# 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:** 22
**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, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/421 "2020-08-31T13:19:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did you compose music for the operettas W. S. Gilbert wrote? > - Were you an actress who had leads in three Frank Capra classic films? > - Did you star opposite Richard Dreyfuss in _The Competition_ ? 1. I am not Andrew Sullivan 2. ? (is it bad that I can name many of the leading actors, but only a few actresses?) 3. I am not Amy Irving ---
**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 31, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/422 "2020-08-31T13:29:12Z")
Previous IQs: Did Robert Lawson depict you as a blowhard, a rabble-rouser and a mooch? - Sam Adams, in _Paul Revere’s Horse_ Did you write a book about rabbits that were not all that cute? - Yes, _Watership Down_ author Richard Adams Did William Daniels play you in a movie set in Philadelphia? - John Adams, in _1776_ Adams x3! DQs: Best known for the visual arts (painting, photography, sculpture, etc.)? Greatest fame before 1941? IQs: Were you an artist with a small gallery now devoted to you in San Francisco? Did you write _Nixon in China_? Did you hang out with Caliban? ---
**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 31, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/423 "2020-08-31T14:37:36Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > 1. I’m not AOC > 2. ? > 3. I am not Alice in Wonderland 2 (played Zelda Fitzgerald in _Midnight in Paris_) was Allison Pill. DQ: died after 1970? IQs: 1. Were you a Swiss patent clerk? 2. Did you co-create Vampirella? 3. Did you play Uncle Phil on _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_ and voice the Shredder? ---
**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, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/424 "2020-08-31T15:01:05Z")
- Real - Male - First name starts with A - Deceased - Known for the Arts - American - Died after 1949 - Not primarily known for writing - Not primarily known for the performing arts - Died before 1990 - He has won awards in his field - Associated with NYC - Best known for the visual arts (painting, photography, sculpture, etc.) - Greatest fame after 1941 - Died after 1970 > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you an artist with a small gallery now devoted to you in San Francisco? > Did you write _Nixon in China_ ? > Did you hang out with Caliban? 1. ? 2. I am not Alice Goodman 3. ? (I can only think of “The Tempest”) > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you a Swiss patent clerk? > 2. Did you co-create Vampirella? > 3. Did you play Uncle Phil on _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_ and voice the Shredder? 1. I am not Albert Einstein 2. ? (I know it’s a Corman film, that’s about it) 3. I am not the ever wonderful James Avery ---
**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 31, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/425 "2020-08-31T15:53:16Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > 1. I am not Albert Einstein > 2. ? (I know it’s a Corman film, that’s about it) > 3. I am not the ever wonderful James Avery 2 was Forrest Ackerman. DQ: known primarily from painting? IQs: 1. Were you a friend of Robin of Loxley, played by Dave Chappelle? 2. Were you the father of the above person, played by Isaac Hayes? 3. Did you come to bury Caesar, not to praise him? ---
**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, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/426 "2020-08-31T16:43:25Z")
- Real - Male - First name starts with A - Deceased - Known for the Arts - American - Died after 1949 - Not primarily known for writing - Not primarily known for the performing arts - Died before 1990 - He has won awards in his field - Associated with NYC - Best known for the visual arts (painting, photography, sculpture, etc.) - Greatest fame after 1941 - Died after 1970 - Known primarily from painting / visual arts > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you a friend of Robin of Loxley, played by Dave Chappelle? > 2. Were you the father of the above person, played by Isaac Hayes? > 3. Did you come to bury Caesar, not to praise him? 1. and 2. I am not Achoo or Asneeze _“We’re men… we’re men in tights!”_ 2. I am not Marc Antony ---
**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, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/427 "2020-08-31T16:59:45Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Did you compose music for the operettas W. S. Gilbert wrote? > > > > > - Were you an actress who had leads in three Frank Capra classic films? > > > - Did you star opposite Richard Dreyfuss in _The Competition_ ? > > 1. I am not Andrew Sullivan > 2. ? (is it bad that I can name many of the leading actors, but only a few actresses?) > 3. I am not Amy Irving #1. Correct, but it’s Arthur Sullivan. #2 was Jean Arthur, who appeared in _Mr. Deed Goes To Town, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington_ and _You Can’t Take It With You._ #3 is correct. 1 DQ 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:** [August 31, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/428 "2020-08-31T17:05:27Z")
IQs: 1. Were you an American landscape photographer known for your pictures of the American West in black & white? 2. Did you paint _Christina’s World_? 3. Were you a student of Mondrian who invented the mobile? ---
**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 31, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/429 "2020-08-31T17:19:31Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > 1. and 2. I am not Achoo or Asneeze _“We’re men… we’re men in tights!”_ > 2. I am not Marc Antony A clean sweep! IQs: 1. Were you named after a Hungarian-born Modernist architect? 2. Speaking of names, did you eventually buy a 5% share in the parent company of a brand with a name coincidentally similar to yours? 3. Did you play Maid Marian in _Robin Hood: Men in Tights_? ---
**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 31, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/430 "2020-08-31T17:19:51Z")
**MissTake** , I suggest you number rather than bullet your DQ answers, so we know at a glance how many chances we have left? Thanks. Previous IQs: Were you an artist with a small gallery now devoted to you in San Francisco? - Ansel Adams Did you write _Nixon in China_? - This was John Adams Did you hang out with Caliban? - Ariel, in yes, Shakespeare’s _The Tempest_ DQs: Best known for abstract art? Became wealthy in his own lifetime? One DQ reserved. ---
**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, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/431 "2020-08-31T17:59:41Z")
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 13. Best known for the visual arts (painting, photography, sculpture, etc.) 14. Greatest fame after 1941 15. Died after 1970 16. Known primarily from painting / visual arts 17. Not known for abstract art 18. Became wealthy in his own lifetime. Elendil\_s\_Heir, when I quote to pull the previous answers down, I discovered the numbering doesn’t follow. Is there a way to do that, other than manually going back? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Were you an American landscape photographer known for your pictures of the American West in black & white? > - Did you paint _Christina’s World_ ? > - Were you a student of Mondrian who invented the mobile? 1. I am not Ansel Adams 2. I am not Andrew Wyeth 3. ? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you named after a Hungarian-born Modernist architect? > 2. Speaking of names, did you eventually buy a 5% share in the parent company of a brand with a name coincidentally similar to yours? > 3. Did you play Maid Marian in _Robin Hood: Men in Tights_ ? 1. ? 2. ? 3. I am not Amy Yasbeck ---
**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 31, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/432 "2020-08-31T18:21:04Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > …Elendil\_s\_Heir, when I quote to pull the previous answers down, I discovered the numbering doesn’t follow. Is there a way to do that, other than manually going back? Hmm. Well, the numbers appear now. I haven’t had any problem with the numbers continuing to appear when I reply and quote a previous post. ---
**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, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/433 "2020-08-31T18:28:18Z")
That’s because I copy/pasted into my notes, then went back and added the numbers. _shrug_ The possibility of user error is very high. ---
**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, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/434 "2020-08-31T19:39:30Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Were you an American landscape photographer known for your pictures of the American West in black & white? > > > > > - Did you paint _Christina’s World_ ? > > > - Were you a student of Mondrian who invented the mobile? > > 1. I am not Ansel Adams > 2. I am not Andrew Wyeth > 3. ? Correct on 1 and 2. #3 was Alexander Calder. He looked at Mondrian’s abstract geometric forms and wondered if a sculpture could be made of it. Mondrian was dubious. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/435 "2020-08-31T20:18:04Z")
I did not know that about Calder. We have one of his mobiles at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. ---
**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, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/436 "2020-08-31T21:27:03Z")
DQ: Known as a commercial artist? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/437 "2020-08-31T22:51:46Z")
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 13. Best known for the visual arts (painting, photography, sculpture, etc.) 14. Greatest fame after 1941 15. Died after 1970 16. Known primarily from painting / visual arts 17. Not known for abstract art 18. Became wealthy in his own lifetime. 19. Is known for his commercial art. ---
**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, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/438 "2020-08-31T23:49:18Z")
IQs: 1. Did you create _Li’l Abner_? 2. Did you create the graphic novel _Maus_? 3. Were you a Peruvian artist noted for his pictures of pin-up girls? ---
**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:** [September 1, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/439 "2020-09-01T00:12:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you create _Li’l Abner_ ? > 2. Did you create the graphic novel _Maus_ ? > 3. Were you a Peruvian artist noted for his pictures of pin-up girls? 1. I’m not Al Capp 2. ? 3. I’m not Alberto Vargas (to be fair, I did have to look up his first name, so take a DQ if you’d like) ---
**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:** [September 1, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/440 "2020-09-01T00:51:29Z")
1 and 3 are correct. #2 is Art Spiegelman. One of the homebrew rules of Botticelli here on the SDMB is that you can’t look up the answers, only info pertaining to the Subject in order to answer questions. Given that, I will take the other DQ. DQs: 1. Unusual first name? 2. Known from comic books or comic strips? 3. Last name starts with M-to-Z? That’s all my DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645.md?page=23)