# Botticelli - February 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 3, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441 "2020-02-03T20:14:02Z")\ **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:** [February 8, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/41 "2020-02-08T01:20:56Z")
Hi, kitap! Welcome to the game! Normally you have to have a DQ from an answered IQ in the game to participate in the final death-defying round, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/42 "2020-02-08T02:37:08Z")
I actually didn’t realize that either. I thought the first name last name round was separate and in addition to the DQ round. Well, I should get it right next game then I think. ---
**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 8, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/43 "2020-02-08T05:04:48Z")
Hmm. Can’t think of a black singer/actress who fits these clues. Think think think… ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/44 "2020-02-08T20:15:21Z")
Time has expired. I am Telma Hopkins, a member of the pop music group Tony Orlando and Dawn and a singer/performer/actor on a variety show of the same name and who had regular supporting roles in several sitcoms including Bosom Buddies, Gimme a Break! and Family Matters. She also starred in her own sitcom, Getting By, a show I had never heard of. [Telma Hopkins - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telma_Hopkins) ---
**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 8, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/45 "2020-02-08T20:31:39Z")
Good one! I remember her now. You get to go again. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/46 "2020-02-08T23:34:23Z")
New game. I am U ---
**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 9, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/47 "2020-02-09T01:07:26Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a 20th Century French painter known for cityscapes? 2. Were you a Japanese woodblock print artist known for portraits of large-headed women? 3. Did your house fall? ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/48 "2020-02-09T02:34:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a 20th Century French painter known for cityscapes? > 2. Were you a Japanese woodblock print artist known for portraits of large-headed women? > 3. Did your house fall? don’t know, don’t know, not Rodney Usher ---
**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 9, 2020, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/49 "2020-02-09T05:07:14Z")
I know the backup group Dawn, but don’t remember her. IQs: Were you a noted Burmese diplomat? Are you the best-known person from Point Pleasant, Ohio? Were you Igraine’s lover? ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/50 "2020-02-09T14:57:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I know the backup group Dawn, but don’t remember her. > > IQs: > > Were you a noted Burmese diplomat? > Are you the best-known person from Point Pleasant, Ohio? > Were you Igraine’s lover? don’t know, not H. Ulysses Grant, don’t know ---
**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 9, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/51 "2020-02-09T16:46:31Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a 20th Century French painter known for cityscapes? > 2. Were you a Japanese woodblock print artist known for portraits of large-headed women? > 3. Did your house fall? > [@Personal](#): > > don’t know, don’t know, not Rodney Usher #1 was Maurice Utrillo. #2 was Utamaro. #3 was Roderick Usher, but close enough. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male? ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/52 "2020-02-09T18:16:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #1 was Maurice Utrillo. > #2 was Utamaro. > #3 was Roderick Usher, but close enough. > > DQs: > > 1. Real? > 2. Male? 1. Real 2. Female ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/53 "2020-02-09T18:28:14Z")
IQs: 1. Did you write _Always Coming Home_? 2. Did you appear in _Dr. No_? 3. Are you Phoebe’s ‘evil twin’? ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/54 "2020-02-09T18:49:33Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write _Always Coming Home_? > 2. Did you appear in _Dr. No_? > 3. Are you Phoebe’s ‘evil twin’? don’t know, not Ursula Andress, not Ursula Buffet ---
**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 9, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/55 "2020-02-09T18:56:09Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Deadpool’s blind housemate in the movies? 2. Did you win the Indianapolis 500 four times? 3. Did you win the Indianapolis 500 three times? ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/56 "2020-02-09T19:16:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Deadpool’s blind housemate in the movies? > 2. Did you win the Indianapolis 500 four times? > 3. Did you win the Indianapolis 500 three times? don’t know, as for the Unsers: I’m going to say Al Sr. won 4 times and Bobby won 3. I’ll kick myself if Al Jr. won 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:** [February 9, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/57 "2020-02-09T19:38:55Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > don’t know, as for the Unsers: I’m going to say Al Sr. won 4 times and Bobby won 3. I’ll kick myself if Al Jr. won 3. Leslie Uggams played the housemate. Correct on the Unsers. DQ: Living? ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/58 "2020-02-09T19:56:41Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Leslie Uggams played the housemate. Correct on the Unsers. > > DQ: Living? 1. Real 2. Female 3. Living ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/59 "2020-02-09T20:12:20Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > don’t know, not Ursula Andress, not Ursula Buffet Ursula Le Guin, and the others were correct. DQ: Does your last name start with a U? IQ1: Are you (possibly apocryphally) believed to be named for a meat packer in New York? IQ2: Could you light up a light bulb by sticking it into your mouth? IQ3: Were you a narrator of fables and folklore? ---
**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 9, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441/60 "2020-02-09T20:16:59Z")
IQs: 1. Did you determine that the world was created Sunday, October 23, 4004 B.C.? 2. Were you criticized for putting your own poems in anthologies of famous poems you edited? 3. Are you a 15th Century Italian painter who painted _The Hunt in the Forest_? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2020/847441.md?page=4)