# Botticelli - July 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 7, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874 "2021-07-07T03:09:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**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, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/321 "2021-07-29T13:06:34Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a Republican US senator from Minnesota? - Rudy Boschwitz Were you a Democratic US senator of Native American ancestry? - Ben Nighthorse Campbell Have you played a concierge, a Federal prosecutor, a network executive and a computer genius? - Bob Balaban, in _The Grand Budapest Hotel_ (although Adrien Brody is in that movie, he doesn’t play a concierge), _Absence of Malice, Seinfeld_ and _2010: The Year We Make Contact_ DQs: Best known for the visual arts? Greatest fame before 1914? One DQ reserved. ---
**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, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/322 "2021-07-29T13:09:42Z")
### DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. European 6. Died after 1900 7. Last name starts with B 8. Known for the Arts 9. Died before 1970 10. Not best known for a single incident. 11. Not from the British Isles. 12. Not best known for the performing arts. 13. Born South of Vienna 14. Born East of Vienna 15. Greatest fame before 1939 16. Not an author or poet 17. Not known for the visual arts 18. Greatest fame after 1914 ---
**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 29, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/323 "2021-07-29T17:55:07Z")
DQ: Known for architecture? One DQ reserved ---
**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 29, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/324 "2021-07-29T18:12:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > > IQ1: Did one of your most disturbing acting roles involve squealing like a pig? > > > IQ2: Are you the least hirsute member of ZZ Top, ironic considering your last name? > > > IQ3: Are you the guitarist and singer of ZZ Top? > > 1. I am not Ned Beatty. > Take 2 DQs. Whoops. Forgot to give the answers. Correct Frank Beard, the only member who did not sport a beard during their 70s and 80s peak Billy Gibbons ---
**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, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/325 "2021-07-29T18:36:13Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:322, topic:945874, full:true”] ### DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. European 6. Died after 1900 7. Last name starts with B 8. Known for the Arts 9. Died before 1970 10. Not best known for a single incident. 11. Not from the British Isles. 12. Not best known for the performing arts. 13. Born South of Vienna 14. Born East of Vienna 15. Greatest fame before 1939 16. Not an author or poet 17. Not known for the visual arts 18. Greatest fame after 1914 Architecture is considered to be one of the visual arts. **Chock** , take another guess. ---
**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 29, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/326 "2021-07-29T20:02:41Z")
Hmm… We’ve eliminated performing, literary and visual arts… Architecture is considered visual for these purposes… DQ: Are you a non-artist connected to the Arts - for example, a promoter, curator, benefactor or patron, or someone on the business side of things? Still holding my other DQ. ---
**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, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/327 "2021-07-29T21:53:32Z")
### DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. European 6. Died after 1900 7. Last name starts with B 8. Known for the Arts 9. Died before 1970 10. Not best known for a single incident. 11. Not from the British Isles. 12. Not best known for the performing arts. 13. Born South of Vienna 14. Born East of Vienna 15. Greatest fame before 1939 16. Not an author or poet 17. Not known for the visual arts 18. Greatest fame after 1914 19. Not a non-artist connected to the Arts Re: #12. This fellow did perform his own works but isn’t best remembered for the performances. ---
**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 29, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/328 "2021-07-29T22:07:51Z")
DQ: Composer? ---
**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, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/329 "2021-07-29T23:10:23Z")
### DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. European 6. Died after 1900 7. Last name starts with B 8. Known for the Arts 9. Died before 1970 10. Not best known for a single incident. 11. Not from the British Isles. 12. Not best known for the performing arts. 13. Born South of Vienna 14. Born East of Vienna 15. Greatest fame before 1939 16. Not an author or poet 17. Not known for the visual arts 18. Greatest fame after 1914 19. Not a non-artist connected to the Arts 20. Composer That’s 20. No more IQs. Please ask all unasked DQs by Noon EDT tomorrow. ---
**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, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/330 "2021-07-29T23:13:59Z")
DQ: Native speaker of Italian? ---
**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 30, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/331 "2021-07-30T11:34:24Z")
### DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Not American 5. European 6. Died after 1900 7. Last name starts with B 8. Known for the Arts 9. Died before 1970 10. Not best known for a single incident. 11. Not from the British Isles. 12. Not best known for the performing arts. 13. Born South of Vienna 14. Born East of Vienna 15. Greatest fame before 1939 16. Not an author or poet 17. Not known for the visual arts 18. Greatest fame after 1914 19. Not a non-artist connected to the Arts 20. Composer 21. Not a native speaker of Italian ---
**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 30, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/332 "2021-07-30T17:22:50Z")
Okay! No more DQs. Please ask your final “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by 6 pm EDT tomorrow. ---
**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 30, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/333 "2021-07-30T17:41:33Z")
Early 20th Century composer from Southeast Europe. Could be from Austria, somewhere in the Balkans, Romania, Hungary, Greece… I have a feeling I’m gonna smack my head when I see the answer. Still pondering… ---
**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, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/334 "2021-07-30T18:57:24Z")
Are you Berthold Brecht? ---
**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 30, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/335 "2021-07-30T20:29:02Z")
Good guess, but I am not. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/336 "2021-07-31T02:50:04Z")
Are you Bela Bartok? ---
**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, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/337 "2021-07-31T03:03:02Z")
Yes! Well played, Miss Take! I am Hungarian composer # Bela Bartok [https://i0.wp.com/www.bookofdaystales.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bb1.jpg](https://i0.wp.com/www.bookofdaystales.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bb1.jpg) ---
**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, 2021, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/338 "2021-07-31T04:37:42Z")
Good job, **MissTake**! ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/339 "2021-07-31T11:29:37Z")
Going to do a (hopefully) quick one: I am **Q** ---
**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, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2021/945874/340 "2021-07-31T15:08:00Z")
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