Let's play Botticelli!

[Elendil's Heir]

IQ: Did Joe Carter end the World Series by hommering off you?
IQ2: Were you the last Whig to run for POTUS?

Is "hommering" some baseball-sex thing I've never heard of? ;-) Dunno this one.
Not... Winfield Scott?

...
IQs:
1. Is your name across several breakfast cereals?
2. Are you known for operas around Norse mythology?
3. Did you capture Princess Leia?

Dunno, not Wagner, and not Wilfhuff Tarkin.

IQ: Are you the villian in the current version of "Hawaii 5-0"?
IQ2: Were you a manager people thought misspelled his 1st name?

Dunno either of these. Since I'm answering four IQs of yours despite the rules, I trust you will ask all three at a time from now on to return the favor...?

W.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. last name begins with W
6. not known for the arts
7. born before 1900
8. not political/military
9. not a sports figure
10. inventor, but arguably not best-known for that
11. died before 1950
12. born east of the Miss. River
13. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
14. born east of the Appalachians
15. turned invention into business
16. born before 1850
17. died before 1925

Answer order inverted on these last two to make more sense.

[Erictelevision]

I will definitely return the favor. Not a stickler for that rule.

That was Mitch Williams (Joe Carter in '93)

DQ: His invention still in use today?

[Erictelevision]

Wofat
Jimy Williams

DQ: Died before 1900?

DQ reserved

[Erictelevision]

DQ: Does the typical American own your invention/product?

[Erictelevision]

Missed my DQ "Named company/invention after himself?"

[Elendil's Heir]

W.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. American
5. last name begins with W
6. not known for the arts
7. born before 1900
8. not political/military
9. not a sports figure
10. inventor, but arguably not best-known for that
11. died before 1950
12. born east of the Miss. River
13. born north of the Mason-Dixon Line
14. born east of the Appalachians
15. turned invention into business
16. born before 1850
17. died before 1925
18. invention still in use today
19. died after 1900
20. typical American may own the invention/product
21. named invention/company after himself

That's 20-plus DQs. Tawk amongst yourselves. Then please ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" questions, one apiece, before noon EST Monday.

[Erictelevision]

DQ: Are you Charles Wrigley?

[Elendil's Heir]

DQ: Are you Charles Wrigley?

I am not.

[Elendil's Heir]

Any guess, CIAS?

[CatInASuit]

Hmm - american inventor/businessman who lived a long time ago. Named his invention and company after him, so the company is going to have been around for ages and most americans are likely to have one.

Umm. Nope, don't know, but I'm curious to find out who he is and what he invented

[Elendil's Heir]

It was

Daniel B. Wesson

An inventor, gunsmith, businessman and cofounder of the Smith & Wesson gun company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_B._Wesson.

I'll start the next round soon.

[Erictelevision]

Nice! Saw the name, immediately thought of "corn oil".

[Elendil's Heir]

Thanks. Our next letter will be

B

Have at it!

[Erictelevision]

IQ: Are you VPOTUS?
IQ2: Are the 2nd Lady?
IQ3: Were you a losing VP candidate, and briefly Secretary of Treasury?

[CatInASuit]

Heh. I did think of Samuel Colt but discarded it for being the wrong letter.

1. Are you a social climber whose catchphrase was It's pronouced Bouquet?
2. Are you a puppet whose catchphrase was Boom Boom?
3. Are you the overly stressed out manager of a small Torquay Hotel with an everchanging name sign?

[Elendil's Heir]

IQ: Are you VPOTUS?
IQ2: Are the 2nd Lady?
IQ3: Were you a losing VP candidate, and briefly Secretary of Treasury?

Not Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden or... Jim Baker?

...
1. Are you a social climber whose catchphrase was It's pronouced Bouquet?
2. Are you a puppet whose catchphrase was Boom Boom?
3. Are you the overly stressed out manager of a small Torquay Hotel with an everchanging name sign?

Not Mrs. Hillary (?) Bucket, dunno and not Basil Fawlty.

[Erictelevision]

Lloyd Bentsen

DQ: Real?

IQ: Did you famously execute an illegal figure skating maneuver at the Olympics?
IQ2: Do you hold the two most important records in baseball?
IQ3: Are you #2's dad?

[Elendil's Heir]

...
IQ: Did you famously execute an illegal figure skating maneuver at the Olympics?
IQ2: Do you hold the two most important records in baseball?
IQ3: Are you #2's dad?

Dunno, not Barry Bonds, and not... Barry Bonds Sr.?

B.

1. real

[Erictelevision]

Suraly Bonaly (she did a one-footed backflip)
Bobby Bonds

DQ: Male?
DQ: Living?

IQ: Are you the only man to end a game 7 of a World Series with a HR?
IQ2: Did you beat your team's arch rival with a walk off HR in the ALCS?
IQ3: Did you form a comedy duo with your wife Gracie?

[Elendil's Heir]

...
IQ: Are you the only man to end a game 7 of a World Series with a HR?
IQ2: Did you beat your team's arch rival with a walk off HR in the ALCS?
IQ3: Did you form a comedy duo with your wife Gracie?

Not Babe Ruth, dunno and not George Burns.

B.

1. real
2. male
3. dead

[Erictelevision]

Bill Mazeroski
Aaron *bleeping* Boone

DQ: American?
DQ2) Died after 1900?

IQ: Did you hit a surprise HR in the 1978 AL East Tiebreaker game?
IQ2) Were you a big "Moneyball" pitcher who was less successful after crossing the Bay?
IQ3) Did your incompetence hasten the Civil War?

[Elendil's Heir]

...
IQ: Did you hit a surprise HR in the 1978 AL East Tiebreaker game?
IQ2) Were you a big "Moneyball" pitcher who was less successful after crossing the Bay?
IQ3) Did your incompetence hasten the Civil War?

Dunno the first two; not James Buchanan.

B.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. died after 1900

[Erictelevision]

Bucky *bleeping* Dent
Barry Zito

DQ: European?
DQ: Died after 1950?

IQ: Are you a HoF SS who missed lots of games during your career?
IQ2: Did you write a song recounting history and pop culture from the first 40 years of your life?
IQ3: Were you inspired to write your iconic hit after reading Ron Kovic's memoir?

[Elendil's Heir]

...
IQ: Are you a HoF SS who missed lots of games during your career?
IQ2: Did you write a song recounting history and pop culture from the first 40 years of your life?
IQ3: Were you inspired to write your iconic hit after reading Ron Kovic's memoir?

Dunno, not Billy Joel and not Bruce Springsteen.

B.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. died after 1900
6. not European
7. died after 1950

[Erictelevision]

Barry Larkin

DQ: Asian?

[Erictelevision]

IQ: Are you a UN leader with a name so nice you got it twice?
IQ2: Are you a recent elected head of state who gave birth while in office?
IQ3: Are you a former heartland Senator whose wife is now a Southern Senator?

[Elendil's Heir]

IQ: Are you a UN leader with a name so nice you got it twice?
IQ2: Are you a recent elected head of state who gave birth while in office?
IQ3: Are you a former heartland Senator whose wife is now a Southern Senator?

Not Boutros Boutros Ghali, dunno, and not Bob Dole (but Libby was defeated a few years back, if that's who you're thinking of).

B.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. died after 1900
6. not European
7. died after 1950
8. not Asian

[Erictelevision]

Forgot Liz Dole lost. :smh:

Behnazair Bhutto

DQ: From Latin America?

[Erictelevision]

IQ: Were you a favorite Presidential candidate of chemistry geeks?
IQ2: Did you commit a notorious fielding error because your manager let sentiment override good strategy?
IQ3: Were you an AZ Senator, Presidential candidate, and Interior Secretary?

[Erictelevision]

BTW, the skater's first name is Surya.

[Elendil's Heir]

PM Bhutto would be head of government, not head of state (typically a monarch or president), but I'll answer your DQ anyway.

IQ: Were you a favorite Presidential candidate of chemistry geeks?
IQ2: Did you commit a notorious fielding error because your manager let sentiment override good strategy?
IQ3: Were you an AZ Senator, Presidential candidate, and Interior Secretary?

Not Barry Goldwater (AuH20), dunno, and not... d'oh, I can see him, but I forget his name. Take two DQs.

B.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. died after 1900
6. not European
7. died after 1950
8. not Asian
9. not from Latin America

[Erictelevision]

Bill Buckner
Bruce Babbit

DQ: African?
DQ: In the Arts?

Thanks for the Bhutto DQ. IMO you made a pedantic distinction.

[Erictelevision]

IQ: During the 80s did you tell football fans,"You are looking LIVE..."
IQ: Were you a Mormon pitcher for the Red Sox during the 80s?
IQ: Were you the African-American rotation mate of #2?

[Elendil's Heir]

When I'm trying to guess who you mean by the clues you provide, accuracy (er, "pedantic distinctions") can be important. And since Bruce Babbitt was never a senator, this time I'll stick to my pedantic guns. No DQ for that one.

IQ: During the 80s did you tell football fans,"You are looking LIVE..."
IQ: Were you a Mormon pitcher for the Red Sox during the 80s?
IQ: Were you the African-American rotation mate of #2?

Dunno any of these.

B.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. died after 1900
6. not European
7. died after 1950
8. not Asian
9. not from Latin America
10. African

[Erictelevision]

He was governor! :smh:

Brent Musberger
Bruce Hurst
Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd


DQ: In Arts?
DQ2: First initial "B"?
DQ3: Died after 2000?

Sorry if I got flip and obnoxious.

[Erictelevision]

IQ: Did you hit a key HR in the '75 World Series, setting up Fisk's heroics?
IQ: Are you the most famous person born in Milton, MA?
IQ: Are you his similiarly named son?

[Elendil's Heir]

No worries.

IQ: Did you hit a key HR in the '75 World Series, setting up Fisk's heroics?
IQ: Are you the most famous person born in Milton, MA?
IQ: Are you his similiarly named son?

Dunno any of these, either.

B.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. died after 1900
6. not European
7. died after 1950
8. not Asian
9. not from Latin America
10. African
11. not in the arts
12. last name starts with B
13. died before 2000

[Erictelevision]

Bernie Carbo hit a 3-run homer, setting up extra innings
George HW Bush
George W Bush

DQ: Political/Military figure?
DQs reserved

[Erictelevision]

IQ: Were you the ALCS MVP in '86?
IQ2: Is your backup group The Range?
IQ3: According to Jerry Seinfeld, are you the ugliest world leader?

[Elendil's Heir]

IQ: Were you the ALCS MVP in '86?
IQ2: Is your backup group The Range?
IQ3: According to Jerry Seinfeld, are you the ugliest world leader?

Dunno, not Bruce Hornsby, and not Lyndon Baines Johnson (Charles de Gaulle and Golda Meir were also in the running IIRC).

B.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. died after 1900
6. not European
7. died after 1950
8. not Asian
9. not from Latin America
10. African
11. not in the arts
12. last name starts with B
13. died before 2000
14. political/military figure

[Erictelevision]

Marty Barrett
Leonid Brezhnev

DQ: Came to power democratically?
DQ2: General?

DQ reserved

[Erictelevision]

IQ: Do you hold the single season college football rushing record?
IQ2: Are you a pigeon fan who collects bottle caps?
IQ3: Were you part of "W"'s national security team?

[Elendil's Heir]

Ah, Brezhnev. I misremembered.

IQ: Do you hold the single season college football rushing record?
IQ2: Are you a pigeon fan who collects bottle caps?
IQ3: Were you part of "W"'s national security team?

Dunno x3.

B.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. died after 1900
6. not European
7. died after 1950
8. not Asian
9. not from Latin America
10. African
11. not in the arts
12. last name starts with B
13. died before 2000
14. political/military figure
15. did not come to power democratically
16. not a general

[Erictelevision]

Barry Sanders
Bert (Ernie's "friend")
Brent Scowcroft (sp?)

DQ: Led coup/revolution?
DQ2: Left power on own terms?
DQ3: From Sahara Desert region?
DQ4: Your nation's "Founding Father"?

[Elendil's Heir]

B.

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. not American
5. died after 1900
6. not European
7. died after 1950
8. not Asian
9. not from Latin America
10. African
11. not in the arts
12. last name starts with B
13. died before 2000
14. political/military figure
15. did not come to power democratically
16. not a general
17. did not lead a coup/revolution
18. did not leave power on own terms
19. not from Sahara Desert region
20. Was not his nation's "Founding Father"

Beware of assumptions based on answers #15 and 18; I have answered the questions as asked.

You and CIAS each get one "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question before, let's say, Tues. noon EST.

[Erictelevision]

Are you Botha from RSA?

[CatInASuit]

Same country, but are you Steve Biko?

[Elendil's Heir]

Not Botha, but I am indeed his anti-Apartheid foe

Steve Biko

Good job, CIAS!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Biko

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/USS_Biko

[Erictelevision]

Nice job Cat!!!

[CatInASuit]

Good grief - that was unexpected. Blame Peter Gabriel for me getting it right.

Easy one, I think, The new letter is J