# 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:** 7
**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, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/121 "2022-08-18T14:41:19Z")
Previous IQs: Were you RNC chair in the Eighties? - Frank Fahrenkopf Did you command Hill Street Station? - Yes, Frank Furillo, on _Hill Street Blues_ Were you the first crewmember of USS _Discovery_ to die? - Frank Poole, in _2001: A Space Odyssey_ Frank x3! DQs: From the Northern Hemisphere? From the Americas? IQs: Were you Lt. Col. Oliver North’s secretary? Were you a longtime CBS News journalist? Were you Scrooge’s jolly former boss? ---
**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, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/122 "2022-08-18T15:23:59Z")
DQs: 1. Known for writing non-fiction? 2. Died after 2010? ---
**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 18, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/123 "2022-08-18T16:23:10Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write to (and in) “Kitty”? 2. Were you the thirteenth president of the US? 3. In _Stripes_, are you told to lighten up? ---
**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, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/124 "2022-08-18T16:51:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Lt. Col. Oliver North’s secretary? > Were you a longtime CBS News journalist? > Were you Scrooge’s jolly former boss? 1. DQ 2. DQ 3. Not … Fezziwig? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write to (and in) “Kitty”? > 2. Were you the thirteenth president of the US? > 3. In _Stripes_, are you told to lighten up? 1. DQ 2. Not Franklin Pierce 3. DQ Okay – no more IQs. Please ask all earned DQs no later than 2300 Eastern tomorrow (Friday). ---
**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, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/125 "2022-08-18T16:55:31Z")
**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 16. From the Northern Hemisphere 17. From the Americas 18. Known for writing non-fiction, though not exclusively 19. Died after 2010 ---
**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 18, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/126 "2022-08-18T17:09:08Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you write to (and in) “Kitty”? > 2. Were you the thirteenth president of the US? > 3. In _Stripes_, are you told to lighten up? 1 was Anne Frank; 2 was Millard Fillmore; 3 was Francis. DQ: Canadian? Two DQs reserved. ---
**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, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/127 "2022-08-18T20:32:19Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Lt. Col. Oliver North’s secretary? - Fawn Hall Were you a longtime CBS News journalist? - Fred Friendly Were you Scrooge’s jolly former boss? - Yes, dear old Fezziwig DQs: Wrote primarily in English? Best known as a journalist or commentator? ---
**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, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/128 "2022-08-18T21:14:08Z")
**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 16. From the Northern Hemisphere 17. From the Americas 18. Known for writing non-fiction, though not exclusively 19. Died after 2010 20. Canadian 21. Wrote primarily in English 22. Not best known as a journalist or commentator ---
**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 19, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/129 "2022-08-19T13:50:42Z")
Ugh, Margaret Atwood is the only recent Canadian writer I can think of off the top of my head. Lemme see… ---
**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 19, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/130 "2022-08-19T13:52:10Z")
I’m not sure I differentiate Canadian writers from USA writers in my mind most of the time. Thinking… ---
**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 19, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/131 "2022-08-19T18:09:58Z")
My fiction is clearly related to Canada. ---
**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 19, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/132 "2022-08-19T21:10:07Z")
Still stumped. ---
**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 19, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/133 "2022-08-19T21:19:27Z")
DLR Still has two DQs. ---
**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 19, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/134 "2022-08-19T21:23:56Z")
Final DQs: 1. wrote about nature? 2. unusual first name? ---
**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 19, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/135 "2022-08-19T21:26:10Z")
[quote=“SCAdian, post:128, topic:969071, full:true”] **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 16. From the Northern Hemisphere 17. From the Americas 18. Known for writing non-fiction, though not exclusively 19. Died after 2010 20. Canadian 21. Wrote primarily in English 22. Not best known as a journalist or commentator 23. Wrote about nature 24. Unusual first name ---
**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 19, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/136 "2022-08-19T21:55:05Z")
Still not ringing any bells… ---
**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 20, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/137 "2022-08-20T02:52:11Z")
Are you Farley Mowatt? ---
**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 20, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/138 "2022-08-20T13:06:59Z")
Yes! I am environmentalist and author Farley Mowat, known for books such as _The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be_, _Owls in the Family_, _Never Cry Wolf_, and _The People of the Deer_. I had it, you got it, DLR. ---
**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 20, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/139 "2022-08-20T13:31:40Z")
Very well done, DLR! I don’t recall ever hearing of him. ---
**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 20, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071/140 "2022-08-20T17:37:28Z")
I’ve only known him from 1) the wolf book and 2) remembering to not confuse the guy in _Strangers on a Train_ with him (that was Farley _Granger_). I am Y. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Fun_to_stay_at.jpg/1280px-Fun_to_stay_at.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Fun_to_stay_at.jpg/1280px-Fun_to_stay_at.jpg) Y am I? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-august-2022/969071.md?page=8)