# Botticelli - February 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 3, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259 "2023-02-03T14:15:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**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 27, 2023, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/201 "2023-02-27T06:58:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you play the Emperor of China in the live action _Mulan_? > 2. Did you play John Bigboote in _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai_? > 3. Did you play Prof. Fate in _The Great Race_ DQ Not John Lithgow Not Jack Lemmon - see, I can learn things! > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you sing “Sixteenth Avenue” and “Black Coffee”? > IQ2: Were you a _Doonesbury_ congressperson? > IQ3: Did Allan Sherman sing that you had gone the wrong way DQ Not Lacey Davenport 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 27, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/202 "2023-02-27T12:47:17Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Did you play the Emperor of China in the live action _Mulan_? > > 2. Did you play John Bigboote in _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai_? > > 3. Did you play Prof. Fate in _The Great Race_ > > DQ > Not John Lithgow > Not Jack Lemmon - see, I can learn things! #1 was Jet Li. #2. John Lithgow played John Whorfin/Dr. Emilio Lizardo. Christopher Lloyd play John Bigboote. #3 is correct. DQs: 1. Created after 1979? 2. From a kids show? ---
**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 27, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/203 "2023-02-27T12:49:55Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star in _Don’t Look Up_? 2. Did you also star in _Don’t Look Up_? 3. Did you write _Literary Lapses_? ---
**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 27, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/204 "2023-02-27T17:44:27Z")
**L** 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not originally from prose 4. Not a main character 5. Last name starts with L 6. From a movie or TV 7. Created after 1950 8. American 9. Could be alive today, if real, but probably not 10. Not considered a beauty 11. Not an antagonist 12. Not originally from a movie, but did appear in one movie 13. Created before 1990 14. Not from a genre show 15. Not originally from a play, but has appeared on stage 16. White 17. From a comedy show 18. Created after 1970 19. Created before 1979 20. Not from a kids show And that’s 20. No more IQs please. Please ask any outstanding DQs before 6 pm Pacific Standard time Tuesday 2/28 ---
**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 27, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/205 "2023-02-27T17:45:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you star in _Don’t Look Up_? > 2. Did you also star in _Don’t Look Up_? > 3. Did you write _Literary Lapses_? Neither Leonardo DiCaprio nor Jennifer Lawrence 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 27, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/206 "2023-02-27T17:58:25Z")
Correct and Correct. #3 is Stephen Leacock. DQ: From a sketch comedy show? ---
**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 27, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/207 "2023-02-27T19:27:28Z")
**L** 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not originally from prose 4. Not a main character 5. Last name starts with L 6. From a movie or TV 7. Created after 1950 8. American 9. Could be alive today, if real, but probably not 10. Not considered a beauty 11. Not an antagonist 12. Not originally from a movie, but did appear in one movie 13. Created before 1990 14. Not from a genre show 15. Not originally from a play, but has appeared on stage 16. White 17. From a comedy show 18. Created after 1970 19. Created before 1979 20. Not from a kids show 21. From a primarily sketch comedy show ---
**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 27, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/208 "2023-02-27T20:07:57Z")
Well, SNL started in '75… ---
**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 27, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/209 "2023-02-27T22:36:32Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you sing “Sixteenth Avenue” and “Black Coffee”? > > IQ2: Were you a _Doonesbury_ congressperson? > > IQ3: Did Allan Sherman sing that you had gone the wrong way > > DQ > Not Lacey Davenport > DQ Lacy J Dalton correct [Louis XVI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep9fG_ji7T8) Sure, why not? DQ1: From an SNL sketch? One DQ reserved. ---
**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 28, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/210 "2023-02-28T01:50:06Z")
**L** 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not originally from prose 4. Not a main character 5. Last name starts with L 6. From a movie or TV 7. Created after 1950 8. American 9. Could be alive today, if real, but probably not 10. Not considered a beauty 11. Not an antagonist 12. Not originally from a movie, but did appear in one movie 13. Created before 1990 14. Not from a genre show 15. Not originally from a play, but has appeared on stage 16. White 17. From a comedy show 18. Created after 1970 19. Created before 1979 20. Not from a kids show 21. From a primarily sketch comedy show 22. From an SNL sketch ---
**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 28, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/211 "2023-02-28T03:22:33Z")
I watched a small portion of one _SNL_ episode back in '75 or '76, and all I remember was the Coneheads dispensing beer and chicken embryos to trick-or-treaters. I yield my remaining DQ to whoever wants it. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/212 "2023-02-28T04:08:43Z")
I’ll take it. dQ Portrayed by one of the original cast members? ---
**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 28, 2023, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/213 "2023-02-28T06:38:11Z")
**L** 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not originally from prose 4. Not a main character 5. Last name starts with L 6. From a movie or TV 7. Created after 1950 8. American 9. Could be alive today, if real, but probably not 10. Not considered a beauty 11. Not an antagonist 12. Not originally from a movie, but did appear in one movie 13. Created before 1990 14. Not from a genre show 15. Not originally from a play, but has appeared on stage 16. White 17. From a comedy show 18. Created after 1970 19. Created before 1979 20. Not from a kids show 21. From a primarily sketch comedy show 22. From an SNL sketch 23. Portrayed by one of the original cast members I believe Elendil’s Heir still has 2 DQs. I think that’s all the outstanding ones, but correct me if I miscounted. ---
**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 28, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/214 "2023-02-28T15:58:45Z")
So that’s Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Laraine (sp?) Newman, or one of the guys in drag. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/215 "2023-02-28T16:52:25Z")
Are you Lisa Lupner, played by Gilda Radner? Though I don’t know of any movie she was in. ---
**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 28, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/216 "2023-02-28T17:50:45Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Are you Lisa Lupner, played by Gilda Radner? I am not ---
**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 28, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/217 "2023-02-28T18:10:36Z")
Very nice guess, though. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/218 "2023-02-28T18:46:46Z")
Well, damn. ---
**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 28, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/219 "2023-02-28T23:03:31Z")
It’s Loopner, and dammit, that was gonna be my guess, too! Can’t think of another L character on the early _SNL_. I yield my two remaining DQs to other players, one apiece. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/220 "2023-03-01T00:00:29Z")
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