# Botticelli, April 2014
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513
**Category:** Thread Games
**Created:** [April 6, 2014, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513 "2014-04-06T23:17:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 6
### Author:  [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/101 "2014-04-14T19:43:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
>
> Last name start with D?
> Living?
> American?
Yes
Yes
No
> [@](#):
>
> IQs:
>
> Was your best-known ship the USS _Hartford_?
> Were you that person’s half-brother?
> Were you the hero of Heinlein’s short story “The Long Watch?”
Another 3 DQs for you
> [@SCAdian](#):
>
> IQ1: Did you give Captain Gridley permission to fire?
> IQ2: Are you George and Martha’s neighbour?
> IQ3: Did the colour sergeant discuss your imminent death?
1: Not Admiral George Dewey.
Take DQs for the other 2
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> IQs:
>
> 1. Were you the French Impressionist who first introduced camera angles in your paintings?
> 2. Are you the title character of a Paul Simon song who is singing from his motel room?
> 3. Are you credited with creating the first generation of American insane asylums?
3: Not Dorothy Dix.
Take DQs for the other 2.
Summary:
D
1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with D
4. Living
5. Not American
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/102 "2014-04-14T19:58:47Z")
> [@](#):
>
> IQs:
>
> 1. Were you the French Impressionist who first introduced camera angles in your paintings?
> 2. Are you the title character of a Paul Simon song who is singing from his motel room?
> 3. Are you credited with creating the first generation of American insane asylums?
>
> 3: Not Dorothy Dix.
> Take DQs for the other 2.
#1 was Edgar Degas. #2 is Duncan (“Lincoln Duncan is my name, and here’s my song…”)
DQs:
1. European?
2. Born after 1960?
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### Author:  [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/103 "2014-04-14T20:15:20Z")
IQ1: Did you host The Generation Game?
IQ2: Are you a magician who was interviewed by Louis Theroux?
IQ3: Are you famous for selling products that really suck?
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### Author:  [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/104 "2014-04-15T01:41:48Z")
> [@SCAdian](#):
>
> IQ1: Did you give Captain Gridley permission to fire?
> IQ2: Are you George and Martha’s neighbour?
> IQ3: Did the colour sergeant discuss your imminent death?
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
>
> 1: Not Admiral George Dewey.
> Take DQs for the other 2
Correct on Admiral Dewey.
Dennis Mitchell, from the US “Dennis the Menace” strip.
Danny Deever, from Kipling’s poem of that name.
DQ1: Known for the Arts?
One DQ reserved.
IQ1: Did Henry Gibson recite poetry on your show?
IQ2: Do you insult people by referring to them as pieces of sports equipment?
IQ3: Did you become famous by killing a man from Gath?
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/105 "2014-04-15T01:57:24Z")
Previous IQs:
Was your best-known ship the USS _Hartford_? - David Glasgow Farragut.
Were you that person’s half-brother? - David Dixon Porter (both made admiral).
Were you the hero of Heinlein’s short story “The Long Watch?” - Ezra Dahlquist.
Three DQs reserved, pending answers to the others’.
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/106 "2014-04-15T02:18:48Z")
IQs:
1. Was your pen name Boz?
2. Are you Dagwood and Blondie’s pet dog?
3. Did you portray Eric Cartwright on TV?
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### Author:  [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/107 "2014-04-15T04:53:24Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> DQs:
>
> 1. European?
> 2. Born after 1960?
Yes
No
> [@fanganga](#):
>
> IQ1: Did you host The Generation Game?
> IQ2: Are you a magician who was interviewed by Louis Theroux?
> IQ3: Are you famous for selling products that really suck?
I’m guessing 3 might have something to do with Dyson vacuums, but I don’t know any names with the company. 3 DQs for you.
> [@SCAdian](#):
>
> DQ1: Known for the Arts?
> One DQ reserved.
Yes
> [@](#):
>
> IQ1: Did Henry Gibson recite poetry on your show?
> IQ2: Do you insult people by referring to them as pieces of sports equipment?
> IQ3: Did you become famous by killing a man from Gath?
2: Not Don “hockey puck” Rickles.
Take 2 DQs for the others
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> IQs:
>
> 1. Was your pen name Boz?
> 2. Are you Dagwood and Blondie’s pet dog?
> 3. Did you portray Eric Cartwright on TV?
1: Take a DQ
2: Not Daisy
3: Not Dan Blocker
Summary:
D
1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with D
4. Living
5. Not American
6. European
7. Not born after 1960
8. Known for the arts
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/108 "2014-04-15T14:11:10Z")
Quote:
> [@](#):
>
> IQs:
>
> 1. Was your pen name Boz?
> 2. Are you Dagwood and Blondie’s pet dog?
> 3. Did you portray Eric Cartwright on TV?
1: Take a DQ
2: Not Daisy
3: Not Dan Blocker
Correct on the last 2. The first was Charles Dickens.
DQ: Known for the performing arts? (Music, Dance, Acting, &c. as opposed to Painting, Sculpture, Comic Strips, &c.)
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/109 "2014-04-15T14:17:02Z")
IQs:
1. Were you the highest-ranked Asian-American politician in U.S. history?
2. Were you an actor who portrayed D’Artagnan and Alexander Graham Bell in different movies?
3. Was the only person who could ever reach you the son of a preacher man?
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### Author:  [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/110 "2014-04-15T18:41:57Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> DQ: Known for the performing arts? (Music, Dance, Acting, &c. as opposed to Painting, Sculpture, Comic Strips, &c.)
Yes
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> IQs:
>
> 1. Were you the highest-ranked Asian-American politician in U.S. history?
> 2. Were you an actor who portrayed D’Artagnan and Alexander Graham Bell in different movies?
> 3. Was the only person who could ever reach you the son of a preacher man?
1: Not Dan Inouya (spelling? - The Senator from Hawaii - but that’s just a guess - California had Senator Hirakawa. Maybe the Hawaiin held a higher committee position.)
2: DQ for you
3: Not Dusty Springfield
Summary:
D
1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with D
4. Living
5. Not American
6. European
7. Not born after 1960
8. Known for the arts
9. Known for the performing arts
Outstanding DQs:
Elendil’s Heir: 3
SCAdian: 3
Prof Pepperwinkle: 1(2 if the Hawaiian Senator is the wrong answer)
fanganga: 3
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/111 "2014-04-15T18:48:53Z")
DQs:
Actor?
Still performing?
Has won a major award in his field?
IQs:
Did your character’s shoes end up in the Smithsonian?
Did your creator weep as he killed you?
Did a supervisor constantly bestow gender-inappropriate names upon you?
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/112 "2014-04-15T19:06:42Z")
> [@](#):
>
> IQs:
>
> 1. Were you the highest-ranked Asian-American politician in U.S. history?
> 2. Were you an actor who portrayed D’Artagnan and Alexander Graham Bell in different movies?
> 3. Was the only person who could ever reach you the son of a preacher man?
>
> 1: Not Dan Inouya (spelling? - The Senator from Hawaii - but that’s just a guess - California had Senator Hirakawa. Maybe the Hawaiin held a higher committee position.)
> 2: DQ for you
> 3: Not Dusty Springfield
#1 is indeed Daniel Inouye. He was the President pro tempore of the United States Senate from 2010 until his death in 2012.
#3 is Dusty.
#2 is Don Ameche.
I’ll wait on my DQ until after EH’s questions are answered.
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### Author:  [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/113 "2014-04-15T20:14:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
>
> DQs:
> Actor?
> Still performing?
> Has won a major award in his field?
No. I have acted, but that is not what I am known for
Yes, still performing
Yes, have won major award in my field
> [@](#):
>
> IQs:
> Did your character’s shoes end up in the Smithsonian?
> Did your creator weep as he killed you?
> Did a supervisor constantly bestow gender-inappropriate names upon you?
Not Dorothy from Wizard of Oz, whose ruby slippers are on display
Not Albus Dumbledore
Take a DQ for #3.
Summary:
D
1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with D
4. Living
5. Not American
6. European
7. Not born after 1960
8. Known for the arts
9. Known for the performing arts
10. Not an actor (although I have acted)
11. Still performing
12. Have won a major award in my field
Outstanding DQs:
Elendil’s Heir: 1
SCAdian: 3
Prof Pepperwinkle: 1
fanganga: 3
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/114 "2014-04-15T20:20:58Z")
DQ: Singer?
IQs:
1. Do you host a long-time radio/internet show featuring novelty songs?
2. Did you have a hit song with _Put A Little Love In Your Heart_?
3. Have you been seen out in public recently wearing a girl’s engagement ring, even though you’re a guy?-
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/115 "2014-04-15T21:36:33Z")
Previous IQs:
Did your character’s shoes end up in the Smithsonian? - Yes, Dorothy Gale from the movie _The Wizard of Oz._
Did your creator weep as he killed you? - Dumbledore was created by a she, not a he. This was Little Dorrit, created by Dickens (“Boz,” as noted above).
Did a supervisor constantly bestow gender-inappropriate names upon you? - Dr. J.D. Dorian on _Scrubs_, often called girls’ names by Dr. Cox.
DQ:
British?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Are you a Hitler clone who until recently worked for ISIS?
Are many Scottish coastlanders pissed at you?
Have you played a criminal mastermind, a Nazi bigwig and the President of the United States?
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### Author:  [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/116 "2014-04-15T23:16:15Z")
> [@fanganga](#):
>
> IQ1: Did you host The Generation Game?
> IQ2: Are you a magician who was interviewed by Louis Theroux?
> IQ3: Are you famous for selling products that really suck?
1 was Jim Davidson
2 was Paul Daniels who was interviewed on Louis Meets Paul and Debbie
3 was James Dyson, and I’m going to give you that one.
DQs reserved pending answers to current DQs
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### Author:  [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/117 "2014-04-16T01:02:15Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> DQ: Singer?
Yes
> [@](#):
>
> IQs:
>
> 1. Do you host a long-time radio/internet show featuring novelty songs?
> 2. Did you have a hit song with _Put A Little Love In Your Heart_?
> 3. Have you been seen out in public recently wearing a girl’s engagement ring, even though you’re a guy?-
1: Not Dr. Demento
DQs for the other 2
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
>
> British?
Yes
> [@](#):
>
> Are you a Hitler clone who until recently worked for ISIS?
> Are many Scottish coastlanders pissed at you?
> Have you played a criminal mastermind, a Nazi bigwig and the President of the United States?
1. Take a DQ
2: Not Donald Trump
3: Not Donald Pleasence - who played Blofeld, Himmler, and whatever the POTUS in Escape From New York was named.
Summary:
D
1. Real
2. Male
3. Last name starts with D
4. Living
5. Not American
6. European
7. Not born after 1960
8. Known for the arts
9. Known for the performing arts
10. Not an actor (although I have acted)
11. Still performing
12. Have won a major award in my field
13. Singer
14. British
Outstanding DQs:
Elendil’s Heir: 2
SCAdian: 3
Prof Pepperwinkle: 2
fanganga: 2
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/118 "2014-04-16T01:11:42Z")
> [@](#):
>
> IQs:
>
> 1. Do you host a long-time radio/internet show featuring novelty songs?
> 2. Did you have a hit song with Put A Little Love In Your Heart?
> 3. Have you been seen out in public recently wearing a girl’s engagement ring, even though you’re a guy?-
>
> 1: Not Dr. Demento
> DQs for the other 2
Correct on the good Doctor. #2 was Jackie DeShannon. #3 is Johnny Depp (he got the ring for his current fiancee, but it didn’t fit so he decided to wear it)
Thinking of some good DQs. A successful British singer born before 1960 who isn’t Mick Jagger or Paul McCartney. Hmm, can’t be more than a few thousand…
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/119 "2014-04-16T01:59:44Z")
IQ: Did you write songs and front for the Kinks?
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2014/685513/120 "2014-04-16T02:08:44Z")
'nother IQ: Did you record _Lady in Red_?
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