# Botticelli - Dec 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 4, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225 "2020-12-04T19:33:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ana\_Byrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/1 "2020-12-04T19:33:51Z")
Time for a new one. **My letter is L.** ---
**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:** [December 4, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/2 "2020-12-04T20:00:27Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the Shadow’s girlfriend? 2. Did Sir Walter Scott say you “came out of the west”? 3. Did you write _Happy Xmas (Was Is Over)_? ---
**Author:** ![Ana\_Byrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/3 "2020-12-04T20:06:18Z")
Not John Lennon. Take 2 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:** [December 4, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/4 "2020-12-04T20:22:01Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the 16th president of the US, known for your beard and stovepipe hat? 2. Were you that person’s wife? 3. Did you recently release all your music and lyrics into the public domain, publishing the lyrics on a website? ---
**Author:** ![Ana\_Byrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/5 "2020-12-04T20:29:21Z")
Not Abraham or Mary Todd Lincoln, nor Tom Lehrer. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/6 "2020-12-04T20:40:13Z")
IQ1: Did your death lead to the June Rebellion? IQ2: Did you own the Congo Free State? IQ3: Were you the first movie Tarzan? ---
**Author:** ![Ana\_Byrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/7 "2020-12-04T20:46:38Z")
Take 3 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:** [December 4, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/8 "2020-12-04T20:53:16Z")
> [@Ana\_Byrd](#): > > Not Abraham or Mary Todd Lincoln, nor Tom Lehrer. A clean sweep! IQs: 1. Did you write a book titled _“WE”_, which refers to you and your vehicle? 2. Did you voice Amy on _Futurama_? 3. Should we not be be fooled by the rocks that you got, because you’re still, you’re still you from the block? ---
**Author:** ![Ana\_Byrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/9 "2020-12-04T21:00:14Z")
Not Jennifer Lopez. 2 DQs. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/10 "2020-12-04T22:23:25Z")
IQ1: Did you frequently rescue Timmy from danger, but never from a well, as a common trope would have us believe? IQ2: Were you one of the creators of _In The Heights_? IQ3: Were you the bassist, keyboardist, and ~~singer~~ vocalist for a Canadian prog rock band? ---
**Author:** ![Ana\_Byrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/11 "2020-12-04T22:28:00Z")
Not Lassie, Lin-Manuel Miranda, or Geddy Lee. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/12 "2020-12-04T22:56:26Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did your death lead to the June Rebellion? > IQ2: Did you own the Congo Free State? > IQ3: Were you the first movie Tarzan? > [@Ana\_Byrd](#): > > Take 3 DQs. Gen Lamarque. Leopold II of Belgium. Elmo Lincoln. DQ1: Real? DQ2: Male? DQ3: First name starts with ‘L’? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/13 "2020-12-04T23:55:41Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the Shadow’s girlfriend? > 2. Did Sir Walter Scott say you “came out of the west”? > 3. Did you write _Happy Xmas (Was Is Over)_ ? #1 was Margo Lane. #2 was young Lochinvar. Correct on John. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/14 "2020-12-05T00:01:23Z")
1. Were you the co-founder of the Green Bay Packers? 2. Did you play a POW who was an explosives expert on \*\*Hogan’s Heroes""? 3. Are you the first human born from in vitro fertilization? ---
**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:** [December 5, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/15 "2020-12-05T01:45:30Z")
IQ1-3: Were you Superboy/Superman’s girlfriend? ---
**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:** [December 5, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/16 "2020-12-05T18:53:01Z")
Last month’s thread: [Botticelli - Nov 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569) L it is. IQs: Was your last public appearance in 1922? Were you Gary Seven’s aide? Were you a noted American muckraker? ---
**Author:** ![Ana\_Byrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/17 "2020-12-05T18:56:19Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > 1. Were you the co-founder of the Green Bay Packers? > 2. Did you play a POW who was an explosives expert on \*\*Hogan’s Heroes""? > 3. Are you the first human born from in vitro fertilization? Take 3 DQs. > [@SCAdian](#): > > Q1-3: Were you Superboy/Superman’s girlfriend? Not Lois Lane, Lana Lang, or… another DQ. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Was your last public appearance in 1922? > Were you Gary Seven’s aide? > Were you a noted American muckraker? 3 more DQs. 1.Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with L. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/18 "2020-12-05T19:25:53Z")
Previous IQs: Was your last public appearance in 1922? - Robert Todd Lincoln, at the dedication of the memorial to his father Were you Gary Seven’s aide? - Roberta Lincoln (Teri Garr), on _Star Trek_ Were you a noted American muckraker? - Lincoln Steffens Lincoln x3! DQs: Living? American? Political/military? IQs: Were you killed by your son in a privy? Were you that son? Were you the other, more handsome son? ---
**Author:** ![Ana\_Byrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/19 "2020-12-05T19:38:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you killed by your son in a privy? > Were you that son? > Were you the other, more handsome son? Not Tywin, Tyrion, or Jaime Lannister. 1.Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with L. 4. Deceased 5. Not American 6. Not political or military ---
**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:** [December 5, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/20 "2020-12-05T19:47:29Z")
Swept me - Lannister x3! IQs: Were you a TV secretary killed in a traffic accident? Was the traffic circle where she was killed named after you? Did Commodore Perry fly a flag emblazoned with your dying words? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225.md?page=2)