# Botticelli - January 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 31, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412 "2022-12-31T12:35:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 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:** [December 31, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/1 "2022-12-31T12:35:42Z")
Happy New Year! Starting off with an [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.nxXfzG_hFq5ZJfLQ0zSDoQHaHa?pid=ImgDet&rs=1) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.nxXfzG_hFq5ZJfLQ0zSDoQHaHa?pid=ImgDet&rs=1) Link to last month’s thread: [Botticelli - December 2022 - #325 by SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-december-2022/975924/325) ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/2 "2022-12-31T17:13:05Z")
IQ1: Did you write _The Gashlycrumb Tinies_? IQ2: Did you write using the pen name Arthur M Winfield? IQ3: Did you write _Half Magic_? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/3 "2022-12-31T18:25:24Z")
1. I am not Edward Gorey. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/4 "2022-12-31T18:56:29Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write _The Gashlycrumb Tinies_? > IQ2: Did you write using the pen name Arthur M Winfield? > IQ3: Did you write _Half Magic_? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Edward Gorey. > Take 2 DQs. correct Edward Stratemeyer Edward Eager Edward x3! DQ1: Real? DQ2: Male? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/5 "2022-12-31T19:02:27Z")
IQ1: According to Gorey, did you choke on a peach? IQ2: Did you write _Beyond the Farthest Star_? IQ3: Did you write _The Deed of Paksenarrion_? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/6 "2022-12-31T19:04:58Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Q1: According to Gorey, did you choke on a peach? > IQ2: Did you write _Beyond the Farthest Star_? > IQ3: Did you write _The Deed of Paksenarrion_? Take 3 DQs. I know #1 is something like “E is for Edgar, who choked on a peach”, but which E eludes me. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/7 "2022-12-31T19:05:26Z")
# DQs: 1. Real 2. Male ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/8 "2022-12-31T19:05:56Z")
E it is. IQs: Were you the first king of House Telcontar? Did TR meet far too many monarchs at your funeral? Did you write “Casey at the Bat”? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/9 "2022-12-31T19:07:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > Q1: According to Gorey, did you choke on a peach? > > IQ2: Did you write _Beyond the Farthest Star_? > > IQ3: Did you write _The Deed of Paksenarrion_? > > Take 3 DQs. Ernest Edgar Rice Burroughs Elizabeth Moon DQ1: Living? DQ2: Known for the Arts? One 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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/10 "2022-12-31T19:08:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the first king of House Telcontar? > Did TR meet far too many monarchs at your funeral? > Did you write “Casey at the Bat”? 1. I am not Elendil. 2. Take a DQ. 3. Blast it. It’s not coming around. Take a DQ. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/11 "2022-12-31T19:08:37Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Known for 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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/12 "2022-12-31T19:12:08Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the first king of House Telcontar? - not Elendil, but his much-later heir, Elessar FKA Aragorn Did TR meet far too many monarchs at your funeral? - Edward VII (TR joked, “If I am introduced to another king, I shall bite him”) Did you write “Casey at the Bat”? - Ernest Thayer DQs: American? Born since 1950? Known for the performing arts? IQs: Were you a noted Irish revolutionary of the 1790s? Were you the Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio in 2014? Did you correct the time of all the clocks in your father’s house after he died? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/13 "2022-12-31T19:14:06Z")
IQ1: Did a newspaper columnist refer to you as “the frogman of Chappaquiddick”? IQ2: Did you demand surrender “in the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress”? IQ3: Were you an alleged queen of Xerxes? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/14 "2022-12-31T19:30:37Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Known for the Arts 5. Not American 6. Born after 1950 7. Known for the performing 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:** [December 31, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/15 "2022-12-31T19:32:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a noted Irish revolutionary of the 1790s? > Were you the Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio in 2014? > Did you correct the time of all the clocks in your father’s house after he died? Take 3 more DQs. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did a newspaper columnist refer to you as “the frogman of Chappaquiddick”? > IQ2: Did you demand surrender “in the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress”? > IQ3: Were you an alleged queen of Xerxes? 1. I am not Edward Kennedy (??) 2. I am not Ethan Allen. 3. I am not Esther. ---
**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 1, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/16 "2023-01-01T01:35:08Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a noted Irish revolutionary of the 1790s? - Edward FitzGerald Were you the Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio in 2014? - another Edward FitzGerald Did you correct the time of all the clocks in your father’s house after he died? - Edward VIII (George V kept them all set several minutes ahead, to encourage punctuality) Edward x3! DQs: White? Best known as a musician? Born since 1980? IQs: Did you whisper to a TV host that you masturbated a lot? Were you the first to play Miss Honey on the big screen? Were you half a bee? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/17 "2023-01-01T02:28:00Z")
1. Did you write **Enchantress from the Stars**? 2. Were you Nancy Drew’s Aunt? 3. Did Paget Brewster play you on **Criminal Minds**? ---
**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 1, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/18 "2023-01-01T02:34:31Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did a newspaper columnist refer to you as “the frogman of Chappaquiddick”? > > IQ2: Did you demand surrender “in the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress”? > > IQ3: Were you an alleged queen of Xerxes? > > 1. I am not Edward Kennedy (??) > 2. I am not Ethan Allen. > 3. I am not Esther. correct x3! ---
**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 1, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/19 "2023-01-01T13:23:41Z")
**DQs:** 1. Real 2. Male 3. Living 4. Known for the Arts 5. Not American 6. Born after 1950 7. Known for the performing arts. 8. Not White 9. Not known as a musician 10. Born before 1980 ---
**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 1, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412/20 "2023-01-01T13:24:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you whisper to a TV host that you masturbated a lot? > Were you the first to play Miss Honey on the big screen? > Were you half a bee? #3. I am not Eric. Take 2 DQs. > [@kitap](#): > > - Did you write **Enchantress from the Stars**? > - Were you Nancy Drew’s Aunt? > - Did Paget Brewster play you on **Criminal Minds**? Take 3 DQs. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2023/977412.md?page=2)