# Botticelli - May 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 5, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186 "2020-05-05T15:47:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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 7, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/21 "2020-05-07T16:22:40Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last Name Starts with D 4. Deceased 5. Not American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not famous for politics 8. European 9. Best 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 7, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/22 "2020-05-07T16:24:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did Augustus Saint-Gaudens sculpt you in the nude? > Did you play a scientist and later a doctor on two versions of the same TV show? > Were you supporting your father more than the other way 'round when you got married? #1. I am not Diana. Take a DQ. #3. I am not Michael Douglas. ---
**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 7, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/23 "2020-05-07T17:36:41Z")
Previous IQs: Did Augustus Saint-Gaudens sculpt you in the nude? - Yes, Diana: [Diana (Saint-Gaudens) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_(Saint-Gaudens)) Did you play a scientist and later a doctor on two versions of the same TV show? - Diana Muldaur, on _Star Trek_ and _ST:TNG_ Were you supporting your father more than the other way 'round when you got married? - I’ll rephrase DQs: Best known for the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, etc.)? Born on the British Isles? IQs: You were a woman. Were you supporting your father more than the other way 'round when you got married? Were you a French painter with a five-letter last name? Did your husband not sit down for your wedding picture so as not to ruin the crease on his uniform trousers? ---
**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 7, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/24 "2020-05-07T18:10:31Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last Name Starts with D 4. Deceased 5. Not American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not famous for politics 8. European 9. Best known for the Arts 10. Not best known for the visual arts 11. Born on the British Isles ---
**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 7, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/25 "2020-05-07T18:11:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > You were a woman. Were you supporting your father more than the other way 'round when you got married? > Were you a French painter with a five-letter last name? > Did your husband not sit down for your wedding picture so as not to ruin the crease on his uniform trousers? #1. Take a DQ. #2. I am not Edgar Degas. #3. Take a DQ. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/26 "2020-05-07T19:28:58Z")
Previous IQ: Are you a rapper without an advanced degree? Dr. Dre, who, of course, is not a doctor. DQ: Did you compose 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:** [May 7, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/27 "2020-05-07T21:52:39Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last Name Starts with D 4. Deceased 5. Not American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not famous for politics 8. European 9. Best known for the Arts 10. Not best known for the visual arts 11. Born on the British Isles 12. Not a music composer ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/28 "2020-05-08T01:38:44Z")
IQs: 1. Were you an actor probably best known for playing Uncle Charley on **My Three Sons**? 2. Are you an actress probably best known for playing Corinne Tate Flotsky on **Soap**? 3. Did you play Father Marcus on the TV series **The Exorcist**? Correct Correct Ben Daniels DQ: Known for poetry? ---
**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 8, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/29 "2020-05-08T03:15:58Z")
Previous IQs: You were a woman. Were you supporting your father more than the other way 'round when you got married? - Diana, Princess of Wales (which would’ve made it Diana x3 when first asked) Were you a French painter with a five-letter last name? - Yes, Edgar Degas Did your husband not sit down for your wedding picture so as not to ruin the crease on his uniform trousers? - Dwight D. Eisenhower: [Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower wedding - White House Historical Association](https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/dwight-and-mamie-eisenhower-wedding) DQs: Born before 1850? Knighted? IQs: Did you start a famous series of reference books on the British aristocracy? Were you G&S’s impresario? Was Dr. Bell your medical-school mentor? ---
**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 8, 2020, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/30 "2020-05-08T11:49:19Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last Name Starts with D 4. Deceased 5. Not American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not famous for politics 8. European 9. Best known for the Arts 10. Not best known for the visual arts 11. Born on the British Isles 12. Not a music composer 13. Not known for poetry 14. Born after 1850 15. Titled, but not knighted ---
**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 8, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/31 "2020-05-08T11:51:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you start a famous series of reference books on the British aristocracy? > Were you G&S’s impresario? > Was Dr. Bell your medical-school mentor? #1. Gack! “Find him in D…” But it eludes me. Take a DQ. #2. I am not D’oyly Carte. #3. Take a DQ. ---
**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 9, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/32 "2020-05-09T05:55:42Z")
Previous IQs: Did you start a famous series of reference books on the British aristocracy? - Mr. Debrett: [Debrett's - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debrett%27s) Were you G&S’s impresario? - Yes, D’oyly Carte Was Dr. Bell your medical-school mentor? - Arthur Conan Doyle DQs: Best known for prose? Greatest fame before 1900? IQs: Were you a French aircraft designer? Were you master of Pemberley? Did Tim Conway portray you, a very short fellow? ---
**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 9, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/33 "2020-05-09T13:15:49Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last Name Starts with D 4. Deceased 5. Not American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not famous for politics 8. European 9. Best known for the Arts 10. Not best known for the visual arts 11. Born on the British Isles 12. Not a music composer 13. Not known for poetry 14. Born after 1850 15. Titled, but not knighted 16. Best known for prose 17. Greatest fame after 1900 ---
**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 9, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/34 "2020-05-09T13:17:11Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Were you a French aircraft designer? > Were you master of Pemberley? > Did Tim Conway portray you, a very short fellow? #3. I am not Dorf. Take 2 DQs. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/35 "2020-05-09T14:48:17Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Were you G&S’s impresario? - Yes, D’oyly Carte Wow. I did not understand the question \*or \*the answer. ---
**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 9, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/36 "2020-05-09T15:22:18Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > Wow. I did not understand the question \*or \*the answer. G&S are Gilbert & Sullivan. Their operettas (e.g., The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, The H.M.S. Pinafore) were first staged by the D’oyly Carte Opera Company. ---
**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 10, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/37 "2020-05-10T00:02:49Z")
Quite. Previous IQs: Were you a French aircraft designer? - M. Dassault Were you master of Pemberley? - Fitzwilliam Darcy, in _Austen’s Pride and Prejudice_ Did Tim Conway portray you, a very short fellow? - Yes, Dorf ---
**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 10, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/38 "2020-05-10T00:13:09Z")
DQs: Best known for a single work? Greatest fame before 1914? IQs: Did you marry your first cousin, who worried about the fate of your soul? Did you give your name to the test of whether scientific evidence would be accepted in U.S. courts? Did people dip their handkerchiefs in your blood for souvenirs after you were shot and killed? ---
**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 10, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/39 "2020-05-10T03:55:36Z")
DQs: 1. Real 2. Male 3. Last Name Starts with D 4. Deceased 5. Not American 6. Born before 1900 7. Not famous for politics 8. European 9. Best known for the Arts 10. Not best known for the visual arts 11. Born on the British Isles 12. Not a music composer 13. Not known for poetry 14. Born after 1850 15. Titled, but not knighted 16. Best known for prose 17. Greatest fame after 1900 18. Not best known for a single work 19. Greatest fame after 1914 ---
**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 10, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186/40 "2020-05-10T03:56:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > IQs: > > Did you marry your first cousin, who worried about the fate of your soul? > Did you give your name to the test of whether scientific evidence would be accepted in U.S. courts? > Did people dip their handkerchiefs in your blood for souvenirs after you were shot and killed? Take 3 DQs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2020/853186.md?page=3)