# Botticelli - June 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 5, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187 "2017-06-05T17:19:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**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:** [June 27, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/341 "2017-06-27T13:37:26Z")
So: a living American man, first name starts with G, born before 1959, with his greatest fame before 2000. In the performing arts but not best known as an actor, singer, musician, comedian or TV personality. Also not known for sports. Still thinking… ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/342 "2017-06-27T17:28:54Z")
Hint: there’s others involved in the performing arts who aren’t performers, but do work with them. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/343 "2017-06-27T17:31:13Z")
So, maybe a director or producer… IQs: 1. Did you create _Star Wars_? 2. Are you the son of the guy who created _Star Trek_? 3. Did you play Sulu in ST:TOS? ---
**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:** [June 27, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/344 "2017-06-27T17:32:25Z")
Or costume designer, set designer, editor… But there we’re getting into the Visual Arts rather than the Performing Arts. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/345 "2017-06-27T19:48:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Did you create _Star Wars_? > 2. Are you the son of the guy who created _Star Trek_? > 3. Did you play Sulu in ST:TOS? not George Lucas, not George Roddenberry, not George Takei ---
**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:** [June 27, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/346 "2017-06-27T20:12:34Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > So, maybe a director or producer… > > IQs: > > 1. Did you create _Star Wars_? > 2. Are you the son of the guy who created _Star Trek_? > 3. Did you play Sulu in ST:TOS? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > not George Lucas, not George Roddenberry, not George Takei Correct. Technically, it’s Gene Roddenberry, Jr. for #2, but let it go. Correct. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/347 "2017-06-27T20:19:08Z")
IQ: Did you create the original _Battlestar Galactica_? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/348 "2017-06-27T22:54:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: > > Did you create the original _Battlestar Galactica_? dunno ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/349 "2017-06-28T02:30:20Z")
IQ: Did you direct _Pan’s Labyrinth_? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/350 "2017-06-28T02:48:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQ: Did you direct _Pan’s Labyrinth_? not Guillermo Del Toro ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/351 "2017-06-28T02:57:07Z")
IQ: Did you create the original _Battlestar Galactica_? - producer Glen Larson Still stumped. I release my two earned DQs to others, one apiece. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/352 "2017-06-28T12:15:19Z")
2 DQs left till 20. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/353 "2017-06-28T12:29:19Z")
DQ: Are you a film director? 1 DQ reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/354 "2017-06-28T15:05:04Z")
DQ Roundup 1. Real 2. Male 3. Alive 4. First name starts with G 5. Born before 1959 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Has acted, but not known as an actor 9. Not best known as a singer or musician 10. American 11. Has not won a top award in his field 12. White 13. Not a comic/comedian 14. Not best known for appearing as himself 15. Greatest fame before 2000 16. Not a TV personality 17. Common first name 18. Not known for sports 19. Is a film director ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/355 "2017-06-28T15:21:33Z")
IQ: Did you direct _Night of the Living Dead_? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/356 "2017-06-28T17:19:19Z")
Yes, I am George Romero! Grats Prof! ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/357 "2017-06-28T18:20:24Z")
Thank you! For the next round, I am Z! I predict a short round. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/358 "2017-06-28T18:20:32Z")
Ooo, good one! Congrats, **Prof. P.**! IQs: Were you a freedom fighter with a very sharp sword? Did you play the moms of two doomed young women? Were you Spock’s sweetie in prehistoric Sarpeidon? ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/359 "2017-06-28T18:25:08Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Ooo, good one! Congrats, **Prof. P.**! > > IQs: > > Were you a freedom fighter with a very sharp sword? > Did you play the moms of two doomed young women? > Were you Spock’s sweetie in prehistoric Sarpeidon? Take 3 DQs. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2017/788187/360 "2017-06-28T21:40:31Z")
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