# Botticelli - July 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 7, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722 "2017-07-07T21:35:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**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 28, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/241 "2017-07-28T16:26:45Z")
Not the Arts, not politics, not science, not business, not military, not sports, not a single event. DQ: Known for crime or law enforcement? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 28, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/242 "2017-07-28T17:33:36Z")
IQ1: Are you a Latin Pop star who did not want your famous father to know you were pursuing a recording artist career? IQ2: Are you known for your portrayals of Nanny McFee and Professor Sybill Trelawney? IQ3: Are you an alias of Australian comedian Barry Humphries? ---
**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 28, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/243 "2017-07-28T17:35:11Z")
Prof, he is known for sports. ---
**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 28, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/244 "2017-07-28T20:28:55Z")
I won’t answer your latest DQ unless you really want me to, **Prof. P.** > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Latin Pop star who did not want your famous father to know you were pursuing a recording artist career? > IQ2: Are you known for your portrayals of Nanny McFee and Professor Sybill Trelawney? > IQ3: Are you an alias of Australian comedian Barry Humphries? Not Gloria Estefan, Emma Thompson or Dame Edna Everidge (sp?). ---
**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 28, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/245 "2017-07-28T22:05:50Z")
Oof! Please disregards the last one, thanks. DQ: Known for football or baseball? ---
**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 28, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/246 "2017-07-28T22:34:11Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you a Latin Pop star who did not want your famous father to know you were pursuing a recording artist career? > IQ2: Are you known for your portrayals of Nanny McFee and Professor Sybill Trelawney? > IQ3: Are you an alias of Australian comedian Barry Humphries? > Not Gloria Estefan, Emma Thompson or Dame Edna Everidge (sp?). Enrico Iglesias, correct, correct holding a DQ ---
**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 29, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/247 "2017-07-29T03:56:29Z")
E. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with E 4. living 5. not a politician 6. born after 1960 7. not American 8. not known for the Arts 9. born before 1980 10. European 11. native speaker of a Germanic language 12. not known for business 13. not from the UK 14. not known primarily for a single event 15. not known for the military 16. born in or east of Salzburg, Austria 17. known for sports 18. not known for science 19. not known for football or baseball ---
**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 29, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/248 "2017-07-29T14:10:19Z")
DQ: Known for a team sport? ---
**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 30, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/249 "2017-07-30T01:00:21Z")
E. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with E 4. living 5. not a politician 6. born after 1960 7. not American 8. not known for the Arts 9. born before 1980 10. European 11. native speaker of a Germanic language 12. not known for business 13. not from the UK 14. not known primarily for a single event 15. not known for the military 16. born in or east of Salzburg, Austria 17. known for sports 18. not known for science 19. not known for football or baseball 20. partly known for a team sport Please ask any already-earned DQs by noon EST Monday. ---
**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 30, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/250 "2017-07-30T01:24:31Z")
Clarify for me plz, does “football” mean American football, or rest-of-the-world football? ---
**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 30, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/251 "2017-07-30T01:29:21Z")
The question, as asked, did not make that distinction, but this dude is not known for either. ---
**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 30, 2017, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/252 "2017-07-30T13:12:59Z")
DQ: Participated in the Olympics? ---
**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 31, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/253 "2017-07-31T01:19:02Z")
E. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with E 4. living 5. not a politician 6. born after 1960 7. not American 8. not known for the Arts 9. born before 1980 10. European 11. native speaker of a Germanic language 12. not known for business 13. not from the UK 14. not known primarily for a single event 15. not known for the military 16. born in or east of Salzburg, Austria 17. known for sports 18. not known for science 19. not known for football (either kind) or baseball 20. partly known for a team sport 21. participated in the Olympics ---
**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 31, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/254 "2017-07-31T02:55:23Z")
I’m out of DQs, but if you have any left Prof, see if you can narrow done which sport. Gymnastics, ice skating, weightlifting, etc. ---
**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 31, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/255 "2017-07-31T13:18:58Z")
Nope, I’m out as well. Known partly for a team sport suggests a runner or a swimmer, since they compete as part of a team as well as on their own. ---
**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 31, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/256 "2017-07-31T15:43:17Z")
I’m stuck, drawing blanks, getting no nibbles, lost at sea. I pass. ---
**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 31, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/257 "2017-07-31T17:35:13Z")
Let’s have any “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions, one apiece, by noon EST tomorrow, and then if no one gets it I’ll reveal the answer. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2017, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/258 "2017-08-01T11:20:14Z")
I’m not coming up with much, but: Are you Giovanni Evangelisti? ---
**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:** [August 1, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/259 "2017-08-01T12:05:59Z")
I thought of this name as I was climbing the steps: are you Stefan Edberg? ---
**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:** [August 1, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722/260 "2017-08-01T18:18:04Z")
Ding ding ding! Yes, indeed, I am Swedish tennis ace Stefan Edberg I was interested to learn that his only Olympic appearance (which he won in men’s singles) was in 1984, when tennis was a demonstration sport: [Stefan Edberg - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Edberg) Good job, **KO**! Please start a new thread for August. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2017/790722.md?page=14)