# Botticelli August 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071 "2022-08-04T03:35:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/261 "2022-08-29T18:57:43Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you appear on the US $10,000 bill? > > IQ2: Were you an R&B singer paralyzed in a sordid single-car accident? > > IQ3: Is a type of pyramid scheme named for you? > > 1. Not Salmon P Chase > 2. DQ > 3. Not Signore Ponzi. Correct Teddy Pendergrass - rumors at the time claimed he lost control of his car while being orally serviced by his passenger Correct Previously held DQ: Died after 1900? DQ: Known for business? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/262 "2022-08-29T19:03:30Z")
IQ1: Did you design the Louvre expansion as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame building? IQ2: Did Mr. McGregor put your father into a pie? IQ3: Did you write _Common Sense_? ---
**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 30, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/263 "2022-08-30T00:24:58Z")
Previous IQs: Are you a noted musician who collects Alamo memorabilia (and may have been ripped off in pursuing that hobby)? - Phil Collins Did you play a criminal florist in _The Town_? - Pete Postelthwaite Are you an Oberlin grad who is the NYT’s White House correspondent? - Peter Baker DQs: White? Won a top award in his field? Died a rich man? Three DQs reserved. IQs: Did Andre Braugher play you on _Homicide_? Did you unstitch a tapestry every night? Did you, according to Robert Lawson, own a former British infantry officer’s horse named Sherry? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/264 "2022-08-30T00:52:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the subject of an allegorical poem by William Lackland? > 2. Are you a famous painter who was born the day before the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral? > 3. Did you play Uncle Arthur on _Bewitched_? 1. Not Piers Plowman 2. DQ 3. DQ > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you design the Louvre expansion as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame building? > IQ2: Did Mr. McGregor put your father into a pie? > IQ3: Did you write _Common Sense_? 1. DQ 2. Not Peter Rabbit 3. Not Thomas Paine > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did Andre Braugher play you on _Homicide_? > Did you unstitch a tapestry every night? > Did you, according to Robert Lawson, own a former British infantry officer’s horse named Sherry? 1. DQ 2. Not … Penelope? 3. Not Paul Revere **P** 1, Real 2. Male 3. First name does not begin with P 4. American 5. Dead 6. Died before 1950 7. Not thought of as being an artist, but my work is listed in Wikipedia as being one of the Arts 8. Last name begins with P 9. Died after 1850 10. Not known from science 11. Died after 1900 12. Not known for business 13. White 14. Won a top award in my field 15. Did not die a rich man And that’s enough to put us over 20 DQs, so no more IQs, please. Ask all remaining DQs by 1000 Eastern Wednesday. Have reworded #7. Prof has two DQs, Chock has one, EH has four, DLR has one. Adjust as necessary if any of my last set of answers were wrong. ---
**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 30, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/265 "2022-08-30T01:00:03Z")
Previous IQs: Did Andre Braugher play you on _Homicide_? - Det. Pembleton Did you unstitch a tapestry every night? - Yes, Penelope, Ulysses’s wife Did you, according to Robert Lawson, own a former British infantry officer’s horse named Sherry? - Yes, Paul Revere DQs: Associated with NYC? Best known for a single incident or accomplishment? Two DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/266 "2022-08-30T01:06:48Z")
**P** 1, Real 2. Male 3. First name does not begin with P 4. American 5. Dead 6. Died before 1950 7. Not thought of as being an artist, but my work is listed in Wikipedia as being one of the Arts 8. Last name begins with P 9. Died after 1850 10. Not known from science 11. Died after 1900 12. Not known for business 13. White 14. Won a top award in my field 15. Did not die a rich man 16. Not associated with NYC 17. Not best known for a single incident or accomplishment ---
**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 30, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/267 "2022-08-30T01:10:14Z")
Hmmmmm. ---
**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 30, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/268 "2022-08-30T13:47:28Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you the subject of an allegorical poem by William Lackland? > > 2. Are you a famous painter who was born the day before the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral? > > 3. Did you play Uncle Arthur on _Bewitched_? > > 1. Not Piers Plowman > 2. DQ > 3. DQ Correct. #2 was Pablo Picasso. #3 was Paul Lynde. DQs: 1. Last name starts with PA - PH? 2. Known for writing? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/269 "2022-08-30T14:50:01Z")
**P** 1, Real 2. Male 3. First name does not begin with P 4. American 5. Dead 6. Died before 1950 7. Not thought of as being an artist, but my work is listed in Wikipedia as being one of the Arts 8. Last name begins with P 9. Died after 1850 10. Not known from science 11. Died after 1900 12. Not known for business 13. White 14. Won a top award in my field 15. Did not die a rich man 16. Not associated with NYC 17. Not best known for a single incident or accomplishment 18. Last name does not start with PA - PH 19. Known for writing Chock has one remaining DQ, EH has two, DLR has one. Adjust as necessary if any of my last set of answers were wrong. ---
**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 30, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/270 "2022-08-30T14:52:27Z")
I yield my two earned DQs to whoever would like to ask them, one apiece. ---
**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 30, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/271 "2022-08-30T16:26:17Z")
EH DQ: Known for journalism? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/272 "2022-08-30T17:04:38Z")
**P** 1, Real 2. Male 3. First name does not begin with P 4. American 5. Dead 6. Died before 1950 7. Not thought of as being an artist, but my work is listed in Wikipedia as being one of the Arts 8. Last name begins with P 9. Died after 1850 10. Not known from science 11. Died after 1900 12. Not known for business 13. White 14. Won a top award in my field 15. Did not die a rich man 16. Not associated with NYC 17. Not best known for a single incident or accomplishment 18. Last name does not start with PA - PH 19. Known for writing 20. Known for journalism Chock and DLR each have one DQ remaining, and there is one up for grabs. ---
**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 30, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/273 "2022-08-30T17:11:59Z")
Final DQ: died after 1939? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/274 "2022-08-30T17:17:31Z")
Well, it’s not Joseph Pulitzer, as he was very wealthy when he died on his yacht. Hmmmm… DQ: Work still read today (i.e. essays in collections)? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/275 "2022-08-30T17:44:28Z")
**P** 1, Real 2. Male 3. First name does not begin with P 4. American 5. Dead 6. Died before 1950 7. Not thought of as being an artist, but my work is listed in Wikipedia as being one of the Arts 8. Last name begins with P 9. Died after 1850 10. Not known from science 11. Died after 1900 12. Not known for business 13. White 14. Won a top award in my field 15. Did not die a rich man 16. Not associated with NYC 17. Not best known for a single incident or accomplishment 18. Last name does not start with PA - PH 19. Known for writing 20. Known for journalism 21. Died after 1939 22. Work is quoted by other authors, but is probably not read as complete articles One last DQ available for use… ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/276 "2022-08-31T03:07:38Z")
ZDS **P** 1, Real 2. Male 3. First name does not begin with P 4. American 5. Dead 6. Died before 1950 7. Not thought of as being an artist, but my work is listed in Wikipedia as being one of the Arts 8. Last name begins with P 9. Died after 1850 10. Not known from science 11. Died after 1900 12. Not known for business 13. White 14. Won a top award in my field 15. Did not die a rich man 16. Not associated with NYC 17. Not best known for a single incident or accomplishment 18. Last name does not start with PA - PH 19. Known for writing 20. Known for journalism 21. Died after 1939 22. Collections of my articles are available from Amazon (and have good ratings) One last DQ available for use… ---
**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, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/277 "2022-08-31T13:40:11Z")
Claimed DQ: known for war reporting? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/278 "2022-08-31T14:45:09Z")
**P** 1, Real 2. Male 3. First name does not begin with P 4. American 5. Dead 6. Died before 1950 7. Not thought of as being an artist, but my work is listed in Wikipedia as being one of the Arts 8. Last name begins with P 9. Died after 1850 10. Not known from science 11. Died after 1900 12. Not known for business 13. White 14. Won a top award in my field 15. Did not die a rich man 16. Not associated with NYC 17. Not best known for a single incident or accomplishment 18. Last name does not start with PA - PH 19. Known for writing 20. Known for journalism 21. Died after 1939 22. Collections of my articles are available from Amazon (and have good ratings) 23. Known for war reporting Please ask your “Firstname Lastname” DQs no later than 1800 tomorrow (though I don’t think it will take that long 😃). ---
**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, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/279 "2022-08-31T20:50:35Z")
Were you an American media figure in WWII with the same last name as a noted Jim Nabors character? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/280 "2022-09-01T00:25:58Z")
That’s not a DQ, but I’ll give it to you anyway. 😃 Yes, I am Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and war correspondent Ernie **P** yle! Where did the Prof and DLR disappear to? I’m pretty sure one (or both) of them knew the answer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071.md?page=15)