# Botticelli - April 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 3, 2022, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184 "2022-04-03T11:57:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 13
**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 27, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/241 "2022-04-27T19:17:11Z")
DQ: Active in the American Revolutionary War? ---
**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, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/242 "2022-04-28T14:14:38Z")
DQ: known for one specific thing, like saying “Don’t give up the ship” or having something named after him? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/243 "2022-04-28T21:33:43Z")
S. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name begins with S 5. not American 6. died before 1900 7. European 8. not known from the Arts 9. from the British-Irish Isles 10. English 11. died after 1700 12. died after 1800 13. known from politics/military 14. not known for politics 15. died before 1850 16. not known for naval exploits 17. not active in the American Revolutionary War 18. known for one specific thing, like saying “Don’t give up the ship” or having something named after him ---
**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, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/244 "2022-04-28T21:35:33Z")
DQ: Known from the Napoleonic Wars? ---
**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 29, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/245 "2022-04-29T16:42:43Z")
S. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name begins with S 5. not American 6. died before 1900 7. European 8. not known from the Arts 9. from the British-Irish Isles 10. English 11. died after 1700 12. died after 1800 13. known from politics/military 14. not known for politics 15. died before 1850 16. not known for naval exploits 17. not active in the American Revolutionary War 18. known for one specific thing, like saying “Don’t give up the ship” or having something named after him 19. known, in part, from the Napoleonic Wars Please ask all earned DQs by noon EDST Sunday. ---
**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 30, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/246 "2022-04-30T22:22:29Z")
DQ: known for having something named after him? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/247 "2022-04-30T23:26:10Z")
S. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name begins with S 5. not American 6. died before 1900 7. European 8. not known from the Arts 9. from the British-Irish Isles 10. English 11. died after 1700 12. died after 1800 13. known from politics/military 14. not known for politics 15. died before 1850 16. not known for naval exploits 17. not active in the American Revolutionary War 18. known for one specific thing, like saying “Don’t give up the ship” or having something named after him 19. known, in part, from the Napoleonic Wars 20. known for having something named after him ---
**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:** [May 1, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/248 "2022-05-01T02:39:44Z")
Final DQ: invented something military-related and it is named after him? ---
**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 1, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/249 "2022-05-01T17:49:02Z")
S. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name begins with S 5. not American 6. died before 1900 7. European 8. not known from the Arts 9. from the British-Irish Isles 10. English 11. died after 1700 12. died after 1800 13. known from politics/military 14. not known for politics 15. died before 1850 16. not known for naval exploits 17. not active in the American Revolutionary War 18. known for one specific thing, like saying “Don’t give up the ship” or having something named after him 19. known, in part, from the Napoleonic Wars 20. known for having something named after him 21. invented something military-related and it’s named for him Please ask all earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EDST tomorrow. ---
**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 1, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/250 "2022-05-01T20:48:58Z")
It’s probably someone like Captain Aloysius J. Swish-Swish-Clang-Clang, inventor of the air sabre. (That’s NOT a real guess.) 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, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/251 "2022-05-02T13:45:33Z")
Guessing: Are you {Rank and First Name unknown} Shrapnel? ---
**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 2, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/252 "2022-05-02T16:11:39Z")
And a very good guess it is, too! Yes, I am indeed Lt. Gen. # Henry Shrapnel For more on the distinguished British artillery officer: [Henry Shrapnel - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Shrapnel) Well done, **Prof. P.** ---
**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:** [May 2, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/253 "2022-05-02T17:01:14Z")
Fascinating! I never knew shrapnel was named after a 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 2, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/254 "2022-05-02T17:01:19Z")
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