# Botticelli - July 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 2, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634 "2024-07-02T14:59:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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 8, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/61 "2024-07-08T15:40:53Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the most famous role of Kevin Clash? > 2. According to a Straight Dope column about how you answered the phone, when someone’s cell went off in your presence, did you dryly note “You’d better answer that–it might be someone important”? > 3. did you write > onetwothreefourfive poemsjustlikethis > Jesus 1. Take a DQ. 2. I am not Elizabeth II. 3. I am not e. e. cummings. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you reportedly say, “I do not seek windows into men’s souls”? > Have you played, among other roles, a network exec’s girlfriend, a newspaper publisher’s secretary and an amateur porn actress? > Are you credited in some circles with the extra horizontal brake light on American cars? Take 3 more DQs. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/62 "2024-07-08T15:49:02Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a Spanish-language pop star like your father Julio? 2. Did you record “Electric Avenue”? 3. Were you AKA “The Hammer of the Scots”? ---
**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 8, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/63 "2024-07-08T16:20:53Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Qs: > > 1. Are you a Spanish-language pop star like your father Julio? > 2. Did you record “Electric Avenue”? > 3. Were you AKA “The Hammer of the Scots”? 1. I am not Enrique Iglesias. 2. I am not Eddy Grant. 3. Take a DQ. ---
**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 8, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/64 "2024-07-08T17:43:39Z")
For more on Her Late Majesty’s telecom habits: [How does the Queen answer the phone? - The Straight Dope](https://www.straightdope.com/21344159/how-does-the-queen-answer-the-phone) Previous IQs: Did you reportedly say, “I do not seek windows into men’s souls”? - Queen Elizabeth I, trying to tamp down religious strife during her reign Have you played, among other roles, a network exec’s girlfriend, a newspaper publisher’s secretary and an amateur porn actress? - Elizabeth Banks, on _30 Rock, Spider-Man_ and _Zack and Miri Make a Porno_ Are you credited in some circles with the extra horizontal brake light on American cars? - Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of Transportation at the time Elizabeth x3! Six DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/65 "2024-07-08T18:48:33Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you Pete’s Dragon? > 2. Did you design the Gateway Arch? > 3. Are you #2’s father? > > 2 DQs reserved Correct, Eero Saarinen, Eliel Saarinen. DQ: 1. Caucasian? 2. Known for the performing Arts? 2 DQs 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 8, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/66 "2024-07-08T20:22:09Z")
DQs: American? Born before 1950? Considered a beauty? Has earned a top award in her field? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Did you wield Stormbringer? Did the murder victim in Michael Chabon’s _The Yiddish Policemen’s Union_ go by this name? Have you played an Australian cavalry lieutenant, a tough guy who helps the helpless, and a villager with a knack for electronic surveillance? ---
**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, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/67 "2024-07-08T23:14:57Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Take a DQ. > 2. I am not Elizabeth II. > 3. I am not e. e. cummings. 1 (Kevin Clash role) was Elmo. DQ: last name begins A-M? ---
**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 9, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/68 "2024-07-09T02:51:24Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. First name begins with E 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not known for literature 7. Born before 1980 8. Caucasian 9. Known for the performing Arts 10. American 11. Born after 1950 12. Considered a beauty 13. Nominated for a top award, but didn’t win 14. Last name begins with A - M ---
**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 9, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/69 "2024-07-09T02:52:13Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you wield Stormbringer? > Did the murder victim in Michael Chabon’s _The Yiddish Policemen’s Union_ go by this name? > Have you played an Australian cavalry lieutenant, a tough guy who helps the helpless, and a villager with a knack for electronic surveillance? 1. I am not Elric. Take 2 DQs. ---
**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 9, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/70 "2024-07-09T15:39:17Z")
IQs: 1. Are you mayor of New York City? 2. Did you play Bella Baxter? 3. Did you meet H.P. Lovecraft, in a recently concluded comic series from Dynamite? (Since it’s Dynamite, your next series has you meeting Bettie Page.) ---
**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 9, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/71 "2024-07-09T15:48:13Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you mayor of New York City? > 2. Did you play Bella Baxter? > 3. Did you meet H.P. Lovecraft, in a recently concluded comic series from Dynamite? (Since it’s Dynamite, your next series has you meeting Bettie Page.) Take 3 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/72 "2024-07-09T16:02:39Z")
DQ: Born before 1965? IQs: 1. Were you the mayor of Bartertown? 2. Did you lead the Green Mountain Boys? 3. Did you record political commercials opposing your former co-star’s run for Congress? ---
**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 9, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/73 "2024-07-09T17:14:52Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. 1 was Eric Adams; 2 was Emma Stone (in _Poor Things_); 3 was Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. DQ: known for acting? 2 DQs 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 9, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/74 "2024-07-09T18:19:58Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. First name begins with E 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not known for literature 7. Born before 1980 8. Caucasian 9. Known for the performing Arts 10. American 11. Born after 1950 12. Considered a beauty 13. Nominated for a top award, but didn’t win 14. Last name begins with A - M 15. Known for acting 16. Born before 1965 ---
**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 9, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/75 "2024-07-09T18:21:13Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the mayor of Bartertown? > 2. Did you lead the Green Mountain Boys? > 3. Did you record political commercials opposing your former co-star’s run for Congress? 1. I am not Ethan Allen. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/76 "2024-07-09T19:07:45Z")
#1 was Auntie Entity, as played by Tina Turn in _Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome_. #3 was Buddy Ebsen, who really didn’t like the liberal political stance of Nancy Kulp (MIss Hathaway). DQ: Best known for movies? 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 9, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/77 "2024-07-09T21:06:01Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. First name begins with E 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not known for literature 7. Born before 1980 8. Caucasian 9. Known for the performing Arts 10. American 11. Born after 1950 12. Considered a beauty 13. Nominated for a top award, but didn’t win 14. Last name begins with A - M 15. Known for acting 16. Born before 1965 17. Best known for movies ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/78 "2024-07-10T02:56:21Z")
DQ: 1. Best known for genre work? 2. First name begins with Ea - El? 3 ---
**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, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/79 "2024-07-10T15:10:07Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Female 3. Living 4. First name begins with E 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not known for literature 7. Born before 1980 8. Caucasian 9. Known for the performing Arts 10. American 11. Born after 1950 12. Considered a beauty 13. Nominated for a top award, but didn’t win 14. Last name begins with A - M 15. Known for acting 16. Born before 1965 17. Best known for movies 18. Has done genre work, but is not best known for it 19. First name begins with Ea - El ---
**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, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2024/1003634/80 "2024-07-12T02:48:09Z")
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