# 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:** 9
**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 6, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/161 "2021-01-06T12:00:28Z")
I am A 1. Real 2. First name does not start with A 3. Male 4. Deceased 5. American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not known for the sciences 8. Caucasian ---
**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 6, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/162 "2021-01-06T12:10:52Z")
IQ1: Were you the original host of _Jeopardy!_? IQ2: Were you the original host of _The Tonight Show_? IQ3: Did you play Zach Galifianakis’s mother in _Baskets_? ---
**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 6, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/163 "2021-01-06T12:13:04Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you the original host of _Jeopardy!_ ? > IQ2: Were you the original host of _The Tonight Show_ ? > IQ3: Did you play Zach Galifianakis’s mother in _Baskets_ ? I am not Art Fleming I am not Steve Allen DQ ---
**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 6, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/164 "2021-01-06T14:53:48Z")
Louie Anderson DQ: Known for the Arts? ---
**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 6, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/165 "2021-01-06T15:04:21Z")
I am A 1. Real 2. First name does not start with A 3. Male 4. Deceased 5. American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not known for the sciences 8. Caucasian 9. 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 6, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/166 "2021-01-06T16:25:25Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have a newspaper column called _The Conning Tower_? 2. Were you Pogo Possum’s best friend? 3. Were you Count Petoffi’s right hand man on _Dark Shadows_? ---
**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 6, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/167 "2021-01-06T16:32:26Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did you have a newspaper column called _The Conning Tower_ ? > - Were you Pogo Possum’s best friend? > - Were you Count Petoffi’s right hand man on _Dark Shadows_ ? DQ I am not Albert Alligator DQ ---
**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 6, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/168 "2021-01-06T16:52:43Z")
IQ1: Are you lead guitarist for _Phish_? IQ2: Are you one of the sisters who front _Heart_? IQ3: Were you “The Spaceman” when you played guitar with _Kiss_? ---
**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 6, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/169 "2021-01-06T16:56:57Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you lead guitarist for _Phish_ ? > IQ2: Are you one of the sisters who front _Heart_ ? > IQ3: Were you “The Spaceman” when you played guitar with _Kiss_ ? DQ I am not Ann Wilson I am not Ace Frehley (sp?) ---
**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 6, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/170 "2021-01-06T17:00:08Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > - Did you have a newspaper column called _The Conning Tower_ ? > > > > > - Were you Pogo Possum’s best friend? > > > - Were you Count Petoffi’s right hand man on _Dark Shadows_ ? > > DQ > I am not Albert Alligator > DQ #1 was Franklin P. Adams. #2 is correct. #3 was Aristide. DQ: Known for the visual arts (painting, sculpture, printmaking, illustration, etc.)? 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 6, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/171 "2021-01-06T17:03:02Z")
I am A 1. Real 2. First name does not start with A 3. Male 4. Deceased 5. American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not known for the sciences 8. Caucasian 9. Known for The Arts 10. Not known for the visual arts (painting, sculpture, printmaking, illustration, &c) ---
**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 6, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/172 "2021-01-06T17:05:32Z")
DQ: Born before 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 6, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/173 "2021-01-06T18:13:31Z")
I am A 1. Real 2. First name does not start with A 3. Male 4. Deceased 5. American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not known for the sciences 8. Caucasian 9. Known for The Arts 10. Not known for the visual arts (painting, sculpture, printmaking, illustration, &c) 11. Born after 1850 ---
**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 6, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/174 "2021-01-06T20:11:58Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > DQ > I am not Ann Wilson > I am not Ace Frehley (sp?) Trey Anastasio DQ: Actor? ---
**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 6, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/175 "2021-01-06T20:18:55Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Did you write _The Chronicles of Prydain_ series? > > > IQ2: Did you have an bad experience during a performance of _Our American Cousin_ ? > > > IQ3: Were you asked to kill your son out on Highway 61? > > DQ > I am not Abraham Lincoln > DQ Lloyd Alexander Yes The biblical Abraham, as retold by Bob Dylan. Holding 2 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 6, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/176 "2021-01-06T20:25:24Z")
I am A 1. Real 2. First name does not start with A 3. Male 4. Deceased 5. American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not known for the sciences 8. Caucasian 9. Known for The Arts 10. Not known for the visual arts (painting, sculpture, printmaking, illustration, &c) 11. Born after 1850 12. Actor ---
**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 6, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/177 "2021-01-06T20:32:28Z")
IQ1: Were you a pioneering silent film comedian whose career was destroyed by false accusations of rape and manslaughter? IQ2: Were you credited with singing “Sugar Sugar”, even though it was really a studio session musician? IQ3: Are you an eternal 10-year-old who has been trying to catch 'em all for over 20 years? ---
**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 6, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/178 "2021-01-06T20:40:02Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Were you a pioneering silent film comedian whose career was destroyed by false accusations of rape and manslaughter? YUP! I am Fatty Arbuckle! Congrats Chock!! (I was not Archie or Ash, though) ---
**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 6, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/179 "2021-01-06T21:32:03Z")
Swept me - Arthur x3! Well done, **CFOHG**. An Arbucklesque character appeared in the recent HBO remake of _Perry Mason_, BTW. ---
**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 6, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-jan-2021/929120/180 "2021-01-06T21:58:19Z")
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