# Botticelli - May, 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 2, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330 "2013-05-02T17:37:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/161 "2013-05-16T00:57:30Z")
DQ: Were you a politician? (My IQ was Jane Addams, founder of Hull 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:** [May 16, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/162 "2013-05-16T01:55:45Z")
IQs) 1. Were you an Irish author beloved by Dopers FinnAgain and Leo Bloom? 2. Were you “the Hoosier Poet”? 3. Is your name my name too? ---
**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:** [May 16, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/163 "2013-05-16T03:59:06Z")
Way to go, **ChockFull**! Mel Blanc wasn’t even on my radar screen. IQs: Did a Navy corpsman help you work out almost every day? Did your magazine bear the first name of an important historical figure? Did a _New Yorker_ article describe what you would probably be like as an obtrusive waiter? ---
**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:** [May 16, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/164 "2013-05-16T16:42:57Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ) Were you an entertainer (actress, comedienne, singer, dancer, etc.)? > [@SCAdian](#): > > DQ1: Known for the arts (IAW our usual definition)? I’ll treat these as the same question, since entertainer is a subset of arts, and the 2 DQs were posted 4 minutes apart. Yes > [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you living under the alias of Howard when you were shot by a trusted friend? > IQ2: Were you better known as “Curly”? > IQ3: Did a horde of orange-roofed buildings bear your name? 1. Not Jerry Howard Take DQs for 1&3 > [@etv78](#): > > DQ: Were you a politician? No > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs) > > 1. Were you an Irish author beloved by Dopers FinnAgain and Leo Bloom? > 2. Were you “the Hoosier Poet”? > 3. Is your name my name too? 1. Not James Joyce 2. DQ 3. Not John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Did a Navy corpsman help you work out almost every day? > Did your magazine bear the first name of an important historical figure? > Did a _New Yorker_ article describe what you would probably be like as an obtrusive waiter? 3 DQs for you Summary: J 1. Female 2. Dead 3. Real 4. American 5. Died after 1950 6. Entertainer known for the arts 7. Not a politician ---
**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:** [May 16, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/165 "2013-05-16T16:46:23Z")
The Hoosier Poet is James Whitcomb Riley, author of _Little Orphan Annie._ DQs: 1. Were you an actress? 2. Is the J for your first name? ---
**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:** [May 16, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/166 "2013-05-16T16:56:12Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQs: > > 1. Were you an actress? > 2. Is the J for your first name? 1. No 2. Yes I should amend #6. Exclusively known for the arts and an entertainer, but not exclusively an entertainer. Make sense? Summary: J 1. Female 2. Dead 3. Real 4. American 5. Died after 1950 6. Known for the arts and an entertainer. 7. Not a politician 8. Not an actress 9. First name starts with J ---
**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:** [May 16, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/167 "2013-05-16T17:09:08Z")
IQs: 1. Did you stop men dead in their tracks in your Broadway debut? 2. Did you call yourself a fool and then point out God’s unique creative abilities? 3. Were you the captain of the Calypso? ---
**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:** [May 16, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/168 "2013-05-16T17:18:36Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did a Navy corpsman help you work out almost every day? > Did your magazine bear the first name of an important historical figure? > Did a _New Yorker_ article describe what you would probably be like as an obtrusive waiter? President John F. Kennedy. His son JFK Jr., editor of _George_ (named after Washington). Vice President Joe Biden: [My Name is Joe Biden and I’ll Be Your Server | The New Yorker](http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2012/10/01/121001sh_shouts_barol) DQs: Known for her writing skills? Over 50 years old when she died? Died after 1990? IQs: Is your car on display in a museum in Cleveland, Ohio? Are you an actress and model married to a noted musician? Did you refuse to change your clothes immediately after a tragedy, despite being encouraged to? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/169 "2013-05-16T18:10:40Z")
IQ: Did you want the Lord to buy you a Mercedes Benz? ---
**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:** [May 16, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/170 "2013-05-16T19:42:37Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you stop men dead in their tracks in your Broadway debut? > 2. Did you call yourself a fool and then point out God’s unique creative abilities? > 3. Were you the captain of the Calypso? 1. Not Jacques Cousteau DQs for the other 2 > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Known for her writing skills? > Over 50 years old when she died? > Died after 1990? Among other things, yes Yes Yes > [@](#): > > IQs: > Is your car on display in a museum in Cleveland, Ohio? > Are you an actress and model married to a noted musician? > Did you refuse to change your clothes immediately after a tragedy, despite being encouraged to? 1. Not Joan Jett 2. Not Jerry Hall 3. Take a DQ > [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Did you want the Lord to buy you a Mercedes Benz? Not Janis Joplin Summary: J 1. Female 2. Dead 3. Real 4. American 5. Died after 1950 6. Known for the arts and an entertainer. 7. Not a politician 8. Not an actress 9. First name starts with J 10. Known for writing, among other things 11. Over 50 at time of death 12. Died after 1990 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/171 "2013-05-16T19:45:53Z")
IQ: Were you a “dingbat”? ---
**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:** [May 16, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/172 "2013-05-16T21:20:44Z")
Julie Newmar portrayed Stupefyin’ Jones in Li’l Abner and was a sensation although she had no lines. Joyce Kilmer, poet, said: “Poems are made by fools like me, /But only God can make a tree.” Recited at Arbor Days around the U.S. I’ll study on my DQs a bit more. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/173 "2013-05-16T21:29:27Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > IQ: Were you a “dingbat”? Not Jean Stapleton ---
**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:** [May 16, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/174 "2013-05-16T23:29:42Z")
DQ: Singer? ---
**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:** [May 16, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/175 "2013-05-16T23:58:45Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > DQ: Singer? No Summary: J 1. Female 2. Dead 3. Real 4. American 5. Died after 1950 6. Known for the arts and an entertainer. 7. Not a politician 8. Not an actress 9. First name starts with J 10. Known for writing, among other things 11. Over 50 at time of death 12. Died after 1990 13. Not a singer ---
**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:** [May 17, 2013, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/176 "2013-05-17T02:15:29Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Were you living under the alias of Howard when you were shot by a trusted friend? > IQ2: Were you better known as “Curly”? > IQ3: Did a horde of orange-roofed buildings bear your name? > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > 1. Not Jerry Howard > Take DQs for 1&3 Correct on Moe Howard’s brother Jerry. #1 was Jesse James, and #3 was Howard Johnson. Some more IQs while I think about DQs: IQ1: Did you request that people not eat the flowers? IQ2: Was your husband at different times very short and very tall? IQ3: Are you well-known for portraying a slob? ---
**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:** [May 17, 2013, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/177 "2013-05-17T11:29:13Z")
IQ: Did you first rise to fame on a quiz show, for your surprising range of knowledge on a subject people wouldn’t have expected of you? ---
**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:** [May 17, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/178 "2013-05-17T11:55:10Z")
IQs: 1. Did you host one of the earliest TV shows and champion French cuisine in the US? 2. Have you recently played a vampire, a pirate, a candymaker, a cowboy chameleon, and are about to be seen as a faithful Indian sidekick? 3. Did you Scream with your brother and have a wardrobe mulfunction at the Superbowl? ---
**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:** [May 17, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/179 "2013-05-17T16:09:25Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you request that people not eat the flowers? > IQ2: Was your husband at different times very short and very tall? > IQ3: Are you well-known for portraying a slob? 1. Not John Belushi 1 & 2 - Would be DQs, except… see below > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQ: > Did you first rise to fame on a quiz show, for your surprising range of knowledge on a subject people wouldn’t have expected of you? Not Joyce Brothers > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you host one of the earliest TV shows and champion French cuisine in the US? > 2. Have you recently played a vampire, a pirate, a candymaker, a cowboy chameleon, and are about to be seen as a faithful Indian sidekick? > 3. Did you Scream with your brother and have a wardrobe mulfunction at the Superbowl? 1. Not Johnny Depp 2. Not Janet Jackson 1)\*\* Yes!!! I am Julia Child\*\*, cookbook author and host of several PBS cooking shows. I consider cooking an art. Well done. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330/180 "2013-05-17T16:15:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Julie Newmar portrayed Stupefyin’ Jones in Li’l Abner and was a sensation although she had no lines. Newmar was always my favorite Catwoman, so I had to Image Search “Julie Newmar Stupefyin Jones”. Dayum!!! We really need time machines! It looks like she reprised the role for the film version. I’ll have to look for clips when I get home to a machine where YouTube isn’t blocked. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2013/657330.md?page=10)