# 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:** 20
**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 26, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/381 "2020-08-26T16:02:22Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: You are not Vanderbilt (or for that matter, VanAnybodyelse). Does a popular charity bear your name? > IQ2: Were you a stranger in a strange land? > IQ3: Were you the Forces’ Sweetheart? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Velosano, Valentine Michael Smith or Vera Lynn. Vincent de Paul ✅ ✅ DQ: Military/political? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/382 "2020-08-26T16:02:26Z")
Thank you. It’s been years since I played, but decided I needed _something_ more uplifting and fun to focus on around here! ---
**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 26, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/383 "2020-08-26T16:22:42Z")
V. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name begins with V 5. American 6. died after 1900 7. not in the Arts 8. last name not a double name 9. military/political ---
**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 26, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/384 "2020-08-26T16:39:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Veronica Lodge (or Betty Cooper), dunno, and that crazy woman or her (ironically enough) 15 minutes of fame. 2 was Vance DeGeneres; 3 was Valerie Solanas. DQs: 1. primarily involved in politics? 2. died before 1950? One 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:** [August 26, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/385 "2020-08-26T17:24:51Z")
V. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name begins with V 5. American 6. died after 1900 7. not in the Arts 8. last name not a double name 9. military/political 10. primarily involved in politics 11. died before 1950 ---
**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 26, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/386 "2020-08-26T17:25:28Z")
IQs: 1. Are you married to Amy Grant? 2. Did you appear in a PBS production of _Steambath_ opposite Bill Bixby? 3. Were you an Italian-American character actor who appeared in _Moonstruck_? ---
**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 26, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/387 "2020-08-26T18:11:31Z")
IQ1: Did NASA plan to launch space shuttles at an AF base named for you? ---
**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 26, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/388 "2020-08-26T18:39:25Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you married to Amy Grant? > 2. Did you appear in a PBS production of _Steambath_ opposite Bill Bixby? > 3. Were you an Italian-American character actor who appeared in _Moonstruck_? Not Vince Gill, Veronica Cartwright or the wonderful Vincent Gardenia. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did NASA plan to launch space shuttles at an AF base named for you? Not Vandenburg. ---
**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 26, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/389 "2020-08-26T18:53:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Are you married to Amy Grant? > > > 2. Did you appear in a PBS production of _Steambath_ opposite Bill Bixby? > > > 3. Were you an Italian-American character actor who appeared in _Moonstruck_ ? > > Not Vince Gill, Veronica Cartwright or the wonderful Vincent Gardenia. Correct on Vince. #2 was Valerie Perrine. Correct on the wonderful Vincent Gardenia. DQ: Known for holding a federal office? ---
**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 26, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/390 "2020-08-26T20:07:27Z")
V. 1. real 2. male 3. dead 4. last name begins with V 5. American 6. died after 1900 7. not in the Arts 8. last name not a double name 9. military/political 10. primarily involved in politics 11. died before 1950 12. known for holding a federal office ---
**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 26, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/391 "2020-08-26T20:53:06Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have a hit with _The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia_? 2. Were you Pres. Carter’s Secretary of State? 3. Did your troups battle Julius Caesar’s? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/392 "2020-08-27T01:52:10Z")
IQ 1: Did you _tchk_ by chance _tchk_ have a bit about punctuation _chghchgh ppt_ IQ 2: Were you a multi term governor of a southern state? IQ 3: Were you a Minnesotan that passed laws against obtaining hangovers? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/393 "2020-08-27T06:25:45Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Did you play the king’s best friend in Galavant? > 2. Were you the leader of the Sweat hogs? > 3. Did you play one of the protagonists in the short-lived 1998 series **Prey**? 1. Vinnie Jones 2. Correct, 3. Vincent Ventresca DQ: Elected official? ---
**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 27, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/394 "2020-08-27T15:14:41Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > … > IQ 3: Were you a Minnesotan that passed laws against obtaining hangovers? Dingdingding! We have a winner! Yes, I am # Andrew Volstead The Congressman whose act implemented Prohibition: [Andrew Volstead - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Volstead) Well done, **MissTake**. Take it away! ---
**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 27, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/395 "2020-08-27T15:17:26Z")
Brava, Miss Take! ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/396 "2020-08-28T00:03:29Z")
Eek! I’m going to go simple, as asking questions are easier than answering them! Your letter is **A** And…go! ---
**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 28, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/397 "2020-08-28T00:09:04Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Lois Lane in the most recent live action Superman movies? 2. Did you fire Julius La Rosa on the air? 3. Did you write _The Birds_ and _Lysistrata_? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/398 "2020-08-28T00:28:34Z")
(Sorry, I haven’t figured out the quote function using my iPad) Answers: 1. I’m not Amy Adams 2. ? 3. I’m not Aristophanes ---
**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 28, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/399 "2020-08-28T01:57:05Z")
Congrats! IQs: 1. Did you write _The Color Purple_? 2. Did you host _Candid Camera_? 3. Did you use the pseudonym “Carlos Danger”? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/400 "2020-08-28T02:12:37Z")
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