# 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:** 7
**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 15, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/121 "2021-04-15T01:15:10Z")
Previous IQs: Was Oliver Hazard Perry a friend and shipmate of yours? - Capt. Lawrence, whose dying words “Don’t give up the ship” adorned a flag which Perry later flew during the Battle of Lake Erie Did you wish a houseguest would use his goddamn prepositions? - Yes, Lionel Twain, of 22 Twain Was a still-standing fort named after you in Pennsylvania? - Lord Ligonier DQs: Ever won an Emmy? Greatest fame before 1980? IQs: Are you the longtime producer of _SNL_? Did you first play Cmdr. Adama? Were you Data’s and B4’s “brother”? ---
**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 15, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/122 "2021-04-15T01:39:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you the longtime producer of _SNL_ ? > Did you first play Cmdr. Adama? > Were you Data’s and B4’s “brother”? Respectively: I am not Lorne Michaels. I am not Lorne Greene. I am not Lore. Oh, I see what you did there. DQs 1. real 2. male 3. last name doesn’t start with L 4. living 5. American 6. known for the Arts 7. born before 1979 8. best known for the performing arts 9. known as an actor 10. not best known for movies 11. born before 1960 12. best known for TV shows 13. has won an Emmy 14. greatest fame after 1980 ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/123 "2021-04-15T06:22:53Z")
Reserved DQs: 1. Star of the show? 2. Won for a genre show? ---
**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 15, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/124 "2021-04-15T12:51:46Z")
IQs: 1. Did you sing _Summer Wine_ with Nancy Sinatra? 2. Did you write _Memoirs of an Amnesiac_? 3. Did you play Catwoman in the 1960’s _Batman_ movie? ---
**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 15, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/125 "2021-04-15T13:14:33Z")
Swept me! IQs: Were you a Treasury secretary and a president of Hahvahd? Were you the most outspoken of a trio of Vermont rustics? Are you a videogame character known by name for his particular threads? ---
**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 15, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/126 "2021-04-15T16:20:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you sing _Summer Wine_ with Nancy Sinatra? > 2. Did you write _Memoirs of an Amnesiac_? > 3. Did you play Catwoman in the 1960’s _Batman_ movie? 1. Take a DQ. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Lee Merriwether. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a Treasury secretary and a president of Hahvahd? > Were you the most outspoken of a trio of Vermont rustics? > Are you a videogame character known by name for his particular threads? Respectively: This is someone else named Larry or Lawrence, isn’t it. I am not Larry. I am not Leisure Suit Larry. ---
**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 15, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/127 "2021-04-15T17:01:48Z")
DQs 1. real 2. male 3. last name doesn’t start with L 4. living 5. American 6. known for the Arts 7. born before 1979 8. best known for the performing arts 9. known as an actor 10. not best known for movies 11. born before 1960 12. best known for TV shows 13. has won an Emmy 14. greatest fame after 1980 15. most prominent person on a show 16. won for a show in a broad category (not sci-fi/fantasy/horror or anything otherwise fantastical) ---
**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 15, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/128 "2021-04-15T17:29:03Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a Treasury secretary and a president of Hahvahd? - Larry Summers Were you the most outspoken of a trio of Vermont rustics? - Yes, Larry, brother of Darryl and his other brother Darryl, on _Newhart_ Are you a videogame character known by name for his particular threads? - Yes, Leisure Suit Larry DQ: Show is still in production (allowing for any COVID suspension)? IQs: Were you a Swedish punk hacker? Were you George and Weezie’s only son? Did you particularly admire the talking horses you met? ---
**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 15, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/129 "2021-04-15T18:36:21Z")
IQ1: Were you a voice actor best known for a lazy lasagna loving cat? IQ2: Did you give your mother 40 whacks? IQ3: Are you a country singer with a large band? ---
**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 15, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/130 "2021-04-15T20:43:49Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you sing _Summer Wine_ with Nancy Sinatra? > > > 2. Did you write _Memoirs of an Amnesiac_ ? > > > 3. Did you play Catwoman in the 1960’s _Batman_ movie? > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Lee Merriwether. #1 was Lee Hazlewood. #2 was Oscar Levant. Correct on #3. 2 DQs rserved. ---
**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 15, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/131 "2021-04-15T21:35:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a Swedish punk hacker? > Were you George and Weezie’s only son? > Did you particularly admire the talking horses you met? Respectively: I am not Lisbeth Salander. Take a DQ. I am not Lemuel Gulliver. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Were you a voice actor best known for a lazy lasagna loving cat? > IQ2: Did you give your mother 40 whacks? > IQ3: Are you a country singer with a large band? IQ1: I am not Lorenzo Music. IQ2: I am not Lizzie Borden. IQ3: I am not Lyle Lovett. DQs 1. real 2. male 3. last name doesn’t start with L 4. living 5. American 6. known for the Arts 7. born before 1979 8. best known for the performing arts 9. known as an actor 10. not best known for movies 11. born before 1960 12. best known for TV shows 13. has won a (Daytime) Emmy 14. greatest fame after 1980 15. most prominent person on a show 16. won for a show in a broad category (not sci-fi/fantasy/horror or anything otherwise fantastical) 17. show is not still in production Note clarification to answer 13. (I figure a Daytime Emmy is still an Emmy.) ---
**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 16, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/132 "2021-04-16T13:24:38Z")
DQs: 1. Did you appear on the show as yourself (rather than a character)? 2. From a network TV show, rather than Cable? ---
**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 16, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/133 "2021-04-16T13:28:20Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the star of _Curb Your Enthusiasm_? 2. Did you write _Sword Blades and Poppy Seeds_? 3. Did Wilt Chamberlain call you the greatest basketball player of all time? ---
**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 16, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/134 "2021-04-16T13:58:19Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a Swedish punk hacker? - correct, Lisbeth Salander Were you George and Weezie’s only son? - Lionel Jefferson, on _All in the Family_ and _The Jeffersons_ Did you particularly admire the talking horses you met? - Yes, Lemuel Gulliver One DQ reserved. IQs: Were you a friendly amphibian in a series of kids’ books? Did you portray Ben Franklin as kindly and absent-minded and Sam Adams as a blowhard and a mooch? Were you killed by your younger son in the bathroom? ---
**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 16, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/135 "2021-04-16T14:11:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the star of _Curb Your Enthusiasm_? > 2. Did you write _Sword Blades and Poppy Seeds_? > 3. Did Wilt Chamberlain call you the greatest basketball player of all time? 1. I am not Larry David. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Larry Bird? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a friendly amphibian in a series of kids’ books? > Did you portray Ben Franklin as kindly and absent-minded and Sam Adams as a blowhard and a mooch? > Were you killed by your younger son in the bathroom? Respectively: Take a DQ. I am not Robert Lawson. I am not whoever Lannister. DQs 1. real 2. male 3. last name doesn’t start with L 4. living 5. American 6. known for the Arts 7. born before 1979 8. best known for the performing arts 9. known as an actor 10. not best known for movies 11. born before 1960 12. best known for TV shows 13. has won a (Daytime) Emmy 14. greatest fame after 1980 15. most prominent person on a show 16. won for a show in a broad category (not sci-fi/fantasy/horror or anything otherwise fantastical) 17. show is not still in production 18. appeared on show as self 19. from a network TV show ---
**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 16, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/136 "2021-04-16T14:32:53Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a friendly amphibian in a series of kids’ books? - Lyle the Crocodile (a favorite of mine as a boy) Did you portray Ben Franklin as kindly and absent-minded and Sam Adams as a blowhard and a mooch? - Yes, Robert Lawson, in _Ben and Me_ and _Mr. Revere and I_ (also favorites) Were you killed by your younger son in the bathroom? - Yes, Tywin Lannister DQ: Host of or personality on talk show? One DQ 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 16, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/137 "2021-04-16T18:27:21Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Are you the star of _Curb Your Enthusiasm_ ? > > > 2. Did you write _Sword Blades and Poppy Seeds_ ? > > > 3. Did Wilt Chamberlain call you the greatest basketball player of all time? > > 1. I am not Larry David. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Larry Bird? Correct on Larry David. #2 was poet Amy Lowell. #3 was Meadowlark Lemon, of the Harlem Globetrotters. DQs: 1. Common first name? 2. Greatest fame after 1999? ---
**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 16, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/138 "2021-04-16T21:19:31Z")
IQ1: Are you the leader of a hardcore punk bank that appeared on Saturday Night Live at John Belushi’s urging, and were subsequently permanently banned to the point of being cut from reruns? IQ2: Are you the last surviving human on the mining ship _Red Dwarf_? IQ3: Did you compose the music for _West Side Story_? ---
**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 17, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/139 "2021-04-17T02:51:13Z")
IQ1: Take a DQ. IQ2: I am not Dave Lister. IQ3: I am not Leonard Bernstein. DQs 1/. real 2. male 3. last name doesn’t start with L 4. living 5. American 6. known for the Arts 7. born before 1979 8. best known for the performing arts 9. known as an actor 10. not best known for movies 11. born before 1960 12. best known for TV shows 13. has won a (Daytime) Emmy 14. greatest fame after 1980 15. most prominent person on a show 16. won for a show in a broad category (not sci-fi/fantasy/horror or anything otherwise fantastical) 17. show is not still in production 18. appeared on show as self 19. from a network TV show 20. not host of or personality on talk show 21. uncommon first name 22. became famous and is most associated with shows before 1999 Well, that’s it for IQs. Please get all DQs in by 3:00PM 4/17 EDT. ---
**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 17, 2021, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348/140 "2021-04-17T04:54:32Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you the leader of a hardcore punk bank that appeared on Saturday Night Live at John Belushi’s urging, and were subsequently permanently banned to the point of being cut from reruns? > IQ2: Are you the last surviving human on the mining ship _Red Dwarf_ ? > IQ3: Did you compose the music for _West Side Story_ ? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Q1: Take a DQ. > IQ2: I am not Dave Lister. > IQ3: I am not Leonard Bernstein. Lee Ving, leader of LA hardcore band Fear. Correct on the other two. DQ: Associated with a game show? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348.md?page=8)