Botticelli - Sep 2013

Thread Games
341

Lothar von Richthofen was a flying ace, but his score came nowhere near his brother Manfred’s total.
Lovey Howell. “With Gilligan; the skipper, too; the millionaire and his wife…”
Louis IX of France.
DQ1: Known for the Arts, using our standard definition?
DQ2: Native speaker of a Romance language?
One DQ reserved.
IQ1: Is your chief advisor named Odie Cologne?
IQ2: Are you a cartoon character with a friend named Billy Bird?
IQ3: Were you a mad king?

342

I am known for the arts but my mother tongue is not a Romance language, and there’s no way I am Ludwig II (of Bavaria) or King Leonardo. Have a DQ for #2.

L.

  1. Male
  2. Dead
  3. Not American
  4. Born North of the Mason-Dixon Line
  5. European
  6. Last name starts with L
  7. Died after 1900
  8. Known for the arts
  9. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
343

Correct on Leonardo and Ludwig.
#2 was Linus the Lionhearted.
DQ: Native language English?
One DQ reserved.

344

Bob Newhart’s friend Larry had two brothers, both named Darryl.
Dr. Lilith Crane, in an episode Frasier.
Correct as to Dr. Lyman Hall.

DQs:

British?
Died after 1950?

IQs:

Did a bookshop owner in a movie not know who you were?
Was a fort in Pennsylvania named after you?
Were you noted for your skills at makeup and disguise?

345

My native language is not English.

Not British but I died after 1950.

I am not Lachlan McIntosh. 2 DQs for #1 and #3.

L.

  1. Male
  2. Dead
  3. Not American
  4. Born North of the Mason-Dixon Line
  5. European
  6. Last name starts with L
  7. Died after 1900
  8. Known for the arts
  9. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
  10. Native language is not English
  11. Not British
  12. Died after 1950
346

Correct on Leopold and Lemaitre. Number 3 was Jean Baptiste Lamarck.

DQ: Known for composing or performing music?

IQ: Are you a flamboyant pianist?

347

DQ: Native speaker of a Germanic language?

IQ1: Did you write about Earthsea?
IQ2: Did you star in films with the Howard brothers?
IQ3: Were you an early experimenter with gliders?

348

Not known for music and have a DQ.

I’m not Ursula Le Guin or Otto Lilienthal. Have a DQ for #2.

And yes, my first language is a Germanic one.

L.

  1. Male
  2. Dead
  3. Not American
  4. Born North of the Mason-Dixon Line
  5. European
  6. Last name starts with L
  7. Died after 1900
  8. Known for the arts
  9. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
  10. Native language is not English
  11. Not British
  12. Died after 1950
  13. Not known for composing or performing music
  14. Native speaker of a Germanic language
349

DQs:

  1. Known for your writing?
  2. Name more than 2 syllables long?
350

Correct on Le Guin and Lilienthal.
#2 was Larry Fine, who was one of the Three Stooges (the others being Moe, Shemp and Curly Howard).
DQ reserved while I think a little…

351

Yes, I’m known for my writing and my name is 2 syllables long!

L.

  1. Male
  2. Dead
  3. Not American
  4. Born North of the Mason-Dixon Line
  5. European
  6. Last name starts with L
  7. Died after 1900
  8. Known for the arts
  9. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
  10. Native language is not English
  11. Not British
  12. Died after 1950
  13. Not known for composing or performing music
  14. Native speaker of a Germanic language
  15. Known for his writing
  16. Name is two syllables long
352

IQs:

  1. Did you write the poem The Song of the Chattahoochee?
  2. Did you play one of Dorothy’s co-travelers in The Wizard of Oz?
  3. Were you portrayed by W. C. Fields in You Can’t Cheat An Honest Man?
353

I’m not Bert Lahr. Have 2 DQs.

354

My flamboyant pianist was Liberace. I can’t think of how to use the DQ.

355

DQ: Native speaker of German?

356

Not a native speaker of German!

L.

  1. Male
  2. Dead
  3. Not American
  4. Born North of the Mason-Dixon Line
  5. European
  6. Last name starts with L
  7. Died after 1900
  8. Known for the arts
  9. Not a native speaker of a Romance language
  10. Native language is not English
  11. Not British
  12. Died after 1950
  13. Not known for composing or performing music
  14. Native speaker of a Germanic language
  15. Known for his writing
  16. Name is two syllables long
  17. Not a native speaker of German
357

IQ: Did you create ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?’

358

I’m not Stieg Larsson.

359

#1 is poet Sidney Lanier.
Right on #2.
#3 is Larsen E. Whipsnade. “That’s Larsen…E. Not Larceny, and It’s Whipsnade, not snake!”

Saving my DQs for now.

360

Dang!