# Botticelli - April 2021

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348>\
**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:** 9\
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**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 30, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/401 "2021-04-30T03:39:36Z")

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> [@bordelond](#):
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> > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#):
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> > > IQ1: Are you a musician whose mother invented Liquid Paper?  
> > > IQ2: Are you a German expressionist silent film director?  
> > > IQ3: Were you once known as Mr. Television ?
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> 1. I am not Mike Nesmith
> 2. DQ
> 3. I am not Milton Berle

Correct  
F. W. Murnau  
Correct

DQ: Known for politics?

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**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 30, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/402 "2021-04-30T03:48:24Z")

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I am **M**

1. I am real
2. I am male
3. I am deceased
4. My first name begins with M
5. I died after 1950
6. I am American
7. I am not known for the arts
8. I died after 1990
9. I am not known for science
10. I am Caucasian
11. My first name is not unusual
12. I am not known for politics

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/403 "2021-04-30T05:23:38Z")

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Reserved DQ: known for sports?

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**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 30, 2021, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/404 "2021-04-30T11:20:38Z")

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I am **M**

1. I am real
2. I am male
3. I am deceased
4. My first name begins with M
5. I died after 1950
6. I am American
7. I am not known for the arts
8. I died after 1990
9. I am not known for science
10. I am Caucasian
11. My first name is not unusual
12. I am not known for politics
13. I am known for sports

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**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 30, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/405 "2021-04-30T11:42:37Z")

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IQs:

1. Were you a New York Yankees ball player considered by many to be the best switch hitter in history?
2. Are you the head of a major racing family relating to the Indianapolis 500?
3. Were you known as the “Say Hey Kid”?

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**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 30, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/406 "2021-04-30T13:35:37Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> Were you a New York Yankees ball player considered by many to be the best switch hitter in history?

Yes … I am **Mickey Mantle**!

Well done, @Prof.Pepperwinkle . You may call the next dance.

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**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 30, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/407 "2021-04-30T14:04:29Z")

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Really? That was a lucky guess.

I’m going to start the May thread a day early, once I think of someone.

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**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 30, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/408 "2021-04-30T14:07:00Z")

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Link to May thread: [Botticelli - May 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2021/941098)

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**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 30, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/409 "2021-04-30T20:26:42Z")

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Good job, **bordelond**! Sorry I missed that round.

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