# Botticelli - December 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 5, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224 "2024-12-05T22:37:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 9, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/41 "2024-12-09T12:54:11Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Are you one of the surviving members of Firesign Theater? > > 2. Were you Walt Disney’s hit pre-Mickey Mouse cartoon character? > > 3. Did Paul write to Philemon about you? > > Take a DQ. > I am not Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. > I am not Onesimus. #1 is Davis Ossman. Correct on the others. 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 9, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/42 "2024-12-09T21:46:47Z")
DQ: known for biology, chemistry, or physics? IQs: 1. Did Groucho play you in _A Night at the Opera_? 2. Are you a character in “The Zeppo” (and other _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ episodes)? 3. Is the name of your production company your first name, backwards? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/43 "2024-12-09T22:11:29Z")
Nice, all Marx brother-themed IQs! > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did Groucho play you in _A Night at the Opera_? > 2. Are you a character in “The Zeppo” (and other _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ episodes)? > 3. Is the name of your production company your first name, backwards? Take 2 DQs. I am not Oprah Winfrey. As far as the DQ goes: > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > DQ: known for biology, chemistry, or physics? I am known for one of those; I don’t know whether to construe this in that sense (excluding the “labelled sciences” like computer science, political science, or library science) or as a three-valued question similar to the classic “animal, vegetable, or mineral” start for 20 questions. ---
**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 9, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/44 "2024-12-09T22:30:37Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Take 2 DQs. > I am not Oprah Winfrey. 1 was Otis B. Driftwood; 2 was Oz. > [@SunUp](#): > > I am known for one of those; I don’t know whether to construe this in that sense Yes, in that sense (so, the next step would be to narrow down the field out of those). DQs: 1. born north of Vienna? 2. born west of Vienna? ---
**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 9, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/45 "2024-12-09T22:32:31Z")
DQ: Known for physics? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/46 "2024-12-09T22:50:56Z")
# O 1. Real. 2. Dead. 3. Male. 4. Not known for the arts. 5. Not American. 6. Died after 1900. 7. First name starts with O. 8. Died before 1970. 9. Not known for politics or military. 10. European. 11. Died after 1935. 12. Known for science. 13. From continental Europe. 14. Last name beings with A-L. 15. No notable inventions named after me. 16. Known for biology, chemistry or physics. 17. Born north of Vienna. 18. Born west of Vienna. 19. Known somewhat, but largely not, for physics. I believe we are past 20 DQs answered/outstanding. Please get any further DQs in by midnight tomorrow (10 Dec) EST. ---
**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, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/47 "2024-12-10T05:35:20Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the husband of Keiko and the father of Molly? - Miles O’Brien on _ST:TNG_ and _ST:DS9_ Were you said to have inspired a politician character on _The Wire_? - Yes, former Maryland Gov. (and now candidate for DNC Chair) Martin O’Malley Were you the young protagonist of _The Point_? - Oblio (“Little Obie”), in the family TV movie of that name DQs: Best known for biology? Most famous before 1939? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/48 "2024-12-10T12:58:16Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #1 was Osric, a courier. I was about to call foul on that, that Williams played the Gravedigger; but that was Billy Crystal. ---
**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, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/49 "2024-12-10T14:24:32Z")
And did a great job as the Gravedigger, too! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/50 "2024-12-10T15:20:53Z")
# O 1. Real. 2. Dead. 3. Male. 4. Not known for the arts. 5. Not American. 6. Died after 1900. 7. First name starts with O. 8. Died before 1970. 9. Not known for politics or military. 10. European. 11. Died after 1935. 12. Known for science. 13. From continental Europe. 14. Last name beings with A-L. 15. No notable inventions named after me. 16. Known for biology, chemistry or physics. 17. Born north of Vienna. 18. Born west of Vienna. 19. Known somewhat, but largely not, for physics. 20. Not best known for biology. 21. Well-known before 1939, but gained more fame aftewards. I believe @knoodler has a DQ left. Did I miss anyone? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/51 "2024-12-10T15:49:01Z")
I’m drawing a blank. Anyone need a DQ? You can have mine. ---
**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, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/52 "2024-12-10T16:20:31Z")
**knoodler’s** DQ: Nobel prize winner? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/53 "2024-12-10T16:28:16Z")
# O 1. Real. 2. Dead. 3. Male. 4. Not known for the arts. 5. Not American. 6. Died after 1900. 7. First name starts with O. 8. Died before 1970. 9. Not known for politics or military. 10. European. 11. Died after 1935. 12. Known for science. 13. From continental Europe. 14. Last name begins with A-L. 15. No notable inventions named after me. 16. Known for biology, chemistry or physics. 17. Born north of Vienna. 18. Born west of Vienna. 19. Known somewhat, but largely not, for physics. 20. Not best known for biology. 21. Well-known before 1939, but gained more fame afterwards. 22. Nobel Prize winner. If my count is correct, we are done with DQs. If I got that wrong, you can keep asking them up till midnight EST tonight, but I am open to guesses of the form “Are you firstname lastname?” ---
**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, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/54 "2024-12-10T16:56:13Z")
DQ: Are you Otto Hahn? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/55 "2024-12-10T18:27:27Z")
Correct! I am # Otto Hahn chemist, pioneering radiochemist, discoverer (with Lise Meitner) of nuclear fusion, and namesake of one of only four nuclear powered civilian ships. Good guess, and take it away @Prof.Pepperwinkle ! ---
**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, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/56 "2024-12-10T20:38:36Z")
Thank you! Onwards… I am… # T! ---
**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, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/57 "2024-12-10T23:21:09Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > If my count is correct, we are done with DQs. I had one left, but the Prof just couldn’t wait… ---
**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, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/58 "2024-12-10T23:31:44Z")
IQ1: Is your closest friend a walrus? IQ2: Is your closest friend a sheepdog? IQ3: Do you call your brother Mart your “almost-twin”? ---
**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, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/59 "2024-12-10T23:32:59Z")
Congrats, Prof.! IQs: 1. Did you (allegedly) start the tradition of the seventh-inning stretch? 2. Did you write _Nightlife of the Gods_ and _The Passionate Witch_? 3. Speaking of witches, were you Latrine in _Robin Hood: Men in Tights_? ---
**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 11, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224/60 "2024-12-11T16:24:25Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Is your closest friend a walrus? > IQ2: Is your closest friend a sheepdog? > IQ3: Do you call your brother Mart your “almost-twin”? #1. I am not Tennessee Tuxedo. Take 2 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you (allegedly) start the tradition of the seventh-inning stretch? > 2. Did you write _Nightlife of the Gods_ and _The Passionate Witch_? > 3. Speaking of witches, were you Latrine in _Robin Hood: Men in Tights_? 1. I am not Ty Cobb (??). 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Tracy Ullman (??). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2024/1011224.md?page=4)