Botticelli - October 2015

Thread Games
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Not Lobelia Sackville-Baggins or Lois Lane

No idea on #2- take a DQ

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Correct; Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter stories; Correct.

DQ: From a work written before 1900?

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IQs:

  1. Did George tell you about the rabbits?
  2. Were you a mouse who was adopted by humans?
  3. Are you the protagonist of The Ambassadors?
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SUMMARY

  1. Fictional
  2. Male
  3. Originated in literature
  4. Created before 1950
  5. Created by an American
  6. Created after 1850
  7. First appeared in a novel or series of novels
  8. Not a particularly good person, but not evil
  9. Last name starts with L
  1. Protagonist, or (at least) primary character in the book(s) I appeared in
  1. Not in crime/mystery genre
  2. Died at the end of a novel, so would not be alive today (almost certainly wouldn’t be alive anyway)
  3. Never appeared in a military-related book
  4. No ties to sci-fi, fantasy or any other specialized genre. The book(s) I appear in would simply be placed in the “Literature” section at Barnes and Noble
  5. First appeared after 1900
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Not Lenny Small or Stuart Little

DQ for #3

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Correct. Correct. Lambert Strether is #3.

DQ: From a work by a female author?

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SUMMARY

  1. Fictional
  2. Male
  3. Originated in literature
  4. Created before 1950
  5. Created by an American
  6. Created after 1850
  7. First appeared in a novel or series of novels
  8. Not a particularly good person, but not evil
  9. Last name starts with L
  1. Protagonist, or (at least) primary character in the book(s) I appeared in
  1. Not in crime/mystery genre
  2. Died at the end of a novel, so would not be alive today (almost certainly wouldn’t be alive anyway)
  3. Never appeared in a military-related book
  4. No ties to sci-fi, fantasy or any other specialized genre. The book(s) I appear in would simply be placed in the “Literature” section at Barnes and Noble
  5. First appeared after 1900
  6. Created by a male author
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So, the protagonist of a novel (or novels) that’s a piece of non-genre American Literature, created 1900-1949, by a male author, whose neither all good nor bad and whose last name starts with L.

69

Nitpick: Created 1901-1949. :smiley:

70

Well, since the only book I recall coming out in 1900 was The Wizard of Oz, that’s not much of a clue.

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Damn, I missed the October Botticelli thread ‘til today! Nobody tells me nuttin’…

IQs:

Did your husband annoy you by often going about the house in his stocking feet?
Was your last major public appearance in 1922?
Did you and your brother share a doll named Jack?

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No idea on 1 or 3

For #2… Not Lenin?

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DQ: Was literary work ever adapted into film?

DQ tank empty

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IQ1: Did you often have to protect the family bird Margalo from the malevolent cat Snowbell?
IQ2: Did you speak for the trees against the greedy Once-ler?
IQ3: Did you want Mowgli to teach you the secret of “Man’s red fire?”

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IQs:

  1. Were you a renowned New Orleans voodoo priestess?
  2. Are you a seducer of women from Don Quixote?
  3. Are you married to Mellody Hobson?
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Previous IQs:

Did your husband annoy you by often going about the house in his stocking feet? - Mary Todd Lincoln.
Was your last major public appearance in 1922? - Robert Todd Lincoln, at the dedication of the memorial to his father.
Did you and your brother share a doll named Jack? - Willie (and Tad) Lincoln: http://mentalfloss.com/article/66300/abraham-lincoln-once-pardoned-doll

Lincoln x3!

DQs:

Author was successful while alive?
Author won a Pulitzer or Nobel?

One DQ reserved.

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Not the Lorax or King Louie or Stuart Little

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SUMMARY

  1. Fictional
  2. Male
  3. Originated in literature
  4. Created before 1950
  5. Created by an American
  6. Created after 1850
  7. First appeared in a novel or series of novels
  8. Not a particularly good person, but not evil
  9. Last name starts with L
  1. Protagonist, or (at least) primary character in the book(s) I appeared in
  1. Not in crime/mystery genre
  2. Died at the end of a novel, so would not be alive today (almost certainly wouldn’t be alive anyway)
  3. Never appeared in a military-related book
  4. No ties to sci-fi, fantasy or any other specialized genre. The book(s) I appear in would simply be placed in the “Literature” section at Barnes and Noble
  5. First appeared after 1900
  6. Created by a male author
  7. Appeared in an unsuccessful movie and TV miniseries
  8. Author was successful in lifetime
  9. Author never won Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
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Three DQs

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  1. Marie Laveau
  2. Lothario
  3. George Lucas

3 DQs reserved.