Botticelli - October 2025

Thread Games
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Previous IQs:

Were you the best-known person from Russell, Kansas? - Bob Dole
In your long career have you played a Federal prosecutor, network executive, computer expert and hotel concierge? - Bob Balaban, in Absence of Malice, Seinfeld, 2010: The Year We Make Contact and The Grand Budapest Hotel
Did you fake an assassination attempt in order to win a US Senate seat? - The title character in Bob Roberts

Bob x3!

DQs:

Is in the hall of fame for his sport?
Was part of a world-championship team?

One DQ reserved.

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You didn’t miss it, I added the details after you brought it up.

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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
  20. Known for basketball
  21. Known for others things beyond sports, but best known for sports
  22. Is in the Hall of Fame for sports
  23. Was part of more than one championship team in sports
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Oh, a wise guy, eh?
[/Moe Howard]

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SunUp clarified the Big 4 when he first asked the DQ, but that was all the way up the page so it’s easy to miss.

Final DQ: first name is Bob or Bill, or some variant?

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DQ: Best known for playing on a team based east of the Mississippi?
Four DQs reserved.

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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
  20. Known for basketball
  21. Known for others things beyond sports, but best known for sports
  22. Is in the Hall of Fame for sports
  23. Was part of more than one championship team in sports
  24. First name is Bob or Bill, or a variant
  25. Known for playing on teams on both sides of the Mississippi (River)
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DQ: First name is Bob, or a variant thereof?
Three DQs reserved.


There’s a difference between “best known” (my question) and “known” (your answer).

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Point taken; DQ updated.

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
  20. Known for basketball
  21. Known for others things beyond sports, but best known for sports
  22. Is in the Hall of Fame for sports
  23. Was part of more than one championship team in sports
  24. First name is Bob or Bill, or a variant
  25. Best known for playing on teams on both sides of the Mississippi (River)
  26. First name is not Bob, or variant of
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Quiet, you!

I yield my remaining DQ to whoever would like to ask it.

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EH’s DQ: Last name starts with T-V?

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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
  20. Known for basketball
  21. Known for others things beyond sports, but best known for sports
  22. Is in the Hall of Fame for sports
  23. Was part of more than one championship team in sports
  24. First name is Bob or Bill, or a variant
  25. Best known for playing on teams on both sides of the Mississippi (River)
  26. First name is not Bob, or variant of
  27. Last name does not start with T-V
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I suppose Boz Scaggs is wrong…

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Ditto my three.

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SCA’s DQs:

  1. Last name starts with W?
  2. Died after 2020?
  3. Best known in the 1970s or 1980s?
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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
  20. Known for basketball
  21. Known for others things beyond sports, but best known for sports
  22. Is in the Hall of Fame for sports
  23. Was part of more than one championship team in sports
  24. First name is Bob or Bill, or a variant
  25. Best known for playing on teams on both sides of the Mississippi (River)
  26. First name is not Bob, or variant of
  27. Last name does not start with T-V
  28. Last name starts with W
  29. Died after 2020
  30. Best known in the 1970s 0r 1980s (although well known after those decades)
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You can ask FirstName/LastName, but I think the Professor knows who I am.

238

Nope. No clue.
I’m thinking, though.

239

I’m pretty sure I know, but I’m travelling this week and don’t know how well I could host.

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Are you Bill Walton?