# 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:** 9
**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:** [May 2, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/161 "2018-05-02T18:10:24Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQ: Did you have a hit with ‘Davy Crockett’? > IQ: Did you choose a name that you thought would be “nicely inconspicuous”? > IQ: Did you get so frustrated at being rebuffed in an attempt to purchase another company in your industry that you ordered a project to build a product specifically to beat that other company’s product? 1. I am not Fess Parker. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/162 "2018-05-02T18:25:23Z")
Good one on Fess Parker - I was actually thinking of Tennessee Ernie Ford, which fits better with Ford Prefect from _Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy_ and Henry Ford, who was so annoyed at failing to buy Ferrari he created the project to build the Ford GT40, specifically to beat Ferrari in the Le Mans 24 hour race. DQ: Died before 2000? DQ: Known for the Arts? IQ: Are you a character whose name is often thought to apply to another character in the same work, instead? IQ: Are you a lawyer who employs someone who is also the beneficiary of one of your clients? IQ: Are you a well-known philanderer with a prominent role in at least 3 popular operas? ---
**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:** [May 2, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/163 "2018-05-02T18:48:42Z")
Sorry, consider that middle one withdrawn - the lawyer’s name in _Great Expectations_ is Jaggers, not what I was thinking! ---
**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:** [May 2, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/164 "2018-05-02T20:44:02Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with F 5. Died after 1900 6. American 7. Died before 2000 8. Not known for the Arts ---
**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:** [May 2, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/165 "2018-05-02T20:45:09Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > IQ: Are you a character whose name is often thought to apply to another character in the same work, instead? > > IQ: Are you a well-known philanderer with a prominent role in at least 3 popular operas? 1. I am not Dr. Frankenstein. 2. I am not Falstaff. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/166 "2018-05-03T03:53:29Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the Swamp Fox? - Yes, Francis Marion Did you own the still-open NYC tavern in which George Washington bade farewell to his top generals in 1783? - Mr. Fraunces: [Fraunces Tavern®](http://www.frauncestavern.com/#our-story) Did you succeed the hapless Charles Collingwood as Prime Minister? - Francis Urquhart, in the British original _House of Cards_ DQs: Died after 1950? Political/military? IQs: Did _Monty Python_ mock you for your superficiality and gigantic ego? Were you the RNC chair in the Reagan years? Were you the star of _The Nanny_? ---
**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:** [May 3, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/167 "2018-05-03T14:21:42Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with F 5. Died after 1900 6. American 7. Died before 2000 8. Not known for the Arts 9. Died after 1950 10. Not known for politics/military ---
**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:** [May 3, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/168 "2018-05-03T14:23:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did _Monty Python_ mock you for your superficiality and gigantic ego? > Were you the RNC chair in the Reagan years? > Were you the star of _The Nanny_? #1. I oughta get this one, but take a DQ. #2. Take a DQ. #3. I am not Fran Drescher. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/169 "2018-05-04T03:43:10Z")
Previous IQs: Did _Monty Python_ mock you for your superficiality and gigantic ego? - David Frost; several of them had worked for him: [Monty Python Flying Circus (sub ita) - Timmy Williams Coffee Time - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abTLsBxkIQc) Were you the RNC chair in the Reagan years? - Frank Fahrenkopf Were you the star of _The Nanny_? - Yes, Fran Drescher DQs: Best known for a single incident? Best known for business? IQs: Are you a longtime political commentator for _The Atlantic_? Did you star in _$ky Hei$t_? Were you a close CBS News associate of Edward R. Murrow? ---
**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:** [May 4, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/170 "2018-05-04T13:01:44Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with F 5. Died after 1900 6. American 7. Died before 2000 8. Not known for the Arts 9. Died after 1950 10. Not known for politics/military 11. Not best known for a single incident 12. Not best 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:** [May 4, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/171 "2018-05-04T13:02:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you a longtime political commentator for _The Atlantic_? > Did you star in _$ky Hei$t_? > Were you a close CBS News associate of Edward R. Murrow? 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:** [May 5, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/172 "2018-05-05T22:00:29Z")
Previous IQs: Are you a longtime political commentator for _The Atlantic_? - David Fallowes Did you star in _$ky Hei$t_? - Frank Gorshin Were you a close CBS News associate of Edward R. Murrow? - Fred Friendly DQs: Greatest fame before 1941? Associated with NYC? Married to a famous person? IQs: Did you marry Eowyn? Were you a noted Irish freedom fighter of the 1790s? Were you the Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio in 2014? ---
**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:** [May 6, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/173 "2018-05-06T14:08:40Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with F 5. Died after 1900 6. American 7. Died before 2000 8. Not known for the Arts 9. Died after 1950 10. Not known for politics/military 11. Not best known for a single incident 12. Not best known for business 13. Greatest fame after 1941 14. Born in NYC, otherwise not really associated 15. Not married to a famous person ---
**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:** [May 6, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/174 "2018-05-06T14:09:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you marry Eowyn? > Were you a noted Irish freedom fighter of the 1790s? > Were you the Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio in 2014? 1. I am not Faramir. 2. I am not Edward FitzGerald. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2018, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/175 "2018-05-07T04:18:16Z")
Previous IQs: Did you marry Eowyn? - Yes, Faramir Were you a noted Irish freedom fighter of the 1790s? - Yes, Edward FitzGerald Were you the Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio in 2014? - Another Edward FitzGerald! DQ: Athlete? IQs: Did the actor who played you also play a hacker and a colonel? Did you play a director, a concierge and a Nazi? Did you play a writer and theocracy official? ---
**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:** [May 7, 2018, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/176 "2018-05-07T12:01:15Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with F 5. Died after 1900 6. American 7. Died before 2000 8. Not known for the Arts 9. Died after 1950 10. Not known for politics/military 11. Not best known for a single incident 12. Not best known for business 13. Greatest fame after 1941 14. Born in NYC, otherwise not really associated 15. Not married to a famous person 16. Not an athlete ---
**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:** [May 7, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/177 "2018-05-07T12:02:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did the actor who played you also play a hacker and a colonel? > Did you play a director, a concierge and a Nazi? > Did you play a writer and theocracy official? 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:** [May 7, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/178 "2018-05-07T14:58:26Z")
Previous IQs: Did the actor who played you also play a hacker and a colonel? - Matthew Broderick played Ferris Bueller, and was also in _WarGames_ and _Glory_. Did you play a director, a concierge and a Nazi? - Ralph Fiennes, in _Hail, Caesar!, The Grand Budapest Hotel_ and _Schindler’s List_ Did you play a writer and theocracy official? - Joseph Fiennes, in _Shakespeare in Love_ and _The Handmaid’s Tale_ DQs: Best known for crime or law enforcement? Greatest fame after 1975? One DQ reserved. IQs: Did a young George Washington probably have a crush on your wife? Did Churchill make an unflattering pun about your name? Should Scrooge have learned more from you early in his career as to both capitalism and Christmas? ---
**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:** [May 7, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/179 "2018-05-07T17:24:56Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name starts with F 5. Died after 1900 6. American 7. Died before 2000 8. Not known for the Arts 9. Died after 1950 10. Not known for politics/military 11. Not best known for a single incident 12. Not best known for business 13. Greatest fame after 1941 14. Born in NYC, otherwise not really associated 15. Not married to a famous person 16. Not an athlete 17. Not best known for crime or law enforcement 18. Greatest fame probably in the 1960’s ---
**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:** [May 7, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808/180 "2018-05-07T17:25:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did a young George Washington probably have a crush on your wife? > Did Churchill make an unflattering pun about your name? > Should Scrooge have learned more from you early in his career as to both capitalism and Christmas? #3. I am not Fezziwig. Take 2 DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2018/811808.md?page=10)