# 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:** 5
**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, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/81 "2023-07-07T14:56:28Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@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. Randy Travis Richard Scarry Ralph Vaughan-Williams Two DQs reserved. (No DQ for Richard Scarry, as Buck had already asked about him.) ---
**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, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/82 "2023-07-07T17:06:29Z")
IQs: 1: Did you bemoan the sad pestilence on the land, when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies? 2: Are you Young Ian’s pet wolfhound in _Outlander_? 3: Were you a Scottish outlaw, portrayed by Liam Neeson in an eponymous film? ---
**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, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/83 "2023-07-07T17:20:02Z")
IQs: 1. Does Fagin mention you in _Oliver!_: “[Redacted], what a crook/Gave away, what he took…[Redacted] was far too good/You’ve got to pick a pocket or two”? 2. Did you hit 60 home runs in a single season? 3. Were you the title role(s) in _Melinda and Melinda_? ---
**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, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/84 "2023-07-07T17:27:42Z")
IQ: 1. Did Sting tell you you no longer needed to be a prostitute? 2. Did Billy Joel wax poetically about your eyes? 3. Do Barbershop quartets pop the question to you at the least suggestion? DQ Known for acting? ---
**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 7, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/85 "2023-07-07T18:02:15Z")
Previous IQs: Did you live in the eaves of Rhosgobel? - Radagast the Brown, in Tolkien’s legendarium Did you admire Harry Truman and your mom was a whore? - Rorschach, in _Watchmen_ Are you known for your humorous songs about a certain orange former POTUS? - Randy Rainbow. His latest: [Donald in the John With Boxes - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zDXVw0aatQ) DQs: Won a top award in her field? Had a famous husband? One DQ reserved. IQs: Are the best-known person from Dixon, Ill.? Did you play him opposite Jane Fonda? Were you his real wife? ---
**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, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/86 "2023-07-07T20:12:01Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > IQs: > > 1: Did you bemoan the sad pestilence on the land, when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies? > > 2: Are you Young Ian’s pet wolfhound in _Outlander_? > > 3: Were you a Scottish outlaw, portrayed by Liam Neeson in an eponymous film? I am not Brave Sir Robin or take a DQ, take a DQ, I am not Rob Roy. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Does Fagin mention you in _Oliver!_: “[Redacted], what a crook/Gave away, what he took…[Redacted] was far too good/You’ve got to pick a pocket or two”? > 2. Did you hit 60 home runs in a single season? > 3. Were you the title role(s) in _Melinda and Melinda_? Take 3 DQs. > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > IQ: > > 1. Did Sting tell you you no longer needed to be a prostitute? > 2. Did Billy Joel wax poetically about your eyes? > 3. Do Barbershop quartets pop the question to you at the least suggestion? I am not Roxanne, take 2 DQs. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are the best-known person from Dixon, Ill.? > Did you play him opposite Jane Fonda? > Were you his real wife? i am not Ronald Reagan, take 2 DQs unless by him in #3 you mean Reagan, in which case I am not Nancy. ---
**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, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/87 "2023-07-07T20:15:01Z")
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. 10. Known for the performing arts 11.Known for acting. 1. Won a top award in her field. 2. Had a famous husband. And with that IQs are closed. Please ask all remaining DQs by 6PM CST on Saturday ---
**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, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/88 "2023-07-07T20:29:46Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Does Fagin mention you in _Oliver!_: “[Redacted], what a crook/Gave away, what he took…[Redacted] was far too good/You’ve got to pick a pocket or two”? > 2. Did you hit 60 home runs in a single season? > 3. Were you the title role(s) in _Melinda and Melinda_? > [@kitap](#): > > Take 3 DQs. 1 was Robin Hood; 2 was Babe Ruth; 3 was Radha Mitchell. DQ: died after 2000? 2 DQs 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 7, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/89 "2023-07-07T20:29:57Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > > 1. Did Sting tell you you no longer needed to be a prostitute? > > 2. Did Billy Joel wax poetically about your eyes? > > 3. Do Barbershop quartets pop the question to you at the least suggestion? > > I am not Roxanne, take 2 DQs. 1. Correct 2. Rosalinda’s eyes 3. Lida Rose DQ Was the famous husband also an actor? 1DQ 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 7, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/90 "2023-07-07T20:44:38Z")
DQ: Common first name? 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, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/91 "2023-07-07T21:33:46Z")
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. 10. Known for the performing arts 11.Known for acting. 1. Won a top award in her field. 2. Had a famous husband. 3. Died before 2000. 4. Did some acting, but is not best known for it. 5. Extremely common name for when she was born. Not as common today but definitely still in use. ---
**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, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/92 "2023-07-07T21:35:07Z")
Psst, you missed Buck’s DQ above. DQ: Born before 1930? ---
**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, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/93 "2023-07-07T21:37:12Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1: Did you bemoan the sad pestilence on the land, when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies? > > > > 2: Are you Young Ian’s pet wolfhound in _Outlander_? > > > > 3: Were you a Scottish outlaw, portrayed by Liam Neeson in an eponymous film? > > I am not Brave Sir Robin or take a DQ, take a DQ, I am not Rob Roy. IQ1, right film, wrong character - it was Roger the Shrubber who objected to Arthur and Bedivere saying “Ni” to the Old Crone. But bold Sir Robin would have been one of my next IQs. IQ2 is Rollo, and IQ3 is indeed Rob Roy Macgregor. DQs 1. Surname starts A - M? 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 7, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/94 "2023-07-07T22:12:48Z")
Previous IQs: Are the best-known person from Dixon, Ill.? - Yes, Ronald Reagan Did you play him opposite Jane Fonda? - Alan Rickman, in _The Butler_ (and he was very good) Were you his real wife? - Yes, Nancy Reagan DQs: Best known, when she acted, for movies? Considered a beauty? ---
**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, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/95 "2023-07-07T22:17:36Z")
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. 10. Known for the performing arts 11.Known for acting. 1. Won a top award in her field. 2. Had a famous husband. 3. Died before 2000. 4. Husband did some acting, but is not best known for it. 5. Extremely common name for when she was born. Not as common today but definitely still in use. 6. Born before 1930. 7. Best known for movies. 8. Not known for her beauty. 9. Last name starts with A- M. #15 has been revised to clarify my answer. ---
**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 8, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/96 "2023-07-08T20:24:30Z")
DQ: won an Oscar? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**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 8, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/97 "2023-07-08T22:01:41Z")
Final DQ: best known for roles in late 1960s-early 70s? ---
**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 9, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/98 "2023-07-09T02:20:20Z")
Man, y’all, I got nothing. Thinking some famous Golden Age actress with a slightly archaic name (like _Rhonda_ or _Regina_), but the only one I can bring to mind is Rosalind Russell, and her surname doesn’t begin with A - M. ---
**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 9, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/99 "2023-07-09T02:36:03Z")
I’m also drawing a blank. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407/100 "2023-07-09T02:41:23Z")
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. 10. Known for the performing arts 11.Known for acting. 1. Won a top award in her field. 2. Had a famous husband. 3. Died before 2000. 4. Husband did some acting, but is not best known for it. 5. Extremely common name for when she was born. Not as common today but definitely still in use. 6. Born before 1930. 7. Best known for movies. 8. Not known for her beauty. 9. Last name starts with A- M. 10. Has won an Oscar. 11. Best known for movies in the 1960s and 1970s. #15 has been revised to clarify my answer. Let me clarify #8. Not known these days for Literary Arts. Only for acting. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2023/986407.md?page=6)