# 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:** 9
**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 10, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/161 "2020-12-10T17:55:43Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > - Did _Saturday Night Live_ do a skit - complete with singing - about you, calling you “The Mute Marine”? > - Are you and your husband Frank Butler buried in Greenville, Ohio? > - Were you the main character of a 1960s sitcom starring Eddie Albert? Take 3 DQs > [@MissTake](#): > > - Were you an Academy Award winning actress whose feud with your sister (also an Academy Award winning actress) spanned decades? > - Are you an actress who has played Queen Anne and Queen Elizabeth in the past three years? > - Are you an actress mostly known for playing a high school girl when you were 29? Not Olivia de Havilland Take a DQ Not Olivia Newton-John > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did you write _The Art of Love_ and _Metamorphosis_ ? > - Were you Philemon’s slave? > - Are you, at the present moment, in the comic books, the owner of The Daily Planet? Not Ovid Take 2 DQs > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you write that candy is dandy but liquor is quicker? > 2. Were you a spooky side character who appeared in _Nancy_ ? > 3. Are you and your brother best known for an event that happened at Kitty Hawk in 1903? Not Ogden Nash Take a DQ Not Oriville Wright > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > - Are you head coach of the LSU Tigers? > - Are aka The Penguin? > - Did you direct _Natural Born Killers_ ? Take a DQ Not Oswald Cobblepot Not Oliver Stone > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you also known as the Green Goblin? > IQ2: Are you #1’s son? > IQ3: Were you David and Eric’s father? Not Norman Osbourne Not Harry Osbourne Take a DQ ---
**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 10, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/162 "2020-12-10T17:56:12Z")
DQs: 1. Male ---
**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 10, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/163 "2020-12-10T18:02:59Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Did you write _The Art of Love_ and _Metamorphosis_ ? > > > > > - Were you Philemon’s slave? > > > - Are you, at the present moment, in the comic books, the owner of The Daily Planet? > > Not Ovid > Take 2 DQs Correct on Ovid. Onesimus was the slave of Philemon in Paul’s letter to Philemon. Jimmy Olsen is the present owner of the Daily Planet. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Last name starts with O? ---
**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 10, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/164 "2020-12-10T18:09:01Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Olivia de Havilland > Take a DQ > Not Olivia Newton-John Yes, Olivia Coleman, yes DQ: Alive? ---
**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 10, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/165 "2020-12-10T18:17:09Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > Q1: Are you also known as the Green Goblin? > > > > > IQ2: Are you #1’s son? > > > IQ3: Were you David and Eric’s father? > > Not Norman Osbourne > Not Harry Osbourne > Take a DQ ✅ “Osborn”, but close enough. ✅ Ditto. Ozzie Nelson. DQ: American? ---
**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 10, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/166 "2020-12-10T19:06:02Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Not real 3. Last name starts with O 4. Would not be alive today, if real 5. Not American ---
**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 10, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/167 "2020-12-10T19:18:51Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > > > > - Are you head coach of the LSU Tigers? > > > - Are aka The Penguin? > > > - Did you direct _Natural Born Killers_ ? > > Take a DQ > Not Oswald Cobblepot > Not Oliver Stone Ed Orgeron DQ: Originally from film? ---
**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 10, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/168 "2020-12-10T19:20:26Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Not real 3. Last name starts with O 4. Would not be alive today, if real 5. Not American 6. Not originally from film ---
**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 10, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/169 "2020-12-10T19:30:54Z")
IQ1: Are you the longest-serving Republican U.S. Senator in history? IQ2: Did you incorporate the can-can dance in _Orpheus in the Underworld_? IQ3: Are you an Old Testament prophet? ---
**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 10, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/170 "2020-12-10T19:34:51Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Ogden Nash > Take a DQ > Not Oriville Wright 2 was Oona Goosepimple. DQ: from prose? IQs: 1. Have you appeared in _Beetlejuice_, _Home Alone_, the films of Christopher Guest, and _Schitt’s Creek_? 2. Were you a running back for the Buffalo Bills and San Fransisco 49ers, acted a bit, then were the defendant in a highly-publicized court case? 3. Did you write _Down and Out in Paris and London_? ---
**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 10, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/171 "2020-12-10T20:06:54Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you the longest-serving Republican U.S. Senator in history? > IQ2: Did you incorporate the can-can dance in _Orpheus in the Underworld_ ? > IQ3: Are you an Old Testament prophet? Not Orrin Hatch Take a DQ Not Obidiah? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Have you appeared in _Beetlejuice_ , _Home Alone_ , the films of Christopher Guest, and _Schitt’s Creek_ ? > 2. Were you a running back for the Buffalo Bills and San Fransisco 49ers, acted a bit, then were the defendant in a highly-publicized court case? > 3. Did you write _Down and Out in Paris and London_ ? Not Catherine O’Hara Not OJ Simpson Take a DQ ---
**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 10, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/172 "2020-12-10T20:08:04Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Not real 3. Last name starts with O 4. Would not be alive today, if real 5. Not American 6. Not originally from film 7. From prose ---
**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 10, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/173 "2020-12-10T20:13:27Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > > > > IQ1: Are you the longest-serving Republican U.S. Senator in history? > > > IQ2: Did you incorporate the can-can dance in _Orpheus in the Underworld_ ? > > > IQ3: Are you an Old Testament prophet? > > Not Orrin Hatch > Take a DQ > Not Obidiah? Jacques Offenbach DQ: SF genre? ---
**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 10, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/174 "2020-12-10T20:41:48Z")
As to Offenbach: [https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassicalMemes/comments/i3mdl7/ok\_ill\_leave\_now/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassicalMemes/comments/i3mdl7/ok_ill_leave_now/) Previous IQs: Were you a British Army officer who became an early hero of Israel? - Orde Wingate Were there those who also called you Tharkun? - Olorin AKA Mithrandir AKA Gandalf Did you have a dog named Arrow who went with you everywhere? - Yes, Oblio, from the TV animated special _The Point_ DQs: Was a, or the, good guy? European? IQs: Were you considered the Gandhi of your day? Were you Titania’s husband? Were you an actress from B&W movies with the same first name as a country western star? ---
**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 10, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/175 "2020-12-10T22:01:34Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Not real 3. Last name starts with O 4. Would not be alive today, if real 5. Not American 6. Not originally from film 7. From prose 8. Not science fiction genre (assuming SF stands for science fiction) 9. Was a good guy most of the time 10. Not European ---
**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 10, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/176 "2020-12-10T22:03:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you considered the Gandhi of your day? > Were you Titania’s husband? > Were you an actress from B&W movies with the same first name as a country western star? DQ Not Oberon DQ ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/177 "2020-12-11T03:45:05Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > 1. Did _Saturday Night Live_ do a skit - complete with singing - about you, calling you “The Mute Marine”? > 2. Are you and your husband Frank Butler buried in Greenville, Ohio? > 3. Were you the main character of a 1960s sitcom starring Eddie Albert? Ollie (Oliver) North Annie Oakley Oliver Wendell Douglas on _Green Acres_. DQs: 1. From the UK? 2. From mysteries? 3. Created by Europeans? ---
**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 11, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/178 "2020-12-11T04:11:55Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Not real 3. Last name starts with O 4. Would not be alive today, if real 5. Not American 6. Not originally from film 7. From prose 8. Not science fiction genre (assuming SF stands for science fiction) 9. Was a good guy most of the time 10. Not European 11. Not from the UK 12. Not from mysteries 13. Created by Europeans ---
**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 11, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/179 "2020-12-11T04:23:45Z")
Previous IQs: Were you considered the Gandhi of your day? - Alsatian minister John Frederick Oberlin Were you Titania’s husband? - Yes, Oberon, in Shakespeare’s _A Midsummer Night’s Dream_ Were you an actress from B&W movies with the same first name as a country western star? - Merle Oberon DQs: First appeared before 1950? Has appeared in at least one movie? IQs: Were you one of Drew Carey’s best friends in his sitcom? Did you, in a Roald Dahl novel, collect semen from European monarchs? For all your many other faults, did you at least refuse to comply with segregation in New Orleans? ---
**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 11, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/180 "2020-12-11T04:46:32Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Catherine O’Hara > Not OJ Simpson > Take a DQ 3 (wrote _Down and Out in Paris and London_) was George Orwell. IQs: 1. Are you an avant-garde performance/conceptual artist associated with the Fluxus group, though you never formally joined it? 2. Were two car brands (and indirectly a band) named after you? 3. “There’s a long and winding stairway without a banister/ We’ll throw him down and feed him on cockroaches served from a canister/ [You], [you], never before has a boy asked for more/ He will rue the day somebody named him” you? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225.md?page=10)