# Botticelli - January 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 5, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055 "2015-01-05T19:40:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**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 25, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/281 "2015-01-25T22:37:47Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not from literature 4. Last name starts with V 5. Created by an American 6. Movie character 7. Movie made before 1980 8. Movie had no sequels 9. Not a science fiction/fantasy film 10. Not the protagonist 11. Movie made after 1960 12. Not viewed as a villainess 13. Does not die in the film 14. Not a spy film 15. While the character’s age is not stated, the actress who played the part was 31 years old at the time. 16. Not from a rom/com. 17. Was the female lead role. 18. Not a musical, though there is one notable song 19. Not a sports-themed movie ---
**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 26, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/282 "2015-01-26T14:11:08Z")
IQ1: Did you play Ethel Mertz in _I Love Lucy_? IQ2: Did Dr. Joyce Brothers play you in the \*WKRP \*episode “Hotel Oceanview”? IQ3: Are you the first woman to be executed by lethal injection? Drawing from the dregs of the V names well. ---
**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 26, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/283 "2015-01-26T14:46:05Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you play Ethel Mertz in _I Love Lucy_? > IQ2: Did Dr. Joyce Brothers play you in the \*WKRP \*episode “Hotel Oceanview”? > IQ3: Are you the first woman to be executed by lethal injection? > > Drawing from the dregs of the V names well. I am not Vivian Vance. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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 26, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/284 "2015-01-26T15:20:26Z")
correct, Vicky Von Vicky, Velma Barfield 3 DQs left. I’m assuming everybody else is as clueless as I, so I’ll try to narrow it down. DQ: Movie made before 1970? DQ: Did the movie win any awards for categories above “Best supporting actor/actress”? ---
**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 26, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/285 "2015-01-26T16:29:26Z")
I’m still drawing a blank on this character. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/286 "2015-01-26T16:49:19Z")
Once again… I got nuthin’. ---
**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 26, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/287 "2015-01-26T17:12:23Z")
DQs: 1. Fictional 2. Female 3. Not from literature 4. Last name starts with V 5. Created by an American 6. Movie character 7. Movie made before 1980 8. Movie had no sequels 9. Not a science fiction/fantasy film 10. Not the protagonist 11. Movie made after 1960 12. Not viewed as a villainess 13. Does not die in the film 14. Not a spy film 15. While the character’s age is not stated, the actress who played the part was 31 years old at the time. 16. Not from a rom/com. 17. Was the female lead role. 18. Not a musical, though there is one notable song 19. Not a sports-themed movie 20. Made in the 1970s 21. The highest award won was for Best Supporting Actress (for this role); the film is in the National Film Registry. And that’s all the DQs. Those who have earned a DQ this round may ask one question in the form of “Are you Firstname Lastname?” If no one has guessed her by noon tomorrow, I’ll reveal the identity. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/288 "2015-01-26T17:35:26Z")
Are you… Lily Von Schtupp (Madalyn Kahn) from\*\*\* Blazing Saddles?\*\*\* ---
**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 26, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/289 "2015-01-26T18:29:33Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Are you… Lily Von Schtupp (Madalyn Kahn) from\*\*\* Blazing Saddles?\*\*\* I am indeed the Teutonic Titwillow, [[SIZE=“7”]Lili Von Shtupp![/SIZE]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIb5872TLXo) Well done, astorian! ---
**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 26, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/290 "2015-01-26T18:36:58Z")
Grats astorian. I was nowhere near the mark. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/291 "2015-01-26T20:18:46Z")
I was nowhere near the mark unti lthge last second, myself. One nitpick- Madalyn Kahn was nominated as Best Supporting ACtress, and probably deserved it… but the award went to Ingrid Bergman for a lackluster performance in _ **Murder on the Orient Express.** _ Ingrid had been sort of blackballed in Hollywood afetr she left her husband for Roberto Rosselini, and the Oscar was probably Hollywood’s way of saying, “All is forgiven.” Okay… I have one, for the letter\*\* S\*\* ---
**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 26, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/292 "2015-01-26T21:24:32Z")
IQ1: Were you the bassist for jazz fusion band _Return to Forever_? IQ2: Did you direct scenes for a famous movie in which your actors thought they were doing a drama, but actually turned out to be a comedy? IQ3: Do you play Caesar Flickerman in the _Hunger Games_ movies? ---
**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 26, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/293 "2015-01-26T21:49:15Z")
(One final nitpick: it’s \*\*Madeline \*\*Kahn.) IQs: 1. Did you edit the _Textus Receptus_ of 1550? 2. Were you the drunk snake in the comic strip _Pogo_? 3. Were you the Half-Blood Prince? ---
**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 26, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/294 "2015-01-26T23:30:05Z")
I was wondering if it might be a western, but I’ve never seen that movie (not a big Mel Brooks fan) so I would never have guessed it. IQ1: Were you originally Josip Dzhugashvili? IQ2: Did they call you “Vinegar Joe”? IQ3: Were you a senior auror who was a member of the Order of the Phoenix? ---
**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 27, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/295 "2015-01-27T02:48:13Z")
Good one, **astorian**! I shoulda thought of _Blazing Saddles_. On to S… IQs: After Dean Martin, are you the best-known person born in your hometown? Was this hometown named after you, another S? Did Lincoln appoint you to an important post in late 1864? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/296 "2015-01-27T15:10:30Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you the bassist for jazz fusion band _Return to Forever_? > IQ2: Did you direct scenes for a famous movie in which your actors thought they were doing a drama, but actually turned out to be a comedy? > IQ3: Do you play Caesar Flickerman in the _Hunger Games_ movies? Not… Stanley Clarke? Take two DQs for the others ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/297 "2015-01-27T15:11:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > (One final nitpick: it’s \*\*Madeline \*\*Kahn.) > > IQs: > > 1. Did you edit the _Textus Receptus_ of 1550? > 2. Were you the drunk snake in the comic strip _Pogo_? > 3. Were you the Half-Blood Prince? Not Snavely or Severus Snape. Take a DQ for #1 ---
**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 27, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/298 "2015-01-27T16:34:19Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > (One final nitpick: it’s \*\*Madeline \*\*Kahn.) > > IQs: > > 1. Did you edit the _Textus Receptus_ of 1550? > 2. Were you the drunk snake in the comic strip _Pogo_? > 3. Were you the Half-Blood Prince? > [@astorian](#): > > Not Snavely or Severus Snape. > > Take a DQ for #1 #1 was Stephanus, aka Robert Etienne. Correct on 2 and 3. Ah, the first DQ in our new Forum. DQ: Real? ---
**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 27, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/299 "2015-01-27T16:44:00Z")
Oh. Hasn’t been moved yet. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055/300 "2015-01-27T16:54:20Z")
Looks like all the games are being moved- I currently can’t reply to previous questions. I will answer them (or not) as soon as we’re in the Thread Game section. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2015/709055.md?page=16)