# Botticelli - May 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 29, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506 "2017-04-29T16:43:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**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 25, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/441 "2017-05-25T00:59:06Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Dead 4. Known for the Arts 5. Last name starts with K 6. Known for the Performing Arts 7. Not American 8. Not an Actor 9. Died before 1950 10. Not ethnically Slavic, according to all sources I found 11. A visual performing artist, as opposed to a musical or oratorial performing artist 12. Did not receive a top award in his field 13. Quite possibly died on or before 1850, as there is no certain death date for him 14. Not a dancer 15. Native speaker of a Germanic language 16. Normally performed in a circus or similar venue ---
**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 25, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/442 "2017-05-25T03:53:59Z")
Previous IQs: Did Jonathan Pryce play your dad in several big-budget movies? - Yes, Keira Knightley, in the _Pirates of the Caribbean_ movies Was Emma slow to see that you were really her true love? - Mr. Knightley, in Jane Austen’s _Emma_ After 1950, was your coffin hauled in a mule-pulled wagon? - MLK: [http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2014/01/martin-luther-king-funeral-procession-P.jpeg](http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2014/01/martin-luther-king-funeral-procession-P.jpeg) Hmm. Gotta think about this. Two 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:** [May 25, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/443 "2017-05-25T15:13:23Z")
DQ: British? One DQ reserved. IQ: Were you mentioned in the title of a Beatles song based on a Victorian-era poster which John Lennon saw? ---
**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 25, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/444 "2017-05-25T15:24:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > DQ: > > British? > > One DQ reserved. > > IQ: > > Were you mentioned in the title of a Beatles song based on a Victorian-era poster which John Lennon saw? Yes, I am that celebrated early 19th Century English acrobat, **Mr. William Kite!** What with it being the 50th Anniversary of the release of _Sgt. Pepper_, and the closing of Ringling Bros. Circus, I thought that one was due. Great job, EH! ---
**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 26, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/445 "2017-05-26T17:38:09Z")
I can’t say I know many 19th C. circus performers, but he’s one! Good one, **Prof. P.** I will admit that that Beatles song (and “Blue Jay Way”) always creeped me out a little when I was a kid. Right, then. Our next letter is B ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/446 "2017-05-26T18:03:39Z")
IQ1: Did you accept a writing gig in Hollywood, only to find that your hotel room neighbor is a serial killer who decapitates people? IQ2: Are you a valkyrie who is featured in Wagner’s _Der Ring des Nibelungen_? IQ3: Are you a Bond girl who later married a famous drummer? ---
**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 26, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/447 "2017-05-26T18:31:24Z")
IQs: 1. Were you Captain of the White Tower? 2. Did Leonard Nimoy sing your praises on his album _The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy_? 3. Are you give to such pronouncements as “Hey dol! Merry dol! Ring dol a dillo!”? ---
**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 26, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/448 "2017-05-26T19:26:31Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > IQ1: Did you accept a writing gig in Hollywood, only to find that your hotel room neighbor is a serial killer who decapitates people? > IQ2: Are you a valkyrie who is featured in Wagner’s _Der Ring des Nibelungen_? > IQ3: Are you a Bond girl who later married a famous drummer? Not Barton Fink, Brunhilde or Barbara Bach (mrrrowrr: [https://filmfrontier.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/the-spy-who-loved-me-girl.jpg](https://filmfrontier.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/the-spy-who-loved-me-girl.jpg)) > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Were you Captain of the White Tower? > 2. Did Leonard Nimoy sing your praises on his album _The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy_? > 3. Are you give to such pronouncements as “Hey dol! Merry dol! Ring dol a dillo!”? Not Boromir, Bilbo Baggins (aiyeee!) or Tom Bombadil. ---
**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 26, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/449 "2017-05-26T22:18:36Z")
IQ1: Were you known as the Ambassador of the Third World and a Rastafari? IQ2: Are you a former presidential candidate who was frequently parodied by Dennis Miller? IQ3: Are you the head football coach of the Oklahoma Sooners? ---
**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 26, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/450 "2017-05-26T22:45:02Z")
IQ1: Did you think it a pity you’d run out of bullets? IQ2: Were you #1’s nephew? IQ3: Did you save #2 and his friends when they were attacked in the woods? ---
**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 26, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/451 "2017-05-26T22:51:44Z")
Swept 'em. IQs: 1. Did you write _The Decameron_? 2. Are you noted for painting _The Birth of Venus_? 3. Were you married to Whitney Houston? ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/452 "2017-05-26T23:08:04Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > IQ1: Did you accept a writing gig in Hollywood, only to find that your hotel room neighbor is a serial killer who decapitates people? > IQ2: Are you a valkyrie who is featured in Wagner’s _Der Ring des Nibelungen_? > IQ3: Are you a Bond girl who later married a famous drummer? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not Barton Fink, Brunhilde or Barbara Bach (mrrrowrr: [https://filmfrontier.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/the-spy-who-loved-me-girl.jpg](https://filmfrontier.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/the-spy-who-loved-me-girl.jpg)) Excellent x 3. No DQ for me! (Yet.) IQ1: Did you win the Heisman trophy in 1959, sealed in part by your legendary"Halloween Run," which remains one of the most famous plays in your school’s history? IQ2: Did you transform from a cleavaged, sexy flapper to a much more modest career gal due to the Hays Code? IQ3: Are you a former SNL writer, performer on various skit and comedy shows, who is currently starring in a spin-off from an acclaimed dramatic series? ---
**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 27, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/453 "2017-05-27T05:03:41Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > IQ1: Were you known as the Ambassador of the Third World and a Rastafari? > IQ2: Are you a former presidential candidate who was frequently parodied by Dennis Miller? > IQ3: Are you the head football coach of the Oklahoma Sooners? Dunno, not Bob Dole, and dunno. > [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you think it a pity you’d run out of bullets? > IQ2: Were you #1’s nephew? > IQ3: Did you save #2 and his friends when they were attacked in the woods? Dunno x3. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > …IQs: > > 1. Did you write _The Decameron_? > 2. Are you noted for painting _The Birth of Venus_? > 3. Were you married to Whitney Houston? Dunno, not Sandro Botticelli, and not Bobby Brown. > [@divemaster](#): > > …IQ1: Did you win the Heisman trophy in 1959, sealed in part by your legendary"Halloween Run," which remains one of the most famous plays in your school’s history? > IQ2: Did you transform from a cleavaged, sexy flapper to a much more modest career gal due to the Hays Code? > IQ3: Are you a former SNL writer, performer on various skit and comedy shows, who is currently starring in a spin-off from an acclaimed dramatic series? Dunno x3. ---
**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 27, 2017, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/454 "2017-05-27T11:27:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > IQ1: Did you think it a pity you’d run out of bullets? > IQ2: Were you #1’s nephew? > IQ3: Did you save #2 and his friends when they were attacked in the woods? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno x3. Dildo Bugger. “He would have finished Goddam off then and there, but pity stayed his hand. ‘It’s a pity I’ve run out of bullets,’ he thought.” Frito Bugger. Tim Benzedrine. (All from _Bored of the Rings_ – and you can thank the Prof for that :D) Three DQs reserved. (No time…) ---
**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 27, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/455 "2017-05-27T12:05:17Z")
> [@](#): > > IQs: > > 1. Did you write The Decameron? > 2. Are you noted for painting The Birth of Venus? > 3. Were you married to Whitney Houston? > Dunno, not Sandro Botticelli, and not Bobby Brown. #1 was Giovanni Boccaccio. Correct on the others. DQ: Real? ---
**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 27, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/456 "2017-05-27T12:09:56Z")
IQs: 1. Were you a fictional classical composer offspring created by Peter Schickele? 2. Did you play Rick (the hero) in the last series of Mummy movies before Tom Cruise’s? 3. Were you a short, round blue cat who hung around with Top Cat? ---
**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 27, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/457 "2017-05-27T13:49:00Z")
> [@](#): > > IQ1: Were you known as the Ambassador of the Third World and a Rastafari? > IQ2: Are you a former presidential candidate who was frequently parodied by Dennis Miller? > IQ3: Are you the head football coach of the Oklahoma Sooners? > > Dunno, not Bob Dole, and dunno. Bob Marley, correct, Bob Stoop Bob x 3! DQ: Male? DQ: Last name starts with B? ---
**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 27, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/458 "2017-05-27T14:00:53Z")
IQ1: Are you a Heisman-winning running back who played your entire NFL career with the Detroit Lions until 1998? IQ2: Are you a deep-voiced crooner of R&B love songs? IQ3: Are you a falsetto-voiced singer of 70’s disco songs? ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/459 "2017-05-27T17:28:46Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > IQ1: Did you win the Heisman trophy in 1959, sealed in part by your legendary"Halloween Run," which remains one of the most famous plays in your school’s history? > IQ2: Did you transform from a cleavaged, sexy flapper to a much more modest career gal due to the Hays Code? > IQ3: Are you a former SNL writer, performer on various skit and comedy shows, who is currently starring in a spin-off from an acclaimed dramatic series? > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Dunno x3. IQ1 is Billy Cannon IQ2 is Betty Boop IQ3 is Bob “Better Call Saul” Odenkirk DQ1: Real? ---
**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 27, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506/460 "2017-05-27T21:35:30Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > DQ1: Real? Psst – the Prof already asked that one… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2017/785506.md?page=24)