Botticelli - October 2021

Thread Games
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Yes
Clancy Brown, voice of Mr. Krabs on Spongebob Squarepants
Yes

Holding one DQ

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IQs:
1. Were you upbeat, ditzy blonde Cathy Gray in 1953’s House of Wax–very different in persona (and hair color) from the sitcom character you’d go on to play?
2. Between their quests, do knights of the round table sequin vests and impersonate you?
3. Were you the first criminal caught by radio?

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Compose or choreograph? Because the composer doesn’t begin with a C, DQ, I am not Coleridge

DQ, DQ, I am not Barnabas Collins

DQ, DQ, DQ

No more IQs, please!

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I am C

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. First name begins with C
  4. Deceased
  5. Known from the Arts
  6. Not American
  7. Not known for acting
  8. Died before 1950
  9. Not known for writing (i.e. putting words on paper)
  10. European
  11. Died after 1900
  12. Not known for the visual arts
  13. Not from the British Isles
  14. Known for music
  15. Born west of Vienna
  16. Born north of Vienna
  17. French
  18. Not known as a singer

@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness holding a DQ
@Prof.Pepperwinkle holding a DQ
@Elendil_s_Heir holding two DQs
@De_La_Rue holding three DQs

I think I have them all?

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1 was Carolyn Jones; 2 was Clark Gable; 3 was Dr. Hawley Crippen.

DQ: composer?

Two DQs reserved.

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I am C

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. First name begins with C
  4. Deceased
  5. Known from the Arts
  6. Not American
  7. Not known for acting
  8. Died before 1950
  9. Not known for writing (i.e. putting words on paper)
  10. European
  11. Died after 1900
  12. Not known for the visual arts
  13. Not from the British Isles
  14. Known for music
  15. Born west of Vienna
  16. Born north of Vienna
  17. French
  18. Not known as a singer
  19. Composer
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DQ: Greatest fame before 1900?

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I am C

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. First name begins with C
  4. Deceased
  5. Known from the Arts
  6. Not American
  7. Not known for acting
  8. Died before 1950
  9. Not known for writing (i.e. putting words on paper)
  10. European
  11. Died after 1900
  12. Not known for the visual arts
  13. Not from the British Isles
  14. Known for music
  15. Born west of Vienna
  16. Born north of Vienna
  17. French
  18. Not known as a singer
  19. Composer
  20. Greatest fame before 1900
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#1 was a wrong question. It was Ghiselle by Cesar Franck, not Giselle. My bad.
#2 is Joel Chandler Harris.
#3 is correct.

DQ: Known for classical music?

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I am C

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. First name begins with C
  4. Deceased
  5. Known from the Arts
  6. Not American
  7. Not known for acting
  8. Died before 1950
  9. Not known for writing (i.e. putting words on paper)
  10. European
  11. Died after 1900
  12. Not known for the visual arts
  13. Not from the British Isles
  14. Known for music
  15. Born west of Vienna
  16. Born north of Vienna
  17. French
  18. Not known as a singer
  19. Composer
  20. Greatest fame before 1900
  21. Known for classical music
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DQ: most associated with one work today?

1 DQ reserved.

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I am C

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. First name begins with C
  4. Deceased
  5. Known from the Arts
  6. Not American
  7. Not known for acting
  8. Died before 1950
  9. Not known for writing (i.e. putting words on paper)
  10. European
  11. Died after 1900
  12. Not known for the visual arts
  13. Not from the British Isles
  14. Known for music
  15. Born west of Vienna
  16. Born north of Vienna
  17. French
  18. Not known as a singer
  19. Composer
  20. Greatest fame before 1900
  21. Known for classical music
  22. I think he’s known for many of his compositions, but I’m a classical musician…I will say his music is not obscure.
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Speaking of the man himself: Botticelli masterpiece 'Man of Sorrows' could fetch over $40 million at a Sotheby's auction - CNN Style

Previous IQs:

You were Galadriel’s husband; did you have a ridiculous alternative name? - Celeborn AKA Teleporno
Were you Lord Nelson’s #2 guy at Trafalgar? - Adm. Cuthbert Collingwood
Did Johnny Depp play you in a movie with Eva Green? - Yes, Barnabas Collins, in Dark Shadows

DQ:

Did you write the score for Samson et Delila?

One DQ reserved.

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YES!
I am Camille Saint-Saens!

Composer of the most wonderful ‘spooky’ piece of music, Danse Macabre - it IS that time of year…
He also wrote the fantastic Carnival of the Animals, which parts of are very familiar to everyone.

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Good job, EH!

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Thanks - good one, MissTake! My favorite tune of his, from that very opera - I bet you’ll recognize it at once: Saint-Saëns - Samson and Delilah - Bacchanale - YouTube

An update: Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #86 by Elendil_s_Heir

Our next letter is

U

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IQs:

  1. When criminals in this world appear and break the laws that they should fear, does a cry go up from far and near for you?
  2. Did you get your superpowers from being swallowed by a cosmic space whale?
  3. Are you one of the best remembered ukiyo-e [Japanese woodblock print] artists, best known for pictures of large heads of beautiful women?
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For reference, the letters that haven’t been used since before August 2021 are:
B D E K N Q T V Y Z

Using EH’s list.

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IQs:
1. Did you play Latrine the witch?
2. Are you the mascot of the University of Georgia?
3. Did you bend spoons with your alleged powers?

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Thanks, EH. He’s a very under appreciated composer. In my opinion.

IQs

  1. Is a park in Yonkers part of your estate, Greystone?
  2. Did you create Genly Ai?
  3. Were you a member of the Monster Squad with supernatural powers granted by a stone embedded in your chest?