# Botticelli - June 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 1, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330 "2021-06-01T03:59:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**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 25, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/361 "2021-06-25T00:55:40Z")
# DQs: 1. Male 2. Real 3. American 4. Dead 5. Last name starts with R 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Died since 2000 9. Black 10. Not best known for TV 11. Died before 2010 12. Known primarily for music 13. Born before 1940 14. Not known for playing an instrument 15. Not known for pop genre (though there were a few crossovers into pop) ---
**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 25, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/362 "2021-06-25T14:40:27Z")
Previous IQs: Were you a noted portrayer of Sherlock Holmes before 1980? - Yes, Basil Rathbone Were you “the Butcher of Prague”? - Yes, Reinhard (sic) Heydrich Were you a loathed teacher on PBS’s _Arthur_? - Mr. Ratburn DQ: Best known as a solo artist? IQs: Are you a deep-voiced singer who shares a first name with a French assassin? Are you a pop artist known for bold use of color, sometimes monochromatic, and often in large squares or rectangles? Did Capek write about your factory? ---
**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 25, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/363 "2021-06-25T14:49:43Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:361, topic:943330, full:true”] # DQs: 1. Male 2. Real 3. American 4. Dead 5. Last name starts with R 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Died since 2000 9. Black 10. Not best known for TV 11. Died before 2010 12. Known primarily for music 13. Born before 1940 14. Not known for playing an instrument 15. Not known for pop genre (though there were a few crossovers into pop) 16. Best known as a solo artist ---
**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 25, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/364 "2021-06-25T14:51:59Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you a deep-voiced singer who shares a first name with a French assassin? > Are you a pop artist known for bold use of color, sometimes monochromatic, and often in large squares or rectangles? > Did Capek write about your factory? Take 2 DQs. #3. I am not Rossum. ---
**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 25, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/365 "2021-06-25T16:05:52Z")
Previous IQs: Are you a deep-voiced singer who shares a first name with a French assassin? - Leon Redbone (and the title character from _Leon: The Professional_) Are you a pop artist known for bold use of color, sometimes monochromatic, and often in large squares or rectangles? - Mark Rothko Did Capek write about your factory? - Yes, the proprietor of Rossum’s Universal Robots in the play _R.U.R._ DQs: Best known as a blues or R&B musician? Won a Grammy? IQs: Are you a black musician with the same first name as a Persian emperor? Did you create King Friday XIII? Were you a legendary radio sportscaster who often appeared on NPR? ---
**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:** [June 25, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/366 "2021-06-25T16:14:07Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play an irate New York taxi driver in an SNL sketch, upset with various changes the mayor had brought to the city such as cleaning up Times Square and raising prices on taxi driver medallions—punctuating each complaint with “Friggin’ Giuliani!” ? 2. Are you currently dating the Beetle? 3. Did you lead the Arkestra? ---
**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 25, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/367 "2021-06-25T16:25:13Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:363, topic:943330”] # DQs: 1. Male 2. Real 3. American 4. Dead 5. Last name starts with R 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Died since 2000 9. Black 10. Not best known for TV 11. Died before 2010 12. Known primarily for music 13. Born before 1940 14. Not known for playing an instrument 15. Not known for pop genre (though there were a few crossovers into pop) 16. Best known as a solo artist 17. Best known as a blues or R&B musician 18. Won Grammys ---
**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 25, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/368 "2021-06-25T16:26:28Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Are you a black musician with the same first name as a Persian emperor? > Did you create King Friday XIII? > Were you a legendary radio sportscaster who often appeared on NPR? #2. I am not Fred Rogers. Take 2 DQs. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you play an irate New York taxi driver in an SNL sketch, upset with various changes the mayor had brought to the city such as cleaning up Times Square and raising prices on taxi driver medallions—punctuating each complaint with “Friggin’ Giuliani!” ? > 2. Are you currently dating the Beetle? > 3. Did you lead the Arkestra? Take 3 DQs. That puts us over 20 DQs, so no more IQs , please. ---
**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 25, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/369 "2021-06-25T16:35:46Z")
Previous IQs: Are you a black musician with the same first name as a Persian emperor? - Darius Rucker Did you create King Friday XIII? - Yes, Fred Rogers Were you a legendary radio sportscaster who often appeared on NPR? - Red Barber Two DQ reserved. Can’t come up with anyone yet who fits these clues. Think think think… ---
**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:** [June 25, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/370 "2021-06-25T17:41:03Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Did you play an irate New York taxi driver in an SNL sketch, upset with various changes the mayor had brought to the city such as cleaning up Times Square and raising prices on taxi driver medallions—punctuating each complaint with “Friggin’ Giuliani!” ? > 2. Are you currently dating the Beetle? > 3. Did you lead the Arkestra? > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Take 3 DQs. 1 was Rudy Giuliani; 2 was Randy Robertson, in _Amazing Spider-man_; 3 was Sun Ra. DQs: 1. singer? 2. most famous in the 1970s? One DQ reserved (or someone else can take it). ---
**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 25, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/371 "2021-06-25T19:11:48Z")
# DQs: 1. Male 2. Real 3. American 4. Dead 5. Last name starts with R 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Died since 2000 9. Black 10. Not best known for TV 11. Died before 2010 12. Known primarily for music 13. Born before 1940 14. Not known for playing an instrument 15. Not known for pop genre (though there were a few crossovers into pop) 16. Best known as a solo artist 17. Best known as a blues or R&B musician 18. Won Grammys 19. Singer 20. Most famous in the 1970s ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/372 "2021-06-25T19:29:50Z")
Oh! “You’ll never find… another love like mine…”? ---
**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 25, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/373 "2021-06-25T19:39:36Z")
Congrats, **MissTake!** Yes, I am # Lou Rawls! [https://cdn.smehost.net/whitneyhoustoncom-uslegacyprod/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lourawls\_shadesblue-1024x1024.jpg](https://cdn.smehost.net/whitneyhoustoncom-uslegacyprod/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lourawls_shadesblue-1024x1024.jpg) ---
**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 25, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/374 "2021-06-25T20:39:01Z")
Ah, good. I remember him, of course, but probably never would have come up with his name. Well done, **MissTake**! ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/375 "2021-06-25T22:02:02Z")
Looks like a good letter: # I am N ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/376 "2021-06-26T05:36:23Z")
Congrats! 1. Were you a fictional housewife who stumbled into murders and solved them with their friend Lt. Weigand in NYC? 2. Were you #1’s publisher spouse? 3. Are you one of the hosts of NBC’s **Making It**? ---
**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:** [June 26, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/377 "2021-06-26T12:38:51Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > “You’ll never find… another love like mine…” > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Yes, I am > > # Lou Rawls! Huh. So _that’s_ who sings that. Congrats! IQs: 1. Were you presumably very disappointed because of the result of something in 1960, but a lot happier after a different result in 1968? 2. Did your father hide your name in his drawings? 3. Were you a Sherlock Holmes who consulted Sigmund Freud? ---
**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 26, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/378 "2021-06-26T14:46:24Z")
IQs: 1. Did you play Lois Lane on _The Adventures of Superman_? 2. Did you go around the world in 72 days? 3. Were you the frontman for Herman’s Hermits? ---
**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 26, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/379 "2021-06-26T14:51:34Z")
IQs: Did you sorta kinda win the Battle of Guilford Courthouse? Was this your name in a movie, an improvement over the slightly-ridiculous name you had in the original book? Did you earn the unwelcome nickname “Commissary”? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330/380 "2021-06-26T18:39:03Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > - Were you a fictional housewife who stumbled into murders and solved them with their friend Lt. Weigand in NYC? > - Were you #1’s publisher spouse? > - Are you one of the hosts of NBC’s **Making It**? I’m not Nora or Nick Charles? I’m not Nick Offerman > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you presumably very disappointed because of the result of something in 1960, but a lot happier after a different result in 1968? > 2. Did your father hide your name in his drawings? > 3. Were you a Sherlock Holmes who consulted Sigmund Freud? I’m not Richard Nixon DQ DQ > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > - Did you play Lois Lane on _The Adventures of Superman_ ? > - Did you go around the world in 72 days? > - Were you the frontman for Herman’s Hermits? DQ I am not Nellie Bly DQ > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you sorta kinda win the Battle of Guilford Courthouse? > Was this your name in a movie, an improvement over the slightly-ridiculous name you had in the original book? > Did you earn the unwelcome nickname “Commissary”? DQ, DQ, DQ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2021/943330.md?page=20)