# Botticelli - January 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 2, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514 "2024-01-02T20:22:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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 20, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/161 "2024-01-20T18:46:10Z")
Previous IQs: Did you develop the first _Battlestar Galactica_? - Yes, Glen Larson Were you a British lord who had a fort in Pennsylvania named after him? - Lord Ligonier Were you a homespun Vermonter who had two brothers with the same name? - Yes, Larry, Darryl and Darryl, from _Newhart_ DQ: Considered a beauty? White? Won a top award in her field? IQs: Is a convention center named after you in Pittsburgh? Were your dying words memorialized on a flag during the War of 1812? Were you a hero of Little Round Too? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/162 "2024-01-20T20:16:35Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Were you known as “the Jersey Lily”? Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! Our celebrity was # **Lillie Langtry** socialite, actress, stage producer, and _objet d’ amour_ of Judge Roy Bean, the law west of the Pecos. (Other two IQs were Dorothy Lamour and Lauren Hutton.) Also, @Elendil_s_Heir , great theme IQs on the last post, but maybe subbing in “Did you break Joe Theismann’s leg?” for the convention center question so it could have a first, last, and middle name for the answers. **Prof.Pepperwinkle** , you have the conn. ---
**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 20, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/163 "2024-01-20T21:06:38Z")
A lucky guess. Onwards… I am [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.ea6e0cc18627f2a01b69c19e882d1a63?rik=u6vSf8yl1jgQhQ&riu=http%3a%2f%2fimages4.fanpop.com%2fimage%2fphotos%2f22100000%2fThe-letter-C-the-alphabet-22187207-2560-2560.jpg&ehk=IboB0DyST06DAXMb5JWIEL0i7UOt7xajAvhLmAORlvc%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.ea6e0cc18627f2a01b69c19e882d1a63?rik=u6vSf8yl1jgQhQ&riu=http%3a%2f%2fimages4.fanpop.com%2fimage%2fphotos%2f22100000%2fThe-letter-C-the-alphabet-22187207-2560-2560.jpg&ehk=IboB0DyST06DAXMb5JWIEL0i7UOt7xajAvhLmAORlvc%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) # C! ---
**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 21, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/164 "2024-01-21T01:42:26Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you named after a Beatles song? > > IQ2: Did you create the Vitruvian Man? > > IQ3: Did your associates include Tubby and Iggy? > > I am not Penny Lane, I am not Leonardo da Vinci, and I am not La La the Teletubbiie. Lucy the australopithecine, correct, and Little Lulu ---
**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 21, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/165 "2024-01-21T01:46:49Z")
IQ1: Were you the father of the present Earl of Carrick? IQ2: Did you lead the winning side at the Battle of Tours? IQ3: Were you #2’s most famous grandson? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/166 "2024-01-21T03:40:41Z")
Congrats! 1. Are you the author of the Parasol Protectorate books? 2. Did you write, among other books, **Things Fall Apart**? 3. Did you write the Sir Henry Merrivale mystery books? ---
**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 21, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/167 "2024-01-21T16:54:11Z")
Great job, **Prof. P.**! And not a bad idea, **SunUp.** Previous IQs: Is a convention center named after you in Pittsburgh? - David L. Lawrence Were your dying words memorialized on a flag during the War of 1812? - Capt. James “Don’t give up the ship!” Lawrence Were you a hero of Little Round Too? - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Lawrence x3! On to C. IQs: Did you have arguably the silliest alternative name in all of Middle-earth? Were you AKA Saruman? Were you the only bearded Elf, as far as we know? ---
**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 21, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/168 "2024-01-21T17:11:39Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you the father of the present Earl of Carrick? > IQ2: Did you lead the winning side at the Battle of Tours? > IQ3: Were you #2’s most famous grandson? 1. I am not King Charles (??) 2. I am not Charles Martel. 3. I am not Charlemagne. > [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > 1. Are you the author of the Parasol Protectorate books? > 2. Did you write, among other books, **Things Fall Apart**? > 3. Did you write the Sir Henry Merrivale mystery books? 1. I am not Gail Carriger. I read the Trilogy last year; such fun. Take 2 DQs. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you have arguably the silliest alternative name in all of Middle-earth? > Were you AKA Saruman? > Were you the only bearded Elf, as far as we know? 1. I am not Celeborn. Got it this time. 2. I am not Curunir (??) 3. I forget. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/169 "2024-01-21T19:32:00Z")
IQ1: Were you a Union general with rather famous rebel’s name? IQ2: Were you famous as both a pediatrician and a poet? IQ3: Were you the title character of a novella subtitled “The Optimist?” ---
**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 21, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/170 "2024-01-21T19:55:57Z")
#3. I am not Candide. 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:** [January 21, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/171 "2024-01-21T20:29:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you the father of the present Earl of Carrick? > > IQ2: Did you lead the winning side at the Battle of Tours? > > IQ3: Were you #2’s most famous grandson? > > 1. I am not King Charles (??) > 2. I am not Charles Martel. > 3. I am not Charlemagne. correct x3! ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/172 "2024-01-22T01:42:50Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Congrats! > > 1. Are you the author of the Parasol Protectorate books? > 2. Did you write, among other books, **Things Fall Apart**? > 3. Did you write the Sir Henry Merrivale mystery books? Correct, Chinua Achebe, and John Dickson Carr under his Carter Dickson pseudonym. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/173 "2024-01-22T03:50:39Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQ1: Were you a Union general with rather famous rebel’s name? > IQ2: Were you famous as both a pediatrician and a poet? > IQ3: Were you the title character of a novella subtitled “The Optimist?” Jefferson Columbus Davis, William Carlos Williams, and correct. DQ1: Real? DQ2: Male? ---
**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, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/174 "2024-01-22T14:51:00Z")
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:** [January 22, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/175 "2024-01-22T15:34:17Z")
Previous IQs: Did you have arguably the silliest alternative name in all of Middle-earth? - Yes, Celeborn AKA Teleporno Were you AKA Saruman? - Yes, Curunir (“Man of Skill”) was his Elvish name Were you the only bearded Elf, as far as we know? - Cirdan the Shipwright DQ: Living? IQs: Did you record letters for your spinster sister back home in Boston? Were you a Tory grandee in Jeffrey Archer’s political novel _First Among Equals_? Did Van Dyck paint a portrait of you with three faces? ---
**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, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/176 "2024-01-22T15:48:14Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead ---
**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, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/177 "2024-01-22T15:48:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you record letters for your spinster sister back home in Boston? > Were you a Tory grandee in Jeffrey Archer’s political novel _First Among Equals_? > Did Van Dyck paint a portrait of you with three faces? 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 22, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/178 "2024-01-22T17:31:45Z")
Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester on _MASH_, Charles Seymour MP, and King Charles I: [Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) - Charles I (1600-1649)](https://www.rct.uk/collection/404420/charles-i-1600-1649) Charles x3! DQs: Died since 1950? American? Political/military? IQs: Did you say, “I would rather be right than be President”? Were you the young criminal mastermind behind “The Red-Headed League”? Did Tommy Lee Jones play you in _JFK_? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/179 "2024-01-22T17:42:50Z")
Congrats, **Professor P**. I thought I might have had it with Janet Leigh. IQs: 1. Were you a bandleader who starred in a comic movie called _Hi-De-Ho_? 2. Did a co-star call you an “ignorant slut” and attribute your ignorance to the inability to achieve orgasm? 3. Were you an Irish monk who evangelized western Scotland, founded a hugely important monastery, and, according to legend, encountered the Loch Ness Monster? ---
**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, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514/180 "2024-01-22T18:50:29Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Died since 1950 5. American, but not a citizen of the U.S.A. 6. Political/military [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2024/995514.md?page=10)