# Botticelli, July 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 12, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711 "2011-07-12T03:36:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/121 "2011-07-16T03:07:04Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > So you’re not Norman Bethune, who died in China serving as a field surgeon during the Japanese invasion in the late 1930s. > > DQ: Were you also a conductor/band leader? No, I was not. 1. Real person 2. Male 3. First name starts with “B” 4. Dead 5. Born in the 20th century 6. Not involved with sports/athletics 7. American 8. Not involved in politics 9. Best known for work in music, theater, movies or literature. 10. Best known for work done between 1950-2000 11. Best known as a writer in the field of music 12. Never wrote a movie screenplay. 13. Never wrote novels or short stories 14. Not generally regarded as humorous or comical 15. Not a playwright 16. Rarely performed my own material. 17. A successful songwriter in pop and at least one other genre. 18. Not a conductor or bandleader ---
**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:** [July 16, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/122 "2011-07-16T04:32:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: Did you coproduce several early Genesis albums, and compose the six-second Microsoft start-up music theme? Brian Eno. DQ: Dead before 1975? IQ: Were you a songwriter who shared a last name with a major city? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/123 "2011-07-16T04:45:43Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Brian Eno. > > DQ: Dead before 1975? > > IQ: Were you a songwriter who shared a last name with a major city? No, not yet dead in 1975. 1. Real person 2. Male 3. First name starts with “B” 4. Dead 5. Born in the 20th century 6. Not involved with sports/athletics 7. American 8. Not involved in politics 9. Best known for work in music, theater, movies or literature. 10. Best known for work done between 1950-2000 11. Best known as a writer in the field of music 12. Never wrote a movie screenplay. 13. Never wrote novels or short stories 14. Not generally regarded as humorous or comical 15. Not a playwright 16. Rarely performed my own material. 17. A successful songwriter in pop and at least one other genre. 18. Not a conductor or bandleader 19. Still alive as of 1975 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/124 "2011-07-16T04:46:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Brian Eno. > > DQ: Dead before 1975? > > IQ: Were you a songwriter who shared a last name with a major city? Not Irving Berlin And… I already gave you a DQ, but I’m not at all sure Brian Eno produced any Genesis albums. Talking Heads, U2, Devo, yes. But I don’t think he ever produced Genesis. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/125 "2011-07-16T05:06:02Z")
IQ: Have you ever collaborated with Yip Harburg on a Broadway musical? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/126 "2011-07-16T05:32:00Z")
IQ: Do you co-write your songs with your more flamboyant partner? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/127 "2011-07-16T11:56:57Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Not Irving Berlin > And… I already gave you a DQ, but I’m not at all sure Brian Eno produced any Genesis albums. Talking Heads, U2, Devo, yes. But I don’t think he ever produced Genesis. On ‘The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway’, Eno was credited with ‘Enossifications’… ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/128 "2011-07-16T13:14:45Z")
> [@AppallingGael](#): > > IQ: Have you ever collaborated with Yip Harburg on a Broadway musical? Not Burton Lane What can I say? I grew up a theater geek (“How are things in Glocamoooraaa…”) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/129 "2011-07-16T13:15:45Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > IQ: Do you co-write your songs with your more flamboyant partner? No, not Bernie Taupin. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/130 "2011-07-16T13:52:20Z")
IQ: Are you a co-discoverer of insulin? ---
**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:** [July 16, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/131 "2011-07-16T14:44:34Z")
We only have one DQ left, sportsfans. I confess I can’t think of anyone who fits all 19 of the answered DQs so far. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/132 "2011-07-16T14:53:43Z")
IQ: Did you start out with your school chum Steve Miller? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/133 "2011-07-16T15:07:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > We only have one DQ left, sportsfans. I confess I can’t think of anyone who fits all 19 of the answered DQs so far. Once again, I didn’t mean this to be a huge challenge. Since we’re near the end, I’ll add a few clues: 1. I started out as a classical violinist and composer, thought of myself as a country artist, but am best remembered for writing rock and roll. 2. Six of my songs are in heavy rotation on “oldies” radio, one of my songs is in heavy rotation on “classic rock” radio, and one of my songs gets played by a marching band after touchdowns. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/134 "2011-07-16T18:51:33Z")
Was your big hit on the “Back to the Future” soundtrack? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/135 "2011-07-16T19:57:27Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Was your big hit on the “Back to the Future” soundtrack? Not Chuck Berry (but you’re in the right era) ---
**Author:** ![crucible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/136 "2011-07-16T20:38:49Z")
bert bacharach ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/137 "2011-07-16T21:19:39Z")
IQ: Did you fight the law and lose? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/138 "2011-07-16T22:12:36Z")
> [@crucible](#): > > bert bacharach Nope. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/139 "2011-07-16T22:13:57Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > IQ: Did you fight the law and lose? Not Bobby Fuller. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2011/588711/140 "2011-07-16T23:17:41Z")
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