Let's play Botticelli!

As to 9, I wrote, "very broadly defined." The second paragraph of his Wiki bio says, "Graham was a spiritual adviser to American presidents; he was particularly close to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson (one of Graham's closest friends) and Richard Nixon. He insisted on integration for his revivals and crusades in 1953 and invited Martin Luther King, Jr. to preach jointly at a revival in New York City in 1957. Graham bailed King out of jail in the 1960s when King was arrested in demonstrations...."

"Politics" is an entire section of his Wiki bio covering, by my count, twenty paragraphs.

As to 20, I wrote "somewhat uncommon." Of other famous men commonly known as Billy, I can think only of Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Martin, Billy Ray Cyrus and Billy Carter, although I'm sure there are others. That's out of hundreds if not thousands known as Bill or William.

Okay, I guess. I'll think of a letter later tonight.

Your letter is:

I

Uh... I stumped you. Don't I get to go again?

Nah, never mind. You go ahead.

IQs:

Were you a prominent Catholic person after whom a major college or university is named?
Were you purportedly introduced by your nanny to the famous man after whom you were named?
Are you a notable, very thin character created by the person referred to in the previous question?

Not Ignatius of Loyola
DQ
DQ

Previous IQs:

Were you a prominent Catholic person after whom a major college or university is named? - Yes, Ignatius Loyola.
Were you purportedly introduced by your nanny to the famous man after whom you were named? - Washington Irving
Are you a notable, very thin character created by the person referred to in the previous question? - Ichabod Crane from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

DQs:

Real?
Male?

IQs:

Were you a comic sidekick of Sid Caesar?
Are you a British actress of the same first name?
Did your husband let Francis Ford Coppola use some military helicopters?

Not Imogene Coca (I know her best as the grandma in "Vacation")
Not Imogene Smith (got important part righ ;))
Not Immelda Marcos (he filmed "Apocalypse Now" in the Philippines)

1.Real
2.Female

Correct on 1 and 3. I'll rephrase 2.

IQs:

You are not Imogene Smith. Are you a British actress of a similar but not identical first name?
Did you play what Stephen King said was one of the greatest fictional villains ever?
In George R.R. Martin's "The Way of Cross and Dragon," are you quite surprisingly made a saint?

3 DQs

Not a King or GoT fan.

Previous IQs:

You are not Imogene Smith. Are you a British actress of a similar but not identical first name? - Imogen Stubbs, perhaps best known for Sense & Sensibility.
Did you play what Stephen King said was one of the greatest fictional villains ever? - Not in a King story; Imelda Staunton played Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films.
In George R.R. Martin's "The Way of Cross and Dragon," are you quite surprisingly made a saint? - Not a GoT story, but it was Judas Iscariot in a distant-future Catholic schismatic church.

DQs:

Living?
American?
First name start with I?

IQs:

Did you write A Widow for One Year?
Did you write a novel about the first black U.S. President, Douglass Dilman?
Were you a noted Hollywood mogul?

DQ
DQ (probably should know that)
Not Ivan Reitman (I know that's wrong)

Quote:

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Originally posted by Erictelevision

1.Real
2.Female
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last initial "I"

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Previous IQs:

Did you write A Widow for One Year? - John Irving
Did you write a novel about the first black U.S. President, Douglass Dilman? - Irving Wallace in The Man
Were you a noted Hollywood mogul? - Irving Thalberg

Irving x3!

DQs:

Died since 1964?
Best known for the arts, broadly defined?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Did you costar in Crossing Delancey?
Did many consider your surviving the Titanic disaster to be shameful?
Are you the antihero of A Confederacy of Dunces?

TOTALLY should have guessed Thalberg!

Not Amy Irving
DQ
DQ

Quote:

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Originally posted by Erictelevision

1.Real
2.Female
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last initial "I"
6.Died after 1964
7.In Arts broadly defined

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Previous IQs:

Did you costar in Crossing Delancey? - Yes, Amy Irving, on whom I had a huge crush as a teenager
Did many consider your surviving the Titanic disaster to be shameful? - White Star Line senior exec Bruce Ismay
Are you the antihero of A Confederacy of Dunces? - Ignatius Reilly.

DQs:

Best known for the visual arts (acting, painting, sculpture, photography, etc.)?
Won a top award in her field?

IQs:

Do you play Ser Jorah Mormont?
Was your younger brother Anarion?
Did you name your best-known creation after an ornithologist?

DQ
DQ
Not Ian Fleming (Bond, James Bond)

Quote:

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Originally posted by Erictelevision

1.Real
2.Female
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last initial "I"
6.Died after 1964
7.In Arts broadly defined
8.In a visual art, as herself
9.Won a major, thought not usually thought of as top, award in her field

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Previous IQs:

Do you play Ser Jorah Mormont? - Iain Glenn, on Game of Thrones
Was your younger brother Anarion? - Isildur, who foolishly did not destroy the One Ring when he had the chance in The Lord of the Rings
Did you name your best-known creation after an ornithologist? - Yes, Ian Fleming

DQs:

Actress?
Considered a beauty?

IQs:

Were you a top U.S. intelligence official in the late 20th century?
Were you one of the last leaders of Rhodesia?
Was Peter Ustinov waiting to interview you when you died?

3 DQs

1.Real
2.Female
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last initial "I"
6.Died after 1964
7.In Arts broadly defined
8.In a visual art, as herself
9.Won a major, thought not usually thought of as top, award in her field
10.Not an actress
11.Her looks were never remarked upon, though she wasn't notably unattractive

Previous IQs:

Were you a top U.S. intelligence official in the late 20th century? - Bobby Ray Inman, who headed the NSA and was nominated to head the CIA but didn't
Were you one of the last leaders of Rhodesia? - Ian Smith
Was Peter Ustinov waiting to interview you when you died? - Indira Gandhi

Not quite sure how to square DQs 8 and 10. Hmm.

DQs:

Comedian?
Born east of Miss. River?
Born south of Mason-Dixon Line?

IQs:

Were you a producer of Monty Python's Flying Circus?
Were you nicknamed after the family dog?
Were you Ens. Chekov's former girlfriend?

3 DQs

Will edit 8 to clarify

Quote:

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Originally posted by Erictelevision

1.Real
2.Female
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last initial "I"
6.Died after 1964
7.In Arts broadly defined
8.Not from a painting, drawing or sculpture
9.Won a major, thought not usually thought of as top, award in her field
10.Not an actress
11.Her looks were never remarked upon, though she wasn't notably unattractive
12.Not an actress
13.Born East of the Mississippi
14.Born North of the Mason-Dixon Line

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Quote:

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Originally posted by Erictelevision

1.Real
2.Female
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last initial "I"
6.Died after 1964
7.In Arts broadly defined
8.Not from a painting, drawing or sculpture
9.Won a major, thought not usually thought of as top, award in her field
10.Not an actress
11.Her looks were never remarked upon, though she wasn't notably unattractive
12.Not an comedienne
13.Born East of the Mississippi
14.Born North of the Mason-Dixon Line

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Fixed typo

Previous IQs:

Were you a producer of Monty Python's Flying Circus? - Ian McNaughton
Were you nicknamed after the family dog? - Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones
Were you Ens. Chekov's former girlfriend? -Irina Gailiuyevna (sp?)

DQ:

Was an artist of any kind herself?
Involved in politics?

One DQ reserved.

IQs:

Were you a less-than-capable Confederate Army officer?
Did you joke about choosing between "cake or death"?

Revised:

IQs:

Were you a less-than-capable Confederate Army officer?
Did you joke about choosing between "cake or death"?
Were you a scientist who schemed to get Lt. Cmdr. Data?

DQ
Not Isadora Duncan
DQ

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Quote:

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Originally posted by Erictelevision

1.Real
2.Female
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last initial "I"
6.Died after 1964
7.In Arts broadly defined
8.Not from a painting, drawing or sculpture
9.Won a major, thought not usually thought of as top, award in her field
10.Not an actress
11.Her looks were never remarked upon, though she wasn't notably unattractive
12.Not an comedienne
13.Born East of the Mississippi
14.Born North of the Mason-Dixon Line
15.Not an artist herself
16.Not an elected official, but associated w/politics

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Previous IQs:

Were you a less-than-capable Confederate Army officer? - Gen. John Imboden
Did you joke about choosing between "cake or death"? - Not Isadora Duncan, but Eddie Izzard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNjcuZ-LiSY
Were you a scientist who schemed to get Lt. Cmdr. Data? - Dr. Ira Graves

DQs:

Have a famous husband?
Greatest fame after 1990?

Two DQs reserved.

IQs:

Were you and your brother George noted in your field?
Were you a New Englander before 1900 with a much-better-known brother?
Were you a key Clinton advisor on the ill-fated 1990s healthcare reform effort?

Not Ira Gershwin
DQ
DQ

]

Quote:

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Originally posted by Erictelevision

1.Real
2.Female
3.Dead
4.American
5.Last initial "I"
6.Died after 1964
7.In Arts broadly defined
8.Not from a painting, drawing or sculpture
9.Won a major, thought not usually thought of as top, award in her field
10.Not an actress
11.Her looks were never remarked upon, though she wasn't notably unattractive
12.Not an comedienne
13.Born East of the Mississippi
14.Born North of the Mason-Dixon Line
15.Not an artist herself
16.Not an elected official, but associated w/politics
17.No famous husband (subtle clue)
18.Greatest fame after 1990

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Previous IQs:

Were you and your brother George noted in your field? - Yes, Ira Gershwin
Were you a New Englander before 1900 with a much-better-known brother? - Ira (brother of Ethan) Allen
Were you a key Clinton advisor on the ill-fated 1990s healthcare reform effort? - Ira Magaziner

Ira x3!

Hmm. Not sure what to ask next. Lemme think.

DQ:

Lesbian?

Three DQs reserved.

Quote:

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Originally posted by Elendil's Heir

DQ:

Lesbian?

Three DQs reserved.

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See my hint on 17. ;). Re-ask your DQ. :D

I will say though: per Wikipedia, she was a lifelong bachelorette, died childless.

OK, thanks. Still thinking....

You got me. I give up.

Happy belated Thanksgiving, and happy Black Friday.

I am: GWEN IFILL.

Since I didn't deserve to even do that round, I pass it to you (or CIAS Zif he's interested)

Good one, although I don't consider journalism/broadcasting to be one of the "Arts." That led me a bit astray.

I'll PM CIAS, and if he doesn't respond, I'll start the next round.

Excellent (we both have led each other astray answering questions)

Quote:

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Originally posted by Erictelevision

Excellent (we both have led each other astray answering questions)

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As noted in post 4251, I deny it categorically. ;-)

CIAS having not responded in almost two days to my PM, I'll start the next round with

A

Sorry my iPad is temperamental.

IQ: Are you the political ally of Jefferson who had a tiny flaw in your master plan?
IQ2: Were you murdered by the person above?
IQ3: Are you the Olympic gymnast turned pediatrician?

Aaron Burr was more Jefferson's frenemy than political ally; I'm not him. I'm also not Alexander Hamilton. Dunno the third.

Amy Chow was part of the "Magnificent 7"

DQ: Real?

IQ: Did you once hold the most revered record in sports?
IQ2: Did you tell your team's fans to R-E-L-A-X?
IQ3: Were you the American autocratic head of the IOC?

Quote:

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Originally posted by Erictelevision

IQ: Did you once hold the most revered record in sports?
IQ2: Did you tell your team's fans to R-E-L-A-X?
IQ3: Were you the American autocratic head of the IOC?

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Not Hank Aaron, dunno, and dunno.

A.

1. fictional

Aaron Rogers
Avery Brundage

DQ: American?
DQ2: Would be living if real?

IQ: Are you the actress I refer to as "Hottie Betty"?
IQ2: Are you the Pirate CF who won an MVP a few years ago?
IQ3: Are you the Pirate CF from the 80s, whose son plays for the Dodgers?

Dunno x3.

A.

1. fictional
2. American
3. would not be living if real