More August Botticelli

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Jeremy Potts, in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Jemima Potts
Jada Pinkett-Smith, in The Matrix trilogy

DQ:

Scientist?

Two DQs reserved. We’re on the homestretch here. What would be useful questions to ask?

662

Yes, see the DQ#12 answer.

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[The field of science has been a common one in the past, and it’s possible that it could inspire some ideas among people who are currently stuck (such as myself).]

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IQ: Did you develop the vaccine for Polio?

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I am not Dr. Jonas Salk.

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And to think I got to him by brainstorming common German names starting with J and imagining his name was Johannes. I really am turning this into another malapropagation.

667

I know. You said “Known for science/mathematics.” I’m asking which of the two.

668

Ah, okay.

DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Not American
  5. First name starts with J
  6. Died since 1900
  7. Not known for the Arts
  8. Not a military/political figure
  9. European
  10. Not known for sports/athletics
  11. Not from an English-speaking country
  12. Known for science/mathematics
  13. From East of the Rhine
  14. Born North of Vienna
  15. Died before 1950
  16. Not a Nobel Prize-winner
  17. Scientist
669

Thanks.

So… a European scientist, male, first name starts with J, died between 1900-1950 with no Nobel Prize. From east of the Rhine and north of Vienna - perhaps German or Russian? Hmm.

670

You forgot Poland :smiley: In all seriousness, we might hit on something brainstorming the other possibilities, which as far as I can tell are Poland, Scandanavia and the Baltic states.

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Tried to answer this before going to work this morning, but the SDMB was being difficult again.

Polish pianist and prime minister Jan Paderewski.
John von Neumann. (I was really hoping this would be the answer…)
Fenton Hardy’s famous sons were Frank and Joe.

That’s okay - somebody won a game a few weeks back with one of those misconceived questions.

672

Netherlands, Czech Rep, Slovakia, Hungary…

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DQ: From a Slavic country?

Two DQs reserved.

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DQs:

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. Not American
  5. First name starts with J
  6. Died since 1900
  7. Not known for the Arts
  8. Not a military/political figure
  9. European
  10. Not known for sports/athletics
  11. Not from an English-speaking country
  12. Known for science/mathematics
  13. From East of the Rhine
  14. Born North of Vienna
  15. Died before 1950
  16. Not a Nobel Prize-winner
  17. Scientist
  18. Not from a Slavic country
675

That’s 18 DQs, and I have enough to finish off the usual 20, but as long as we’re all just sitting here thinking I might as well give the Prof a chance to exercise his little grey cells a bit more…
IQ1: Are you the astronaut son of a newspaper editor?
IQ2: Are you commonly known by a nickname that refers to an Asian city?
IQ3: Did you write about Elsa and Pippa?

676

I am not John Jameson, aka the Man-Wolf. Take yet another DQ for #2.
I am not Joy Adamson, former subject of Botticelli.

677

How is “Slavic country” usually defined? Russia and anything to its southeast?

678

That was a pretty feeble attempt at exercise, wasn’t it?

Correct on John Jameson (Man-Wolf? Must be after my time…) and Joy Adamson.
#2 was the unspeakable Hanoi Jane.
Three DQs reserved.

679

That’s my take on it.

680

Southwest, you mean?

I would define it as being a country where the primary language is Slavic: Russia*, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, the former Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria. The Baltic countries, Hungary, Rumania and Albania are excluded.

  • Including Belarus and the Ukraine.