# Botticelli - August 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 3, 2019, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104 "2019-08-03T05:08:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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 23, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/161 "2019-08-23T12:49:29Z")
Could be Canadian, Australian or Irish. ---
**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 23, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/162 "2019-08-23T12:57:33Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > …Post #136. I count: > two DQs earned from the reply in post #139 (the answer for 1 being G. Gordon Liddy, not George Peppard), > one asked in post #148, > one earned in post #149, > and one asked in post #156… OK, thanks. G. 1. real 2. last name begins with G 3. male 4. living 5. born before 1969 6. known for the Arts 7. not American 8. actor 9. European 10. born after 1940 11. native English speaker 12. not best known for movies 13. arguably not best known for one role 14. born after 1950 15. best known from television 16. well (or best) known from a TV series produced this century 17. born after 1960 18. known as a lead actor in a series 19. not best known for comedic roles 20. currently in a series that’s still airing 21. not from the UK 22. series this person stars in does not air on BBC America 23. current series not airing on an American antenna channel (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX, CW, etc) ---
**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 23, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/163 "2019-08-23T13:41:50Z")
Clarification : does “still airing” include reruns? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/164 "2019-08-23T14:09:02Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Could be Canadian, Australian or Irish. He said European and not from the UK, so that eliminates Canadian and Australian. I thought UK included all of Ireland, but Brexit might have changed that. Plenty of Europeans speak multiple languages, so the mystery guest could be multilingual. Series could be on a cable or streaming channel. Preacher and Walking Dead have non-Americans playing Americans, so possibly somebody from there. ---
**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 23, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/165 "2019-08-23T14:44:43Z")
The UK includes Northern Ireland, but not Ireland, which is a separate country. But thanks for the catch. ---
**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 23, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/166 "2019-08-23T15:49:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Clarification : does “still airing” include reruns? No. I’d interpret “still airing” to mean “new episodes are still being made.” ---
**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 23, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/167 "2019-08-23T15:57:49Z")
Final DQ: best known from an HBO show? ---
**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 23, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/168 "2019-08-23T16:22:06Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > No. I’d interpret “still airing” to mean “new episodes are still being made.” Good. So would I. ---
**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 23, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/169 "2019-08-23T16:47:55Z")
G. 1. real 2. last name begins with G 3. male 4. living 5. born before 1969 6. known for the Arts 7. not American 8. actor 9. European 10. born after 1940 11. native English speaker 12. not best known for movies 13. arguably not best known for one role 14. born after 1950 15. best known from television 16. well (or best) known from a TV series produced this century 17. born after 1960 18. known as a lead actor in a series 19. not best known for comedic roles 20. currently in a series that’s still airing 21. not from the UK 22. series this person stars in does not air on BBC America 23. current series not airing on an American antenna channel (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX, CW, etc) 24. arguably best known from an HBO show Please ask all earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EST Sun. ---
**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 23, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/170 "2019-08-23T16:56:40Z")
Let’s see… Trevor Gnoah? Gno. DQ: Are you Aiden Gillen from _Game of Thrones_ and currently on _Project: Blue Book_? ---
**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 23, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/171 "2019-08-23T18:26:35Z")
Dingdingding! Yes, I am the Irish actor Aidan Gillen Known for my work on _Queer as Folk, The Wire_ and _Game of Thrones_, and now _Project Blue Book_: [Aidan Gillen - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan_Gillen) Good job! Thought I might’ve had you this time. ---
**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 23, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/172 "2019-08-23T18:44:35Z")
Congrats, Prof.! I suspected Gillen as well (thus the UK and HBO questions). ---
**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 23, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/173 "2019-08-23T19:17:25Z")
Thanks! I am W.[ul] [/ul][ul] [/ul]W ---
**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 24, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/174 "2019-08-24T03:59:51Z")
IQs: Was your middle name Ewart? Did you joke about wearing Fat Boy jeans as a kid? Was your strongest political ally Thurlow Weed? ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/175 "2019-08-24T04:15:38Z")
Doing another one? Okay… IQs: IQ1: Are you a British panel game show host that was once comedy partners with the star of an American medical show? IQ2: Are you the regular panelist on the show hosted by the above? IQ3: Are you the current host of that show? Not sure if I got the formatting right… ---
**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 24, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/176 "2019-08-24T11:43:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Was your middle name Ewart? > Did you joke about wearing Fat Boy jeans as a kid? > Was your strongest political ally Thurlow Weed? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 24, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/177 "2019-08-24T11:44:49Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > Doing another one? Okay… > > IQs: > > IQ1: Are you a British panel game show host that was once comedy partners with the star of an American medical show? > IQ2: Are you the regular panelist on the show hosted by the above? > IQ3: Are you the current host of that show? > > Not sure if I got the formatting right… Formatting is fine. #1 sounds like Stephen Fry, but he’s not a W. Take 3 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/178 "2019-08-24T12:21:18Z")
It has to be a W? Not sure I can take the DQs then, since it was Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, and Sandy Toksvig. IQs IQ1: Are you the Scottish hero of a movie directed by and starring Mel Gibson? IQ2: Were you the inspiration for the character Charles Foster Kane? IQ3: Were you the supposed replacement for the dead Paul McCartney? ---
**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 24, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/179 "2019-08-24T12:27:05Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > It has to be a W? Not sure I can take the DQs then, since it was Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, and Sandy Toksvig. > > IQs > > IQ1: Are you the Scottish hero of a movie directed by and starring Mel Gibson? > IQ2: Were you the inspiration for the character Charles Foster Kane? > IQ3: Were you the supposed replacement for the dead Paul McCartney? No, you are correct; your questions have to be W’s as well. 1. I am not William Wallace. 2. I am not William Randolph Hearst. Take a DQ for #3. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2019/838104/180 "2019-08-24T12:58:38Z")
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