# Botticelli March 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 1, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525 "2023-03-01T03:54:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/41 "2023-03-03T17:55:35Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with W. 4. No longer alive. 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not known for the Performing Arts. 7. American 8. Died after 1900 9. Not known for the visual arts. 10. Known for writing. 11. Died after 1960. 12. Known for fiction. 13. Common first name 14. Died after 2000. 15. Known for science fiction. 16. First name does not start with W- to Wh- 17. Known for novels. To clarify #12, known for fiction rather than non-fiction. Not straight fiction. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/42 "2023-03-03T19:04:30Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ: Did you write _Bring the Jubilee_? > > Take a DQ. …Is that a song or a book? A poem? Ward Moore. It’s a classic AH novel. The titles of songs and poems are normally written with quotation marks – “Eight Days a Week”, “The Raven” – not italics > [@kitap](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ2: Were you First Lord of the Admiralty at the beginning of WW I? > > IQ3: Did you and Newt Gingrich write an AH trilogy about the USCW? > > Take 2 DQs. Winston Churchill William R Forstchen Three DQs reserved. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/43 "2023-03-03T19:10:29Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Not straight fiction. Do you mean GBTQ fiction? Or genre fiction? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/44 "2023-03-03T20:50:04Z")
Genre. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/45 "2023-03-04T05:21:38Z")
Never mind. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2023, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/46 "2023-03-04T05:45:27Z")
William is the only name I can think of that fits DQs 2, 13, and 16. Maybe Wilbur. I have no idea who this person might be. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/47 "2023-03-04T13:07:59Z")
Could be Woody, I suppose. **DQ:** Died after 2020? IQs: 1. Are you the Father of Cyberpunk? 2. Were you one of the Inklings with C. S. Lewis and Tolkein? 3. Were you frightened by the Skeezix? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/48 "2023-03-04T20:11:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you the Father of Cyberpunk? > 2. Were you one of the Inklings with C. S. Lewis and Tolkein? > 3. Were you frightened by the Skeezix? Take 3 DQs, though I know I should know them. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/49 "2023-03-04T20:12:46Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with W. 4. No longer alive. 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not known for the Performing Arts. 7. American 8. Died after 1900 9. Not known for the visual arts. 10. Known for writing. 11. Died after 1960. 12. Known for fiction. 13. Common first name 14. Died after 2000. 15. Known for science fiction. 16. First name does not start with W- to Wh- 17. Known for novels. 18. Died before 2020. To clarify #12, known for fiction rather than non-fiction. Not straight fiction. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/50 "2023-03-04T21:31:58Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Are you the Father of Cyberpunk? > > 2. Were you one of the Inklings with C. S. Lewis and Tolkein? > > 3. Were you frightened by the Skeezix? > > Take 3 DQs, though I know I should know them. #1 is William Gibson, author of _Neuromancer_ and _Mona Lisa Overdrive_. #2 was Charles William, author of _War in Heaven_… #3 was Uncle Wiggily. DQs: 1. Hugo award winner? 2. First name William? 3. Best known for a series? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/51 "2023-03-04T21:43:45Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with W. 4. No longer alive. 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not known for the Performing Arts. 7. American 8. Died after 1900 9. Not known for the visual arts. 10. Known for writing. 11. Died after 1960. 12. Known for fiction. 13. Common first name 14. Died after 2000. 15. Known for science fiction. 16. First name does not start with W- to Wh- 17. Known for novels. 18. Died before 2020. 19. Did not win a Hugo 20. First name was William. 21. Not known for a series. To clarify #12, known for fiction rather than non-fiction. Not straight fiction. And that does it for IQs. Please ask all DQs by 7 PM Arizona time on Sunday. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/52 "2023-03-05T04:16:13Z")
I think he’s still alive, but… are you William Gibson? ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/53 "2023-03-05T16:49:46Z")
Final DQ: real first name was not William, but wrote under a pseudonym? ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/54 "2023-03-05T17:09:16Z")
Are you Williams S. Burroughs? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/55 "2023-03-05T17:33:13Z")
I am not William Gibson or William S. Burroughs. Real first name was William and his books were by William \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/56 "2023-03-05T17:50:48Z")
Well, that rules out William Tenn. Hmm. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/57 "2023-03-05T22:10:33Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I think he’s still alive, but… are you William Gibson? Already denied, per Prof P’s IQ (post 50). ---
**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:** [March 5, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/58 "2023-03-05T22:14:22Z")
DQ1: Last name starts A-M? I yield my last 2 DQs (one per person) to anyone who can think of a good use for 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:** [March 5, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/59 "2023-03-05T22:18:05Z")
SCA’s DQ: Best known before 1970? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/60 "2023-03-06T01:10:18Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with W. 4. No longer alive. 5. Known for the Arts 6. Not known for the Performing Arts. 7. American 8. Died after 1900 9. Not known for the visual arts. 10. Known for writing. 11. Died after 1960. 12. Known for fiction. 13. Common first name 14. Died after 2000. 15. Known for science fiction. 16. First name does not start with W- to Wh- 17. Known for novels. 18. Died before 2020. 19. Did not win a Hugo 20. First name was William. 21. Not known for a series. 22. Last name begins with N-Z. 23. Best known after 1960. To clarify #12, known for fiction rather than non-fiction. Not straight fiction. Final are yous by 7 PM Monday, please. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525.md?page=4)