# 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:** 18
**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 14, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/341 "2021-01-14T16:29:47Z")
**My letter is P** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name begins with P 4. Deceased 5. American 6. Known for The Arts 7. Born before 1900 8. She did, but it was not what she was known for 9. Born after 1800 10. Won a top award ---
**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 14, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/342 "2021-01-14T16:34:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you write, “I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy”? > Did you play a crime boss, an unsavory POTUS and the _Reichsfuhrer-SS_ ? > Did you costar with Robert Wagner in a TV show? I can sing the song, but no idea who wrote it. DQ DQ I am not Stefanie Powers > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you say of Katherine Hepburn, “She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B”? > IQ2: Were you a frequent silent film era actress before the introduction of sound to film? > IQ3: Did you play April Ludgate in _Parks and Recreation_ ? I am not Dorothy Parker I am not Pola Negri I am not Aubrey Plaza ---
**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 14, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/343 "2021-01-14T16:48:21Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > I am not Dorothy Parker > I am not Pola Negri > I am not Aubrey Plaza I actually had in mind Mary Pickford for 2, but that works too. ---
**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 14, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/344 "2021-01-14T16:57:40Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Are you the central character in _Great Expectations_ ? > > > > > - Are you Ophelia’s dad in _Hamlet_ ? > > > - Did Sheb Woolley have a Christmas novelty semi-hit about you meeting Santa Claus? > > I am not Pip > I am not Polonius > DQ Correct x2. #3 was the One-Eyed, One-Horned, Flying Purple People Eater. DQ: Born after 1850? ---
**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 14, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/345 "2021-01-14T17:19:06Z")
**My letter is P** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name begins with P 4. Deceased 5. American 6. Known for The Arts 7. Born before 1900 8. She did, but it was not what she was known for 9. Born after 1800 10. Won a top award 11. Born after 1850 ---
**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 14, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/346 "2021-01-14T18:32:42Z")
IQ1: Were you recently told you had to choose between being a patriot or a pussy? IQ2: Did you open a storage jar, frequently mistranslated as a box, full of evils? IQ3: Are you a French mathematician who has both a unit of pressure and a programming language named in your honor? ---
**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 14, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/347 "2021-01-14T19:10:04Z")
IQ1: Are you head coach of the New Orleans Saints? IQ2: Are you head coach of the Seattle Seahawks? IQ3: Are you QB for the Indianapolis Colts? ---
**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 14, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/348 "2021-01-14T19:12:06Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you a musical prime minister? > > IQ2: Were you the SS officer blamed for the Malmedy massacre? > > IQ3: Did you have a “private army” in North Africa during WW II? > > Take 3 DQs Ignacy Jan Paderewski, of Poland. Jochen Peiper. Popski. (I’d have to Google to find out his real name.) DQ1: Known for the Performing Arts? DQ2: Born east of the Mississippi? Two DQs reserved. First Black person to win an Oscar? ---
**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 14, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/349 "2021-01-14T19:30:25Z")
IQs: 1. Were you played by Honor Blackman in a Bond film? 2. Did you play Kris Kringle’s lawyer in _Miracle on 34th Street_? 3. Were you the center square in the original _Hollywood Squares_? ---
**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 15, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/350 "2021-01-15T00:21:38Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Were you recently told you had to choose between being a patriot or a pussy? > IQ2: Did you open a storage jar, frequently mistranslated as a box, full of evils? > IQ3: Are you a French mathematician who has both a unit of pressure and a programming language named in your honor? I am not Pence I am not Pandora I am not Pascal > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you head coach of the New Orleans Saints? > IQ2: Are you head coach of the Seattle Seahawks? > IQ3: Are you QB for the Indianapolis Colts? You already know… Three DQs > [@SCAdian](#): > > First Black person to win an Oscar? I am not Sidney Poitier > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Were you played by Honor Blackman in a Bond film? > - Did you play Kris Kringle’s lawyer in _Miracle on 34th Street_ ? > - Were you the center square in the original _Hollywood Squares_ ? DQ DQ I am not Paul Lynde ---
**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 15, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/351 "2021-01-15T00:23:54Z")
**My letter is P** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name begins with P 4. Deceased 5. American 6. Known for The Arts 7. Born before 1900 8. She did write prose, but it was not what she was known for 9. Born after 1800 10. Won a top award 11. Born after 1850 12. I’d say known for the performing arts-ish 13. Born east of the Mississippi ---
**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 15, 2021, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/352 "2021-01-15T07:15:36Z")
IQ1: Did you replace Cathy Gale and in turn were you replaced by Tara King? IQ2: Does legend claim you searched for the fountain of youth? IQ3: Do you live under a rock at 120 Conch Street? ---
**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 15, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/353 "2021-01-15T13:55:57Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > > > > IQ1: Are you head coach of the New Orleans Saints? > > > IQ2: Are you head coach of the Seattle Seahawks? > > > IQ3: Are you QB for the Indianapolis Colts? > > You already know… Three DQs Sean Payton, Pete Carroll, Phillip Rivers DQ: Musician? DQ: Caucasian? holding a DQ ---
**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 15, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/354 "2021-01-15T14:19:20Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you replace Cathy Gale and in turn were you replaced by Tara King? > IQ2: Does legend claim you searched for the fountain of youth? > IQ3: Do you live under a rock at 120 Conch Street? DQ I am not Ponce de Leon I am not Patrick ---
**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 15, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/355 "2021-01-15T14:20:05Z")
**My letter is P** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name begins with P 4. Deceased 5. American 6. Known for The Arts 7. Born before 1900 8. She did write prose, but it was not what she was known for 9. Born after 1800 10. Won a top award 11. Born after 1850 12. I’d say known for the performing arts-ish 13. Born east of the Mississippi 14. Not a musician 15. 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 15, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/356 "2021-01-15T15:57:02Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Were you played by Honor Blackman in a Bond film? > > > > > - Did you play Kris Kringle’s lawyer in _Miracle on 34th Street_ ? > > > - Were you the center square in the original _Hollywood Squares_ ? > > DQ > DQ > I am not Paul Lynde #1 was Pussy Galore. #2 was John Payne. Correct on Paul. DQ: Actress? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 15, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/357 "2021-01-15T16:34:40Z")
**My letter is P** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name begins with P 4. Deceased 5. American 6. Known for The Arts 7. Born before 1900 8. She did write prose, but it was not what she was known for 9. Born after 1800 10. Won a top award 11. Born after 1850 12. I’d say known for the performing arts-ish 13. Born east of the Mississippi 14. Not a musician 15. Caucasian 16. Has acted either as herself or uncredited voices in a handful of films ---
**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 15, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/358 "2021-01-15T16:42:39Z")
DQ: Comedian? ---
**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 15, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/359 "2021-01-15T17:16:46Z")
**My letter is P** 1. Real 2. Female 3. Last name begins with P 4. Deceased 5. American 6. Known for The Arts 7. Born before 1900 8. She did write prose, but it was not what she was known for 9. Born after 1800 10. Won a top award 11. Born after 1850 12. I’d say known for the performing arts-ish 13. Born east of the Mississippi 14. Not a musician 15. Caucasian 16. Has acted either as herself or uncredited voices in a handful of films 17. Not a comedian ---
**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 15, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/360 "2021-01-15T18:16:19Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Did you replace Cathy Gale and in turn were you replaced by Tara King? > > > IQ2: Does legend claim you searched for the fountain of youth? > > > IQ3: Do you live under a rock at 120 Conch Street? > > DQ > I am not Ponce de Leon > I am not Patrick Emma Peel, the second of John Steed’s three partners on _The Avengers_ Yes, Yes DQ: Known for writing related to performing (i.e. plays, screenplays)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120.md?page=19)