# 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:** 7
**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 8, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/121 "2023-03-08T18:42:03Z")
IQs: 1. Did Annette sing about you in her hit single _Tall Paul_? 2. Did you have a hit with _I Can’t Dance_? 3. Were you a 20th Century Creole jazz clarinet player? ---
**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 8, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/122 "2023-03-08T20:04:33Z")
IQs: 1. Is your feast day in nine days? 2. Were you one of the inventors of television, which you came to dislike, saying nothing worthwhile was on it? 3. Are you Birdie Jay’s long-suffering assistant, and my favorite character in _Glass Onion_? ---
**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 8, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/123 "2023-03-08T20:13:13Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > IQ1: Did you write “Wedding Song (There Is Love)”? > > IQ2: Were you #1’s partner\* for many years? > > IQ3: Did you write _La planète des singes_? > > I am not Peter Yarrow. I am not Paul Tookey. Peter Tookey and Paul Yarrow? Take a DQ. You got them backwards. Paul Stookey Peter Yarrow Pierre Boulle DQ: Caucasian? Four DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/124 "2023-03-08T21:33:00Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > IQ1: Were you guitarist for Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, but mercifully never for Starship? > IQ2: Were you a flamenco guitarist who was part of The Guitar Trio? > IQ3: Were you the lead singer and songwriter for The Replacements? Take 3 DQs. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did Annette sing about you in her hit single _Tall Paul_? > 2. Did you have a hit with _I Can’t Dance_? > 3. Were you a 20th Century Creole jazz clarinet player? Take a DQ, I am not Phil Collins, take a DQ. > [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Is your feast day in nine days? > 2. Were you one of the inventors of television, which you came to dislike, saying nothing worthwhile was on it? > 3. Are you Birdie Jay’s long-suffering assistant, and my favorite character in _Glass Onion_? Take 3 DQs ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/125 "2023-03-08T21:34:33Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. First name begins with P 3. Male 4. Fame overlapped the decades 1950-1990. 5. Dead 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Common first name 9. Died after 2000 10. American 11. Not an actor 12. Known for music 13.Known for singing 14. Died after 2010 15. Caucasian ---
**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:** [March 8, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/126 "2023-03-08T21:46:16Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > > > IQ1: Were you guitarist for Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, but mercifully never for Starship? > > IQ2: Were you a flamenco guitarist who was part of The Guitar Trio? > > IQ3: Were you the lead singer and songwriter for The Replacements? > > Take 3 DQs. Paul Kantner Paco de Lucia Paul Westerberg Holding 4 DQs ---
**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:** [March 8, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/127 "2023-03-08T21:46:54Z")
DQ: Known for singing rock? ---
**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 8, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/128 "2023-03-08T22:03:58Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > IQs: > > > > 1. Did Annette sing about you in her hit single _Tall Paul_? > > 2. Did you have a hit with _I Can’t Dance_? > > 3. Were you a 20th Century Creole jazz clarinet player? > > Take a DQ, I am not Phil Collins, take a DQ. #1 was Paul Anka. #2 is correct. #3 was Pete Fountain. DQs: 1. First name starts with PA -to- PE? 2. Best known as part of a group? 2 DQs 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:** [March 8, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/129 "2023-03-08T22:27:49Z")
Previous IQs: Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation? - Preem Palver, in the works of Isaac Asimov Did you play a crime boss’s henchman, a dangerous florist and an aging tycoon? - Pete Postlethwaite, in _The Usual Suspects, The Town_ and _Inception_ Did you light a big firework while still under a tent? - Peregrin “Pippin” Took, in _LOTR_ DQ: Has won a Grammy? Two DQs reserved. IQs: Did you win the Battle of Lake Erie? Are you the lead character of John Scalzi’s _Old Man’s War_? Are you an unlikely spy who often goes up against Dr. Doofenschmirtz? ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/130 "2023-03-08T23:12:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you First Speaker of the Second Foundation? - Preem Palver, in th > Did you win the Battle of Lake Erie? > Are you the lead character of John Scalzi’s _Old Man’s War_? > Are you an unlikely spy who often goes up against Dr. Doofenschmirtz? Take 3\_DQs. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/131 "2023-03-08T23:15:39Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. First name begins with P 3. Male 4. Fame overlapped the decades 1950-1990. 5. Dead 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Common first name 9. Died after 2000 10. American 11. Not an actor 12. Known for music 13.Known for singing 14. Died after 2010 15. Caucasian 16. Not known for singing rock. 17. First name begins with PA- to PE-. 18. Probably equally well known for singing in a group and for solitary singing. No more IQs, please. Please asdk all DQs by 7 PM Tucson time Thursday. ---
**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 8, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/132 "2023-03-08T23:59:49Z")
> [@De\_La\_Rue](#): > > IQs: > 1. Is your feast day in nine days? > 2. Were you one of the inventors of television, which you came to dislike, saying nothing worthwhile was on it? > 3. Are you Birdie Jay’s long-suffering assistant, and my favorite character in _Glass Onion_? > [@kitap](#): > > Take 3 DQs 1 was St. Patrick; 2 was Philo Farnsworth; 3 was Peg. DQ: known for singing pop? 2 DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/133 "2023-03-09T00:42:33Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. First name begins with P 3. Male 4. Fame overlapped the decades 1950-1990. 5. Dead 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Common first name 9. Died after 2000 10. American 11. Not an actor 12. Known for music 13.Known for singing 14. Died after 2010 15. Caucasian 16. Not known for singing rock. 17. First name begins with PA- to PE-. 18. Probably equally well known for singing in a group and for solitary singing. 19. Not known for pop music. By the way, I misread that at “feast lasting 9 days” for reasons unknown. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/134 "2023-03-09T00:49:21Z")
DQ: Known for country/western music? DQ: Also played an instrument? Holding one DQ ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/135 "2023-03-09T02:16:20Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. First name begins with P 3. Male 4. Fame overlapped the decades 1950-1990. 5. Dead 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Common first name 9. Died after 2000 10. American 11. Not an actor 12. Known for music 13.Known for singing 14. Died after 2010 15. Caucasian 16. Not known for singing rock. 17. First name begins with PA- to PE-. 18. Probably equally well known for singing in a group and for solitary singing. 19. Not known for pop music 20. Not known for Country-Western music 21. Also played an instrument. By the way, I misread that at “feast lasting 9 days” for reasons unknown. ---
**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 9, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/136 "2023-03-09T02:19:20Z")
DQ: Last name begins with A-M? Three DQs reserved. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/137 "2023-03-09T02:21:35Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. First name begins with P 3. Male 4. Fame overlapped the decades 1950-1990. 5. Dead 6. Known for the Arts 7. Known for the Performing Arts 8. Common first name 9. Died after 2000 10. American 11. Not an actor 12. Known for music 13.Known for singing 14. Died after 2010 15. Caucasian 16. Not known for singing rock. 17. First name begins with PA- to PE-. 18. Probably equally well known for singing in a group and for solitary singing. 19. Not known for pop music 20. Not known for Country-Western music 21. Also played an instrument 22. Last name does not start with A to MZ. By the way, I misread that at “feast lasting 9 days” for reasons unknown. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/138 "2023-03-09T06:52:00Z")
Last DQ: Known for jazz/big band/swing music? ---
**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 9, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/139 "2023-03-09T12:32:01Z")
Last DQs: 1. Won a Grammy? 2. Last name starts with S to Z? ---
**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:** [March 9, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525/140 "2023-03-09T13:32:57Z")
Thanks, this would be useful. Where is it? I must not be looking in the right places. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2023/980525.md?page=8)