# Botticelli, July 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 1, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407 "2023-07-01T15:38:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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 15, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/181 "2023-07-15T02:32:35Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > 1. I am not Dan Castellaneta. > 2. DQ. > 3. I am not Virginia Dare (though I do frequently vacation in the county that bears her name). 2 was Dipper Pines, in _Gravity Falls_. DQ: known for music? 1 DQ reserved from before. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/182 "2023-07-15T02:52:35Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs. > > 1. Probably a DQ for you, but…I am not Ser Dunk the Tall > 2. I am not Donnie Osmond. > 3. I am not Don Giovanni. 1. Was Don Quixote The other two are correct. DQ: Known for Music? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/183 "2023-07-15T03:02:43Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > 1. I am not Dan Castellaneta. > > 2. DQ. > > 3. I am not Virginia Dare (though I do frequently vacation in the county that bears her name). > > 2 was Dipper Pines, in _Gravity Falls_. > > DQ: known for music? > 1 DQ reserved from before > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > DQ: Known for Music? DQs: 1. Real. 2. Surname begins with _“D”_. 3. Living. 4. Not male. 5. American (So far.) 6. Not born before 1970, but only barely. 7. Known for the performing arts. 8. Caucasian/white. 9. Born before 1975. 10. Not known for acting. 11. Published author, but not primarily known for writing. 12. Known for music. @Buck_Godot, you were ninja’d by @De_La_Rue, so take another DQ. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/184 "2023-07-15T03:07:23Z")
DQ: Vocalist? IQ: 1. Were you a dystopian superhero played by Sylvester Stallone 2. Were you Arnold Schwarzenegger’s twin Brother? 3. Did you star in Ishtar? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/185 "2023-07-15T03:16:44Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Surname begins with _“D”_. 3. Living. 4. Not male. 5. American (So far.) 6. Not born before 1970, but only barely. 7. Known for the performing arts. 8. Caucasian/white. 9. Born before 1975. 10. Not known for acting. 11. Published author, but not primarily known for writing. 12. Known for music. 13. Vocalist _and_ instrumentalist, but probably thought of more as a singer. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/186 "2023-07-15T03:23:48Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > DQ: > Vocalist? > > IQ: > > 1. Were you a dystopian superhero played by Sylvester Stallone > 2. Were you Arnold Schwarzenegger’s twin Brother? > 3. Did you star in Ishtar? 1. I am not Judge Dredd. 2. I am not Danny DeVito. 3. I am not Dustin Hoffman. ---
**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 15, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/187 "2023-07-15T03:46:58Z")
DQ: known for rock or pop music? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/188 "2023-07-15T11:00:53Z")
DQs: 1. Real. 2. Surname begins with _“D”_. 3. Living. 4. Not male. 5. American (So far.) 6. Not born before 1970, but only barely. 7. Known for the performing arts. 8. Caucasian/white. 9. Born before 1975. 10. Not known for acting. 11. Published author, but not primarily known for writing. 12. Known for music. 13. Vocalist _and_ instrumentalist, but probably thought of more as a singer. 14. Known for rock/pop, but only in the sense that the music isn’t country or jazz or classical. ---
**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 15, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/189 "2023-07-15T12:11:24Z")
So, probably a 90s vocalist… Hmmm. Well, it’s not one of the Spice Girls. DQ: Last name starts with DA -to- DE? IQs: 1. Did you star opposite Jeff Goldblum in _The Fly_? 2. Are you Frank Zappa’s musician son? 3. Did you paint _Nude Descending A Staircase_? ---
**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 15, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/190 "2023-07-15T13:10:53Z")
IQs: [![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0687/1131/7803/files/05817bd8-ec55-4f76-8a93-10c5720caaab-mceu_19827457421682095066503_600x600.jpg?v=1683138088) ](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0687/1131/7803/files/05817bd8-ec55-4f76-8a93-10c5720caaab-mceu_19827457421682095066503_600x600.jpg?v=1683138088) 1. Are you on this cover of a just-released crossover comic? 2. Are you on this cover of a just-released crossover comic? 3. Are you the creators of the show in the top half (the right-side up, if you will) of this cover? For posterity, in case it disappears, the cover is for _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Stranger Things_ #1. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/191 "2023-07-15T14:28:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > So, probably a 90s vocalist… Hmmm. Well, it’s not one of the Spice Girls > > DQ: Last name starts with DA -to- DE? > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star opposite Jeff Goldblum in _The Fly_? > 2. Are you Frank Zappa’s musician son? > 3. Did you paint _Nude Descending A Staircase_? _Definitely_ not one of the Spice Girls. IQs: 1. I am not Geena Davis. 2. I am not Dweezil Zappa. 3. I am not Marcel Duchamp. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Are you on this cover of a just-relased crossover comic? > 2. Are you on this cover of a just-released crossover comic? > 3. Are you the creators of the show in the top half (the right-side up, if you will) of this cover? > > For posterity, in case it disappears, the cover is for _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Stranger Things_ #1. Take 3 DQs - I’ve never seen either of these franchises. DQs: 1. Real. 2. Surname begins with _“D”_. 3. Living. 4. Not male. 5. American (So far.) 6. Not born before 1970, but only barely. 7. Known for the performing arts. 8. Caucasian/white. 9. Born before 1975. 10. Not known for acting. 11. Published author, but not primarily known for writing. 12. Known for music. 13. Vocalist _and_ instrumentalist, but probably thought of more as a singer. 14. Known for rock/pop, but only in the sense that the music isn’t country or jazz or classical. 15. Last name does not start _“Da” - “De”_. ---
**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 15, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/192 "2023-07-15T14:37:08Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Are you on this cover of a just-relased crossover comic? > 2. Are you on this cover of a just-released crossover comic? > 3. Are you the creators of the show in the top half (the right-side up, if you will) of this cover? > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Take 3 DQs 1 and 2 were Dustin and Donatello; 3 was the Duffer brothers, creators of _Stranger Things_. DQs: 1. famous between 1990-2000? 2. known for one song? 1 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 15, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/193 "2023-07-15T14:50:32Z")
Swept me! IQs: 1. Did you have a big hit with _My Heart Will Go On_? 2. Did you have a hit with a duet with Elton John? 3. Do you host _The Price Is Right_? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/194 "2023-07-15T15:07:41Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Swept me! > > IQs > > 1. Did you have a big hit with _My Heart Will Go On_? > 2. Did you have a hit with a duet with Elton John? > 3. Do you host _The Price Is Right_? 1. I am not Celine Dion. 2. I am not Kiki Dee. 3. I am not Drew Carey. DQs: 1. Real. 2. Surname begins with _“D”_. 3. Living. 4. Not male. 5. American (So far.) 6. Not born before 1970, but only barely. 7. Known for the performing arts. 8. Caucasian/white. 9. Born before 1975. 10. Not known for acting. 11. Published author, but not primarily known for writing. 12. Known for music. 13. Vocalist _and_ instrumentalist, but probably thought of more as a singer/songwriter 14. Known for rock/pop, but only in the sense that her music isn’t country or jazz or classical. Closer to the Indigo Girls than Billie Eilish. 15. Last name does not start _“Da” - “De”_. 16. Probably most famous at very end of 1990s/early 2000s. 17. Known more for her body of work than one particular 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 15, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/195 "2023-07-15T18:25:46Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Sean Astin’s mom? 2. Did you play Lizzie McGuire on TV? 3. Are you a retired New York Yankee who was inducted in the MLB Hall of Fame the first year you were eligible? ---
**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 15, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/196 "2023-07-15T19:36:42Z")
IQs: 1. Did you hide company property stolen from your employer in a Barbasol shaving cream can? 2. Were you a participant in a gunfight, and a dentist by trade (thus your nickname)? 3. Were you Mattie Ross in _True Grit_, and Lane’s mom 16 years later in _Better Off Dead_? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/197 "2023-07-15T19:50:28Z")
I’m getting swept a lot, need to up my game. DQ: 1. Are you a mutant Kelad scientist whose creations were the scourge of the galaxy. 2. Did you have a change to destroy said creations at their origin but, even knowing what they would become, decided against it. 3. Is your origin intermingled with the origin of some of the entities on the [Cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/190) that De\_La\_Rue posted ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/198 "2023-07-15T19:55:38Z")
DQs: Best known as a solo artist? Won major awards? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/199 "2023-07-15T20:57:55Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > - Did you have a change to destroy said creations at their origin but, even knowing what they would become, decided against it. Typo: Should read “Did you have a **chance** to destroy said creations at their origin but, even knowing what they would become, decided against it?” ---
**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, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/200 "2023-07-16T01:18:14Z")
Previous IQs: Were you the first black President, in the novel and movie _The Man_? - Sen. Douglass Dilman Did that guy’s first name come from you? - Frederick Douglass Did Jerry Ford, while in the House, try to get you impeached? - Justice William O. Douglas Douglas(s) x3! Three DQs reserved. Hmm. Not sure who this is…. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407.md?page=11)