# 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:** 30
**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:** [April 2, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/581 "2023-04-02T01:31:07Z")
IQs: 1. Did your mom recently win a lawsuit regarding her colliding into someone (or someone colliding into her) while skiing? 2. Were you a wacky animator from Taylor, near Austin, in the Lone Star State? 3. “Who’s that girl? What’s her name? Is she cool? Is she lame?” You, you–do you grab a sack lunch with a nickname on it from your mom as you rush off to school in the opening credits? ---
**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:** [April 2, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/582 "2023-04-02T02:31:00Z")
Previous IQs: Have you been played by a pair of actors who formerly played a cowboy and a cop, respectively? - Cmdr. Adama on _Battlestar Galactica,_ played by Lorne Greene and later Edward James Olmos Did you have a pop hit with “Goody Two Shoes”? - Yes, Adam Ant Were you a US senator from Pennsylvania noted for your unpleasant disposition behind the scenes? - Yes, “Snarlin’ Arlen” Specter DQ: Considered a beauty? IQs: Did you lose the Battle of Fredericksburg? Did you serve as a militia captain in the Black Hawk War? Did you attack with your walking stick a man who tried to shoot you? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/583 "2023-04-02T05:13:07Z")
DQ: known for music? Remaining reserve DQs=1 IQs; 1. Are you famous as an example of romantic love despite the fact that you were castrated and you paramour was a nun? 2. Did one of your sons murder the other in a fit of jealousy? 3. Is your best friend a Possum? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/584 "2023-04-02T06:20:23Z")
**A** 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with A 4. Not American 5. Known for the arts 6. Claim to fame overlaps 20th century 7. European by birth 8. Dead 9. Best known as a performing artist 10. Born in the British Isles 11. Did some acting, but not best known for acting 12. Died before 1990 13. Singer/musician 14. Died after 1960 15. Considered a heartthrob, which I guess could be the male equivalent of a beauty > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > DQ: known for music? I’ll consider this to have been covered in #13. Go ahead and ask another DQ. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/585 "2023-04-02T06:23:48Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Did your mom recently win a lawsuit regarding her colliding into someone (or someone colliding into her) while skiing? > 2. Were you a wacky animator from Taylor, near Austin, in the Lone Star State? > 3. “Who’s that girl? > What’s her name? > Is she cool? > Is she lame?” You, you–do you grab a sack lunch with a nickname on it from your mom as you rush off to school in the opening credits? Not whatever Gwynth Paltrow’s child with an A name’s name is - Take a DQ Not Tex Avery Not Pepper Ann > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did you lose the Battle of Fredericksburg? > Did you serve as a militia captain in the Black Hawk War? > Did you attack with your walking stick a man who tried to shoot you? Take 3 DQs ---
**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:** [April 2, 2023, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/586 "2023-04-02T10:25:11Z")
Taking another of **kitap’s** DQs: Known for pop music? IQs: 1. Were you married to Claudine Longet? 2. Did you fire your most popular singer on your daytime TV show on the air? 3. Were you a Big Band bandleader who had numerous wives? ---
**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:** [April 2, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/587 "2023-04-02T15:11:09Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not whatever Gwynth Paltrow’s child with an A name’s name is - Take a DQ > Not Tex Avery > Not Pepper Ann 1 was Apple Martin. DQ: born in the British Isles, but best known as an American? IQs: 1. Were you played by Paige Turco and Judith Hoag, in the live action movies? 2. Have you voiced Peg on _Goof Troop_ and Clarabelle Cow, and are the daughter of another voice actor? 3. Were you the captain of the _Yorktown_ in Gene Roddenberry’s original 1964 _Star Trek_ pitch? ---
**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:** [April 2, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/588 "2023-04-02T15:59:09Z")
Previous IQs: Did you lose the Battle of Fredericksburg? - Gen. Ambrose Burnside Did you serve as a militia captain in the Black Hawk War? - Abraham Lincoln; he later said being elected captain gave him more satisfaction than any other election win Did you attack with your walking stick a man who tried to shoot you? - Andrew Jackson, a quintessential presidential badass DQs: Won a Grammy? Best known as a solo artist? Best known for rock/pop? IQs: Did your wife teach you to read and write? Did Nixon’s firing of you kick off the “Saturday Night Massacre”? Were you Calpurnia’s boss? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/589 "2023-04-02T18:24:46Z")
**A** 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with A 4. Not American 5. Known for the arts 6. Claim to fame overlaps 20th century 7. European by birth 8. Dead 9. Best known as a performing artist 10. Born in the British Isles 11. Did some acting, but not best known for acting 12. Died before 1990 13. Singer/musician 14. Died after 1960 15. Considered a heartthrob, which I guess could be the male equivalent of a beauty 16. Known for pop music 17. Born in the British Isles, but not best known as an American - although did live in America for a while. 18. Nominated for but never won a Grammy 19. Best known as a solo artist. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Best known for rock/pop? Answered in #16. Have another. The next batch of DQs will put us over 20, so no more IQs please. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/590 "2023-04-02T18:30:04Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Were you married to Claudine Longet? > 2. Did you fire your most popular singer on your daytime TV show on the air? > 3. Were you a Big Band bandleader who had numerous wives? 2 DQs Not Louis Armstrong > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > 1. Were you played by Paige Turco and Judith Hoag, in the live action movies? > 2. Have you voiced Peg on _Goof Troop_ and Clarabelle Cow, and are the daughter of another voice actor? > 3. Were you the captain of the _Yorktown_ in Gene Roddenberry’s original 1964 _Star Trek_ pitch? Not April O’Neal Take 2 DQs > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did your wife teach you to read and write? > Did Nixon’s firing of you kick off the “Saturday Night Massacre”? > Were you Calpurnia’s boss? DQ Not Archibal Cox Not Atticus Finch ---
**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:** [April 2, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/591 "2023-04-02T18:53:54Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Not April O’Neal > Take 2 DQs 2 was April Winchell; 3 was Robert April. 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/592 "2023-04-02T18:56:51Z")
DQ 1: Nominated for a Grammy after 1979? DQ2: Played an instrument ---
**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:** [April 2, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/593 "2023-04-02T19:31:04Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Were you married to Claudine Longet? > > 2. Did you fire your most popular singer on your daytime TV show on the air? > > 3. Were you a Big Band bandleader who had numerous wives? > > 2 DQs > Not Louis Armstrong #1 was Andy Williams. #2 was Arthur Godfrey. #3 was Artie Shaw, but Satch had four, so that’s good. DQ: Unusual first name? 1 DQ 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:** [April 2, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/594 "2023-04-02T20:38:30Z")
Previous IQs: Did your wife teach you to read and write? - Andrew Johnson Did Nixon’s firing of you kick off the “Saturday Night Massacre”? - Yes, Archibald Cox Were you Calpurnia’s boss? - Yes, Atticus Finch Two DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/595 "2023-04-02T20:46:35Z")
**A** 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with A 4. Not American 5. Known for the arts 6. Claim to fame overlaps 20th century 7. European by birth 8. Dead 9. Best known as a performing artist 10. Born in the British Isles 11. Did some acting, but not best known for acting 12. Died before 1990 13. Singer/musician 14. Died after 1960 15. Considered a heartthrob, which I guess could be the male equivalent of a beauty 16. Known for pop music 17. Born in the British Isles, but not best known as an American - although did live in America for a while. 18. Nominated for but never won a Grammy 19. Best known as a solo artist. 20. Nominated for a Grammy before 1979 21. Did not play an instrument 22. Common first name ---
**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:** [April 2, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/596 "2023-04-02T21:53:48Z")
My last DQ: First name starts with Aa -to- Ai? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/597 "2023-04-02T22:02:17Z")
By the way, did you miss these DQs? I think I got them in before the wire > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > IQs; > > 1. Are you famous as an example of romantic love despite the fact that you were castrated and you paramour was a nun? > 2. Did one of your sons murder the other in a fit of jealousy? > 3. Is your best friend a Possum? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/598 "2023-04-02T23:46:58Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 1. Are you famous as an example of romantic love despite the fact that you were castrated and you paramour was a nun? > 2. Did one of your sons murder the other in a fit of jealousy? > 3. Is your best friend a Possum? You’re right, I missed those. Weird, because I replied to the DQ that was in the same post. DQ Not Adam Not Albert ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/599 "2023-04-02T23:47:52Z")
**A** 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with A 4. Not American 5. Known for the arts 6. Claim to fame overlaps 20th century 7. European by birth 8. Dead 9. Best known as a performing artist 10. Born in the British Isles 11. Did some acting, but not best known for acting 12. Died before 1990 13. Singer/musician 14. Died after 1960 15. Considered a heartthrob, which I guess could be the male equivalent of a beauty 16. Known for pop music 17. Born in the British Isles, but not best known as an American - although did live in America for a while. 18. Nominated for but never won a Grammy 19. Best known as a solo artist. 20. Nominated for a Grammy before 1979 21. Did not play an instrument 22. Common first name 23. First name does not start with Aa -to- Ai ---
**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:** [April 3, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/600 "2023-04-03T03:11:49Z")
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