Botticelli September 2012

Thread Games
41

Yes, if not for her athletic achievement, she’d be completely unremarkable.

42

A reminder.

43

STILL can’t find the DQs I’ve left unaswered. (are they staring me in the face?)

44

I meant, in a numbered list, so that we can all see what’s been answered so far in one place, as you last did in post #19. Thanks!

45

Elendil-Now I know what you wanted. :wink:

To review what you’ve learned:

1.Real
2.Female
3.Living
4.Last name begins w/“D”
5.Born after 1950
6.Not in Arts
7.Not a Politician
8.Not known for specific incident
9.American
10.Olympian
11.Retired by 2000
12.Not in sprint events
13.Doesn’t use ball-like implements

46

Correction:

47

To further clarify: I included the shot in “ball” definition.

48

“Up in the air.” Heh.

You also told us, etv, in post 25, that she won gold medals in track.

49

Thank you Elendil for the reminder about #11.

50

Gold medals in track, you said. And, as you wrote in post 41, “if not for her athletic achievement, she’d be completely unremarkable.”

Grr. I’m still coming up blank. Oh, well, I think I still have five DQs banked, so I’ll roll the dice:

DQ:

Is the second letter of your last name “a”?

51

Nope, her last name does not start “Da”.

52

To review what we’ve learned:

D.

  1. Real
  2. Female
  3. Living
  4. Last name begins w/ “D”
  5. Born after 1950
  6. Not in Arts
  7. Not a Politician
  8. Not known for specific incident
  9. American
  10. Olympian
  11. Won gold medals in track
  12. Retired by 2000
  13. Not in sprint events
  14. Doesn’t use ball-like implements
  15. If not for her athletic achievement, would be completely unremarkable
  16. Last name doesn’t start “Da-”
53

I’ll borrow a DQ, if I may.

DQ - did this person win a Gold medal in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney?

54

Ministre-Yes she did win Gold in Sydney

55

Baffled - all I have is Gail Devers and Stacy Dragila, and they’ve both been eliminated. I give up!

56

Anyone else? I’m stumped.

57

I have no idea.

58

No idea here, either.

59

I’ll burn a DQ, if I may:

Did this person earn a gold medal *for the United States *in the 2000 Olympics?

60

And if a DQ isn’t allowed…

Was this person who ran for the Bahama Olympic team awarded a gold medal in Sydney because the person who actually finished first was disqualified for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs?