# 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:** 14
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/261 "2021-01-10T23:02:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you Pepin the Short’s father? > > IQ2: Were you Pepin the Short’s son? > > I’d ask about Pepin the Short’s brother, but I don’t think he’s as well-known as Botticelli. > > IQ3: Did you change for Jamaica Plain? > > #1. I am not Charles Martel. > #2. I am not Charlemagne. > I’m not Cartoman, either. > #3. Take a DQ. ✅ ✅ I’m impressed. Charlie, on a tragic and fateful day. DQ: Actor? ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/262 "2021-01-10T23:04:49Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:258, topic:929120, full:true”] DQs: 1. Male 2. Real 3. Dead 4. American 5. Best known for the Arts 6. Died after 1900 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Last name starts with C 9. Not an actor. 10. Won top awards in his field ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/263 "2021-01-10T23:06:20Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you killed on a beach in what is now Hawaii? > Were you, by some accounts, the last Revered Speaker (emperor) of the Aztecs? > Were you probably elected President of Mexico but had the election stolen from you? #1. I am not Captain Cook. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/264 "2021-01-10T23:40:10Z")
IQ1: Did you write the dinosaur novel _The Lost World_ that was a sequel to _Jurassic Park_? IQ2: Did you write the dinosaur novel _The Lost World_ that was not a sequel to _Jurassic Park_? IQ3: Did you lead the expedition to the lost world in IQ2? ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/265 "2021-01-11T00:24:52Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you write the dinosaur novel _The Lost World_ that was a sequel to _Jurassic Park_ ? > IQ2: Did you write the dinosaur novel _The Lost World_ that was not a sequel to _Jurassic Park_ ? > IQ3: Did you lead the expedition to the lost world in IQ2? 1. I am not Michael Crichton. 2. I am not Arthur Conan Doyle. 3. I am not Prof. Challenger. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/266 "2021-01-11T03:43:43Z")
IQ1: Did you host the British _Whose Line Is It Anyway?_? IQ2: Did you host the American _Whose Line Is It Anyway?_? IQ3: Were you a frequent guest on both? ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/267 "2021-01-11T03:46:15Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you play Jax Teller in _Sons of Anarchy_ ? > > > > > IQ2: Do you play Charlie Kelly in _It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia_ ? > > > IQ3: Did you have a hit with _The Devil Went Down to Georgia_ ? > > Take 2 DQs. > #3. I am not Charlie Daniels. Charlie Hunman, Charlie Day, Charlie x 3! DQ: Musician? DQ: Caucasian? holding a 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:** [January 11, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/268 "2021-01-11T15:28:54Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Real 3. Dead 4. American 5. Best known for the Arts 6. Died after 1900 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Last name starts with C 9. Not an actor. 10. Won top awards in his field 11. Known for Music 12. Caucasian ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/269 "2021-01-11T15:29:30Z")
IQ1: Did you host the British _Whose Line Is It Anyway?_ ? IQ2: Did you host the American _Whose Line Is It Anyway?_ ? IQ3: Were you a frequent guest on both? #2. I am not Drew Carey. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/270 "2021-01-11T17:33:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ1: Did you host the British _Whose Line Is It Anyway?_ ? > IQ2: Did you host the American _Whose Line Is It Anyway?_ ? > IQ3: Were you a frequent guest on both? > > #2. I am not Drew Carey. > Take 2 DQs. Clive Anderson. ✅ Colin Mochrie, DQ1: Died after 1970? DQ2: Best known as a singer? IQ1: Was “Hot Diggity” a hit for you? IQ2: Was “Swinging on a Star” a hit for you? ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/271 "2021-01-11T17:36:07Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:268, topic:929120, full:true”] DQs: 1. Male 2. Real 3. Dead 4. American 5. Best known for the Arts 6. Died after 1900 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Last name starts with C 9. Not an actor. 10. Won top awards in his field 11. Known for Music 12. Caucasian 13. Died after 1970 14. Not best known as a singer or performer ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/272 "2021-01-11T17:36:31Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was “Hot Diggity” a hit for you? > IQ2: Was “Swinging on a Star” a hit for you? I am not Perry Como. I am not Bing Crosby. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/273 "2021-01-11T18:02:52Z")
Clean sweep! IQ1: Is your best known composition the theme song for the original _Star Trek_? IQ2: Were you a US Vice President who ascended to the presidency after the president died of a heart attack? IQ3: Was your name on Marty McFly’s underwear, which misled his mother into thinking his name was yours? ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/274 "2021-01-11T18:06:46Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Clean sweep! > > IQ1: Is your best known composition the theme song for the original _Star Trek_ ? > IQ2: Were you a US Vice President who ascended to the presidency after the president died of a heart attack? > IQ3: Was your name on Marty McFly’s underwear, which misled his mother into thinking his name was yours? IQ1: Take a Calvin DQ. IQ2: I am not Calvin Coolidge. IQ3: I am not Calvin Klein. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/275 "2021-01-11T18:45:35Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Is your best known composition the theme song for the original _Star Trek_ ? > > > IQ2: Were you a US Vice President who ascended to the presidency after the president died of a heart attack? > > > IQ3: Was your name on Marty McFly’s underwear, which misled his mother into thinking his name was yours? > > IQ1: Take a Calvin DQ. > IQ2: I am not Calvin Coolidge. > IQ3: I am not Calvin Klein. Not a Calvin - Alexander Courage DQ: Composer? ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/276 "2021-01-11T18:49:23Z")
IQ1: Did you compose _Fanfare for the Common Man_? IQ2: Did you compose _4’33"_? IQ3: Did you compose the theme to the first _Rocky_ film? ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/277 "2021-01-11T19:06:47Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you compose _Fanfare for the Common Man_ ? Yes, Chock, I am Aaron Copland! Well done! [![](https://smartandsoulfulmusic.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/copland.jpg) ](https://smartandsoulfulmusic.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/copland.jpg) ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/278 "2021-01-11T19:53:53Z")
Congrats @ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness! ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/279 "2021-01-11T21:18:40Z")
Woo-hoo!! My other two composer IQs were John Cage and Bill Conti, who I realized after I posted is still alive. Next up **M** ---
**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:** [January 11, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/280 "2021-01-11T21:34:36Z")
Way to go, **CFOHG**! Previous IQs: Were you killed on a beach in what is now Hawaii? - Yes, Capt. James Cook Were you, by some accounts, the last Revered Speaker (emperor) of the Aztecs? - Cuahatemoc Were you probably elected President of Mexico but had the election stolen from you? - Cuahatemoc Cardenas On to M! IQs: Did TR take to heart your teachings on naval power? Were you the Nazi hitman in _The ODESSA File_? Were you also AKA Gandalf, Olorin and Tharkun? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120.md?page=15)