# Botticelli - April 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 4, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808 "2018-04-04T14:22:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 4, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/1 "2018-04-04T14:22:46Z")
Last month’s thread: [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=850356](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=850356) Our first letter for April is C Have at you! ---
**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 4, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/2 "2018-04-04T14:37:21Z")
IQ1: Are you a cartoonist who drew _Fritz the Cat_ and _Mr. Natural_? IQ2: Did Warren Beatty portray you in a 1967 film, co-starring Faye Dunaway? IQ3: Are you the rl father of the actor who played Meathead? ---
**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 4, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/3 "2018-04-04T14:47:38Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Tom Hanks’ SNL Halloween character? 2. Did you write _The Rime of the Ancient Mariner_? 3. Did you play Nero Wolfe on TV? ---
**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 4, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/4 "2018-04-04T15:05:49Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a cartoonist who drew _Fritz the Cat_ and _Mr. Natural_? > IQ2: Did Warren Beatty portray you in a 1967 film, co-starring Faye Dunaway? > IQ3: Are you the rl father of the actor who played Meathead? I’m not Crumb, Clyde or Carl Reiner. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Tom Hanks’ SNL Halloween character? > 2. Did you write _The Rime of the Ancient Mariner_? > 3. Did you play Nero Wolfe on TV? Dunno, not Coleridge or… dunno. ---
**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 4, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/5 "2018-04-04T15:43:03Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Tom Hanks’ SNL Halloween character? > 2. Did you write The Rime of the Ancient Mariner? > 3. Did you play Nero Wolfe on TV? > Dunno, not Coleridge or… dunno. #1 is an error question. I thought the character was Chuck Pumpkins, but he’s David S. Pumpkins, so no DQ. Correct on Coleridge. #3 was William Conrad. DQ: Real? ---
**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 4, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/6 "2018-04-04T15:45:14Z")
IQs: 1. Were you an early radio Crooner who had a lively rivalry with Bing Crosby? 2. Were you married to Xavier Cugat for awhile? 3. Did you form an early comic trio with Eddie Jackson & Jimmy Durante? ---
**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 4, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/7 "2018-04-04T16:41:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an early radio Crooner who had a lively rivalry with Bing Crosby? > 2. Were you married to Xavier Cugat for awhile? > 3. Did you form an early comic trio with Eddie Jackson & Jimmy Durante? Dunno x3. C. 1. real ---
**Author:** ![AlonzoSWhitebeard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@AlonzoSWhitebeard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlonzoSWhitebeard)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/8 "2018-04-04T17:22:25Z")
IQs: - Are you a Pompeiian fianancier who died in a natural disaster, but introduced generations to basic Latin grammar? - Did you fabulate wildly about drug-induced Mexican sorcery? - Are you a Fury with regenerative powers, and a taste for rock’n’roll? ---
**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 4, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/9 "2018-04-04T17:23:47Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an early radio Crooner who had a lively rivalry with Bing Crosby? > 2. Were you married to Xavier Cugat for awhile? > 3. Did you form an early comic trio with Eddie Jackson & Jimmy Durante? > Dunno x3. #1 was Russ Columbo. #2 was Charo. #3 was Lou Clayton. DQs: 1. Male? 2. Living? 3. Last name starts with C? ---
**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 4, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/10 "2018-04-04T17:27:40Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Harcourt Fenton Mudd on _Star Trek_? 2. Did Kathy Griffin very recently play you in a parody of the White House administration? 3. Did you create the character Natty Bumppo? ---
**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 4, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/11 "2018-04-04T17:54:33Z")
> [@AlonzoSWhitebeard](#): > > IQs: > > - Are you a Pompeiian fianancier who died in a natural disaster, but introduced generations to basic Latin grammar? > > - Did you fabulate wildly about drug-induced Mexican sorcery? > > - Are you a Fury with regenerative powers, and a taste for rock’n’roll? Not Cato (?), dunno, and dunno. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Harcourt Fenton Mudd on _Star Trek_? > 2. Did Kathy Griffin very recently play you in a parody of the White House administration? > 3. Did you create the character Natty Bumppo? Not Roger C. Carmel, Kellyanne Conway or James Fennimore Cooper. C. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name starts with C ---
**Author:** ![AlonzoSWhitebeard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@AlonzoSWhitebeard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlonzoSWhitebeard)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/12 "2018-04-04T17:59:00Z")
Not being Caecilius, Carlos Castaneda, or Christine? DQs Died before 1800? 2 in reserve. ---
**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 4, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/13 "2018-04-04T18:26:22Z")
Correct x3. IQs: 1. Did you write _Death Comes For The Archbishop_? 2. Were you known as “the wickedest man in the world”? 3. Are you married to John Legend? ---
**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 5, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/14 "2018-04-05T11:01:01Z")
IQ1: When Hawkeye was blind in an episode of M_A_S\*H, did he say your name when feeling an empty cot? IQ2: Is your face and beanie frequently used as an icon of anarchy and revolution? IQ3: Are you an American Idol runner-up who ran for a North Carolina congressional seat in 2014? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/15 "2018-04-05T14:17:54Z")
IQ: Did you equal the best achievement ever in your sport but never got credited with the world record? IQ: Did you sing the theme song for _Casino Royale_ (the modern, Daniel Craig version)? IQ: Are you a cartoon billionaire who hates his son-in-law? ---
**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 5, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/16 "2018-04-05T14:36:44Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > … > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Death Comes For The Archbishop_? > 2. Were you known as “the wickedest man in the world”? > 3. Are you married to John Legend? Not Willa Cather, dunno, and not Christie Tegan (sp?). > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: When Hawkeye was blind in an episode of M_A_S\*H, did he say your name when feeling an empty cot? > IQ2: Is your face and beanie frequently used as an icon of anarchy and revolution? > IQ3: Are you an American Idol runner-up who ran for a North Carolina congressional seat in 2014? Not Judge Crater, dunno and dunno. > [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQ: Did you equal the best achievement ever in your sport but never got credited with the world record? > IQ: Did you sing the theme song for _Casino Royale_ (the modern, Daniel Craig version)? > IQ: Are you a cartoon billionaire who hates his son-in-law? Dunno, not Chris Cornell (“You Know My Name” - great song!), and dunno. C. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name starts with C 5. died after 1800 ---
**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 5, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/17 "2018-04-05T15:07:37Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write Death Comes For The Archbishop? > 2. Were you known as “the wickedest man in the world”? > 3. Are you married to John Legend? > Not Willa Cather, dunno, and not Christie Tegan (sp?). Correct on Willa Cather. #2 was Aleister Crowley. Correct on Chrissy Teigen. DQ: American? ---
**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 5, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/18 "2018-04-05T15:09:14Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Inspector Clouseau’s wife in _The Pink Panther_? (the earlier version) 2. Did you front for the band Rufus? 3. Were you known as “the most trusted man in America”? ---
**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 5, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/19 "2018-04-05T15:18:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Inspector Clouseau’s wife in _The Pink Panther_? (the earlier version) > 2. Did you front for the band Rufus? > 3. Were you known as “the most trusted man in America”? Dunno x2; not Walter Cronkite. C. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name starts with C 5. died after 1800 6. naturalized American ---
**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 5, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/20 "2018-04-05T15:29:28Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Inspector Clouseau’s wife in _The Pink Panther_? (the earlier version) > 2. Did you front for the band Rufus? > 3. Were you known as “the most trusted man in America”? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno x2; not Walter Cronkite. #1 was Claudia Cardinale. #2 was Chaka Khan. Correct on Cronkite. DQs: 1. Born after 1900? 2. Known for the Arts? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808.md?page=2)