# Botticelli - January 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 4, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178 "2022-01-04T01:44:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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 27, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/161 "2022-01-27T18:32:51Z")
**S** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with S 5. American 6. Died after 1900 ---
**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 27, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/162 "2022-01-27T18:37:58Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Do characters in one of your works play the game Questions? > 2. Are they, in fact, _your_ characters? > 3. Did you give the presidential oath of office to Lyndon Johnson? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Take 3 DQs 1 was Tom Stoppard; 2 was William Shakespeare; 3 was Sarah Hughes. DQs: 1. died after 2000? 2. known from the arts? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 27, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/163 "2022-01-27T18:42:25Z")
**S** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with S 5. American 6. Died after 1900 7. Died before 2000 8. Not known from the arts ---
**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, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/164 "2022-01-27T19:04:43Z")
Well done, **CFOHG**! A South Carolinian, were you Truman’s first SECSTATE? - James F. Byrnes Did you muse that you were, at the moment, nothing, but that you could be everything? - John Adams, while Vice President Did you command the Royal Navy’s fleet at Jutland? - Adm. John Jellicoe On to S. IQs: Did your grandmother allegedly tell you to be obsequious, purple and clairvoyant? Have you appeared in a recent miniseries with that person? Were you a costar of _Sideways_? ---
**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 27, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/165 "2022-01-27T20:06:51Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a character in the 1968 _Star Trek_ episode “Assignment: Earth” who feels like he’s from another show entirely–and since it was a “backdoor” pilot for an _Assignment: Earth_ series, pretty much is? 2. Were you a Jewish LA Dodger? 3. Has your comic strip been celebrating its 40th anniversary this month, with an “anniversary special” that involves 1982 Greg Howard you going onward and meeting present-day Francesco Marciuliano you? DQ: died after 1950? ---
**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 27, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/166 "2022-01-27T20:43:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did your grandmother allegedly tell you to be obsequious, purple and clairvoyant? > Have you appeared in a recent miniseries with that person? > Were you a costar of _Sideways_ ? Take 2 DQs Not Sandra Oh > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Are you a character in the 1968 _Star Trek_ episode “Assignment: Earth” who feels like he’s from another show entirely–and since it was a “backdoor” pilot for an _Assignment: Earth_ series, pretty much is? > 2. Were you a Jewish LA Dodger? > 3. Has your comic strip been celebrating its 40th anniversary this month, with an “anniversary special” that involves 1982 Greg Howard you going onward and meeting present-day Francesco Marciuliano you? Not Gary Seven Not Sandy Koufax? Not Sally Forth ---
**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 27, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/167 "2022-01-27T20:44:24Z")
**S** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with S 5. American 6. Died after 1900 7. Died before 2000 8. Not known from the arts 9. Died after 1950 ---
**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 28, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/168 "2022-01-28T17:40:44Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Hutch on a TV cop show? 2. Are you Hutch’s partner? 3. Did you play Hutch’s partner in the movie version? ---
**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 28, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/169 "2022-01-28T17:42:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you play Hutch on a TV cop show? > 2. Are you Hutch’s partner? > 3. Did you play Hutch’s partner in the movie version? Not David Soul Not Starskey Not Ben Stiller - that might be the last movie I saw on an airplane before personal seatback entertainment systems became standard. Back when there was one movie on the cabin screen. ---
**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 28, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/170 "2022-01-28T18:06:31Z")
Swept me. IQs: 1. Did you play the lead in the movie _Swashbuckler_? 2. Did you play the hero in the movie _Wild Wild West_? 3. Did you play a dancing vampire in the movie _From Dusk To Dawn_? ---
**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 28, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/171 "2022-01-28T18:06:51Z")
Previous IQs: Did your grandmother allegedly tell you to be obsequious, purple and clairvoyant? - This guy: [Steve Martin - Grandmother's Song - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMAXuZOw_DY) Have you appeared in a recent miniseries with that person? - Martin Short, on _Only Murders in the Building_ Were you a costar of _Sideways_? - Yes, Sandra Oh DQs: Political/military? White? IQs: Were you Robert and Renly’s brother? Did you refer to your dad as “the Gaffer”? Did _your_ dad tell you to leave home or you’d be killed in a “hunting accident”? ---
**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 28, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/172 "2022-01-28T18:14:04Z")
**S** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with S 5. American 6. Died after 1900 7. Died before 2000 8. Not known from the arts 9. Died after 1950 10. Kinda sorta political 11. White ---
**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 28, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/173 "2022-01-28T18:15:36Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you play the lead in the movie _Swashbuckler_ ? > 2. Did you play the hero in the movie _Wild Wild West_ ? > 3. Did you play a dancing vampire in the movie _From Dusk To Dawn_ ? DQ Not Will Smith Not Salma Hayek > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you Robert and Renly’s brother? > Did you refer to your dad as “the Gaffer”? > Did _your_ dad tell you to leave home or you’d be killed in a “hunting accident”? Take 3 DQs ---
**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 28, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/174 "2022-01-28T18:20:41Z")
Previous IQs: Were you Robert and Renly’s brother? - Stannis Baratheon, in _Game of Thrones_ Did you refer to your dad as “the Gaffer”? - Samwise Gamgee, in _LOTR_ Did _your_ dad tell you to leave home or you’d be killed in a “hunting accident”? - Samwell Tarly, in _Game of Thrones_ DQs: Best known for a single incident? Famous spouse? One DQ reserved. IQs: Did Lincoln appoint you Chief Justice of the United States in 1864? Did a bratty kid pour a malt into your pocket? Did you call a truce for a foe’s wedding night? ---
**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 28, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/175 "2022-01-28T18:24:40Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Gary Seven > Not Sandy Koufax? > Not Sally Forth A clean sweep! IQs: 1. Speaking of _Star Trek_, were you a human character who never actually appeared on the show except in android form–first one, then 500? 2. Are you AKA the Swedish Murder Machine? 3. Were you the first American woman in space? ---
**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 28, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/176 "2022-01-28T18:28:35Z")
**S** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with S 5. American 6. Died after 1900 7. Died before 2000 8. Not known from the arts 9. Died after 1950 10. Kinda sorta political 11. White 12. Best known for a single incident 13. No famous spouse ---
**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 28, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/177 "2022-01-28T18:31:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did Lincoln appoint you Chief Justice of the United States in 1864? > Did a bratty kid pour a malt into your pocket? > Did you call a truce for a foe’s wedding night? Not Salmon P. “$10,000 bill” Chase Not Sarah Conner Take a DQ > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Speaking of _Star Trek_ , were you a human character who never actually appeared on the show except in android form–first one, then 500? > 2. Are you AKA the Swedish Murder Machine? > 3. Were you the first American woman in space? Not Stella Mudd Take a DQ Not Sally Ride ---
**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 28, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/178 "2022-01-28T18:36:50Z")
Previous IQs: Did Lincoln appoint you Chief Justice of the United States in 1864? - Yes, Salmon P. Chase Did a bratty kid pour a malt into your pocket? - Yes, Sarah Connor Did you call a truce for a foe’s wedding night? - Saladin, during the Crusades DQs: Incident involved a crime? Associated with NYC? IQs: Were you killed after reassuring your troops, “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance”? Did Robert Lawson depict you as a blowhard and a mooch? Did you command the commerce raider CSS _Alabama_? ---
**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 28, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/179 "2022-01-28T18:42:48Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not Stella Mudd > Take a DQ > Not Sally Ride 2 was Brock Samson, on _The Venture Bros._ DQ: died after 1975? ---
**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 28, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178/180 "2022-01-28T19:20:47Z")
**S** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Last name begins with S 5. American 6. Died after 1900 7. Died before 2000 8. Not known from the arts 9. Died after 1950 10. Kinda sorta political 11. White 12. Best known for a single incident 13. No famous spouse 14. Incident involved a crime 15. Not associated with NYC 16. Died before 1975 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2022/957178.md?page=10)