# Botticelli - December 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 2, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153 "2014-12-02T19:01:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 31
**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 30, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/601 "2014-12-30T23:33:49Z")
IQ1: Did you and Heath Ledger have a daughter named Matilda? IQ2: Did your father supposedly name you after his favorite video game character? IQ3: Are you Demi and Bruce’s daughter? ---
**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 31, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/602 "2014-12-31T01:38:53Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you and Heath Ledger have a daughter named Matilda? > IQ2: Did your father supposedly name you after his favorite video game character? > IQ3: Are you Demi and Bruce’s daughter? Not Diane Williams, dunno, and not Rumer or Scout Willis. W. 1. real 2. female 3. last name starts with W 4. living 5. born after 1970 6. American 7. known for the arts 8. known for the performing arts 9. last name doesn’t start with WA-WH 10. known as an actress 11. known primarily from movies 12. born west of the Miss. River 13. born after 1985 14. Caucasian ---
**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 31, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/603 "2014-12-31T02:30:28Z")
Zelda Rae Williams, daughter of Robin Williams, inspired from _The Legend of Zelda._ 3 DQs in the bank Feel like we have enough clues, but have no idea who this is. ---
**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 31, 2014, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/604 "2014-12-31T04:00:29Z")
IQ1: Will we have you stokin’ coal on Number Nine? IQ2: Were you the White Mouse? IQ3: Did you write about the Duchy of Grand Fenwick? ---
**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 31, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/605 "2014-12-31T04:44:26Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the wife of the editor of the _Daily Planet_? 2. Did you star in the serial _The Perils of Pauline_? 3. Did you star in _The Three Faces of Eve_? ---
**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 31, 2014, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/606 "2014-12-31T05:26:00Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Will we have you stokin’ coal on Number Nine? > IQ2: Were you the White Mouse? > IQ3: Did you write about the Duchy of Grand Fenwick? Dunno any of these. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the wife of the editor of the _Daily Planet_? > 2. Did you star in the serial _The Perils of Pauline_? > 3. Did you star in _The Three Faces of Eve_? Not Mrs. Perry White; dunno the other two. ---
**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 31, 2014, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/607 "2014-12-31T06:24:59Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Will we have you stokin’ coal on Number Nine? > IQ2: Were you the White Mouse? > IQ3: Did you write about the Duchy of Grand Fenwick? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno any of these. William Jennings Bryan ([here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieNBfSTKUgg)). Nancy Wake. Leonard Wibberley (_The Mouse That Roared_ and its sequels). DQ: Born south of the Mason-Dixon line? Two DQs reserved. IQ1: Is a fiendish 180-question test posed annually at a school named for you? IQ2: Were you the son of Cedric the Saxon? IQ3: Did you write about #2? ---
**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 31, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/608 "2014-12-31T13:21:01Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the wife of the editor of the Daily Planet? > 2. Did you star in the serial The Perils of Pauline? > 3. Did you star in The Three Faces of Eve? > > Not Mrs. Perry White; dunno the other two. Correct on Alice White. #2 was Pearl White. #3 was Joanne Woodward. DQ: Leading lady? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 31, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/609 "2014-12-31T15:54:28Z")
IQ1: Were you Mary-Elizabeth in the film _The Perks of Being a Wallflower_? IQ2: Are you a lady wrestler who contrary to your last name had a career that spanned nine decades? IQ3: Are you noted for the quote “When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad I’m better?” ---
**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 31, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/610 "2014-12-31T17:09:13Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > … > IQ1: Is a fiendish 180-question test posed annually at a school named for you? > IQ2: Were you the son of Cedric the Saxon? > IQ3: Did you write about #2? Not Roger Williams, Wilfred, or… James White? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you Mary-Elizabeth in the film _The Perks of Being a Wallflower_? > IQ2: Are you a lady wrestler who contrary to your last name had a career that spanned nine decades? > IQ3: Are you noted for the quote “When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad I’m better?” Dunno, not Willa the Kid (?), not Mae West. W. 1. real 2. female 3. last name starts with W 4. living 5. born after 1970 6. American 7. known for the arts 8. known for the performing arts 9. last name doesn’t start with WA-WH 10. known as an actress 11. known primarily from movies 12. born west of the Miss. River 13. born after 1985 14. Caucasian 15. as far as I can tell, born south of the Mason-Dixon Line 16. not usually thought of as a leading lady ---
**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 31, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/611 "2014-12-31T17:57:25Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Is a fiendish 180-question test posed annually at a school named for you? > IQ2: Were you the son of Cedric the Saxon? > IQ3: Did you write about #2? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Roger Williams, Wilfred, or… James White? William IV. (The current edition - the 110th - of the King William’s College General Knowledge Paper is [here](http://www.kwc.im/uploads/gkp-questions-2014-15.pdf). Much to my surprise, I was actually able to answer 11 of the 180 questions this year without doing any research…) Correct on Wilfred of Ivanhoe. Sir Walter Scott. DQ: Nominated for an Oscar? DQs reserved… Haven’t a clue here, so I’ll ask some more IQs to while away the time. 🙂 IQ1: Were you Kay’s brother? IQ2: Did you play Richie’s friend Arthur? IQ3: Did you play Arthur’s friend Shirley? ---
**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 31, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/612 "2014-12-31T21:39:26Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you Mary-Elizabeth in the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower? > IQ2: Are you a lady wrestler who contrary to your last name had a career that spanned nine decades? > IQ3: Are you noted for the quote “When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad I’m better?” > > Dunno, not Willa the Kid (?), not Mae West. Mae Whitman, Mae Young, correct DQ: Known for fantasy/scifi genre? 4 DQs in the tank ---
**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 31, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/613 "2014-12-31T21:49:37Z")
DQ: Common last name (such as Williams, Wilson, Wood, Wright, etc.)? ---
**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:** [January 2, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/614 "2015-01-02T00:52:35Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > … > IQ1: Were you Kay’s brother? > IQ2: Did you play Richie’s friend Arthur? > IQ3: Did you play Arthur’s friend Shirley? Dunno any of these. Three DQs. W. 1. real 2. female 3. last name starts with W 4. living 5. born after 1970 6. American 7. known for the arts 8. known for the performing arts 9. last name doesn’t start with WA-WH 10. known as an actress 11. known primarily from movies 12. born west of the Miss. River 13. born after 1985 14. Caucasian 15. as far as I can tell, born south of the Mason-Dixon Line 16. not usually thought of as a leading lady 17. not known for fantasy/scifi genre, all in all 18. common last name (such as Williams, Wilson, Wood, Wright, etc.) ---
**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:** [January 2, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/615 "2015-01-02T01:47:28Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you Kay’s brother? > IQ2: Did you play Richie’s friend Arthur? > IQ3: Did you play Arthur’s friend Shirley? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno any of these. Three DQs. Wart (_The Sword in the Stone_). Henry Winkler played Arthur Fonzarelli. Cindy Williams played Shirley Feeney. Repeating my DQ from four posts back, which you evidently missed: DQ: Nominated for an Oscar? More than enough DQs to finish the game reserved… Thinking aloud: What might be a good final DQ? ---
**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:** [January 2, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/616 "2015-01-02T03:52:32Z")
Maybe ask if the mystery guest is known from a series of films? (like _Hunger Games_, etc) Could be a child actor. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/617 "2015-01-02T05:17:10Z")
Sorry. W. 1. real 2. female 3. last name starts with W 4. living 5. born after 1970 6. American 7. known for the arts 8. known for the performing arts 9. last name doesn’t start with WA-WH 10. known as an actress 11. known primarily from movies 12. born west of the Miss. River 13. born after 1985 14. Caucasian 15. as far as I can tell, born south of the Mason-Dixon Line 16. not usually thought of as a leading lady 17. not known for fantasy/scifi genre, all in all 18. common last name (such as Williams, Wilson, Wood, Wright, etc.) 19. not nominated for an Oscar ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/618 "2015-01-02T11:43:13Z")
So who won the 2014 pool? ---
**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:** [January 2, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/619 "2015-01-02T15:20:46Z")
Hi, Little Pig! Welcome! What Pool? Ruminating: Series is a good question to ask; or if she’s a comic actress, or a child actress, or a teen, or plays the leading lady’s best friend. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153/620 "2015-01-02T15:55:04Z")
Maybe LP meant to post in the Celebrity Death Pool thread. Mae Whitman was actually my best guess. I got no idea otherwise. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2014/706153.md?page=32)