Botticelli - September 2015

Thread Games
601

IQ1: Was a restaurant chain that is defunct in the US, but is still going strong in the UK and elsewhere, named after you?
IQ2: Were you technical director at Peenemuende before coming to the US?
IQ3: Were you the older of Kimberly’s two adopted brothers?

602

Take 3 DQs.

603

J Wellington Wimpy (Wimpy’s).
Wernher von Braun.
Willis (Diff’rent Strokes).
DQ1: Male?
DQ2: Living?
DQ3: Known for the Arts?

604

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Known for the Arts
605

IQ1: Is Arrangement in Grey and Black No 1 your best-known work?
IQ2: Did you play Tuco?
IQ3: Did you write Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?

606

IQ1: Are you a political columnist who also wrote “On Language” for the NY Times?
IQ2: Are you a political columnist who founded the National Review?
IQ3: Did you brother Robert allegedly appear to you in a vision after his death and teach you illuminated printing?

607

Previous IQs:

Did you sometimes nap even though you knew VIPs were waiting for you? - William Howard Taft.
According to a magazine profile, did you particularly enjoy the card game Oh Hell? - William J. Clinton.
Were you a prominent British abolitionist? - William Wilberforce.

William x3!

DQs:

American?
Last name starts with W?
Died since 1950?

IQs:

Did you hold a political office in the same year as two other people held that same office?
Did the Pope give you a special flag for your big project?
Are you known for your pictures of your dogs, all of whom are of the same breed?

608
  1. I am not James Abbott McNeill Whistler.
  2. Take a DQ.
  3. I am not Tennessee Williams.
609
  1. I am not William Safire.
  2. Take a DQ.
  3. Take a DQ.
610

Take 3 more DQs.

611

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Known for the Arts
  5. American
  6. Last name starts with W
  7. Died since 1950
612

correct, William F. Buckley, William Blake

William x3!

DQ: Known for performing arts?

holding a DQ

613

IQ1: Is a dish of beef with pâté, mushrooms, truffles and Madeira sauce encased in a pastry crust named after you?
IQ2: Was a type of cyder apple named after you for your 21st birthday?
IQ3: Are you a Scottish writer for whom a dish of game prepared with Dundee marmalade and whisky is named?

614

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Known for the Arts
  5. American
  6. Last name starts with W
  7. Died since 1950
  8. Known for the performing arts
615
  1. I am not the Duke of Wellington.
    Take 2 DQs.
616

correct, Prince William (PW Cider Apple), Walter Scott (Wild Duckling a la WS)

DQ: Actor?

holding 2 DQs

617

Previous IQs:

Did you hold a political office in the same year as two other people held that same office? - William Henry Harrison, briefly President in 1841, with Martin Van Buren before him and John Tyler after. (One of only two years in U.S. history when three men occupied the Presidency).
Did the Pope give you a special flag for your big project? - William the Conqueror: The Bayeux Tapestry (France).
Are you known for your pictures of your dogs, all of whom are of the same breed? - William Wegman, who lurves his Weimaraners.

William x3 again!

DQs:

Won a top award in his field?
Considered handsome?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Were you accused of being a Nazi collaborator but defended by George Orwell?
Are you Dilbert’s laziest coworker?
Did Otto eat all of the others like you?

618

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Known for the Arts
  5. American
  6. Last name starts with W
  7. Died since 1950
  8. Known for the performing arts
  9. Not an actor
  10. Won many honors, though not exactly a top award
  11. Not known for being handsome, but not bad looking either
619

#2. I am not Wally.
Take 2 DQs.

620

DQ: Musician?

holding 1 DQ