Botticelli - October 2024

Thread Games
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IQs:

  1. Are you a singer-songwriter whose hits include “Alison” and “Veronica”, under your stage name?
  2. Are you a pianist married to the above?
  3. Are you a singer associated with Burt Bacharach and psychics?
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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name begins with D
  4. Dead
  5. Born before 1900
  6. Born after 1700
  7. Known from the Arts
  8. Not American originally, but became a U.S. citizen
  9. European
  10. Married twice
  11. Did some work at theaters, but not performing, and not remembered for it
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Take 3 DQs.

  1. I am not Salvador Dali.
  2. I am not Charles Dickens.
  3. Take a DQ.
  1. I am not Daria.
    Take 2 DQs.
  1. I am not Dionne Warwicke.
    Take 2 DQs.
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correct
correct
L Sprague De Camp


One DQ reserved.

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  1. was Declan MacManus, known professionally as Elvis Costello.
  2. is his wife, Diana Krall.
  3. Correct.

DQs:

  1. Director?
  2. German?
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2 was Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff; 3 was Joe Dante.

DQ: born after 1800?

27

IQs:

  1. Were you a famous author who was exiled to Siberia in the mid 1800s?
  2. Are you known for your paintings of young ballet dancers?
  3. Do you share a name with one of the wealthiest families in the US?
28

IQs:
1. Did you star in Mahogany?
2. Did you create the modern periodic table?
3. Were you ruler of Monster (formerly Staten) Island for a bit?

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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name begins with D
  4. Dead
  5. Born before 1900
  6. Born after 1700
  7. Known from the Arts
  8. Not American originally, but became a U.S. citizen
  9. European
  10. Married twice
  11. Did some work at theaters, but not performing, and not remembered for it
  12. Not a director
  13. Not German
  14. Born after 1800
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  1. I am not Feodor Dostoevski.
  2. I am not Edgar Degas.
  3. Take a DQ.
  1. I am not Diana Ross.
  2. I am not Dmitri Mendeleev.
  3. Take a DQ.
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  1. E.A. duPont

1 DQ reserved

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3 was Deadpool.

DQ: known for writing?

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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name begins with D
  4. Dead
  5. Born before 1900
  6. Born after 1700
  7. Known from the Arts
  8. Not American originally, but became a U.S. citizen
  9. European
  10. Married twice
  11. Did some work at theaters, but not performing, and not remembered for it
  12. Not a director
  13. Not German
  14. Born after 1800
  15. Not best known for writing, though he did write
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#1 was Benjamin Disraeli.
#2 was Pierre “Pete” du Pont.
#3 was Joy Davidman, who married C.S. Lewis.

DQ: From the British Isles?

2 DQs reserved.

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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name begins with D
  4. Dead
  5. Born before 1900
  6. Born after 1700
  7. Known from the Arts
  8. Not American originally, but became a U.S. citizen
  9. European
  10. Married twice
  11. Did some work at theaters, but not performing, and not remembered for it
  12. Not a director
  13. Not German
  14. Born after 1800
  15. Not best known for writing, though he did write
  16. Not from the British Isles
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They certainly out-maneuvered Seward, but I don’t think it’s accurate (or fair) to say they stole the nomination from him.

Lincoln later named Davis to the US Supreme Court, BTW.

IQs:

Did you grow up a farm girl in Arizona and later rise to fame in Washington, D.C.?
Were you the best-known person from Russell, Kansas?
Were you a politician who loved the nightlife so much that you owned five tuxedos?

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IQs:
1. Have you been played by Diana Ross, Fairuza Balk, Ashanti, and Liza Minelli?
2. Did you create a keyboard with a non-QWERTY layout?
3. Did you co-write a novel featuring Frankenstein’s monster in the modern day, in which the monster (going by “Deucalion”) has a liking for Cheez-its?

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DQ1: From north of Vienna?
DQ2: From west of Vienna?

IQs:

  1. Is there a national forest in Kentucky named after you?
  2. Did you spearhead the construction of the Erie Canal?
  3. Was your namesake cruiser sunk at the battle of the Java Sea?
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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name begins with D
  4. Dead
  5. Born before 1900
  6. Born after 1700
  7. Known from the Arts
  8. Not American originally, but became a U.S. citizen
  9. European
  10. Married twice
  11. Did some work at theaters, but not performing, and not remembered for it
  12. Not a director
  13. Not German
  14. Born after 1800
  15. Not best known for writing, though he did write
  16. Not from the British Isles
  17. French
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Take 3 DQs.

1.l I am not Dorothy Gale.
2. I am not Dvorak.
3. Take a DQ.

  1. I am not Daniel Boone (??)
    Take 2 DQs.