# Botticelli March 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 26, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124 "2024-02-26T22:47:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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 7, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/81 "2024-03-07T18:42:46Z")
H. 1. real 2. male 3. American 4. born before 1950 5. born before 1900 6. not best known for politics or military 7. last name starts with H 8. not known for the arts 9. not best known for business 10. not best known for science/technology 11. born after 1800 12. Caucasian 13. not known for sports 14. first name does not start N-Z 15. born after 1850 16. not known for his writing 17. known for crime ---
**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 7, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/82 "2024-03-07T18:52:11Z")
DQ: Known for a murder or murders? 1 DQ remaining. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/83 "2024-03-07T19:08:35Z")
DQ: Known for building a murder house? 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:** [March 7, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/84 "2024-03-07T19:42:09Z")
H. 1. real 2. male 3. American 4. born before 1950 5. born before 1900 6. not best known for politics or military 7. last name starts with H 8. not known for the arts 9. not best known for business 10. not best known for science/technology 11. born after 1800 12. Caucasian 13. not known for sports 14. first name does not start N-Z 15. born after 1850 16. not known for his writing 17. known for crime 18. known for a murder or murders 19. not known for building a murder house ---
**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 7, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/85 "2024-03-07T19:48:11Z")
DQ: Known for kidnapping? ---
**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 7, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/86 "2024-03-07T23:48:35Z")
DQ: Known for more than one murder? One 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:** [March 8, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/87 "2024-03-08T02:35:17Z")
H. 1. real 2. male 3. American 4. born before 1950 5. born before 1900 6. not best known for politics or military 7. last name starts with H 8. not known for the arts 9. not best known for business 10. not best known for science/technology 11. born after 1800 12. Caucasian 13. not known for sports 14. first name does not start N-Z 15. born after 1850 16. not known for his writing 17. known for crime 18. known for a murder or murders 19. not known for building a murder house 20. not known for kidnapping 21. known for more than one murder ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/88 "2024-03-08T02:51:28Z")
My final DQ: Known as a gunfighter? ---
**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, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/89 "2024-03-08T03:09:58Z")
H. 1. real 2. male 3. American 4. born before 1950 5. born before 1900 6. not best known for politics or military 7. last name starts with H 8. not known for the arts 9. not best known for business 10. not best known for science/technology 11. born after 1800 12. Caucasian 13. not known for sports 14. first name does not start N-Z 15. born after 1850 16. not known for his writing 17. known for crime 18. known for a murder or murders 19. not known for building a murder house 20. not known for kidnapping 21. known for more than one murder 22. not known as a gunfighter Please ask any reserved DQs by 2pm EST tomorrow. ---
**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, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/90 "2024-03-08T13:13:09Z")
So, no murder house means not H. H. Holmes; no kidnapping means not Bruno Hauptmann. Think, think, think… ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/91 "2024-03-08T16:44:28Z")
And no gunfighter means not John Wesley Hardin nor Henry “Billy the Kid” McCarty. Hmmmm… ---
**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, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/92 "2024-03-08T18:26:46Z")
FirstName LastName Q: Are you the patriarchal Devil Anse Hatfield? ---
**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, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/93 "2024-03-08T18:34:32Z")
I am not. ---
**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, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/94 "2024-03-08T19:31:47Z")
Please ask all other earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EST tomorrow. ---
**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 9, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/95 "2024-03-09T19:24:39Z")
Right, then. I am # William King Hale played by Robert De Niro in the recent movie version of David Grann’s book _Killers of the Flower Moon_. For more: [William King Hale - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_King_Hale) ---
**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, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/96 "2024-03-09T19:33:20Z")
I’ve heard of _Killers of the Flower Moon_, but haven’t read or seen it. ---
**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, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/97 "2024-03-09T20:49:20Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’ve heard of _Killers of the Flower Moon_, but haven’t read or seen it. Ditto. ---
**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, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/98 "2024-03-09T23:31:43Z")
However, with all the buzz for the Oscars, I remember hearing that Robert de Niro is a nominee for playing Hale. So I have heard the name recently, even if I wouldn’t have come up with it on my own. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/99 "2024-03-10T01:16:46Z")
Agh, I should have gotten this. We watched it a few weeks ago. In the movie he was generally referred to as “King” but… 1. first name does not start N-Z doesn’t quite apply to William? ---
**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 10, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124/100 "2024-03-10T14:10:20Z")
Oops, you’re right. My bad. There was his birthname, and then there was his nickname. If that kept you from guessing correctly, go ahead and take the next round. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2024/998124.md?page=6)