# 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:** 6
**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 16, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/101 "2022-08-16T16:13:33Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have a hit with the song _Criminal_? 2. Did you have a hit with the song _The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face_? 3. Was one of your paintings parodied in the movie _Frozen_? ---
**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 16, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/102 "2022-08-16T16:21:11Z")
IQs: Did Ray Bradbury include your name in a book title? Were you one of the Pink Ladies? Were you the in-the-field, Action Guy reporter for _FYI_? ---
**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 16, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/103 "2022-08-16T16:32:08Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Shrek’s love interest? 2. Did the CIA plot to kill you with poisoned cigars? 3. Has your name been familiar to theater students for decades, since it’s on the plain yellow covers of the plays your company publishes? ---
**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 16, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/104 "2022-08-16T19:49:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a hit with the song _Criminal_? > 2. Did you have a hit with the song _The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face_? > 3. Was one of your paintings parodied in the movie _Frozen_? 1. DQ 2. Not Roberta Flack 3. Not … Franz Hals? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Ray Bradbury include your name in a book title? > Were you one of the Pink Ladies? > Were you the in-the-field, Action Guy reporter for _FYI_? 1. Not Herr Fahrenheit 2. DQ 3. DQ > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Shrek’s love interest? > 2. Did the CIA plot to kill you with poisoned cigars? > 3. Has your name been familiar to theater students for decades, since it’s on the plain yellow covers of the plays your company publishes? 1. Not Fiona 2. Not Fidel Castro 3. DQ (High school drama classes were a looong time ago.) **F** 1, Real 2. Dead 3. First name begins with F ---
**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 16, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/105 "2022-08-16T19:53:21Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > 1. Not Fiona > 2. Not Fidel Castro > 3. DQ (High school drama classes were a looong time ago.) 3 was Samuel French. DQ: died after 1900? ---
**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 16, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/106 "2022-08-16T20:35:49Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you have a hit with the song _Criminal_? > > 2. Did you have a hit with the song _The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face_? > > 3. Was one of your paintings parodied in the movie _Frozen_? > > 1. DQ > 2. Not Roberta Flack > 3. Not … Franz Hals? #1 was Fiona Apple. #2 is correct. #3 was Jean-Pierre Fragonard. DQs: 1. Male? 2. Known for the Arts? ---
**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 16, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/107 "2022-08-16T22:55:20Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you the main character of a rock opera concept album depicting a rock star’s mental breakdown while on tour? > > IQ2: Are you a gentle giant from Greenland? > > IQ3:Is your catchphrase “Good news, everyone!” > > Three DQs. Pink Floyd - Roger Waters named the lead character of _The Wall_ after the band in which he was a member (reworded from “his band” before David Gilmour and the ghost of Syd Barrett kick my ass), which was named after two separate blues musicians. Fezzik, from _The Princess Bride_ Professor Farnsworth, from _Futurama_ Holding 3 DQs ---
**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 17, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/108 "2022-08-17T00:46:51Z")
**F** 1, Real 2. Dead 3. First name begins with F 4. Died after 1900 5. Male 6. Known for the Arts Off-topic note: A former shipmate had previously worked with a man named Flink – known as Flink Poyd". ---
**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 17, 2022, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/109 "2022-08-17T05:40:06Z")
DQ1: American? DQ2: Died after 1960? DQ3: Known for the performing arts? ---
**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 17, 2022, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/110 "2022-08-17T05:44:04Z")
IQ1: Did you direct It’s a Wonderful Life? IQ2: Did you write The Metamorphosis? IQ3: Did you have a hit with your daughter that featured Southern California slang circa 1981? ---
**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 17, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/111 "2022-08-17T15:11:22Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a unibrowed Mexican painter? 2. Did you write “Fart Proudly”, AKA “A Letter to a Royal Academy about Farting”, among your other accomplishments? 3. Do you host _The Tonight Show_? ---
**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, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/112 "2022-08-17T15:28:20Z")
Previous IQs: Did Ray Bradbury include your name in a book title? - Yes, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Were you one of the Pink Ladies? - Frenchie, in _Grease_ Were you the in-the-field, Action Guy reporter for _FYI_? - Frank Fontana, on _Murphy Brown_ DQs: Won a top award in his field? White? IQs: Were you RNC chair in the Eighties? Did you command Hill Street Station? Were you the first crewmember of USS _Discovery_ to die? ---
**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, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/113 "2022-08-17T15:55:57Z")
IQs: 1. Did you win the Indianapolis 500 race four times? 2. Did you divorce your husband for portraying you as a glamorized sex object in a movie you starred in? 3. Did you occasionally sit in on writing sessions for _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_ with the regular cast? ---
**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 17, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/114 "2022-08-17T20:37:03Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you direct It’s a Wonderful Life? > IQ2: Did you write The Metamorphosis? > IQ3: Did you have a hit with your daughter that featured Southern California slang circa 1981? 1. DQ 2. Not Franz Kafka 3. Not … Frank Zappa? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a unibrowed Mexican painter? > 2. Did you write “Fart Proudly”, AKA “A Letter to a Royal Academy about Farting”, among your other accomplishments? > 3. Do you host _The Tonight Show_? 3 DQs > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you RNC chair in the Eighties? > Did you command Hill Street Station? > Were you the first crewmember of USS _Discovery_ to die? 1. DQ 2. Not … Frank Furillo? 3. DQ > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you win the Indianapolis 500 race four times? > 2. Did you divorce your husband for portraying you as a glamorized sex object in a movie you starred in? > 3. Did you occasionally sit in on writing sessions for _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_ with the regular cast? 1. Not A J Foyt 2. Not … Frances Farmer? 3. DQ ---
**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, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/115 "2022-08-17T20:58:14Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you win the Indianapolis 500 race four times? > > 2. Did you divorce your husband for portraying you as a glamorized sex object in a movie you starred in? > > 3. Did you occasionally sit in on writing sessions for _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_ with the regular cast? > > 1. Not A J Foyt > 2. Not … Frances Farmer? > 3. DQ Correct on A.J. #2 was Jane Fonda (in _Barbarella_). #3 was Marty Feldman. 2 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 17, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/116 "2022-08-17T21:18:13Z")
**F** 1, Real 2. Dead 3. First name begins with F 4. Died after 1900 5. Male 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not American 8. Died after 1960 9. Not known for the performing arts 10. Have won several awards in my field, at least one of which can be considered a top award 11. White ---
**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 17, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/117 "2022-08-17T22:12:26Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Were you a unibrowed Mexican painter? > 2. Did you write “Fart Proudly”, AKA “A Letter to a Royal Academy about Farting”, among your other accomplishments? > 3. Do you host _The Tonight Show_? > [@SCAdian](#): > > 3 DQs 1 was Frida Kahlo; 2 was Benjamin Franklin; 3 was Jimmy Fallon. DQs: 1. European? 2. known for writing? 3. died before 1990? ---
**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 17, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/118 "2022-08-17T22:22:00Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you direct It’s a Wonderful Life? Was that Frank Capra? (Note that I’ve already awarded a DQ for this.) **F** 1, Real 2. Dead 3. First name begins with F 4. Died after 1900 5. Male 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not American 8. Died after 1960 9. Not known for the performing arts 10. Have won several awards in my field, at least one of which can be considered a top award 11. White 12. Not European 13. Known for writing 14. Did not die before 1990 ---
**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 18, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/119 "2022-08-18T00:17:41Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you direct It’s a Wonderful Life? > > IQ2: Did you write The Metamorphosis? > > IQ3: Did you have a hit with your daughter that featured Southern California slang circa 1981? > > 1. DQ > 2. Not Franz Kafka > 3. Not … Frank Zappa? 1 was indeed Frank Capra Correct on the other two as well. DQ:Best known for writing in English? ---
**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 18, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/120 "2022-08-18T02:31:58Z")
**F** 1, Real 2. Dead 3. First name begins with F 4. Died after 1900 5. Male 6. Known for the Arts 7. Not American 8. Died after 1960 9. Not known for the performing arts 10. Have won several awards in my field, at least one of which can be considered a top award 11. White 12. Not European 13. Known for writing 14. Did not die before 1990 15. Best known for writing in English [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071.md?page=7)