# Botticelli -- Aug 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 28, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645 "2020-07-28T21:40:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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:** [August 12, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/221 "2020-08-12T15:55:15Z")
Yea, verily, I am Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the smash Broadway hit _Hamilton_! [![](https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/shutterstock_9448871yl.jpg) ](https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/shutterstock_9448871yl.jpg) Well done, EH! ---
**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:** [August 12, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/222 "2020-08-12T18:51:16Z")
Thanks - good one, **Prof. P**.! Just saw the _Hamilton_ movie on July 4 and loved it. I’ve updated the list: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #66 by Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/66) Our next letter will be # **B** ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/223 "2020-08-12T19:21:03Z")
IQ1: Were you begged to please come home? IQ2: Were you and Ray Walston the stars of a '60s sitcom? IQ3: Did you do a comic strip about a young boy and his favourite toy? ---
**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:** [August 12, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/224 "2020-08-12T19:26:16Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #1. Take a DQ. > #2. I am not Mr. Mxyzptlk. > #3 I am not Mr. Myxyztplk. Ha. Belated IQ wrap-up: 1 was Michelle Obama. IQs: 1. Was your mother named Stanley? 2. Did you play Major Major Major in _Catch-22_? 3. Are you the author of _Animalia_, _The Eleventh Hour_, and other picture books? ---
**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:** [August 12, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/225 "2020-08-12T19:26:44Z")
IQs: 1. Did Leslie Odom, Jr. play you in _Hamilton_? 2. Did your nephew write a biography of you titled _Within Reach_? 3. Are you the current Democratic candidate for POTUS’s former boss? ---
**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:** [August 12, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/226 "2020-08-12T19:43:52Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you begged to please come home? > IQ2: Were you and Ray Walston the stars of a '60s sitcom? > IQ3: Did you do a comic strip about a young boy and his favourite toy? Not Bill Bailey, Bill Bixby or Bill Watterson. Bill x3! > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > … > IQs: > 1. Was your mother named Stanley? > 2. Did you play Major Major Major in _Catch-22_? > 3. Are you the author of _Animalia_, _The Eleventh Hour_, and other picture books? Dunno, not Bob Newhart and dunno. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Leslie Odom, Jr. play you in _Hamilton_? > 2. Did your nephew write a biography of you titled _Within Reach_? > 3. Are you the current Democratic candidate for POTUS’s former boss? Not Aaron Burr, dunno and not Joe Biden (if I understand your question). ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/227 "2020-08-12T19:44:44Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you begged to please come home? > IQ2: Were you and Ray Walston the stars of a '60s sitcom? > IQ3: Did you do a comic strip about a young boy and his favourite toy? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Bill Bailey, Bill Bixby or Bill Watterson. Bill x3! ✅ x3! ---
**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:** [August 12, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/228 "2020-08-12T19:51:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did Leslie Odom, Jr. play you in _Hamilton_ ? > > > 2. Did your nephew write a biography of you titled _Within Reach_ ? > > > 3. Are you the current Democratic candidate for POTUS’s former boss? > > Not Aaron Burr, dunno and not Joe Biden (if I understand your question). Correct on Burr. #2 was Billy Barty. No, I meant Biden’s former boss. Are you him? DQ: Real? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/229 "2020-08-12T19:52:39Z")
IQ1: Did you play Burt’s stepson and Danny’s brother? IQ2: Were you a fictional foretopman? IQ3: Were you really Henry McCarty? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/230 "2020-08-13T08:55:39Z")
1. Are you a beloved British baker who co-judged the first 7 seasons of **The Great British Bake Off**? 2. Were you a detective played by Tim Reid on **Simon & Simon**? 3. Did you write a book chronicling your 9 months in a TB sanitarium? ---
**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:** [August 13, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/231 "2020-08-13T13:49:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > > > IQs: > > > > > > > 1. Did Leslie Odom, Jr. play you in _Hamilton_ ? > > > > 2. Did your nephew write a biography of you titled _Within Reach_ ? > > > > 3. Are you the current Democratic candidate for POTUS’s former boss? > > > > Not Aaron Burr, dunno and not Joe Biden (if I understand your question). > > Correct on Burr. > #2 was Billy Barty. > No, I meant Biden’s former boss. Are you him?.. Oh, I see. No, I am not Barack Obama. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you play Burt’s stepson and Danny’s brother? > IQ2: Were you a fictional foretopman? > IQ3: Were you really Henry McCarty? Not Burt Young, not Barrettt Bonden and dunno. > [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you a beloved British baker who co-judged the first 7 seasons of **The Great British Bake Off**? > 2. Were you a detective played by Tim Reid on **Simon & Simon**? > 3. Did you write a book chronicling your 9 months in a TB sanitarium? Dunno, dunno, and not Nellie Bly. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/232 "2020-08-13T14:16:10Z")
Correct on Barack. IQs: 1. Did you play Glinda in _The Wizard of Oz_? 2. Do you write _The Dresden Files_ series? 3. Did you voice Gurgi in _The Black Cauldron_? ---
**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:** [August 13, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/233 "2020-08-13T14:19:34Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > … > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Glinda in _The Wizard of Oz_? > 2. Do you write _The Dresden Files_ series? > 3. Did you voice Gurgi in _The Black Cauldron_? Not Billie Burke, not Jim Butcher, not… Buddy Ebsen? ---
**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:** [August 13, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/234 "2020-08-13T14:22:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you play Glinda in _The Wizard of Oz_ ? > > > 2. Do you write _The Dresden Files_ series? > > > 3. Did you voice Gurgi in _The Black Cauldron_ ? > > Not Billie Burke, not Jim Butcher, not… Buddy Ebsen? Correct, Correct, and John Byner. Previously asked DQ: Real? Current DQ: Male? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/235 "2020-08-13T14:33:06Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Are you a beloved British baker who co-judged the first 7 seasons of **The Great British Bake Off**? > 2. Were you a detective played by Tim Reid on **Simon & Simon**? > 3. Did you write a book chronicling your 9 months in a TB sanitarium? Mary Berry Marcel Proust ‘Downtown’ Brown Betty MacDonald. **The Plague and I** DQs: American? Still living? Known for politics? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/236 "2020-08-13T15:07:34Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you play Burt’s stepson and Danny’s brother? > IQ2: Were you a fictional foretopman? > IQ3: Were you really Henry McCarty? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Burt Young, not Barrettt Bonden and dunno. Billy Crystal (_Soap_). Billy Budd (_Billy Budd, Foretopman_, by Herman Melville). Billy the Kid. Billy x3! Three DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/237 "2020-08-13T15:16:27Z")
IQ1: Are you a Sioux who hosted _Truth or Consequences_ and other game shows? IQ2: Did you play Danny Tanner on two TV shows? IQ3: Did you star in _The Private Navy of Sgt O’Farrell_? ---
**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:** [August 13, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/238 "2020-08-13T15:40:31Z")
Dunno, not Bob Urich, and not Ernest Borgnine. B. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not American 4. not alive today 5. kinda sorta known for politics ---
**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:** [August 13, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/239 "2020-08-13T15:53:49Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _A Pilgrim’s Progress_? 2. Were you an early French Impressionist painter who died in a war with Spain? 3. Is a South American nation named after you? ---
**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:** [August 13, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/240 "2020-08-13T15:54:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Bob Newhart and dunno. 1 (mother named Stanley) was Barack Obama; 3 (author of _Animalia_ and other picture books) was Graeme Base. DQs: 1. from prose? 2. first name starts with B? IQs: 1. Were you the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? 2. Are you Veronica’s perennial rival for Archie’s affections? 3. Are you another, red-headed rival of Veronica and the above person, introduced in 1982? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645.md?page=13)