Botticelli - October 2018

Thread Games
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  1. (the 19th century humorist) was Bill Nye, completing the trio.
    DQs:
    From England?
    Known also from science?

One DQ reserved.
IQs:

  1. Did you write “I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library”?
  2. Did you appear as the Witch in Into the Woods and Dot in Sunday in the Park with George?
  3. Was a feature of yours compared to a ski jump?
162

IQs:

  1. Did you commentate on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with Lorne Greene for many years?
  2. Did you play the lead in the sitcom Grace Under Fire?
  3. Did Emma Watson play you in a live action remake of a Disney animated film?
163

Dunno; not Bebe Neuwirth or Bob Hope.

Dunno, not Delta Burke and not Belle.

B.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. dead
  4. Last name started with B
  5. not American
  6. European
  7. not alive in the 20th century
  8. not known from the Arts
  9. from the UK
  10. partly known for politics/royalty
  11. born after 1799
  12. born before 1850
  13. from England
  14. not known also from science
164

#1 was Betty White.
#2 was Brett Butler.
Correct on Belle.

DQ: Military?

1 DQ reserved

165
  1. (the library quote) is Jorge Luis Borges.
  2. is Bernadette Peters.

DQs:
Born into royalty?
Born before 1825?

One DQ reserved.
IQs:

  1. Aside from your career as a director of comedies, did you produce The Fly and The Elephant Man?
  2. Did you play a bunny, a construction worker, and a car?
  3. Are you also known as Scary Spice?
166

Not Mel Brooks, dunno and not Victoria Beckham.

B.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. dead
  4. Last name started with B
  5. not American
  6. European
  7. not alive in the 20th century
  8. not known from the Arts
  9. from the UK
  10. partly known for politics/royalty
  11. born after 1799
  12. born before 1850
  13. from England
  14. not known also from science
  15. not best known for military service
  16. not born into royalty
  17. born after 1825
167

DQ: Known for business?

168

B.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. dead
  4. Last name started with B
  5. not American
  6. European
  7. not alive in the 20th century
  8. not known from the Arts
  9. from the UK
  10. partly known for politics/royalty
  11. born after 1799
  12. born before 1850
  13. from England
  14. not known also from science
  15. not best known for military service
  16. not born into royalty
  17. born after 1825
  18. kinda sorta known for business, in a way
169

IQs:

  1. Did you and your dog Tige live in a shoe?
  2. Were you a mathematician whose work in algebra lead to computer languages?
  3. Did you play Hazel on the TV sitcom of the same name?
170

Not Buster Brown, Boole (sp?) or… dunno.

171

Correct, Correct on George Boole, and Shirley Booth.

1 DQ reserved.

172
  1. (played a bunny, a construction worker, and a car) is Mel Blanc.
  2. (Scary Spice) is Mel B.
    DQ: Associated with a product?

2 DQs reserved.

173

B.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. dead
  4. Last name started with B
  5. not American
  6. European
  7. not alive in the 20th century
  8. not known from the Arts
  9. from the UK
  10. partly known for politics/royalty
  11. born after 1799
  12. born before 1850
  13. from England
  14. not known also from science
  15. not best known for military service
  16. not born into royalty
  17. born after 1825
  18. kinda sorta known for business, in a way
  19. not associated with a product
174

Ahem.

175

Yeah, I’m clueless.

DQ: Known for criminal activity?

176

B.

  1. real
  2. male
  3. dead
  4. Last name started with B
  5. not American
  6. European
  7. not alive in the 20th century
  8. not known from the Arts
  9. from the UK
  10. partly known for politics/royalty
  11. born after 1799
  12. born before 1850
  13. from England
  14. not known also from science
  15. not best known for military service
  16. not born into royalty
  17. born after 1825
  18. kinda sorta known for business, in a way
  19. not associated with a product
  20. not known for criminal activity

That’s 20. Please ask any remaining earned DQs by noon EST Monday.

177

Well, I’m stumped.

178

So am I.

179

A hint:

  1. Did not become well-known for something he did in England
180

Still stumped.