# Botticelli - January 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 31, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679 "2019-12-31T17:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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 22, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/181 "2020-01-22T14:10:58Z")
R. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not from a work of prose fiction 4. created by an American or Americans 5. created after 1900 6. not from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 7. last name begins with R 8. not portrayed by an actor 9. created after 1960 10. not the main character 11. not from a song ---
**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 22, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/182 "2020-01-22T14:53:14Z")
DQ: from advertising? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/183 "2020-01-22T16:36:24Z")
IQs: 1. Do you often vow to eat your hat if you lose a bet to your rival Scrooge McDuck? 2. Did you write “Flight of the Bumblebee”? 3. Are you an Amazing debunker of psychics? ---
**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 22, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/184 "2020-01-22T17:12:24Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Do you often vow to eat your hat if you lose a bet to your rival Scrooge McDuck? > 2. Did you write “Flight of the Bumblebee”? > 3. Are you an Amazing debunker of psychics? Dunno, not Rachmaninoff, and not the Amazing Randi. R. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not from a work of prose fiction 4. created by an American or Americans 5. created after 1900 6. not from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 7. last name begins with R 8. not portrayed by an actor 9. created after 1960 10. not the main character 11. not from a song 12. not from advertising The wording of #6 is very important. ---
**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 22, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/185 "2020-01-22T17:19:18Z")
The phrase “The wording of #6 is very important.” makes me think he’s from a stage play. Although there is the problem with “not portrayed by an actor” in #8. IQs: 1. Are you a baseball player kicked out of the Hall of Fame for gambling? 2. Did you tell Lucy she had some ‘splainin’ to do? 3. Were you one of Richie Cunningham’s close friends? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/186 "2020-01-22T17:42:19Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Rachmaninoff, and not the Amazing Randi. 1 was John Rockerduck; 2 was Rimsky-Korsakov. DQs: 1. created after 1990? 2. from a narrative story? IQs: 3. Did you play Lisbeth Salander? 4. Did you also play Lisbeth Salander? 5. Did you host a dance party on _Saturday Night Live_? ---
**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 22, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/187 "2020-01-22T20:10:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > … > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a baseball player kicked out of the Hall of Fame for gambling? > 2. Did you tell Lucy she had some ‘splainin’ to do? > 3. Were you one of Richie Cunningham’s close friends? Not Pete Rose (although I thought he was excluded from consideration, not kicked out), Ricky Ricardo or Ralph Malph. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > … > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play Lisbeth Salander? > 2. Did you also play Lisbeth Salander? > 3. Did you host a dance party on _Saturday Night Live_? Not Naomi Rapace (sp?), Rooney Mara or the remarkably musical Attorney General Janet Reno. R. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not from a work of prose fiction 4. created by an American or Americans 5. created after 1900 6. not from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 7. last name begins with R 8. not portrayed by an actor 9. created after 1960 10. not the main character 11. not from a song 12. not from advertising 13. created before 1990 14. from a narrative story ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/188 "2020-01-22T21:23:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Naomi Rapace (sp?), Rooney Mara or the remarkably musical Attorney General Janet Reno. 1 was Noomi Rapace, but close enough. A clean sweep! IQs: 1. Were you attracted to your husband because he made you laugh? 2. Did you write _Needlepoint for Men_? 3. Did you chronicle the life and times of Scrooge McDuck? ---
**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 22, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/189 "2020-01-22T21:40:40Z")
Not Nancy Reagan, not Rosie Grier and dunno. ---
**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 22, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/190 "2020-01-22T22:32:54Z")
A clean sweep. IQs: 1. Did you hang around with Yank, Doodle, Dan & Dee? 2. In the Oz books are you known as the Nome King? 3. Is Lestat your best known character? ---
**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 22, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/191 "2020-01-22T22:36:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > … > > IQs: > > 1. Did you hang around with Yank, Doodle, Dan & Dee? > 2. In the Oz books are you known as the Nome King? > 3. Is Lestat your best known character? Dunno, dunno and not Anne Rice. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/192 "2020-01-23T00:15:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Nancy Reagan, not Rosie Grier and dunno. 1 was Jessica Rabbit (unless you can give me a cite for Reagan); 3 was Don Rosa. DQs: 1. appears in story? 2. created from 1970-1979? IQs: 3. Are you the brawny protagonist of _Space Mutiny_? 4. Did you play the above character? 5. Does everybody come to your café? ---
**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 23, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/193 "2020-01-23T01:17:02Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > A clean sweep. > > IQs: > > 1. Did you hang around with Yank, Doodle, Dan & Dee? > 2. In the Oz books are you known as the Nome King? > 3. Is Lestat your best known character? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, dunno and not Anne Rice. 1. Roger Ramjet. 2. Ruggedo (or, sometimes, Ruggero). Correct on Anne Rice. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**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 23, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/194 "2020-01-23T05:31:49Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > … > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the brawny protagonist of _Space Mutiny_? > 2. Did you play the above character? > 3. Does everybody come to your café? Dunno, dunno, and not Rick Blaine. And Nancy Reagan was just a guess, **DLR**. I now remember the Jessica Rabbit comment. R. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not from a work of prose fiction 4. created by an American or Americans 5. created after 1900 6. not from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 7. last name begins with R 8. not portrayed by an actor 9. created after 1960 10. not the main character 11. not from a song 12. not from advertising 13. created before 1990 14. from a narrative story 15. does not appear in story 16. character may have been created from 1970-1979 ---
**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 23, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/195 "2020-01-23T13:54:04Z")
DQ: from a play? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 23, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/196 "2020-01-23T14:25:13Z")
R. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not from a work of prose fiction 4. created by an American or Americans 5. created after 1900 6. not from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 7. last name begins with R 8. not portrayed by an actor 9. created after 1960 10. not the main character 11. not from a song 12. not from advertising 13. created before 1990 14. from a narrative story 15. does not appear in story 16. character may have been created from 1970-1979 17. not from a play ---
**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 23, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/197 "2020-01-23T14:46:20Z")
DQ: Human? ---
**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 23, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/198 "2020-01-23T14:52:27Z")
R. 1. fictional 2. male 3. not from a work of prose fiction 4. created by an American or Americans 5. created after 1900 6. not from a filmed dramatic work (i.e. movie, TV, etc.) 7. last name begins with R 8. not portrayed by an actor 9. created after 1960 10. not the main character 11. not from a song 12. not from advertising 13. created before 1990 14. from a narrative story 15. does not appear in story 16. character may have been created from 1970-1979 17. not from a play 18. human ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/199 "2020-01-23T16:26:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, dunno, and not Rick Blaine. 1 (protagonist of _Space Mutiny_) was David Ryder; 2 (portrayer of same) was Reb Brown. DQ: from a medium involving actors? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 23, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2020/845679/200 "2020-01-23T16:57:03Z")
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