# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 23
**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, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/441 "2020-09-01T02:50:11Z")
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. 20. First name is common 21. Not known for comic books or strips 22. Last name begins with a letter from M-Z Thank you @Prof.Pepperwinkle for the reminder. I know we all draw from different backgrounds and knowledge bases, which has always made this game fascinating for me. The questions asked makes me dig back in the recesses of my brain, and I enjoy it tremendously. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/442 "2020-09-01T13:31:15Z")
That’s just one of the many fun things about Botticelli! Can’t figure out who this is. I yield my earned DQ to whoever would like to ask it. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/443 "2020-09-01T14:41:03Z")
DQ: Shot non fatally? ---
**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:** [September 1, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/444 "2020-09-01T14:42:33Z")
Aha! IQ: Did David Bowie, who knew you, also play you in a movie? Or I will just proceed to my “Are you Firstname Lastname?” question. Are you Andy Warhol? ---
**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, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/445 "2020-09-01T17:02:22Z")
YES! I AM ANDY WARHOL! (and this was my 15 minutes of fame) ---
**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, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/446 "2020-09-01T17:21:40Z")
Good job, EH! Nicely done, Miss! ---
**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:** [September 1, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/447 "2020-09-01T17:47:56Z")
My thanks to **kitap** for getting the ol’ grey cells firing right, and **MissTake** for a good subject that round. I’m a Warhol fan, as it happens. Anyone who hasn’t been to the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh should make the trip someday - good stuff. Our next letter will be # **R** ---
**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:** [September 1, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/448 "2020-09-01T18:21:10Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > 1. ? > 2. ? > 3. I am not Amy Yasbeck Belated IQ wrap-up: 1 was Auric Goldfinger; 2 was Armand Hammer. Congrats, **EH**! Isn’t it time for a new thread, though? ---
**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:** [September 2, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645/449 "2020-09-02T04:50:50Z")
Right you are, **DLR**. Here you go: [Botticelli - Sept. 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-sept-2020/919574) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-aug-2020/916645.md?page=22)