# Botticelli - July, 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 10, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768 "2014-07-10T14:38:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/261 "2014-07-24T13:03:52Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Male. 3. Dead. 4. American. 5. Died after 1900. 6. Known for the Arts. 7. Not remembered for the performing arts. 8. Not known for the visual arts. 9. Died since 1950. 10. Last name starts with L. 11. From West of the Mississippi. 12. Born North of the Mason-Dixon Line. 13. Author. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/262 "2014-07-24T13:05:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you a dwarf from a powerful family? > Are you his brother? > Are you his imposing dad? I’m no Lannister, neither Tyrion, Jaime nor Tywin. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/263 "2014-07-24T13:06:54Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a fitness expert known for saying “That’s the power of the juice!” > IQ2: Are you a naturalist known for butting heads with Teddy Roosevelt, saying he “never met an animal he didn’t kill?” > IQ3: Are you a southern newspaper columnist and comedian, known for _Chili Dawgs Always Bark at Night_? I’m not Lewis Grizzard. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/264 "2014-07-24T13:42:48Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you write stories about the Sackett and Talon families? > IQ2: Did you ask who was on first? > IQ3: Did you write about a tame dog that went wild, and about a wild dog who was tamed? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I am not Louis L’amour. I am not Lou Costello. I am not Jack London. Correct on all three. IQ1: Was Harry Potter’s daughter named after you? IQ2: Ditto. IQ3: Did you speak for Mr Whoopee? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/265 "2014-07-24T14:20:26Z")
IQ: Did Gregory Peck play your book’s main character on screen? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/266 "2014-07-24T16:05:09Z")
DQ1: Primarily known for fiction? Holding onto the other 2 DQs IQ1: Were you the first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature? IQ2: Did you write a classic horror novel (and a not-so-classic sequel) involving a baby with his father’s eyes? IQ3: Does a playground rhyme claim you gave your parents a total of 81 whacks? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/267 "2014-07-24T16:08:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’m not Lewis Grizzard. Take 2 DQs for the others. Jack Lalane, William J. Long, correct 3 DQs in reserve IQ1: Did you write westerns about the Sackett family? IQ2: Did you write stories about Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser? IQ3: Did you write _Main Street_ and _Elmer Gantry_? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/268 "2014-07-24T16:17:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Correct on all three. > IQ1: Was Harry Potter’s daughter named after you? > IQ2: Ditto. > IQ3: Did you speak for Mr Whoopee? Dunno, dunno and dunno. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/269 "2014-07-24T16:18:47Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did Gregory Peck play your book’s main character on screen? I am not Harper Lee. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/270 "2014-07-24T16:20:07Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > DQ1: Primarily known for fiction? > > Holding onto the other 2 DQs > > IQ1: Were you the first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature? > IQ2: Did you write a classic horror novel (and a not-so-classic sequel) involving a baby with his father’s eyes? > IQ3: Does a playground rhyme claim you gave your parents a total of 81 whacks? Dunno #2, Not Lizzy Borden, and… Yes, I am Sinclair Lewis. I see Knowed Out would have gotten this in the very next post. So close. Well done, Chock! ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/271 "2014-07-24T16:21:09Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Jack Lalane, William J. Long, correct > > 3 DQs in reserve > > IQ1: Did you write westerns about the Sackett family? > IQ2: Did you write stories about Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser? > IQ3: Did you write _Main Street_ and _Elmer Gantry_? Already had a Louis L’Amour question. I am not Fritz Lieber. You almost won this round with #3. Sorry 'bout that. ---
**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 24, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/272 "2014-07-24T17:29:24Z")
Yup, you swept my Lannister questions, **Prof. P.** Well played. And good job, **ChockFull**! ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/273 "2014-07-24T17:30:16Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Was Harry Potter’s daughter named after you? > IQ2: Ditto. > IQ3: Did you speak for Mr Whoopee? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Dunno, dunno and dunno. Lily Luna Potter was named after Lily Potter (Harry’s mother) and Luna Lovegood (one of Harry’s friends at school). Larry Storch provided the voice for Phineas J Whoopee. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/274 "2014-07-24T17:58:06Z")
Wow. Got it by three minutes. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ2: Did you write a classic horror novel (and a not-so-classic sequel) involving a baby with his father’s eyes? That was\* Rosemary’s Baby\* author Ira Levin. Next up… H ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/275 "2014-07-24T18:44:11Z")
IQs: 1. Did you team up with Bing for a series of Road pictures? 2. Did you star in _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_? 3. Did you upset the good people of River City, Iowa? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/276 "2014-07-24T18:51:13Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you team up with Bing for a series of Road pictures? > 2. Did you star in _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_? > 3. Did you upset the good people of River City, Iowa? 1: Not Bob Hope 2: Take a DQ 3: Not Music Man Harold Hill ---
**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 24, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/277 "2014-07-24T18:56:08Z")
IQs: Did Frank Sinatra really not enjoy your company at a party? Are you a fictional character who can only say his own name? Did you give your name to the British parliamentary journal? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/278 "2014-07-24T19:03:46Z")
IQ: Did you write the 1st code of law? IQ: Did you start out as a Queen City DJ, and later become a substitute history teacher in NYC? IQ: Were you FDR’s right hand man at Yalta? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/279 "2014-07-24T19:11:29Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 1: Not Bob Hope > 2: Take a DQ > 3: Not Music Man Harold Hill Hope Lange starred in _The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_. DQ: Real? ---
**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:** [July 24, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/280 "2014-07-24T19:14:21Z")
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