Bottticelli -- Oct 2017

Thread Games
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DQ: Associated with a product or business?

holding a DQ

82

#1 was William Morris, of the William Morris Agency, natch.
#2 was Werner Oland.
Correct on #3.

2 DQs reserved.

IQs:

  1. Would you have become POTUS if Andrew Johnson had been removed from office through impeachment?
  2. Did you have a 1950’s children’s show that encouraged them to draw on the TV screen?
  3. Were you the only POTUS with the middle name Gamaliel?
83

DQ. (Pretty sure it would have been the President pro tem of the Senate, but no idea who that was.)
DQ.
Still not Warren Harding.

W

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name does not start with W
  4. Dead
  5. Known, in a way, for the Arts*
  6. American
  7. Not born after 1950
  8. Born after 1900
  9. Known for the performing arts, in a way*
  10. Not best known for a single incident
  11. Greatest fame not before 1941
  12. Concerned with politics/military, but not best known for that
  13. Not considered especially handsome
  14. White
  15. Associated with a product or business
  • This is about the best I can come up with here…
    Can’t wait for this game to end so I can see how y’all would have handled it…
84

#1 was President pro tem Ben Wade.
#2 Winky Dink (of Winky Dink and You).
Correct on Warren.

DQ: Known from commercials?

3 DQs reserved.

85

Previous IQs:

Was your wife’s nickname “Duchess”? - Yes, Warren G. Harding
Did Ike consider your appointment one of his greatest mistakes? - Earl Warren, whom he appointed Chief Justice of the United States
Did he consider yours another one? - William J. Brennan, whom he appointed an Associate Justice

DQs:

Manner of death was notable in some way?
Wealthy at the time of his death?

IQs:

Were you nearby when your wife died on or near a boat?
An actor, were you also?
Were you that wife?

86

Not Robert Wagner.
DQ.
Not Natalie Wood.

W

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name does not start with W
  4. Dead
  5. Known, in a way, for the Arts*
  6. American
  7. Not born after 1950
  8. Born after 1900
  9. Known for the performing arts, in a way*
  10. Not best known for a single incident
  11. Greatest fame not before 1941
  12. Concerned with politics/military, but not best known for that
  13. Not considered especially handsome
  14. White
  15. Associated with a product or business
  16. Not known from commercials
  17. Manner of death was not notable in any way
  18. Moderately wealthy at the time of his death
  • This is about the best I can come up with here…
    Can’t wait for this game to end so I can see how y’all would have handled it…
87

DQ: Unusual first name?

88

Previous IQs:

Were you nearby when your wife died on or near a boat? - Yes, Robert Wagner
An actor, were you also? - Christopher Walken
Were you that wife? - Yes, Natalie Wood

DQ:

Businessman/entrepreneur?

89

Remaining DQs:

  1. Known from the music industry?
  2. Known for a tangible product?
  3. Known for criminal activities?
90

W

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name does not start with W
  4. Dead
  5. Known, in a way, for the Arts*
  6. American
  7. Not born after 1950
  8. Born after 1900
  9. Known for the performing arts, in a way*
  10. Not best known for a single incident
  11. Greatest fame not before 1941
  12. Concerned with politics/military, but not directly known for that
  13. Not considered especially handsome
  14. White
  15. Associated with a product or business
  16. Not known from commercials
  17. Manner of death was not notable in any way
  18. Moderately wealthy at the time of my death
  19. Uncommon, but not unusual, first name
  20. Not a businessman/entrepreneur
  21. Not known from the music industry
  22. Not known for a tangible product
  23. Not known for criminal activities
  • This is about the best I can come up with here…

KO has one DQ left. Let’s give him time to ask it.

Note the minor change to # 12.

91

DQ: Known for education?

92

W

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Last name does not start with W
  4. Dead
  5. Known, in a way, for the Arts*
  6. American
  7. Not born after 1950
  8. Born after 1900
  9. Known for the performing arts, in a way*
  10. Not best known for a single incident
  11. Greatest fame not before 1941
  12. Concerned with politics/military, but not directly known for that
  13. Not considered especially handsome
  14. White
  15. Associated with a product or business
  16. Not known from commercials
  17. Manner of death was not notable in any way
  18. Moderately wealthy at the time of my death
  19. Uncommon, but not unusual, first name
  20. Not a businessman/entrepreneur
  21. Not known from the music industry
  22. Not known for a tangible product
  23. Not known for criminal activities
  24. Involved with education, but not best known for that
  • This is about the best I can come up with here…
    Eagerly awaiting your “Firstname Lastname” DQs…
93

I’m thinking, but I haven’t a prayer of getting this one.

94

DQ: Are you Walter Cronkite?

95

Yes, I am Walter Cronkite. And that’s the way it is, September 13th, 2017.

Your last two posts seem a little contradictory, Prof…

96

Hmm. My answers to DQs 5 and 9 would’ve been “no” - he was a journalist, not in “the arts,” as such.

97

It’s a very gray area.
BTW, I am X.

98

IQ1: Did you fail to invade Greece in 480 BC ?
IQ2: Are you a professional wrestler and part of the New Day team?
IQ3: Are you a Latin bandleader who was married to Charo Baeza?

99
  1. I am not Xerxes.
    Take a DQ for #2.
  2. I am not Xavier Cugat.
100

In the past, we’ve allowed middle names starting with X. OK here?

IQs:

Were you a noted Ancient Greek cavalryman?
Were you Luna Lovegood’s dad?
Have you been played by two British actors in recent years, young and old, despite being an American?