# Botticelli, Feb. 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 9, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308 "2012-02-09T14:32:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [February 15, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/41 "2012-02-15T03:00:31Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 1)I am not Archibald Cox, who was fired by Robert Bork. > 2) Don’t know, have a DQ > 3) I am not King Arthur? I know the relatively recent Clive Owens version portrayed him as a Roman soldier. Correct about Cox. The second was Anna Leonowens, in _The King and I_. I’ll reserve that DQ for now. The third… well, I’ll rephrase: Were you played, in your most recent incarnation, set in the present day, as a tough-as-nails ex-soldier? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/42 "2012-02-15T03:01:28Z")
You got Archie Andrews and Abner Doubleday. Future Senator Arlen Specter came up with the “Magic Bullet Theory” while working with the Warren Commission. DQ: Are you best known for work in television? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/43 "2012-02-15T03:03:48Z")
1. Are you the most famous person ever born on the island of Nevis? 2. Are you the stereotypical British foot soldier? 3. Did you get your stage name by translating your real Croatian name into English? ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/44 "2012-02-15T04:59:12Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > 1. Are you the most famous person ever born on the island of Nevis? > 2. Are you the stereotypical British foot soldier? > 3. Did you get your stage name by translating your real Croatian name into English? 1. I believe is Louis C.K. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2012, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/45 "2012-02-15T05:30:20Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > 1. I believe is Louis C.K. That’s for **ChockFull** , as “It” in this round, to guess. Please don’t give away answers. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/46 "2012-02-15T14:14:36Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > 1. I believe is Louis C.K. It’s a question for ChockFull… but no, it’s NOT Louis CK! ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/47 "2012-02-15T18:53:49Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **Le Ministre de l’au-delà** > IQ1: Were you the Bishop of Hippo? > > IQ2: As a band leader, did you once have the gall to tell Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines to ‘Cut it, boy!’? > > IQ3: Are you a drummer with the ‘World’s Most Dangerous Band’? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 1. Not Anton Fig, session drummer and drummer (and fill-in bandleader when Paul is otherwise occupied) for David Letterman’s house band. > Take DQs for the other 2. 1. The Bishop of Hippo is better known as ‘ **Saint Augustine** ’, author of ‘City of God’, ‘Confessions’ and ‘The Trinity’. 2. **Louis Armstrong**. When they were young, in their 20s, they had worked together and recorded together. However, when they were re-united in the 40s, each man had become too strong a musical personality in his own right, and the collaboration led to more tension of egos than good musicianship. 3. Anton Fig, the ‘Thunder from Down Under’ is correct. DQ1 - Are you renowned for musical accomplishments? DQ2 - Were you born before 1900? ---
**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:** [February 15, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/48 "2012-02-15T18:56:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The third… well, I’ll rephrase: > > Were you played, in your most recent incarnation, set in the present day, as a tough-as-nails ex-soldier? I got nothing. Take another DQ > [@astorian](#): > > DQ: Are you best known for work in television? While I did spend the last two decades of my career working in television, that is not what I am best known for. > [@astorian](#): > > 1. Are you the most famous person ever born on the island of Nevis? > 2. Are you the stereotypical British foot soldier? > 3. Did you get your stage name by translating your real Croatian name into English? And another 3 DQs for you. Recap: A 1. Male 2. Real 3. American 4. First name does not start with ‘A’ 5. Dead 6. Was in entertainment 7. Not a political figure 8. Did write in a sense, but not what I’m most famous for. 9. Not known for involvement in sports or athletics 10. Not best known for involvement in feature films 11. Alive in 1950 12. Not best known for working in television, although I did work in television in the latter part of my career. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/49 "2012-02-15T18:59:13Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > DQ1 - Are you renowned for musical accomplishments? > > DQ2 - Were you born before 1900? No No Recap: A 1. Male 2. Real 3. American 4. First name does not start with ‘A’ 5. Dead 6. Was in entertainment 7. Not a political figure 8. Did write in a sense, but not what I’m most famous for. 9. Not known for involvement in sports or athletics 10. Not best known for involvement in feature films 11. Alive in 1950 12. Not best known for working in television, although I did work in television in the latter part of my career. 13. Not known for musical accomplishments. 14. Born after 1900 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/50 "2012-02-15T20:14:15Z")
Alexander Hamilton, American Founding Father ,was born on Nevis. “Tommy Atkins” has always been the name given to the ordinary British foot soldier. Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson’s real last name is Živojinović, which means “Son of life” in Serbo-Croatian. DQ1: Did you work primarily in theater? DQ2: Were you known for comedy? DQ3: Did you work extensively in radio? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/51 "2012-02-15T20:15:47Z")
IQ1) Did Senator Claghorne drop by to visit you regularly? IQ2) Did you write top ten hits for Ringo Starr and Three Dog Night? IQ3) Did you direct the animated short that’s generally considered the debut of Bugs Bunny? ---
**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:** [February 15, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/52 "2012-02-15T21:23:58Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > DQ1: Did you work primarily in theater? > > DQ2: Were you known for comedy? > > DQ3: Did you work extensively in radio? No I’ll say yes, I’m known for works primarily comedic in nature No Recap A 1. Male 2. Real 3. American 4. First name does not start with ‘A’ 5. Dead 6. Was in entertainment 7. Not a political figure 8. Did write in a sense, but not what I’m most famous for. 9. Not known for involvement in sports or athletics 10. Not best known for involvement in feature films 11. Alive in 1950 12. Not best known for working in television, although I did work in television in the latter part of my career. 13. Not known for musical accomplishments. 14. Born after 1900 15. Did not work in theatre 16. Known for comedic works 17. Did not work in radio ---
**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:** [February 15, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/53 "2012-02-15T21:27:03Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > IQ1) Did Senator Claghorne drop by to visit you regularly? > IQ2) Did you write top ten hits for Ringo Starr and Three Dog Night? > IQ3) Did you direct the animated short that’s generally considered the debut of Bugs Bunny? Whoops. I missed this on the second page. IQ3: Yes, I am animation director Tex Avery In addition to directing, he also did a lot of storyboarding, which to me is a type of writing for animation. Hence the “in a sense” in #8. Although most famous for his work on Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, and at MGM, he spent the 1960s and 1970s animating television commericals and working on Saturday morning cartoons for Hanna-Barbera. (#12) Good job, astorian ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/54 "2012-02-15T22:40:54Z")
Cool- I haven’t solved one in quite a while. Warner Brothers had several cartoons with a rabbit who had some of Bugs Bunny’s traits… but Tex Avery’s A WIld hare is the first cartoon in which Bugs munches a carrot and says “What’s up, Doc” in his trademark Brooklyn accent. Okay, my turn… let’s try the letter\*\* P\*\* ---
**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:** [February 16, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/55 "2012-02-16T17:08:42Z")
IQ1: Were you the master of Caliban and Ariel? IQ2: Did you portray a character loosely based on the answer to IQ1 in a film set on Altair IV? IQ3: Did you direct a film in which John Gielgud played the answer to IQ1? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/56 "2012-02-16T19:56:00Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Were you the master of Caliban and Ariel? > > IQ2: Did you portray a character loosely based on the answer to IQ1 in a film set on Altair IV? > > IQ3: Did you direct a film in which John Gielgud played the answer to IQ1? Not Prospero And not Peter “Prospero’s Book” Greenaway. But while I seem to recall that “Forbidden Planet” was based on “The Tempest,” the only actor I remember from that movie was Leslie Nielsen. So, ask one DQ. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/57 "2012-02-16T20:24:25Z")
Nicely done, **astorian**. My unanswered question: > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you played, in your most recent incarnation, set in the present day, as a tough-as-nails ex-soldier? Michael Caine played Alfred, Bruce Wayne’s butler, in the recent movies. He said in interviews that he envisioned Alfred as a retired British SAS soldier. IQs: Did you fight with your boss but flirt with his secretary? Was Brett your best buddy? Have you designed jewelry for a high-end retailer? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/58 "2012-02-16T22:22:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Nicely done, **astorian**. My unanswered question: > > Did you fight with your boss but flirt with his secretary? > > Was Brett your best buddy? > > Have you designed jewelry for a high-end retailer? Not… Peter Parker (who used to date J. Jonah Jameson’s secretary, Betty Brant). And not… Paloma Picasso. But I don’t know Brett’s friend, so ask one 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:** [February 17, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/59 "2012-02-17T00:23:43Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > But while I seem to recall that “Forbidden Planet” was based on “The Tempest,” the only actor I remember from that movie was Leslie Nielsen. > > So, ask one DQ. Walter Pidgeon played Dr. Morbius, the Prospero analog, in “Forbidden Planet”. DQ: Real? IQ: Were you the original bass player for The Ravens? IQ: Did you play guitar for The Detours and The High Numbers? ---
**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:** [February 17, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308/60 "2012-02-17T01:56:19Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Not… Peter Parker (who used to date J. Jonah Jameson’s secretary, Betty Brant). > > And not… Paloma Picasso. > > But I don’t know Brett’s friend, so ask one DQ. Correct as to the first two. In _Alien_, the two engineers and best buddies aboard the USCSS _Nostromo_ were Parker and Brett. DQ: Male? IQs: Were you a murdered European leader of the 1980s? Are you the dog of a kids’ cartoon character? Did you and a bird have a long and unpleasant relationship? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2012/612308.md?page=4)