# Botticelli April 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 4, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845 "2015-04-04T23:29:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [April 6, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/41 "2015-04-06T23:39:55Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Did you propound the theory that man’s civilization was due to alien visitors? > 2. Did you play a character whose best remember line was “Boss! De Plane! De Plane!”? > 3. Are you the captain of the Flying Dutchman? > Not Herve Villechaize > > Take DQs for 1 and 3 Correct on Tattoo. #1 was Erich von Daniken. #3 is Captain Vandervecken. DQ: Died before 1950? 3 DQs remaining. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/42 "2015-04-07T03:45:17Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. First name starts with V 4. Dead 5. Not American 6. European 7. Died after 1950 8. From the UK 9. Not involved in the arts, though there was an element of artistry in my profession ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/43 "2015-04-07T12:30:00Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Just for the record, Val Kilmer was a tubercular dentist in\*\*\* Tombstone\*\*\*, and Moses in _ **Prince of Egypt.** _ And Victor Mature was a tubercular dentist in _My Darling Clementine_, and Samson in _Samson and Delilah_. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2015, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/44 "2015-04-07T13:12:27Z")
DQ: Politician? 2 DQs reserved. IQs: 1. Did you have a hit with _Be-Bop-A-Lula_? 2. Did you have a hit with _Mr. Lonely_? 3. Did you have a hit with _Tom’s Diner_? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/45 "2015-04-07T14:04:55Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. First name starts with V 4. Dead 5. Not American 6. European 7. Died after 1950 8. From the UK 9. Not involved in the arts, though there was an element of artistry in my profession 10. Not a political figure ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/46 "2015-04-07T14:06:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Politician? > > 2 DQs reserved. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with _Be-Bop-A-Lula_? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Mr. Lonely_? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Tom’s Diner_? Neither Gene Vincent nor Bobby Vinton nor Suzanne Vega ---
**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:** [April 7, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/47 "2015-04-07T14:29:40Z")
Correct on all 3. DQs: 1. Known for Science? 2. Died after 2000? ---
**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:** [April 7, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/48 "2015-04-07T14:33:35Z")
IQs: 1. Were you married to Eddie Van Halen? 2. Did you portray Lex Luthor’s girlfriend in _Superman_? 3. Did you star in the one-woman show _Golda’s Balcony_? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/49 "2015-04-07T15:27:02Z")
IQ1: Are you the 17th Earl of Oxford, an Elizabethan courtier nicknamed “The Italian Earl,” who some think actually wrote the plays of William Shakespeare? IQ2: Were you the bassist for the _Sex Pistols_? IQ3: Did you have a radio show during WWII called _Sincerely Yours_, where you sang songs for soldiers overseas such as “We’ll Meet Again” and “The White Cliffs of Dover”? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/50 "2015-04-07T15:38:48Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. First name starts with V 4. Dead 5. Not American 6. European 7. Died after 2000 8. From the UK 9. Not involved in the arts as commonly defined, but there was an element of artistry in my profession 10. Not a political figure 11. Not involved in science or technology ---
**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:** [April 7, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/51 "2015-04-07T17:07:10Z")
Previous IQs: Were you an avuncular guy in a Russian play? - Yes, Uncle Vanya Were you a hotshot Latino lawyer on TV? - Victor Sifuentes (Jimmy Smits), on _L.A. Law_ Married to a former ambassador, did you find yourself unexpectedly in the news? - Yes, Valerie Plame DQ: Often seen on TV? IQs: Did you refer to an older scientist as “Stinky”? Did you play the _Titanic_’s builder? Did your best-known character ruefully wonder why she was even eating that candy bar? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/52 "2015-04-07T18:34:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you married to Eddie Van Halen? > 2. Did you portray Lex Luthor’s girlfriend in _Superman_? > 3. Did you star in the one-woman show _Golda’s Balcony_? Not Valerie Bertinelli or Valerie PErrine Take a DQ for Valerie #3 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/53 "2015-04-07T18:35:52Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the 17th Earl of Oxford, an Elizabethan courtier nicknamed “The Italian Earl,” who some think actually wrote the plays of William Shakespeare? > IQ2: Were you the bassist for the _Sex Pistols_? > IQ3: Did you have a radio show during WWII called _Sincerely Yours_, where you sang songs for soldiers overseas such as “We’ll Meet Again” and “The White Cliffs of Dover”? Not Edward de Vere or Sid Vicious DQ for #3 (I know it’s Vera something…) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/54 "2015-04-07T18:37:02Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. First name starts with V 4. Dead 5. Not American 6. European 7. Died after 2000 8. From the UK 9. Not involved in the arts as commonly defined, but there was an element of artistry in my profession 10. Not a political figure 11. Not involved in science or technology 12. Not best known for TV, but did have my own TV show at one time and did numerous TV commercials ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/55 "2015-04-07T18:39:04Z")
Did you refer to an older scientist as “Stinky”? Did you play the Titanic’s builder? Did your best-known character ruefully wonder why she was even eating that candy bar? Not Victor Garber (the hippie Jesus in _ **Godspell** _) in _ **Titanic** _ Take two DQs for 1 and 3 ---
**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:** [April 7, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/56 "2015-04-07T18:39:14Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you married to Eddie Van Halen? > 2. Did you portray Lex Luthor’s girlfriend in Superman? > 3. Did you star in the one-woman show Golda’s Balcony? > Not Valerie Bertinelli or Valerie PErrine > > Take a DQ for Valerie #3 Correct, correct, and Valerie Harper (better known for playing Rhoda). DQ: Known for business? ---
**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:** [April 7, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/57 "2015-04-07T18:42:22Z")
IQs: 1. Were you “a sentimental crook” with “sandpaper fingers”? 2. Did John Leguizamo play you in _Spawn_? 3. Were you a scientist who was admired by Napoleon? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/58 "2015-04-07T22:13:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you “a sentimental crook” with “sandpaper fingers”? > 2. Did John Leguizamo play you in _Spawn_? > 3. Were you a scientist who was admired by Napoleon? Not safecracker Jimmy Valentine or Alessandro Volta Take a DQ for 2 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/59 "2015-04-07T22:14:22Z")
# SUMMARY 1. Real person 2. Male 3. First name starts with V 4. Dead 5. Not American 6. European 7. Died after 2000 8. From the UK 9. Not involved in the arts as commonly defined, but there was an element of artistry in my profession 10. Not a political figure 11. Not involved in science or technology 12. Not best known for TV, but did have my own TV show at one time and did numerous TV commercials 13. Had a large business empire, though “businessman” may not be the first noun used to describe me ---
**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:** [April 7, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845/60 "2015-04-07T22:30:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you “a sentimental crook” with “sandpaper fingers”? > 2. Did John Leguizamo play you in _Spawn_? > 3. Were you a scientist who was admired by Napoleon? > [@astorian](#): > > Not safecracker Jimmy Valentine or Alessandro Volta > > Take a DQ for 2 What!? You got Jimmy Valentine??? Correct on him and Volta. #2 was The Clown, aka The Violator. DQ: Known as a criminal? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2015/716845.md?page=4)