Botticelli - Sept 2026

Thread Games
281

W

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. First name begins with W
  4. Not known from the arts
  5. Date of death unknown
  6. American
  7. Known from politics or the military
  8. Not known from the military
  9. Not best known for elected office
  10. Last name begins from A-M
  11. Not known for state-level or lower (ie. county or city) politics
  12. Born before 1900
  13. Born after 1800
  14. Not known for being a jurist
  15. Born after 1850
  16. Disappeared, but was not really a prominent person at the time of his disappearance, so no notice was made
  17. Did not hold a cabinet post
  18. Not black
  19. Not known for religious activism
  20. Disappeared after 1900
282

William IV
Buzz Windrip (It Can’t Happen Here, by Sinclair Lewis)
Lady Whiteadder


DQ: Known from Tammany Hall or any other such political machine?
2 DQs reserved.

283

W

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. First name begins with W
  4. Not known from the arts
  5. Date of death unknown
  6. American
  7. Known from politics or the military
  8. Not known from the military
  9. Not best known for elected office
  10. Last name begins from A-M
  11. Not known for state-level or lower (ie. county or city) politics
  12. Born before 1900
  13. Born after 1800
  14. Not known for being a jurist
  15. Born after 1850
  16. Disappeared, but was not really a prominent person at the time of his disappearance, so no notice was made
  17. Did not hold a cabinet post
  18. Not black
  19. Not known for religious activism
  20. Disappeared after 1900
  21. Not known from involvement with any political machine
284
  1. Walt Whitman
  2. William Carlos Williams
  3. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

3 DQs

1 DQ. Last name begins with A-G?
2. Associated with Prohibition?

1 DQ reserved

285

W

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. First name begins with W
  4. Not known from the arts
  5. Date of death unknown
  6. American
  7. Known from politics or the military
  8. Not known from the military
  9. Not best known for elected office
  10. Last name begins from A-M
  11. Not known for state-level or lower (ie. county or city) politics
  12. Born before 1900
  13. Born after 1800
  14. Not known for being a jurist
  15. Born after 1850
  16. Disappeared, but was not really a prominent person at the time of his disappearance, so no notice was made
  17. Did not hold a cabinet post
  18. Not black
  19. Not known for religious activism
  20. Disappeared after 1900
  21. Not known from involvement with any political machine
  22. Last name begins with A-G
  23. Not associated with Prohibition
286

I feel like I may have made an error in an early answer, so I’m going to give a freebie.

In terms of being known for politics, I am best known for interaction with, though not membership in, the judicial branch.

287

Hmm. Still drawing a blank. Maybe this was a political activist who was disappeared by TBTB, perhaps tied to the early Civil Rights Movement, labor unions, the internment of Japanese-Americans or the like?

288

I have one more DQ, and no ideas. So anYone with an idea can use it.

289

Eureka’s DQ: Name associated with a Supreme Court decision?

290

W

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. First name begins with W
  4. Not known from the arts
  5. Date of death unknown
  6. American
  7. Known from politics or the military
  8. Not known from the military
  9. Not best known for elected office
  10. Last name begins from A-M
  11. Not known for state-level or lower (ie. county or city) politics
  12. Born before 1900
  13. Born after 1800
  14. Not known for being a jurist
  15. Born after 1850
  16. Disappeared, but was not really a prominent person at the time of his disappearance, so no notice was made
  17. Did not hold a cabinet post
  18. Not black
  19. Not known for religious activism
  20. Disappeared after 1900
  21. Not known from involvement with any political machine
  22. Last name begins with A-G
  23. Not associated with Prohibition
  24. Name associated with a Supreme Court decision
291

DQ: Disappeared after 1925?

My last DQ is open to anyone.

292

This is not a DQ, but an observation: have we established that the person is male and not female? The politics angle makes me think they are male, but I could be wrong. Also: if they’re female, what about being a suffragette?

Food for thought.

293

SCAdian’s DQ: Male?

294

W

  1. Real
  2. Dead
  3. First name begins with W
  4. Not known from the arts
  5. Date of death unknown
  6. American
  7. Known from politics or the military
  8. Not known from the military
  9. Not best known for elected office
  10. Last name begins from A-M
  11. Not known for state-level or lower (ie. county or city) politics
  12. Born before 1900
  13. Born after 1800
  14. Not known for being a jurist
  15. Born after 1850
  16. Disappeared, but was not really a prominent person at the time of his disappearance, so no notice was made
  17. Did not hold a cabinet post
  18. Not black
  19. Not known for religious activism
  20. Disappeared after 1900
  21. Not known from involvement with any political machine
  22. Last name begins with A-G
  23. Not associated with Prohibition
  24. Name associated with a Supreme Court decision
  25. Disappeared after 1925
  26. Male

And I believe that’s the last of the DQs.

“Are you Firstname Lastname” are open until 6 p.m. CDT Monday, September 28th.

295

I considered asking that, but I decided the masculine pronoun used in DQ16 had already answered it.

296

I don’t have a guess.

297

I don’t either

298

Maybe more obscure than I thought. It is a Supreme Court decision that has been in the news some lately…

299

That sounds like EH’s specialty.

Pass.

300

I also have nothing.