# Botticelli - February 2023

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259>\
**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:** 3

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**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 7, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/41 "2023-02-07T20:26:19Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Are you a rabbit hunter with rhotacism?  
> IQ2: Did you write _The Boston Cooking School Cook Book_?  
> IQ3: Were you believed to have died as a result of being hit by a tennis ball?

1. I am not Elmer Fudd.
2. I am not Frances Farmer.
3. Take a DQ.

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**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 7, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/42 "2023-02-07T21:39:39Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> > [@SCAdian](#):
> >
> > IQ1: Are you a rabbit hunter with rhotacism?  
> > IQ2: Did you write _The Boston Cooking School Cook Book_?  
> > IQ3: Were you believed to have died as a result of being hit by a tennis ball?
> 
> 1. I am not Elmer Fudd.
> 2. I am not Frances Farmer.
> 3. Take a DQ.

correct  
correct  
Frederick, Prince of Wales

Two DQs reserved.

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**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, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/43 "2023-02-08T18:39:12Z")

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bump.

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/44 "2023-02-08T18:47:31Z")

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Last DQ:

Movie was in black and white?

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**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, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/45 "2023-02-08T19:42:09Z")

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DQs:

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Last name starts with F
4. Created before 1970
5. American creators
6. Created after 1930
7. Would not be alive today, if real
8. Villain
9. American character
10. Caucasian
11. Not from a book
12. From a film
13. Not from science fiction/fantasy
14. Not from a series
15. Not from a mystery
16. Not from a western
17. From a comedy
18. In Technicolor

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**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 9, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/46 "2023-02-09T01:44:44Z")

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IQ1: Were you a German-born Dutch diarist?  
IQ2: Were you a Spanish missionary active in Portuguese India?  
IQ3: Were you a former Navy radioman who played a cop, a family man, and a judge?

DQ: Film set in the time period in which it was created?  
One DQ reserved.

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**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, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/47 "2023-02-09T03:03:50Z")

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DQs:

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Last name starts with F
4. Created before 1970
5. American creators
6. Created after 1930
7. Would not be alive today, if real
8. Villain
9. American character
10. Caucasian
11. Not from a book
12. From a film
13. Not from science fiction/fantasy
14. Not from a series
15. Not from a mystery
16. Not from a western
17. From a comedy
18. In Technicolor
19. Not set in the time period in which it was created.

**SCA** , take 3 more DQs for your questions.  
That puts us over 20.

Please ask all DQs by 8pm EST tomorrow.

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**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, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/48 "2023-02-09T03:43:05Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did Calpurnia work for you? - Atticus Finch  
Were you that person’s son? - Jem Finch  
Were you that person’s daughter? - Scout Finch

DQs:

Created before 1950?  
Best-known role of that actor?  
Movie won a major-category Oscar?

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**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 9, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/49 "2023-02-09T03:46:29Z")

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> [@SCAdian](#):
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> IQ1: Were you a German-born Dutch diarist?  
> IQ2: Were you a Spanish missionary active in Portuguese India?  
> IQ3: Were you a former Navy radioman who played a cop, a family man, and a judge?

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> **SCA** , take 3 more DQs for your questions.

Anne Frank  
Francis Xavier  
Fred Gwynne (_Car 54_, _The Munsters_, and _My Cousin VInnie_)

Four DQs reserved.

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**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, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/50 "2023-02-09T13:14:28Z")

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DQs:

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Last name starts with F
4. Created before 1970
5. American creators
6. Created after 1930
7. Would not be alive today, if real
8. Villain
9. American character
10. Caucasian
11. Not from a book
12. From a film
13. Not from science fiction/fantasy
14. Not from a series
15. Not from a mystery
16. Not from a western
17. From a comedy
18. In Technicolor
19. Not set in the time period in which it was created.
20. Created after 1950
21. Not the best known role of the actor
22. Only Oscar was for Best Sound Effects

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/51 "2023-02-09T14:29:05Z")

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Sound effects. So helpful.

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**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, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/52 "2023-02-09T14:32:47Z")

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If anything it’s probably misleading.

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**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 9, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/53 "2023-02-09T16:09:20Z")

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DQ1: Created after 1960?  
DQ2: Second letter of ‘F’ name is A-L?

Running out of ideas. EH and kitap may each have one of my remaining DQs.

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**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, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/54 "2023-02-09T16:37:17Z")

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DQs:

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Last name starts with F
4. Created before 1970
5. American creators
6. Created after 1930
7. Would not be alive today, if real
8. Villain
9. American character
10. Caucasian
11. Not from a book
12. From a film
13. Not from science fiction/fantasy
14. Not from a series
15. Not from a mystery
16. Not from a western
17. From a comedy
18. In Technicolor
19. Not set in the time period in which it was created.
20. Created after 1950
21. Not the best known role of the actor
22. Only Oscar was for Best Sound Effects
23. Created after 1960
24. Last name’s second letter is A-L

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**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, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/55 "2023-02-09T17:42:46Z")

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Fictional villain in a film comedy from 1960-70, male, American, white, not the actor’s best-known role, last name starts with F.

Hmmm. I suspect this dude was in a movie I’ve never seen.

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**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/56 "2023-02-09T22:40:10Z")

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From a,live action movie?

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**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, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/57 "2023-02-09T23:29:58Z")

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DQs:

1. Fictional
2. Male
3. Last name starts with F
4. Created before 1970
5. American creators
6. Created after 1930
7. Would not be alive today, if real
8. Villain
9. American character
10. Caucasian
11. Not from a book
12. From a film
13. Not from science fiction/fantasy
14. Not from a series
15. Not from a mystery
16. Not from a western
17. From a comedy
18. In Technicolor
19. Not set in the time period in which it was created.
20. Created after 1950
21. Not the best known role of the actor
22. Only Oscar was for Best Sound Effects
23. Created after 1960
24. Last name’s second letter is A-L
25. From a live action movie

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**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 10, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/58 "2023-02-10T01:06:07Z")

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That’s 8:00.

Please ask your final “Are you FirstName LastName?” questions by 8pm EST tomorrow.

Thank you.

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**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 10, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/59 "2023-02-10T08:57:10Z")

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I was too busy at work this week to play this round, and that makes me mad, mad, mad, mad!

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**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/60 "2023-02-10T22:07:25Z")

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Funny. I’m not mad, but I did think this thread was kind of racy.

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