# 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:** 4
**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 6, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/61 "2023-07-06T20:05:23Z")
IQ: 1. Did Kenny Rogers beg you not to take your love to town? 2. Did an investigative piece you wrote on Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harrassment help spur on the #MeToo movement? 3. Were you a pitcher for the Oakland A’s, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers, known for your elaborately curled mustache? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/62 "2023-07-06T20:40:25Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Joel Chandler Harris tell stories about you and your stories? > 2. Are you a self-taught psychologist in the strip _Outland_? > 3. Did Elton John sing a song about you on the _Goodbye Yellow Brick Road_ album? I am not Uncle Remus, I am not Ronalda? Or take a DQ, and take a DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > Congrats, Kitap! > > IQs: > 1. Are you the cartoon canine equivalent of a certain comedian who got no respect? > 2. Did you write _The Dance of Genghis Cohn_? > 3. Did you shoot Lee Harvet Oswald? Take 2 DQs and I am not Jack Ruby. > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQ: > > 1. Did Kenny Rogers beg you not to take your love to town? > > 2. Did an investigative piece you wrote on Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harrassment help spur on the #MeToo movement? > > 3. Were you a pitcher for the Oakland A’s, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers, known for your elaborately curled mustache? I am not Ruby, I am not Ronan Farrow, I am not Randy Johnson(?) or take a 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 6, 2023, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/63 "2023-07-06T20:43:31Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did Joel Chandler Harris tell stories about you and your stories? > > 2. Are you a self-taught psychologist in the strip _Outland_? > > 3. Did Elton John sing a song about you on the _Goodbye Yellow Brick Road_ album? > > I am not Uncle Remus, I am not Ronalda? Or take a DQ, and take a DQ. 1 is correct. 2 is close enough. It was Ronald-Ann. 3 was Roy Rogers. DQ: Real? ---
**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 6, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/64 "2023-07-06T20:45:47Z")
IQs: 1. Are you Snow White’s oft-forgotten sister? 2. Did you fly through _Tik-Tok of Oz_? 3. Were you a French painter associated with both Fauvism and Expressionism? ---
**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 6, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/65 "2023-07-06T20:57:11Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Are you the cartoon canine equivalent of a certain comedian who got no respect? > 2. Did you write _The Dance of Genghis Cohn_? > 3. Did you shoot Lee Harvet Oswald? > [@kitap](#): > > Take 2 DQs and I am not Jack Ruby. 1 was Rover Dangerfield; 2 was Romain Gary (that was the closest name I could think of to Romania). DQs: 1. last name begins with R? 2. female? ---
**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 6, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/66 "2023-07-06T21:14:17Z")
IQs: 1. Did you have a pet snake named Emily Spinach? 2. Did you perform at this year’s Super Bowl? 3. Did you allegedly enjoy cottage cheese and ketchup sandwiches? ---
**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 6, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/67 "2023-07-06T21:39:50Z")
IQ1: Did you establish an early news wire service? IQ2: Did you co-star in _Bedtime For Bonzo_? IQ3: Did you sing _Bonzo Goes To Bitburg_? ---
**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 6, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/68 "2023-07-06T21:58:42Z")
1. Were you put on trial by the Shi’ar (among others) for saving the life of Galactus? 2. Was a story of yours about a bear hunting a seal removed from your collection because of complaints by PETA? 3. Are you the subject of Weird Al’s parody of “Hey Micky”? ---
**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 6, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/69 "2023-07-06T23:20:41Z")
[quote=“kitap, post:62, topic:986407, full:true”] > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > IQ: > > > > 1. Did Kenny Rogers beg you not to take your love to town? > > > > 2. Did an investigative piece you wrote on Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harrassment help spur on the #MeToo movement? > > > > 3. Were you a pitcher for the Oakland A’s, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers, known for your elaborately curled mustache? > > I am not Ruby, I am not Ronan Farrow, I am not Randy Johnson(?) or take a DQ. Correct, correct, but 3 was the great reliever [Rollie Fingers.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollie_Fingers) DQ: American? IQs: 1. Were you a French Symbolist and proto-Surrealist poet? 2. Were you one of a pair of female pirates, passing for men? 3. Were you the captain of the crew containing IQ. 2, and one of the inspirations for Disney’s Captain Jack Sparrow? ---
**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 7, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/70 "2023-07-07T01:35:06Z")
IQ1: Did you sing “Deeper Than the Holler”? IQ2: Did you write books involving Lowly Worm? IQ3: Did you write _Fantasia on Greensleeves_? > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did you shoot Lee Harvet Oswald? I had a much better IQ about Ruby. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/71 "2023-07-07T02:49:32Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Snow White’s oft-forgotten sister? > 2. Did you fly through _Tik-Tok of Oz_? > 3. Were you a French painter associated with both Fauvism and Expressionism? I am not Rose Red, take a DQ (I know I should know this) and take another. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you have a pet snake named Emily Spinach? > 2. Did you perform at this year’s Super Bowl? > 3. Did you allegedly enjoy cottage cheese and ketchup sandwiches? I am not Axl Rose?, I am not Rihanna and take a DQ. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Did you establish an early news wire service? > IQ2: Did you co-star in _Bedtime For Bonzo_? > IQ3: Did you sing _Bonzo Goes To Bitburg_? I am not Reuter, I am not Ronald Reagan, take a DQ. > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 1. Were you put on trial by the Shi’ar (among others) for saving the life of Galactus? > 2. Was a story of yours about a bear hunting a seal removed from your collection because of complaints by PETA? > 3. Are you the subject of Weird Al’s parody of “Hey Micky”? Take 3 DQs. [quote=“Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle, post:69, topic:986407, full:true”] > [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > > > IQ: > > > > > > 1. Did Kenny Rogers beg you not to take your love to town? > > > > > > 2. Did an investigative piece you wrote on Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harrassment help spur on the #MeToo movement? > > > > > > 3. Were you a pitcher for the Oakland A’s, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers, known for your elaborately curled mustache? > > > > I am not Ruby, I am not Ronan Farrow, I am not Randy Johnson(?) or take a DQ. > > Correct, correct, but 3 was the great reliever [Rollie Fingers.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollie_Fingers) > > DQ: American? > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a French Symbolist and proto-Surrealist poet? > > 2. Were you one of a pair of female pirates, passing for men? > > 3. Were you the captain of the crew containing IQ. 2, and one of the inspirations for Disney’s Captain Jack Sparrow? Take 3 more DQs. I think #2 was Anne Ready? Mary Reade? Something like that but take a DQ. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you sing “Deeper Than the Holler”? > IQ2: Did you write books involving Lowly Worm? > IQ3: Did you write _Fantasia on Greensleeves_? > > > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > > > 1. Did you shoot Lee Harvet Oswald? > > I had a much better IQ about Ruby. ☹ And 3 more DQs. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/72 "2023-07-07T02:50:56Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. First name begins with R 3. Female ---
**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 7, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/73 "2023-07-07T03:04:59Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > I am not Axl Rose?, I am not Rihanna and take a DQ. 1 (snake) was Alice Roosevelt; 3 (cottage cheese and ketchup sandwiches) was Richard Nixon. DQs: 1. living? 2. American? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/74 "2023-07-07T03:37:27Z")
1. Real 2. First name begins with R 3. Female 4. Deceased. 5. American. ---
**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 7, 2023, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/75 "2023-07-07T04:28:44Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > > 1. Were you put on trial by the Shi’ar (among others) for saving the life of Galactus? > > 2. Was a story of yours about a bear hunting a seal removed from your collection because of complaints by PETA? > > 3. Are you the subject of Weird Al’s parody of “Hey Micky”? > > Take 3 DQs. 1. Reed Richards AKA Mr. Fantastic of the Fantastic 4 2. Richard Scarry 3. Ricky Ricardo from [“Ricky”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZlLQLFq_H4&ab_channel=alyankovicVEVO) IQ: Died before 1980? Known for the arts? 1 DQ reserved ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/76 "2023-07-07T04:49:32Z")
1. Real 2. First name begins with R 3. Female 4. Deceased. 5. American. 6. Died after 1980. 7. Known for the,Arts ---
**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 7, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/77 "2023-07-07T12:18:28Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > DQ: American? > > IQs: > > 1. Were you a French Symbolist and proto-Surrealist poet? > 2. Were you one of a pair of female pirates, passing for men? > 3. Were you the captain of the crew containing IQ. 2, and one of the inspirations for Disney’s Captain Jack Sparrow? > [@kitap](#): > > Take 3 more DQs. I think #2 was Anne Ready? Mary Reade? Something like that but take a DQ. IQ1 was Arthur Rimbaud. IQ2 is correct; Mary Read was one of the two female pirates on the crew of IQ3, “Calico Jack” Rackham. The other was Anne Bonney, so clearly you had them both in mind. DQs: 1. Known for literary arts? 2. Born after 1950? By the way, I asked a DQ in Post #69 > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > DQ: American? That @De_La_Rue repeated in Post #73: > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > DQs: > > 1. living? > 2. American? Do they get another DQ? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/78 "2023-07-07T12:39:23Z")
1. Real 2. First name begins with R 3. Female 4. Deceased. 5. American. 6. Died after 1980. 7. Known for the Arts 8. Not known for the Literary Arts. 9. Born before 1950. Yes, @De_La_Rue , ask another DQ since American was already asked. I missed yours, @slow_moving_vehicle. ---
**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 7, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/79 "2023-07-07T12:48:27Z")
OK. DQ: 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 7, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/80 "2023-07-07T14:48:28Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you Snow White’s oft-forgotten sister? > > 2. Did you fly through _Tik-Tok of Oz_? > > 3. Were you a French painter associated with both Fauvism and Expressionism? > > I am not Rose Red, take a DQ (I know I should know this) and take another. #1 is correct. #2 is the Rak. “It can fly in the air and run like a deer and swim like a fish. Inside its body is a glowing furnace of fire, and the Rak breathes in air and breathes out smoke which darkens the sky for miles around and smells of salt and pepper. It is bigger than a hundred men and feeds on any living thing.” It encountered the army of Oogaboo. who shot it then ran away. #3 is Georges Rouault. 2 DQs reserved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407.md?page=5)