Botticelli - Sept. 2016

Thread Games
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IQs:

  1. Did you write about the ABZs?
  2. Do some (but not all) sources say your son Arthur was illegitimate?
  3. Were you mistaken for your twin, Phoebe?
82

IQ: Did you write Foucault’s Pendulum?
IQ: Were you Oscar’s roommate?
IQ: Are you a popular professional wrestler who I otherwise know nothing about but am totally running out of Us?

83

IQs:

  1. Were you Secretary General at the UN?
  2. Were you George of the Jungle’s girlfriend?
  3. Did you draw Steamboat Willie basically by yourself?
84

Dingdingding!

Well, that was quick. Yes, I am the late Italian novelist, academic and philosopher

Umberto Eco

Well done, Draelin!

85

Nothing wrong with quick, congrats Draelin!

FYI, my IQs were Uncle Shelby (aka Shel Silverstein), Uther Pendragon, and Ursula Buffay (Mad About You character appearing on Friends)

86

Yay! Those were literally the last Us I think I would have been able to come up with. I’ll be back by lunchtime with the next game!

87

Okay, folks, I’m ready …

I am V.

88

Good deal, Draelin! I have The Island of the Day Before on my Tablet to read at some point in the near future.

IQs:

  1. Did you compose The Four Seasons?
  2. Was the magical system used in your novels the basis for spell casting in Dungeons & Dragons?
  3. Did you star in the movie White Christmas?
89

IQs:

Are you the best-known former resident of the Larkhill Resettlement Camp?
Did you marry your first cousin, who died during the American Civil War?
Did you play Princess Irulan?

90

I have tried to read Foucault’s Pendulum no less than three times and keep failing miserably. :slight_smile:

I am not Vivaldi, mumblecan’trememberfirstname Vance, or … oh, hell. Take a DQ because I’m drawing a blank.

I am not Virginia Madsen, and 2 DQs to you.

91

Previous IQs:

Are you the best-known former resident of the Larkhill Resettlement Camp? - V, in the graphic novel and movie V for Vendetta
Did you marry your first cousin, who died during the American Civil War? - Queen Victoria (needless to say, Prince Albert wasn’t a battlefield casualty)
Did you play Princess Irulan? - Yes, Virginia Madsen, in David Lynch’s Dune

DQs:

Real?
Male?

IQs:

Were you Jimmy Carter’s first SECSTATE?
Were you the first white child born in what is now North Carolina?
Were you a noted Ohio Copperhead leader?

92

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Correct. Correct. Vera Lynn starred along with Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby.

DQ: Last name starts with V?

93

I figured out V about five minutes after I posted, and the Prince Albert was a nice misdirect!

DQ, not Virginia Dare (?), and DQ because I’m guessing that has something to do with sportsing, which is not my strong suit.

My mind kept sidetracking to Holiday Inn and I had nothing.

  1. Not real.
  2. Male.
  3. Last name starts with V.
94

:: bows ::

Previous IQs:

Were you Jimmy Carter’s first SECSTATE? - Cyrus Vance.
Were you the first white child born in what is now North Carolina? - Yes, Virginia Dare.
Were you a noted Ohio Copperhead leader? - Clement Vallandigham. (Copperheads were anti-war, anti-Lincoln Democrats during the Civil War).

DQs:

American?
First appeared since 1964?

IQs:

Were you a costar of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.?
Were you the best-known JFK impersonator?
Were you known for your stylish illustrations of beautiful women?

95
  1. Not real.
  2. Male.
  3. Last name starts with V.
  4. Not American.
  5. First appearance before 1964.

Not Alicia Vikander. I can picture the JFK impersonator from old Sullivan clips, but don’t know his name, and I dunno, so 2 DQs.

96

Previous IQs:

Were you a costar of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.? - I’ll rephrase.
Were you the best-known JFK impersonator? - Vaughan Meader.
Were you known for your stylish illustrations of beautiful women? - Vargas.

DQs:

European?
First appeared in a book?

IQs:

Were you a costar of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. original TV series?
Did Naomi Watts play you in a political thriller?
Are you a top female aide to President Obama?

97

IQs:

  1. Did you play King Tut on the Batman TV series?
  2. Did you play Egghead on the Batman TV series?
  3. Did you play Lord Fogg on the Batman TV series?

All questions refer to the live-action 1960’s series.

98

My computer is angry with me and this is the third time I’ve tried to post, hopefully this one gets the job done.

Not Robert Vaughn either, and while I know or can picture the other two, I can’t actually name them, so 2 DQs.

Not Vincent Price or Rudy Vallee, but I can’t remember King Tut, so a DQ to you.

The last DQ is a little hard to answer, so I’ve modified it somewhat. Please feel free to object or disqualify.

  1. Not real.
  2. Male.
  3. Last name starts with V.
  4. Not American.
  5. First appearance before 1964.
  6. European.
  7. First appeared in written media.
99

Victor Buono played King Tut. Correct on the other two.

DQ: Created before 1900?

100

IQs:

  1. Will Camila Mendes play you in the upcoming series Riverdale?
  2. Are you a former President of Mexico who does not care for Mr. Trump?
  3. Will Kelly Overton star as you in an upcoming TV series?