# Botticelli February 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 4, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224 "2021-02-04T23:51:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/161 "2021-02-17T14:13:09Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > DQ > DQ > I am not Cecil Adams 1 (“A=A”) was Ayn Rand; 2 (mom in _Foxtrot_) was Andrea “Andy” Fox. 1. Did you coin the term “robotics”? 2. Did a ridiculously popular musical come out about you in 2015? 3. Did you play Han Solo? DQs: 1. first name starts with A? 2. from a dramatic production (i.e. film or TV)? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/162 "2021-02-17T14:20:19Z")
**I am A** 1. I am not real 2. Last name does not start with A 3. Male 4. Not from prose 5. Caucasian 6. First name begins with A 7. I am not from a dramatic production (i.e. film or TV) ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/163 "2021-02-17T14:23:09Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did you play Lois Lane in _Man of Steel_ ? > - Were you the first Mrs. Steven Spielberg? > - Did you play Max in _The Muppet Movie_ ? Now I’m not Amy Adams I am not Amy Irving DQ > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you coin the term “robotics”? > 2. Did a ridiculously popular musical come out about you in 2015? > 3. Did you play Han Solo? DQ I am not Alexander Hamilton DQ ---
**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, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/164 "2021-02-17T14:57:31Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Did you play Lois Lane in _Man of Steel_ ? > > > > > - Were you the first Mrs. Steven Spielberg? > > > - Did you play Max in _The Muppet Movie_ ? > > Now I’m not Amy Adams > I am not Amy Irving > DQ Correct, Correct, and Austin Pendleton. DQ: By an American author or authors? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/165 "2021-02-17T16:06:46Z")
**I am A** 1. I am not real 2. Last name does not start with A 3. Male 4. Not from prose 5. Caucasian 6. First name begins with A 7. I am not from a dramatic production (i.e. film or TV) 8. As he is most commonly known, created by an American (there are earlier and similar versions created by non-Americans) ---
**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, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/166 "2021-02-17T16:12:57Z")
IQs: 1. Did Diane Keaton play you in an eponymous Woody Allen movie? 2. Were you Jackie O’s second husband? 3. Are you the late eponymous protagonist in a novel by the person who created Mr. Moto? ---
**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, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/167 "2021-02-17T16:32:11Z")
Good job, **MissTake**. Previous IQs: Were you a widely-loathed cavalry general during the Civil War? - Gen. Judson “Kill Cavalry” Kilpatrick Were you a Latin American specialist in the Kennedy Administration? - Roswell Kilpatrick Did you joke that if the United Nations left NYC and sailed away, you’d be down on the docks, waving a not-so-fond farewell? - Jeanne Kilpatrick, Reagan’s UN ambassador, who was no fan of the institution Kilpatrick x3! Right, then. On to A. IQs: Was Barry Sonnenfeld’s first directing gig about you? And you, his wife? And you, his daughter? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/168 "2021-02-17T16:34:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did Diane Keaton play you in an eponymous Woody Allen movie? > - Were you Jackie O’s second husband? > - Are you the late eponymous protagonist in a novel by the person who created Mr. Moto? I am not Annie Hall I am not Aristotle Onassis DQ > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Was Barry Sonnenfeld’s first directing gig about you? > And you, his wife? > And you, his daughter? Take three DQs, but I’m probably going to kick myself ---
**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, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/169 "2021-02-17T16:56:33Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Did Diane Keaton play you in an eponymous Woody Allen movie? > > > > > - Were you Jackie O’s second husband? > > > - Are you the late eponymous protagonist in a novel by the person who created Mr. Moto? > > I am not Annie Hall > I am not Aristotle Onassis > DQ Correct, Correct, and the Late George Apley by J. P. Marquand. DQ: Created after 1949? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/170 "2021-02-17T16:59:22Z")
**I am A** 1. I am not real 2. Last name does not start with A 3. Male 4. Not from prose 5. Caucasian 6. First name begins with A 7. I am not from a dramatic production (i.e. film or TV) 8. As he is most commonly known, created by an American (there are earlier and similar versions created by non-Americans) 9. Created after 1949 ---
**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, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/171 "2021-02-17T17:32:33Z")
Was DQ #6 necessary after DQ #2? Previous IQs: Was Barry Sonnenfeld’s first directing gig about you? - Gomez Addams And you, his wife? - Morticia Addams And you, his daughter? - Wednesday Addams (not to mention his son, Pugsley) DQs: American character? Would be alive today, if real? First appeared in comics? IQs: Did you describe George Washington as “modest, wise and good”? Were you that person’s spouse? Were you SECSTATE in the Monroe Administration? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/172 "2021-02-17T17:49:04Z")
**I am A** 1. I am not real 2. Last name does not start with A 3. Male 4. Not from prose 5. Caucasian 6. First name begins with A 7. I am not from a dramatic production (i.e. film or TV) 8. As he is most commonly known, created by an American (there are earlier and similar versions created by non-Americans) 9. Created after 1949 10. American 11. More than likely would be alive, if real 12. First appeared in a comic ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/173 "2021-02-17T17:49:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you describe George Washington as “modest, wise and good”? > Were you that person’s spouse? > Were you SECSTATE in the Monroe Administration? I am not John Adams I am not Abigail Adams 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, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/174 "2021-02-17T18:01:28Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Were you one of the first disc jockeys to play that newfangled rock and roll music? > > > IQ2: Did you create and host _Candid Camera_ ? > > > IQ3: Were you a Revolutionary War hero better known today as the namesake of a furniture store chain? > > DQ > I am not Allen Funt > I am not Ashley…take a DQ as I have no idea if that’s his first name or last name. Alan Freed Correct Ethan Allen DQ1: Has appeared in dramatic (i.e movies or TV) adaptations? Holding one DQ ---
**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, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/175 "2021-02-17T18:18:58Z")
IQs: 1. Do you become overexcited when your wife speaks French? 2. Do you dread being asked to perform one particular song of yours when November rolls around? 3. Did you write the hymn _Come, Ye Thankful People, Come_? ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/176 "2021-02-17T18:45:22Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > DQ > I am not Alexander Hamilton > DQ 1 (coined the term “robotics”) was Isaac Asimov; 3 (played Han Solo) was Alden Ehrenreich. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Was DQ #6 necessary after DQ #2? Just thought I would confirm which name started with A. IQs: 1. Were you a member of the last ruling royal family of Russia? 2. Were you an action movie star-turned-governor of California? 3. Did you create Groo the Wanderer? DQ: created before 1980? One DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/177 "2021-02-17T21:40:04Z")
**I am A** 1. I am not real 2. Last name does not start with A 3. Male 4. Not from prose 5. Caucasian 6. First name begins with A 7. I am not from a dramatic production (i.e. film or TV) 8. As he is most commonly known, created by an American (there are earlier and similar versions created by non-Americans) 9. Created after 1949 10. American 11. More than likely would be alive, if real 12. First appeared in a comic 13. Has not appeared in any dramatic adaptations, movies or TV 14. Created before 1980 ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/178 "2021-02-17T21:47:42Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Do you become overexcited when your wife speaks French? > - Do you dread being asked to perform one particular song of yours when November rolls around? > - Did you write the hymn _Come, Ye Thankful People, Come_ ? I am not Gomez Addams DQ DQ > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you a member of the last ruling royal family of Russia? > 2. Were you an action movie star-turned-governor of California? > 3. Did you create Groo the Wanderer? I am not Anastasia I am not Ahhhhhnold Schwarzenegger 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, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/179 "2021-02-17T21:55:28Z")
IQ1: Is your catchphrase “What, me worry?” IQ2: Are you Batman’s butler? IQ3: Were you known as the Colorado Cannibal? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224/180 "2021-02-17T21:59:50Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Is your catchphrase “What, me worry?” **Yes! I am Alfred E. Neuman!** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2021/932224.md?page=10)