# 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:** 21
**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 28, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/401 "2020-08-28T02:53:13Z")
IQs: Did you, in a Congressional speech not long ago, repeatedly say, “It’s not OK…” in listing things you found outrageous? Were you a lunar AI in a Heinlein novel? Did Roy Marsden long play you on British TV? ---
**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, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/402 "2020-08-28T03:28:15Z")
1. I’m not Adam Schiff 2. ? 3. ? ---
**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 28, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/403 "2020-08-28T13:40:08Z")
Previous IQs: Did you, in a Congressional speech not long ago, repeatedly say, “It’s not OK…” in listing things you found outrageous? - Yes, Congressman Adam Schiff Were you a lunar AI in a Heinlein novel? - Adam Selene, in _The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress_ Did Roy Marsden long play you on British TV? - Insp. Adam Dalglish Adam x3! DQs: Real? Male? IQs: Were you Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s first CO? Were you Gilraen’s husband? Were you her son? ---
**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, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/404 "2020-08-28T13:55:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 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_ ? > [@MissTake](#): > > (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 Correct on 1 and 3. #2 was Arthur Godfrey. DQ: Last name starts with A? ---
**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, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/405 "2020-08-28T14:48:23Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > 1. I’m not Alice Walker > 2. I’m not Alan Funt > 3. ? 3 (used the pseudonym “Carlos Danger”) was Anthony Wiener. One DQ reserved. IQs: 1. Were you a Philadelphia 76er nicknamed “the Answer”? 2. In Greek mythology, did you hold up the sky? 3. Did you write _The Fountainhead_, _Anthem_, and a book whose title references the above person? ---
**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, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/406 "2020-08-28T15:51:13Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with A > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > Were you Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s first CO? > Were you Gilraen’s husband? > Were you her son? 1. ? 2 and 3. I’m not Aragorn? (I know one of them is, can’t remember which) > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a Philadelphia 76er nicknamed “the Answer”? > 2. In Greek mythology, did you hold up the sky? > 3. Did you write _The Fountainhead_ , _Anthem_ , and a book whose title references the above person? 1. ? 2. I’m not Atlas 3. I’m not Ayn Rand ---
**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, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/407 "2020-08-28T16:13:34Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Jeeves in a number of British comedies? 2. Are you literally the first name in Finnish architects? 3. Are you the king of Dictionopolis? ---
**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, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/408 "2020-08-28T16:30:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did you play Jeeves in a number of British comedies? > - Are you literally the first name in Finnish architects? > - Are you the king of Dictionopolis? 1. I am not Arthur Treacher 2. I am not Aino Aalto (thank you crossword puzzles!) 3. ? ---
**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, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/409 "2020-08-28T18:48:53Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > 1. ? > 2. I’m not Atlas > 3. I’m not Ayn Rand 1 was Allen Iverson. DQs: 1. living? 2. known from the Arts? IQs: 1. Was there a novelty watch with a cartoon depiction of you (a real-life US politician) on it? 2. Were you the creation of Ross Bagdasarian and adopted son of his musical alter ego Dave Seville? 3. Responding to a question about the above person, did you note that a book by Norm N. Nite says “Bagdasarian ‘played the tape back at a faster speed to mimic the voices of tiny animals.’ From this we deduce that Norm N. Nite thinks tiny animals _actually talk_”? ---
**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 28, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/410 "2020-08-28T18:56:01Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s first CO? - Adelbert Ames, later a Carpetbagger Governor of Mississippi Were you Gilraen’s husband? - Arathorn Were you her son? - Yes, this is Aragorn DQs: American? One DQ reserved. IQs: Did Lorne Greene play you on TV and never wear a cowboy hat in the role? Is your codename DUCHESS? Are you that person’s mom? ---
**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, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/411 "2020-08-28T20:18:56Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with A 4. Deceased 5. Known from the Arts 6. American > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Was there a novelty watch with a cartoon depiction of you (a real-life US politician) on it? > 2. Were you the creation of Ross Bagdasarian and adopted son of his musical alter ego Dave Seville? > 3. Responding to a question about the above person, did you note that a book by Norm N. Nite says “Bagdasarian ‘played the tape back at a faster speed to mimic the voices of tiny animals.’ From this we deduce that Norm N. Nite thinks tiny animals _actually talk_ ”? 1. I’m not Spiro Agnew 2. I’m not _Alllllvvviiiiiinnnnnn_ 3. I knew about the faster speed, but haven’t read the book, so take an IQ > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did Lorne Greene play you on TV and never wear a cowboy hat in the role? > Is your codename DUCHESS? > Are you that person’s mom? 1. ? 2. I’m not Sterling Archer 3. I’m not Malory Archer ---
**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, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/412 "2020-08-28T21:13:52Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Did you play Jeeves in a number of British comedies? > > > > > - Are you literally the first name in Finnish architects? > > > - Are you the king of Dictionopolis? > > 1. I am not Arthur Treacher > 2. I am not Aino Aalto (thank you crossword puzzles!) > 3. ? Correct on 1 and 2. #3 was King Azaz in Norton Juster’s _The Phantom Tollbooth._ DQ: Died after 1949? ---
**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, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/413 "2020-08-28T21:17:26Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a writer of comic prose and verse in the 1920’s and 1930’s who had a column called _The Conning Tower_? 2. Did your mother call out your name at the start of every episode of your Old Time Radio program? 3. Was your mother a co-author of the song _Heartbreak Hotel_? ---
**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, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/414 "2020-08-28T21:18:10Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > 1. I’m not Spiro Agnew > 2. I’m not _Alllllvvviiiiiinnnnnn_ > 3. I knew about the faster speed, but haven’t read the book, so take an IQ For 3, the book is Nite’s _Rock On: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock ‘N’ Roll_, but the person talking about it is Cecil Adams. (I see that the quote is not part of the [relevant column online](https://www.straightdope.com/21341552/how-were-the-high-pitched-voices-of-the-chipmunks-created), though it is in my copy of _More of the Straight Dope_ and [this Yahoo Answers question](https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080716160703AAsn1BT).) DQ: known from writing? ---
**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, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/415 "2020-08-28T23:29:07Z")
DQ: 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with A 4. Deceased 5. Known for the Arts 6. American 7. Died after 1949 8. Not primarily known for writing. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Were you a writer of comic prose and verse in the 1920’s and 1930’s who had a column called _The Conning Tower_ ? > - Did your mother call out your name at the start of every episode of your Old Time Radio program? > - Was your mother a co-author of the song _Heartbreak Hotel_ ? 1. ? 2. I’m not Henry Aldrich (Our mother thought it funny to call our names like she did. It was not.) 3. ? (Obviously not Gladys) ---
**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 29, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/416 "2020-08-29T02:01:50Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Were you a writer of comic prose and verse in the 1920’s and 1930’s who had a column called _The Conning Tower_ ? > > > > > - Did your mother call out your name at the start of every episode of your Old Time Radio program? > > > - Was your mother a co-author of the song _Heartbreak Hotel_ ? > > 1. ? > 2. I’m not Henry Aldrich (Our mother thought it funny to call our names like she did. It was not.) > 3. ? (Obviously not Gladys) #1 was Franklin P. Adams. Correct on #2. #3 was Hoyt Axton, whose mother Mae was the co-author. DQs: 1. Known for the performing arts? 2. Died after 1990? ---
**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 29, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/417 "2020-08-29T02:14:43Z")
IQs: 1. Representing New York’s 14th district, are you the youngest woman ever elected to the US Congress? 2. Did you play Zelda Fitzgerald in _Midnight in Paris_? 3. Were you beginning to get very tired of sitting by your sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice you had peeped into the book your sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, ‘and what is the use of a book,’ you thought ‘without pictures or conversation?’ (According to the first sentence of one of the children’s books about 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 29, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/418 "2020-08-29T03:22:09Z")
Previous IQs: Did Lorne Greene play you on TV and never wear a cowboy hat in the role? - Cmdr. Adama, on the original _Battlestar Galactica_ Is your codename DUCHESS? - Yes, Sterling Archer, on _Archer_ Are you that person’s mom? - Yes, his mom, Malory Archer DQs: Won a top award in his field? Associated with NYC? IQs: Did Robert Lawson depict you as a blowhard, a rabble-rouser and a mooch? Did you write a book about rabbits that were not all that cute? Did William Daniels play you in a movie set in Philadelphia? ---
**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 31, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/419 "2020-08-31T11:45:05Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. First name starts with A 4. Deceased 5. Known for the Arts 6. American 7. Died after 1949 8. Not primarily known for writing 9. Not primarily known for the performing arts 10. Died before 1990 11. He has won awards in his field 12. Associated with NYC > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Representing New York’s 14th district, are you the youngest woman ever elected to the US Congress? > 2. Did you play Zelda Fitzgerald in _Midnight in Paris_ ? > 3. Were you beginning to get very tired of sitting by your sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice you had peeped into the book your sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, ‘and what is the use of a book,’ you thought ‘without pictures or conversation?’ (According to the first sentence of one of the children’s books about you.) 1. I’m not AOC 2. ? 3. I am not Alice in Wonderland > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did Robert Lawson depict you as a blowhard, a rabble-rouser and a mooch? > Did you write a book about rabbits that were not all that cute? > Did William Daniels play you in a movie set in Philadelphia? 1.? 2. I am not Richard Adams 3. ? ---
**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 31, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/420 "2020-08-31T12:40:31Z")
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