# Botticelli - June 2018

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [June 11, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899 "2018-06-11T17:53:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 18

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**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 13, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/341 "2018-07-13T19:22:07Z")

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Previous IQs:

Was Ole Golly your best older friend? - The lead character of _Harriet the Spy_  
Were you a noted conductor on the Underground Railroad? - Yes, Harriet Tubman  
Were you the most recent SCOTUS nominee to crash and burn? - Harriet Miers, nominated by Dubya

Harriet x3!

DQs:

Best known for the visual arts?  
Considered a beauty?

IQs:

Were you Nelson Rockefeller’s second wife?  
Were you an aspiring wizard in Regency England?  
Were you the Butcher of Prague?

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**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 14, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/342 "2018-07-14T13:05:31Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with H
3. Living
4. Female
5. American
6. Known for the Arts
7. Not best known for the visual arts
8. Considered a beauty

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**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 14, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/343 "2018-07-14T13:07:10Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Were you Nelson Rockefeller’s second wife?  
> Were you an aspiring wizard in Regency England?  
> Were you the Butcher of Prague?

#1. I am not Happy Rockefeller (??)  
Take 2 DQs.

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/344 "2018-07-14T15:22:18Z")

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iQ)1WERRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YOU ON MAD AAAVOUT LOVE/

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**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 14, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/345 "2018-07-14T15:54:00Z")

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> [@MonkeyMensch](#):
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> iQ)1WERRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YOU ON MAD AAAVOUT LOVE/

Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake a DQ.

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**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 14, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/346 "2018-07-14T17:32:30Z")

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Previous IQs:

Were you Nelson Rockefeller’s second wife? - Yes, Happy Rockefeller  
Were you an aspiring wizard in Regency England? - Mr. Honeyfoot, in _Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell_  
Were you the Butcher of Prague? - Nazi bigshot Reinhard Heydrich

DQs:

Singer?  
Born since 1950?

IQs:

Did your character once say of a candy bar, “Why don’t I just apply this directly to my hips?”  
Were you the Happy Warrior?  
Did you kill three sleeping men?

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**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 14, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/347 "2018-07-14T17:41:05Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with H
3. Living
4. Female
5. American
6. Known for the Arts
7. Not best known for the visual arts
8. Considered a beauty
9. Not a singer
10. Born since 1950

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**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 14, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/348 "2018-07-14T17:42:56Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Did your character once say of a candy bar, “Why don’t I just apply this directly to my hips?”  
> Were you the Happy Warrior?  
> Did you kill three sleeping men?

1. I am not Valerie Harper.
2. I thought that was Al Smith. Take a DQ.
3. Take a DQ.

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**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:** [July 14, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/349 "2018-07-14T19:12:13Z")

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IQ1: Are you Cersei Lannister on _Game of Thrones_?  
IQ2: Did you win Razzie awards for your portrayal of Catwoman?  
IQ3: Were you Lois Lane opposite Dean Cain as Superman?

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**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 14, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/350 "2018-07-14T19:57:35Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Are you Cersei Lannister on _Game of Thrones_?  
> IQ2: Did you win Razzie awards for your portrayal of Catwoman?  
> IQ3: Were you Lois Lane opposite Dean Cain as Superman?

1. Take a DQ.
2. I am not Halle Berry.
3. I am not Teri Hatcher.

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**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:** [July 15, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/351 "2018-07-15T02:15:00Z")

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Lena Headey

DQ: Actress?

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**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 15, 2018, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/352 "2018-07-15T03:57:59Z")

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An actress would be in the visual arts, wouldn’t she?

Previous IQs:

Did your character once say of a candy bar, “Why don’t I just apply this directly to my hips?” - Yes, Valerie Harper  
Were you the Happy Warrior? - Hubert Humphrey  
Did you kill three sleeping men? - HAL 9000

DQs:

Musician?  
Born since 1975?

IQs:

Are you a noted musician who shares a name with a recent Presidential candidate?  
Have you played a gangster, a detective and a Soviet official?  
Are you the best-known WWI artillery officer?

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**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, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/353 "2018-07-15T14:36:01Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with H
3. Living
4. Female
5. American
6. Known for the Arts
7. Not best known for the visual arts
8. Considered a beauty
9. Not a singer
10. Born since 1950
11. Actress
12. Not a musician
13. Born before 1975

We’ve had this discussion before. The visual arts are painting, sculpting, design, etc. Acting is part of the performing arts.

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**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, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/354 "2018-07-15T14:37:02Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
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> Are you a noted musician who shares a name with a recent Presidential candidate?  
> Have you played a gangster, a detective and a Soviet official?  
> Are you the best-known WWI artillery officer?

Take 3 DQs.

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**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:** [July 15, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/355 "2018-07-15T19:24:53Z")

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IQ1: Are you the father of the current White House Press Secretary?  
IQ2: Are you an American singer and actress whom Guinness Book cites as the most awarded female act of all time?  
IQ3: Were you Morticia in the Addams Family movies?

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**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, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/356 "2018-07-15T21:55:35Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> IQ1: Are you the father of the current White House Press Secretary?  
> IQ2: Are you an American singer and actress whom Guinness Book cites as the most awarded female act of all time?  
> IQ3: Were you Morticia in the Addams Family movies?

#3. I am not Anjelica Hustin.

Take 2 DQs.

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**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:** [July 16, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/357 "2018-07-16T03:13:13Z")

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Mike Huckabee, Whitney Houston, correct

DQ: Have you been in a movie from 2013 to present?

holding a DQ

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**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, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/358 "2018-07-16T03:47:44Z")

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Previous IQs:

Are you a noted musician who shares a name with a recent Presidential candidate? - The violinist Hillary Hahn  
Have you played a gangster, a detective and a Soviet official? - Bob Hoskins, in \*The Long Good Friday, Who Framed Roger Rabbit \*and _Enemy at the Gates_  
Are you the best-known WWI artillery officer? - Harry S. Truman, who served in a Missouri National Guard unit

DQs:

Best known for TV work?  
Best known for dramatic roles?  
Has won a top acting award?

IQs:

Did you play a female con artist on _Firefly_?  
Did you voice Elastigirl?  
Did you break Tom Hanks’s heart in _Cast Away_?

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**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 16, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/359 "2018-07-16T15:26:00Z")

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DQs:

1. Real
2. Last name starts with H
3. Living
4. Female
5. American
6. Known for the Arts
7. Not best known for the visual arts
8. Considered a beauty
9. Not a singer
10. Born since 1950
11. Actress
12. Not a musician
13. Born before 1975
14. Has been in movies from 2013 to the present, but better known for earlier films
15. Best known for movie work
16. Has done dramatic roles, but is better remembered for her comedy roles
17. Has won acting awards, but no top acting awards (no Academy Awards or Golden Globes)

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**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 16, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2018/815899/360 "2018-07-16T15:27:38Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> Did you play a female con artist on _Firefly_?  
> Did you voice Elastigirl?  
> Did you break Tom Hanks’s heart in _Cast Away_?

#3) I am not Helen Hunt. Take 2 DQs.

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