# Botticelli - January 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 1, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448 "2025-01-01T18:09:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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 13, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/141 "2025-01-13T02:39:33Z")
Previous IQs: Did your bratty boys annoy your law partner, William Herndon? - Abraham Lincoln; among other things, Tad and Willie knocked inkwells around the office with brooms Did you not like your husband to go around the house barefoot? - Mary Todd Lincoln; he said his feet needed to “breathe” Was your Vermont home called Hildene? - Robert Todd Lincoln - and it’s [worth a visit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildene) DQs: Considered a beauty? Best known for movies? Has won a top acting award? IQs: Did you share the same first name as a secret agent nicknamed “Truckasaurus”? Were you the star of _Deep Throat_? Did you star in the TV show _Alice_? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/142 "2025-01-13T02:44:15Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you bankroll a substantial bet at an illegal betting house (ya follah?) > > 2. Did your cow start a major conflagration? > > 3. Are you best friends with the man you bested in face-to-face combat? > > Take a,DQ, I am not Mrs. O’Leary, take a DQ. 1. Doyle Lonnegan 2. Correct 3. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown DQs: 1. Appeared in a TV series? 2. Born after 1950? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/143 "2025-01-13T02:47:00Z")
[Out of play] My mistake with regards to Mrs O’Leary: I grew up learning the rhyme where she’s called “Old Lady Leary…” [/OOP] ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/144 "2025-01-13T03:50:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you share the same first name as a secret agent nicknamed “Truckasaurus”? > Were you the star of _Deep Throat_? > Did you star in the TV show _Alice_? Take a DQ, I am not Linda Lovelace and I am not Linda Lavin ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/145 "2025-01-13T03:54:26Z")
1. Real 2. Female 3. First name begins with L. 4. American 5. Known for the Arts. 6. Last name begins with N-Z. 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Alive (my apologies for missing it!) 9. Born before 1970 10. Known for acting 11. Considered a beauty 12. Best known for movies. Probably. 13. Has won a top award **@knoodler, you already asked about Bad, Bad Leroy Brown**. Which DQ did you want to use? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/146 "2025-01-13T04:36:25Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > **you already asked about Bad, Bad Leroy Brown**. Which DQ did you want to use? Whups, I meant to say “Little John.” Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/147 "2025-01-13T04:47:34Z")
And Little John got used by Prof. Pepperwinkle. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/148 "2025-01-13T04:54:29Z")
Wow, I’m really behind. My DQ is: 1. Appeared in TV series? ---
**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 13, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/149 "2025-01-13T13:52:50Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the mega-famous singer of hits like “Poker Face”, “Bad Romance”, and “Born This Way” and actress of _House of Gucci_ and the 2018 version of _A Star is Born_, known for your outlandish sense of style? 2. Did you co-found Google? 3. Was your name your name, were you a showgirl? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/150 "2025-01-13T15:49:32Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have a conversation by phone with your mom while a bullet was removed from your shoulder? 2. Did you break your hip while rehearsing a sketch on _The Tonight Show with Jay Leno_? 3. Were you taken in by a mythical creature, only to be betrayed by him? ---
**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 13, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/151 "2025-01-13T16:23:17Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the actor father of Beau and Jeff? 2. Did you play Dr. Kildare in a number of movies? 3. Were you the Greek scholar who was also the father of Alice (of Wonderland fame)? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/152 "2025-01-13T18:51:58Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play a long-suffering second wife in _Dynasty_? 2. Did you play the lead in _The Postman Always Rings Twice_? 3. Did you have notable turns on _Twin Peaks_ and _The Practice_? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/153 "2025-01-14T01:53:59Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Are you the mega-famous singer of hits like “Poker Face”, “Bad Romance”, and “Born This Way” and actress of _House of Gucci_ and the 2018 version of _A Star is Born_, known for your outlandish sense of style? > 2. Did you co-found Google? > 3. Was your name your name, were you a showgirl? I am not Lady Gaga, take a DQ and I am not Lola. > [@knoodler](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you have a conversation by phone with your mom while a bullet was removed from your shoulder? > 2. Did you break your hip while rehearsing a sketch on _The Tonight Show with Jay Leno_? > 3. Were you taken in by a mythical creature, only to be betrayed by him? Take a DQ, take another DQ and take a third. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the actor father of Beau and Jeff? > 2. Did you play Dr. Kildare in a number of movies? > 3. Were you the Greek scholar who was also the father of Alice (of Wonderland fame)? I am not Lloyd Bridges, I am not Lionel Atwell, I am not Mr. Liddell. > [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play a long-suffering second wife in _Dynasty_? > 2. Did you play the lead in _The Postman Always Rings Twice_? > 3. Did you have notable turns on _Twin Peaks_ and _The Practice_? I am not Linda Evans, I am not, um…Linda Fiorentino? and I am not Peggy Lipton. ---
**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 14, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/154 "2025-01-14T02:06:54Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > I am not Lady Gaga, take a DQ and I am not Lola. 2 was Larry Page. DQ: born after 1950? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/155 "2025-01-14T02:09:59Z")
1. Real 2. Female 3. First name begins with L. 4. American 5. Known for the Arts. 6. Last name begins with N-Z. 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Alive (my apologies for missing it!) 9. Born before 1970 10. Known for acting 11. Considered a beauty 12. Best known for movies. Probably. 13. Has won a top award 14. Has appeared in TV series. 15. Born before 1950. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/156 "2025-01-14T02:49:56Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@knoodler](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did you have a conversation by phone with your mom while a bullet was removed from your shoulder? > > 2. Did you break your hip while rehearsing a sketch on _The Tonight Show with Jay Leno_? > > 3. Were you taken in by a mythical creature, only to be betrayed by him? > > Take a DQ, take another DQ and take a third. 1. Lucy, _Lucy_ 2. Lucy Lawless 3. Lucy Pevensie Lucy x3! DQs: 1. Caucasian? 2. Best known for romcoms? 1 DQ reserved ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/157 "2025-01-14T02:57:55Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@SunUp](#): > > > > 1. Did you play a long-suffering second wife in _Dynasty_? > > 2. Did you play the lead in _The Postman Always Rings Twice_? > > 3. Did you have notable turns on _Twin Peaks_ and _The Practice_? > > I am not Linda Evans, I am not, um…Linda Fiorentino? and I am not Peggy Lipton. Correct on Linda Evans. For #2 I was thinking of Lana Turner, though it turns out Jessica Lange could have also been guessed (she was in the 1981 remake). #3 was Lara Flynn Boyle - I don’t think Peggy Liption did a guest appearance in _The Practice_. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/158 "2025-01-14T03:19:09Z")
1. Real 2. Female 3. First name begins with L. 4. American 5. Known for the Arts. 6. Last name begins with N-Z. 7. Known for the performing arts 8. Alive (my apologies for missing it!) 9. Born before 1970 10. Known for acting 11. Considered a beauty 12. Best known for movies. Probably. 13. Has won a top award 14. Has appeared in TV series. 15. Born before 1950. 16. Caucasian 17. Not best known for romcoms Okay, we’re at 20+ DQs with the reserved ones. No more IQs, please. Please ask all DQs by Wednesday 7 PM Pacific Time. ---
**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 14, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/159 "2025-01-14T15:56:23Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > Qs: > > > > 1. Are you the actor father of Beau and Jeff? > > 2. Did you play Dr. Kildare in a number of movies? > > 3. Were you the Greek scholar who was also the father of Alice (of Wonderland fame)? > > I am not Lloyd Bridges, I am not Lionel Atwell, I am not Mr. Liddell. Correct on 1 and 3. #2 was Lew Ayres. DQ: First name begins with La - Le? ---
**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 14, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448/160 "2025-01-14T22:50:01Z")
Previous IQs: Did you share the same first name as a secret agent nicknamed “Truckasaurus”? - I was also thinking of Lana Turner; the _Archer_ character (kidded for her supposedly-giant hands) is Lana Kane Were you the star of _Deep Throat_? - Yes, Linda Lovelace Did you star in the TV show _Alice_? - Yes, Linda Lavin DQ (if I get to ask it): Won an Oscar? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2025/1012448.md?page=9)