# Botticelli - July 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 5, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465 "2022-07-05T17:40:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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 10, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/61 "2022-07-10T18:36:56Z")
Not Rene Descartes, not Rihanna and dunno. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/62 "2022-07-10T18:48:50Z")
3 was Rube Goldberg. DQ: real? ---
**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 10, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/63 "2022-07-10T18:51:27Z")
I should have said thanks earlier to **Prof. P.** for his big hint in post 53. Much obliged! R. 1. fictional ---
**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 10, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/64 "2022-07-10T21:46:19Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you propose the idea of a new English translation of the Bible to King James? > 2. Did you have a hit with _The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face_? > 3. Were you a French Impressionist painter who refused to use black? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not Roberta Flack and dunno. #1 was John Rainolds. Correct on #2. #3 was Pierre-Auguste Renoir. You’re welcome! DQs: 1. Male? 2. Last name starts with R? ---
**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 10, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/65 "2022-07-10T21:50:35Z")
IQs: 1. Did Sam Elliott have his first film role sitting opposite you at a card table? 2. Are you playing Ken in the upcoming Barbie movie? 3. Did you dance with Judy Garland in _The Harvey Girls_? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/66 "2022-07-10T22:31:15Z")
IQs: 1. Did you voice Kraang Prime in the 2012 version of _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles_–vastly different from your earlier TV role, but nonetheless one that sort of fits your brassy, abrasive persona? 2. Does the first letter of your first name = the first letter of your first name? 3. as per the Billy West version of you Arrooooooooooo? ---
**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 11, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/67 "2022-07-11T21:59:44Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Sam Elliott have his first film role sitting opposite you at a card table? > 2. Are you playing Ken in the upcoming Barbie movie? > 3. Did you dance with Judy Garland in _The Harvey Girls_? Not Robert Redford, Keanu Reeves or Mickey Rooney > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you voice Kraang Prime in the 2012 version of _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles_–vastly different from your earlier TV role, but nonetheless one that sort of fits your brassy, abrasive persona? > 2. Does the first letter of your first name = the first letter of your first name? > 3. as per the Billy West version of you Arrooooooooooo? Dunno, not anyone with a first name starting with R (I’ll go with Ronald Reagan) and not Rin-Tin-Tin R. 1. fictional 2. male 3. first name probably starts with R ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/68 "2022-07-11T22:35:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno, not anyone with a first name starting with R (I’ll go with Ronald Reagan) and not Rin-Tin-Tin 1 was Roseanne Barr; I’ll give you 2; 3 was Richard Nixon, in _Futurama_. DQs: #1. from movies or TV? #2. is a character who actually appears in-story, not someone only referenced or an alias? ---
**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 11, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/69 "2022-07-11T22:36:29Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did Sam Elliott have his first film role sitting opposite you at a card table? > > 2. Are you playing Ken in the upcoming Barbie movie? > > 3. Did you dance with Judy Garland in _The Harvey Girls_? > > Not Robert Redford, Keanu Reeves or Mickey Rooney Correct on Redford. #2 is Ryan Gosling. #3 was Ray Bolger. DQs: 1. Created by an American or Americans? 2. Created after 1950? ---
**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 11, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/70 "2022-07-11T22:38:43Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Jasmine’s tiger in _Aladdin_? 2. Do you kill the villain in _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_? 3. Are you a very brave mouse in _The Chronicles of Narnia_? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/71 "2022-07-11T23:17:26Z")
IQs: #1. Are you distantly related to animator Don Bluth (he and you both have family connections to the same religious sect)? #2. Did Norm McDonald joke that you had gotten divorced from Lyle Lovett, because you realized you were you, and married to Lyle Lovett? #3. Did you compose “Powerhouse”? ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/72 "2022-07-12T13:38:28Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Jasmine’s tiger in _Aladdin_? > 2. Do you kill the villain in _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_? > 3. Are you a very brave mouse in _The Chronicles of Narnia_? Not Raja, not Rocky and dunno. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > #1. Are you distantly related to animator Don Bluth (he and you both have family connections to the same religious sect)? > #2. Did Norm McDonald joke that you had gotten divorced from Lyle Lovett, because you realized you were you, and married to Lyle Lovett? > #3. Did you compose “Powerhouse”? Dunno, not Julia Roberts and dunno. R. 1. fictional 2. male 3. it’s probably his first name that starts with R 4. not from movies or TV 5. character actually appears in-story, not someone only referenced or an alias 6. created by an American or Americans 7. created after 1950 Answer 3 rephrased for clarity. ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/73 "2022-07-12T13:43:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you Jasmine’s tiger in _Aladdin_? > > 2. Do you kill the villain in _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_? > > 3. Are you a very brave mouse in _The Chronicles of Narnia_? > > Not Raja, not Rocky and dunno. Correct on Rajah. #2 is Riff Raff. #3 is Reepicheep. DQs: 1. Originally from a work of prose fiction? 2. Created after 1990? ---
**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 12, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/74 "2022-07-12T13:47:35Z")
IQs: 1. Are you the alias of a con man in two movies, played in one by Marlon Brando, and the other by Steve Martin? 2. Did you write the Nero Wolfe mysteries? 3. Did you play Tarzan on TV? ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/75 "2022-07-12T14:23:00Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > #1. Are you distantly related to animator Don Bluth (he and you both have family connections to the same religious sect)? > #2. Did Norm Macdonald joke that you had gotten divorced from Lyle Lovett, because you realized you were you, and married to Lyle Lovett? > #3. Did you compose “Powerhouse”? #1 was Mitt Romney; #3 was Raymond Scott. DQ: protagonist or otherwise sympathetic? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 12, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/76 "2022-07-12T21:11:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the alias of a con man in two movies, played in one by Marlon Brando, and the other by Steve Martin? > 2. Did you write the Nero Wolfe mysteries? > 3. Did you play Tarzan on TV? Not Prince Ruprecht (I _love_ that movie!: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKDX-qJaJ08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKDX-qJaJ08)); not Rex Stout, and not Ronny Weismuller. R. 1. fictional 2. male 3. it’s probably his first name that starts with R 4. not from movies or TV 5. character actually appears in-story, not someone only referenced or an alias 6. created by an American or Americans 7. created after 1950 8. not originally from a work of prose fiction 9. created before 1990 10. not the protagonist or otherwise sympathetic ---
**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 12, 2022, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/77 "2022-07-12T21:23:07Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you the alias of a con man in two movies, played in one by Marlon Brando, and the other by Steve Martin? > > 2. Did you write the Nero Wolfe mysteries? > > 3. Did you play Tarzan on TV? > > Not Prince Ruprecht (I _love_ that movie!: [Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) - Dinner With Ruprecht Scene (6/12) | Movieclips - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKDX-qJaJ08)); not Rex Stout, and not Ronny Weismuller. 1. Correct 2. Correct #3 was Ron Ely. DQ: From a song? ---
**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 12, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/78 "2022-07-12T21:34:31Z")
R. 1. fictional 2. male 3. it’s probably his first name that starts with R 4. not from movies or TV 5. character actually appears in-story, not someone only referenced or an alias 6. created by an American or Americans 7. created after 1950 8. not originally from a work of prose fiction 9. created before 1990 10. not the protagonist or otherwise sympathetic 11. from a song ---
**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 12, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/79 "2022-07-12T21:39:04Z")
IQs: 1. Did you go into a room only to find Gideon’s Bible? 2. Are you the hero of \* H.M.S. Pinafore\*? 3. Did you bop in the treetops all day long? ---
**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 12, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465/80 "2022-07-12T21:46:17Z")
Not Rocky Raccoon, Ralph Rackstraw or Red Red Robin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465.md?page=5)