# 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:** 4
**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 16, 2014, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/61 "2014-07-16T12:12:14Z")
IQ1: Did you play Melanie Hamilton in _Gone with the Wind_? IQ2: Did you write the \*Patternist \*series? IQ3: Did you play Detective Goren’s archenemy in _Law & Order: Criminal Intent_? ---
**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 16, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/62 "2014-07-16T13:32:51Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Was your secretary Fawn Hall? > Were you a noted Philadelphia conductor? > Were you Bruno Magli shoes once much discussed? I am not Oliver North. I am not Seizi Ozawa. (?) Take a DQ for #3. ---
**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 16, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/63 "2014-07-16T13:33:54Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you play Melanie Hamilton in _Gone with the Wind_? > IQ2: Did you write the \*Patternist \*series? > IQ3: Did you play Detective Goren’s archenemy in _Law & Order: Criminal Intent_? I am not Olivia de Havilland. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/64 "2014-07-16T14:02:26Z")
Previous IQs: Was your secretary Fawn Hall? - Yes, Oliver North. Were you a noted Philadelphia conductor? - Eugene Ormandy. Were you[r] Bruno Magli shoes once much discussed? - Orenthal James Simpson. DQs: Last name start with O? Known for the performing arts? IQs: Were you the female lead of _The Baby of Mâcon_? Were you known for your light verse about animals? Did you give perhaps the most memorable answer ever to a Customs officer? ---
**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 16, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/65 "2014-07-16T14:15:30Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Female. 3. Dead. 4. American. 5. Known for the Arts. 6. First name starts with O. 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:** [July 16, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/66 "2014-07-16T14:16:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you the female lead of _The Baby of Mâcon_? > Were you known for your light verse about animals? > Did you give perhaps the most memorable answer ever to a Customs officer? I am not Ogden Nash, for your second question. Take 2 DQs for the others. ---
**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, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/67 "2014-07-16T14:48:05Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the female lead of _The Baby of Mâcon_? - Julia Ormond Were you known for your light verse about animals? - Yes, Ogden Nash Did you give perhaps the most memorable answer ever to a Customs officer? - Oscar Wilde, upon arriving in New York and being asked by a U.S. Customs officer if he had anything to declare, replied, “Only my genius!” DQs: Actress? Died since 1964? IQs: Did you live in a trash can and have a bad attitude? Were you Col. Steve Austin’s supervisor? Did your flatmate not like you throwing your used-up cigars in the street? ---
**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 16, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/68 "2014-07-16T16:13:45Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Female. 3. Dead. 4. American. 5. Known for the Arts. 6. First name starts with O. 7. Known for the performing arts. 8. Not an actress. 9. Died after 1964. ---
**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 16, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/69 "2014-07-16T16:15:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you live in a trash can and have a bad attitude? > Were you Col. Steve Austin’s supervisor? > Did your flatmate not like you throwing your used-up cigars in the street? I am not Oscar the Grouch. I am not Oscar Goldman. I am not Oscar Madison. ---
**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 16, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/70 "2014-07-16T17:24:28Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you play Melanie Hamilton in _Gone with the Wind_? > IQ2: Did you write the \*Patternist \*series? > IQ3: Did you play Detective Goren’s archenemy in _Law & Order: Criminal Intent_? Correct, Octavia E. Butler, Olivia D’Abo DQ1: Singer? Saving a DQ IQ1: Did you win an academy award for best supporting actress playing a maid in _The Help_? IQ2: Were you raised as a boy named Tip by the witch Mombi? IQ3: Are you a gymnast known as the “Sparrow from Minsk”? ---
**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 16, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/71 "2014-07-16T18:39:22Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Female. 3. Dead. 4. American. 5. Known for the Arts. 6. First name starts with O. 7. Known for the performing arts. 8. Not an actress. 9. Died after 1964. 10. Singer. ---
**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 16, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/72 "2014-07-16T18:40:25Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you win an academy award for best supporting actress playing a maid in _The Help_? > IQ2: Were you raised as a boy named Tip by the witch Mombi? > IQ3: Are you a gymnast known as the “Sparrow from Minsk”? Take a DQ for #1. I am not Ozma. I am not Olga Korbut. ---
**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 16, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/73 "2014-07-16T19:37:29Z")
IQ1: Octavia Spencer DQ 1 of 2: Is your race caucasian? ---
**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 16, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/74 "2014-07-16T19:52:16Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Female. 3. Dead. 4. American. 5. Known for the Arts. 6. First name starts with O. 7. Known for the performing arts. 8. Not an actress. 9. Died after 1964. 10. Singer. 11. Not Caucasian. ---
**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 16, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/75 "2014-07-16T20:36:01Z")
DQ2: Award winner for your singing? IQ1: Did you coin the term “banana republic”? IQ2: Do you never appear with your scorpion nemesis? IQ3: Do you live in the kingdom of Moo? ---
**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 16, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/76 "2014-07-16T22:02:03Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Female. 3. Dead. 4. American. 5. Known for the Arts. 6. First name starts with O. 7. Known for the performing arts. 8. Not an actress. 9. Died after 1964. 10. Singer. 11. Not Caucasian. 12. Winner of a number of awards, but, though nominated, never a Grammy ---
**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 16, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/77 "2014-07-16T22:03:03Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you coin the term “banana republic”? > IQ2: Do you never appear with your scorpion nemesis? > IQ3: Do you live in the kingdom of Moo? Take 2 DQs for the first two. I am not Alley Oop. ---
**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 16, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/78 "2014-07-16T23:14:11Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you coin the term “banana republic”? > IQ2: Do you never appear with your scorpion nemesis? > IQ3: Do you live in the kingdom of Moo? 1: O. Henry, in the novel _Cabbages and Kings_. 2. Orion the hunter was killed by a scorpion. According to Greek myth, Orion was put in the heavens as a winter constellation so as to kept apart from Scorpius, a summer constellation. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 2 DQs for the first two. > I am not Alley Oop. DQ: Died before 1990? I’ll reserve my second DQ. Maybe try to narrow down the genre or time frame. ---
**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 17, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/79 "2014-07-17T00:23:35Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Female. 3. Dead. 4. American. 5. Known for the Arts. 6. First name starts with O. 7. Known for the performing arts. 8. Not an actress. 9. Died after 1964. 10. Singer. 11. Not Caucasian. 12. Winner of a number of awards, but, though nominated, never a Grammy 13. Died after 1990. ---
**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 17, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768/80 "2014-07-17T00:34:27Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Are you the only girl from a musical Mormon family? > IQ2: Did a mother bat tell her child you were not hiding under his bed? > IQ3: Are you best known for popcorn? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. I am not Marie Osmond. > Take a DQ for #2. > 2. I am not Otis Redenbacker. Correct on Marie Osmond. Ozzy Osbourne. (My mistake - it was his closet that Ozzy wasn’t hiding in - [here](https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/923217_479403412132798_2087179705_n.jpg)’s the cartoon.) Orville Redenbacher, actually, but close enough. DQ reserved. IQ1: Is a moon of Uranus named after you? IQ2: Did you sing “There’s a Hole in the Bucket” with Harry Belafonte? IQ3: Were you a comic actor called “Babe”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2014/692768.md?page=5)