# Botticelli - August 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 12, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575 "2016-08-12T16:46:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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 17, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/21 "2016-08-17T04:47:33Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a Western villain played by John Astin in a TV movie? > 2. Did Tony Randall play you in a comedy film also starring Jayne Mansfield? > 3. Were you Jayne’s character in the above-mentioned film? Dunno x3. R. 1. female 2. real 3. last name starts with R 4. dead 5. died after 1900 6. died after 1950 7. known for the Arts 8. not American ---
**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 17, 2016, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/22 "2016-08-17T11:02:50Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a Western villain played by John Astin in a TV movie? > 2. Did Tony Randall play you in a comedy film also starring Jayne Mansfield? > 3. Were you Jayne’s character in the above-mentioned film? [quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:21, topic:762575”] Dunno x3. #1 was Evil Roy Slade. #2 was Rock Hunter in _Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?_. #3 was Rita Marlowe. DQs: 1. European? 2. Known for acting? 3. Died after 2000? ---
**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 17, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/23 "2016-08-17T14:10:05Z")
R. 1. female 2. real 3. last name starts with R 4. dead 5. died after 1900 6. died after 1950 7. known for the Arts 8. not American 9. European 10. not known for acting 11. died after 2000 ---
**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 17, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/24 "2016-08-17T14:14:24Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have a hit with _Lovin’ You_? 2. Did you have a hit with _Something To Talk About_? 3. Did you have a hit with _Blue Bayou_? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/25 "2016-08-18T02:37:23Z")
IQ’s: 1. Were you a reserve Air Force lieutenant that Edward R. Murrow reported on in 1953? 2. Are you the original _Girl With the Dragon Tattoo_? 3. Were you the first movie star to publicize your struggle with Alzheimer’s? ---
**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 18, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/26 "2016-08-18T03:24:14Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with _Lovin’ You_? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Something To Talk About_? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Blue Bayou_? Not Roberta Flack, Bonnie Raitt or Linda Ronstadt. > [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > IQ’s: > > 1. Were you a reserve Air Force lieutenant that Edward R. Murrow reported on in 1953? > 2. Are you the original _Girl With the Dragon Tattoo_? > 3. Were you the first movie star to publicize your struggle with Alzheimer’s? Not Roy Cohn? Not Naomi Raapace (sp?) or Ronald Reagan. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/27 "2016-08-18T04:33:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > [QUOTE=Johnny Ace] > > 1. Were you a reserve Air Force lieutenant that Edward R. Murrow reported on in 1953? > 2. Are you the original Girl With the Dragon Tattoo? > 3. Were you the first movie star to publicize your struggle with Alzheimer’s? > > Not Roy Cohn? Not Naomi Raapace (sp?) or Ronald Reagan. 1. Milo Radulovich. 2. Correct, Noomi Rapace. 3. Rita Hayworth (1983. It still bothers me imagining her afflicted with it. But I’ll give ya Ronnie. He never even occurred to me, oddly enough.) DQ: Author? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/28 "2016-08-18T04:53:05Z")
Heh interesting that I have a reference to Alzheimer’s there when I both forget to add a /quote and fail to notice it until too late… ---
**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 18, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/29 "2016-08-18T14:26:19Z")
Take another DQ, **Johnny**. Hayworth in 1983 would be before Reagan in 1989 or so, and she was still considered more of a movie star than he was by then. R. 1. female 2. real 3. last name starts with R 4. dead 5. died after 1900 6. died after 1950 7. known for the Arts 8. not American 9. European 10. not known for acting 11. died after 2000 12. not an author ---
**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 18, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/30 "2016-08-18T23:00:56Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with Lovin’ You? > 2. Did you have a hit with Something To Talk About? > 3. Did you have a hit with Blue Bayou? > Not Roberta Flack, Bonnie Raitt or Linda Ronstadt. #1 was Minnie Riperton. Correct on #2 and #3. DQ: Known for the performing arts? ---
**Author:** ![guylevesque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6de8d8/32.png) [@guylevesque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guylevesque)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/31 "2016-08-18T23:44:08Z")
1. Are you an American philosopher known for your work on social justice? 2. Were two former African colonies named after you? 3. Did you work with Uderzo on several comics? ---
**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 18, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/32 "2016-08-18T23:57:56Z")
Hey, welcome back, guy! ---
**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 20, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/33 "2016-08-20T03:43:47Z")
Yes, indeed! > [@guylevesque](#): > > 1. Are you an American philosopher known for your work on social justice? > 2. Were two former African colonies named after you? > 3. Did you work with Uderzo on several comics? Not John Rawls, not Cecil Rhodes, and dunno. R. 1. female 2. real 3. last name starts with R 4. dead 5. died after 1900 6. died after 1950 7. known for the Arts 8. not American 9. European 10. not known for acting 11. died after 2000 12. not an author 13. kinda sorta known for the performing arts Hard to say, though, depending on your definition of “performing arts.” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/34 "2016-08-20T18:16:01Z")
IQ’s: 1. Did you play Death in a _Twilight Zone_ episode? 2. Did you direct _The Princess Bride_? 3. Were you the proprietor of the gin joint that Ilsa Lund walked into? DQ: Singer? ---
**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 21, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/35 "2016-08-21T03:34:29Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > IQ’s: > > 1. Did you play Death in a _Twilight Zone_ episode? > 2. Did you direct _The Princess Bride_? > 3. Were you the proprietor of the gin joint that Ilsa Lund walked into? > … Not Robert Redford, Rob Reiner or Rick Blaine. R. 1. female 2. real 3. last name starts with R 4. dead 5. died after 1900 6. died after 1950 7. known for the Arts 8. not American 9. European 10. not known for acting 11. died after 2000 12. not an author 13. not known for the performing arts Upon further consideration, and after checking definitions, I’ve changed my answer to #13. **Johnny** , you may ask another DQ, if you 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:** [August 21, 2016, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/36 "2016-08-21T11:08:01Z")
IQs: 1. Did you sue the producers of the film _For The Boys_, saying that it was based on your life story? (It was settled out of court.) 2. Do you hang around with Groot? 3. Did you have a hit with _Great Speckled Bird_? ---
**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 21, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/37 "2016-08-21T15:14:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you sue the producers of the film _For The Boys_, saying that it was based on your life story? (It was settled out of court.) > 2. Do you hang around with Groot? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Great Speckled Bird_? Dunno, not Rocket Raccoon, and dunno. ---
**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 21, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/38 "2016-08-21T22:34:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you sue the producers of the film _For The Boys_, saying that it was based on your life story? (It was settled out of court.) > 2. Do you hang around with Groot? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Great Speckled Bird_? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Rocket Raccoon, and dunno. #1 was Martha Raye. #2 is correct. #3 was Roy Acuff. DQs: 1. British or Irish? 2. Known for the visual arts? ---
**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 22, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/39 "2016-08-22T03:41:26Z")
R. 1. female 2. real 3. last name starts with R 4. dead 5. died after 1900 6. died after 1950 7. known for the Arts 8. not American 9. European 10. not known for acting 11. died after 2000 12. not an author 13. not known for the performing arts 14. not British or Irish 15. known for the visual arts ---
**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 22, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2016/762575/40 "2016-08-22T13:25:33Z")
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