# Botticelli - Feb. 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 1, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859 "2016-02-01T17:33:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/141 "2016-02-16T23:08:57Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Does your body “lie a-moulderin’ in the grave”? > 2. Is a large breed of dog named for you? > 3. Did Christopher Hewett play you, the title character in an '80’s sitcom? Not John Brown. Not St Bernard. All I can think of is Benji, and I’m pretty sure that’s not it :D, so DQ. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you co-found the Black Panther party with Huey Newton? > IQ2: Are you a jazz bandleader known for standards like _One O’Clock Jump_ and _April in Paris_? > IQ3: Did you sing in IQ2’s orchestra and become known for singing _Summertime from Porgy and Bess_? Three DQs. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a Civil War governor of Ohio who died in office? > Were you a modern governor of Indiana who later went to the U.S. Senate? > Did you sing of a geometric shape in a granular medium? And three for you, as well. **B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. Not originally American 6. Died since 1964 7. Best known for the arts 8. Born in Europe 9. Not known for the performing arts 10. Known for the creative arts 11. Did not die after 2000 12. Not born in Great Britain 13. Not a writer 14. Not a composer or songwriter 15. Not an artist\*\*\*\*\* 16. From a Romance language country \*\*\*\*\* Meaning that I am not a painter, illustrator, or creator of any other two-dimensional work of art. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/142 "2016-02-16T23:16:48Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Does your body “lie a-moulderin’ in the grave”? > 2. Is a large breed of dog named for you? > 3. Did Christopher Hewett play you, the title character in an '80’s sitcom? > Not John Brown. > Not St Bernard. > All I can think of is Benji, and I’m pretty sure that’s not it , so DQ. Correct, Correct, and Mr. Belvedere. DQ: Known for fashion? ---
**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:** [February 16, 2016, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/143 "2016-02-16T23:23:46Z")
IQs: 1. Is your sculpture, _Bird In Space_ in the Metropolitan Museum of Art? 2. Were you noted for your sculptures of crushed automobiles? 3. Are you a South American painter known for your “obese” versions of famous paintings? ---
**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:** [February 17, 2016, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/144 "2016-02-17T01:29:18Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you co-found the Black Panther party with Huey Newton? > IQ2: Are you a jazz bandleader known for standards like One O’Clock Jump and April in Paris? > IQ3: Did you sing in IQ2’s orchestra and become known for singing Summertime from Porgy and Bess? > > Three DQs. Bobby Seale, Count Basie, Billie Holiday holding 4 DQs ---
**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:** [February 17, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/145 "2016-02-17T01:34:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Is your sculpture, _Bird In Space_ in the Metropolitan Museum of Art? > 2. Were you noted for your sculptures of crushed automobiles? > 3. Are you a South American painter known for your “obese” versions of famous paintings? Three DQs for you, too. **B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. Not originally American 6. Died since 1964 7. Best known for the arts 8. Born in Europe 9. Not known for the performing arts 10. Known for the creative arts 11. Did not die after 2000 12. Not born in Great Britain 13. Not a writer 14. Not a composer or songwriter 15. Not an artist\*\*\*\*\* 16. From a Romance language country 17. Not known for fashion \*\*\*\*\* Meaning that I am not a painter, illustrator, or creator of any other two-dimensional work of art. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/146 "2016-02-17T01:50:12Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Is your sculpture, Bird In Space in the Metropolitan Museum of Art? > 2. Were you noted for your sculptures of crushed automobiles? > 3. Are you a South American painter known for your “obese” versions of famous paintings? > Three DQs for you, too. #1 was Constantin Brancusi. #2 was Cesar Baldaccini. #3 is Fernando Botero. 3 DQs 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:** [February 17, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/147 "2016-02-17T03:45:15Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a Civil War governor of Ohio who died in office? - John Brough Were you a modern governor of Indiana who later went to the U.S. Senate? - Evan Bayh Did you sing of a geometric shape in a granular medium? - Belinda Carlisle, who sang “Circle in the Sand” DQs: Greatest fame after 1950? Best known as a sponsor, impresario, producer or the like? One 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:** [February 17, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/148 "2016-02-17T13:09:39Z")
IQ: Did you design the Statue of Liberty? ---
**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:** [February 17, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/149 "2016-02-17T20:39:39Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ: Did you design the Statue of Liberty? DQ. **B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. Not originally American 6. Died since 1964 7. Best known for the arts 8. Born in Europe 9. Not known for the performing arts 10. Known for the creative arts 11. Did not die after 2000 12. Not born in Great Britain 13. Not a writer 14. Not a composer or songwriter 15. Not an artist\*\*\*\*\* 16. From a Romance language country 17. Not known for fashion 18. Greatest fame probably after 1950 19. Not best known as a sponsor, impresario, producer or the like \*\*\*\*\* Meaning that I am not a painter, illustrator, or creator of any other two-dimensional work of art. That’s 19 DQs; by my count there are eight unasked ones out there. How about each of you ask one more DQ and we go into endgame? (Of course, if you want to ask another set of this-might-be-the-guy IQs along with your DQ, I’ll answer them as well. :)) ---
**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:** [February 17, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/150 "2016-02-17T21:33:57Z")
Sculptors, architects, anyone working in three dimensions: this seems the most likely to me. Ponder, ponder, ponder. ---
**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 18, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/151 "2016-02-18T00:01:02Z")
Hmmm. Nothing’s coming to me. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/152 "2016-02-18T14:15:27Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ: Did you design the Statue of Liberty? > > DQ. Frederic Bartholdi That was actually my game guess. What’s not an artist but still considered creative arts? Producer = no, writer = no, performer = no, composer = no, 2D artist = no, leaving the possibility of sculptor, but sculpting is considered art. That leaves (maybe) photographer, metal worker, industrial designer, architect, print maker, interior designer, stage manager… DQ: Photographer? ---
**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:** [February 18, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/153 "2016-02-18T16:26:35Z")
**B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. Not originally American 6. Died since 1964 7. Best known for the arts 8. Born in Europe 9. Not known for the performing arts 10. Known for the creative arts 11. Did not die after 2000 12. Not born in Great Britain 13. Not a writer 14. Not a composer or songwriter 15. Not an artist\*\*\*\*\* 16. From a Romance language country 17. Not known for fashion 18. Greatest fame probably after 1950 19. Not best known as a sponsor, impresario, producer or the like 20. Not a photographer \*\*\*\*\* Meaning that I am not a painter, illustrator, or creator of any other two-dimensional work of art. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/154 "2016-02-18T16:48:22Z")
DQ: Architect or sculptor? ---
**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 18, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/155 "2016-02-18T17:46:18Z")
DQ: Best known for a single work of art? ---
**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:** [February 18, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/156 "2016-02-18T18:02:32Z")
**B** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with B 4. Dead 5. Not originally American 6. Died since 1964 7. Best known for the arts 8. Born in Europe 9. Not known for the performing arts 10. Known for the creative arts 11. Did not die after 2000 12. Not born in Great Britain 13. Not a writer 14. Not a composer or songwriter 15. Not a painter, illustrator, or creator of any other two-dimensional work of art 16. From a Romance language country 17. Not known for fashion 18. Greatest fame probably after 1950 19. Not best known as a sponsor, impresario, producer or the like 20. Not a photographer 21. Not an architect or sculptor 22. Not best known for a single work of art And that’s it. You have until 0800 Sunday to talk it over and ask your “Firstname Lastname” DQs. I will of course check in once a day and answer any that have been asked. Food for thought: I made a business of my art. Of the three of you, my story is probably most relevant to EH. I am actually best known by a variant spelling of my last name. (Either version will be accepted as a correct guess.) ---
**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:** [February 18, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/157 "2016-02-18T18:07:50Z")
…hmm, maybe a European ceramic artist then… Pondering. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/158 "2016-02-18T18:13:27Z")
Are you Frederic Boucheron? ---
**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:** [February 18, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/159 "2016-02-18T20:00:15Z")
A gallery curator perhaps? Or the creator of Beanie Babies… I doubt I’ll be able to think of anything, so if anybody wants a second guess, they can have mine. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859/160 "2016-02-19T02:54:50Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Are you Frederic Boucheron? I am not. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-feb-2016/744859.md?page=9)