# Boticelli March 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 28, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243 "2022-02-28T17:58:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/221 "2022-03-30T17:18:26Z")
**D** 1. Real 2. First name starts with D 3. Female 4. Dead 5. American 6. Not best known for the Arts 7. Died before 1990 8. Not political/military ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/222 "2022-03-30T17:18:39Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you, among other things, serve in the Cabinet and head the American Red Cross? > Were you a leader of the Mad Scientists’ Club? > Were you a member of the White House press corps who wooed C.J. Cregg? Take 3 DQs ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/223 "2022-03-30T17:27:07Z")
Elizabeth Dole, Mortimer Dalrymple in the great YA book series by Bertrand R. Brinley, and Danny Concannon (Timothy Busfield) on _The West Wing_. DQs: Business/entrepreneur? Considered a beauty? Famous husband? IQs: Did you write _No Ordinary Time_? Did you write the _New World Symphony_? Was a movie of yours referred to in a recent incident that got a lot of attention in the press? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/224 "2022-03-30T17:50:47Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Were you a lecherous male prosecutor on a classic American sitcom? > 2. Were you Perry Mason’s secretary? > 3. Did you eventually marry Lt. William Weigand in the Mr. and Mrs. North mystery series? Correct, correct, Dorian Hunt. DQ: Died before 1900? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/225 "2022-03-30T18:06:02Z")
IQs: 1. Did Jon Stewart write a series of (fictional) one-sided correspondence between you and Mother Theresa? 2. Were you in fact named Jumbo Jr., but given a cruel nickname by your fellow performers unrelated to your most famous attribute? 3. In the middle of the journey of our life, did you come to yourself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/226 "2022-03-30T18:35:37Z")
**D** 1. Real 2. First name starts with D 3. Female 4. Dead 5. American 6. Not best known for the Arts 7. Died before 1990 8. Not political/military 9. Not known for business/entrepreneur 10. Not considered a beauty 11. Did not have a famous husband 12. Died after 1900 ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/227 "2022-03-30T18:37:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you write _No Ordinary Time_ ? > Did you write the _New World Symphony_ ? > Was a movie of yours referred to in a recent incident that got a lot of attention in the press? DQ Not Dvorak Not Demi Moore > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did Jon Stewart write a series of (fictional) one-sided correspondence between you and Mother Theresa? > 2. Were you in fact named Jumbo Jr., but given a cruel nickname by your fellow performers unrelated to your most famous attribute? > 3. In the middle of the journey of our life, did you come to yourself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost? DQ Not Dumbo Not Dante ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/228 "2022-03-30T18:41:23Z")
DQ: Known for social work / social activism (fighting racism, raising awareness, women’s rights, etc.)? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/229 "2022-03-30T18:42:42Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > DQ > Not Dumbo > Not Dante 1 was Princess Diana. Reserved DQ: died after 1950? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/230 "2022-03-30T18:45:08Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play the lead in _Carmen Jones_? 2. Were you a panelist on _What’s My Line?_ who was notably skeptical about the Warren Commission’s findings on the assassination of JFK? 3. Were you a hot jazz bandleader who switched careers to playing comedy in movies and on TV? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/231 "2022-03-30T18:45:09Z")
**D** 1. Real 2. First name starts with D 3. Female 4. Dead 5. American 6. Not best known for the Arts 7. Died before 1990 8. Not political/military 9. Not known for business/entrepreneur 10. Not considered a beauty 11. Did not have a famous husband 12. Died after 1900 13. Partially, but not primarily known for social work / social activism (fighting racism, raising awareness, women’s rights, etc.) 14. Died after 1950 ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/232 "2022-03-30T18:46:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you play the lead in _Carmen Jones_ ? > 2. Were you a panelist on _What’s My Line?_ who was notably skeptical about the Warren Commission’s findings on the assassination of JFK? > 3. Were you a hot jazz bandleader who switched careers to playing comedy in movies and on TV? Happy Birthday! Not Dorothy Dandridge DQ Not Desi Arnaz ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/233 "2022-03-30T18:50:21Z")
Thanks! It’s not my birthday, though; it’s the 9th anniversary of my joining the SDMB. Correct. #2 was Dorothy Kilgallen. Correct, though not who I was thinking of. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/234 "2022-03-30T19:58:01Z")
Previous IQs: Did you write _No Ordinary Time_? - Doris Kearns Goodwin, about the Roosevelts during WWII Did you write the _New World Symphony_? - Yes, Antonin Dvorak Was a movie of yours referred to in a recent incident that got a lot of attention in the press? - Yes, Demi Moore in _G.I. Jane_ DQ: Best known for a single incident? IQs: Did you approve the construction and launch of a spacecraft to get your planet more favorable treatment? Did you first appear in _The Caves of Steel_? Were you Lillian Hellman’s sweetie? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/235 "2022-03-30T20:01:30Z")
**D** 1. Real 2. First name starts with D 3. Female 4. Dead 5. American 6. Not best known for the Arts 7. Died before 1990 8. Not political/military 9. Not known for business/entrepreneur 10. Not considered a beauty 11. Did not have a famous husband 12. Died after 1900 13. Partially, but not primarily known for social work / social activism (fighting racism, raising awareness, women’s rights, etc.) 14. Died after 1950 15. Not best known for a single incident ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/236 "2022-03-30T20:02:19Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you approve the construction and launch of a spacecraft to get your planet more favorable treatment? > Did you first appear in _The Caves of Steel_ ? > Were you Lillian Hellman’s sweetie? DQ Not R. Daneel Olivaw DQ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/237 "2022-03-30T20:14:06Z")
The title character of Niven and Pournelle’s sf novel _King David’s Spaceship_; yes, good ol’ R. Daneel; and Dashiell Hammett. DQs: Died after 1990? Associated with NYC? IQs: Was your dad played by an actor who later played a cop and a starship captain? Does the same actor who plays your dad also typically play your enemy? Are you Dagwood’s boss? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/238 "2022-03-30T21:30:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Died after 1990? Already been asked. See #7 **D** 1. Real 2. First name starts with D 3. Female 4. Dead 5. American 6. Not best known for the Arts 7. Died before 1990 8. Not political/military 9. Not known for business/entrepreneur 10. Not considered a beauty 11. Did not have a famous husband 12. Died after 1900 13. Partially, but not primarily known for social work / social activism (fighting racism, raising awareness, women’s rights, etc.) 14. Died after 1950 15. Not best known for a single incident 16. Not associated with NYC ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/239 "2022-03-30T21:31:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Was your dad played by an actor who later played a cop and a starship captain? > Does the same actor who plays your dad also typically play your enemy? > Are you Dagwood’s boss? 2 DQs Not Mr. Dithers ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boticelli-march-2022/960243/240 "2022-03-31T02:52:09Z")
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