman?

IQ: Were you a Dallas Cowboy with an elemental first name?