# Botticelli - April 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 1, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476 "2025-04-01T22:19:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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 11, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/81 "2025-04-11T18:19:43Z")
Not Sue Storm, not Meryl Streep and dunno. S. 1. fictional 2. female 3. last name starts with S 4. created before 1950 5. a main character, but not the only one ---
**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 11, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/82 "2025-04-11T20:19:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Are you Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s mom? > 2. Were you the puppet Indian princess on _The Howdy Doody Show_? > 3. Voiced by Sir Harry Secombe, were you the central character on most of the episodes of the highly acclaimed, spearmint-covered, talky-talk wireless 1950’s BBC Radio series _The Goon Show_? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno x3. #1 was Joyce Summers. #2 was Princess Summerfall Winterspring. #3 was Neddie Seagoon. (“Whatwhatwhatwhatwhat? Sapristi nuckoes! I don’t wish to know that!”) DQs: 1. American creator(s)? 2. Created before 1900? 3. Originally from prose fiction? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/83 "2025-04-11T20:22:52Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a Baseball Hall of Famer who won 324 games? 2. Are you a Broadway star who played the lead role in _Bunheads_ on ABC Family? 3. Did you once say “you can’t rob a bank on charm and personality?” ---
**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 11, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/84 "2025-04-11T20:28:01Z")
Not Willie Stargell, dunno, and not Willie Sutton. S. 1. fictional 2. female 3. last name starts with S 4. created before 1950 5. a main character, but not the only one 6. non-American creator(s) 7. created after 1900 8. not originally from prose fiction ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/85 "2025-04-11T20:34:03Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > 1. Were you a Baseball Hall of Famer who won 324 games? > 2. Are you a Broadway star who played the lead role in _Bunheads_ on ABC Family? > 3. Did you once say “you can’t rob a bank on charm and personality?” > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Willie Stargell, dunno, and not Willie Sutton. #1 was Don Sutton, #2 was Sutton Foster. Correct on #3. Sutton x3! DQs: 1. Originally from a dramatic work? 2. Mentioned in title of debut work? ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/86 "2025-04-12T02:21:19Z")
S. 1. fictional 2. female 3. last name starts with S 4. created before 1950 5. a main character, but not the only one 6. non-American creator(s) 7. created after 1900 8. not originally from prose fiction 9. originally from a dramatic work 10. not mentioned in title of debut work ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/87 "2025-04-12T03:22:55Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Crowley on **Supernatural**? 2. Are you the father of the actor in question one? 3. Did Patti D’Arbanville play you in **Real Genius**? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/88 "2025-04-12T14:47:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Sue Storm, not Meryl Streep and dunno. Correct, correct, and Sissy Spacek (Carol Ann Fugate) DQ: Appeared on TV or in movies? ---
**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 13, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/89 "2025-04-13T01:55:16Z")
**kitap,** take three DQs. S. 1. fictional 2. female 3. last name starts with S 4. created before 1950 5. a main character, but not the only one 6. non-American creator(s) 7. created after 1900 8. not originally from prose fiction 9. originally from a dramatic work 10. not mentioned in title of debut work 11. appeared on TV or in movies ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/90 "2025-04-13T04:31:32Z")
IQs: 1. Did you win a Grammy Award for your work on the _O Brother Where Art Thou?_ soundtrack? 2. Did you form a comedy duo with a fellow whose stage name was “Babe”? 3. Did you create classic characters of the legal profession like Della Street and Hamilton Burger? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/91 "2025-04-13T06:44:55Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Crowley on **Supernatural**? > 2. Are you the father of the actor in question one? > 3. Did Patti D’Arbanville play you in **Real Genius**? Mark Sheppard, Morgan Sheppard, Sheri Nugell. DQs: 1. Caucasian? 2. Contemporary to the time it was written? 4 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 14, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/92 "2025-04-14T03:04:41Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you win a Grammy Award for your work on the _O Brother Where Art Thou?_ soundtrack? > 2. Did you form a comedy duo with a fellow whose stage name was “Babe”? > 3. Did you create classic characters of the legal profession like Della Street and Hamilton Burger? I know the soundtrack well but don’t know the musician; dunno and not Earle Stanley Gardner (sp?). S. 1. fictional 2. female 3. last name starts with S 4. created before 1950 5. a main character, but not the only one 6. non-American creator(s) 7. created after 1900 8. not originally from prose fiction 9. originally from a dramatic work 10. not mentioned in title of debut work 11. appeared on TV or in movies 12. Caucasian 13. contemporary to the time it was written ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/93 "2025-04-14T03:24:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Did you win a Grammy Award for your work on the _O Brother Where Art Thou?_ soundtrack? > > 2. Did you form a comedy duo with a fellow whose stage name was “Babe”? > > 3. Did you create classic characters of the legal profession like Della Street and Hamilton Burger? > > I know the soundtrack well but don’t know the musician; dunno and not Earle Stanley Gardner (sp?). Ralph Stanley, Stan(ley) Laurel, and Erle Stanley Gardner (correct enough!) Stanley x3! DQs: Appeared on TV? First name starts with A-M? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/94 "2025-04-14T05:33:18Z")
IQs: 1. Did Al Capp create you? 2. Did Tommy Roe sing about you? 3. Did Dale Hawkins sing about you? ---
**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, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/95 "2025-04-14T14:30:57Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Raquel Welch’s husband in _The Three Musketeers_? 2. Are you the lead singer for Duran Duran? 3. Do you know… what evil… lurks in the hearts of men? ---
**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, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/96 "2025-04-14T20:20:44Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Al Capp create you? > 2. Did Tommy Roe sing about you? > 3. Did Dale Hawkins sing about you? Dunno x3. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Raquel Welch’s husband in _The Three Musketeers_? > 2. Are you the lead singer for Duran Duran? > 3. Do you know… what evil… lurks in the hearts of men? Dunno, not Simon LeBon (sp?) and not The Shadow. S. 1. fictional 2. female 3. last name starts with S 4. created before 1950 5. a main character, but not the only one 6. non-American creator(s) 7. created after 1900 8. not originally from prose fiction 9. originally from a dramatic work 10. not mentioned in title of debut work 11. appeared on TV or in movies 12. Caucasian 13. contemporary to the time it was written 14. did not first appear on TV? 15. first name starts with A-M ---
**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, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/97 "2025-04-14T21:00:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > Qs: > > > > 1. Did you play Raquel Welch’s husband in _The Three Musketeers_? > > 2. Are you the lead singer for Duran Duran? > > 3. Do you know… what evil… lurks in the hearts of men? > > Dunno, not Simon LeBon (sp?) and not The Shadow. #1 was Spike Milligan. Correct on the others. DQ: By a European creator(s)? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/98 "2025-04-15T02:20:37Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Al Capp create you? > 2. Did Tommy Roe sing about you? > 3. Did Dale Hawkins sing about you? 1. Sadie Hawkins 2. Sheila (_Sweet Little Sheila_) 3. _Susie Q_ 3 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 15, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/99 "2025-04-15T03:06:52Z")
I’d forgotten that was Spike Milligan! Good one, **Prof. P.**. You probably know he was in _Life of Brian_ a few years later, too. S. 1. fictional 2. female 3. last name starts with S 4. created before 1950 5. a main character, but not the only one 6. non-American creator(s) 7. created after 1900 8. not originally from prose fiction 9. originally from a dramatic work 10. not mentioned in title of debut work 11. appeared on TV or in movies 12. Caucasian 13. contemporary to the time it was written 14. did not first appear on TV 15. first name starts with A-M 16. by a European creator(s) Superfluous question mark removed from DQ 14. We have more than 20 earned DQs now, so no more IQs, please. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2025/1016476/100 "2025-04-15T06:35:28Z")
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