Botticelli October 2023

Thread Games
121

1 was Frank Rizzo; 2 was George Fox; 3 was Jodie Foster.

DQs:
1. first appeared after 1970?
2. from a movie?
3. Asian?

122

F

  1. Fictional
  2. Could be alive today, if real
  3. Male
  4. First name excluding title begins with F
  5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from
  6. Not American
  7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility.
  8. From the performing arts
  9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American
  10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
  11. Not a European character
  12. First appeared after 1970
  13. Not from a movie
  14. Not Asian
123

IQs:
1. Have you been played by Charles Ogle, a man born William Henry Pratt, the guy who played “Wizard”, Robert De Niro, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller (they alternated the role), and Christopher Lee?
2. Did cartoonist Mike Peters have a hard time caricaturing you, given your bland features, until he started drawing the (iconic William Henry Pratt version of) the above character?
3. Are you the pseudonymous author of My Brilliant Friend?

124

Previous IQs:

Did you praise Washington’s military skills during the 1776-77 New Jersey campaign? - Frederick the Great of Prussia, who said it was “the most brilliant of any recorded in the annals of military achievements”
Did Reagan display one of your sculptures in the Oval Office? - Yes, Frederic Remington
Did a company for lacy undergarments bear your name? - Yes, Frederick Mellinger, who invented the push-up bra and founded Frederick’s of Hollywood

Frederic(k) x3!

DQ:

From the Southern Hemisphere?

IQs:

Were you the action guy from FYI?
Do you command Hill Street Station?
Did you lead the RNC in the Eighties?

125

Not Frankenstein’s monster
2 DQs

DQ
Not Frank Furillo
DQ

126

F

  1. Fictional
  2. Could be alive today, if real
  3. Male
  4. First name excluding title begins with F
  5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from
  6. Not American
  7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility.
  8. From the performing arts
  9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American
  10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
  11. Not a European character
  12. First appeared after 1970
  13. Not from a movie
  14. Not Asian
  15. Not from the Southern hemisphere
127

2 was Gerald Ford; 3 was Elena Ferrante.

DQs:
1. first appeared after 1995?
2. from a TV show?

128

F

  1. Fictional
  2. Could be alive today, if real
  3. Male
  4. First name excluding title begins with F
  5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from
  6. Not American
  7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility.
  8. From the performing arts
  9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American
  10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
  11. Not a European character
  12. First appeared after 1970
  13. Not from a movie
  14. Not Asian
  15. Not from the Southern hemisphere
  16. First appeared before 1995
  17. From a TV show
129

Correct, The Frisco Kid, correct.

DQ: From Science Fiction or Fantasy?

This person may not even be from Earth.

130

IQs:

  1. Did Jack Lemmon play you in The Great Race?
  2. Did you star in the BBC TV series The Good Life (aka Good Neighbors)?
  3. Were you a hard-hitting detective with your own radio series in the 1940s?
131

IQs:
1. Did George Romero get his start making short films for your TV show?
2. In a novella by Kim Newman, are you directing a troubled film adaption of Dracula, in 1976? “Wallachia…shit!”
3. Did you tell your students to “Get messy, make mistakes”?

132

F

  1. Fictional
  2. Could be alive today, if real
  3. Male
  4. First name excluding title begins with F
  5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from
  6. Not American
  7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility.
  8. From the performing arts
  9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American
  10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
  11. Not a European character
  12. First appeared after 1970
  13. Not from a movie
  14. Not Asian
  15. Not from the Southern hemisphere
  16. First appeared before 1995
  17. From a TV show
  18. Not from Science Fiction or Fantasy
133

3 DQs

Not Mr. Fred Rogers
DQ
Not Ms. Frizzle

And that puts us over 20 DQs, so no more IQs please.

134

1 was Francis Ford Coppola.

DQ: from a show created by Canadians?

135

F

  1. Fictional
  2. Could be alive today, if real
  3. Male
  4. First name excluding title begins with F
  5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from
  6. Not American
  7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility.
  8. From the performing arts
  9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American
  10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
  11. Not a European character
  12. First appeared after 1970
  13. Not from a movie
  14. Not Asian
  15. Not from the Southern hemisphere
  16. First appeared before 1995
  17. From a TV show
  18. Not from Science Fiction or Fantasy
  19. From a show created by Canadians
136

#1 is Prof. Fate.
#2 is Felicity Kendal.
#3 is the Falcon.

DQs:

  1. Title represents some form of royalty?
  2. From a comedy show?

1 DQ reserved.

137

F

  1. Fictional
  2. Could be alive today, if real
  3. Male
  4. First name excluding title begins with F
  5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from
  6. Not American
  7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility.
  8. From the performing arts
  9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American
  10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
  11. Not a European character
  12. First appeared after 1970
  13. Not from a movie
  14. Not Asian
  15. Not from the Southern hemisphere
  16. First appeared before 1995
  17. From a TV show
  18. Not from Science Fiction or Fantasy
  19. From a show created by Canadians
  20. Title represents some form of royalty/nobility
  21. From a comedy show
138

Ow-oooooo… eh, heh, heh.

Last DQ: From SCTV?

139

F

  1. Fictional
  2. Could be alive today, if real
  3. Male
  4. First name excluding title begins with F
  5. Not a main character - concept of main character does not really apply to the ensemble work character is from
  6. Not American
  7. Not a Professional/academic title, as opposed to a title of nobility.
  8. From the performing arts
  9. Created by American(s)? - unclear - actor portraying me is American, but work in which I appear is not American
  10. From a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.)
  11. Not a European character
  12. First appeared after 1970
  13. Not from a movie
  14. Not Asian
  15. Not from the Southern hemisphere
  16. First appeared before 1995
  17. From a TV show
  18. Not from Science Fiction or Fantasy
  19. From a show created by Canadians
  20. Title represents some form of royalty/nobility
  21. From a comedy show
  22. From SCTV
140

Previous IQs:

Were you the action guy from FYI? - Frank Fontana, on Murphy Brown
Do you command Hill Street Station? - Yes, Capt. Francis X. “Frank” Furillo, on Hill Street Blues
Did you lead the RNC in the Eighties? - Frank Fahrenkopf

Frank x3!

DQ:

Were you a fake vampire played by an SCTV actor, unhappily introducing not-very-scary movies late at night?

One DQ reserved.