Botticelli - October 2025

B

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Not living
  4. First name (as best known by) begins with B
  5. American
  6. Died after 1970
  7. Not known for the arts
  8. Not known for military/political reasons
  9. Not known for science/technology
  10. Last name begins N-Z
  11. Known for sports
  12. Died after 2000
  13. Last name begins T-Z
  14. Known for a team sport

Housekeeping

DQ: Known for one of the American “Big 4” sports (baseball, football, basketball, hockey)?

2 was Tim Burton; 3 was Beetlejuice (it’s how Lydia goes to the Neitherworld in the animated series).

2 DQs reserved.

Bill Bryson, correct, Constance Bennett (Billie Burke played Mrs. Topper).

2 DQs reserved

DQ: Caucasian?
Two DQs reserved.

IQ1: Were you the dirty little coward that shot Mr Howard?
IQ2: Were you the last surviving General of the Army?
IQ3: Are you Lois Flagston’s brother?

IQs:
1. Were you an Italian-American chef-turned-brand who had to phonetically spell his name?
2. Did you play Dick in The Applegates?
3. “I see her old movies on TV
And they are always a thrill for me
My daddy says I can be just like her
Well, I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish I were…”
From the title song of a classic 1962 psycho-thriller, would the person singing this probably feel differently once learning, well, whatever happened to you?

Take 3 DQs

I am not Boiardi (“Boy-ar dee”)
I am not Ed Bagley, Jr
I am not… Baby Jane?

B

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Not living
  4. First name (as best known by) begins with B
  5. American
  6. Died after 1970
  7. Not known for the arts
  8. Not known for military/political reasons
  9. Not known for science/technology
  10. Last name begins N-Z
  11. Known for sports
  12. Died after 2000
  13. Last name begins T-Z
  14. Known for a team sport
  15. Known for one of the American Big 4 sports
  16. Caucasian

I think that leaves 9 outstanding DQs

No more IQs, please ask DQs by Monday 9 am CST

DQ:

  1. Known for football?
  2. Died of natural causes?

B

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Not living
  4. First name (as best known by) begins with B
  5. American
  6. Died after 1970
  7. Not known for the arts
  8. Not known for military/political reasons
  9. Not known for science/technology
  10. Last name begins N-Z
  11. Known for sports
  12. Died after 2000
  13. Last name begins T-Z
  14. Known for a team sport
  15. Known for one of the American Big 4 sports
  16. Caucasian
  17. Not known for football
  18. Died of natural causes

DQ: Known for baseball?

1 DQ reserved.

Bob Ford
Omar Bradley
Beetle Bailey


Five DQs reserved.

Clarification, please – baseball, football, basketball, and … hockey?

B

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Not living
  4. First name (as best known by) begins with B
  5. American
  6. Died after 1970
  7. Not known for the arts
  8. Not known for military/political reasons
  9. Not known for science/technology
  10. Last name begins N-Z
  11. Known for sports
  12. Died after 2000
  13. Last name begins T-Z
  14. Known for a team sport
  15. Known for one of the American Big 4 sports (baseball, football, basketball, hockey)
  16. Caucasian
  17. Not known for football
  18. Died of natural causes
  19. Not known for baseball

Yes. I’ve included that in the DQ list.

Oops. Missed that. :flushed_face:

DQ: Known for Basketball?

3 was indeed Baby Jane Hudson; close enough on Begley.

DQ: known for anything outside sports?

1 DQ reserved.