# 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:** 13
**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 13, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/241 "2020-12-13T23:00:42Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Are you an albino multi-instrumentalist best known for an instrumental that gets played every Halloween based on its title, despite the song not being scary at all? > IQ2: Are you IQ1’s guitarist brother? > IQ3: Did you use your rodent friends Ben and Socrates to get revenge on your tormentors? #1. I am not Edgar Winter. #2. I am not Johnny Winter. #3. I am not Willard. ---
**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 13, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/242 "2020-12-13T23:01:13Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Born before 1970 6. Known from the arts 7. Born before 1950 8. Known for music 9. Last name starts with W 10. Instrumentalist 11. Known for rock or pop 12. Not a part of a band ---
**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 13, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/243 "2020-12-13T23:09:48Z")
Previous IQs: Did you muse on the beauty of Tintern Abbey? - William Wordsworth Did you co-write and -direct _Cloud Atlas_? - One of the trans Wachowski siblings Did you, too? - The other DQs: Has won a Grammy? One-hit wonder? Greatest fame before 2000? Three DQs reserved. ---
**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 13, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/244 "2020-12-13T23:18:48Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Born before 1970 6. Known from the arts 7. Born before 1950 8. Known for music 9. Last name starts with W 10. Instrumentalist 11. Known for rock or pop 12. Not a part of a band 13. Grammy winner 14. Generally remembered as a one hit wonder 15. Greatest fame before 2000 ---
**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 14, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/245 "2020-12-14T01:24:48Z")
Another sweep! Cash in my second DQ: Biggest hit before 1980? ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/246 "2020-12-14T13:10:03Z")
IQ1: Were you the lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots? IQ2: Are you an underground comix artist who created The Checkered Demon and the Hog Riding Fools? IQ3: Was the Captain Sternn segment of the _Heavy Metal_ movie inspired by your comics? ---
**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 14, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/247 "2020-12-14T13:43:34Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:244, topic:927225, full:true”] **DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Born before 1970 6. Known from the arts 7. Born before 1950 8. Known for music 9. Last name starts with W 10. Instrumentalist 11. Known for rock or pop 12. Not a part of a band 13. Grammy winner 14. Generally remembered as a one hit wonder 15. Greatest fame before 2000 16. Greatest hit before 1980 ---
**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 14, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/248 "2020-12-14T13:44:36Z")
IQ1: Were you the lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots? IQ2: Are you an underground comix artist who created The Checkered Demon and the Hog Riding Fools? IQ3: Was the Captain Sternn segment of the _Heavy Metal_ movie inspired by your comics? [/quote] I remember the Checkered Demon, but not the artist. Take 3 DQs. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/249 "2020-12-14T14:09:37Z")
Scott Weilund, S, Clay Wilson, Berni Wrightson DQ: Hit song related to Christmas? holding 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 14, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/250 "2020-12-14T14:32:06Z")
IQ: Were you a weightlifter who did jobs for the Impossible Missions Force? ---
**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 14, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/251 "2020-12-14T15:52:20Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:247, topic:927225”] **DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Born before 1970 6. Known from the arts 7. Born before 1950 8. Known for music 9. Last name starts with W 10. Instrumentalist - he sang, too, but he’s mostly remembered for being an instrumentalist 11. Known for rock or pop 12. Not a part of a band 13. Grammy winner 14. Generally remembered as a one hit wonder 15. Greatest fame before 2000 16. Greatest hit before 1980 17. Hit song not related to Christmas ---
**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 14, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/252 "2020-12-14T15:52:33Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQ: Were you a weightlifter who did jobs for the Impossible Missions Force? I am not Willie. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/253 "2020-12-14T16:13:45Z")
IQs 1. Has life been good to you, so far? 2. Did you buy instant water, but didn’t know what to add to it? 3. Are you a musician with a congenital condition leaving you white haired? ---
**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 14, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/254 "2020-12-14T16:13:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Willie. Correct on Willy Armitage. IQs: 1. Were you an “outsider” musician who coped with what you called your demons through extremely profane songs? 2. After teaching at Bryn Mawr and Wesleyan, did you become President…of Princeton? ---
**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 14, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/255 "2020-12-14T16:28:05Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > IQs > > 1. Has life been good to you, so far? > 2. Did you buy instant water, but didn’t know what to add to it? > 3. Are you a musician with a congenital condition leaving you white haired? #1. I am not Joe Walsh. #2. I am not Stephen Wright. #3. I am not Edgar Winter. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an “outsider” musician who coped with what you called your demons through extremely profane songs? > 2. After teaching at Bryn Mawr and Wesleyan, did you become President…of Princeton? 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Woodrow Wilson (??). Take a DQ if I’m 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:** [December 14, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/256 "2020-12-14T16:40:57Z")
Hmm. Can’t think of a “W” American musician who fits these answers. I yield my three earned DQs to whoever would like to ask them, one per customer. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/257 "2020-12-14T17:08:46Z")
(Using one - Thank you!) DQ: Are you best known for playing a stringed instrument? ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/258 "2020-12-14T17:10:03Z")
DQ: Best known for playing guitar? ---
**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 14, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/259 "2020-12-14T17:58:18Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:251, topic:927225”] **DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. American 5. Born before 1970 6. Known from the arts 7. Born before 1950 8. Known for music 9. Last name starts with W 10. Instrumentalist - he sang, too, but he’s mostly remembered for being an instrumentalist 11. Known for rock or pop 12. Not a part of a band 13. Grammy winner 14. Generally remembered as a one hit wonder 15. Greatest fame before 2000 16. Greatest hit before 1980 17. Hit song not related to Christmas 18. Best known for playing a stringed instrument 19. Best known for playing a guitar. ---
**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 14, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/260 "2020-12-14T17:58:44Z")
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