Botticelli - Sept. 2016

Thread Games
141

I am not Fay Wray.
Take a DQ for #2.
I am not Gideon Welles.

142

Previous IQs:

Did you star in the original King Kong? - Yes, Fay Wray.
Were you reprieved in Breaker Morant? - Lt. George Witton, who went on to write Scapegoats of the Empire about the case.
Were you Lincoln’s SECNAV? - Yes, Gideon Welles.

DQ:

Singer?

IQs:

Were you the first of Lizzie Bennet’s sisters to marry?
In 1992, did Hillary Clinton specifically say she wasn’t like you?
Did you command the USS Monitor in its famous 1862 clash with the CSS Virginia?

143

#2. I am not George W. Bush (guess).
Take 2 or 3 DQs.

144

Previous IQs:

Were you the first of Lizzie Bennet’s sisters to marry? - Mrs. Wickham, in Pride and Prejudice
In 1992, did Hillary Clinton specifically say she wasn’t like you? - Tammy Wynette: - YouTube
Did you command the USS Monitor in its famous 1862 clash with the CSS Virginia? - Lt. John Worden

DQs:

Singer? (already asked in post 142)
Won a top award in her field?
Died since 1964?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Are you the best-known person from Staunton, Va.?
Did you inherit your half-brother Lawrence’s estate?
Were you renamed Matthew Harrison Brady for a play?

145

Sorry about missing questions lately. I’m recovering from pneumonia.

DQs:

  1. Female
  2. Real
  3. American
  4. Dead
  5. Last name starts with W
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Known for the Performing Arts
  8. Not known as an actress
  9. Not considered a Beauty, but still very attractive
  10. Singer
  11. Has won a Grammy, along with other awards
  12. Died since 1964
146

Take 3 DQs.

147

Sorry to hear you were ill, Prof.! Hope you feel MUCH better soon!

Previous IQs:

Are you the best-known person from Staunton, Va.? - Woodrow Wilson
Did you inherit your half-brother Lawrence’s estate? - George Washington
Were you renamed Matthew Harrison Brady for a play? - William Jennings Bryan, in Inherit the Wind

DQs:

Died since 2000?
Rock and roll singer?
Best known as a soloist?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Did you sink the Albemarle?
Did you respond to a letter from the city leaders of Atlanta?
Were you badly defeated at Chickamauga?

148

DQs:

  1. Female
  2. Real
  3. American
  4. Dead
  5. Last name starts with W
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Known for the Performing Arts
  8. Not known as an actress
  9. Not considered a Beauty, but still very attractive
  10. Singer
  11. Has won a Grammy, along with other awards
  12. Died since 1964
  13. Died before 2000
  14. Not a rock and roll singer
  15. Best known as a soloist
149

IQs:

  1. I thought that was Melancton Smith. (sp?) Take a DQ.
    Take 2 more DQs.
150

Previous IQs:

Did you sink the Albemarle? - William Cushing
Did you respond to a letter from the city leaders of Atlanta? - William Sherman, in a masterful statement of Union war aims: William Tecumseh Sherman to Atlanta : "War is Hell"
Were you badly defeated at Chickamauga? - William Rosecrans

Civil War Williams x3!

DQs:

Country and western singer?
Had a famous husband?

Two DQs reserved.

IQs:

Did you sing “I’m So Lonely I Could Cry”?
Did you sing “Are You Ready for Some Football”?
Did the same actor who played you also recently play LBJ?

151

DQs:

  1. Female
  2. Real
  3. American
  4. Dead
  5. Last name starts with W
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Known for the Performing Arts
  8. Not known as an actress
  9. Not considered a Beauty, but still very attractive
  10. Singer
  11. Has won a Grammy, along with other awards
  12. Died since 1964
  13. Died before 2000
  14. Not a rock and roll singer
  15. Best known as a soloist
  16. Country & Western singer
  17. Did not have a famous husband
152

I am not Hank Williams.
I am not Hank Williams, Jr.
Take a DQ for LBJ.

153

Previous IQs:

Did you sing “I’m So Lonely I Could Cry”? - Yes, Hank Williams.
Did you sing “Are You Ready for Some Football”? - Yes, Hank Williams Jr.
Did the same actor who played you also recently play LBJ? - Bryan Cranston played Walter White in Breaking Bad and LBJ in All the Way.

DQ:

Greatest fame before 1980?

Two DQs reserved.

Think think think…

154

DQs:

  1. Female
  2. Real
  3. American
  4. Dead
  5. Last name starts with W
  6. Known for the Arts
  7. Known for the Performing Arts
  8. Not known as an actress
  9. Not considered a Beauty, but still very attractive
  10. Singer
  11. Has won a Grammy, along with other awards
  12. Died since 1964
  13. Died before 2000
  14. Not a rock and roll singer
  15. Best known as a soloist
  16. Country & Western singer
  17. Did not have a famous husband
  18. Greatest fame before 1980
155

I’m drawing a blank. I yield my two earned DQs, one apiece, to any other players who wish to ask them.

156

What oher players? Draelin hasn’t played since the 16th, and Johnny Ace hasn’t been here since the 17th.

157

IQ1: Did you sing “Jose Cuervo”?
IQ2: Were you #1’s mother?

158

And he’s back with a bang! Welcome back, SCA!

No, I am not Shelley West, but, yes, I am her mother, Dottie West!

Good job!

159

Never heard of her. Good job, SCAdian, and welcome back!

160

I’ve been in a sick hole the last week, but as I’ve never heard of her, I wouldn’t have had much to contribute, anyway. :slight_smile: Congrats SCAdian!