# 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:** 5
**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 12, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/81 "2023-02-12T16:54:14Z")
Swept me. IQs: 1. Are you generally considered to have been the first Abstract painter? 2. Were you a noted disabled early 20th Century advocate for Socialism? 3. Were you California’s first black female district attorney? ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/82 "2023-02-12T17:18:58Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you generally considered to have been the first Abstract painter? > 2. Were you a noted disabled early 20th Century advocate for Socialism? > 3. Were you California’s first black female district attorney? I am not Kandinsky or Helen Keller, but I am indeed **Kamala Harris**! Next game goes to the Prof. ---
**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 12, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/83 "2023-02-12T17:21:15Z")
Blink. Blink. Whaaa? Okay. Correct on all three. Next: I am # **V**. ---
**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 12, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/84 "2023-02-12T18:22:24Z")
Quick round! OK, on to V. IQs: Were you Jimmy Smits’s TV breakout role? Were you a notable mariner of Numenor? Did you with great reluctance surrender to Julius Caesar, and eventually die for it? ---
**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 12, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/85 "2023-02-12T18:25:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Jimmy Smits’s TV breakout role? > Were you a notable mariner of Numenor? > Did you with great reluctance surrender to Julius Caesar, and eventually die for it? 1. I am not Jimmy Valentine. 2. I am not Vulysses. 3. I am not Vercingetorix. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 12, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/86 "2023-02-12T20:27:56Z")
IQs: 1. Were you an anonymous anarchist vigilante who dressed like Guy Fawkes? 2. Have you played a rock singer, a writer, a pilot, and a Batman? 3. Are you sister-in-law of the founder of Reddit? ---
**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 12, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/87 "2023-02-12T20:30:07Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you an anonymous anarchist vigilante who dressed like Guy Fawkes? > 2. Have you played a rock singer, a writer, a pilot, and a Batman? > 3. Are you sister-in-law of the founder of Reddit? 1. I am not V. 2. I am not Val Kilmer. 3. Take a DQ. ---
**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 12, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/88 "2023-02-12T22:29:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you Jimmy Smits’s TV breakout role? > Were you a notable mariner of Numenor? > Did you with great reluctance surrender to Julius Caesar, and eventually die for it? Victor Sifuentes, Valandil (in the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien), and yes, Vercingetorix. DQs: Real? Male? IQs: Were you the first white child born in North America? Were you the first to play Princess Irulan on screen? Did Nicole Kidman play you with a prosthetic nose? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/89 "2023-02-12T23:43:15Z")
Congrats! 1. Were you the title woman of a Steve Winwood song? 2. Were you actor Kristoffer Tabori’s mother? 3. Did Susan Oliver play you on the original **Star Trek**? ---
**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 13, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/90 "2023-02-13T00:46:26Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female ---
**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 13, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/91 "2023-02-13T00:48:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the first white child born in North America? > Were you the first to play Princess Irulan on screen? > Did Nicole Kidman play you with a prosthetic nose? 1. I am not Virginia Dare. 2. Take a DQ. 3. Take a DQ. > [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > 1. Were you the title woman of a Steve Winwood song? > 2. Were you actor Kristoffer Tabori’s mother? > 3. Did Susan Oliver play you on the original **Star Trek**? 1. I am not Valerie (??) 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not the planet Vulcan (Take a DQ). ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/92 "2023-02-13T01:46:13Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > 1. Were you the title woman of a Steve Winwood song? > 2. Were you actor Kristoffer Tabori’s mother? > 3. Did Susan Oliver play you on the original **Star Trek**? Correct, Viveca Lindfors, Vina (the green lady!). DQs: 1. Living? 2. American? ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/93 "2023-02-13T03:18:58Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. American ---
**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 13, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/94 "2023-02-13T23:17:19Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the first white child born in North America? - Yes, Virginia Dare Were you the first to play Princess Irulan on screen? - Virginia Madsen, in David Lynch’s _Dune_ Did Nicole Kidman play you with a prosthetic nose? - Virginia Woolf, in _The Hours_ Virginia x3! DQs: First name start with V? Best known for the Arts? IQs: Are you an American actress with the same last name as the only President of the CSA? Were you one of the young beauties on _Dallas_? Does a performing space in London honor your much-mourned husband? ---
**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 13, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/95 "2023-02-13T23:17:55Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. American 5. First name starts with V 6. Known for the Arts ---
**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 13, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/96 "2023-02-13T23:19:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you an American actress with the same last name as the only President of the CSA? Yes, I am # Viola Davis, who last week won a Grammy, making her one of the select few to be an EGOT. Well done, EH! ---
**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 14, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/97 "2023-02-14T22:16:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > _The Great Race_ > [@SCAdian](#): > > Heard of it; never seen it. Watched it a couple nights ago ($2.99 to rent on Prime) – enjoyed it, though I could have done without the two music-hall numbers in Boracho. And now I have that stupid “Sweetheart Tree” song stuck in my head… ☹ ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/98 "2023-02-14T23:06:32Z")
Yeah, at 2 hours, 40 minutes, it could have used some trimming. ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/99 "2023-02-14T23:11:49Z")
Maybe I should see it again? I _very_ vaguely remember it from when I was a lad. Updated: [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far - #100 by Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048/100) And our next letter is # S ---
**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 14, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-february-2023/979259/100 "2023-02-14T23:23:35Z")
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