# Botticelli - December 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 4, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349 "2019-12-04T05:43:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/101 "2019-12-19T17:07:25Z")
_1. Were you the first name mentioned in Tim Curry’s, I Do the Rock? 2. Did your character think Ferris Beuller was a righteous dude? 3. Did you play wacky characters on a late night talk show?_ “Edith Sitwell giving readings 14 Moscow Road…” Edie McClurg Chris Elliot on Late Night with David Letterman 1. Male? 2. Known from literature? 3. Main character? ---
**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 19, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/102 "2019-12-19T19:56:57Z")
E. 1. not real 2. male 3. not known from literature 4. main character, I guess you could say ---
**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 19, 2019, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/103 "2019-12-19T23:02:49Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the spokesman for Publisher’s Clearinghouse Sweepstakes? 2. Were you the subject of the song _They Needed A Songbird In Heaven_? 3. Did you have a hit with _Bailando_? ---
**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 20, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/104 "2019-12-20T16:06:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the spokesman for Publisher’s Clearinghouse Sweepstakes? > 2. Were you the subject of the song _They Needed A Songbird In Heaven_? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Bailando_? Not Ed McMahon, Elvis Presley or Enrique Iglesias (if you mean “Bailamos”). ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/105 "2019-12-20T16:35:25Z")
1. Were you the daughter of a poor mountaineer? 2. Were you born Declan MacManus? 3. Were you an early love interest for Andy Taylor? ---
**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 20, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/106 "2019-12-20T16:50:01Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > 1. Were you the daughter of a poor mountaineer? > 2. Were you born Declan MacManus? > 3. Were you an early love interest for Andy Taylor? Dunno x3. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/107 "2019-12-20T16:55:12Z")
Elly May Clampett, Elvis Costello, Ellie Walker 1900s? Film character? Villain? ---
**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 20, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/108 "2019-12-20T19:25:00Z")
E. 1. not real 2. male 3. not known from literature 4. main character, I guess you could say 5. first appeared in the 1900s 6. not a film character 7. not a villain ---
**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 20, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/109 "2019-12-20T20:30:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the spokesman for Publisher’s Clearinghouse Sweepstakes? > 2. Were you the subject of the song _They Needed A Songbird In Heaven_? > 3. Did you have a hit with _Bailando_? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Ed McMahon, Elvis Presley or Enrique Iglesias (if you mean “Bailamos”). Correct on #1 #2 was Enrico Caruso. Correct on #3 even with me messing up the song name. DQ: Known from television? ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/110 "2019-12-20T22:09:03Z")
1. Was possibly the most hated car ever named after you? 2. Were you mentioned in the first song from Phantom of the Paradise? 3. Did you leave TV viewers wondering who shot you? ---
**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 21, 2019, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/111 "2019-12-21T04:48:35Z")
> [@atimnie](#): > > 1. Was possibly the most hated car ever named after you? > 2. Were you mentioned in the first song from Phantom of the Paradise? > 3. Did you leave TV viewers wondering who shot you? Not Edsel Ford (I actually considered using him this round!), Elvis Presley or J.R. Ewing. E. 1. not real 2. male 3. not known from literature 4. main character, I guess you could say 5. first appeared in the 1900s 6. not a film character 7. not a villain 8. not known from TV ---
**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 21, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/112 "2019-12-21T14:59:22Z")
IQs: 1. Did Father McKenzie preach your funeral sermon? 2. Did Matt Frewer play you on _Max Headroom_? 3. Are you the blonde female agent currently on _NCIS_? ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/113 "2019-12-21T16:45:12Z")
_2. Were you mentioned in the first song from Phantom of the Paradise?_ That was Eddie Mitty. “Little Eddie Mitty, born in Jersey City, started singing when he was five…” One DQ 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:** [December 22, 2019, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/114 "2019-12-22T06:21:35Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Father McKenzie preach your funeral sermon? > 2. Did Matt Frewer play you on _Max Headroom_? > 3. Are you the blonde female agent currently on _NCIS_? Not Eleanor Rigby, dunno (although I remember the character) and dunno. ---
**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 22, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/115 "2019-12-22T12:37:27Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Father McKenzie preach your funeral sermon? > 2. Did Matt Frewer play you on _Max Headroom_? > 3. Are you the blonde female agent currently on _NCIS_? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Eleanor Rigby, dunno (although I remember the character) and dunno. Correct on Rigby. #2 was Edison Carter. #3 is Eleanor Bishop. DQs: 1. Last name starts with E? 2. First appeared after 1959? ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/116 "2019-12-22T18:19:55Z")
Reserved DQ Character associated with Christmas? ---
**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 22, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/117 "2019-12-22T19:02:59Z")
E. 1. not real 2. male 3. not known from literature 4. main character, I guess you could say 5. first appeared in the 1900s 6. not a film character 7. not a villain 8. not known from TV 9. first name starts with E 10. first appeared before 1959 11. character not associated with 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 22, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/118 "2019-12-22T19:54:16Z")
IQs: 1. Did the Dixie Chicks sing goodbye to you? 2. Were you Edgar Bergen’s man-hungry female puppet? 3. Are you an annoying red ticklish Muppet? ---
**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 23, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/119 "2019-12-23T16:40:00Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did the Dixie Chicks sing goodbye to you? > 2. Were you Edgar Bergen’s man-hungry female puppet? > 3. Are you an annoying red ticklish Muppet? Not Earl, dunno, and not Elmo. ---
**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 23, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349/120 "2019-12-23T17:08:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did the Dixie Chicks sing goodbye to you? > 2. Were you Edgar Bergen’s man-hungry female puppet? > 3. Are you an annoying red ticklish Muppet? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Earl, dunno, and not Elmo. Correct on Earl and Elmo. #2 was Effie Klinker. DQ: From a song? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2019/844349.md?page=7)