# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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 14, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/101 "2022-04-14T13:18:36Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a Country singer who turned to writing mysteries? 2. Did you have a hit with _God Bless America_? 3. Did Ivan Dixon play you on _Hogan’s Heroes_? ---
**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 14, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/102 "2022-04-14T18:01:04Z")
1. I am not Kinky Friedman. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not the previously-used Kinchloe. ---
**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 14, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/103 "2022-04-14T19:41:17Z")
Previous IQs: Were you played first by an English and then by a Scottish actor, who will soon be returning to the role? - Yes, Obi-wan Kenobi Were you killed under suspicious circumstances and later had a major theatre named after you? - RFK had a stadium named after him, but not a theater, as far as I know. I was thinking of Sergei Kirov, one of Stalin’s rivals. Were you a Golden Age of Hollywood composer of film scores? - Erich Korngold DQs: Ever won an Oscar? Greatest fame before 1970? IQs: Were you irritated by a young Carl Sagan when a famous mutual friend introduced you? Were you an English boy trained to become a spy? Did you write about that boy? ---
**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 14, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/104 "2022-04-14T20:01:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > RFK had a stadium named after him, but not a theater, as far as I know. The [Robert F. Kennedy Theater for Children was only around for three years](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Kerr_Theatre#Brief_legitimate_return,_children's_theater), so it probably doesn’t count as a _major_ theater. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you irritated by a young Carl Sagan when a famous mutual friend introduced you? > Were you an English boy trained to become a spy? > Did you write about that boy? Respectively: I am not Joseph P. Kennedy. I am not Kim. I am not Rudyard Kipling. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name starts with K 5. American 6. known for the Arts 7. best known for the performing arts 8. died after 1950 9. best known as an actor 10. died after 2000 11. not _best_ known for comedies, but had role in series of comedies 12. best known for movies 13. won an Oscar 14. famous before and after 1970 ---
**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 14, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/105 "2022-04-14T20:10:31Z")
There was no Wiki article on that RFK theater, so obviously it didn’t exist. 😉 Previous IQs: Were you irritated by a young Carl Sagan when a famous mutual friend introduced you? - Stanley Kubrick, introduced by Arthur C. Clarke Were you an English boy trained to become a spy? - Yes, Kim Did you write about that boy? - Yes, Rudyard Kipling DQ: Considered handsome? IQs: Did you perform in both _A Serious Man_ and _Inside Out_? Did you write _Primary Colors_ under a pseudonym? Did you once appear with Rachel and a coworker in an elevator on _Friends_? ---
**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, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/106 "2022-04-15T13:19:52Z")
Correct, Kate Smith, and correct. DQ: Was the Oscar for Best Actor? ---
**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, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/107 "2022-04-15T13:22:23Z")
IQs: 1. Are you generally considered to have been the first Abstract painter? 2. Were you a Swiss artist whose work incorporated Cubism and Surrealism? 3. Were you an Austrian painter known for your Expressionistic portraits? ---
**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, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/108 "2022-04-15T14:25:15Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you perform in both _A Serious Man_ and _Inside Out_? > Did you write _Primary Colors_ under a pseudonym? > Did you once appear with Rachel and a coworker in an elevator on _Friends_? Respectively: The mentaculus! I am not Richard Kind. I am Joe Klein. Take a DQ. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you generally considered to have been the first Abstract painter? > 2. Were you a Swiss artist whose work incorporated Cubism and Surrealism? > 3. Were you an Austrian painter known for your Expressionistic portraits? 1. I am not Kandinsky. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not the previously-used Klimt, if this is him. DQs: 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name starts with K 5. American 6. known for the Arts 7. best known for the performing arts 8. died after 1950 9. best known as an actor 10. died after 2000 11. not _best_ known for comedies, but had role in series of comedies 12. best known for movies 13. won an Oscar 14. famous before and after 1970 15. not a heartthrob 16. Oscar was not for Best Actor ---
**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, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/109 "2022-04-15T15:05:46Z")
Previous IQs: Did you perform in both _A Serious Man_ and _Inside Out_? - Yes, Richard Kind Did you write _Primary Colors_ under a pseudonym? - Yes, Joe Klein Did you once appear with Rachel and a coworker in an elevator on _Friends_? - That was Calvin Klein DQ: Won his Oscar before 1990? IQs: Were you a private detective who liked to clean house in her off hours? Did the same actor play both you and your much-better-known brother? Were you a cavalry general given an unflattering nickname? ---
**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, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/110 "2022-04-15T16:35:09Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Are you generally considered to have been the first Abstract painter? > > > 2. Were you a Swiss artist whose work incorporated Cubism and Surrealism? > > > 3. Were you an Austrian painter known for your Expressionistic portraits? > > 1. I am not Kandinsky. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not the previously-used Klimt, if this is him. Correct on Kandinsky. #2 was Paul Klee. #3 was Oscar Kokoschka. 2 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 15, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/111 "2022-04-15T16:36:53Z")
IQ: Did you win an Oscar for your role in _Cool Hand Luke_? ---
**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, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/112 "2022-04-15T17:11:28Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Did you win an Oscar for your role in _Cool Hand Luke_ ? I am indeed not John F., Jackie, Bobby, etc. but George Kennedy! Next game goes to the Prof. ---
**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, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/113 "2022-04-15T17:21:36Z")
Ah, good one! Well done, **Prof. P.** I always think of him for the _Airport_ and _Naked Gun_ movies: [George Kennedy - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Kennedy) Previous IQs: Were you a private detective who liked to clean house in her off hours? - Kinsey Milhone Did the same actor play both you and your much-better-known brother? - Sam Kirk: [George Samuel Kirk | Memory Alpha | Fandom](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/George_Samuel_Kirk) Were you a cavalry general given an unflattering nickname? - Judson “Kill Cavalry” Kilpatrick, a brash officer who was not known for being especially careful with his men’s lives during the Civil War ---
**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, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/114 "2022-04-15T17:24:49Z")
Thanks! Time to go look at EH’s list and think of someone. ---
**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, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/115 "2022-04-15T17:27:23Z")
Okay! I am [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.578981e3c1f1cf72b70c325265a4cde1?rik=sC%2f32VeQo2mKQQ&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.578981e3c1f1cf72b70c325265a4cde1?rik=sC%2f32VeQo2mKQQ&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ---
**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, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/116 "2022-04-15T18:10:43Z")
IQs: Did Johnny Depp play you in a movie in a movie also costarring Christopher Walken? Did you write the story which inspired the movie? Did you write a novel about the first POTUS of color? ---
**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, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/117 "2022-04-15T18:25:29Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a former 76er nicknamed “the Answer”? 2. Did you play the kaiju-fighting Stacker Pentecost? 3. Did you have a hit with “Fancy”? ---
**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, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/118 "2022-04-15T20:32:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Johnny Depp play you in a movie in a movie also costarring Christopher Walken? > Did you write the story which inspired the movie? > Did you write a novel about the first POTUS of color? 1. I am not Ichabod Crane. 2. I am not Washington Irving. 3. I am not Irving Wallace (in _The Man_). > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a former 76er nicknamed “the Answer”? > 2. Did you play the kaiju-fighting Stacker Pentecost? > 3. Did you have a hit with “Fancy”? 1. I am not Iggy Azalea. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/119 "2022-04-15T21:28:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Iggy Azalea. > Take 2 DQs. 1 was Allen Iverson; 2 was Idris Elba, in _Pacific Rim_. DQs: 1. real? 2. first name begins with I? ---
**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, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/120 "2022-04-16T00:56:12Z")
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