# Botticelli - Jan 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 28, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120 "2020-12-28T19:27:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [December 28, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/1 "2020-12-28T19:27:30Z")
I am **R**. Final post from December’s thread is [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225/463). ---
**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:** [December 28, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/2 "2020-12-28T19:46:38Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a French Impressionist artist who refused to paint with black? 2. Did you star in _The Hit Man’s Bodyguard_? 3. Were you the voice of Sherlock Holmes in Disney’s _The Great Mouse Detective_? ---
**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:** [December 28, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/3 "2020-12-28T22:42:44Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a French Impressionist artist who refused to paint with black? > 2. Did you star in _The Hit Man’s Bodyguard_ ? > 3. Were you the voice of Sherlock Holmes in Disney’s _The Great Mouse Detective_ ? 3 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/4 "2020-12-28T23:35:58Z")
Congratulations! 1. Is your best friend a dim-witted moose? 2. Are you a fictional detective who lived and worked from a mobile home in Malibu? 3. Did you play Control on the TV show **The Equalizer**? ---
**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:** [December 28, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/5 "2020-12-28T23:43:47Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congratulations! > > 1. Is your best friend a dim-witted moose? > 2. Are you a fictional detective who lived and worked from a mobile home in Malibu? > 3. Did you play Control on the TV show **The Equalizer**? Not Rocket J Squirrel. Not … Jim Rockford? 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:** [December 29, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/6 "2020-12-29T00:11:53Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Were you a French Impressionist artist who refused to paint with black? > > > 2. Did you star in _The Hit Man’s Bodyguard_ ? > > > 3. Were you the voice of Sherlock Holmes in Disney’s _The Great Mouse Detective_ ? > > 3 DQs. #1 was Pierre-August Renoir. #2 was Ryan Reynolds. #3 was Basil Rathbone. DQs: 1. Real? 2. Male? 3. Last name starts with R? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/7 "2020-12-29T00:14:00Z")
IQs: 1. Did you host _Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous_? 2. Were you the best known impressionist of the 1960’s? 3. Were you recently pardoned by the POTUS? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/8 "2020-12-29T02:53:57Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you host _Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous_ ? > 2. Were you the best known impressionist of the 1960’s? > 3. Were you recently pardoned by the POTUS? DQ. Not Rich Little. DQ. **R** 1, Real 2. Male? 3. Last name starts with R “#3 was Basil Rathbone.” Seriously?? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/9 "2020-12-29T04:42:34Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congratulations! > > 1. Is your best friend a dim-witted moose? > 2. Are you a fictional detective who lived and worked from a mobile home in Malibu? > 3. Did you play Control on the TV show **The Equalizer**? Correct, correct and Robert Lansing. DQ: Known for the Arts? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/10 "2020-12-29T04:52:20Z")
IQs: Did Jane Fonda play your wife once and only once? Were you that wife? Were you their best-known offspring? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/11 "2020-12-29T04:59:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Jane Fonda play your wife once and only once? > Were you that wife? > Were you their best-known offspring? Aaaaaaaaargh… 3 DQs. **R** 1, Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with R 4. Known for the Arts ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/12 "2020-12-29T05:20:09Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Jane Fonda play your wife once and only once? > Were you that wife? > Were you their best-known offspring? Ronald Reagan, in _The Butler_ (ironic, given her liberal activism); Nancy Reagan; Ron Reagan Jr. Reagan x3! DQs: Living? American? Best known for the performing arts? IQs: Did you play President Reagan in _The Butler_? Did you live “in the eaves of Rhosgobel”? Are you the Republican U.S. senator from Ohio? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/13 "2020-12-29T12:59:09Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > 1. Did you host _Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous_ ? > > > 2. Were you the best known impressionist of the 1960’s? > > > 3. Were you recently pardoned by the POTUS? > > DQ. > Not Rich Little. > DQ. Robin Leach hosted _Lifestyles._ Correct on Rich Little. Roger Stone was the recent recipient of a pardon. And, yes, while someone else voiced Basil of Baker Street, the voice of Sherlock Holmes (which is heard only once, briefly), was taken from a radio show with Basil enacting the role. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/14 "2020-12-29T14:17:49Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you play President Reagan in _The Butler_ ? > Did you live “in the eaves of Rhosgobel”? > Are you the Republican U.S. senator from Ohio? DQ. Not Radagast the Brown. DQ. **R** 1, Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with R 4. Known for the Arts 5. Living 6. American 7. Best known for the performing arts ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/15 "2020-12-29T14:53:12Z")
FWIW, **SCAdian** , you have a comma after the 1 in your DQ answers. Previous IQs: Did you play President Reagan in _The Butler_? - Alan Rickman, remarkably good in the role (and probably the best thing about that entire movie) Did you live “in the eaves of Rhosgobel”? - Yes, the wizard Radagast the Brown Are you the Republican U.S. senator from Ohio? - Rob Portman DQs: Actor? Born since 1960? IQs: Did you play the same character in two superhero movies, but looking a lot different? Are you a black musician who performed at Oberlin College several times in the Eighties? Were you a frequent guest on Seventies game shows? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/16 "2020-12-29T15:36:40Z")
IQ1: Were QB for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1985-1995? IQ2: Are you the current QB for the Pittsburgh Steelers? IQ3: Are you the current QB for the Atlanta Falcons? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/17 "2020-12-29T18:54:41Z")
IQs 1. Did you play Joxer? 2. Are you his famous brother? 3. Are you an actor/comedian from NYC who voiced both Squirt and Squeak in _Pound Puppies_? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/18 "2020-12-29T23:53:43Z")
**R** 1, Real 2. Male 3. Last name starts with R 4. Known for the Arts 5. Living 6. American 7. Best known for the performing arts 8. Have acted, but am by no means primarily known for acting 9. Not born since 1960 ---
**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:** [December 30, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/19 "2020-12-30T00:00:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you play the same character in two superhero movies, but looking a lot different? > Are you a black musician who performed at Oberlin College several times in the Eighties? > Were you a frequent guest on Seventies game shows? DQ. DQ. Still not Rich Little. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were QB for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1985-1995? > IQ2: Are you the current QB for the Pittsburgh Steelers? > IQ3: Are you the current QB for the Atlanta Falcons? Three DQs. > [@MissTake](#): > > IQs > > 1. Did you play Joxer? > 2. Are you his famous brother? > 3. Are you an actor/comedian from NYC who voiced both Squirt and Squeak in _Pound Puppies_ ? Three for you, too. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/20 "2020-12-30T00:04:45Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > FWIW, **SCAdian** , you have a comma after the 1 in your DQ answers. That’s there to keep Discourse from turning it into a numbered list. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120.md?page=2)