Botticelli - Sept 2026

Thread Games
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#1 was noted atheist Madelyn Murray O’Hare.
#2 was Orson Bean.
#3 was Merle Oberon.

DQ: Known for sports?

2 DQs reserved.

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  1. Were you known for designing gardens?
  2. Are there multiple colleges or universities with science or engineering buildings named for you?
  3. Did you play for the Baltimore Orioles?
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Take 3 DQs

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O

  1. Real
  2. Last name begins with O
  3. Male
  4. Not living
  5. Not known for the arts
  6. Died in 1950
  7. Not known from science
  8. American
  9. Not best known for politics/military
  10. Born before 1890
  11. Not known for sports
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IQs:

  1. Did you, a police officer, appear as yourself in a film based on a song?
  2. Are you the namesake of the capital of North Dakota?
  3. Were you a New York Giants slugger beloved of crossword puzzle constructors?
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IQs:

  1. Are you, the Rose Princess, a cousin of Ozma’s?
  2. Do you sell wands?
  3. Are you a major character in the book Red Moon and Black Mountain?
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  1. Frederick Law Olmstead (I probably should have said parks, not gardens)
  2. Franklin W. Olin
  3. I was thinking of Ozzie Smith, but I was wrong. He played for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals.

So 2 new DQs, plus 2 reserved DQs, means time to come up with questions.

  1. Known for Business?

3 DQs reserved

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DQ: Last name starts with "O’ "?

1 DQ reserved.

149

Take a DQ
I am not… Otto von Bismark?
I am not… Mel Ott?

I am not Olivander, and take 2 DQs

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O

  1. Real
  2. Last name begins with O
  3. Male
  4. Not living
  5. Not known for the arts
  6. Died in 1950
  7. Not known from science
  8. American
  9. Not best known for politics/military
  10. Born before 1890
  11. Not known for sports
  12. Known for business
  13. Last name begins with O

This put us at over 20, so no more IQs. (@Eureka = 3; @Elendil_s_Heir = 2; @kitap = 2; @SunUp = 1; @Prof.Pepperwinkle = 1) Please ask your DQs by Monday noon CDT.

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Previous IQs:

Were you probably not related to Lincoln’s SECNAV, despite having the same last name? - Orson (and Gideon) Welles
Were you Mork’s boss? - Yes, Orson of Ork
Were you an actor who’s become a Doper meme? - Orson Bean

Orson x3!

DQs:

Best known for a single product?
Greatest fame in or before 1929?

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Ozga, correct, Oliver.

DQs:

  1. Caucasian?
  2. Known for vehicles?
153

My DQ wasn’t does the last name start with O, but does it start with O’ ?

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O

  1. Real
  2. Last name begins with O
  3. Male
  4. Not living
  5. Not known for the arts
  6. Died in 1950
  7. Not known from science
  8. American
  9. Not best known for politics/military
  10. Born before 1890
  11. Not known for sports
  12. Known for business
  13. Last name does not begins with O’
  14. Not best known for a single product
  15. Greatest fame in or before 1929
  16. Caucasian
  17. Known for vehicles

Sorry for the mistake. I’ve updated my answer.

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DQ: First name starts with A-M?

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O

  1. Real
  2. Last name begins with O
  3. Male
  4. Not living
  5. Not known for the arts
  6. Died in 1950
  7. Not known from science
  8. American
  9. Not best known for politics/military
  10. Born before 1890
  11. Not known for sports
  12. Known for business
  13. Last name does not begins with O’
  14. Not best known for a single product
  15. Greatest fame in or before 1929
  16. Caucasian
  17. Known for vehicles
  18. First name does not start with A-M
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DQ. Last name starts with Oa-Ol?

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DQ: First name is a synonym for money paid for a captive?

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O

  1. Real
  2. Last name begins with O
  3. Male
  4. Not living
  5. Not known for the arts
  6. Died in 1950
  7. Not known from science
  8. American
  9. Not best known for politics/military
  10. Born before 1890
  11. Not known for sports
  12. Known for business
  13. Last name does not begins with O’
  14. Not best known for a single product
  15. Greatest fame in or before 1929
  16. Caucasian
  17. Known for vehicles
  18. First name does not start with A-M
  19. Last name starts with Oa-Ol
  20. First name is synonymous with money paid for a captive

We have a winner! I am Ransom E. Olds, founder of the Olds Motor Vehicle Company (later, Oldsmobile) and the REO Motor Car Company, makers of the REO Speed Wagon. Congratulations to @SunUp!

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Good job, SunUp!