# Botticelli - April 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 3, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348 "2021-04-03T21:37:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**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 28, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/341 "2021-04-28T15:34:25Z")
Swept me! All from the _LOTR_ movies, of course. IQs: Have you played a computer wiz, a Federal prosecutor and a concierge? Did you sing about a geometric shape in a granular medium? Were you Harry Rehnquist’s codename? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/342 "2021-04-28T15:37:09Z")
- _In 1987, did you famously begin hosting your game show with your hair un-dyed?_ Yep, **Bob Barker** - _Is an NBA salary-cap exception named after you?_ 80s star **Larry Bird** of the Bird Exception - _Are you a sports commentator who’s noted for incorporating puns into athletes’ names?_ ESPN stalwart **Chris Berman** … DQs **Best known from movies?** **Born 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:** [April 28, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/343 "2021-04-28T15:40:04Z")
IQs: 1. Did you found the American Red Cross? 2. Were you a British diplomat who disappeared in 1809? 3. Do you appear in the documentary _Wordplay_ (about crossword compilers–not that you’re known as a compiler, you just like doing them)? ---
**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 28, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/344 "2021-04-28T17:02:39Z")
DQ: Died before 1975? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/345 "2021-04-28T18:45:02Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > 1. Did you play Father Marcus on the TV series **The Exorcist**? > 2. Are you the heroine of Mary Stewart’s book **Nine Coaches Waiting**? > 3. Did you play Nancy Drew in a series of 1930s movies? Ben Daniels, Belinda Martin and Bonita Granville DQs: 1. Known best as a singer? 2. Caucasian? 3. Award winner? ---
**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 28, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/346 "2021-04-28T19:00:14Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:338, topic:939348, full:true”] **DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. American 6. Born before 1950 7. Known for the Arts 8. Known for the Performing Arts 9. Died before 2000 10. Not best known from movies 11. Born after 1900 12. Died before 1975 13. Not best known as a singer 14. Caucasian 15. Posthumous award winner ---
**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 28, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/347 "2021-04-28T19:01:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Have you played a computer wiz, a Federal prosecutor and a concierge? > Did you sing about a geometric shape in a granular medium? > Were you Harry Rehnquist’s codename? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 28, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/348 "2021-04-28T19:01:53Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you found the American Red Cross? > 2. Were you a British diplomat who disappeared in 1809? > 3. Do you appear in the documentary _Wordplay_ (about crossword compilers–not that you’re known as a compiler, you just like doing them)? 1. I am not Clara Barton Take 2 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:** [April 28, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/349 "2021-04-28T19:11:34Z")
Previous IQs: Have you played a computer wiz, a Federal prosecutor and a concierge? - Bob Balaban, in _2010: The Year We Make Contact, Absence of Malice_ and _The Grand Budapest Hotel_ Did you sing about a geometric shape in a granular medium? - Belinda “Circle in the Sand” Carlisle Were you Harry Rehnquist’s codename? - “Boris,” in _True Lies_ (his wife hopes to become “Natasha,” but is assigned “Doris” instead) DQs: Best known as an actor? Generally considered handsome? Greatest fame before 1950? IQs: Did you play Cmdr. Chakotay? A fictional character, was a Republican Congressman recently compared to you? Another fictional character, was a different Republican Congressman recently compared to you? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/350 "2021-04-28T19:17:13Z")
IQs 1. In 2003, did New York governor George Pataki posthumously pardon your 1964 obscenity conviction? 2. Did you win the 1980 American League batting title with a .390 average after a noted quest for .400? 3. In 1997, did you release a cover of heavy metal standards performed in a lounge big-band style? ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/351 "2021-04-28T19:33:20Z")
IQ1: Do you frequently direct people to bite your shiny metal ass? IQ2: Were you on an ill-fated flight the day the music died? IQ3: Heeello, baby! Were you also on the same flight as IQ2? ---
**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 28, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/352 "2021-04-28T20:15:09Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:346, topic:939348”] **DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. American 6. Born before 1950 7. Known for the Arts 8. Known for the Performing Arts 9. Died before 2000 10. Not best known from movies 11. Born after 1900 12. Died before 1975 13. Not best known as a singer 14. Caucasian 15. Posthumous award winner 16. Not an actor 17. Moderately good looking 18. Greatest fame before 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:** [April 28, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/353 "2021-04-28T20:19:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you play Cmdr. Chakotay? > A fictional character, was a Republican Congressman recently compared to you? > Another fictional character, was a different Republican Congressman recently compared to you? Take 3 DQs. > [@bordelond](#): > > IQs > > 1. In 2003, did New York governor George Pataki posthumously pardon your 1964 obscenity conviction? > 2. Did you win the 1980 American League batting title with a .390 average after a noted quest for .400? > 3. In 1997, did you release a cover of heavy metal standards performed in a lounge big-band style? #1. I am not Lenny Bruce. #2. Take a DQ. #3. I am not Pat Boone (??) > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Do you frequently direct people to bite your shiny metal ass? > IQ2: Were you on an ill-fated flight the day the music died? > IQ3: Heeello, baby! Were you also on the same flight as IQ2? 1. I am not Bender. 2. I am not the Big Bopper. 3. I am not Buddy Holly. **And that will put us at 20+ DQs. So, no more IQs please.** ---
**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 28, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/354 "2021-04-28T20:28:45Z")
Previous IQs: Did you play Cmdr. Chakotay? - Robert Beltran, on _Star Trek: Voyager_ A fictional character, was a Republican Congressman recently compared to you? - Beavis (Rep. Matt Gaetz) Another fictional character, was a different Republican Congressman recently compared to you? - Butthead (Rep. Jim Jordan) Seen here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Pensacola/comments/kvqujl/rep\_matt\_gaetz\_jim\_jordan\_are\_reallife\_beavis\_and/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Pensacola/comments/kvqujl/rep_matt_gaetz_jim_jordan_are_reallife_beavis_and/) DQs: Best known for Hollywood work? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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 28, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/355 "2021-04-28T20:36:07Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:352, topic:939348”] **DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. American 6. Born before 1950 7. Known for the Arts 8. Known for the Performing Arts 9. Died before 2000 10. Not best known from movies 11. Born after 1900 12. Died before 1975 13. Not best known as a singer 14. Caucasian 15. Posthumous award winner 16. Not an actor 17. Moderately good looking 18. Greatest fame before 1950 19. Not best known for Hollywood work ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/356 "2021-04-28T20:46:25Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Clara Barton > Take 2 DQs. 2 (disappeared diplomat) was Benjamin Bathurst; 3 (appears in _Wordplay_) was Bill Clinton. DQ: known for appearing on a stage/in a theater? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/357 "2021-04-28T20:58:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #2. Take a DQ. DQ **Known for radio work?** ---
**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 29, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/358 "2021-04-29T00:08:25Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. American 6. Born before 1950 7. Known for the Arts 8. Known for the Performing Arts 9. Died before 2000 10. Not best known from movies 11. Born after 1900 12. Died before 1975 13. Not best known as a singer 14. Caucasian 15. Posthumous award winner 16. Not an actor 17. Moderately good looking 18. Greatest fame before 1950 19. Not best known for Hollywood work 20. Best known for performing in ballrooms 21. Not known for radio work ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/359 "2021-04-29T14:22:29Z")
I can come up with several names who match up with all but one of the hints. I will be very interested to see who this person is. ---
**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 29, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/360 "2021-04-29T14:24:35Z")
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