# Botticelli - January 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 7, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391 "2013-01-07T20:36:12Z")\ **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:** [February 6, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/261 "2013-02-06T01:29:47Z")
IQ1: Did a singing group wonder whatever had happened to you? IQ2: Did you speak for Wilbur’s horse? IQ3: Did you play Tim O’Hara’s “uncle”? ---
**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:** [February 6, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/262 "2013-02-06T03:10:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQs: > > Did your famous son wear a special garment associated with you when he later took on the same job? > Were you a brutal South Korean dictator? > Did you fly into Scotland on a harebrained peace mission? Randolph Churchill, whose son Winston wore his robes as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Yes, Syngman Rhee - sorry, I overlooked that that had already been asked. Yes, Rudolf Hess. > [@Labtrash](#): > > Randy Travis is a song? Sorry, I meant to write “singer”! I’ll waive my Churchill-earned DQ above. IQs: Were you a bigshot U.S. television exec? Did you serve as a pilot, diplomat and writer, and marry a famous actress? Are you a film director partial to Joseph Conrad? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/263 "2013-02-06T03:17:04Z")
IQ1: Are you a slide guitar virtuoso and producer? IQ2: Were you the highest paid woman in rock in the late 1970s? IQ3: Did you choose to have the tip of a finger amputated so you could get back to work earlier? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/264 "2013-02-06T15:42:43Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > IQ1: Are you an avatar of Vishnu? > > IQ2: Did you wear the number 9 for the Montréal Canadiens for many proud years? > > IQ3: Are you known for you penchant for painting full-figured models? > [@Labtrash](#): > > DQ for Vishnu > > Not Maurice Richard > > Not Ruben Right on Rocket Richard and Peter Paul Rubens; **Rama** is the avatar of Vishnu who is the title character in the Hindu epic poem The Ramayana. I’ll reserve my DQ for now, if I may… ---
**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:** [February 6, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/265 "2013-02-06T16:22:15Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQs: > > Were you a bigshot U.S. television exec? > Did you serve as a pilot, diplomat and writer, and marry a famous actress? > Are you a film director partial to Joseph Conrad? All but the third withdrawn. So: IQs: Were your bones recently discovered under a parking lot? Did you appear at the end of _Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves_? Are you a film director partial to Joseph Conrad? ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/266 "2013-02-06T17:04:43Z")
Letter is R 1. I am real. 2. I am male. 3. I am dead 4. I am not American. 5. I did not contribute to the “arts”. 6. My first Name starts with R 7. I am a political figure. 8. I am British. 9. I died before 1950 10. I would be considered a “good guy” 11. I did not die after 1800 1 DQ owed to SCAdian 1 DQ owed to Le Ministre ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/267 "2013-02-06T17:08:13Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did a singing group wonder whatever had happened to you? > IQ2: Did you speak for Wilbur’s horse? > IQ3: Did you play Tim O’Hara’s “uncle”? Not Randolph Scott Not Rocky Lane DQ for Tim O’Hara ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/268 "2013-02-06T17:14:15Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you a bigshot U.S. television exec? > Did you serve as a pilot, diplomat and writer, and marry a famous actress? > Are you a film director partial to Joseph Conrad? Not Rupert Murdoch (??) DQ for the pilot DQ for director ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/269 "2013-02-06T17:19:50Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > IQ1: Are you a slide guitar virtuoso and producer? > IQ2: Were you the highest paid woman in rock in the late 1970s? > IQ3: Did you choose to have the tip of a finger amputated so you could get back to work earlier? Not Roy Rogers (different from earlier - love his work with JLH) See #2 on the DQs - I’m not answering questions that should not have been asked 😃 DQ for amputee ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/270 "2013-02-06T17:24:06Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were your bones recently discovered under a parking lot? > Did you appear at the end of _Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves_? > Are you a film director partial to Joseph Conrad? Second try for EH’s questions Not Richard III Not King Richard The Lionheart still a DQ for this one ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/271 "2013-02-06T18:24:22Z")
> [@Labtrash](#): > > Not Roy Rogers (different from earlier - love his work with JLH) > See #2 on the DQs - I’m not answering questions that should not have been asked 😃 > DQ for amputee The DQs narrow down your guy, but anybody’s fair game for IQs, so I’m gonna ask #2 again :p. Nice answer on the guitarist - I was thinking of somebody else, but that Roy Rogers definitely fits the bill. The amputee was former NFL defensive back Ronnie Lott. DQ: Were you a member of a royal family? IQ1: Were you the highest paid woman in rock in the late 1970s? IQ2: Were you instrumental (haha!) in putting together the _Buena Vista Social Club_? IQ3: Were you arrested for lewd behavior in a Florida movie theater? ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/272 "2013-02-06T21:22:54Z")
Letter is R 1. I am real. 2. I am male. 3. I am dead 4. I am not American. 5. I did not contribute to the “arts”. 6. My first Name starts with R 7. I am a political figure. 8. I am British. 9. I died before 1950 10. I would be considered a “good guy” 11. I did not die after 1800 12. I am not a member of a Royal Family. 1 DQ owed to SCAdian 1 DQ owed to Le Ministre ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/273 "2013-02-06T21:26:39Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > The DQs narrow down your guy, but anybody’s fair game for IQs, so I’m gonna ask #2 again :p. > IQ1: Were you the highest paid woman in rock in the late 1970s? > IQ2: Were you instrumental (haha!) in putting together the _Buena Vista Social Club_? > IQ3: Were you arrested for lewd behavior in a Florida movie theater? My apologies, I thought the IQs had to at least\* lean\* towards the final answer. Not Linda Ronstadt 😃 Not Ry Cooder (awesome documentary, that was) Not Paul “Pee Wee” Reubens ---
**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:** [February 6, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/274 "2013-02-06T23:33:23Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did a singing group wonder whatever had happened to you? > IQ2: Did you speak for Wilbur’s horse? > IQ3: Did you play Tim O’Hara’s “uncle”? > [@Labtrash](#): > > Not Randolph Scott > > Not Rocky Lane > > DQ for Tim O’Hara Correct on Randolph Scott and Allan “Rocky” Lane. Ray Walston played Tim’s “Uncle” Martin on _My Favorite Martian_. Two DQs reserved (while I try to think of something useful to ask). IQ1: Were you an English admiral whose brother was an English general? IQ2: Are you a malfunctioning robot in a steampunk band? IQ3: Were you Richie and Potsie’s buddy? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/275 "2013-02-07T01:06:13Z")
DQ - Did you die a natural death? (As opposed to a violent death, I mean.) ---
**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:** [February 7, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/276 "2013-02-07T01:53:07Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > … > IQs: > > Were you a bigshot U.S. television exec? > Did you serve as a pilot, diplomat and writer, and marry a famous actress? > Are you a film director partial to Joseph Conrad? Rupert Murdoch is Australian, not American. I was thinking of Roone Arledge. Roald Dahl. Ridley Scott, who named the ship and the lifeboat in _Alien_ after Conrad’s Nostromo and _Narcissus_. Correct as to Richards I and III. Thought I might’ve had you there! DQs: Did you serve as a member of the House of Commons? Did you serve as Prime Minister? One DQ reserved. IQs: Did you call an author about a magazine advertisement that didn’t exist? Are you a musician whose wife was a Bond Girl? Did you and another top official switch jobs in the Eighties? ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/277 "2013-02-07T16:17:46Z")
Letter is R 1. I am real. 2. I am male. 3. I am dead 4. I am not American. 5. I did not contribute to the “arts”. 6. My first Name starts with R 7. I am a political figure. 8. I am British. 9. I died before 1950 10. I would be considered a “good guy” 11. I did not die after 1800 12. I am not a member of a Royal Family. 13. I died a “natural” death. 14. I served as a member of the House of Commons 15. I did not serve as Prime Minister 2 DQ owed to SCAdian 1 DQ owed to Elendil’s Heir ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/278 "2013-02-07T16:26:11Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you an English admiral whose brother was an English general? > IQ2: Are you a malfunctioning robot in a steampunk band? > IQ3: Were you Richie and Potsie’s buddy? Not Richard Howe Not Rabbit Not Ralph Malph ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/279 "2013-02-07T16:28:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you call an author about a magazine advertisement that didn’t exist? > Are you a musician whose wife was a Bond Girl? > Did you and another top official switch jobs in the Eighties? DQ for author Not Ringo Starr DQ for jobs ouch! ---
**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:** [February 7, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391/280 "2013-02-07T16:50:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …IQs: > > Did you call an author about a magazine advertisement that didn’t exist? > Are you a musician whose wife was a Bond Girl? > Did you and another top official switch jobs in the Eighties? Roman Polansky, filming _Rosemary’s Baby_, called author Ira Levin about a reference to a men’s shirt ad in the particular issue of _The New Yorker_ mentioned in the story; Levin admitted he’d just made it up. Yes, Ringo Starr, whose wife Barbara Bach (mwrowr!) was in _The Spy Who Loved Me_. Treasury Secretary Donald Regan and White House Chief of Staff Jim Baker switched jobs in President Reagan’s second term. I can’t think of any pre-1800 British MPs with a first name beginning with R who didn’t serve as Prime Minister. I yield my three earned DQs to whoever would like to ask them - one per customer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2013/646391.md?page=15)