[GAME] Botticelli Oct 2014

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821

I am not.

To quote Wikipedia, I “appeared in the first five Marx Brothers movies, as a straight man and romantic lead, before leaving the team.” I am Herbert “Zeppo” Marx.

822

D’oh!

It popped into my head this morning that it might be Burgess Meredith… but I’d already used my guess. Good one, SCAdian.

823

Zeppo! Wow. I concur with EH. Good one, SCAdian.

824

Thank you.

Since EH has expressed an apparent desire to go through the alphabet again, I am B.

825

IQs:

  1. Did you die midway through the production of your last film, and your director used your wife’s chiropractor as a body double substitute?
  2. Did you play Barnaby Jones?
  3. Did you play Glinda, the Good Witch?
826

Sweet - thanks!

IQs:

Were you the dog of a stereotypical Southern colonel in a classic cartoon?
Were you a fiercely feminist officeholder in the Seventies?
Were you a key character on Desperate Housewives?

827

IQ1: Did you play Richard IV?
IQ2: Were you the first female Speaker of the House of Commons?
IQ3: Were you on the winning side at Watling Street?

828

Argh, Misremembered my history. Please amend IQ3 to “Did you fight at Watling Street?”

829

DQ.
Not Buddy Ebsen.
DQ.

Three DQs.

DQ.
DQ.
Not … Boudicca?

830

IQ1: Are you the youngest winner of the men’s singles title at Wimbleton at age 17?
IQ2: Are you the narrator of How The Grinch Stole Christmas?
IQ3: Are you crawling up my wall, black and hairy, very small?

831

#1 was Bela Lugosi. The film was Ed Wood’s Plan 9 from Outer Space.
Correct on Buddy.
#3 was Billie Burke.

DQs:

  1. Real?
  2. Male?
832

IQs:

  1. Did you direct and choreograph Pippin on Broadway?
  2. Are you one of the major stars of Pippin?
  3. Did you play “Little Beaver” in the movies?
833

Not … Bjorn Borg?
DQ.
The only thing I can think of is Itsy Bitsy Spider, but as far as I know it only climbed up the waterspout. DQ.

Three DQs.

B.

  1. Real
  2. Male
834

#1 was Bob Fosse. #2 was Ben Vereen. #3 was Bobby Blake (Baretta) as a child star in the Red Ryder movies of the 1940’s.

DQs:

  1. Alive?
  2. Last name starts with B?
  3. Known for the Arts?
835

IQs:

  1. Are you aka Qwerl Dox?
  2. Were you an early crush of Peter Parker’s who worked at the Daily Bugle?
  3. Did you travel with Paul as an apostle?
836

1: Brian Blessed, in The Black Adder.
2: Betty Boothroyd
3: AS you say, Bouddicca - but as indicated by my subsequent post, I had forgotten that she actually lost the battle of Watling Street.

DQ: Are you known for your contribution to the arts?

837

Previous IQs:

Were you the dog of a stereotypical Southern colonel in a classic cartoon? - “Oh, Belvedere! Come heah, boy!”: - YouTube
Were you a fiercely feminist officeholder in the Seventies? - Bella Abzug
Were you a key character on Desperate Housewives? - Bree

DQs:

American?
Born since 1950?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Did you sing about geometric shapes in a granular medium?
Have you played a gangster, a private detective and a sailor?
Did you fake an assassination attempt on yourself?

838

IQ) Did you take time out from killing people to write lengthy letters to Jimmy Breslin?

IQ2) Did you ask your friend and Cal-Berkeley classmate Leigh Steinberg to review your contract offer, thereby launching his career as the biggest agent in sports?

IQ3) Were you a 1965 mayoral candidate who said that, if elected, your first act would be to demand a recount?

839

Boris Becker, Boris Karloff, Boris the Spider (by the Who) Boris x3!

fanganga, the Prof asked your question in #834.

Holding 3 DQs

IQ1: Are you the main character in a series of books written by Harry Harrison and other writers?
IQ2: Are you aka The Science Guy?
IQ3: Did ABC cancel your talk show after comments you made about 9/11?

840

Not … Brainiac 5? (I was going to deny being Bouncing Boy, but on second thought I think he’s Chuck Taine.)
Not Betty Whateverhersurnamewas.
Not Barnabas.

You’ve used this one enough times that I should know the answer, but - DQ.
DQ.
Same answer as #1.

Three DQs. (I think your first IQ refers to Son of Sam, but I can’t remember his real name.)

Not … Bill, the Galactic Hero?
Not Bill Nye.
Another Bill, I’m sure (Bill x3!), but - DQ.

B.

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Alive
  4. Last name does not start with B
  5. Not known for the Arts
  6. Not American
  7. Not born since 1950