Botticelli - Sep 2013

Thread Games
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IQs:

Was a museum named after you notoriously robbed?
Were your remains identified, in part, by their great size?
Were you a noted German fighter pilot?

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Glad to have you back!

I am not George Burns.
I am not Ginger Rogers.
Unless that’s van Gogh, take a DQ.

123

I’m not J. Paul Getty.
I’m not Goliath.
I’m not Gunther Rall.

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George Weasley, in the final Harry Potter book.

DQ: Real?

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DQ:

  1. Real
126

IQ1: Were you the only US president born in New Jersey?
IQ2: Did Ben Kingsley play you in a movie?
IQ3: Did you have clearance, Clarence?

127

Unless #1 is Grover Cleveland, take a DQ.
I’m not Gandhi.
Take one DQ for #3.

128

IQ1: Are you swinging down the street, so fancy-free?
IQ2: Did you kill William Bonney?
IQ3: Were you killed whilst fighting at Khartoum?

129

I’m not Georgy Girl.
I’m not Pat Garrett.
I’m sure Ill know 3, but not coming up with it at the moment, so take a DQ.

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Peter Graves played Clarence Oveur in Airplane.

DQ2: Male?

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[Aargh. I thought he played Victor.]

DQs:

  1. Real.
  2. Male.
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Not who I was thinking of for any of those, so I’ll rephrase!

IQs:

Was an East Coast museum named after you notoriously robbed?
You were an American. Were your remains identified, in part, by their great size?
Were you a noted German fighter pilot with a last name beginning with G?

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Take 3 DQs.

134

Correct on Georgy and Pat Garrett.
British general “Chinese” Gordon.
DQ: American?

135

[And that’s at least twice you’ve gotten by with him. Drat!]

DQs:

  1. Real.
  2. Male.
  3. Not American.
136

IQ1: Did John Wayne once copy your poetry-reading act?
IQ2: Do you have friends in low places?
IQ3: Did you sing about Cotton Jenny?

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I’m not Garth Brooks. Take 2 DQs.

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IQ1: Are you a historical figure who has been played by Hugh Laurie?
IQ2: Are you a historical figure who has been played by Nigel Hathorne?
IQ3: Did you write a dialogue featuring a character named “Simplicio”?

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I’m not Galileo. Take 2 DQs.

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You got Galileo even working from a question I’d got wrong on two counts - congratulations.
Number 1 was George IV who was played by Hugh Laurie in Blackadder the Third
Number 2 was George III who was played by Nigel Hathorne in the Madness of King George.