# 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:** 20
**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 17, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/381 "2021-01-17T01:18:22Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Come on, guys. First name starts with L, gossip columnist, feuded with Hedda Hopper. **Yes! I am Louella Parsons!** Gossip Queen of Hollywood, wielder of a pen that could make or break careers, enemies with Hedda Hopper. Great job, @Prof.Pepperwinkle ---
**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 17, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/382 "2021-01-17T03:25:39Z")
Thanks. On to [![](https://www.boldsky.com/img/2017/02/x27-1488173053-2.jpg.pagespeed.ic.fuWlatTrYr.jpg) ](https://www.boldsky.com/img/2017/02/x27-1488173053-2.jpg.pagespeed.ic.fuWlatTrYr.jpg) ---
**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 17, 2021, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/383 "2021-01-17T03:38:17Z")
Zasu Pitts ---
**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 17, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/384 "2021-01-17T05:23:52Z")
IQs 1. Are you an actor famously known for your majestic mustache and deep, Southern accented voice? 2. Are you a washed up baseball player, now running a bar out East? 3. Were you an actor whose legacy was reconstructing The Globe Theatre? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/385 "2021-01-17T05:45:44Z")
Gosh, I haven’t thought of Louella Parsons in years. Congrats though! IQs: 1. Are you one of the cartoonists who created and works on the **Baby Blues** comic strip? 2. Did Rohan marry you in Melanie Rawn’s book **Dragon Prince**? 3. Are you the ruler of the kingdom of Oogaboo? ---
**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 17, 2021, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/386 "2021-01-17T06:59:32Z")
IQ1: Did you replace David Lee Roth in Van Halen? IQ2: Were you Eddie Van Halen’s first choice to replace David Lee Roth, before deciding on IQ1? IQ3: Did you play guitar for David Lee Roth immediately after he left Van Halen? ---
**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 17, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/387 "2021-01-17T16:44:27Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > Louella Parsons Name is vaguely familiar. IQ1: Did someone object at great lengths to the meal you were offering? IQ2: Did Flora McDonald give you needed assistance? IQ3: Were you also known as Sharkey? ---
**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 17, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/388 "2021-01-17T17:05:37Z")
I had heard of her, but didn’t remember her in time. IQs: Struck by vertigo, did you only cross a tall, rickety railroad bridge with the help of a military engineer? Did your upstate New York hometown plan a big celebration for you that never happened? Were you the Tory hero of Jeffrey Archer’s political novel _First Among Equals_? ---
**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 17, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/389 "2021-01-17T19:54:18Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > IQs > > 1. Are you an actor famously known for your majestic mustache and deep, Southern accented voice? > 2. Are you a washed up baseball player, now running a bar out East? > 3. Were you an actor whose legacy was reconstructing The Globe Theatre? #1. I am not Tom Selleck. (??) #2 I am not Sam Malone. #3. Take a DQ. > [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you one of the cartoonists who created and works on the **Baby Blues** comic strip? > 2. Did Rohan marry you in Melanie Rawn’s book **Dragon Prince**? > 3. Are you the ruler of the kingdom of Oogaboo? Take 2 DQs. #3. I am not Ann Soforth. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you replace David Lee Roth in Van Halen? > IQ2: Were you Eddie Van Halen’s first choice to replace David Lee Roth, before deciding on IQ1? > IQ3: Did you play guitar for David Lee Roth immediately after he left Van Halen? 1. I am not Sammy Hagar. Take 2 DQs. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did someone object at great lengths to the meal you were offering? > IQ2: Did Flora McDonald give you needed assistance? > IQ3: Were you also known as Sharkey? #3. I am not Saruman. Take 2 DQs. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Struck by vertigo, did you only cross a tall, rickety railroad bridge with the help of a military engineer? > Did your upstate New York hometown plan a big celebration for you that never happened? > Were you the Tory hero of Jeffrey Archer’s political novel _First Among Equals_ ? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 17, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/390 "2021-01-17T20:11:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Tom Selleck. (??) > #2 I am not Sam Malone. > #3. Take a DQ. Sam Elliott Yes Sam Wanamaker DQs 1. Male? 2. Living? ---
**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 17, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/391 "2021-01-17T20:21:54Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Living. I can’t believe I missed Sam Elliott. He’s one of Madame Pepperwinkle’s favorite actors. ---
**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 17, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/392 "2021-01-17T22:08:11Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did someone object at great lengths to the meal you were offering? > > IQ2: Did Flora McDonald give you needed assistance? > > IQ3: Were you also known as Sharkey? > > #3. I am not Saruman. Take 2 DQs. Sam I Am. Prince Charles Edward Stuart. ✅ DQ1: American? DQ2: Known for the Arts? IQ1: Were you the daughter of Herodias? IQ2: Are you Ted’s wife and Hilary’s mother? IQ3: Did you serve as a US Senator, a Chief Justice, and SecTreas? ---
**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 17, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/393 "2021-01-17T22:13:12Z")
IQs 1. After your resignation, did you garner attention by dancing the salsa in a lime green ruffled shirt? 2. Was your hiring the main reason #1 resigned? 3. Were you and #1 sued in federal court regarding social media access? ---
**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 17, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/394 "2021-01-17T22:31:50Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Living. 3. Not American 4. 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:** [January 17, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/395 "2021-01-17T22:33:28Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the daughter of Herodias? > IQ2: Are you Ted’s wife and Hilary’s mother? > IQ3: Did you serve as a US Senator, a Chief Justice, and SecTreas? 1. I am not Salome. 2. Take a DQ. 3. I am not Salmon P. Chase. (?) > [@MissTake](#): > > - After your resignation, did you garner attention by dancing the salsa in a lime green ruffled shirt? > - Was your hiring the main reason #1 resigned? > - Were you and #1 sued in federal court regarding social media access? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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 17, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/396 "2021-01-17T22:38:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. Sean Spicer Anthony Scaramucci Dan Scavino DQs 1. Known for theater? 2. From the UK? 3. Born after 1980? ---
**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 17, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/397 "2021-01-17T23:00:54Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Living. 3. Not American 4. Known for the Arts 5. Not known for theater, but has acted a little 6. From the UK 7. Born after 1980 ---
**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 17, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/398 "2021-01-17T23:27:49Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you the daughter of Herodias? > > IQ2: Are you Ted’s wife and Hilary’s mother? > > IQ3: Did you serve as a US Senator, a Chief Justice, and SecTreas? > > 1. I am not Salome. > 2. Take a DQ. > 3. I am not Salmon P. Chase. (?) ✅ Sally Forth. ✅ DQ: Musician? ---
**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 17, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/399 "2021-01-17T23:31:32Z")
DQs: 1. Male 2. Living. 3. Not American 4. Known for the Arts 5. Not known for theater, but has acted a little 6. From the UK 7. Born after 1980 8. Musician ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/400 "2021-01-17T23:48:40Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Gosh, I haven’t thought of Louella Parsons in years. Congrats though! > > IQs: > > 1. Are you one of the cartoonists who created and works on the **Baby Blues** comic strip? > 2. Did Rohan marry you in Melanie Rawn’s book **Dragon Prince**? > 3. Are you the ruler of the kingdom of Oogaboo? Jerry Scott, Sioned and correct. DQs: 1. In a band? 2. Caucasian? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120.md?page=21)