# Botticelli May 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 29, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458 "2016-04-29T22:14:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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 21, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/181 "2016-05-21T10:58:43Z")
I remember the song. I’ve definitely heard the names. I don’t feel a bit bad about not bringing it around, and didn’t realize Carl Douglas was from the Caribbean. Good choice, EH! I’m ready for D. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/182 "2016-05-21T12:30:15Z")
I just remember the chorus and never considered that there were other words. ---
**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 22, 2016, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/183 "2016-05-22T05:33:45Z")
OK, thanks. On we go to D ---
**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 22, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/184 "2016-05-22T14:24:14Z")
IQs: 1. Were you the French Impressionist whose work was most inspired by the new photography? 2. Did you write _The Idiot_? 3. Have you in recent years gone back to your original name of Kappelhoff? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/185 "2016-05-22T19:47:39Z")
IQ1: Did you call Monday Night Football with Frank Gifford and Howard Cosell? IQ2: Did you set the NFL’s single-season rushing record in 1984? IQ3: Did you win the Super Bowl 3 times, first as Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys, then as Assistant Coach for the Cowboys, and then as Head Coach for the Chicago Bears? ---
**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 23, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/186 "2016-05-23T03:34:11Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the French Impressionist whose work was most inspired by the new photography? > 2. Did you write _The Idiot_? > 3. Have you in recent years gone back to your original name of Kappelhoff? I’m not Degas or Dostoyevsky; dunno the last. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Did you call Monday Night Football with Frank Gifford and Howard Cosell? > IQ2: Did you set the NFL’s single-season rushing record in 1984? > IQ3: Did you win the Super Bowl 3 times, first as Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys, then as Assistant Coach for the Cowboys, and then as Head Coach for the Chicago Bears? Not Frank DeFord, dunno, and not Mike Ditka. ---
**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 23, 2016, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/187 "2016-05-23T11:09:48Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you the French Impressionist whose work was most inspired by the new photography? > 2. Did you write The Idiot? > 3. Have you in recent years gone back to your original name of Kappelhoff? > I’m not Degas or Dostoyevsky; dunno the last. Correct on #1 and #2. #3 is Doris Day. DQ: Real? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/188 "2016-05-23T11:11:50Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Did you call Monday Night Football with Frank Gifford and Howard Cosell? > IQ2: Did you set the NFL’s single-season rushing record in 1984? > IQ3: Did you win the Super Bowl 3 times, first as Tight End for the Dallas Cowboys, then as Assistant Coach for the Cowboys, and then as Head Coach for the Chicago Bears? > > Not Frank DeFord, dunno, and not Mike Ditka. Dandy Din Meredith, Eric Dickerson, correct DQ1: Male? DQ2: Last name starts with D? ---
**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 23, 2016, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/189 "2016-05-23T11:23:43Z")
IQs: 1. Did you star opposite the Marx Brothers in a number of their films? 2. Were you a French Gypsy jazz guitarist who was badly maimed in a fire as a young child? 3. Were you a Union military officer who did NOT claim to have invented baseball? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/190 "2016-05-23T15:34:35Z")
IQ1: Are you currently the Defensive Coach for the Tennessee Titans, extending your years on the field to 57 (14 yrs with the Detroit Lions and 43 as s coach)? IQ2: Are you the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl (XLI)? IQ3: Did you play for the Cardinals for 12 years, then spend the next 27 as an NFL commentator/analyst alongside Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dick Enberg, and Greg Gumbel? ---
**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 23, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/191 "2016-05-23T16:04:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star opposite the Marx Brothers in a number of their films? > 2. Were you a French Gypsy jazz guitarist who was badly maimed in a fire as a young child? > 3. Were you a Union military officer who did NOT claim to have invented baseball? Not Deborah Rutherford, dunno, and not Abner Doubleday. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Are you currently the Defensive Coach for the Tennessee Titans, extending your years on the field to 57 (14 yrs with the Detroit Lions and 43 as s coach)? > IQ2: Are you the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl (XLI)? > IQ3: Did you play for the Cardinals for 12 years, then spend the next 27 as an NFL commentator/analyst alongside Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dick Enberg, and Greg Gumbel? Dunno x3. D. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with D ---
**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 23, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/192 "2016-05-23T16:09:05Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you star opposite the Marx Brothers in a number of their films? > 2. Were you a French Gypsy jazz guitarist who was badly maimed in a fire as a young child? > 3. Were you a Union military officer who did NOT claim to have invented baseball? > Not Deborah Rutherford, dunno, and not Abner Doubleday. #1 was Margaret Dumont. (Who is Deborah Rutherford?) #2 was Django Reinhardt. Correct on Abner. DQs: 1. Living? 2. Known for the Arts? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/193 "2016-05-23T21:35:06Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Are you currently the Defensive Coach for the Tennessee Titans, extending your years on the field to 57 (14 yrs with the Detroit Lions and 43 as s coach)? > IQ2: Are you the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl (XLI)? > IQ3: Did you play for the Cardinals for 12 years, then spend the next 27 as an NFL commentator/analyst alongside Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dick Enberg, and Greg Gumbel? > > Dunno x3. Dick Lebeau, Tony Dungee, Dan Dierdorf holding 3 DQs ---
**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 24, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/194 "2016-05-24T00:54:02Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > #1 was Margaret Dumont. (Who is Deborah Rutherford?)… A wild-ass guess. D. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with D 4. living 5. not known for the arts ---
**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 24, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/195 "2016-05-24T01:47:09Z")
IQs: 1. Are you a 90-year old British broadcaster and naturalist? 2. Did you have a hit with _Calypso_? 3. Are you a character from Bette Midler’s stage show known as “the Toast of Chicago”? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/196 "2016-05-24T01:47:34Z")
DQ: Politics/government? holding 2 DQs ---
**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 24, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/197 "2016-05-24T14:11:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a 90-year old British broadcaster and naturalist? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Calypso_? > 3. Are you a character from Bette Midler’s stage show known as “the Toast of Chicago”? Not David Attenborough, John Denver or “the Divine Miss M.” D. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with D 4. living 5. not known for the arts 6. politics/government ---
**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 24, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/198 "2016-05-24T14:59:32Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Are you a 90-year old British broadcaster and naturalist? > 2. Did you have a hit with _Calypso_? > 3. Are you a character from Bette Midler’s stage show known as “the Toast of Chicago”? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not David Attenborough, John Denver or “the Divine Miss M.” Correct on #1 and #2. The character referred to, however, was Delores Delago (she came out on stage as a mermaid in a wheelchair). DQ: American? ---
**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 24, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/199 "2016-05-24T15:02:08Z")
IQs: 1. Did your millionaire father cut you off without a cent when you married a flapper? 2. Have you talked into your wristphone for the last 80 years? 3. Did you keep a macaw as a pet in the White House? ---
**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 24, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458/200 "2016-05-24T15:13:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did your millionaire father cut you off without a cent when you married a flapper? > 2. Have you talked into your wristphone for the last 80 years? > 3. Did you keep a macaw as a pet in the White House? Not Dagwood Bumstead, Dick Tracey or… Dwight D. Eisenhower? D. 1. real 2. male 3. last name starts with D 4. living 5. not known for the arts 6. politics/government 7. American [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458.md?page=11)